Chapter 962 - 405: Key to the Abyss Fourth Layer_3

Chapter 962: Chapter 405: Key to the Abyss Fourth Layer_3

"As long as you’re happy." Wu Chang sneaked a glance at Kristen, wondering what kind of conflict there was between her and Leman.

From Kristen’s reaction, it seemed there was no deep hatred between her and Leman, more like she was simply amused by him.

No need to ask; it was apparent that in the end at Moonlight Sanatorium, she stopped Leman not to help him but purely to sabotage his plans.

The relationships between Evil Gods are indeed complex.

Kristen’s laughter lasted for half a minute before it gradually stopped, leaving a lingering hint of amusement in her voice as she said:

"My commission should have ended when you returned, but things have changed, and I still need your help."

"Consider this commission a separate transaction; once completed, I will give you the corresponding reward."

Wu Chang assumed a listening posture, waiting for Kristen’s further words.

Kristen said:

"After Julie’s awakening, she will soon activate the Divine Grace I gifted her to elevate to the Realm of Reason, but now there’s a problem."

"With Leman and the Desire Mother Goddess involved, the World Dungeon has expanded too much, squeezing other normal ascension paths. For Julie to ascend, she needs to rely on the permissions you control."

The free passage to the Realm of Reason is squeezed, so to enter it again, one can only take Wu Chang’s Pillar of the Present World.

Wu Chang nodded and said, "If it’s just such a trivial matter, no need for any reward."

Even if he were given a reward for lending a passage, it wouldn’t be something he values; instead, it’s better to do Kristen a favor and possibly gain some intel from her when dealing with Leman in the future.

Kristen said, "Are you sure you don’t want to accept any reward? Recently, those in the Realm of Reason have been restless, and since they’ve already asked you for passage, I also want to ask you to take one more step and escort Julie to her designated place in the Realm of Reason."

Wu Chang said, "It’s just a matter of convenience."

Before entering the World Dungeon, he happened to be going to the Realm of Reason as well, which wouldn’t affect his plans.

However, since Kristen added more service requests, he seized the opportunity to ask a question that had been puzzling him for a long time.

"Honorable Kristen, I’ve been curious for a while, why do you, those high-level evil gods, divine beings, value us so much?"

Wu Chang initially wanted to mention evil gods but realized it wasn’t polite, so he quickly corrected himself.

In terms of identity, Kristen, Leman, and the Desire Mother Goddess are native gods of the Abyss.

They collect faith to build Divine Kingdoms, and their presence can be seen across various planes; this isn’t surprising.

For instance, the Great Saint Mother of the Peaceful Town plane also collects faith in the Desolate Realm.

But unlike the Great Saint Mother, the activities of Kristen and other Evil God Cults don’t seem to focus on harvesting faith; they place more importance on absorbing Players as disciples and cultivating powerful Players.

In the few Worlds Wu Chang experienced where the Peace Church appears, its upper echelons are basically composed of Players.

When selecting a Saint Heir, all the candidates are also Players.

It’s not just the Peace Church; Revelation chooses to build a large-scale Divine Kingdom in reality, and the Desire Mother Goddess attempts to turn Fang Hui into a clone to enter the real World, all showing extra attention to the real plane.

Compared to this, faith becomes a less significant part.

Regarding Wu Chang’s inquiry, Kristen did not evade the question and said:

"Actually, you should be able to guess the reason, because you are special."

Wu Chang pursued further, "How special?"

This time Kristen hesitated, as if there were some secrets she couldn’t disclose to Wu Chang at the moment.

"The specialness lies in the mutual choice between you and the Abyss."

Wu Chang slowly formed a question mark in his mind upon hearing this. He could understand the Abyss choosing Players, but Kristen’s so-called mutual choice couldn’t be referring to the joining interface in the Abyssal Game, which only allowed confirmation without refusal, could it?

That would be too mutually choice-like.

He tentatively asked, "Could you explain, please?"

Kristen declined, "When you reach the Abyss Third Layer, you will naturally find the answer; until then, knowing too much isn’t beneficial for you."

Wu Chang did not pursue further, and after a brief conversation, he concluded his meeting with Kristen.

Upon leaving the Revelation’s underground chapel, he used teleportation to flash back home, eagerly retrieving the All-Knowing Crystal.

Although the All-Knowing Crystal couldn’t directly provide him with all answers, as long as Kristen initiated a topic, the All-Knowing Crystal could supplement the information with its intelligence.

But he didn’t rashly ask the All-Knowing Crystal for the truth, remembering that once, he almost collapsed mentally just from glimpsing a mass of black resentment in the All-Knowing Crystal.

Indeed, there are many deadly secrets within the Abyss.

He didn’t possess the "Whisper of the Nameless" right now; going through something similar might lead to real disaster.

He cautiously asked the All-Knowing Crystal:

"Within the scope of what I can know now, tell me, what does Kristen mean by the mutual choice between Players and the Abyss."

All-Knowing Crystal: ...

Wu Chang: "Is it that you can’t answer, or that I can’t know right now?"

All-Knowing Crystal: ...

Wu Chang breathed out a long sigh; not answering is also a type of answer.

If it were a matter of inadequate capability or incomplete information, the All-Knowing Crystal wouldn’t be so silent.

He gambled correctly; the secret concealed by this information was indeed beyond his current reach.

Unlike Kristen, the All-Knowing Crystal understands his strength; even so, it believes that Wu Chang, in his current state, cannot handle the consequences of learning the relevant secrets.

Luckily, he didn’t rashly inquire further; it could have led to real trouble.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Maintain the previous conditions, still only tell me the information I can know at the current stage."

"What is special about Players for Leman and those Evil Gods."

This time, the All-Knowing Crystal responded.

Its surface began to sparkle with light, and after nearly five minutes of waiting, a line of words appeared before Wu Chang.

"Abyssal Game Players are the keys to entering the Abyss Fourth Layer."