Death Notice

Mafa quietly looked at Qin Lun and remained silent for a long time. Finally, she said, “As long as an Apostle survives the Metropolis Domination War, they generally receive three types of rewards. The Metropolis Domination War effectively prevents a large-scale chaotic battle among Apostles, keeping casualties within a certain range, so it is recognized by Shattered Starry Sky! Look at the Invitation Letter in your hand. What is different about it compared to ordinary cards?”

“It seems… it possesses the Shattered Laws?” Qin Lun said somewhat uncertainly.

“Mmm, this kind of Invitation Letter bears the mark of the Apostle City’s core. Let’s not talk about the internal selections within the city. Once the participants are confirmed, Shattered Starry Sky will directly teleport the Apostles into the Atlantis Sacred City through the mark on the Invitation Letter. Inside the Sacred City, there are several sealed venues designated by Shattered Starry Sky. Legendary, High Rank, intermediate, and Novice Apostles each have their own venues.

One good news is that Shattered Starry Sky regards the Metropolis Domination War as one Otherworld Mission. Apostles who complete the Metropolis Domination War do not have to enter a Quest World again in a short time!

During the teleportation process, the Invitation Letter becomes Soul-bound to the Apostle. It will take a portion of the Apostle’s Shattered Crystals as collateral. If Shattered Crystals are insufficient, equipment and skills will be used as collateral. Killing an opponent in the Domination War venue designated by Shattered Starry Sky does not yield any immediate rewards; one only obtains the dropped Invitation Letter. After the war, the Invitation Letter can be exchanged for the opponent’s collateral.

Of course, this kind of Invitation Letter can also be voluntarily unbound from the Soul by the Apostle. After unbinding, the Apostle will be directly teleported out of the Domination War venue. However, the Apostles who can enter the Domination War are all elites. Very few are willing to voluntarily surrender their Invitation Letter; they usually fight to the death.” Mafa sighed as she spoke.

“So our first type of reward is the collateral from the opponent’s Invitation Letter! What about the other two types?” Qin Lun nodded and continued to ask.

“The second reward is fixed. Apostles participate in this Metropolis Domination War also for the development of their affiliated Apostle City, which is equivalent to accepting another form of employment from the Sapient Races. Therefore, every Apostle who survives will receive a certain amount of City Points. A Novice Professional Apostle can probably get about 500 City Points!” Mafa said with a smile.

“500 City Points?” Qin Lun’s eyes flickered. Based on the ratio between Devil’s Horn’s City Points and Shattered Crystals, 500 City Points were equivalent to fifty thousand Shattered Crystals, which was the value of an ordinary piece of Dark Gold Equipment. For a Novice Apostle, this was indeed a considerable income.

“Heh, my Invitation Letter comes from ‘Lost,’ which is the internal card issued by your Elven Race. So, as long as I survive, I can repay my debt to you!” Qin Lun chuckled wryly. “I’d rather you owe us for a few more days than have you participate in such a dangerous Domination War!” Mafa said with a bitter smile.

“For us Apostles, Quest Worlds aren’t necessarily easier than the Domination War! So what about the final reward?” Qin Lun faintly shook his head.

“The final reward…” Mafa showed a mysterious smile and softly reminded, “Have you forgotten? The Domination War venue is in the Atlantis Sacred City. And within the sealed venues designated by Shattered Starry Sky, there are definitely treasures left behind by Atlantis Apostles!

Special treasures, Skill Scrolls, Legendary Items, Divine Artifacts, team Demiplanes… Although from past Metropolis Domination Wars, the higher the rank of the venue, the greater the chance of high-rank items appearing. But in the Novice Apostle venues, there is also a certain chance for one or two Sub-Legendary or low-rank Legendary Items to appear!”

Mafa went back. The Elf Elder, perhaps a bit stimulated by Qin Lun, was half-drunk when she left.

Regarding the contents of the Metropolis Domination War, Mafa had basically told Qin Lun everything without holding anything back. The forms of the Domination War varied, and the specific rules were not all the same. There were one-on-one duels, and there were chaotic battles with temporary teams. But the most common form of combat was the Battle of Survival.

The so-called Battle of Survival involved dropping all Apostles of the same rank into an area of several square kilometers, then setting a survival period for the Apostles to act freely. At the same time, it tested the Apostles’ ability to reasonably arrange their own abilities and resources, allowing them to maximize their improvement.

However, no matter what form the Domination War took, Shattered Starry Sky would temporarily seal the Apostles’ Storage Space and Team Warehouse. All recovery items currently available in the exchange list, and medicines produced by the Sapient Races themselves, were not allowed to be brought into the Domination War venue.

In other words, apart from certain special treasures, such as the essence of the ancient Elven tree on Qin Lun’s body, Apostles could not obtain supplies throughout the entire Domination War. Apostles had to make good use of every bit of their Health Points and Mana Value, constantly struggling on the edge of their limits, in order to achieve a breakthrough on their career path.

Qin Lun looked at the Domination War Invitation Letter on the table, his eyes flickering uncertainly. From the moment Mafa mentioned that Legendary Items might appear in the Domination War venue in the Atlantis Sacred City, he had already decided to participate in this Metropolis Domination War.

Other Novice Apostles might participate in the Domination War for City Points, enemies’ Invitation Letters, or to temper themselves. But he had only one purpose for joining the Domination War, and that was for Legendary Items.

The scarcity of recovery items made it impossible for any Apostle to challenge from start to finish, thus partially restricting the few top-tier Apostles with exceptionally strong strength. Otherwise, such Domination Wars would purely be for those large teams to farm points. It was important to know that even among Novice Apostles, those from large teams inevitably possessed more abundant item resources.

This way, each Apostle had a limited number of battles, and the number of Invitation Letters they could obtain was naturally limited. If he didn’t aim for Legendary Items, Qin Lun might as well enter the next Quest World.

However, to participate in this Domination War, he still had one problem to solve. The “Lost” team giving him such an Invitation Letter was obviously an observation and trial for him. If Qin Lun successfully passed the Metropolis Domination War, they would naturally extend an olive branch.

Regarding this point, for someone as proud as Qin Lun, the displeasure in his heart was obvious. Not to mention that he didn’t want to be associated with “Lost,” even if one day he were to join a large team, he wouldn’t accept being manipulated by others.

“I will participate in the Metropolis Domination War, but not in the way you arranged!” A cold light flashed in Qin Lun’s eyes. Thinking of this, he immediately sent a communication request to Beruses.

When Beruses arrived at Qin Lun’s Villa, Qin Lun directly placed the Elven Race’s internal Invitation Letter in front of him.

“I want a Demon Clan Invitation Letter, even an external card is fine!” Qin Lun’s expression was unusually serious.

Since he now knew about the existence of the Metropolis Domination War, he had many ways to obtain other Invitation Letters. However, approaching Beruses was the most convenient method.

The old Cunning Demon looked at the Elven Race Invitation Letter on the table. Even with his shrewdness, he couldn’t hide his surprise. Like Mafa, Beruses had never imagined that Qin Lun could obtain an Invitation Letter for the Metropolis Domination War.

The old Cunning Demon didn’t say much and silently took an internal Invitation Letter from his pocket and placed it on the table. As the Elder of External Affairs, Beruses was one of the people responsible for distributing the Demon Clan’s Invitation Letters.

“This Invitation Letter originally belonged to the Chaos Alliance. With my influence, they won’t question who the Invitation Letter was given to. However, for the final selection of the three Apostle Alliances, you must temporarily join the Chaos Alliance and participate in the elimination matches under their identity!” Beruses narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at Qin Lun.

“If I temporarily become a member of the Chaos Alliance, can I access their Demiplane Trading Floor?” Qin Lun’s eyes flickered as he asked the question he cared about most.

“Of course, this card is the internal card of the ‘Chaos’ team. If ‘Lost’ is the large team in Devil’s Horn that most supports the Elven Race, then ‘Chaos’ is the High Rank team that most supports the Demon Clan. It is also the core team of the Chaos Alliance, currently ranked first in City Points!”

A glint flashed in Beruses’s eyes as he said with a smile, “Among all the large teams in Devil’s Horn, their relationship with Lost is the worst. Do you still want this internal Invitation Letter?”

“You old fox, you really don’t want to suffer any loss!” Qin Lun put away the Invitation Letter on the table with a stern face and pointed at the old Cunning Demon without courtesy, scolding, “You want to push me to the opposite side of ‘Lost’ just for one of your Invitation Letters!”

“Hehe, it suits your wishes, doesn’t it? Otherwise, if you already had ‘Lost’s’ internal card, why would you come looking for me again!” Beruses pointed at the other Elven Race Invitation Letter on the table, narrowed his eyes, and chuckled softly.

Qin Lun smiled. Sometimes dealing with this old Cunning Demon was really… very pleasant!

Beruses’s conversation with Qin Lun was very brief. Unlike Mafa, he did not try to persuade Qin Lun against it. This was the fundamental difference between the Demon Clan and the Elven Race. For the Demon Clan, blood and fire were the true path to growth! Since Qin Lun had decided to accept the test of the Metropolis Domination War, the old Cunning Demon wouldn’t worry about his personal safety. Instead, he admired Qin Lun’s decisiveness even more.

…

The next day, a special guest arrived at the door of Qin Lun’s Villa.

“Qin Lun, why did you call me here?” Grant asked in a muffled voice.

“Come in first, don’t keep the others waiting!” Qin Lun smiled and waved to the Joker, leading him inside.

“There are others?” Joker Grant curled his lip. When he stepped into the living room, his pupils contracted, “Why are they all here? Qin Lun, what do you want to do?”

“This is a question I’d like to know too!” Hansen and Hill beside him exchanged a glance, looking at Qin Lun in surprise as he poured wine, “Qin Lun, what do you want to do?”

“Don’t be nervous. I gathered you all because there’s good news! Have you… seen this thing before?” Qin Lun grinned, revealing his white teeth, and used his right index and middle fingers to hold the Elven Race Invitation Letter, throwing it onto the coffee table.