The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 593 - 461 As an NPC, It’s Quite Reasonable for Me to Work on the Plot Planning, Right?_2

Chapter 593: Chapter 461 As an NPC, It’s Quite Reasonable for Me to Work on the Plot Planning, Right?_2

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Fulin stretched, the muscles under her armor cracking as she twisted her body. After casually wiping the sweat from her forehead with a cloth, she picked up her sword and found a rock to sit on, watching Louis busying himself.

Louis and those by his side were busily clanging away with shovels and iron spades, perhaps as a necessary part of using the altar, maybe a Wisdom God would indeed appear.

The surrounding area was still fragrant with the smell of stew and filled with the sound of cicadas in the humid, hot wind, endless and noisy with a bit of reassurance.

"We can summon the Wisdom God!" exclaimed Prince Louis excitedly, "to save the Sekapus Kingdom!"

The great and powerful Wisdom God would rain divine retribution upon the greedy.

...

Magic Land.

Gigantic Ancient Ruins.

The glory of ancient "Magic" had disappeared, leaving only ruins eroded by time, telling their story with a broken physique.

Lind kicked open the door and then gestured with a flick of his hand: "Go!"

The heavy wooden door, already decayed, immediately collapsed after Lind kicked it, raising a choking cloud of dust.

William, Ska, and the mechanical servants surged forward into the ruins, slashing first at whatever they saw.

During the time they followed Lind, they had thoroughly mastered the essence of their movements: strike first and talk later, fight if they could win, keep fighting while running if they couldn’t, grab the good stuff if possible, note it down if not, and let the Undead claim it when they logged on next.

"Treat the ’three principles’ as the basic rules of action."

When things heated up inside, Lind finally stepped in.

In the flickering ghostly light, a supple figure appeared, colliding with the White Wolf Knight William who held the Flame Sword. Judging by the shadows, it seemed to be a skillful Dancing Girl, but a sturdy black rapier in her hand always blocked every necessary path of William’s blade.

Her swordsmanship flowed like water, its graceful yet sharp movements frequently unleashing deadly attacks.

Lind watched the figure that seemed like smoke, but could not be called a Ghost.

And William, in contrast, was increasingly thrown off his attack rhythm, gradually becoming part of her "dance."

Lind rushed forward in a few steps, kicked William in the chest, toppling him, then swung his Soul Blade, slicing into the Dancing Girl’s shadow.

The Dancing Girl’s shadow disappeared.

"Ah!" William then came back to his senses, recalling his recent ordeal, he shook his head as if trying to fling water off his fur, turning his head like a drill.

"My lord, what was that just now?" William asked as he stood up rubbing his chest, remembering his skirmish with the Dancing Girl’s shadow. He realized she had made dangerous moves but hadn’t hurt him, it was Lind’s kick that almost broke his bones.

That kick was more powerful than a level 2 Spell.

"Ruins, time, this world always leaves behind some things we can’t understand, perhaps the marks left by people once in the ruins."

"Can a mark kill a person?" Recalling the harrowing experience, William was somewhat incredulous.

More than just killing, if powerful enough, its mere existence sensed by the weak can lead to mental breakdown.

The cleanup of the ruins was fast.

After clearing a few dark shadows, Nur and his mechanical servants began to clean up and gather usable items within the ruins.

Regrettably, they weren’t the first ones to reach this place over the years, nor would they be the last.

Still, they managed to find a few sets of armor. Lind picked up one of the helmets, its design diverging from the current aesthetic norms. It favored a body-hugging streamlined craft over elaborate decorations and patterns, more akin to a biological skin-fitting hood perfectly molding to the head’s contour than a helmet.

Very thin, perhaps due to its considerable age, it had lost its original defensive power.

When Lind took out a whole set of armor, he discovered that it seemed to have completely broken away from medieval aesthetics—it looked like a bodysuit.

If it weren’t so evidently ancient, Lind would rather believe it came from some misguided future civilization.

It seemed like the tangible gains were few, but this was just the beginning.

Nur, deeply interested in excavating ancient ruins, entered into the clanging work of excavation with mechanical servants. It wouldn’t take them long to unearth something useful, as they had already excavated several ruins before and knew the drill.

Be it in terms of perfecting equipment, weapons, or magic, or even ancient languages, entering the ruins guaranteed they would never come out empty-handed.

While waiting for reports on their findings, Lind kept himself busy, having to plan for the future.

To see if he could control version 2.0, all he needed to do was initiate an Abyss War, but without full preparation, such a probe was meaningless and could even attract a collective attack from the undead.

It seemed like Lind had the chance to stand on the same level as the "officials," but as soon as the "officials" released a notice making Lind a target boss, his doom would be inevitable.

And a hero fallen into darkness was definitely more thrilling to kill!

It was impossible for Lind to feign ignorance. Being recognized as a "BOSS" by the officials meant that each of Lind’s actions could significantly influence the official updates.

This was the first time he could really affect the officials, no longer just passively waiting, but actively influencing the situation.

And who says a BOSS must always be defeated? Some bosses could reinvent themselves.

"Turn the battle between good and evil into a faction war?" Lind pondered his next moves.

He quickly suppressed that thought.

Splitting the undead, making them switch from collectively opposing the Abyss to being able to join it, was not difficult. Such was the nature of the undead—given the slightest possibility, they could rapidly develop countless strategies.

But this result would make all the undead loyal to the Abyss, deviating from Lind’s initial plans.

With the way the Abyss operated, having the unrestricted undead as pawns meant the entire world would suffer.

"Why must I join the Abyss faction? The image of a hero struggling might not be bad either," Lind suddenly perked up, his sudden movement startling Tione who was grilling a skewer of meat.

Tione: "o((⊙﹏⊙))o!!"

It wasn’t about joining the Abyss, but to oppose it, so joining his side didn’t mean joining the Abyss—it made perfect sense!

Being an NPC and fiddling with plot planning was perfectly reasonable!

Acts like setting up storylines weren’t new to him.

"Apart from this, I must leave a hook that invites the undead to dig into the storyline, and find a way to resolve the Abyss completely in this operation."

Even though the covert struggle with the officials was important, it wasn’t a priority. Regardless of their true intentions, whether to reclaim divine authority or rule the Magic World, they currently shared a mutual interest.

But the Abyss must be destroyed, considering its corrupting influence on the mind and body, Lind would never have peace, undead or not.

A "main storyline" outline had already formed in Lind’s mind.

No matter how it unfolded, ending with a "happy family" all together defeating the Abyss fitted his script.

Thinking this, a shadow lifted from his heart.

After handling these matters, he could return to the Shilu Continent, bring back the knowledge of Magic Land, and arrange the "main storyline." If possible, he might choose the Shilu Continent as the main battleground to summon the undead in his plot.

Of course, none of the three Newbie Village Continents could be spared; if he didn’t act, the Abyss might, and the situation would only worsen.

Lind got up and walked towards Tione, taking the skewer of meat from her hand.

"Add spice?"

"Yes!"