Free Web NovelChapter 644: Chapter 1: A Heavy World
The heart kept beating, the sound of clothing dragging on the ground constantly resonating.
"Lock him up in that room first!"
Someone shouted.
"There’s an assassination in the courtyard, we need to go reinforce!"
Su Changxing smelled the scent of blood as he opened his eyes to dim light, a green-shaded chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
Soon after, the surroundings darkened, and he was thrown inside.
"Behave yourself in there!"
A guard in a red sweatshirt scolded, then slammed the door shut.
Su Changxing felt pain all over his body as if he had been brutally beaten. The oppressive environment made him feel as if a heavy weight was constantly pressing down on him.
He could clearly hear the whistle of steam blowing from outside the window.
Everything felt surreal, and he had no idea how he ended up here.
He originally thought he would go to a gathering place for High-level Players, but now it didn’t seem to be the case.
This place’s environment was completely different from Blue Star.
So heavy!
Both the gravity and the energy density were terrifying, as if he were placed inside a gigantic Extraordinary Crystal.
The room was messy yet luxurious, primarily in dark red and yellow hues. By his side was a long wooden table, with a brass lamp clipped to its edge, burning bright.
[Ancient Wooden Table: Rank C Crown, Upper Rank, Extremely solid and hard to damage, Item crafted by the Imperial Workshop]
"This is actually a Mysterious Item, so extravagant!" Su Changxing couldn’t help but exclaim, finding it hard to imagine who would use such Mysterious Items as furniture while he was being locked up here.
Then he was stunned, as most items here were identified as Mysterious Items by his "True Knowledge," even the walls, and the quality wasn’t low.
Is this what they call a high-dimensional world?
Su Changxing glanced around, discreetly putting everything on the table, including the table itself, into his Pocket Galaxy to use as raw materials for making Mysterious Items.
Next, he spotted a slightly worn newspaper, detailing an assassin named Shadow, who was assassinating politicians everywhere, and most of these politicians happened to be opponents of the Duke of Jindola, leading to suspicions that "Shadow" was dispatched by the Duke of Jindola.
The newspaper also included a black-and-white printed image of the assassin Shadow, wearing a bizarre black iron mask.
Su Changxing tried the door, finding it locked; it could be forcibly opened but would cause a significant disturbance, attracting attention from others. freēwēbnovel.com
Without fully understanding the situation around him, he decided to stay low-key. In this place, the Doomsday Game offered no hints, as if it had crashed.
The window could be opened, being a vertical sash style that hadn’t been locked.
The outside was dusky, with faint sunlight casting square shadows on the red floorboard.
He hadn’t seen sunlight like this for a long time and felt a sense of warmth.
He glanced again at his phone for any other information.
Store refresh time: five days.
Currently, this world seemed normal; ships docked far out at sea billowed steam, with thick fog over the water, while factory smokestacks could be seen at a distance.
"The era isn’t technologically or productively advanced, using steam as heavy industrial power is somewhat odd."
"Is that the edge of the tower wall?"
Su Changxing noticed below it a ring of tower walls with bonfires hanging, patrolled by soldiers.
"So I’m in a castle now?"
He calculated in his mind, deciding it would be best to escape from here first. His current situation probably wasn’t ideal, being inexplicably detained.
He climbed out of the window but didn’t jump straight down, as the branches and leaves obstructed the view below.
In this world, his Perception was greatly restricted, like having a veil over his eyes.
Climbing along the outer wall, he reached another window and, upon opening it, the first sight was a fiercely burning fireplace and three bodies lying on the floor.
The bodies appeared to be the Attendants here, their clothing quite lavish, red paired with blue robes.
Su Changxing gasped; these people were Extraordinary, at least Tier Seven or even higher.
Seeing this scene, he became more cautious, impressed by what kind of world this was where casually two strong Extraordinaries could just die.
The surroundings were silent except for a delicate, dark green table fan spinning continuously on the table, emitting a soft whirring sound.
Su Changxing recalled hearing the earlier cries about an assassination in the courtyard, guessing they had all gone there, thus leaving this place empty.
"In their eyes, am I just a nobody not even worth guarding?"
A peculiar expression crossed his face, unable to fathom what his identity in this world might be.
But why hadn’t the Doomsday Game warned him?
He walked a short distance along the corridor, feeling short of breath just from this bit of exertion.
A trail of blood appeared on the floor; looking ahead, someone lay beside a cabinet, white-haired, dressed as a housekeeper, one hand severed, his chest having several blood holes, still barely alive.
"The Duke of Jindola has staged a coup, the Empress is dead, and the Princess is hiding in the Queen’s bedroom safe room, which is locked. Please take the Princess out," he immediately said upon seeing Su Changxing.
Su Changxing was bewildered, sensing that the other must recognize him; otherwise, he wouldn’t divulge such important information.
His identity must be related to the Imperial Family.
Su Changxing then asked, "How can I open the safe room door? Since it’s locked, there should be a key, right?"
The housekeeper looked at Su Changxing meaningfully: "The key is that ring, you know it."
Know what?
How would I know that I know?
Su Changxing inwardly complained, realizing that the information gap between him and this identity was causing some trouble. He asked quite honestly, "Can you explain it in detail? I really don’t know. What does this ring look like? Where is it located? How do I use it?"
The housekeeper, coughing up blood, looked at Su Changxing with a peculiar expression: "Liu Luola, it’s the square colorful ring the Empress always wears. I’m not sure exactly where it is either."
He was only barely hanging on, and upon seeing Su Changxing, he took his last breath and died peacefully. freewebnøvel.coɱ
"Leaving the story half-told really makes one uncomfortable." Su Changxing looked at the dead housekeeper, feeling a bit helpless, but he also stole an ability from him, Deadly Backstab.
This housekeeper was also a powerful Extraordinary, at least Tier Six.
[Deadly Backstab: Launch an attack from behind an enemy, dealing triple damage at the moment the enemy is unaware.
The basic skill of assassins trained by the Wodan Imperial Family, possessing unexpected power.]
Triple... A very good ability.
Su Changxing gave a fair evaluation, feeling that this ability, though seemingly plain, is usually very useful.
"So this person is both a housekeeper and a so-called Imperial Assassin."
Su Changxing looked down at his phone and noticed a message about a mission.
[Rescue the Princess: From Housekeeper Mei Si, you learned that the Princess is locked in the safe room. The time has come to decide whether to rescue the Princess or pledge allegiance to the Duke of Jindola.
1. Rescue the Princess, and she may tell you the location of the Ninth Dimension. (One special enhancement)
2. Offer the Princess to the Duke of Jindola, and he may also tell you the location of the Ninth Dimension. (One special enhancement)
3. Ignore everything and escape first.
Hint: You have a strong connection with the Empress.]
"So, the Ninth Dimension is somewhere in this world, or rather, the passage to the Ninth Dimension is somewhere in this world."
Su Changxing instantly understood.
Considering the current situation, it would of course be best to pledge allegiance to the Duke of Jindola, as he has just staged a coup, and his forces are naturally the strongest.
However, he must first figure out his identity, because if his identity is incorrect, it could cause problems when trying to pledge allegiance.
"I’m a bit late. If I had come earlier, there wouldn’t have been so many troubles before coming here." Su Changxing couldn’t help but gripe inwardly.
He wandered around the room on this floor, and from the messy bookshelf, he found a partial map of the Imperial Tower, estimating that the room he was previously locked in was right next to the Empress’s chamber, and the safe room was in that location.
He then walked back down the corridor, the quiet space echoing only with his footsteps. The Empress’s chamber wasn’t closed, and it looked as though it had been rummaged through, quite disheveled.
The air was filled with a strange, pleasant fragrance.
Next, he used "True Knowledge" to scan the room, attempting to find a mechanism or something like a keyhole.
[Ordinary Vase: A vase for holding flowers, with no special features, but very exquisite. It could probably fetch a good price outside the Imperial Tower.]
Valuable?
Without giving it much thought, Su Changxing casually tossed the vase into the Pocket Galaxy.
[Large Money Pouch: Filled with quite a bit of money, seemingly the Empress’s personal pouch, considered private funds.]
Money pouch?
Su Changxing thought this should also be of use, and he tossed it into the Pocket Galaxy as well.
...
He searched around but didn’t find any mechanism or keyhole, and nearly emptied the room instead since the Pocket Galaxy was so large.
Su Changxing also discovered where the real issue was; he shouldn’t be caught up with these petty gains. The current priority is completing the mission.
Thinking of this, he casually tossed a square Blue Book into the Pocket Galaxy.
[A pattern-like keyhole, probably the entrance to the safe room, but you need a key.]
This is it.
Su Changxing thought of forcibly pushing it open, placing his hand to push, but felt that it was immovable.
Pushing harder, it still showed no response.
He drew out his revolver, pondered, and then put it down. If he shoots, the noise would be too loud, completely exposing him. Even if he could forcefully break open the safe room, it would be meaningless.
Moreover, even at his peak, he might not be able to break open such a secure door.
This world reveals supernatural traits everywhere, and everyone here is an Extraordinary. The strength of the safe room is, without thinking, certainly very high.
Since brute force won’t work, strategy must prevail. He must find a way to get the key to the safe room, unlock it, and then leave with the Princess.
This might be the best solution currently.
Where could he find the key to the safe room?
Su Changxing cast the Shadow Cloak over himself and his body, walking down the stairs quietly to first scout the surroundings.
After a few steps, he heard someone speaking below.
"I heard the Princess ran away, that was quite a troublesome thing."
"It won’t stir much trouble. The Empress is already dead; Wodan belongs to us."
