Today, they too are going to their deaths.

A moment later, Cui Xun, who had just greeted the official cleanup personnel as a hunter, successfully deceived the remaining high-ranking followers of the Serpent Worship Cult as a mentor.

Then he stood atop the clock tower, observing the city's reaction and awaiting the outcome.

Large numbers of police officers, including militia and garrison troops, were forcibly pulled out of bed in the middle of the night to fight fires, cordon off the scene, and clean up the area.

Although they witnessed the scene firsthand, and many were even frightened, the pure slaves didn't care about the truth; they simply carried out orders silently.

Most civilians were too tired to get up, and even if they heard an explosion, they didn't want to care about it tonight as long as it didn't affect them.

The few civilians who wanted to find out the current situation lost interest after seeing the police blocking the road.

The nobles and capitalists, however, were awakened and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

They ordered their servants to run around, seeking a reasonable explanation, but when they discovered that their usually close partners had suddenly died in a gruesome manner, they became unusually quiet, as quiet as quails.

Violence is indeed effective.

"According to records, the royal family was just as powerful a hundred years ago."

"Back then, royal agents acted directly on the Queen's orders. We only needed to wear badges to prove our identity to dare to break into the forbidden areas of ancient noble families and confront those powerful secret societies."

"Legend has it that even fairies and mermaids would make way for us. Otherwise, the sword of royal power, sworn to the entire Kingdom of Albion, would suddenly fall from the sky and vanquish all who disobey."

Alice, who had just finished her term of office, reminisced about her past glory as a royal agent while standing next to Cui Xun.

Although she had never experienced what it was like to be a royal agent with the Queen's support, she felt that it must be similar to what she was doing now.

Suppress all dissent with pure violence, define the matter with absolute authority, then clear away all noise and make the Queen's voice the sole truth in the kingdom.

Unfortunately, it's all over now.

Cui Xun had no regrets about this; he felt he could do even better: "As Charlemagne said, I will become the new king. If you want, you can expect to see even more extraordinary things, but what I'm going to do is probably different from what the queen does."

"Different? What could be different?"

Alice chuckled. She thought Cui Xun had done a good job, but Her Majesty the Queen in her prime had clearly done far better than Cui Xun now; that was one of the best paths.

If Cui Xun had done something different, it might have led to chaos and decline.

"Do you want to kill all the nobles, betray those who once protected this country, and let the common people govern themselves, then fight each other like madmen over trivial matters? Or do you want to be an eternal, immortal god-king, establish your own earthly divine kingdom, and have people believe in you forever, forgetting themselves?"

Cui Xun shook his head: "It's not that radical, but it's somewhat related."

"I see. Well then, I can only wish you success."

Alice didn't continue the conversation; she simply gazed at the fading flames in the distance and entered a meditative state in her current posture.

Until the moon sets and the sun rises.

The moment he confirmed that the next day had arrived, Cui Xun's consciousness once again entered the ventricle.

Unlike last time, he completed the update smoothly this time and saw his new panel.

Name: Cui Xun

[Development Stage: Before Birth]

【Attribute: To be defined】

[Talents: Reality Distortion, Fear's Origin - Adaptation (Adapting)]

[Traits: Chosen King - Red Dragon of War (Incomplete), Serpent of Lies Granting Wisdom (Incomplete)]

The abilities derived from the monster are adapting to him, transforming into a form that is more convenient for him to use, but so far there has been little change.

The three traits of Night Watchman, Trickster, and Royal Agent were complexly recombined and optimized, ultimately becoming two abilities with long names and normal actual effects.

[Trait: Chosen King - Red Dragon of War (Incomplete)]

[Effect 1: When you are in your own territory, you can distinguish between good and evil. At the same time, your territory will provide you with support, and people will revere their guardian.]

[Effect 2: Your words will be more authoritative, and people will naturally perceive you as someone in a superior position.]

[Result 3: Incomplete]

Effect 1 expands the effective scope of traits based on the Night's Watch.

The term "territory" refers not only to the legally recognized territory, but also to the area that Cui Xun's power can influence. Simply put, if he can defeat the strongest person in the vicinity, he will have already seized a piece of land.

For example, right now, most of the city that Cui Xun can see is his territory.

The bonuses provided by the territory are no longer limited to the stealth bonus provided by the shadows, but also include other more mysterious things, thus achieving an all-round enhancement similar to "better luck".

The second effect is an enhancement based on the Royal Agent, bringing it closer to true Word of Power. However, the effect that originally made people believe in the Royal Agent's identity has been transferred to the Serpent of Lies.

[Trait: The Serpent of Lies Who Grants Wisdom (Incomplete)]

[Effect 1: Your lying skills will improve dramatically; you can even make people completely believe you are a different person.]

[Effect Two: Your eloquence can unlock the potential in others and inspire them to fight for you.]

[Result 3: Incomplete]

Effect 1 is an enhanced version of the trickster and royal agent combination.

Cui Xun's disguise skills were already extremely strong with the enhancement of his special ability, and now he has even more extraordinary disguise abilities, which can directly modify his energy characteristics.

If he combines that with his ability to adapt, he could even change his appearance, physique, and temperament with just a little effort.

The second effect is to enhance the success rate of persuasion and the efficiency of getting others to do things.

Overall, the two new traits slightly enhanced Cui Xun's abilities outside of combat, but he vaguely sensed something was amiss.

In the ventricle's assessment, the person he is becoming seems to be quite different from the person he wants to become.

He didn't want to be in a high position to give orders, nor did he want power; he simply wanted to correct some things through certain means. Similarly, he didn't want to incite others; he just wanted to tell the suffering people that there was a path to change, so that they could fight for themselves.

However, his personality seems to think otherwise.

Is it because he hasn't fully mastered this new way of growth that his power has grown in an unexpected direction, or is it because his mind has gone astray, causing his power to evolve incorrectly?

Cui Xun was unable to make a judgment immediately.

He decided to travel to various places to see what impact his decision had on the city.