Catastrophe Card King

Chapter 930: Chapter 288 Camp Mode, Rebels_3

But because of a set of armor, this story became entangled with his own cause and effect.

However, these were not the immediate concerns to be sorted out.

Leonard Churchill had in fact already decided to enter the Alternate Dimension, and after listening to so much, he simply wanted to infer whether there were other causal lines behind this matter.

He always felt that the toad had other, unspoken purposes.

Yet, Leonard Churchill didn’t sense any malice, so he didn’t beat around the bush and directly asked, “Another question, how did you discover me?”

He raised the question that puzzled him the most.

The toad wasn’t surprised he would ask this and said, “I could sense the Pottery Jar because of the curse on me. But those jars are entangled with some God Tier secrets, and even mentioning certain names could lead to contamination. Rest assured though, I’m an exception. Those from the Red Dragon Kingdom have no way of detecting it…”

“…”

Listening to this familiar rhetoric, Leonard Churchill knew all too well what it implied.

It was referring to the Outer Gods.

But he had no interest in explaining that he knew he wouldn’t be contaminated.

As long as others could not detect the jars, that was enough.

Now that the other party had essentially laid all the information on the table, Leonard Churchill did not feel entitled to push for more.

This was the basis for an equal collaboration.

The toad was straightforward, and he responded readily, “Good! I will go into the Alternate Dimension.”

Without mentioning anything else, he would first secure the key to unlocking the Slave Collar.

Hearing his tone, the toad still marveled, “You do have courage indeed. If it weren’t so, I’d think you were even more suitable for the ‘Hero’ Sequence than me.”

In its view, spying for the sake of the East Wilderness at such great risk was already an unparalleled act of courage.

Being able to decisively choose to participate in an Alternate Dimension with an extremely high death rate was even more of a heroic deed.

Yet, what it didn’t know was that everything Leonard Churchill did was not for the Federation, but purely for his own love of exploring unknown risks.

And also, for the few close friends he had.

…

The collaboration was reached, and everyone was overjoyed.

Leonard Churchill’s task of cleaning the cage was also coming to an end.

As for how to enter the Alternate Dimension, since the toad had mentioned it, it surely must have had a plan.

Leonard Churchill didn’t give it much thought.

At last, the toad warned, “Take care of yourself. The storyline difficulty to get the key will be very high. And once you’re in the Alternate Dimension, I don’t know what will happen either. But historically, that rebellion ended in failure.”

Leonard Churchill responded calmly, “Hmm.”

Having experienced many high-risk Alternate Dimensions before, he was accustomed to such challenges.

Watching him remain so composed, the toad suddenly felt a sense of incomprehension.

Although they were collaborating, ultimately, he was risking his life for his own sake.

After pondering for a moment, as if it had thought of something, it added a final reminder, “Oh, one more thing… consider it extra compensation I can offer you now.”

Leonard Churchill: “Oh?”

It was like a merchant presenting a free gift with a purchase.

But not bringing up this ‘gift’ until after the deal was done implied that the creature’s character was indeed good.

Leonard Churchill was still wondering what the ‘compensation’ would be, but then the toad spoke again, offering an enigmatic bit of advice, “If you have the ability to observe, try looking at the war from an outsider’s perspective, and scrutinize the veins of that war closely. Perhaps then you might see some truths concealed beneath the surface.”

“???”

Leonard Churchill was full of doubts.

He seemed to hear yet did not understand at all.

The toad evidently knew this and quickly added, “If you cannot observe it, my words are meaningless. But if you can, you will naturally understand what I’m talking about. Those things are usually only touched upon by card masters at the highest tiers, but the feeling you give me is very special… If you survive, you will inevitably come into contact with those matters in the future. Moreover, if you truly comprehend those ‘truths,’ you might foresee some of what the Card Master Federation will encounter in this war in the future…”

“…”

Leonard Churchill suddenly understood.

So that’s how it was.

Transcendent knowledge is like this, unreachable unless one attains a certain tier, making it difficult to witness the vistas beyond one’s current level.

He had no intention of forcing the issue.

But what the toad referred to as the “highest tier domain”, could that possibly be above the Seventh Tier?

Leonard Churchill was curious about what exactly it was.

Had it been before, he might have been completely perplexed.

But after comprehending ‘I am the world,’ he vaguely felt something.

It was like peering into the mists of the sky, where someone pointed the way, and as he focused, it all became clearer.

…

In the days that followed, everything proceeded as usual.

As Leonard Churchill had guessed, the toad had its own plan.

No one knew what it had told the higher-ups of the Thorny Snake Corps, but they were acting like they were possessed, relentlessly stuffing people into the Alternate Dimension.

It seemed they were about to achieve some result.

But not quite there yet.

The storyline difficulty was said to have reached “Grade A”.

Consequently, there was a terrible toll on human life.

The Alternate Dimension was impartial.

Whether it was the powerful Red Dragon Kingdom or others, all beings were equal.

The Fourth Tier disaster difficulty limited the tiers of those who entered, and to obtain a high rating, experts had to go in and break the challenge.

The reinforcements from behind and the mercenaries hadn’t arrived, while the slaves the Thorny Snake Troupe controlled were depleting.

Moreover, after the loss at the Gold-Digging Dock, the high command of the Red Dragon Kingdom was very dissatisfied with the Thorny Snake Corps.

Finally, the day came when everyone in the corps received an order.

Within the corps, regardless of rank or status, Third Tier and Fourth Tier card masters “Draw ten and conscript one.”

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