As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 806 The Way of Life of the Warrior of Light

Shafa Ellens.

Ever since she was frightened by Lino and Soren during the "Cairo Racing Competition", she began to doubt her environment, which led her to "strive to improve herself" afterward.

But the appearance of scholars opened a new door for her.

Why bother playing games with these gods? Just find an opportunity to polish your work and be done with it. This script is just something to get by.

Not only her, but there are also several players in the "Death Corridor" in this world of hot spring paintings. Everyone came here with the mentality of "why not compete?" The scholar's biggest role is to tell them that if you're not a cheater, don't join this game.

But everyone wants to know the problems this script will face; it's in the nature of players.

Don't forget one thing: even if we say they are completely useless, they are still above average.

However, there are differences even among those who exceed the standards, and these differences lie in mindset.

So when Shafa shouted, "Can we get down to business?", she was already considered inferior.

"Business?"

Lino, whose collar was being grabbed by Peters, looked at Shafa with the same look he gave her as if she were an idiot.

"Sister Shuangfei, are you confused by the double flight?"

Shafa said seriously, "Stop joking about my teratoma."

Peters released Linuo and said, "We've been talking about serious matters."

He had always lived with scholars and knew about the players. Even if some things couldn't be revealed, he could guess most of them. There was a concept of players advancing, and Li Nuo's main task was to prepare for that advancement.

But Shafa and her friends' main task is to take down the city's boss.

From the very beginning, their perspectives were worlds apart.

“Since you’re getting serious, then so be it,” Li Nuo said, straightening his collar and looking at Shafa, Amanda, and the other players from the “Death Corridor” behind them.

“Tell us everything you know about the city lord and about this world.”

He added a sentence.

"If you want to leave alive."

One of the deceased players simply recounted what had happened.

It all started with Fenrir.

Because of Lennon's appearance, players from the "Death Corridor" in the same corridor joined Fenrir's faction. In fact, everyone just wanted a world in a painting at first.

But things started to get increasingly bizarre.

先是时间线从1888年1月2日开局倒退到1887年的11月。

This caused Fenrir's plans to disappear, but Fenrir was unaware that the real main quest was actually "to fight for the painted world deep within the great labyrinth created by Fenrir".

The grand labyrinth connects various dreamscapes, where players will encounter different ancient gods—this is the original design of the script.

It's all thanks to Li Nuo.

He messed up the script.

"That's how it is... We were thrown into disarray from the very beginning. Although we realized that a player had used an item to rewind the timeline, that player acted too quickly, and even Lennon couldn't turn back the clock."

The player who recounted the incident said.

Li Nuo nodded.

"I did it."

The unspoken message is, "What are you going to do about it?"

Of course, everyone was helpless. The scholar and Peters stood behind Li Nuo. Even without these two, Li Nuo and Xiao Wu working together would be enough to kill everyone here.

With Shafa, Amanda, and the Death Corridor, there were ten people in total. They believed that even if they joined forces, they could not defeat the two Redeemers.

The Redemption Corridor is incredibly valuable.

Next, another player spoke, who was also a grudge player from the "Death Corridor".

Lennon secretly observed this world and discovered that the truth of the world was hidden in this place. So he separated some players and sent them to the dream world of this city to find the quest that could directly unlock the "hidden route".

at the same time.

Fenrir and Lennon are preparing to target the useless players.

This refers to the "major event" in which Phil, the Glutton, was killed.

This is a major event because two things unfolded as a result. First, Marger witnessed the whole thing and decided to cause trouble behind the scenes, and the only evil god made a move against this world. Second, Miaham stopped hiding because of Marger's actions.

Phil's death led to the intervention of the two supreme gods.

This is the truth behind the big event.

The consequence was that Fenrir died.

"Sorry, we killed them..."

Li Nuo was a little embarrassed this time.

Shafa and the others chose silence over doubt.

To verify the truth, Xiao Wu had no choice but to take out Fenrir, which had been crumpled into a ball, from her hairband.

"How about... one of you can summon a spirit and ask Mr. Fenrir? I think he's still within his expiration date..."

One player in the Death Corridor was completely terrified.

However, the blows to the "Death Corridor" are not over yet.

Their leader, Lennon, has run away.

Everyone looked at Li Nuo, who this time innocently spread his hands: "It has nothing to do with us."

Actually, it was Sauron who did this.

“That’s terrible…” one of the dead players said. “Fenrir is dead, who will we report our quest to?”

They found this place because they triggered a series of quests, starting with Fenrir.

Waterdeep is Fenrir's stronghold and the base of the Healing Church. However, the reason why the Healing Church can hide so well that even Bayer Kinworth cannot find it is because a high-ranking member of Bayer Kinworth provides them with funding.

That guy from Bayer Kinworth is the city lord...

At this point, a dead player suddenly made a grinding sound with his teeth.

"If Ryan were still alive... he wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

“Ryan…”

Li Nuo remembered this name. During the Ant King scenario, he was ambushed by "Death," and Ryan was the one leading the attack. That guy was indeed powerful, even stronger than Nanami.

"Ah... I heard it was suicide, but it seems like we also killed him..."

silent.

Because really, very few people know about this.

Another player from "Death Corridor" asked, "Mr. Li Nuo... I remember you participated in the World War, right?"

Li Nuo: "Ah...ah..."

He knew what to say next.

"Do you know 'Gaimang'? I think that guy was killed by a meteorite during World War II."

“I don’t recognize it.” Li Nuo paused, “But I placed that meteorite.”

Safa slapped her forehead: "Ryan and Gaimon are the twin stars of the 'Death' new generation..."

All the dead players looked at Li Nuo with a constipated expression, as if they wanted to kill someone but couldn't.

Aside from the two abnormally powerful corridors, "Emptiness" and "End," only two or three top-tier, super-standard individuals can emerge from the other three corridors each year. Li Nuo has destroyed the hope of an entire era for the "Corridor of Death."

The scholar looked at Li Nuo with a mocking gaze and said, "You are worse than me."

Li Nuo: "I was protecting myself."

Peters: "Knowing you as I do, the meteorite was just a spur-of-the-moment thing for you, wasn't it?"

Xiao Wu sneered: "Heh~"

Li Nuo: "Alright, let's get down to business!"

This time, it was the knowledgeable Shafa who explained the whole story, because the players in "Death Corridor" were no longer willing to talk.

"According to Fenrir, the city's lord used to be his partner, and together they studied the evolutionary genes of the ancient god's blood."

Miaham has revealed some details about this matter, but it is likely that Miaham is controlling Fenrir through "whispers".

Shafa is still telling her story.

"Later, their research diverged. Fenrir became obsessed with the research on the blood of the ancient gods. The city's lord, Atkinson, believed that Fenrir had lost his mind and that the problems of the previous eras were not important. The power brought by Bulma was what they needed to develop in the future, such as androids implanted with the blood of the ancient gods. So the two parted ways."

"But even though the deal fell through, the friendship remained. Atkinson was a high-ranking executive at Bayer Kinworth, and he used his position to help Fenrir suppress the Healing Church's affairs. This relationship should have continued."

“Until a year ago, Atkinson seemed to have discovered some secret and went completely mad. Fenrir wanted to kill his old friend to see what Atkinson had discovered.”

Shafa glanced sideways at the dead player behind her.

"Let him see it, you have no way out anyway."

Even if they had a grudge, the people of the "Death Corridor" understood that they needed Li Nuo's help now.

So, after obtaining consent, Shafa revealed the mission to access the Death Corridor.

Hidden Side Quest: The God of Pumeru

The quest name is the same as the side quest obtained by Li Nuo, but the content below is different.

[Quest Difficulty: lv180~lv200]

[Mission Reward: 800000 Experience Points, ? ? ? (Special reward for triggering and defeating the second phase of the BOSS)]

[Mission Details: The Culprit Who Turned the Pumeru Continent into a Breeding Ground for Ancient Gods, the True Essence of Bloodborne]

[Quest Extension: Fenrir Faction]

[Mission Details: Through Lord Atkinson's research, uncover the deepest secrets of the world's lore.] [Bonus Rewards: 5 Trait Points, World's Treasure]

Only the death of a player triggers the quest extension, which basically means that you must first become Fenrir's lackey and join the struggle between the Healing Church and other factions.

Li Nuo probably knows how to decipher this mission.

"Xiao Wu and I can't get any benefits from the mission. The treasures of that world have nothing to do with us. Even if we help you, we won't get any benefits."

Unfortunately, Shafa and his group didn't understand him.

So someone said, "We're all players, let's talk about how to cooperate."

Xiao Wu subconsciously said, "Two hundred thousand gold coins."

Li Nuo smacked Xiao Wu on the back of the head with a melon seed, knocking her head off.

“What do you want? Money! What you want is the stuff!” Li Nuo said.

Amanda, being an old friend, suggested, for Li Nuo's benefit and for the sake of the Shafa team's future connections, "Why not just give the deceased some benefits?"

Li Nuo: "The world's secret treasure."

The deceased player said, "We have no idea what the world's secret treasure is."

Xiao Wu picked up her head and covered her ears, saying, "I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it, I want it, I want it!"

Faced with this kind of "Qiong Yao"-esque rascal, the dead player really had no way to deal with it.

Li Nuo counted the number of people: "Sister Shuangfei, Sister Ga Zi, and a bunch of cannon fodder, ten people in total..."

The deceased player: "Hey... the nickname you gave me is really hurtful. At least give me a real name."

Li Nuo: "How about this, I'll pull you out of this dream and help you unravel the hidden worldview along the way. There are ten of you in total, and Xiao Wu and I will each get five 'world treasures'."

One player from the Death Corridor said, "How about this? After all, deciphering the world view will take time. Once we get out of the dream, I mean, after we defeat this BOSS, we'll collect other things for you as compensation. If we can't collect anything better or equal, then we'll give you the world treasure as you said."

Xiao Wu: "Deal."

Li Nuo: "Also, as you just said, we'll defeat this BOSS, but we have to distribute the rewards according to our contributions."

Sister Ga: "I think it's reasonable, although you and Muto Sora would get more benefits that way... but there's no other way."

Li Nuo suggested, "The reward for defeating the city lord BOSS is a special reward for triggering and killing the BOSS's second phase. I bet there's more than one reward... Peters, do me a favor."

Peters nodded: "I'm neutral, I'll help you record the video."

"I object! You're a scheming bastard!" one player said, pointing at Li Nuo. "You're all scheming. Everyone knows about this. What if you guys modify the recording?"

Xiao Wu thought to herself, "This player is still too inexperienced."

Shafa said, "I'll have my sister record it. I don't have to participate in the boss battle, since I'm seriously injured anyway."

As she spoke, her sister split off from her body, astonishing everyone. No wonder she was called the Twin Sister.

Li Nuo thought for a moment: "We have the video recorders and the filmmakers, all that's missing is the contract."

The deceased player: "Hey, don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand."

Everyone looked at this person, but no one thought there was any misunderstanding. Only he was disgusting, and the guy covered his face in embarrassment.

The scholar watching the spectacle remarked, "Contracts and agreements are my area of ​​expertise..."

"Get lost," Li Nuo said. "Your pile of contracts might not even be anything. Driver, take him back."

The scholar was startled: "Wait... the three of us came together, why am I going back?"

“I’ve used you up,” Li Nuo said. “Are you stupid? Using someone and then throwing them away is such a superficial idea.”

Normally, the scholar would be angry, but this time he panicked: "No, no, no... If I go back alone, I'll have to face those aliens from Cairo all by myself..."

Li Nuo: "I'm one of the original shareholders of the old man. If you keep dawdling, I'll have the old man deduct your salary."

Peters cautioned, "He doesn't get paid."

Li Nuo: "Ah... providing food and lodging is not bad."

Peters said, "No, he didn't meet his performance targets, so he's living in the sewers now."

Everyone present gave the scholar a look of pity.

It turns out that a player who could once challenge the administrators could end up in such a miserable state.

Under this intense gaze, the scholar chose to leave... and got into the gorilla driver's car, returning to the Cairo world.

To be fair, Li Nuo was definitely worried about the unrest caused by the scholar staying behind. That guy's combat power was only reduced by more than half, but he was still a cunning person who had An Mi and the others completely outmaneuvered. If Li Nuo were the scholar, he would try to contact Miaham here and secretly facilitate a counterattack against the Demon God and Li Nuo.

Therefore, once the scholar clarifies the issues regarding Miaham and the manager's data, he will have to leave.

Then we need to resolve the contract issue.

Shafa stepped forward again. After all, she was the guild leader of a major guild and had plenty of ways to sign contracts. That's right, she was the guild leader of the number one guild below level 99 in "Endless Corridor." Unlike Soren, who relied on the quality of his players, she won by sheer numbers.

In front of Amanda, Shafa couldn't do anything dirty to Li Nuo and Xiao Wu, even though she actually had a grudge against Xiao Wu.

Shafa used the hot spring water to make a contract.

[Cooperation Agreement]

A bunch of unimportant details can be completely ignored; the key is the reward distribution.

If you defeat the BOSS

[Party A (Death Corridor) and Party B (Redemption Corridor) will distribute rewards based on labor productivity.]

During this period, both sides must be on the same side, unless one side violates the rules.

[Deciphering the Worldview]

[Party A (Death Corridor) invited Party B (Redemption Corridor). Since the Redemption Corridor did not trigger the quest, Party A (Death Corridor) will compensate Party B in the following two ways.]

[First, before January 1, 1888, integrate mainland resources and hand them over to Party B.]

[If the task is not completed within the specified time, or the completion level is unsatisfactory to Party B, or the speed is slower than stipulated in Clause Two, Clause Two will be triggered.]

[Second, half of the "World's Secret Treasure" will be distributed to Party B (Party C, Shafa and Amanda, will voluntarily hand over all of them, while Party A, Death Corridor, only needs to hand over three portions)]

[Party B (Redemption Corridor) must abide by one fundamental clause: They cannot exploit the advantages of the manager, Malger.]

In a harmonious atmosphere, everyone amicably signed the terms.

If this agreement is breached, the penalty will be a double punishment: the deduction of gold coins and the appearance of an extremely irreparable debuff.

The members of the Death Corridor each had their own agendas. They knew that Li Nuo had offended Miaham, so they had a plan to interfere and were not afraid that Li Nuo would find the "Secret of the World" first.

"And one more thing."

"Death," one player said.

"You've nearly wiped out our entire colony. How are you going to settle this?"

"That's why I'm saving you."

Li Nuo shrugged and glanced at Xiao Wu, who had just finished pressing her handprint.

“Help us…” One of the dead players realized something was wrong, but it was too late.

Li Nuo coughed lightly: "The continent of Pumeru is an experimental field. All eras are derivatives of dreams. The real masterminds are only Miaham and the Bulma Trading Company. Miaham's goal is to fight back against the Demon God, while the Bulma Trading Company represents the technological forces on the other side. The only people who truly know the secrets of this world are a few high-ranking members of the Bulma Trading Company. There is a high-level observer in this world, who is the Eye of the World from the other side of the World Tree. What we are experiencing is the 'Truman Show.' The purpose of the observer on the other side is to see if there is any need to leave the ancient god experimental field on the continent of Pumeru. If there is no need, then the continent of Pumeru will be destroyed, and the world may even be restarted. The end date is January 5, 1888."

Everyone was stunned.

Li Nuo added, "By the way, there are three other observers: Soren Lee, who has broken out of the script, and Ms. Muto Ran and I."

Xiao Wu: "Mutou Ran?"

Li Nuo: "Wrong, it's Mutō Sora. We are both high-dimensional narrators."

Then, the players in the Death Corridor, Sister Shuangfei, and Sister Ga Zi all heard a beautiful sound.

[Quest Extension: Fenrir Faction]

[Through Lord Atkinson's research, the deepest secrets of the world's structure were uncovered.]

【completed】

[Bonus Reward: 5 Trait Points, World's Treasure]

Everyone looked at Li Nuo with a deceived expression.

Xiao Wu said from the side, "You didn't ask us if we knew in advance."

“No…” one player said, “Who would have thought you guys would completely destroy the world view! Right… it’s Marje… he’s the administrator.”

Xiao Wu laughed: "You're talking about your mother. The contract states that we can't rely on Malger. What we know has nothing to do with Malger."

Li Nuo shrugged: "Hand over what we agreed on."

Then he pointed to Peters and the old man who was still reminiscing about his first love.

"If you don't give it to me, you'll be considered in breach of contract. In that case, I'll take Fenrir's corpse and join Atkinson's side, and while I'm at it, I'll bring these two big brother-level creatures along to cripple you all. You've seen the Scholars' miserable state, haven't you? You don't want to be Cairo aliens' pets, do you?"

At this point, everyone realized that Li Nuo had summoned Grandpa and Peters not to fight the BOSS, but to rob them.

at the same time.

1888 1 Month 2 Day.

Li Nuo and Xiao Wu sat with their legs crossed on the chairs in the courtroom.

"Sister Hei, Lord Atkinson is one of your Bayerkinworth's men. What's going on with him funding the Healing Church?"

Faced with Li Nuo's questioning, Sister Hei was speechless; she didn't know what was going on.

Xiao Wu laughed and said, "Oh dear, we almost got killed by that city lord! It was so dangerous! Do you want to give us some compensation?"

Li Nuo laughed and said, "Yes, we've revealed all the secrets of the world. You've heard the whispers of the abyss, but there will be a price to pay. What is the reward?"

Blackie frowned and said, "You really are the Warrior of Blacklight!"

……

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P.S.: (Don't eat leftover crab.)

(End of this chapter)