Lord: Sequence Overlord

Chapter 20 Occupation of Rose Castle

Chapter 20

The gates of Rose Castle are wide open, and beyond them lies a garden filled with roses.

At that moment, Lady Stephanie Rose was reading a book under the vine-covered pergola outside the castle.

Seemingly sensing someone's arrival, Stephanie put down her book and looked at Rosen.

Without experiencing prison, one cannot truly understand the value of freedom.

Although Greed Island is also a prison, it has Rose Castle, which she is familiar with, and Rose Garden, which she loves. Here, she can continue to enjoy a life of comfort and regain some of her freedom.

Compared to prison, Greed Island is definitely paradise.

However, having left prison and enjoyed this freedom, she also had to complete the tasks given to her by the game's GM.

She also had to be careful of the players. She wasn't one of those clumsy, resurrectable spirit beast NPCs in the castle. She only had one life; once she died, it was gone. If she encountered a player with a strong bloodlust, the game GM wouldn't avenge her.

So when Stephanie saw the man approaching, she nervously stood up to greet him.

"Hello, adventurer, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Stephanie lifted her skirt and slightly bent her knees and nodded.

How many card rings do you have?

Rosen asked bluntly.

"..."

Stephanie was completely stumped by the question.

According to the game GM's instructions, she should be responsible for issuing tasks to players, and then players should complete the tasks to exchange for a specific card. However, the first player she encountered asked for the card "Jenni" right away. How is she supposed to answer such a question?

"I don't have a card."

Stephanie said bitterly.

"How can this be?"

Rosen asked in surprise.

"All my daily expenses in this city are free."

Stephanie told the truth.

Rosen didn't think Stephanie had any reason to lie; it seemed he was somewhat misled by preconceived notions.

He believed that since Stephanie had retained Rose Castle after the fusion of the spiritual realm, she must still be very wealthy.

However, he overlooked the fact that Greed Island doesn't actually have a real economic system. The currency here is just like the game's currency, which is a way for players to earn money by killing monsters and then buy game items.

As a game NPC, Stephanie doesn't need to buy cards and therefore doesn't need money.

So she was penniless, just like him. This meant that he couldn't take any shortcuts to earn Greed Island's currency; he could only earn money honestly as a player, following the game's established methods.

However, the main way for players to make money is simply by killing monsters in various monster-hunting maps.

He can't leave Masadora now; he can't stay in Masadora and rely on working for Nen Beast NPCs to earn a meager income.

"What task do you have?"

"I have nowhere to make money," Rosen asked helplessly. "At least there's the chance to get specific cards."

As far as he knew, the designated card could also be exchanged for Greed Island currency with some NPCs. He just hoped that Stephanie's quest could be completed without leaving Marsadora, otherwise the quest would just get stuck and he wouldn't be able to complete it.

"I need you to collect one hundred different varieties of roses for me..."

Stephanie explained her task: "These roses must be fresh, and the time difference between their harvesting and the harvesting time cannot exceed half an hour. There is no time limit for the task, and you will receive a designated card upon completion."

"understood."

The God-Slaying Spear and Crossbow instantly appeared beside Rosen, but Stephanie couldn't see them after they became ethereal.

Under his remote control, the God-Slaying Crossbow floated to a height of sixty meters above him, then rotated its God-Hunting Demon Eye to scan the rose garden of Rose Castle, constantly searching for roses of different colors with its superhuman visual perception.

However, after searching several times, the Hunter's Eye only found a total of 90 different varieties of roses.

This is very likely the limit of Rose Castle. The remaining ten new varieties of roses should be scattered throughout Greed Island. To complete the mission, players need to find the other ten varieties of roses on the island and bring them to Stephanie within half an hour.

This is the correct way to complete the mission, but as far as Rosen knows, game GMs will not prevent players from cheating within reasonable limits.

For example, the Rose Garden in Rose Castle has grown a 91st different variety of rose. This extra variety can definitely be used to complete the mission. So, in addition to finding new varieties of roses on other maps of Greed Island, you can also cultivate new varieties of roses yourself.

However, it's easy to imagine how time-consuming this would be, as Rosen simply doesn't know how to cultivate new varieties of roses.

But on second thought, it seems he could cheat.

Other players who log in from outside Greed Island and are teleported to Greed Island have very limited items they can carry with them, and even leaving Greed Island is not an easy task. In the future, it is common for many players to be trapped for many years after entering the island.

However, he can leave Greed Island at any time, and he can also bring everything from reality to Greed Island.

Therefore, he only needs to find ten new varieties of roses in Redstone City to easily complete the specific card task assigned by Stephanie. With that thought, Rosen turned around and left, intending to find a flower shop to help him cheat.

That evening, Rosen used the mysterious study to wander around, evading the city's police and sneaking into a flower shop.

There are many new varieties of roses here, after all, they are products of two different worlds.

Rosen randomly selected ten types of roses still planted in flowerpots, wrapped them up with some soil, and immediately entered the Mysterious Study to log into Marthadora. It was also nighttime in Marthadora at this time. He quickly collected 90 types of roses and broke into Rose Castle.

Stephanie, who was taking a shower, was startled when Rosen burst into the bathroom.

However, upon seeing the large bouquet of roses in Rosen's hands, Stephanie momentarily forgot her shame and became lost in thought.

The game GM gave her the task and naturally informed her of its difficulty.

Only half a day had passed, and this player had already completed the task with ease.

Stephanie is not a naive little girl; on the contrary, she is a successful businesswoman. Even though her memories of Redstone City have been completely altered, her talent for business and her memories of being a businesswoman remain.

Therefore, she knew very well that she couldn't always encounter those obedient children who would simply complete their tasks.

If she were to encounter someone unreasonable and reckless, with her beauty, she could easily lose her virginity or even her life.

Since that's the case, she might as well find herself a backer, someone who can help her defend against other players. If she can help this player complete the Greed Island game, maybe she can leave Greed Island with him and gain true freedom.

Stephanie stood up from the bathtub, her fair skin adorned with rose petals, and walked toward Rosen.

Rosen felt his throat go dry; this figure was much better than the one he remembered Sani from.

He's not a eunuch; how could he possibly turn away after seeing this scene?

However, he should be the one to take the initiative in this matter. With that in mind, he did not hesitate to step forward and transform all the rich theoretical experience left to him by Little Rosen into practical experience. But if he did that, wouldn't he become Little Rosen's brother-in-law?
(This is not the female lead's story, so these two chapters were a bit bland. I'll add another chapter today.)
(End of this chapter)