No health bar? You call this stunningly beautiful NPC sickly?

Mu Zhixi looked at the "Creator Panel" and then at the four small words "Installment Payment," and fell into deep thought.

Taking on loans at such a young age sounds so familiar.

As an ambitious and hardworking woman, she didn't want to experience the hardship of working while in debt so early on.

Mu Zhixi opened the character library, which was filled with all her previous hard work, from crazy princesses to noble elves, from aloof caged birds to sickly enchantresses, there was something for everyone.

However, the small "Installment Payment" option on the panel was particularly glaring. Mu Zhixi thought for a moment, then opened her panel again and glanced at her faith value.

The number of viewers in the live stream room has increased rapidly, soaring from over one million to nearly two million three hundred thousand, and her own small window alone has more than nine hundred thousand viewers.

The faith points that were just cleared due to upgrading employees have increased back to over 14,000 in just a short while!

Mu Zhixi thought about it seriously for a moment.

Money still needs to be spent.

A plan quickly formed in her mind.

For example, a group of knights from the old royal court might suddenly appear and beat the players to a pulp, plunging everyone into a dangerous situation.

Make a dazzling appearance in your most desperate and helpless moment!

It's like offering charcoal in snowy weather.

As for where the snow, water, and fire came from, they don't need to worry about that.

Once Mu Zhixi had an idea, she no longer hesitated and quickly began operating on the control panel.

One S-rank Royal Knight, accompanied by two S-rank Apprentice Knights.

The system quickly provided a quote.

[S-Rank Member of the Old Royal Court Knights: 40000 Faith Points]

[S-Rank Old Royal Court Apprentice Knight x2: 30000 Faith Points]

[Total: 70000 Faith Points. Your current balance is insufficient. You can choose to pay 14000 Faith Points as a down payment to activate the "Installment Payment" mode.]

Mu Zhixi's vision went black, and she felt that her wonderful ghost life was about to be shrouded in darkness.

But there was nothing she could do; this was already the maximum combat power the system allowed her to draw upon in advance.

In order to recoup the money spent, with interest, this act must be performed well.

While feeling the pinch, Mu Zhixi began setting up backgrounds for the new character.

[This S-rank knight was once a squad leader of the Final Judgment Knights in the Sanctuary Cathedral, and received a favor from the goddess of the Sanctuary.]

[Later, for some reason, he defected to the old royal court. He was seriously injured in a battle, but was abandoned by the old royal court, causing his strength to decline. He gradually felt remorse and was filled with guilt towards the church and the goddess.]

This is foreshadowing.

When we rehearse later, the style needs to be on point right away!

Mu Zhixi had set everything up and was about to grit her teeth and press the "Confirm Loan" button when she suddenly noticed an icon in the corner that she had overlooked.

A coupon that gleams with gold.

[New User Exclusive: Half-price Coupon for Character Creation]

[Effect: When you perform "Physical Manifestation", the Faith Point cost is reduced by 50%.]

[Conditions for use: Full payment is required; cannot be used in conjunction with the "installment payment" option.]

Mu Zhixi fell silent.

She stared at the coupon for a full ten seconds before finally losing her temper and cursing.

"Shady businessman!"

Who taught you this trick?!

I deliberately waited until she had her eye on something expensive and was ready to take out a loan before a coupon that could only be used for full payment popped up.

Isn't this bullying a ghost?!

...in the library.

Yuexi, Wengu, and the others finally recovered from the overwhelming amount of information presented by the book "The Lost Era".

"So," Wen Gu pushed up his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses revealing a complex expression, "that bizarre game... might have had a 'beta test'?"

This guess is bold and sounds absurd, but it perfectly explains everything.

Why does Miss Number One know so much about the ancient secrets of this world? Why is her power system completely beyond the players' comprehension?

If she was a player who participated in the "closed beta test," then everything makes sense.

During the closed beta testing phase, she had already come into contact with the ancient force known as the "Sanctuary Church" and even became a high-ranking member.

After the bizarre game officially began, she, as a "veteran player," returned to this world.

"Hmm," Yuexi closed her book and leaned lazily against the bookshelf, "Otherwise what? Do you all think Miss Number One is weird?"

The group quickly shook their heads, mainly because they had never heard of any beta test server.

But then I thought, secrets of this level would definitely be kept tightly under wraps by the Anomaly Management Bureau in the real world, so it's normal that they're not qualified to know.

Thus, the Bureau of Abnormalities took the blame for Mu Zhixi.

I was just about to say something, like how to contact the Sanctuary Church and try to get a chance to join.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

A cold system notification popped up unexpectedly in front of the nine players present, as well as all the viewers in the live stream.

[Ding! Special historical information leak detected... Hidden worldview quest chain activated.]

[Congratulations! You are among the second group of players on the entire server to learn about the 'Clash of Eras'.]

The faction selection process has begun.