Great, we're doomed now!

After all, you can't just go to everyone you meet and tell them you've traveled from another time, how beautiful the scenery is there, and how lovely the people from your hometown are.

Currently, Ye Shou and Mann's public image is that of a "secluded place":

By using special smuggling methods to escape everyone's sight, severing ties with the past, they can start anew in a new world and build their own home.

For example, among the three sisters, the eldest and second eldest sisters found it difficult to stay in Night City any longer, so they risked leaving with Ye Shou. The youngest sister, however, stayed with Mann's team. Only when her two older sisters sent back messages or she met Ye Shou in person could she truly believe in him.

However, Ye Shou did not criticize Mann for this. Instead, he told him that everything is difficult at the beginning and that he would get better with experience.

Liuli was somewhat prepared for the strange phenomenon that Ye Shou always brought back beautiful women during his "seclusion," but seeing him bring back two at once this time left her completely dumbfounded.

Fortunately, it seems that only Lucy and Ye Shou have a private relationship among these people; the others don't seem to be that close to him.

Regardless, it's a good thing that new people are joining the company—that's how she consoled herself.

Then Ye Shou went to the world of "Delicious in the Labyrinth" alone. He thought that after the old land of the Golden Country surfaced, it would attract worldwide attention, and the investigations of various forces would keep him busy for a while.

But he overestimated the speed of information dissemination in that world, as well as the sense of time among long-lived species like elves!

After Ye Shou returned, he saw the various log records from the dark-skinned guy Kabul over the past month and discovered that humans were the fastest to react.

Merchants and wealthy farmers have already begun to contact Kabul, hoping to obtain the qualifications to open shops or establish villages here. Some adventurers have decided to simply retire and settle here as farmers (but it is very difficult to cultivate new land, and it usually takes a long time to cultivate it well, so most people want fertile land, and there are more monks than porridge).

Furthermore, with the collapse and disappearance of the labyrinth, the orcs hiding inside were forced to come to the surface.

After the Fire Dragon died, they returned to the fifth level and below, luckily escaping the cloud-burst bombs that occurred on the third and fourth levels... Of course, due to the ecological collapse, they suffered from hunger for a while. But even though they survived, due to some historical reasons, the orcs were hostile to various races and could not migrate freely, so they could only hope that the Golden Kingdom would take them in.

For this, they were even willing to offer the king the most beautiful woman in their tribe—the kind with exceptionally beautiful fur and gracefully curved canine teeth.

Generally, no one would take in orcs, and Kabur didn't have a good impression of them either, but Sensi seemed to have a connection with this group and asked Kabur to temporarily settle them in a place far away from human villages.

There is also a group of people who, like the orcs, appeared on the surface of the earth due to the changes in the world. They are the remnants of the ancient Golden Kingdom!

The Labyrinth Lord Hisl was once a court magician. In order to protect the precarious Golden Kingdom, he used the ruins to build the Labyrinth and hide the country and its people—of course, by borrowing the power of demons.

These citizens were cursed with immortality, their souls bound and forever unable to leave the labyrinth. Even though they had lost all human desires and even sought death, the increasingly deranged Hissl imprisoned them, believing he was protecting his people.

"Defeat the berserk mage to break the curse and become king"—this prophecy was actually spread by them!

Therefore, in a sense, they are the source of Ye Shou's legitimacy.

Now that Hisl has been defeated and the curse on the inhabitants of the Golden Kingdom has dissipated, since their lifespans were forcibly extended by magic anyway, they will most likely not live much longer and will die naturally.

They finally achieved the liberation they had longed for, so no one caused trouble; they just wanted to spend the rest of their time as ordinary people before they died.

Merchants, adventurers, orcs, remnants of the Golden Kingdom… so many things awaited Ye Shou's return, so when Kabul, his assistant, saw Ye Shou return, he was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes.

Next, Ye Shou used the supercomputer of the cyber era and his exceptionally abundant energy to organize various data on taxation, arable land, and population in just one day. He even made more than ten future plans, including land reclamation, market opening, and urban construction, showing Kabul what work efficiency really means!

The innate Golden Rule allowed all matters related to taxation to proceed smoothly, as if protected by divine intervention, and it almost shook Cabel's worldview.

The Golden Kingdom is currently in dire need of reconstruction. Although most of the land is abandoned and unusable, there is no pressure on food supply. As a person from another world, Ye Shou does not discriminate against demi-humans as much, nor is he worried that the remnants will affect his rule, so he generously accepted them.

In just twenty days, Ye Shou sorted out all the previously chaotic affairs and everything was back on track.

The only thing he failed to handle properly was refusing the beautiful woman offered by the orcs (who was said to be the chieftain's sister), which made the orcs worry that they were being disliked by the king.

Among the many things, the most noteworthy is Leos. In the original story, he was cursed for killing the Winged Lion, which meant that he would be hated by monsters for the rest of his life, and all kinds of monsters would avoid him.

This was worse than death for Leos, who loved monsters the most!

However, neither he nor Farin became chimeras as in the original story, so there's no question of curses. They are currently adventuring in the Golden Kingdom, searching for ancient ruins, defeating monsters within, and incidentally having a meal.

Sensi has basically become his regular partner. The two are like-minded in this regard and can be said to be famous in some ways, known to everyone in the Golden Kingdom!

Ye Shou would sometimes go to Maru and Farin to discuss some magical theories. Whenever a powerful monster appeared in the country, he would step forward to fight it. Gradually, he established his prestige and had a decent militia. The orc tribe was also regarded as mercenaries by the outside world.

Although the country has not been established for long, it has all the necessary military and economic resources; it has managed to set up a makeshift organization.

Next, he needs to establish diplomatic relations with the dwarves, and ideally attract a small to medium-sized community—the emergence of the Golden Kingdom also brought with it abundant mineral resources, and it would be a waste not to make good use of them.

Land reclamation is still too difficult and labor-intensive, and Ye Shou doesn't want to become a transporter of fertilizers and pesticides (the quantity is too large), so the main focus is on finding mines. With the [Golden Rule] here, setting up a dwarf shop will ensure a steady stream of business!

As for the Western elves... who knows when they'll remember the Golden Kingdom? Given the time-consciousness of long-lived species, it could be a year or two!

And so came the days of "Delicious in the Maze," and Ye Shou began to look forward to what surprises awaited him in the next cycle.

—And then it all fell apart!

I purchased entries such as "My Superman" as planned, but the refreshed system card still didn't give me anything good. This time, the entries that came out were themed around "literature"!

Just kidding, Ye Shou has no intention of traveling back to ancient times to become a literary giant!

Of course, the system cards themed around "romance" also contributed quite a few good entries, so Ye Shou initially had some expectations... but after a month, they were completely useless.

He suddenly found himself with a lot of free time. Although he had a lot of work to do, there was nothing that required special attention, and he could just proceed step by step.

Then the following month was the same, this time with "business" as the theme, and it really was just about negotiation skills, the art of conversation, and things like that, with nothing to do with luck.

After a month of comprehensive evaluation, it was determined to be inferior to even a hair's breadth of the "Golden Rule"!

GGO has already been developed and is ready to launch its public beta. The first power suit has even begun commercialization. But Ye Shou hasn't even come across a single useful term. He was so angry that he almost had a stroke!

The only consolation is that the Golden Country in "Delicious in the Maze" is thriving, with many bankrupt farmers moving in and settling down there, making it more and more like a normal country.

Two or three months passed, and Ye Shouqiong, extremely bored, could only amuse himself by sparring with Jin Tianjinglong, which ironically made his swordsmanship even more superb.

And so, with a frustrated heart, he waited for yet another system card. He glanced at it briefly and then held his tongue, afraid that he would burst into a tirade and lose his composure.

The theme is "fashion design" and "model catwalk"!

What use would I have for this thing? To scare monsters away by striking a pose?!

What nonsense about catwalks, golden ratios, fashion trends, and the JOJO pose!

...Huh? JOJO? What JOJO!

Ye Shou blinked, his gaze settling on the single line:

-15:

Interdimensional Teleportation: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Limited to 30 days)

Note: Once the entry is fixed, starting from the second cycle, each instance will remain for twenty days; exceeding this period will result in the deduction of Destiny Coins.

Volume 4: Stand Users Are Attracted to Each Other

Chapter 118 Clown, what are you doing!

Summer 1986, Marseille port, France, suburbs.

—BOOM!!!

The sky was furious; a dazzling flash of lightning pierced through the thick inky blackness in an instant, revealing the clouds that seemed to be biting each other like wild beasts. The rolling thunder that followed drowned out all the whispers in the world.

The torrential rain washes over the world, and the darkness of night hides all evil.

"Who's there?! Is anyone there?!"

A young woman, her voice hoarse with grief, collapsed in the pouring rain, embracing her companion's body, stained with blood and gradually losing warmth, and uttering the most helpless yet furious cry.

"Whoever it is, please come and save her!"

Long——!

A bolt of lightning flashed, illuminating the dark road, and a tall, eerie figure flashed by in an instant.

"!"

The woman immediately shone her flashlight in the direction of the object. The light, blurred by the torrential rain, only revealed half of the outline, but it was unmistakably an adult male, not some wild beast.

"You... uh!"

They wanted to call for help immediately, but when the woman saw that the other person was not carrying any rain gear and was just standing motionless in the torrential rain, and was unmoved even though they had heard their cries for help, she immediately became alert.

Everything that happened today was extremely bizarre!

She and her female classmate walked home together. Although they encountered a rainstorm, the journey was not far and they were not afraid. However, halfway there, something attacked her female classmate, who fell to the ground almost without resistance. The blood that flowed out was washed away by the rain and stained a large area red.

She put down her umbrella, hurriedly squatted down to check the situation, and tore open her clothes to reveal a long and extremely deep wound—

A sharp blade pierced through! Without a doubt!

She wouldn't mistake him, because her older brother was very fond of fencing, and like an ancient knight, he was strict with himself. His foil skills were quite famous in the area. She had watched her brother practice swordsmanship since she was a child, and had even witnessed swordsmen dueling, so she was no stranger to such wounds.

But how is that possible?

It may be dark at night, and you can't hear footsteps in the heavy rain, but if someone rushes over and stabs you with a sword, no matter how fast they move, it's impossible not to see it!

Glug glug~

No matter how confused she was, her companion's wound kept bleeding, and the warmth of life was gradually being taken away by the rain. She was completely helpless and could not get any response when she shouted loudly.

Now that she finally saw people, she couldn't feel happy at all:

Pedestrians without rain gear wouldn't walk at night in this kind of weather, much less remain indifferent upon seeing such a scene. Whether it's fear or concern—the emotional fluctuations that a normal person should have—are completely absent in this person.

...In this situation, if it's not a passerby, then it can only be the attacker!

He just stood there, as if admiring something... perhaps waiting for his female companion to die.

"...Was it you? Were you the one who stabbed Sophie?!" the woman angrily questioned the figure. "Was it for money, or for revenge?"

There was a moment of silence, followed by a sharp, strange laugh. The man's shoulders shrugged as if he had seen something amusing, and then he couldn't help but burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

"Hehe~ Hehe~ Aren't you scared? You're so strong~"

In this situation, you still dare to talk to me like that? Should I call you brave or stupid? Maybe if you acted like an ordinary woman, crying and begging me to spare your life, you might just move me~ Hehe~~

Should you run? You'd better run fast, otherwise, that corpse on the ground will be your example!

It wasn't for money, nor for hatred; it was the worst kind—killing for amusement.

"You won't hear any pleas for mercy today, and no one will run away out of fear of you, you scoundrel!"

The woman shone a flashlight on the other person while tightening the umbrella in her other hand, gripping it like a rapier.

She stood up, stepped over her companion, and fearlessly raised the tip of her umbrella.

"I, Sherry Polnareff, will stake my family's honor on the fact that I will never abandon my comrades, nor will I ever lose to a shameless coward who only dares to act in the shadows!"

"..."

So beautiful!

The heavy rain ruined the woman's makeup, and her hair was plastered messily to her face, but anyone who saw her now would think of the brave and fearless Valkyrie in Wagner's opera.

It's something to look forward to and admire.