Can't I develop my own character?

"You can trust anyone who is a devout believer in Janus."

"I'm afraid I can't do that." Casradi chuckled, "But I feel like I'm willing to believe what you say."

'Lin Qi' did not answer and continued to walk forward coolly. This was her personality. She looked nothing like a nun, but she was a nun, oh no, she was a priest now.

Casradi did not ask any further questions. She believed in her intuition. People's inner thoughts could not be hidden. A look or a word would reveal their true nature.

As for 'Lin Qi', after getting along with her, Casradi believed that she must be someone worth winning over.

At this moment, Lin Qi suddenly quickened his pace and walked towards the entrance of the street alley.

Casradi was slightly puzzled, but soon saw a thin figure squatting at the entrance of the alley. It was a little boy with a scruffy face and ragged clothes. He was huddled at the exit of the alley, looking timidly at the bustling scene outside the alley.

I wanted to come out but was afraid, so I could only hide in the shadow cast by the coal lamp, with a shabby little bowl in front of me.

Lin Qi walked over, took out two copper coins from his pocket and put them in the bowl.

The little boy couldn't wait to grab the copper coin, said a few words of thanks to Lin Qi, and then turned and rushed into the alley.

"May Janus bless him to grow up healthy." Casradi walked over and said.

"Janus wouldn't bless such a thing," Lin Qi said. "He wouldn't grow up healthy. He might die suddenly in a corner in a few days."

Kasradi frowned. "The security situation in Berman City isn't that bad, is it?"

"Public security can't solve all problems. God won't give a homeless child steamed buns, and neither will most people. Those living at the bottom of society never have a chance, and their life or death...depends on the mood of those in power."

When saying the last sentence, Lin Qi turned and looked at Casradi.

The red eyes were so calm that it chilled one's heart. Only those who had experienced it would understand... Kasladi's thoughts trembled. She admitted that she was one of the superiors mentioned by "Lin Qi" and did not understand the situation of these humble people.

But in reality, it was Ryan who went through all of this, and as a sheriff he had dealt with too many cases like this.

The public security in Berman City is relatively good, but it is only on the surface. The oppression of ordinary people by the Mafia, nobles, wealthy businessmen and other groups can be seen everywhere. The little boy just now is not even an ordinary person.

Sometimes during patrols, one would come across bodies of people beaten to death in the alleys, but no one would claim them, and the case would be hastily closed as an accident.

Track down the murderer?

Then don’t even think about it!

There is a high probability that this will be traced back to a certain noble, and a small probability that it will be traced back to those gang forces. No matter who it is, they are not easy to deal with.

Ryan used to have the idea of ​​changing the status quo, but as he saw more and more situations, he gradually became numb.

"Fuck, why am I bothering with this?"

In front of the game interface, Ryan scratched his hair, set the game to AI idle, and simply ignored it.

It’s not a good idea to discuss these topics with a princess, so let the AI ​​continue to have romantic affairs and improve its favorability.

"Grandpa Ryan is a kind-hearted man, but it's a pity that he can't protect himself now."

Ryan muttered, no longer paying attention to the situation in the game.

While on hold, he reviewed the current situation in his notebook and concluded that it was "still quite optimistic."

It is indeed still optimistic. The identity of the insider is relatively stable, the days in the administrative office are going well, and the development of the trumpet is also going smoothly.

After tearing off the pages of the notebook and burning them, Ryan, who had nothing to do, chose to exercise at home, doing a hundred push-ups, a hundred squats, a hundred... After that, he took a shower and waited until eleven o'clock in the evening to start the game again.

Lin Qi has returned to the church and looked at the hang-up records. There is nothing wrong.

Unexpectedly, Casradi's favorability increased again, and it increased even more than last time, which was indeed a good gain.

Ryan controlled 'Lin Qi' to stroll around the cemetery and killed all the wandering souls that appeared. Even small grasshoppers were meat, so he would not miss out on the steamed buns that appeared.

Ding! —

The church clocks chimed.

You hear the echoes of time and space.

The cycle of reincarnation has begun. From the portal of Janus, you glimpse the power of the past. The dark flame has burned from ancient times to this day, burning away the ashes and beginning a new life.

[You kneel before the statue of Janus and choose——]

'Take out the copper coins.'

As soon as the option popped up, Ryan made his choice with ease.

Woohoo! ~

Suddenly there was a strong wind in the church.

The black wind filled the entire church, making the rose windows rattle.

[A powerful evil spirit breaks through the cracks and descends, please be careful! ]

Following the game prompts, a huge black shadow emerged from the black fog.

[Evil Spirit Lord Wandering in the Crevice lv15]

"Fuck, a level 15 boss?!"

Ryan's expression darkened. He knew that the last level was not that easy, but he didn't expect the level span was so large.

The size of the evil spirit lord is not much bigger than that of an ordinary evil spirit, but it is actually level 15, which is 3 levels higher than Lin Qi, and has boss attribute bonuses.

Lin Qi rushed forward and stabbed him. The Evil Lord's health bar moved slightly to show respect.

"The damage is very low. It's too hard to fight without a job change."

However, Ryan was not in a hurry. He controlled Lin Qi to dodge when the evil spirit lord attacked.

In the picture, black fog surged and turned into tentacles that slapped down three times in a row. Lin Qi dodged the first two times, but was hit by the last one, losing one-fifth of his health.

Although it wasn't much, it still made Ryan feel nervous.

This is just a normal attack after all.

With high attack and fast speed, Lin Qi's health bar was depleted in less than two minutes. On the other hand, the Evil Lord didn't lose even one tenth of his health.

"Md, how do we fight this?"

That's not how you play Souls-style games!

Ryan could only gnaw on the roast chicken while thinking of a solution.

At this moment, the system popped up a message -

[Switch to consciousness control mode? ]

Consciousness control means that he conveys ideas through consciousness and then lets the game character execute them himself.

This is a mode between 'AI hang-up' and 'complete manual operation'. Ryan now often uses this mode when entering the game because it saves trouble.

However, when fighting monsters, he would still subconsciously choose manual operation.

On the one hand, it is to experience the joy of the game, and on the other hand, Ryan is confident in his own skills.

"System, what do you mean? Do you think my manual control is worse than my AFK control? If you say that, I will—"

[Has entered consciousness control mode, please issue instructions:]

"Lin Qi, please!"

boom! ~

Lin Qi was knocked out again, and his body knocked down the bench in the church, but he quickly turned over and got up, holding the Blade of Corrosion in his backhand. His red eyes flashed with a slight cold light, and his whole temperament changed instantly.

From rookie to killer!

Chapter 22: Job Change, Silent Sister!

Ryan found himself in a misunderstanding - manual operation is better than AFK.

That's true. He has played so many games, and which AI is not stupid?

Or it could be a simple mode, which only executes a certain character monotonously, and in some games, the automatic pathfinding can be interrupted by wild monsters.

But Empress Online is different, at least it is different from the real version. In addition to the powerful plot, Ryan found that 'Lin Qi' under the control of AI is so strong that he is simply a god of war!

Midnight, church, priests and waltzes.

Facing the attack of the Evil Lord, Lin Qi roamed and counterattacked nimbly, and the gap between the two sides was gradually narrowed thanks to the efforts of the AI.

Looking at the half-dropped health bar of the Evil Lord, Ryan once suspected that Lin Qi had secretly increased his attributes. It was not until he took over an operation in the middle and was beaten to a pulp that he had to admit the reality - okay, I am indeed worse than the AI.

"Come on, my other self, you must kill it."

Although the AI ​​operation is very strong, the attack of the Evil Lord is too high, and after the health bar drops by 50%, it increases again, and the speed and attack power increase a lot, which can directly knock off one-third of Lin Qi's health at a time.

Every time he was hit, Lin Qi could only eat roast chicken to recover, but the amount of roast chicken was too small. When the Evil Lord's health dropped to a quarter, it was eaten up, and he could only continue to eat steamed buns.

Although steamed buns can restore health, as the level increases, this thing is no longer enough to fill the gaps in your teeth.

"Less than one-fifth."

Ryan stared nervously.

He was actually very hesitant, whether to escape or continue fighting. Once 'Lin Qi' died, it would be a huge blow to him.

It will take a day to rebuild the character, and you will have to level up again.

Not only are all the skills and attributes gone, but how to reconstruct the character and establish a relationship with Kasiladi is also a problem.

But he was reluctant to leave. What if this mission was a one-time one?

But Ryan didn't give up in the end. If he didn't dare to fight in the game, when would he fight?

Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.

One tenth!

'Lin Qi' hit again, and the Evil Lord's health dropped to one tenth.

At this time, the black fog gradually changed into a huge ghost face, opened its mouth wide in the direction of Lin Qi, and launched a mental attack.

The boss uses his ultimate move when his health is almost gone. Ryan is very familiar with this scene.

But he didn't expect that this guy's ultimate move was actually a mental attack.

"Purify!"

With the blessing of Janus, the mental control lasted for less than half a second before it was lifted. Lin Qi did not retreat but advanced, and made a final sprint with a rapid acceleration!

puff!

One knife, another knife.

The Evil Lord seemed to have entered a state of stiffness after releasing his skills. He stood there without any reaction, allowing Lin Qi to empty his health one by one.

boom!

The black fog dissipated, and three large, shining balls of light appeared in Ryan's field of vision.

"pass?"

His eyes lit up.

Lin Qi walked over and picked up the three balls of light.

One of them is the last fragment of the ancient evil spirit.

What was left was a soul jade and a piece of equipment.

Black Gloves

【Quality: First-class excellent】

[Effect 1: Magic power +2, magic power release efficiency +10%. ]

[Effect 2: Destroys magic, cancels the release of magic power to a certain extent.]

[Equipment Requirements: Spirit 15, Magic 18]

【Description: Black Death, White Gloves, Black Gloves, White...?】

"First-level equipment, haha! My father's son is going to get rich!" Ryan laughed.

In Empress Online, equipment qualities are divided into normal, good, excellent, sophisticated, epic and legendary.

In addition, there are extremely rare "mythical" equipment that requires special tasks to obtain.

Equipment without levels can only be excellent at best, such as the Blade of Corrosion.