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Oops, I've been entangled by a fool! : Chapter 99 Action

Although the looks of her two subordinates almost made it clear, Bronya had no intention of letting them get their wish.

Beloberg is not an empire built on marriage. He is just a wall that protects the people from the cold and snow, not the owner of this planet. Apart from the identity of the Great Guardian, he has almost nothing. What can he use to repay such a favor?

Is this just pure emotion? How is this any different from refusing to pay a debt?

So Bronya just stroked the blue gem on her chest as a token of her oath, looked directly at Jiang Yan with a firm gaze, and reiterated her oath to him with silent determination.

Faced with this extremely serious girl, Jiang Yan had long since given up on trying to persuade her. He had no chance of leading the Belobergs to conquer the entire universe, and no matter how much they might feel in gratitude, it was nothing more than another place where he could feel at home. That was fine.

However, Jiang Yan had clearly underestimated the Beloberg people's drive and enthusiasm. Unrequited favors also carry a heavy psychological burden. Upon learning the incredible news that the Prince, whom everyone had long tacitly acknowledged, had secretly returned to Beloberg and once again rescued them from their astronomical debt, the Beloberg people, overcome with excitement and jubilation, leapt into action without any guidance or direction.

It has to be said that although adults no longer believe in the plots in fairy tales, when there really is a prince who saves the princess and the kingdom, the thoughts of adults are no different from those of children, except that "innocence" is replaced by "sentiment."

So after much discussion in taverns, factories, military camps, and by the fireplace, everyone came to an almost unanimous conclusion:

——This time, we must not let His Royal Highness the Prince get away again. If we don’t marry the Great Guardian off, we really can’t express our gratitude.

Soon, a nationwide search for "Where is His Royal Highness the Prince?" spontaneously began throughout the city. Wedding dresses in dress shops were sold out, and countless Belobergs carried dresses to various hotels, guesthouses, and even B&Bs, searching for them, ready to find the Prince, force the dress onto him, and then begin to kneel down en masse, forcing him into marriage by putting on the wedding gown.

This trend certainly could not be hidden from the managers of Krippenburg. Even Pera and Silva, who wanted to give Bronya's feelings a sense of security, were shocked by the sudden outburst of powerful action by the Beloberg people.

Are you planning a revolution to establish the Rand Dynasty? You're taking this a bit too far!

You know, as the leader who ended the cold wave and brought spring back to Yarilo 6, Bronya's prestige in Beloberg is unprecedented. With just a nod of her head, she can easily become the first Queen of Rand from the 19th Grand Guardian.

But obviously, this girl who had long given up all her selfish desires would never do such a thing. Under her pleading gaze, Jiang Yan had no choice but to hide in her bedroom for the time being and not go out until the trend passed, and then live a life in the deep palace in a sense.

But this was not a problem for Jiang Yan. After all, although Beloberg was technologically backward, the game cabin could still be purchased after the trade route was reopened. It would be nice to make up for the battles he owed Sam during this period. Not to mention that there was a big fish, no, a big wolf to catch:

"Ms. Silver Wolf, I recently obtained the first Ether coin from the Interstellar Peace Company. It is said to have been made by a legendary hacker named Punchlord. Are you interested in it?"

"It's quite interesting... Since it's something from Punklord, let me see it. I will give you enough rewards."

As a Punklod hacker, Silver Wolf was naturally the universe's foremost encryption expert, but that obviously didn't include facial expressions. Even Jiang Yan, who wasn't particularly adept at reading people's expressions, could tell from her already smiling face and the way her fingers were unconsciously tapping in the air that she was eager to try.

Jiang Yan, who owed her a large favor, certainly wouldn't be so unemotional as to sabotage her on the spot. Just as he was thinking about how to pretend he didn't know about the gift and casually gave it away, Kafka, standing by, mercilessly backstabbed her partner with a smile on her face:

"Huh? Isn't that coin one of the toys you've been dreaming of, Baoer?"

This sentence immediately made Silver Wolf lose face, and he hurriedly explained:

"First of all, I'm not obsessed with it. As a veteran player of Etherfront, I'm just interested in commemorative items like this, just like that Ether cartridge from a while ago."

"Secondly, that thing isn't a toy. It's a precious memento of a Punk Lord hacker's genius in bringing the entire universe into her 'game.'"

"Finally, let me emphasize again that I am not thinking about it day and night. I have said this long string of words just to explain to you how powerful it is. Do you understand, Kafka?"

However, the only response she got was Kafka's smile, forcing Silver Wolf to give up his meaningless struggle. He slumped his shoulders in frustration and said to Jiang Yan:

"Well, I admit, you've got a good one. If it weren't for Sam, I'd have been ready to get it secretly."

"Now, tell me what you want? A few more zeros on your account credit? A maxed-out, fully loaded, and fully-achieved account for every game on the market? Top-secret files from the Interstellar Peace Corporation? Or... a close-up photo of Sam?"

These options simply made Jiang Yan speechless. He was indeed a hacker from Punklord, his ideas had nothing to do with those of normal humans.

What's the point of adding a few zeros to your credit points? A smaller number is meaningless, but a larger number, do you really think Interstellar Peace Company is stupid enough not to freeze your account?

The game account is even more outrageous. Suddenly, there is an account with full level, full equipment and full achievements. Do you think the game company is a fool?

Top secret files? I'm not a reporter, so what's the point of knowing this kind of gossip?

A close-up photo of Sam? Why would I need a photo of him when I was punching hundreds of marks on his real body every day?

Helplessly, Jiang Yan shook his head and said:

"I've troubled you for so long, what's this little reward worth? I'll give it to you when I'm done."

Jiang Yan couldn't really say anything about "tuition" for the arena host, which had been built for so long without compensation. While the skill of manipulating the coin in reality was definitely something he had to learn, this coin was definitely a gift. At most, he could use favors or other gifts to make up for it.

However, this casually polite remark instantly triggered the trauma left by Silver Wolf's infiltration of the Black Tower Space Station in pursuit of the legendary Ether cartridge, "Punkloder Spirit." She had painstakingly secured the cartridge, even after antagonizing two geniuses, only to discover it was a replica. The subsequent loss cost her all game accounts, leaving her devastated. To this day, every time she sees that cartridge, she feels a pang of discontent.

Still coming? Stop! Let go of that ether coin!

Silver Wolf jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on.

"Use? If you use this precious collectible, what value will it have? Don't touch that coin!"

"You want to play Ether Front? I'll give you one hundred Ether coins! I can get any monster, any combination, for you!"

Oops, I've Been Haunted by a Fool!: Chapter 100 Game Characters (Celebrating the th Chapter!)

Jiang Yan certainly didn't intend to take Silver Wolf's 100 ether coins. Instead, he told her the whole story in detail. However, this frank confession only earned her a look of looking at him like a fool:

"Who told you that with that souvenir and the backend permissions of the Interstellar Peace Company, you can learn reality editing? If it were that easy, would those guys at the Interstellar Peace Company give up this power?"

"So I came to you to confirm... eh?"

In Jiang Yan's eyes, one of the Silver Wolf's arms suddenly turned into a string of numbers and codes that were flowing wildly. As if afraid that Jiang Yan could not see clearly, it was raised directly in front of him, completely blocking his sight. Only then did it retract the infinitely compressed and superimposed codes and restore it to an ordinary arm as white as jade.

After admiring Jiang Yan's shocked expression with satisfaction, Silver Wolf said proudly:

"Got it? The premise of reality editing is to transform one's life into a program with data and characters as its soul and ether as its flesh and blood, allowing life itself to become the runtime library of reality editing. What? You want to try it?"

Uh, is that such a simple reason?

Such a reasonable reason, which even made people wonder "Why didn't I think of it earlier", instantly made Jiang Yan feel disappointed.

This magical way of transforming an entire person into a special energy creature, regardless of the success rate, is probably almost zero in compatibility with other power systems, and is obviously not suitable for me.

What's more, even if he is a flesh and blood creature now, he is often eaten to pieces by his sister; if he is transformed into an energy creature, won't he be swallowed up and fused into her stomach and never be released?

Despite his disappointment, Jiang Yan didn't dwell on it too much. After all, the deal he had made with Shajin was a delivery-first-payment-later deal. If he got nothing, his valuation on this chip wouldn't be much higher. Besides, there was always a chance things wouldn't turn around, so Jiang Yan quickly adjusted his mindset and calmly asked,

"So how exactly does the Ether Front achieve ether printing? The packaging library?"

Although the name was different, Silver Wolf clearly understood Jiang Yan's meaning. He nodded with satisfaction and said:

"That's right, the huge base station in each competition venue is used for this. However, if you are willing to use an entire planet as a base station, you can achieve an effect similar to what I can do. Do you want to try it with your ice hockey puck?" Silver Wolf suddenly said with a strange tone and a hint of meaning.

Jiang Yan's face darkened at this remark. My ice ball? These messed-up rumors have spread to the other side of the universe? Your gossip power is even more powerful than synesthesia beacons and remote sensing!

However, Jiang Yan, who had more important matters to attend to, did not waste his energy on explaining. Instead, he directly asked the question that concerned him most:

"What about the Masked Fool? The people at Interstellar Peace Corporation say the power they wield is very similar to yours. If I use my power the way they do, can a creature of flesh and blood like me achieve similar results?"

This sentence immediately made Silver Wolf furious again:

"Who says the Masked Fool is a creature of flesh and blood? More importantly, we are a sublimated form of life. Who would be "close" to those who devote their lives to the Star God?"

"What do you mean?" Jiang Yan was stunned by Silver Wolf's answer.

At this time, Kafka, who had been watching Jiang Yan and Silver Wolf bickering, put away her smile for once and spoke slowly:

"The prerequisite for followers of 'Joy' to enter the 'Tavern' is to devote their souls to the path of 'Joy', transforming into a mask and becoming a part of 'Joy'."

"Little guy, that masked wealthy businessman from Epseron is arguably the most ostentatious Masked Fool in the universe. If possible, it's best to stay away from him. After all, you never know what tricks the Masked Fool's followers, 'Joy,' will come up with for their own amusement."

Even the Star Core Hunter, who had once wreaked havoc in Luofu and demanded serious attention from General Jing Yuan, spoke so. Jiang Yan certainly had no doubt about the value of this proposal. He knew full well that, even with the confident Sha Jin before him, no matter how well he talked, he would still be forced to cooperate with the Masked Fool. How could he possibly be so easily dealt with a figure that neither the Interstellar Peace Company nor the Star Core Hunters could afford to underestimate?

However, once you are targeted by the Masked Fool, can you just hide away from him?

Facing Kafka's concern, Jiang Yan could only smile bitterly and say:

"I can stay away, but Beloberg can't. It seems I can only face off against Mr. Giovanni at this 'Interstellar Victory Celebration'."

After hearing Jiang Yan's words, Sam, who had been a silent listener, suddenly spoke:

"If you're forced to confront the Masked Fool..." Sam squeezed his right hand, and a ball of fire burst out. "Don't give them any chance to react. Go all out and don't stop until you've burned their body, mask, and the surrounding space. If you don't mind destroying the planet, you can leave him to me..."

Sam's words immediately scared Silver Wolf and Kafka.

No! That wasn't in Elio's script!

How long do you think you have left to live? Are you willing to risk your life to help your "friend"?

More importantly, he is fighting for that aboriginal queen. What are you trying to gain by helping him?

So Silver Wolf quickly interrupted Sam:

"Wait a minute, Sam. Elio said I can play freely in any passage not written in the 'script'. Since the Fool brought out the Aether Front, this game should be mine! The fun-loving Masked Fool is much more interesting than that damned Genius Club, no matter how you think about it!"

After saying that, without waiting for Sam's reply, he threw a strange thing shaped like a handheld game console to Jiang Yan.

"You're in luck, try this!"

What do you mean? Let me practice with the handheld version of Aetherfront first?

Jiang Yan subconsciously took the device, which looked like a game console, and tried to turn it on. However, he soon discovered that although this strange thing looked like a game console, apart from a cartridge embedded in it, it lacked even the most basic directional keys and function buttons, let alone a power button.

How do you play this thing? A touch screen? Jiang Yan fumbled around for a long time, but couldn't find anything that looked like a screen. He only found a spot where pure energy could interact. After a long time of experimenting, he finally managed to establish a stable energy transmission channel using the pure energy of the Sui Yang Fire, successfully activating the handheld game console.

Soon, under the guidance of the machine, the power Jiang Yan injected began to flow frantically through the game console in an extremely complex structure. Even more miraculous, the power flowed not through the familiar magic arrays Jiang Yan was familiar with, but rather through strings of code. Even though these codes were as indiscernible as paintings carved into a walnut, Jiang Yan's brain could easily perceive them all.

Driven by these codes, the game console quickly transformed into a completely different form. Game buttons, microcontrollers, display screens, and other necessary components appeared one after another, but Jiang Yan had no time to pay attention to them. Because, under the compilation of these codes, the game cartridge inserted in the game console was quickly read, first transformed into the same code as the game console, and then reverse-edited into etheric power, which flowed back into Jiang Yan's body and transformed into countless knowledge and information!

Silver Wolf's excited and arrogant voice also rang in Jiang Yan's ears:

"Sure enough, your left forearm is quite interesting."

"Other people's games are no match for your own. Don't you want the power of Punklord Hacker? Then play your role and let me have a good fight with that Masked Fool, how about that?"

Oops, I've been entangled by a fool! : Chapter 101 Single Pull Miracle

In Silver Wolf's eyes, reality has always been just a game. Her pursuit is to defeat all enemies, solve all levels, and ultimately achieve "passing the level" in life.

With this thought in mind, she cleared the entire Punklod;

With this thought in mind, she headed towards the starry sky and became a star core hunter;

With this thought in mind, she began to challenge the Antimatter Corps, the Interstellar Peace Corporation, and even the Genius Club one level after another, trying to defeat them all;

The Masked Fool, whom others try to avoid, is no exception.

Of course, even someone as confident as Silver Wolf had to admit that these guys, who never lacked the energy to have fun, were incredibly difficult to deal with and could easily get into trouble. However, with this guy in front of him serving as both a game character and a punching bag, what was there to be afraid of?

After all, even if we lose this game, the one who will be unlucky is just this lewd bastard. He won't die anyway, so let's just consider it as venting Sam's anger, hehe!

Thinking about tracing this guy's login address and finding him in the bedroom of the indigenous queen of that primitive planet, Silver Wolf was furious. If he wasn't worried about Sam's sadness, Silver Wolf would definitely hack the cameras there, find the guy's harem and broadcast it to the entire Immortal Boat Alliance, venting his anger on his comrade's behalf.

Sam has shown such good intentions, don't you feel anything?

What's the point of a massive harem on a primitive planet? What era is it in which we're still obsessed with carnal desires? Are there any fun games?

Thinking of this, Silver Wolf felt that pulling this bastard away from his lust and playing games with him was more justified, so he said to Jiang Yan without hesitation:

“Ether Cassette—a hacker’s second pair of eyes, second brain, and second heart.”

"Every Punklord hacker stores their entire runtime library, source code, rewritten data, and all historical versions on their own etheric cartridges, making them available for immediate access. Even if you only have the memory space of your right arm, it's enough to play a game of Ether Front with the Masked Fool under my control."

After hearing Silver Wolf's introduction, Jiang Yan was flattered and refused repeatedly:

"How can this be so embarrassing? Let's just forget it."

If what she said is true, this is simply the source code and historical record of the other person's life. How can Jiang Yan have the nerve to ask for such a lifeline thing?

Seeing Jiang Yan's attitude, Silver Wolf rolled his eyes and responded with disdain:

"You wish! Which hacker would live to hand over his Ether cartridge to someone else? This is a good thing I paid a huge price to get from the Black Tower Space Station. It's proof that a legend once existed. Of course... it's a damn copy." At the end, Silver Wolf looked at the cartridge in Jiang Yan's hand with eyes full of regret and resentment, as if mourning for his 76 banned game accounts.

"Even so, it's such an important thing, can you just give it to me directly?"

Suddenly faced with such a grand gift, Jiang Yan couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Even if it was a replica, Jiang Yan didn't believe it was some commonplace item. How could such an ordinary thing be worthy of being housed in the Black Tower Space Station? How could this equally legendary hacker be worthy of confronting the Black Tower lady?

However, Silver Wolf said in a matter-of-fact tone:

"Since we're playing a game, of course we have to give our characters powerful enough weapons and items. Otherwise, how can we win?"

"Besides, I'm not at a disadvantage. In Punklord, no one would directly mount someone else's Ether cartridge on themselves. Countless conflicts and bugs are enough to kill that idiot on the spot. If I slowly decipher it, how can it be as fun as controlling someone else like a virtual machine?"

Um, okay... After hearing that he had become a large game console in the other person's mind, Jiang Yan's guilty conscience and politeness naturally disappeared without a trace.

Anyway, Sister No. 3 in my arm hasn't hatched yet, so I can use her if I want...

As for the memory issue, Jiang Yan wasn't too worried. After all, while he wasn't sure if the Suiyang Clan's life forms could carry the data of a monster from the Ether Front, considering Xiyan, with his computing power enough to predict the future, could fit it into a small gourd, he figured the density of the Suiyang memory stick wouldn't be too low. So, he quickly extended his left arm and waited for Silver Wolf to decompress and decompile the data from the Ether cartridge.

Silver Wolf grabbed Jiang Yan's left arm without any hesitation, and while reading data from the Ethernet cartridge, he was reprogramming it on the spot.

It is obviously not possible to install the Ether Cartridge, a full-level magical equipment, on this level one small account. Silver Wolf can only analyze and sort out the Ether Cartridge of this predecessor first, and prepare to make a "pure version" and "green version" of the basic library first, and then slowly seek to use space reuse to run the program.

There was no other way. As a level one account, Silver Wolf could not ask for more than an energy-based arm. She only hoped that the basic runtime library could be inserted so that it could run real-world modifications. Then she would have the confidence to have a good game with the Masked Fool.