Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

The older of the two girls spoke to Jiang Ran with proper and dignified manners. Jiang Ran maintained the persona of Frost Knight Stan, nodded seriously, and said "hmm" in a dull tone.

However, one thing that needs to be mentioned is that Frost Knight Stan has always been wearing a helmet since his appearance, and has never shown his true face. Therefore, Jiang Ran's Oscar-level acting skills only need to show the tip of the iceberg in the role of Frost Knight Stan, especially the facial expressions, which can be completely omitted.

The two girls smiled brightly when they saw that the Knight was willing to take the time to talk to them.

If Jiang Ran didn't have the ability to identify, it would be difficult for him to connect them with the two girls who were frightened out of their wits by the bandits last night.

Afterwards, the two girls took the eye-catching knight to a secluded yet elegant teahouse and sat down.

They were very generous and booked the entire teahouse for the afternoon. Then they waited until there was no one around before introducing themselves to Jiang Ran.

These two young ladies "turned out" to be the eldest and second daughters of the richest businessman in Mel Town. Their father was a wealthy man who owned the most food businesses in Mel Town.

The reason why they rushed back to Mel Town in such a dangerous manner last night was mainly because they had a quarrel with their father and ran away from home, and later heard the news that their father fell ill, so that thrilling scene occurred.

Fortunately, thanks to the timely rescue of Lord Frost Knight, the two wealthy young ladies were spared from tragedy. Their safe return home was like a good medicine to the wealthy father. By this morning, he had recovered a lot and could walk again.

"So... Sir Knight, I have a request that you would like to make."

The eldest daughter of the wealthy family blushed slightly and lowered her head to extend an invitation to the Frost Armor Knight.

She hoped that Lord Frostmail Knight could come to the mansion tonight for dinner and meet their family.

9.173 - Visiting a Dinner

The rich lady wanted to invite the Frost Armor Knight to her mansion for dinner, but that was fake; the real purpose was to meet her parents.

But what she didn't know was that all her thoughts were clearly seen by the Frost Armor Knight sitting opposite her.

Through mind reading, Jiang Ran easily “saw” that there were two main reasons why the rich lady had the courage to invite him.

The first reason was that her father took the initiative to ask her to do so. In feudal society, one cannot disobey the father's orders.

The second reason was that she herself had developed a crush on the Frost Armor Knight and wanted to see her benefactor again.

Both reasons are important, and both have deeper implications.

As for the first reason, the wealthy merchant father of the rich young lady was originally going to come with his two daughters to meet the Frost Knight, but unfortunately, he had just recovered from a serious illness and was unable to go out, so he had to make this impolite choice.

The second reason is that this rich young lady's feelings are seven parts impulsive and three parts naive, but she herself did not realize it.

When a person's reason is controlled by emotions, he or she often does not realize that he or she is behaving irrationally.

Both reasons are reasonable, and when things develop logically and do not go beyond the scope of the story, they often fall into Jiang Ran's plans and expectations.

This time is naturally no exception.

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The core of Jiang Ran’s current new strategy is his newly created “vest”: Frost Knight Stan.

It's no exaggeration to say that the "identity" of "Frost Knight Stan," coupled with the deliberately created "incident," was a "dimensionality reduction attack" on the vast majority of young women in this Prison Star world.

The first thing to say is the identity of "Frost Knight Stan". Beneath the mighty and burly appearance of this big guy, Jiang Ran's careful design is actually hidden.

As far as Jiang Ran knew, the status of a "knight" was second only to the nobility in the Prison Star world. A "wandering knight" like Frost Armor Knight Stan, who was once a knight and is now retired, has an extra layer of romance on top of the knight's identity and is also shrouded in a "veil of mystery."

With such an attractive identity background, Jiang Ran also gave "Frost Knight Stan" another highlight, that is, outstanding combat ability.

It’s true that people like ‘Knights’ are generally quite powerful, but ‘Frost Knight Stan’ is not just powerful, he’s even better.

In the rear country of the Kingdom of Wester, the Frost Knight Stan displayed overwhelming strength, a power that stood out from the crowd.

At this point, "Frost Knight Stan" actually already has the preliminary conditions for "dimensionality reduction attack". As long as he stands in the crowd, he will definitely be the physical embodiment of "priority in choosing a mate".

But this was not enough for Jiang Ran, because he neither wanted nor had the time to wait for the "fish" to take the bait.

That's why he cast a wide net around the town of Mel last night in order to lure all the easy-to-catch fish as quickly as possible.

For these young girls who were still young and inexperienced in the world, being saved by a strong man like "Frost Knight Stan" in a critical moment was undoubtedly a dream-like plot.

It's no exaggeration to say that it's possible that they fell in love with "Frost Knight Stan" at first sight last night.

So far, although Jiang Ran’s new strategy has not yet reached the stage of gaining confession points, the routine pattern of this new strategy must have been understood by some smart people.

Be it an evil path or a shame to his conscience, Jiang Ran has made up his mind. No matter what kind of infamy he bears, he must complete his mission in this Prison Star world.

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"No problem, it's my honor to visit you."

Frostmail Knight Stan accepted the rich lady's invitation without much hesitation, which made the sisters hug each other with joy. Then they quickly separated, fearing that they would be laughed at by the knight.

That night, Frost Armor Knight Stan arrived as promised and visited the mansion of the richest man in Mel Town.

Having money is certainly a good thing, but one thing that needs to be mentioned is that in the Prison Star world, the status of a pure businessman is lower than that of a powerful person. Therefore, although this wealthy businessman is rich, he is not arrogant. He even apologized as soon as the Frost Armor Knight arrived, saying that he should have taken the initiative to thank him for saving his life, but his body had not recovered yet and he really could not go out.

Stan did not blame or give in. He accepted the rich businessman's apology calmly, and then chatted with him very skillfully until everyone sat down at the large dining table that was more than ten meters long and started today's dinner.

As the richest businessman in the town of Mel, which is famous for its gourmets and chefs, the dishes he will serve at tonight's banquet will naturally be fine wines and delicacies.

The delicious dishes and rich aroma made the servants standing by to serve swallow their saliva dozens of times.

However, the focus of tonight was not on these delicious dishes. After three rounds of drinks, the rich businessman took advantage of his drunkenness and made an unreasonable request to the Frost Knight in front of his daughter and family.

"Sir Knight, you saved the lives of my two daughters. Your kindness is so great that I cannot repay you. If you don't mind, why not choose one of them?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally noisy dinner table suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the Frost Armor Knight's tight helmet.

Even at such a banquet, the knight did not take off his helmet. He only removed the lower half of the helmet to expose his mouth for eating.

After hearing the wealthy businessman's proposal, the Frost Armor Knight slowly put down the knife and fork in his hand, and then evaded the issue, saying that a homeless person like himself had no redeeming qualities and could not let the two young ladies suffer. As for the life-saving grace, it was just a matter of helping others when seeing injustice. Any other capable person would definitely do the same.

"Sir Knight, you are too modest. It is a blessing for my daughters to serve a great hero like you. And, look at their blushing little faces. They don't seem unhappy at all. They are just embarrassed to speak to you. Don't you agree? Leah? Diya?"

The wealthy businessman casually confirmed his feelings to his daughters at the dinner table. The two girls were so shy being asked in public that they wanted to crawl under the table.

However, as mentioned before, in this feudal society, the more disciplined the children are, the more they obey their father's orders. What's more, they had just run away from home and caused their father to be seriously ill. So even though they were extremely shy, they could only respond with a thick face.

"……Um."

"……Yes."

The two girls nodded in succession, and their shy answers made the rich businessman laugh out loud.

If the wealthy businessman could have the incredibly powerful "Frost Knight Stan" as his son-in-law, he would be so happy that he wouldn't be able to sleep!

However, the rich businessman didn't know that this knight, who still looked depressed, was actually happier than him at this moment.

9.174 - Benefits and Risks

Jiang Ran was very happy, almost too happy to contain himself.

If he were a villain, he would probably be laughing to death right now.

The reason why he was so happy was because...

(Stupid Loli: Oh my... Oh my... Oh my god! I actually got two confession points at once! This is too outrageous!!!)

Just as the silly loli was amazed, just now, two text prompts appeared in succession in Jiang Ran's field of vision.

——『The confession from "Liya" has been confirmed. Energy point +1. Current energy point: 1』

——『The confession from "Dia" has been confirmed. Energy point +1. Current energy point: 2』

In just less than two days, Jiang Ran successfully resolved the countdown crisis of the confession curse and also gained two energy points in a row.

Such an outrageous and exaggerated efficiency in obtaining confession points would have been something Jiang Ran wouldn't even dare to imagine in the past.

But for Jiang Ran now, he not only dares to think about it, but he even believes with confidence that it will no longer be difficult to gain confession points in the future.

The soul curse "Purgatory of the Heartless" that once made Jiang Ran feel extremely disgusted no longer threatens him at all.

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"Thank you for your kindness, but please forgive me for not accepting it. As you all know, I have left the Knights for 'certain reasons' and have become a wanderer... Therefore, happy things like starting a family and building a career are still far away for me. I hope you can understand."

At the dinner table, Frost Knight Stan hesitated for a moment, then politely and tactfully rejected the wealthy family's proposal.

When it comes to rejecting the confession, Jiang Ran used his usual "soft rejection" rhetoric.

In his refusal statements, he never said that his disagreement was due to the other party's problem. In this way, it would be less likely for conflicts to arise between the two parties due to the refusal.

Then, Jiang Ran made up some excuse of force majeure, saying that he had no choice and the other party had no choice.

In this way, the situation will eventually become: It’s not that Jiang Ran doesn’t want to, nor that Jiang Ran dislikes it, but that they are not destined to be together. This is fate, and we can only talk about it in the future if we have the chance.

Having said that, the topic is basically over. If someone is still determined to get to the bottom of the matter, Jiang Ran still has a backup plan, but it will basically not be used.

The subsequent development of the topic was just as Jiang Ran expected. The rich businessman was very regretful, but he was not angry about being rejected.

The two rich young ladies could not hide their sadness, and they lied that they were not feeling well and left early.

After that, everyone quickly finished their dinner, said goodbye politely (insincerely), and went their separate ways.

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On the way back to the hotel, Silly Loli asked Jiang Ran if he was worried about offending the wealthy family.

Jiang Ran was in a good mood, so he mercifully taught the stupid loli a lesson.

First of all, Jiang Ran, as usual, mocked the silly loli for her carelessness. He said that the reason why the silly loli could ask such a low-level question was largely because she did not carefully observe the information she could obtain.

Jiang Ran told the silly loli that in the past two days, both the identification information and various details have shown that the wealthy family is not aristocracy. No matter how rich the wealthy family is, they can only be commoners. In terms of status and power, they can't even compare with a wandering knight like the "Frost Knight Stan".

Secondly, although this wealthy businessman is the richest man, he is only the richest man in a small town like Mel Town. He is not yet at the level where he can exchange wealth for power. This can be seen from the fact that his house is just a mansion and not a manor.

Finally, based on mind reading and Jiang Ran's understanding of the feudal patriarchal society, although the rich businessman loves his two daughters, he still believes in the basic concept of male superiority and female inferiority.

Therefore, in the mind of the wealthy businessman, his two daughters were ultimately "commodities" to be married off and "bargain chips" to be exchanged for interests. This time, there happened to be a perfect opportunity to trade for such a good item as "Frost Knight Stan", so this profit-oriented businessman naturally would not miss it.

As for the background and identity of "Frost Knight Stan", it was completely beyond the ability of a person of this wealthy businessman's level to find out. By the time he spent several months or even a year or two to get the information, the knight would have disappeared long ago.

For the wealthy businessman, he already knew that the strength of "Frost Knight Stan" was unquestionable, and this alone was enough - because, in the Prison Star world, combat ability can be directly converted into economic benefits.

(Jiang Ran: Do you understand, silly Lolita? If I were a little more arrogant, I would even tell you that the one who should be afraid of offending the other party is actually the rich businessman, not me.)

(Stupid Loli: Oh no... So that's how you are. We were so polite just now, what a shame!)

(Jiang Ran: Your mentality... It's a good thing you're not a villain.)

Although Jiang Ran said this complaint subconsciously, he thought about it after he finished speaking and felt that he had inadvertently said something meaningful.

Silly Loli, or rather, the personification of the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye, Prigok Nissen, what kind of existence is she to him now?

Is he a pure tool?

Or a chat partner on your adventure?

Or is it a risk point that is both friend and foe?

All these questions depend on two key factors:

1. What was the purpose of the so-called "good god" in that gray space?

2. Are Prigok Nissen and the "Good God" different entities with the same mind, or are they two different individuals?

Although it happened a long time ago, Jiang Ran still remembers it clearly today.

The "Super-Dimensional Divine Eye" embedded in his right eye originally flew out from the right eye socket of the "Good God" and is a part of the "Good God".

In this Prison Star World, can I really fulfill my original promise to the "Good God" as long as I complete my mission obediently?

Jiang Ran is not qualified to think about this question now.

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While Jiang Ran was racking his brains, the silly loli who always looked silly on the surface was also thinking of her own.

What Silly Loli is concerned about now is whether Jiang Ran’s outrageous way of obtaining confession points will cause dissatisfaction from the "Evil God".

Back in the gray space, the reason why the "Good God" gave Jiang Ran both "abilities" and "curses" at the same time was because he had to follow the "rules" and limit and balance the strength of these "travelers".

Similarly, when the "Evil God" is about to deploy a new "traveler", it will also grant them "abilities" and "curses" that can check and balance each other.

Now Jiang Ran can almost be said to have cracked the "Curse: Purgatory of the Heartless". In this case, the next "game" will undoubtedly quickly develop into an advantageous situation for the "Good God Camp".

——(The Evil God will definitely not sit idly by and wait for death... Sigh, I don't know whether Jiang Ran's breakthrough this time is a blessing or a curse...)

9.175 - Death in the Future