Chapter 6 : This Was All Done by the Evil God, Not Me
Chapter 6: This Was All Done by the Evil God, Not Me!
“The storyline finally finished? Let me take a look at the summary… so that’s how it is, huh.”
“So now I should be able to just walk away without a care.”
After having a full meal, Jiang Chen, who had sat back down in front of his gaming chair, couldn’t help but shake his head.
“Is this damn planner bored out of his mind? Why stuff in such a long beginner tutorial storyline?”
“It’s purely dragging out the player’s progression! Sure, I know immersive storytelling is trendy now, but can you at least respect the skip button?”
The moment she heard that voice, Vivian’s heart skipped a beat.
It was over. It was happening again.
With a “snap,” control over her body was gone.
Meanwhile, Elia’s nagging continued. She truly couldn’t feel at ease about this silly, adorable little girl who had been targeted by the Church of Death.
“So, little Vivian, you have to understand…”
Looking at the annoying NPC beside him who kept rambling endlessly, Jiang Chen had originally planned to just leave.
But soon, he had a new idea.
“Doesn’t this game claim to be 100% realistic, where every NPC has their own emotions? Let me try something.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen pressed the push-to-talk key and selected an expression from the interaction menu.
“This one. Let me test it.”
Then he began operating.
“You talk way too much. Can we skip this?” Vivian’s face instantly turned into an emotionless, expressionless mask.
Elia: “???”
Where did that soft, clingy little girl who called her ‘big sister’ go? Why did her entire demeanor suddenly change?
“You expect your Enforcement Bureau to save people?” Vivian crossed her arms, looking arrogant. “By the time you dawdle your way over, the corpses would’ve already respawned a full cycle.”
“But that makes sense. After all, your character setting is a professional corpse-collection team. Even at banquets, you’d only get to sit at the kids’ table.”
After saying that, she turned and left, walking away in a carefree and dashing manner.
At this moment, watching Vivian leave, Elia’s pointing hand trembled slightly.
“Bastard! Bastard!”
Only now did Elia realize—she had been played. That soft and weak little girl earlier had all been an act.
“Ahhh! I’m so mad!”
Even in the imperial capital, she had never suffered such a loss!
Who would have thought that in Silvermoon City, she would be toyed with by such a little girl!
“Why is little Elia so angry?” At this moment, Granny Murphy walked over from behind with a smile.
“Granny Murphy, I was tricked by her! Damn it, that was too much!”
Thinking about how she had behaved just now, that horrible person must be laughing at her like crazy behind her back!
“Damn it! Vivian, I’ll remember this! You’d better not fall into my hands!” Elia said viciously.
At this moment, she didn’t notice the thoughtful look in Granny Murphy’s eyes as she watched Vivian’s departing figure.
Meanwhile, on Vivian’s side—
Being controlled by Jiang Chen, she naturally heard Elia’s furious shouting from behind.
Vivian felt like crying.
“Wuu… it’s not like that, Sister Elia! It was that hateful Evil God who did it!”
But she also knew that such an explanation sounded as weak as saying “my homework was eaten by a dog.”
After all, what kind of god would be so bored as to control an unknown ordinary person just to argue with staff at the Enforcement Hall?
That would absolutely be the funniest joke of the year.
“Damn! That’s awesome!” Jiang Chen controlled Vivian as he walked away while also observing the NPC’s behavior behind him.
“It really is just like what the official website advertised.”
Jiang Chen was thoroughly shocked.
However, for him, although he wanted to study these details carefully, climbing the leaderboard was more important.
Naturally, he wouldn’t waste time. But just after leaving the Enforcement Hall, Jiang Chen saw Lilith jogging toward him.
“This NPC even knows to wait outside. Not bad, nice attention to detail.”
On Lilith’s side, she hadn’t left. Instead, she had been waiting outside.
The reason was simple—Vivian, bearing the name of Twin Stars, might barely qualify, but she, Lilith… was nothing more than a decorative vase. So she knew that her top priority right now was to latch onto someone strong!
However…
Thinking about their past back in their hometown, Lilith felt uneasy.
What if Vivian no longer wanted to help her?
But right now, she had no other choice.
Summoning her courage, Lilith edged closer to Vivian and tried to recall the saddest thing in her life, quickly filling her eyes with tears.
Act pitiful. Ask for help!
That was the best plan she could think of.
Taking a deep breath, just as she was about to begin her performance—
“So next, we team up and pass the academy assessment, right?”
Vivian’s cool voice suddenly sounded, her tone as calm as if she were asking, “Nice weather today, right?”
“Eh…?”
Lilith was stunned. I haven’t even said my prepared opening line—how did she already agree?
Before she could react, Vivian muttered softly again, her voice tinged with impatience.
“Skip.”
“Tch, forgot this crappy game doesn’t have a skip option…”
What strange things was she saying? Lilith blinked her tear-filled eyes, her brain slightly overloaded.
But right after that, Vivian had already turned her head and sized her up.
“So, as long as I carry you through the assessment, the task is complete? Is there a reward?”
This time, Lilith understood!
She nodded frantically, her white curls bouncing up and down. “Yes, yes, there is!”
“What’s the reward?”
“Gold! One hundred gold coins!”
Hearing this number, Jiang Chen didn’t react much, but Vivian sucked in a sharp breath, contributing her part to warming the air of Silvermoon City.
“One hundred gold coins? That’s not bad for the beginner phase…”
“Alright, let’s go now.”
As Jiang Chen spoke, he had already followed the quest guide and changed direction, heading toward the assessment location.
Lilith was stunned for a few seconds by how quickly he agreed. Only after Vivian had walked far away did she snap out of it, hurriedly lifting her skirt and chasing after her.
“Wait for me!”
Jiang Chen always pursued speedruns when playing games.
He disliked wasting time on irrelevant side content, so from the moment he entered the game, his goal had been clear—focus straight on the main storyline.
If he hadn’t accidentally triggered a side quest midway, he probably would’ve already completed the main quest by now.
During his meal earlier, Jiang Chen had also roughly studied the closed beta situation of this game:
This test had a total of 10 players, and each player had a different race and starting point.
Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Dragons, Succubi, Dark Elves, Goblins, Giants.
Among all races, humans had the lowest base attribute panel.
Other races all had some form of innate skills or racial bonuses.
Even though humans got a rare class draw at the start, and the Peace Princess he drew had decent strength, making bombs consumed an enormous amount of mana. Sustained combat was a major issue—if he couldn’t kill enemies instantly, he’d be the one collapsing.
So to increase combat power, he not only needed more skills but also had to learn some supportive methods.
“The biggest advantage of humans is probably… having more schools?” Jiang Chen stroked his chin thoughtfully.
“A complete magic education system, systematic skill trees, and those high-level magic scrolls only sold in human cities… in simple terms, it’s knowledge monetization and pay-to-win equipment.”
“If you max everything out, you might be able to compete with those naturally overpowered races—provided your stamina and wallet can handle it.”
But it was still too early to think about that.
He glanced at the newly added quest in the task list—[Academy Assessment]—then looked at Lilith, who was closely following beside him.
Better clear this gold quest first.
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