Chapter 8 : Lord God, Are You Really Going This Far
Chapter 8: Lord God, Are You Really Going This Far..
“All freshmen participating in the entrance assessment can have a bet with me. The content is to challenge the Eternal Tower and see who can clear the first three floors of the freshman trial in the shortest time!”
As Vivian spoke, her tone shifted.
“Since it’s a bet, there must naturally be stakes,” Vivian continued. “You can form teams of two, each person contributing one hundred gold coins as the wager.”
“The team that ultimately wins will not only claim the title of strongest freshman but also take all the gold in the prize pool.”
“So, what do you think? You so-called geniuses who claim to be inferior to no one—do you dare accept this bet?”
As Vivian’s words fell, the plaza immediately erupted into an uproar.
But soon…
“Then let’s bet! Who’s afraid of who!”
“Exactly! Do you really think we’re scared of you?”
……
For a moment, most of the freshmen present were fired up and signed up one after another.
As nobles, faced with such a public provocation, their sense of pride simply wouldn’t allow them to back down.
“Th-this is… this big?” Vivian’s voice trembled slightly.
Suddenly, she seemed to understand something.
“Could it be…”
“Lord God deliberately provoked everyone earlier just for this moment?”
Thinking of this, a faint trace of anticipation rose in Vivian’s heart.
If they actually won, how much money would that be? She didn’t even dare imagine it!
Although she knew that with her own strength, winning was impossible, but… what if it was Lord God?
Clearly, the temptation of immense wealth made Vivian temporarily throw aside the concern of offending others.
However, she quickly realized a very real problem—
Where would she get one hundred gold coins?
Immediately after…
She saw Lord God controlling her body slowly turn his head, his gaze landing on Lilith beside her.
Lilith looked confused under that gaze.
The next second, she suddenly understood.
“Y-you… want me to front the wager gold for you?” Lilith asked cautiously.
Jiang Chen controlled Vivian to nod. “That’s right. Consider it an advance payment for successfully passing the assessment.”
Lilith nodded blankly.
To be honest, her mind was still buzzing.
Having known Vivian for so many years, Lilith felt like this was the first time she had truly gotten to know her.
“C-can this really work?” Lilith asked softly.
“Don’t worry.” Vivian’s tone carried an unprecedented confidence.
…..
Meanwhile, on Jiang Chen’s side.
“Holy shit!!”
Jiang Chen got so excited that he jumped straight up from his gaming chair.
He hadn’t held much hope for this kind of strategy, yet it actually worked.
“Haha, this is the correct way to play this game!”
Jiang Chen was certain that none of the other test players would have thought of this approach.
“As expected, if you don’t follow the task instructions step by step, there will always be some surprises.”
Suppressing his excitement, Jiang Chen knew that with a bit of luck, this move would send him soaring.
This game test had three types of rewards.
Aside from the final grand prize of one million, the game company had also set weekly and monthly leaderboard rewards.
The weekly leaderboard rewarded the top three in combat power with 10,000, 9,000, and 8,000 respectively; the monthly leaderboard gave 100,000, 90,000, and 80,000.
Currently, on the first day of the server launch, the number one on the combat power leaderboard was that Dragon player, with a rating of 1500; second place was a Dark Elf with 1400.
As for Jiang Chen, he had 1036 and was currently ranked seventh.
That 1036 was entirely supported by the special class “Peace Princess.”
Although his combat power looked like it could barely keep up with the main group, if Jiang Chen’s guess was correct, that Dragon player was most likely just a newly born young dragon.
That player only needed to keep eating and growing, and their combat power would skyrocket.
So to achieve a high ranking, it wasn’t just about grinding hard—everything else had to keep up.
Skills, magic, equipment—none could be lacking.
“If this works, then with the gold I win, I can fully gear myself up. Taking first place on this week’s leaderboard shouldn’t be a problem.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen stroked his chin and began operating again.
Soon, many people expressed their intent to participate—not for anything else, but simply to knock Jiang Chen down a peg.
Very quickly, the number of participants reached over fifty, meaning the prize pool had already accumulated 5,000 gold coins.
“My god, this is going to make me insanely rich!”
Jiang Chen rubbed his hands together and sat back down in his gaming chair.
The reason he dared to play this way was because he had already thought of a strategy.
He had also roughly reviewed the challenge rules of the Eternal Tower earlier.
And while these rules might not mean much for other classes, for the “Peace Princess” class, they were practically a game-breaking advantage.
Before long…
Including Jiang Chen’s team, there were a total of 27 teams participating.
The commotion here naturally spread throughout the entire academy.
No one had expected that Vivian, one of the Twin Stars of the Empire, would stir up such a huge event.
Whether out of curiosity, to watch the Twin Stars make fools of themselves, or simply to join the excitement, almost everyone who could come rushed over.
The previously spacious plaza was instantly packed with people.
Under everyone’s gaze, Jiang Chen controlled Vivian and, together with Lilith, stepped into the Eternal Tower alongside the other challengers.
…..
At the edge of the crowd, beside an elderly woman stood a gloomy-looking young man about the same age as Vivian.
If Vivian were here, she would definitely recognize the old woman as Granny Murphy.
“Is it really okay to let things escalate like this?” the young man asked in a low voice.
Granny Murphy shook her head. “Who knows.”
“Grandma, what exactly is the alignment of the god that girl believes in?”
“Weren’t you there at the time? Chaotic Neutral.”
“Heh, don’t fool me. Others might not know, but I do—your crystal ball can never detect evil alignments.”
Granny Murphy sighed. “Alright… the real result is Chaotic Evil.”
The young man showed an expression of “just as expected.” “Then the ‘god’ behind her bringing her to Silvermoon City at this time is most likely for that thing.”
“At this time, who isn’t here for that thing?” Granny Murphy paused. “But that little girl isn’t our concern. Those fools from the Church of Death will handle her.”
“What you should be thinking about is how to deal with that ‘Sword Saint’ class user.”
The young man nodded, his gaze turning cold. “Don’t worry. He can’t possibly defeat me.”
……
While the two were talking, Vivian and Lilith had already stepped into the Eternal Tower.
After a wave of dizziness, the two opened their eyes and found themselves in a desolate area.
Not far away, a massive cave entrance was crudely blocked with wooden fences and scattered beast bones.
The damp rock walls were covered in dark green moss, and a strong stench of rot and filth assaulted their noses.
“This is the first floor of the Eternal Tower—the Goblin Nest.” Looking at the surroundings, Vivian couldn’t help but shiver.