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Chapter 139: Chapter 137: "Thank You

[Ding Dong! You have been upgraded to a (Second Rank Third Level) Player]

By killing three players on the leaderboard, Su Ming’an successfully leveled up.

After distributing his free attribute points according to practice, he went to pick up the fallen equipment.

First was Iris’s; she seemed to have dropped a nice piece of equipment, but Su Ming’an’s face turned dark when he saw what it looked like.

...

[Sophia Palace Dress (Blue Level): "All dreams become reality, she is like a blooming rose."

Physical Defense: 10

Mentality Defense: 10

Durability: 13/15

Equipment Requirement: Spirit must reach 30 points

Special Attributes: [Mentality Blessing]: Buffs the effect of spirit-related skills by 10% and attaches an area-of-effect slow debuff. Due to the inscription of a special gemstone, the enhancement to charm-related skills is increased.]

...

Su Ming’an quickly moved it to his equipment slot, having the effect was all that mattered, as long as he didn’t actually wear it, this wouldn’t count as cross-dressing.

Next were Mizushima Haru’s and Eni’s.

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[Nata’s Legacy Ring (Red Level): "Please don’t forget, he died long ago."

Charm + one level (cannot exceed an A-rating)

Spirit +5

Durability: 4/5

Equipment Requirement: Elemental Magic Series Occupation

Special Skill (Concretization): You can concretize the elements, endowing them with temporary life force, increasing the precision of skill casting, and reducing the continuous mana consumption.]

...

[Impression Magic Formation (Red Level) *3: A one-time use prop, a range-based skill, it hides after being deployed, and anyone stepping into it will be forcefully confined for 3 seconds.]

[High-Level Defensive Barrier: Can block a full force strike from enemies with combat power below 1000, breaks upon use.]

[Strengthener (Excellent Quality) *3

Type: Recovery prop

Effect: Upon injection, rapidly recovers a total of 500 health points within ten seconds, and multiple injections are possible. Note: This item comes with intense pain, please be cautious when stacking!

Manufacturing Requirement: Originates from advanced props in the World Replica, cannot be produced independently.

Introduction: An advanced prop from the Second World·Daylight Floating City, utilizing technology far beyond current human standards. Perhaps later, Adventurer Players with a secondary occupation might learn to manufacture it.]

...

He kept all the props; he couldn’t wear the elemental ring so he would have to think about how to deal with it after returning to the Main God Space.

Then there were the three levels of core skills he gained from leveling up. He chose two levels of Ming and one level of Shadow. The Ming skill increased his combat, swordsmanship, and blade mastery to Fifth Level, and the Shadow’s resistance skills revealed new resistances:

[Abnormal Resistance lv.3: Against Magician and Curse Skills, you possess a 15*3% resistance.]

[Toxin Resistance lv.3: You are immune to any poison skills from creatures with Intelligence Points less than 15*3% below yours.]

[Confinement Resistance lv.3: You are immune to any confinement skills from creatures with Intelligence Points less than 15*3% below yours.]

...

His combat power soared to 1050, and Su Ming’an closed the panel.

Given this trend, the gap between the strong and the weak was likely to grow even wider. If a few more high-quality matches like this happened, his skill strength would further increase.

He turned to look at Lv Shu.

Lv Shu didn’t react in the least to him stealing kills and equipment, almost as if he had tacitly agreed to it.

"So," Su Ming’an looked at him, "what’s with you?"

Su Ming’an could tell something was off about this person’s emotions.

He had always been sensitive to such subtle emotional changes, he could feel it even without Lv Shu saying anything.

This person... seemed somewhat confused.

Su Ming’an briefly reviewed the situation over the past two days and had a rough guess of what was happening.

"Believe what you want to believe," Su Ming’an patted his shoulder without saying much else, and went to find the last werewolf player.

Killing Lv Shu to level up was something he still couldn’t bring himself to do. Lv Shu had been a steadfast ally standing on his side from the start, so backstabbing him now would be too much.

Rather than drive away this decent asset, he would rather go after Yamada Machiichi.

Yamada Machiichi seemed to be hiding well. As dusk approached, the townfolk hadn’t found him yet.

Players had a wide variety of skills, and he might have something that helped him evade detection.

Su Ming’an wasn’t in a hurry; during the werewolves’ action phase, this person would definitely go to the shrine to await an attack, and they were bound to encounter each other then.

...

[Main God Space·Server 26]

"Tap tap tap..."

The keyboard made clicking sounds, and the person typing seemed particularly fond of the auditory feedback, having installed such a sound effect on the originally silent system keyboard.

The nimble fingers on the keyboard, though, belonged to hands surprisingly small compared to an adult’s, soft and plump, more resembling a child’s hands.

"Ah... This peripheral is selling well. This, this can also be reprinted..." He scrutinized the screen before him, which displayed back-end data streams, while beside it was an impressive number of Points.

"Beep beep beep—"

Suddenly, a prompt sounded from the front.

A chat window, called the "new type QQ," popped out with a "Special Attention" label, followed by an incoming video call.

He clicked to accept, and a video interface popped up. A girl with long black hair quietly looked at him.

"Su Shi?" He spoke with the voice of a young child, "Why are you free to call me... Weren’t you arrested for a terror attack? It’s been a hot topic on the forums, and I even mourned for you for a while... But," he peered at Su Shi’s complexion closely, healthy and rosy: "...you seem quite alright. No troubles, the United Group didn’t give you a hard time?"

"I’m fine," Su Shi replied, and through the video interface, one could see a transparent large window behind her, revealing the azure sky of the Main God World and the faint outline of the Fountain Plaza with the Old Boss Rabbit statue in the distance--it seemed like a pleasant area.

This kind of house... This area and height, it would probably sell for around 60-80 Points--a very good residential district. He immediately assessed Su Shi’s current situation.

"How have things been recently, Qin Ze?" Su called out.

"Hmm... the sales have been really good," Qin Ze said. "The fan art merchandise you created is very popular, and the income is decent. I could actually move to a new place... This shabby house is always giving me trouble, I’m exhausted every time I climb the stairs."

Qin Ze is a child, but not an ordinary one.

In real life, he’s a genius, like those ’prodigy baby’ types you hear about in ’mom runs away’ stories. But in reality, it’s not as dramatic; he’s just purely intelligent and has an interest in business.

Already studying in a special program for gifted youths, he was suddenly pulled into a world game, where, aside from his smarts, he was extremely physically weak. Without any family members brought along with him, and all alone, he used his brains right from the start to keenly spot profits to be made from points disparities. He capitalized on the information gap, engaged in some buying low and selling high, and earned an early batch of capital.

Later, he met Su Ming’an in the Second World. He initially thought he could stick close to the Number One Player to earn more points but didn’t expect to be completely ignored, dragged along for the ride without being able to contribute anything.

Fortunately, he also got to know Su— a big name in the fan art community.

Her artwork was already extremely popular on the forums. When he compared that with the business models he knew from the real world, the two of them hit it off immediately. They began producing merchandise for the top-ranking players, then sold it through fan circles and forums. Combined with Su’s considerable fame, he instantly became a little tycoon who could earn plenty of points without even having to enter the fray.

—Who says that only Adventurer Players who venture out can earn high points? Someone as smart and business-savvy as him could do it too!

As for whether it was infringing on rights or not, whether he would be blasted for not having the top players’ authorizations... he didn’t care. This isn’t Zhai Xing, there aren’t so many rights and laws here, earning points is all that matters!

Some people criticized him, but more bought from him; all he had to do was comfortably watch the points roll into his account from the comfort of his home.

...And it wasn’t just him at this; many had spotted the business opportunity within. They hyped up top players like celebrities. Selling information, comic books, and merchandise was just the basics; there was even a whole series of unspeakable services...

He thought Su was contacting him for some urgent matter. After all, Su had been caught, and many on the forum were calling for severe punishment of someone who caused trouble in the Main God Space.

"I’ve reached an agreement with the United Group," Su said. "They want me to approach the Number One Player and in exchange, they’ll outfit me with the equipment I need to join the field."

"You want to enter the fray?" Qin Ze didn’t understand. "It’s exhausting, and if you fail, you have to start all over. The death rate is so high, and the price so steep. You can earn plenty of points just by drawing fan art."

Su was very famous.

Or rather, anyone who came into contact with the Number One Player, even briefly appearing in a live stream, would quickly become famous.

It’s like being in an updraft; even a pig could fly. The Number One Player was that wind. With him, anyone who got close would instantly attract the attention of nearly the entire world.

Specially Su, whose behavior in the Second World as the "sister giving away for free" drew a great deal of attention. Just appearing briefly in the frame on the Number One Player’s stream caused her follower count to rocket upwards.

And considering her role as the owner of the Su Ming’an super-talk bar... Although that position was competed for by the players themselves, it also meant it was one that could greatly close distances.

Someone like Su could easily make a huge amount of points.

...So why did she still want to get involved?

"I want to meet him," Su said. "The United Group has provided me with a precious prop that can locate his instance. I want to meet him, I want to ask for his opinion on my actions."

"Uhh..." Qin Ze hesitated momentarily.

He somewhat wanted to say the Number One Player would most likely ignore her.

But when he saw the terrifying look that suddenly appeared in Su’s eyes, he swallowed the demoralizing words; he realized this girl, who wasn’t fazed by the idea of her house being blown up, was truly not normal.

He couldn’t touch her sore spots.

"Fine, if you want to go, then go, but the United Group isn’t exactly trustworthy, so be careful," Qin Ze said.

He was very clever; he didn’t believe that an organization like a government could form in this context, purely existing to serve the people. In this Main God World where everyone is both competitor and collaborator, it was impossible for such a large, purely public-interest organization to exist.

Idealists and self-sacrificers were after all rare, and just like most sudden powerful organizations, the United Group undoubtedly had ulterior motives.

"...I’m currently in the United Group’s base," Su paused, then added, "They are monitoring my actions, including being able to hear your voice."

The two fell into a brief silence.

Qin Ze shrugged indifferently, "Then let ’em hear."

He wasn’t entering the field, and it was very unlikely he’d encounter anyone from the United Group even if he did. They surely wouldn’t track him down over this trivial matter—the location props were ridiculously expensive, and he felt that even selling himself wouldn’t match the price of a single prop. The United Group had really spared no expense when they gave Su style the location props.

There were no explicit laws or military controls in the Main God Space. As an audience player who spent all day in his room, he had no fear for these powers. Apart from occasionally agreeing with the moral arguments they sprayed at each other on the world forum, he felt no threat from these organizations.

"But you need a number for the location props, right?" Qin Ze asked, "Do you know the Number One Player’s number?"

Su style shook her head.

"It’s because the United Group doesn’t know either that they’re pinning their hopes on me," she said.

Qin Ze laughed, "...Without a number, how are you going to locate the Number One Player? Ask around in the Main God Space? Catching him there is even harder than catching him in the game world."

"That’s why I’m communicating with you," said Su style. "I manage the super topic for the Number One Player. If Su Ming’an browses the forums habitually, he might see me. I’ve researched him, and to talk with him, or even get his number, love alone isn’t enough—I need to offer him enough benefits that interest him."

"So, you’re contacting me in order to borrow... no, to borrow Points?" Qin Ze felt an "I knew it" realization.

As expected, whatever the reason for a call for help, no matter how roundabout, it always came down to borrowing money.

Su style nodded, her face suddenly flushing:

"Moreover, it’s not just that, I want to know which of your merchandise sells the best..."

...

Under a moonlit, star-sparse sky,

Su Ming’an stood beside the burned-down shrine, quietly waiting for the last Werewolf player.

Through the mist of the night, he could slowly make out a figure approaching in blue. She was dressed in an eye-catching Lolita dress but had always been fairly inconspicuous. She never live-streamed, resulting in people knowing nothing about her.

She appeared to be an ordinary high-ranking player but had survived to the last night.

Of course, this was related to the fact that she didn’t attack Su Ming’an the night before.

Just because of a debt of gratitude, she disregarded the outcome of the entire Werewolf team, even watching silently as Mizushima Kawa Sora went to her death.

The audience had mixed opinions about her, but Su Ming’an wasn’t really moved.

All he knew was that this game would end tonight.

She might have some trick up her sleeve, like the mechanical bomb Su Ming’an had used, which might unexpectedly take him out. But, unfortunately, he had the biggest cheat of all; even if he died from a momentary oversight, he could come back and still win. Unless he was defeated with absolute power, petty smarts were insufficient.

He watched as Yamada Machiichi stopped before him, waiting for her attack, an attack that could potentially lead to his downfall.

Then, he watched as she bowed deeply to him.

"Thank you," he said, his voice hoarse and gruff.

"Thank you," came a soft, delicate voice.

Su Ming’an stared at her, suddenly realizing something.

Yamada Machiichi suddenly drew a sword.

The nearly one-meter-long samurai sword seemed oddly out of place in her hands.

She removed the bow tied around her neck, revealing a clear Adam’s apple above her throat.

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