Wan Qianhong listened to him and shook her head slightly.
“Surveillance isn’t necessary. We want to avoid unnecessary conflict. Just confirm she’s in the camp.”
“She just has a bit of an eccentric personality... I’m willing to believe she’s a good person.”
Yang Shuo: ?
Wait, a good person now?
“Boss, I honestly want to know what your standard for a ‘good person’ is...”
...
Bai Feifei entered the room, shutting out the noise of the outside world. She wasn't in the mood to inspect the furnishings and simply collapsed onto the bed.
She was utterly exhausted. She hadn't slept for two days and a night, and she had spent an entire night slaughtering aberrations.
But right now, her mind was a mess.
At first, she thought the problem here was just bullies picking on the common folk. Then she discovered someone was researching a wicked aberration potion, and then it turned into a power struggle...
Now, the situation had escalated to an unimaginable scale.
She had only wanted to do her best to deal with anomalies and kill aberrations, but she had ended up entangled in something that could shake the very heavens.
“Lord Evil God?” After lying on the bed for a while, Bai Feifei suddenly spoke.
“Oho? What’s this? Do you actually need something from me?” Xu Mo replied playfully.
He could sense that Bai Feifei was very wary of him. She only called him “Lord Evil God” when she needed something; otherwise, she barely dared to speak to him.
Bai Feifei: ...
She didn't deny it, simply asking, “You said before that the anomalous riot beneath the mine could lead to the destruction of the entire Dawn City.”
“What exactly is going on?”
Xu Mo recalled the game's plot and replied, “The causality isn't necessarily fixed, but generally speaking, if a riot breaks out here, the fall of Dawn City isn't far off.”
“Though things have happened much earlier this time. I’m not sure why, but it’s quite interesting.”
Bai Feifei lay on the bed, her eyes hollow as she murmured, “You know everything about the future...”
“Of course. Didn't I tell you I’m an Old-Timer?” Xu Mo chuckled. “I don't just know the future; I know many kinds of futures—different timelines and such.”
Bai Feifei didn't seem to hear his boasting. Instead, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said with some excitement, “Different futures? Does that mean the future isn't set in stone? That it can be interfered with and changed?!”
Xu Mo: ...
He fell silent for a few seconds, roughly understanding what Bai Feifei was getting at.
This girl was starting to think about how to save Dawn City again, wasn't she?
What kind of ‘hero saves the world’ template was this?!
“The future naturally has many different plot paths, but I need to remind you of something.”
“In every future I know of, Dawn City’s destruction is inevitable. There are no exceptions. This place is too corrupt and its strength is too weak. There’s no hope.”
“But you don't need to worry about that. It has nothing to do with you.”
“As long as I’m here, I won't let you die. Just focus on rapidly increasing your strength. Take all the benefits you can get from this city and then run.”
“You did well last night. You’re already Level 29, almost a Rank 3 Scavenger. Keep it up.”
Xu Mo’s tone at this moment sounded a bit like a homeroom teacher encouraging a student to study hard.
“But... what about you?” Bai Feifei suddenly asked.
“What about me?” Xu Mo was taken aback.
“From the moment I met you until now, you’ve helped me rapidly increase my strength, following a future you already know.”
“You turned me from a commoner into a Rank 3 Scavenger in the blink of an eye. Regardless of anything else, I have indeed received too much help from you.”
“But I am weak. I don't seem to have any value to you. So far, I haven't even found a way to help you reshape a body to descend.”
“If you can see all the futures, then what exactly do you want?”
Xu Mo: ...
His goal? What goal could he have? The goal was to play the game!
It just so happened that he had seemingly transmigrated into the game, so his primary objective was to get himself a body.
But the requirements for that goal were too high. Bai Feifei couldn't achieve it in the short term, so he could only keep playing using her body for now.
However, he could sense the internal conflict within Bai Feifei.
Her sense of justice made her crave power to save and change those futures destined for failure.
But she also felt that relying on his power would lead to a bad outcome.
Bai Feifei had always believed he was a terrifying, unspeakable, and taboo existence. She worried about the price of their “transaction.”
Should he tell her the truth to ease her guard?
Of course not! Where was the fun in that? Hehehe~~
If he had a spiritual form, Xu Mo’s mouth would definitely be curled into a wicked, wide grin right now.
Being able to interact with his game character like this added a lot of flavor to the experience.
Time to mess with her a bit!
His voice became low and eerie.
“You don't need to understand my purpose. You couldn't understand it even if you tried.”
“You can think of me as your portable mentor, your Golden Finger—the existence that will help you reach the peak of your life.”
“You only need to remember one thing.”
“—All the gifts of the Evil God have already been priced in secret.”
Hearing this, Bai Feifei shuddered as she sat on the bed.
She knew it. How could a deal with an Evil God come without a price...
“Until the time I collect that price, you are free to do whatever you wish—kill aberrations, save the world, whatever. It’s all meaningless, but I won't stop you.”
“So, increase your strength as quickly as possible. After all, who knows how much time you have left?”
At the end, Xu Mo didn't forget to brainwash his free game booster, encouraging Bai Feifei to keep grinding hard.
The words were quite effective on her.
“Fine! I accept.”
With that, she took a deep breath and closed her eyes on the bed.
She was too tired, and her Sanity was low. After speaking with the Evil God, she decided to get some sleep. There were still many things waiting for her to do.
Xu Mo didn't disturb her. Soon, her breathing became steady.
In the quiet room, about an hour passed. The corners of the sleeping Bai Feifei’s mouth suddenly twitched as she muttered to herself, “Is she really asleep?”
The next second, “her” eyes snapped open, and she flipped out of bed. Clearly, Xu Mo had logged in again.
Bai Feifei needed sleep, but he didn't.
“It seems that once her consciousness falls asleep, I automatically take over, and there’s no time limit. Not bad.”
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he couldn't help but find the previous conversation a bit funny.
“Did I take it a bit too far? That woman’s last look made it seem like she was prepared to die.”
“Heh... She really does have the character portrait of the Goddess of Light. Why didn't I notice that when I chose her?”
Xu Mo hugged “his” fair feet and rocked back and forth like a toy tumbler.
Previously, limited by control time, every time he took over Bai Feifei’s body was usually for a special situation that required fighting.
Now, he finally had a long-awaited sense of living, even if being in a woman’s body was still very awkward.
Just then, a knock came from the door of the temporary camp room.
Rate on N.U.
