Before this, Wen Nan used Yu Shujun's [Shuttle Postmark] to deliver a message to the president of [Feng Shui Huan].
He tried to impress the other party through a heartfelt essay, so that he would lend the fragment in his hand to Wen Nan and at the same time borrow a new fragment for Wen Nan as soon as possible.
Why do you think that Guild Leader [Feng Shui Huan] was able to raise an extra fragment in such a short time?
Because the other party is the boss of [Feng Shui Huan], the old liar who has sold information to countless players. No, the fortune teller, he has always had a very good reputation among major guilds and individuals. If the other party is willing to come forward in person to borrow the fragments, the other four major guilds will not refuse to give him this face.
As for why I think the president of the [Feng Shui Huan] guild could be persuaded by just a few hundred words from me and do me such a big favor?
Because he is the president of the [Feng Shui Huan] guild and also the agent of the main god of the game.
If he had to choose one of the five guild leaders who knew clearly that they had the fragments to ask for help, Wen Nan believed that the one most willing to help him would be this agent.
As it turned out, Wen Nan made the right bet.
The guild president did as Wen Nan requested in his letter for help. Not only did he give his own fragment to Wen Nan, he also helped him borrow an extra piece.
However, this president is not so easy to control.
The two fragments he sent were leased to Wen Nan, with only the right to sign them.
That's a bit petty, Mr. Agent.
When a "cult leader" like Carl Milak lends out fragments, he gives full usage rights. But for the fragment you borrowed, he only gives you the right to authorship.
This means that this fragment is of no use to Wen Nan except to make up the number when obtaining priority in selecting topics.
Even Wen Nan didn't have the authority to obtain the fragment information.
Similarly, the background introduction, skill description, and information about the fragment holder that Guan Ailin brought with her were all blocked.
Oh, if you don’t want to show it to me, then don’t show it to me. Wen Nan doesn’t really like it.
It would be fine if he just gave me the right to authorship, but the key point is that this agent asked for too much, and actually stated in the loan agreement -
[If you want to obtain the signature rights of these two pieces of the scepter fragments, you need to agree to transfer 2% of the total gold coins of the monthly revenue of the [Wen Na] guild to the [Feng Shui Huan] guild every month.]
It's simply taking advantage of someone's misfortune.
It is true that all businessmen are dishonest.
But the countdown on the giant screen above his head waited for no one, and in the end, Wen Nan signed the agreement in the last three seconds of preparation time.
Soon, the system prompt of the Scepter Scabbard above the head jumped to -
[The preparation time is over, and now we are going to conduct a new round of candidate statistics...]
[There are 3 candidates for this sheath bearer, and the candidates are listed as follows:
Candidate No. 1: holds 1.5 fragments (pending confirmation); Candidate No. 2: holds 3.5 fragments (pending confirmation); Candidate No. 3: holds 3 fragments (pending confirmation). 】
【Please all candidates confirm whether to participate in this qualification test. 】
【Note: If you give up the test, you will be removed from the space immediately. If you confirm your participation, you will not be allowed to leave the test in the middle of the test. 】
No. 1 and No. 2 immediately pressed the confirmation button.
Candidate No. 3, however, has been slow to act.
Carl Milak still hasn't recovered from his shock and anger. Given his personality, he would never have chosen to enter the Scepter's Sheath testing space in the current situation.
Now that the boat has capsized in the gutter, should we continue to play with the other side?
There are only five seconds left in the confirmation countdown above my head.
Carl Milak's back teeth were creaking as he gritted his teeth. He had never faced such a difficult decision before.
If it is confirmed and the other party gets the right to choose the topic, he will become very passive, and it is even likely that he will be ambushed by the other party with the help of the test space, just like Wei Zhe before.
However, if he chooses to give up, he will be expelled from the test space by the sheath of the divine staff, and from then on, he will forever lose the qualification to become the holder of the sheath.
There is only one second left in the countdown.
Snap.
Carl Milak clicked the confirm button.
The sheath of the divine staff was right in front of him, and he didn't want to lose it completely, so he decided to take a risk.
Anyway, this copy now has a player protection mechanism. If Ye Jiu doesn't want to get involved, he can't kill him.
The light screen above my head quickly jumped -
[All three candidates have confirmed their participation in this sheath holder qualification test. The question bank will be drawn below. ]
[The Scepter of the Gods will try to extract the test content that best matches all the test takers based on the comprehensive situation of the existing candidates. ]
[There are 3 candidates in total this time, so 3 candidate test questions are drawn for selection...]
[Candidates are being matched and the question bank is being drawn. Please wait...]
[The question bank has been drawn. The Scepter of God now prepares the following three test questions for all the qualification test takers:
[Topic 1. This world is full of truth and falsehood, good and evil, neither black nor white. You were born and raised here. You have seen too many ridiculous fights and too many fearless sacrifices. Now, you only have one obsession left - leave here! (Keywords for the topic: Breaking down barriers)]
[Topic 2. Face the obsession deep in your heart! (Keywords for this topic: Face the obsession)]
[Topic 3. As long as I want, as long as I take action, everything, whether it is a human or a ghost, a god or a demon, will kneel down at my feet, tremble before me, submit to me, and become my slave, my dog! (Keywords for the topic: Dog Training Master)]
Looking at these three topics, Wen Nan fell into deep thought.
The topics selected this time are all new.
Combining the topics given in the previous test spaces, Wen Nan seemed to have vaguely figured out some rules.
For example, although the keyword of Yu Shujun's topic this time has become [breaking barriers], it is actually similar to the one she got before, [breaking through shackles].
Wen Nan guessed that this should be a manifestation of some obsession deep in Yu Shujun's heart.
In addition, Carl Milak's [Dog Trainer] is very similar to his member Wei Zhe's [Soul Control].
Wen Nan felt that, while Wei Zhe was in awe and fear of his president, he was also subtly imitating his president and regarded the other's ambition as the direction of his own progress.
And the [Ultimate Charm] that Wen Nan had obtained before was obviously a kind of wish of Wen Nan in this game world.
Yoon Ji-eun got [Take Off the Disguise] because deep down in her heart she longed to live authentically and no longer hide behind a mask like she does now.
Adding up all these, Wen Nan came to an immature conclusion:
The key words to this so-called candidate's topic are actually the candidate's motivation for becoming the holder of the sheath.
If Carl Miraak becomes the Scabbard Bearer, eventually collects all the fragments, and ascends to the throne, he wants to become a master dog trainer and make everything his dog.
If Yu Shujun got the sheath of the divine staff, she would want to break free from the shackles and break down the barriers.
Before this test space was opened, Wen Nan was not very interested in this sheath. The only point of interest was that the sheath could help him complete the character strategy more perfectly, so the topic selection finally generated entries mainly based on charm and desire.
However, this conclusion now has an unreasonable point -
That is, how to explain the new topic that Wen Nan has got now?
The key word was "facing obsession". What obsession did he have? He thought about it again and again, but he couldn't figure out what obsession he had. What kind of obsession could a person who lived a carefree life have? Moreover, there was only one sentence in the title, and it was so ambiguous that no useful information could be seen.
Is the topic matched to him this time too sloppy?
As I was complaining in my heart, the giant screen above my head showed a message:
[Only one topic can be selected for this qualification test. Once the topic is finalized, it cannot be changed midway. All three qualification test takers must use the same set of topics. ]
[The right to choose the topic is determined by the number of fragments held by the qualified test taker——
Candidate No. 2 has the highest priority and can directly select the topic for this election; if Candidate No. 2 gives up the right to choose, the right to choose the topic will be transferred to Candidate No. 3, and so on. 】
[Candidate No. 2, please confirm whether you would like to use the topic selection right? ]
The spotlight shone on Wen Nan's head, and he hit it directly on the confirmation button.
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Among the three options, Wen Nan finally chose option 2.
Although the question looks very sloppy, it is, after all, a question matched according to your own situation. No matter what, it is definitely the most suitable question for you and the one with the greatest chance of winning.
As the selection is confirmed, the prompt jumps again——
【Topic 2. Background introduction:
No matter whether it is a human, a ghost, a god or a demon, even if it is just the continuation of a memory, or the evolution of a line of code, as long as it has human-like consciousness, it will soon develop desires, and then, this desire will give rise to obsession.
Obsession can be the driving force behind all their actions and their hope to survive.
However, obsession may also control their minds, completely enslave them, and make them live under its shadow forever.
Don't be afraid of obsession, don't avoid obsession.
The best way to completely prevent the backlash is to face the obsession deep in your heart and find ways to transform it into positive motivation and make it a tool for you to achieve your goals.
Only by achieving this step, the chosen one will be able to survive to the end in this chaotic world.
So, candidates, are you ready? Test rules:
In the first stage of the test, the Scepter's Sheath will calculate the obsession value of each candidate based on their specific situation in the test space.
In the second stage of the test, candidates must do everything possible to clear their obsessions: the Scepter's Sheath will calculate the remaining proportion of each candidate's obsession value in real time until it is cleared.
Within the specified test time, the lower the remaining proportion of obsession value, the higher the score. If the obsession value is reset to zero, the shorter the time taken to reset, the higher the score.
At the end of the test, the candidate with the highest score will be qualified as a candidate for the Sheath Bearer.
Note: During the test, you can use any skills, props, equipment, or any means to eliminate obsession at all costs. 】
[The test countdown begins: 24:00:00——]
The topic introduction this time was surprisingly serious. Was it really a topic that was matched to Wen Nan's own situation? Why was there no color at all?
What he meant was, why wasn't there that kind of red element that made blood boil? Just as he was thinking, the space in front of him changed, the floating light screen above his head went out, the ground under his feet collapsed, and the figures of the other two candidates in the distance gradually disappeared.
In my mind, the system prompt sounded——
9527: [We are creating a dedicated testing space for you based on your situation. This process may extract some of your memories and emotions, causing side effects including but not limited to headaches, dizziness, vomiting, etc. Please try to be patient...]
9527: [Memory and emotion extraction begins now...]
Wen Nan stood still in the pitch-black darkness, looking at the system prompts, waiting for the headache or dizziness to come.
However, just like the previous tests, he still felt nothing.
9527: [Memory and emotions extracted, now starting to create a dedicated space for you...]
9527: [Completed: 10%...]
9527: [Completed: 30%...]
9527: [Completed: 99%...]
The progress bar is stuck at 99% again and won't move.
After 10 minutes, the prompt jumps to——
9527: [We are sorry to inform you that the creation of your exclusive test space has failed! ]
9527: [We were unable to extract any obsession from your existing memories, so we are unable to start the first phase of the test for you.]
9527: [We will skip the first stage and go directly to the second stage...]
9527: [The initial obsession value has been returned to you: 0. ]
9527: [Then please do your best, use your wisdom, face your obsession, and eliminate it completely! ]
Wen Nan: ...
No, sheath.
What are you doing?
Last time he was said to have no fear value, he admitted it. But this time the whole obsession value came out, and he said Wen Nan had no obsession?
No, isn’t this an exclusive test theme matched according to Wen Nan’s player situation?
Since he has no obsession at all, why do we have to give him the whole "facing obsession" to solve the problem? He has no obsession, but he still faces the Mud Mother? Is there something wrong with the model training of your matching mechanism? Wen Nan cursed and stretched his neck to look in the direction of the other two candidates in the distance, ready to see if he could borrow some more of Yu Shujun's obsession.
The test spaces for Candidate No. 1 and Candidate No. 3 are currently under construction and have not yet taken shape. Judging from the progress, this should be a large project that cannot be completed in a short time.
Thinking of this, Wen Nan turned his head and looked at Guan Ailin, who was standing next to him, staring at the "construction site" of the test space in the distance.
How about...doing something to kill time?
Thinking of this, Wen Nan walked over and put his arm around Guan Ailin's waist.
Guan Ailin came back to her senses and hugged Wen Nan back. Suddenly she remembered something. She raised her arms, put them around Wen Nan's neck, and asked with a smile, "Jiu, what was the question you asked the president?"
Wen Nan was stunned.
He quickly took out the small envelope from the equipment reserve column.
The envelope was sealed tightly, and above the words "Personalized only" the identity verification button was flashing.
Guan Ailin glanced at the envelope in his hand, leaned close to his ear, and asked softly: "Is it related to Xiaojun?" (End of this chapter)
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