He spread his hands and added, "In most cases, you can only get no more than three bottles of [Liquid Life] as a reward for status recovery by simply reaching a certain stage through the main quest. The wave in the hidden dungeon was even an unexpected bonus."
Indeed, setting aside the fact that the difficulty exceeds what Sheng initially described, the rewards alone make it worth the effort.
Although I was a little worried that things might have gone too smoothly, I thought about it again and realized that this was a good thing, better than everything being full of stumbles and setbacks.
Thinking about this, I can't help but mention the guy I took down: "Did you let that guy in?"
Having removed his fake long hair and returned to his current form as a slender boy with androgynous charm, Sheng blinked, then paused for a moment before revealing a look of sudden realization: "Ah, big brother, you mean Sword Demon, right? It was indeed my permission that allowed him in. I forgot to tell you earlier."
"He's a madman who could go insane at any moment," I warned in a low voice.
Sheng nodded slightly: "I know, of course I know. As a player who has witnessed his struggles so many times, how could I not know this?"
He paused, his voice lowering: "But if I just let him walk alone on that lonely and painful path, I will always feel a vague sense of guilt, after all, those painful memories were caused by my own hands, stemming from my incompetence."
“This isn’t the game you’re familiar with,” I reminded him. “He’s not the protagonist of the game you’re playing either.”
Sheng grinned: "Of course I know that, but... well, how should I put it, it's like seeing a poor little dog getting soaked in the rain. Even if you see its ferocious rampage when it goes berserk, you still can't help but feel sorry for it because of its occasional pitiful look, right?"
I simply cannot understand this feeling.
To put it nicely, she's a saint; to put it bluntly, she's an idiot.
With a knife to your throat, how can you still smile and say, "He's a good boy, he's a good person, he won't hurt us"? Have you really brainwashed yourself with your own beliefs?
I took several deep breaths to convince myself that, at least in the current game world, I still needed the information and trust that Sheng provided, and I had not yet fully explored the conditions and boundaries of various events, so it was not the time to completely turn against him.
As for that Sword Demon guy... if he points his blade this way again, no matter how much I need his strength, I will choose to use the final method that I have already hidden.
The solidified magic that healed his injuries was both an aid and a tonic, as well as a constraint and shackle.
Feeling a bit stifled, I turned my back and continued my research, which had been interrupted.
Since most of the textual information in the book was unverifiable, I focused more on the maps and illustrations, which were not significantly affected.
However, I was unable to identify any familiar map or outline.
Perhaps this world existing in the [Simulated Law Ring] is a completely different world type setting from the outside world, which indirectly explains why I cannot clearly read the text in the book, because it is something that is unreal and does not exist.
But this is also very interesting.
If I had the chance, I would even like to travel to every corner of this world, which is much bigger than mine, with a relaxed and happy heart, to witness the lives of the people there—although I may not be able to do it now.
I don't know exactly how big the area is set as a range for activities. I'll ask again when I've calmed down a bit.
Bringing my wandering thoughts back, I remembered something else.
Regarding the half of the golden-blue apple that had been put into my bag and then suddenly appeared in front of me in reality.
When I was rummaging through my shoulder bag for a handkerchief, I made a point of checking and confirmed that the half apple that Sheng had put in it had indeed disappeared, as if it had never been there. Only a small amount of traces of golden honey water remained in the clean bag, which indirectly proved that it had indeed been put in there.
So here's the problem.
Based on the prompts I received when I activated [Simulated Magic Ring], it seems that it did perform some verification and validation on me before finally deciding to include my everyday accessory, the Saint's Earring, as equipment and bring it here.
I was worried about this, so I made a special check, but the earring itself is still hanging properly under my left ear in reality, even after I transformed into a cat.
As for the two authoritative objects considered special components, the former, let alone the key that is always kept close to the heart, sometimes even when trying to call it, will have some errors. It will either appear in the hand on its own or suddenly transform into a huge scepter. It is unknown what went wrong.
As for the latter, I still don't know its specific form and effects, and I'm equally confused about when I acquired it.
However, one thing did give me a little insight.
Earlier, when I was sealing the abdominal wound of the unconscious Sword Demon, the silver key suddenly appeared in my hand without my summoning, opened the library door on its own, and a heavy book fell out, completely slapping the word "deliberate" right in front of me.
Then, just as I was about to catch it, the book fell into a narrow, water-ripple-like crevice and vanished without a trace.
But what if the book didn't just disappear into thin air?
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