Chapter 82 Fungal Remains Frenzy 43 "Excuse me, I'm a one-step climber..."
This question pierced Nanmen Jue's heart like a sharp sword, and her eyes suddenly sharpened.
She acknowledged that this person had a good relationship with her sister, and recognized him as her sister's close friend or even closer, which led her to trust him to some extent. However, if he wanted to interfere in the relationship between the two sisters and make irresponsible remarks, it would be tantamount to touching Nanmen Jue's sore spot.
How long have you known her and how long have I known her? No matter how much they don't get along, they are still the only relatives born from the same mother's womb, connected by blood.
"Now I'm asking you!" Nanmen Jue could barely contain his anger, and his tone became sharp. "If you happen to know something about my sister that I don't know and you don't intend to tell me, then this topic ends here. The suspension bridge effect is truly amazing. You've already made yourself think you know everything about Nanmen Yu, but you're not qualified to come and show off in front of me."
Despite the merciless and harsh criticism, the cloaked man didn't get angry. He seemed to think for a moment before saying, "Have you misunderstood something?"
Nanmen Jue was still very angry. "What did I misunderstand?"
“Nanmen Yu and I are not in that kind of relationship,” the cloaked man said. “I never intended to take her away.”
Nanmen Jue was speechless. She instinctively wanted to retort, but then froze.
Is she worried about this? Worried that her sister has someone more important to her than her?
...No, she wasn't that possessive. She never thought of having her sister all to herself. She could accept that her sister would have a closer family than her in the future. She just couldn't accept outsiders interfering in their relationship.
That's all.
But she didn't want to explain too much to this person.
Seeing her stubbornly purse her lips, looking as if she refused to communicate, the cloaked figure sighed again.
"I've already said it, I've been here for almost as long as you're old. In my eyes, you and she are still children." The cloaked man's voice crackled even more, indicating that he was probably not in a calm mood. "Don't think about such nonsense. I'm not going to fight you for my sister."
He didn't seem angry; rather, he seemed helpless, like someone encountering an unreasonable child. Nanmen Jue remained silent for a moment, and suddenly a taut string in his mind relaxed.
The cloaked figure didn't mean what she imagined. This temper tantrum was truly inexplicable; it was one thing for it to come on, but for it to actually escalate. She remained silent for a moment, then looked up at the cloaked figure.
They both burst out laughing at the same time.
Although the cloaked man's laughter sounded awful due to the synthesizer.
"I'm sorry," Nanmen Jue said.
The cloaked figure shook his head. Nanmen Jue's sudden jealousy earlier made him realize something. "Even the strongest person has things they don't want to face. Nanmen Jue, you're a smart person. If you also acknowledge that Nanmen Yu is your closest person, then consider her feelings."
The smile on Nanmen Jue's lips disappeared, and he looked somewhat dazed.
Things I don't want to face...
It turns out that Nanmen Yu didn't know how to face her.
After so many years of antagonism, the two sisters still had no doubt that the other was determined to risk danger for them, but they never learned how to treat each other.
Nanmen Jue didn't think she understood all of Nanmen Yu, but she knew that Nanmen Yu was a cold and hard woman who never showed weakness and never admitted her pain. Both of them were equally stubborn.
Nanmen Jue's illness, and his subsequent concealment of it, was the final straw that broke Nanmen Yu's psychological defenses.
Nanmen Jue stared blankly, and for reasons unknown, said, "She really isn't worried about me coming in too."
"Even if she leaves, would you give up coming in?" the cloaked man asked rhetorically.
Nanmen Jue laughed, his eyes regaining their clarity. "Of course not."
“She wasn’t confident she could hide it from you; I’ve never seen her struggle like that,” the cloaked man said. “But she didn’t intend to hide it from you forever; it just happened before she could make up her mind.”
That incident, of course, refers to the time during which the virus world was separated, and Nanmen Yu was unaware of what happened.
“Now we’re allies.” Nanmen Jue quickly sorted out his thoughts. “Take Zhang Zhi to Ningde Town. Be careful on the way. I’ll go to the quarantine facility to get the letter, and then I’ll meet up with you.”
Knowing that Nanmen Jue would definitely not allow him to come along for Zhang Zhi's safety, the cloaked man had no choice but to nod helplessly and accept the plan.
Nanmen Jue looked at Zhang Zhi in the distance, who was taking small bites of bread and smiling at Hao Hong. "I chose you not only because you are strong, nor only because of the unpredictable relationship between you and my sister."
“We’re just friends,” the cloaked man emphasized.
“It’s because I felt the feeling of being ‘human’ in you.” Nanmen Jue acted as if he hadn’t heard him. “It’s good to be able to continue being a human being in this space. I hope you can continue to do so, otherwise my sister won’t like it.”
"...She and I really don't have that kind of relationship."
"I'm not talking about that kind of relationship." Nanmen Jue looked at him innocently, then smiled slyly. "Friendly liking is still liking, right?"
Seeing her smile like a little fox, the cloaked man suddenly felt an urge to reach out and pinch her cheek.
He sighed again, then paused, realizing that this was the umpteenth time he had sighed since meeting Nanmen Jue.
“Nanmen Yu and I… are kind of hostages to each other,” he said in a low voice. “We know each other’s most deadly secrets, which is why we formed an alliance.”
"The most crucial secret?" Nanmen Jue raised an eyebrow, but didn't press for details about her sister's secret. She lightly exposed the stubborn person, "Shouldn't you be happy that my sister is missing? Why are you searching for her so desperately?"
The cloaked man didn't want to talk to her anymore.
Nanmen Jue chuckled for a while, then suddenly became serious. “If you’re going to help someone, help them to the very end. I’ve already done you a huge favor, so tell me some more news.”
“What?” the cloaked man said.
"Who's the other orange-named person on your end?" Nanmen Jue asked. "And, is there any way to quickly kill a gold-named person?"
"..." The cloaked figure turned to look at her. "You still want to kill Cheng Xiuye?"
“It’s not a question of whether I want to kill him or not, it’s that he will never let me go.” Nanmen Jue sneered, not mentioning that he had discovered the other party’s affair with Zhang Jin. “That’s fine too. I’ve drawn their attention, which makes things much easier for you and Zhang Zhi. The remaining petty squabbles shouldn’t be a threat to you.”
The cloaked man said, "Although he replaced your data and became a golden name, he is still in the most dangerous adaptation period. He needs to adapt to the fact that his organs have been doubled. He shouldn't have time to cause you trouble in this world."
This is a very reasonable guess. If Nanmen Jue was unaware of his conspiracy, then he should indeed conserve his energy and wait until he returned to the main hall of the gods before making any moves.
But now that Nanmen Jue knows his secret, if he lets Nanmen Jue back to the hall, he's doomed.
Even a sleeping venomous snake is still a venomous snake. Just because Zhou Yiming is temporarily not in charge due to the side effects of the props doesn't mean he will allow his second-in-command to betray him.
The cloaked man belonged to the Crimson Church, but they weren't particularly close. Nanmen Jue didn't want to talk to him about it right now. She just shook her head and asked, "Is there any?"
The cloaked man pondered for a moment, "Above the Gold Rank, there are also different levels."
Nanmen Jue listened attentively; such high-level information was extremely difficult to obtain in this space.
"Although the number of points is not directly equivalent to the level, if someone's physical stats are all below 80 and they still manage to reach the Gold rank, then they are a goose that lays golden eggs, and everyone will be eyeing them."
"Above eighty?" Nanmen Jue exclaimed in surprise.
She previously thought that seventy or above was acceptable; was she wrong?
She still remembered her data before the replacement, and after adding all of them up and averaging them quickly, she found that it had barely reached about 82.
It turns out she got in by the skin of her teeth, and within Jin Ming's system, she was as weak as a child.
As for the metaphor of the hen that lays golden eggs, she could understand it, because the ridiculous rule that you can exchange corpses for points without killing people was tied to your level. The higher the level of the corpse, the more points you would get, and female corpses would get even more.
Nanmen Jue wanted to sneer again.
“Once you reach eighty, the changes in each number become very noticeable,” the cloaked man said. “This gap is greater than the gap between any of the lower levels, so once you have points, you must prioritize improving your stats.”
“Wait a minute,” Nanmen Jue asked, “If that’s the case, wouldn’t the people who only improve the data without upgrading actually be the safest? Why do people still choose to upgrade?”
"..." The cloaked man suddenly fell silent. He looked at Nanmen Jue, and even though Nanmen Jue couldn't see his eyes, he seemed to see the utterly speechless look in his eyes.
"Did I ask something wrong?" she asked humbly.
“Data and level are also linked; it’s impossible to increase data indefinitely without increasing level,” the cloaked man said. “It can fluctuate within a small range, but data is also a hard standard for level. For example, as long as the data reaches 85 on average, it will definitely become a gold-level name.”
Nanmen Jue blinked; she really didn't know that. She then asked another question, "So, is it okay to just accumulate points and level up without improving physical stats?"
“That’s possible,” the cloaked man said. “Indeed, some people choose to do that.”
"Why?" Nanmen Jue asked. Why would anyone willingly be the goose that lays the golden eggs? Is it just because it looks good hanging on one's head?
"...Because if you don't level up, you can't buy high-level items." The cloaked man was about to lose control of his tone. "Green-named players can only buy blue items at most, purple-named players can only buy orange items at most, and only gold-named players can buy gold items. Tell me why!"
Looking into Nanmen Jue's clear, foolish eyes, the cloaked man couldn't help but ask, "How did you even get promoted? These are basic questions."
Nanmen Jue smiled rather shyly and said, "I'm sorry, I rose to the top in one step."
Indeed, these things that weren't mentioned in the God's beginner's guide were things that reincarnators gradually learned through trial and error. Seeing items there but being unable to buy them naturally made them realize the importance of level. When they leveled up without earning points but were still leveled up themselves, they naturally learned about the unspoken rule of average stats.
But Nanmenjue is an exception.
She is the only one who became a Gold Name and possessed millions of points after experiencing one cycle of reincarnation. She has never had the footprints and experiences of other reincarnators.
Her path was truly—
A meteoric rise.
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