Chapter 170 Let's bet... on each other's rules (5K)
After finishing half a day's classes, Hevinia did not do anything else, but quickly returned to the dormitory to rest and fell asleep in the shortest time possible.
After she fell asleep, Bai Wei slowly stood up and looked at her profile with interest.
Unlike Hevinia, Bai Wei is now very energetic.
Because now he can be said to have fully recovered.
Honestly speaking, this recovery speed was quite beyond Bai Wei's expectations. After all, his previous damage was indeed very serious, and he survived in that divine body for a month. It could be said that he entered Hevinia's body in an extremely weak state.
But it took less than a week to fully recover.
This is of course because his soul's self-healing ability is very strong, and it is also related to Hevinia's body.
The golden score with golden sounds is indeed something that ordinary people cannot compare with.
If Bai Wei's three hosts could be described as landlords, then the house that Ulu rented to him was a shabby house. It was not old, but it was dilapidated due to poor maintenance. It leaked wind and rain everywhere, and there was an unpleasant odor in the house. It was very uncomfortable to live in, but at least it was habitable.
Gerard was like an old house that was well maintained. The house was clean and tidy, but too clean and tidy. There was no furniture at all. It was so empty that even a thief would not be able to resist leaving some money here.
There is no living experience, but at least the house here is more comfortable than the one in Uruna.
But Helvinia's was different.
It can be completely regarded as an exquisite apartment. On the basis of being clean and tidy, the internal facilities are also complete. There are fresh fruits on the table and boxes of meat in the kitchen.
There are all kinds of feminine things in the room, such as plush toys and pink sheets and mattresses, which make the macho man feel a little uncomfortable, but it is still very comfortable to live in, especially for people who need to recuperate. Living in such an apartment is definitely more comfortable than living in the previous two houses, and the injuries will heal faster.
but……
After the initial excitement, the feeling of loneliness and depression will uncontrollably come to you.
The room is deathly silent most of the time. The cute teddy bear on the bedside will just look at you quietly without making any sound. The fresh fruit on the table will quickly rot after a few days, and the boxes of meat in the kitchen will breed mosquitoes under the high temperature.
It was difficult to breathe fresh air because there was only one half-open window in the room. Due to the lack of convection, the howling cold wind outside the window could hardly get in.
This is the feeling that Hevinia gave Bai Wei.
Hevinia is a character who is given more attention in the game than Uru and Jellal.
In the early stages of the Holy Sound arc, her relationship with the game's protagonist is like that between her and Oger.
Players really think that this girl is simply too cute, just like everything in that apartment "at first glance".
Of course, this is also due to the comparison made in the previous two chapters. After all, the priest of Rhine and the robot of Lyra are not as likable as the lovely witch Hevinia no matter how you look at it.
Unfortunately, this likability is just a disguise.
The protagonist of the game cannot penetrate into Hevinia's heart as deeply as Bai Wei, so he is naturally deceived by the gorgeous disguise.
By the time Hevinia realized something was wrong, she had already gotten what she wanted and stabbed the protagonist in the back.
That coldness and determination, which was completely different from her previous cute and innocent image, hurt many players' hearts at the time, but many players also liked her more.
It can be said that Hevinia is the character that players can't stop playing in the early stage of the Holy Sound.
The reason why it is called the early stage is that
Of course it was because she did not live to the later period.
Bai Wei looked at Hevinia quietly, as if he was looking at the still fresh fruits on the table and the still well-preserved meat in the kitchen.
The skins of the fruits and vegetables had begun to wrinkle, and a flying insect in search of food accidentally flew into the kitchen.
In fact, Bai Wei also hesitated whether to choose Hevinia as the third host.
Because if Bai Wei remembered correctly, at this time, Hevinia had already reached a dead end, but she was still unaware of it.
And the trouble is, no one knows what Hevinia is trying to do.
All we know is that she wants to play the Seven-Tone Divine Hymn, but what is the purpose of playing the Seven-Tone Divine Hymn and what she wants? Players have discussed this a lot, but there is no definite answer. As a result, Bai Wei naturally has no better "antithesis against Hevinia", that is, the best means to control her.
Therefore, considering from multiple perspectives, it might be better for Bai Wei to choose another host.
but,
What's the point of that?
Of course there are more reliable ways for Bai Wei to achieve his goal, and choosing Hevinia would only be the most difficult option.
However, once successful, it will be the model with the greatest benefits.
The golden score plus the golden seven notes create a walking seven-note divine song.
...How wonderful and pleasant.
Even Bai Wei began to look forward to it.
Therefore, Bai Wei also took action. The three chances to "terminate" given to Hevinia today were his little plan.
Unlike Uru and Gerard, Helvinia cannot be seduced using traditional methods.
If Helvinia were encouraged to use her power like Uru did, she would definitely feel scared because she absolutely did not believe in kindness without reason.
But if you tell Hevinia that this is just "rent" and she can only use it three times at most, then Hevinia will think about how to maximize the use of these three times. If she finds it useful, she will definitely find ways to get more times from Bai Wei.
And she would also feel that this was something she had worked hard for, just like she got knowledge from Oger and intelligence and connections from other girls.
As for how much effect it has.
Let's wait and see.
Anyway, Bai Wei has already offered her sharp claws to the little mantis who wants to catch a cicada. It is up to her how to use them.
However, Bai Wei did not intend to pin all his hopes on this little mantis.
He is different now than he was in Rhine.
You can do more things.
Thinking of this, Li Zhi's middle finger slowly softened, as if it had lost all vitality.
Bai Wei's consciousness entered into Taoyuan Township.
The moment when the finger falls.
Hevinia, who was still sleeping, slowly opened her eyes.
…
A month later, Bai Wei entered Taoyuan Township again.
When the soul was damaged before, there was no way to enter the Utopia.
So after his soul was restored, Bai Wei naturally wanted to come in and see what changes had taken place in his real "golden finger".
As soon as he entered Taoyuan Township, Bai Wei clearly felt that this place was indeed different compared to a month ago.
The most intuitive thing is the smell of desolation that hits you in the face.
Although still ruined,
But it’s not that dilapidated anymore.
There were also fewer dead leaves on the giant tree. When looking closer, one could vaguely see a few green buds growing on the branches above.
It's as if I were to be reborn.
Something that should have been dead for a thousand years is being given new life.
It really is immortal.
Bai Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Then he walked to the stone table under the tree, and was surprised to find an illusory page floating on the stone table, just like the introduction column in a game.
It was just lines of small words last time, but this time it became extremely clear and distinct.
Bai Wei had a feeling that Taoyuan Township was introducing itself in a way that was familiar to him.
It is as if the gods can build their kingdom into the way they want and operate it according to their own rules.
As a time traveler, Bai Wei is naturally more familiar with such introductions.
At least you don't have to guess.
Bai Wei cast an admiring look at the giant tree behind him with great satisfaction. The branches of the giant tree swayed slightly, as if responding to Bai Wei.
Then, Bai Wei began to observe this newer Utopia.
On that illusory page, Bai Wei saw the current completeness of Taoyuan Township’s source power - "7%".
This is the bonus after he retracted his tongue.
If one wants to increase the source power, it seems that as long as the corpses are gathered in the same body and connected as one, the soul can establish a connection and thus increase it.
And it doesn't matter if you return to the state of dismemberment after being promoted.
Just like now, Bai Wei is only on one finger, but the enhanced source power completeness will not drop back to 3%.
So what is the effect of Taoyuan Township increasing to 7%?
What Bai Wei was most concerned about was naturally the stone bench over there, which was now unlocked.
It seems that the other corpse holders can be summoned here.
However, judging from the fact that only one stone bench was lit, it seemed that only one could be summoned.
The other two dim stone benches showed 10%, which meant that if you wanted to gather more people, you would need to get another piece of corpse.
Well... it's okay to do it with just one person first. I have no experience at the beginning. After I figure out what it can be used for, I can try it with multiple people.
That makes sense.
In addition to the summons that are now unlocked, Bai Wei can also see the functions that are close to completion on the page.
For example, if it is 7% now, you can see the functions between 7% and 10%, even those that are unlocked.
Two of the features are quite interesting.
One is 7%, which is the [Soul Return] that can be used now. The explanation is that when encountering some special corpses, it is possible to only recover strength and source power.
That is, you don't have to take it away entirely.
This is quite good. After all, it is inconvenient to carry too many body parts. Now there are only three and it is a bit troublesome. If there are more in the future, won’t I have to carry a big box everywhere?
However, this is only limited to those special body parts.
In the game, those special body parts basically refer to bones, minced meat, teeth and other body parts. They are difficult to recycle and there are no rules for their storage.
But collecting them is not without benefits. The worst thing is that they can permanently increase your health and mana. Putting them here is a simple and crude strength bonus.
However, it is not so easy to get rid of the corpse parts that contain powerful rules. For example, Bai Wei now possesses [Termination], [Contemplation] and [Domination]. These three are powerful rules, but there is still no way for them to be separated from his body.
However, this shortcoming has been solved in the function of 10% source power.
【Return to Oneness】
The simple explanation is that as long as the corpse is connected by Bai Wei, all the rules can be temporarily concentrated on one corpse.
In other words, even if a basket of body parts are collected later, it can be used with just one body part.
It seems that in the future, if the host wants to use his own power, he will not need to chop off his hands, dig out his eyes, and cut his tongue at the same time, but only need to do one of them.
Bai Wei felt that he was so kind and cared so much about his host.
It’s hard to find an “old man” like him even with a lantern.
However, these two new features are only for the convenience of subsequent collection and use.
The more important one, and the one that Bai Wei cares more about, is the 8%.
【Visor of Visas】.
"At the cost of completely sealing the rules and power of the corpse (more than a month, but the time can be reduced as the number of corpses increases), it is possible to break away from the host and descend briefly as a phantom (with 25% of the power of a second-level descendant)."
This is the real heavyweight feature.
Although the cost is ridiculously high, sealing the rules and power for more than a month means that Bai Wei will not have any combat power during that period of time and will be completely at the mercy of others.
But this is an independent descent that can be separated from the host. Although it only has a quarter of the power of a second-level descent, it is enough to do many things.
It even only requires eight percent of the source power to unlock.
Bai Wei is now at 7%, which means that he doesn't need large pieces like fingers and eyes, but the small pieces mentioned before will do.
Moreover, Bai Wei happened to know that there was such a corpse somewhere in this academy.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and felt look forward to his future life.
But before that, he should first experience the new features that can be used.
Bai Wei once again turned his gaze towards the stone bench.
However, what can be done by gathering people together?
As if sensing Bai Wei's doubts, some information suddenly flooded into his mind.
This made Bai Wei's mouth curl up even more.
“So it’s possible to do this.”
He was about to light up the stone bench, then suddenly thought of something and turned to look at the pool beside him.
The originally dry pool now has water, and his current appearance is reflected in the water.
Everything was a shadow, only the fingers, left eye and tongue were emitting bright light.
"I still have to put on some disguise." As he spoke, he gently touched his tongue with his finger.
Then the light of the tongue immediately dissipated and turned into a shadow.
Only then did Bai Wei activate the stone bench with satisfaction.
…
"Your Excellency, this is the summary of all the work done last month." The handsome little priest smiled and brought Rocky a cup of tea. "Thank you for your hard work."
Rocky leaned back in his chair and said impatiently, "It's just a small thing. Why is it so hard? And what kind of tea did you make? I told you I want to drink it..."
Before he could finish his words, Rocky suddenly felt dizzy and then his vision went black.
His whole body seemed to fall into darkness, falling continuously, and finally ended when he landed on a hard and cold object.
He opened his eyes and found himself sitting on a stone bench. The handsome young priest in front of him turned into a strange-looking black shadow.
After a brief moment of daze, Rocky reacted suddenly.
"Secret Cult?!"
He subconsciously wanted to form a seal, but after raising his hand, he found that his body had also turned into a shadow.
The whole body is illusory.
The only bright part of his body was the thumb of his right hand.
Rocky widened his eyes slightly, immediately realized something, and then looked at the shadow opposite again.
There were also two spots of light in the shadow opposite.
They are the left eye and the left middle finger.
This guy is... Uru!
Rocky was filled with horror. He was about to speak, but "Uru" spoke first.
“Don’t be nervous, stranger.” He laughed in a hoarse voice, “We are not in reality, and we don’t know each other. We are here only because we have the same thing.”
Only then did Rocky come back to his senses.
This is not reality.
No magic, not even divine power, could bring an archbishop like him to this strange space.
Only Visas' rules make this possible.
In this space, he and Ulu were both shadows with unclear faces. The only real existence was the body parts of each other.
Rocky can find out Uru's identity through the body parts, but Uru doesn't know who he is.
Thinking of this, Rocky couldn't help but feel fortunate.
Fortunately, he was not a fool like the One-Eyed Dragon. He hid his body parts very well, otherwise Ulu would have known who he was.
After a brief moment of relief, another thought quickly came to Rocky's mind.
Although I don't know what happened, if that's the case, is it possible to trick Ulu into finding out his current location and then kill him in the real world?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, he heard "Ulu" speak again.
"Although we don't know each other yet, it's still fate that we meet." He smiled and asked Rocky to look at the stone table, "Want to play a game?"
Rocky lowered his head subconsciously and saw two sets of dice on the table.
He narrowed his eyes slightly: "Are you going to gamble?"
"Small gambling is good for your mood, but big gambling is harmful to your health." "Ulu" said with a smile, "We are just gambling a little."
"…Is there any stakes?"
"Small bets are still bets, so there are certainly stakes."
"You said this isn't the real world, what can we bet on?"
“Nature is what we have here.”
Ulu laughed hoarsely, then pointed at his left eye with his left middle finger, and then pointed at Rocky's right thumb.
"Let's bet... on each other's rules. The loser has to hand over the rules."
Rocky's eyes widened little by little.
(End of this chapter)
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