Chapter 92: Chapter 91: Second-seat Elite Player, Contracted Player ’Ah Cheng
For the current Lince, the daily eight hours of ga ti were no longer important.
After all, since he could already use Consciousness Descent on Inference Day, the eight hours when the ga was normally open weren’t really that significant.
However, for regular Players, these eight hours were a true golden window. Not a single second could be wasted.
In fact, ordinary Players relied entirely on the rewards generated during these eight hours to progress in the ga.
One could only imagine how miserable the situation was for ordinary Players compared to a cheater like him.
Of course, besides Lince’s Chief privilege, there was another way to beco a "cheater": suicide in the real world.
But were there people extre enough to do that?
Lince figured that even if there were, they certainly wouldn’t kill themselves so easily.
After all, even if they were going to commit suicide, they’d have to maximize their benefits, right?
For example, wouldn’t those ambitious Players stir up so trouble in the real world first? Otherwise, wouldn’t they have died for nothing?
But Lince didn’t underestimate the current trends in the ga.
Because sothing he had anticipated happened.
Just as Lince had York and his group withdraw, and as he began to familiarize himself with his own Space Power, five hours into the ga...
Suddenly, a ga ssage appeared in his mind.
[Congratulations to the first round of closed beta Players for successfully producing ten Second-Seat Elite Players!]
[All first-round closed beta Players will receive a reward: An additional
10% to their base score for the next Inference Day evaluation.]
[The Second-Seat slots are now full. The number of regular Elite Player slots is now announced: 100 slots.]
[The first round of Elite Player slots will close once filled. Simultaneously, it is announced that the second round of Players will also be issued an equivalent number of title badges.]
[The effects of the second-round Elite Player title badges will be weaker than those of the first round. At the sa ti, once the second-round Players have filled all their Elite Player slots, the title badges of the first-round Elite Players will be simultaneously upgraded to the next level. Title upgrade preview: Pioneer Player.]
[Pioneer Player: The beginning of an epic. Be the one who blazes a trail through thorns. We hope all Players will strive together.]
When Lince saw this sudden announcent, he was stunned for a mont.
But he quickly ca back to his senses.
At the sa ti, Lince imdiately withdrew his consciousness from the ga.
In his familiar bedroom, in front of his computer desk, Lince woke up and imdiately moved the small pillow off his keyboard.
At that mont, the announcent was displayed on his computer screen.
Seeing this announcent, Lince fell into deep thought.
First, Lince thought about the specific circumstances under which he had received his title.
This ant that, besides him, ten Tier Four Players had now appeared in the ga.
’Tier Four Players?’
If Lince rembered correctly, "Brother Cheng Takes Off" had reached Tier Four after the last Inference Day, right?
’Given his situation, did he also get the Second-Seat Elite Player title?’
He hadn’t ntioned it in the group chat last ti, but Lince figured he must have.
Even though his real body was dead, his ga character still existed, and the title provided a buff in the ga!
Therefore, it was impossible that it wouldn’t be awarded to him.
Although Lince didn’t know how much weaker the Second-Seat Elite Player title was compared to his Chief title, it was still a huge advantage over other Players.
And clearly, this guy was now considered one of the Counterasures Bureau’s people.
It was a blessing in disguise.
Lince had never been against lending a hand to this Brother Cheng.
The ti just hadn’t been right.
So, taking advantage of the announcent, Lince thought of this matter.
Having Church personnel go out and gather information without a clear objective was more than just a little difficult.
But now that he had the Space Travel Skill, an idea suddenly occurred to Lince.
He just didn’t know if the idea would work.
Lince hadn’t forgotten about a certain item that had been collecting dust in his inventory.
That’s right.
The Master-Servant Contract.
However, the item’s description was a bit vague.
It only said it could be used on beings in the real world, but it didn’t say whether it could be used on a Player whose consciousness had entered the ga.
And how was he supposed to give the item to the other person?
The forum’s trading function?
Definitely not.
Because the item couldn’t be dropped or transferred.
Trading was surely included in that.
But a Player’s situation couldn’t be judged by common sense.
So, the next mont, Lince felt it was necessary to try.
’Whether it works or not, at least I’ll have done what I wanted to do and what I could do.’
Therefore, Lince took out the Contract Scroll and opened the ga forum.
He quickly found the ID for "Brother Cheng Takes Off".
He clicked the ID and, without any hesitation, sent a private ssage.
Night Owl: "Ah Cheng, is now a good ti?"
Brother Cheng Takes Off: "Ah??!!! Chief Bro??? Yes! Absolutely! I’ve got nothing but ti! How co you have ti to contact this little brother? I’m so flattered! Just say the word, whatever you need, if this little brother can help, I’ll definitely help. Anything I can say, I’ll tell you everything."
Night Owl: "It’s not that dramatic. The sudden announcent just now reminded
of your situation. I have an opportunity and so ti right now, so I thought I’d ask you sothing."
Brother Cheng Takes Off: "Huh? Is it about the Second-Seat title? I got that. It wasn’t convenient to talk about it in the group chat before, so..."
’Man, this guy is really direct. I haven’t even asked yet.’
’But considering his personality in the group chat, this is normal.’
So Lince smiled.
’This is good too. Compared to dealing with calculating people, I prefer interacting with this kind of simple-minded... no, straightforward person.’
Night Owl: "I figured as much, but that’s not what I’m asking about. Don’t get ahead of yourself, just listen."
Night Owl: "It’s like this. I have an opportunity here that might be able to solve your current predicant. But I don’t know if it will work, so I wanted to ask for your opinion."
Night Owl: "Right now, I have a Master-Servant Contract item. It’s similar to the function for contracting a Magic Pet in the ga. If you agree to form a contract with , then I am 100% confident I can solve your current predicant."
Night Owl: "But think it over carefully. This is a Master-Servant Contract. Although I won’t do anything to you, you need to be aware of the potential dangers. I won’t force you. So, I’m just asking for your opinion now. If you don’t agree, I’ll help you think of another way. If..."
Brother Cheng Takes Off: "!!!!! I AGREE!!! I agree!!! Chief Bro! No!!! Godfather, Godfather save !!! Save !!!! I don’t want to stay in this godforsaken place anymore!!!"
Lince hadn’t even finished typing, and this guy already agreed just like that?!
It made Lince pause for a second.
’Well, this really does fit his personality.’
However, Lince rembered that this guy was likely one of the Counterasures Bureau’s people now. He wanted to suggest that if Brother Cheng hadn’t thought it through, he could go ask for Insomnia and Rain’s opinion.
But before Lince could type another word...
The next mont, the Contract Scroll sitting on his computer desk lit up.
At the sa ti, a ssage suddenly appeared in Lince’s mind.
[Are you sure you want to contract the Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’ as the master?]
[Confirm]OR[Deny]
anwhile, inside the Great Tomb in the ga, the Soul Fire in the eye sockets of a certain Skeleton flared to life.
[Are you sure you want to contract the Player ’Night Owl’ as the servant?]
[Confirm]OR[Deny]
At this mont, in different worlds and different places, similar ssages appeared simultaneously in the minds of Lince and the Player ’Li Chengli’.
Lince naturally had no reason to disagree.
But he was stunned again by the Contract Scroll’s slick move.
Lince had originally thought that if this Ah Cheng agreed, he would try to see if he could use the trading function to send it over.
And what happened?
’So you don’t even have to give the scroll to the other person?’
’And isn’t your judgnt standard a little too user-friendly and intelligent?’
Lince felt rather astonished.
And just as Lince was feeling astonished, another notification appeared in his mind.
[The Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’ has agreed to beco your contract servant.]
[Notice: Because this Player cannot return to reality, the effect of the Blood Covenant you have ford will currently be limited to the character his consciousness has descended into. At the sa ti, this will also occupy one of your character’s contract slots. Please choose carefully.]
’Damn.’
’It used up another one of my hard-won Blood Covenant slots just like that?!’
Lince felt a bit helpless, but on second thought, it wasn’t sothing he couldn’t part with.
After all, Lince was leveling up very quickly now. Even one more Tier Six Magic Pet wouldn’t be of much use.
Besides, according to Ah Cheng, the situation in the Land of the Dead had been a bit unusual lately.
And the information released by the Counterasures Bureau confird this.
So, this would also give Lince a chance to go and see, or even investigate, for himself. That wasn’t too bad.
At the sa ti, contracting a Second-Seat Player character wasn’t really a loss for Lince.
He was Tier Four, after all, and a fellow countryman.
Even considering the benefits, this Li Chengli was of so use to Lince.
Thus, Lince no longer hesitated and chose to confirm!
[Contract complete!]
[Congratulations, Player, for contracting the Tier Four Undead Creature ’Skeleton Knight’.]
[You have obtained a new Servant Card.]
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[Undead Card]
[Skeleton Knight]
[Star Level: ★★☆]
[Attribute: Dark]
[Skills: 1. Knight Charge, 2. Undead Intimidation, 3. Tier Suppression, 4. Bone Horse Summoning, 5. Bone Blade Shaping, 6. Blinding Technique]
(Instructions for use: Omitted)
The mont the contract was completed, Lince’s ga screen switched instantly.
The screen opened to an incredibly bleak world.
The ground was covered in a thick layer of countless bones, so human, so not.
In short, there were bones everywhere.
And now, in a sea of bones that resembled a plain, figures slowly ca into view as the cara zood in.
In the lead was a Skeleton Knight riding a bone horse, and behind this Skeleton Knight were about a hundred skeletal Undead Creatures of various forms.
There was no need to guess who the lead Skeleton Knight was—it was the Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’.
And as the image of the Skeleton Knight beca clear, the Character Card that should have belonged to the Player ’Brother Cheng Takes Off’ in reality—the Skeleton Knight Card—beca Lince’s Servant Card and was now floating in his hand.
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