So, if Light-type Items truly exist...
Then killing the 4444 Administrator wouldn’t be that difficult.
And upon learning this, a chill crept up in Jiang Ye’s heart.
He began to wonder...
Lin Ling had hinted that she would want to make a deal with him soon, likely related to resurrecting Yu Hu.
So her behavior, showing goodwill ahead of ti, seed like she was trying to gain his favor.
But was that really the case?
Could it be that the woman was simply trying to lower his guard?
So that when he believed she wouldn’t harm him for the sake of Yu Hu’s resurrection…
She would suddenly whip out a Light-type Item and one-shot him?
However—
If he no longer had the Reincarnation Key, would it matter if Lin Ling tried to one-shot him afterward?
After all, without the Reincarnation Key, the 4444 Administrator in the ga had beco nothing but a useless puppet.
No one really took him seriously after that...
So in a way, trading the Reincarnation Key to the Apartnt Trader might not have been a bad move.
After all, too many top players had their eyes on that thing.
And for now, even if the Apartnt Trader had the Reincarnation Key, he couldn’t really do much with it.
If anything, it helped shift so of the heat away from Jiang Ye.
Of course, to redirect attention successfully, it would be best if news of him trading away the Reincarnation Key got around.
Luckily, thanks to his deliberate leaks, quite a few people should already know.
The first ones he told were Guan He, a Reincarnated Player, and the White-Clad Woman, a Reincarnated Eerie.
One of them would bring the news to the Light-type organization, and the other to the Hundred Eerie Alliance.
Based on earlier deductions, the Hundred Eerie Alliance clearly had consistent contact with veteran players.
And just now, Lin Ling had also learned about it...
So the word had likely spread.
Now all that remained was whether he could push the rumor even further—ideally until everyone knew.
Right, he could also drop it into the Administrator Group Chat.
Jiang Ye continued to think through various scenarios and ways to tilt things in his favor.
anwhile, Zhou Qiming resud answering the second question.
“As for how I gained the 4444 Administrator’s trust and support...”
“It was actually because the ‘Mission Quest’ told that on the 6464th floor of Apartnt 0000, there’s an item that could make the 4444 Administrator invincible.”
As he said this, Zhou Qiming was clearly watching the current 4444 Administrator’s expression very closely.
After all, they shared the sa title.
Anything that could have tempted the forr 4444 Administrator would likely appeal to this one too.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed.
Jiang Ye remained completely calm.
He thought briefly, referencing strategies from Wan Xin, mories held by Wu Ying...
Soon, he raised an eyebrow and said, “The Paradox Fate Wheel from 6464?”
Zhou Qiming nodded.
“According to the effects of the Paradox Fate Wheel, the 4444 Administrator would no longer fear Light-type abilities.”
“Being immune to Light purification in Death-State is practically the sa as being invincible.”
“So when I promised that after Apartnt 0000 opened, I’d help him obtain the Paradox Fate Wheel, that’s when the 4444 Administrator agreed to burn through those Survival Stones to help grow.”
Indeed, the 4444 Administrator couldn’t leave Apartnt 4444, so he could never reach Apartnt 0000.
However...
Jiang Ye quickly pointed out a flaw: “But as far as I rember, the Paradox Fate Wheel binds to the player who obtains it. It’s non-tradable, non-transferable, and only affects the owner.”
“So even if you got it in Apartnt 0000, how would you use it on the 4444 Administrator?”
Zhou Qiming was silent for a mont before exhaling slowly and replying:
“That’s exactly what earned the 4444 Administrator’s trust.”
“I don’t know the precise reason.”
“Maybe it has sothing to do with the fact that I killed the 4444 Administrator in the ga?”
“In any case, I went along with the narrative created by the ‘Mission Quest’ and let the 4444 Administrator conduct an experint on .”
“Items that were bound to could indeed be transferred to him.”
“And items bound to him could also be transferred to .”
“Of course, this kind of transfer required mutual consent.”
“If either party didn’t agree, it wouldn’t work.”
“The 4444 Administrator tested it on and confird I really had this ability. That’s when he fully trusted .”
“I claid I was a Reincarnated Player, so I attributed this ability to so hidden talent of mine.”
“At the ti, the 4444 Administrator didn’t seem suspicious.”
“The chance to obtain the Paradox Fate Wheel made him place a lot of hope in .”
“So naturally, he was willing to invest those Survival Stones in and help grow.”
“After all, breaking into Apartnt 0000 wasn’t going to be easy. He really was worried I wouldn’t be strong enough to get the Paradox Fate Wheel.”
As Zhou Qiming said all this, the Mask of Deceit still didn’t fall off, confirming he wasn’t lying.
Which ant...
For so unknown reason, this guy seed to share a special bond with the 4444 Administrator.
He disguised this bond as a hidden ability and successfully tricked the Administrator into trusting him.
Indeed, the Paradox Fate Wheel was located on the 6464th floor of Apartnt 0000.
But due to the ga’s special rules, Administrators couldn’t obtain it.
However, with Zhou Qiming around—a player who could go to Apartnt 0000 and transfer bound items...
The 4444 Administrator would’ve been thrilled.
Still—
Even if Zhou Qiming hadn’t said it, Jiang Ye had already suspected as much—
“When you were doing those bound-item transfer experints to win the Administrator’s trust, you must have had other ideas too, right?”
“For example...”
“What would happen if the 4444 Administrator transferred his bound Reincarnation Key to you?”
Now that Jiang Ye had said it, Zhou Qiming could only admit:
“Yeah, once I discovered that bound items could be transferred between and the Administrator, a lot of ideas ca to mind.”
“But at that ti, I didn’t even know the Reincarnation Key existed.”
“I just had a simple fantasy—if I could get the Paradox Fate Wheel, and replace the 4444 Administrator...”
“Then I’d be the invincible one.”
This part, at least, Zhou Qiming wasn’t lying.
But Jiang Ye quickly raised another eyebrow:
“You wanted to submit a trade request to the Apartnt Trader at the sa ti as during my deal with him...”
“So the trade you were planning with the Apartnt Trader—don’t tell it was also related to transferring the Reincarnation Key?”
“Generally speaking, since the Reincarnation Key is bound to , transferring it to the Apartnt Trader probably won’t be easy.”
Jiang Ye had also ntioned this when speaking with the Trader—that he would cooperate with all kinds of experints.
And Zhou Qiming trying to insert himself into that trade with the Trader…
“So, you know how to transfer the Reincarnation Key from to the Trader?”
“No wonder you insisted on being present during my transaction with the Trader… So my trade with the Trader also includes the leverage for your trade with him?”
Now that it was spelled out so clearly, Zhou Qiming’s expression turned a bit sour.
He had been cooperative up to this point, but now his tone suddenly turned stern:
“My deal with the Trader is the only thing keeping alive.”
“If you force to reveal this part to you, it’s no different than cutting off my last lifeline.”
“So no matter what, I can’t tell you the answer to this.”
Jiang Ye thought to himself, Even if you don’t tell , I could just turn you into a Replica and get the answer with a Stone of This Life.
But there was no need for that.
After all, this would beco clear during the actual trade with the Trader anyway.
So he didn’t press further and simply continued:
“Alright. Now that those two suspicious points have been addressed, I hope there won’t be any more deliberate omissions in the rest of your explanation.”
What ca next was Zhou Qiming’s complete falling out with the 4444 Administrator.
According to his own guesses, the 4444 Administrator might have received so kind of intel.
Maybe it was related to that VIP player Mo Chayuan?
Or maybe it ca from so other faction?
In any case, the Administrator had realized that Zhou Qiming harbored ulterior motives—and likely had already begun to act.
Zhou Qiming didn’t know what kind of counterasure the Administrator was preparing.
But…
During the chaos following the appearance of the Light-type Player, he received his third Mission Quest—to replace the 4444 Administrator!
Yes, replace!
Of course, Zhou Qiming wanted to replace the 4444 Administrator.
But ideally, in his mind, it would happen after he obtained the Paradox Fate Wheel.
Only then could he maximize his invincibility.
Otherwise, it would be just like in the ga—being purified by Light-type Items, or by Light-type Players, with his weaknesses painfully obvious.
Not to ntion, back then Light-type Players were raging like a virus!
In such chaos, rushing to replace the 4444 Administrator was absolutely unwise!
So at that ti, Zhou Qiming didn’t understand or accept the third Mission Quest.
Because unlike the first two quests, this one didn’t make him feel like a cheat-enabled Chosen One.
It made him feel like… he was being controlled by sothing.
And later, that feeling turned out to be right.
Faced with the third Mission Quest, Zhou Qiming basically gave up.
He didn’t take any action, just went on battling in the Duel Room.
After all, his relationship with the Administrator had broken down, and the Survival Stones he had buried were being used up one by one.
The Administrator would no longer give him new ones.
So at that point, he leaned more toward using deaths in the Virtual Duel to grow stronger.
And it was during a match against a veteran player that he finally learned—
He was never so kind of cheat-protected Chosen One!
He was just a pawn!
The Mission Quest to replace the 4444 Administrator had been arranged by the one moving the pieces!
And as a pawn, he didn’t get a say in resisting it!
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