This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 589 - : Luck Value & Black Jade
Rita took a deep breath, then smiled and said, "I suddenly don't want to trade anymore."
Seeing that Shadow.Q was getting a bit frustrated, she immediately put her arm around Rita's shoulders and reassured her:
"Just kidding! There's nothing like that! But I can show you all the skill books we have now. Pick whichever you want! We don't have SSS-level skills, but we do have a few SS-level ones! And there are some rare items too. You go ahead and clear dungeons, I'll head back and organize everything and get a roster from the headquarters!"
As she spoke, Shadow.Q nudged Rita forward, urging her to get into the dungeon while she hurriedly flew off, tapping her fingers in the air—clearly going to report things.
Rita kicked the air in frustration as she watched Shadow.Q's retreating figure before finding a Level 30 dungeon to enter.
Upon entering, she immediately layered several electric nets at the entrance of the dungeon before killing a monster and locking the dungeon. Then, she began hunting for the enemy squads.
She was there to level up, gain attribute points, and increase her luck.
Just like how she handled Rick earlier, she first used [One-Person Party] to announce the rules. As long as the other side accepted her gold, luck would become her first target for theft. Then, she began stealing luck from the enemy players.
The luck value of ordinary beings was mostly around 5, and with 8-10 players in an enemy squad, Rita stole 4-5 points of luck from each of them before finishing them off.
At first, when she stole from Rick, she had to reduce his luck to 1 to steal it, but with these players, she didn't need that step.
She also had [Steady Happiness], and with this skill, her efficiency was even higher.
[One-Person Party] had a two-hour cooldown, but with [Clock Reversal], she could use it once every hour.
She also took out a necklace that reduced skill cooldown by 15%, further shortening the cooldown.
She wasn't in a rush to use [Time Melt], a potion that reduced cooldown times. While waiting for [One-Person Party]'s cooldown, she continued grinding monsters while using [I Just Want to Improve So Badly] to grind for attribute points.
Her health consumption wasn't a problem anymore. Back when she went to Lania Kaia with Nivalis, she often had to stop and eat due to a lack of healing skills. But now, she had 17 healing skills ranging from A-level to SSS-level, and she never ran out of healing power.
By 3 PM, Rita had arrived at the prison, and she kept grinding until 7 AM the next day.
Not only had she cleared all the dungeons on her current floor, but she also cleared the Level 35 dungeons on the floor below.
Her level went straight up to Level 19.
Her luck value, which had been +9, now increased to +42.
As Rita exited the prison, players waiting outside immediately notified Shadow.Q. By the time Rita fully walked out, Shadow.Q had already opened a portal and arrived.
Shadow.Q, holding a thick catalog, said, "Do you want to check the skill books first, or do you want to go deal with Black Jade?"
For Rita, [Moment of Reversal] was still more important, so she said, "Let me handle Black Jade first, we'll talk about the trade later. I'll message you once I'm done."
Shadow.Q happily tucked the catalog away and said, "Black Jade is waiting for you at the kart racing track. Nivalis is guarding him."
She opened a portal, pointing to it. "This portal leads straight to the kart racing track."
Rita paused. She had thought this was a location-based teleportation skill, since Shadow.Q had previously teleported her to the prison and her villa entrance. But now, it seemed that Shadow.Q's portal could go anywhere. Rita, feeling envious, asked, "What skill is this?"
Shadow.Q explained, "It's an S-level skill, [I've Been Here]. It allows me to open a portal to a location where I've stayed for more than 1 hour or visited more than 5 times in the last 30 days. The portal lasts up to 1 hour, and anyone who sees it can enter freely."
The restrictions were a bit too specific—it was perfect for team relocation, but not for escaping. Rita immediately lost interest.
She stepped through the portal and arrived back at her villa. After landing at the kart racing track, the portal slowly vanished behind her.
Rita couldn't help but admire Shadow.Q's sense of boundaries and her approach to tasks.
Black Jade was quietly sitting on the kart racing track. Nearby, Nivalis, having returned to her original form, was watching him.
Once Rita landed, she immediately created a massive electric cage that could enclose the three of them.
Inside the cage, she used [Silent Hill], ensuring the area became undetectable and invisible to outsiders. Any living being entering this zone would be sensed by her.
Her intelligence had now reached a level that could cover all three of them with this skill.
Black Jade remained calm and didn't panic. After seeing Rita's attributes, he knew it was futile. Only when Rita had finished setting up did he speak: "What do you want?"
[Fate Gear]—she reduced Black Jade's luck to 1.
[Steady Happiness]—this increased the skill success rate to 95%.
After using [I Just Want to Improve So Badly] three times, she continued stealing luck while healing. Nivalis blocked Black Jade's escape, and the two of them were effectively stealing directly from him.
Ten successful steals later, they had gained over 30,000 gold and 5 attribute points.
Rita's fingers brushed over the ring, and [Betrayal] expanded, gathering magical energy to form the shape of a bow.
Black Jade, no longer playing dumb, said, "Is it [Moment of Reversal]? I can give you that skill!"
Rita ignored him. If it had been before, she might have agreed to get the skill easily, especially since Hannibal couldn't guarantee [Moment of Reversal]. But now, with the Rabbit Hair she got in the Divine Game, which could sever all causal ties with a target, she had become more cautious.
The more she knew, the more concerned she became.
What could be more reassuring than completely eliminating the target?
With Nivalis blocking Black Jade's escape, Rita's bow was drawn for more than 1 second.
[Grand Opening Special]!
The first Cloud Mist Arrow of the day, with its damage determined by the sum of her intelligence and agility, was multiplied tenfold for its attack power.
The arrow shot out, striking Black Jade with a silver gleam. However, it rebounded and hit Rita instead, causing her health to drop by 30%.
A Reflective Damage skill? And the damage reflection rate was high too.
But judging by Black Jade's shocked and desperate expression, this skill likely had a limited number of uses.
Rita quickly healed herself back to full health and drew the bow again.
Black Jade was now truly panicking. He flew into the air, but was knocked back down by Nivalis. He begged, "I can be your pet, I can give BS..."
Before he could finish, the second Cloud Mist Arrow, with five times the attack power, shot out again.
In an instant, 15,000 health was completely wiped out.
Black Jade's eyes were filled with disbelief and unwillingness.
Before coming here, he had asked the Eclipse Vanguard's diviners to predict his future…
The diviners had said that he would be mighty, still cooperating with BS, and wherever he went, players would cheer for him.
He had checked with a skill before, and it wasn't a lie.
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But it shouldn't be like this…
Rita had always been easy to deal with… she even pretended to be an Oaken Owl to borrow skills from him, and gave him a lot of gold...
It shouldn't be like this…
