This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 596 - : Power and Honor
[Survive Until the End]: Can disguise as any object you have seen before. At this time, all player information will become modifiable object data and cannot be detected by any skill or method below SSS level. You will appear as a true lifeless object. Meanwhile, your health value will drop to match your agility. There is no time limit or cooldown, and every use will consume 50% of your mana.
This was the newly modified [Survive Until the End]!
Next time, if she has another modification chance, she plans to reduce the mana consumption for each use of this skill.
Rita gleefully turned to B8017913 and said, "See? It's stronger now!"
B8017913, after listening to Rita explain the new skill description, tried hard to recall every word, and all it heard was the word "survival": "Hmm, it's more about survival now."
Rita clicked her tongue. "You don't understand my combat aesthetics."
Combat aesthetics...
B8017913: "…" It seriously wanted the gods watching over Rita to hear the nonsense she was saying.
After using up all the Skill Modification opportunities, Rita planned to return. She intended to open the Abyssal Chest after completing all the courses, as a reward for herself.
She temporarily stored the Sewing course in her bag, alongside the Rabbit Teeth course.
Though she was disappointed with this reward, she definitely wouldn't miss this class.
A 7th-tier course was never a waste of time.
Rita wasn't opposed to expanding her knowledge, and having a broader understanding was always a good thing. But at her current stage, she wanted precision—focusing on combat, alchemy, and cooking in order of priority.
As for attribute point resetting, that wasn't necessary anymore…
After asking Nivalis if she needed it, Rita sent it to her directly.
Rita had a quick two-hour nap at home, then regained her energy.
She still had six Rabbit Teeth courses left: Alchemy X2, Ranged (Crossbow), Combat Movement, Magic Principles, and Flight Combat.
Rita sat in the study, wearing her Dragon Egg Shell Hat, and took out the Magic Principles course.
This was the second Magic Principles class she had handled. After completing this course, she planned to sort through the contents of the 37 books. novelbuddy.cσ๓
Though she didn't think she would find many more skills—since the books' levels were what they were, trying to derive college-level knowledge from middle-school textbooks was too much—she knew the deeper her understanding of Magic Principles, the simpler and more understandable the material would become.
Her current level might require time to teach others, but it was a waste of time to try explaining it in-depth.
She was clear that if she wrote more complex explanations and then personally taught the top-tier players, they would learn the skills and she would earn fame and followers.
Even though Rita didn't use to dedicate her time to such things, now she wouldn't waste time doing that either.
The change in Eclipse Vanguard's attitude and Avery's previous remark about wanting Rita to become BS's commander had left an impression on her.
She had noticed that Eclipse Vanguard had given her an invisible gift—power!
It was a marvelous presence, addictive in a way, a different type of control compared to strength.
She got Black Jade when she asked for it, she got land when she requested it, and the best materials for her workshops could be prepared for her. Dungeons were hers to use.
Although she hadn't asked what Black Jade was doing now, she wasn't ignorant. She still had B8017913, who helped her gather and summarize information, so she knew Black Jade had already surrendered to Eclipse Vanguard.
With such a powerful ally, when she asked for help, it was delivered straight to her doorstep.
Black Jade didn't dare refuse.
She didn't have to worry about anything. She could get whatever she wanted, and if she said so, Eclipse Vanguard wouldn't say no.
If she wished, her dealings with Eclipse Vanguard could even be done without offering anything in return. Or, she could demand half of their resources. Even if Eclipse Vanguard didn't want to comply, they would still choose to yield.
But she didn't want to go that far.
It wasn't about nobility. She had started from scratch in Lania Kaia and Divine Game, and talking about nobility was out of the question.
She accepted Eclipse Vanguard's flattery and gifts—no one deserved them more than she did.
But a trade was a trade, and cooperation was cooperation. When she was weak, she craved fairness, and now that she was in a higher position, she hadn't changed.
The taste of power was intoxicating, but Rita wouldn't lose her direction because of it.
She hadn't stopped to think about whether she should divide her attention to manage the BS forces. Instead, she had become more resolute in her pursuit of power.
Eclipse Vanguard had given her these conveniences, just as they had done for other players in the past.
In her previous life, Eclipse Vanguard had made decisions between her and others, just as they had in this life.
She might forget the names of her enemies, but she would never forget the experiences of running away in her past life.
The wings behind her fluttered lightly, and the White Bone Dragon flew slowly past the window. The wind howled through its bones, making the room even quieter.
Power had no warmth, no loyalty. It blurred the lines of right and wrong. It only served the strong, those who could bring benefits to BS, Eclipse Vanguard, and the average player.
Rita sent a message to Jameson: [Keep an eye on Rick's corpse]
Soon, she got a response: [Understood]
...
Nivalis had been clearing dungeons for three days straight.
Of course, she brought all the loot back with her—nothing was left outside. After all, she was Rita's personally raised dragon.
Every day, without fail, she came back to have meals with Rita, and Rita even got her to activate [Who Wants to Start a Group].
Every hour, she'd fly back once to check on her workshop.
It wasn't clear if it was because of the intense desire to return or if her routine was too regular, but she had also learned a new S-level movement skill called [Going Home After Work].
It allowed her to mark a place where she'd eaten as her "home," and she could return to it at any time. She could mark up to 10 homes at once.
Rita had been busy these days. After organizing the 37 books' skills and sending them to Eclipse Vanguard, she was back to attending classes.
She also went to Lania Kaia to buy a large batch of potion materials and ingredients, then brewed a new batch of Spring Not Late to sever the bloodline shackles that were about to reconnect.
Although the things brewed behind the curtain could be reverted back to their original form at will, if the items weren't touched after crafting, they would remain as is, even after the skill's effect ended.
The beauty of the [Behind the Curtain] skill was that it could be used for practicing those professional skills requiring rare materials, as well as for crafting potions that took a lot of time to make in bulk.
She stayed behind the curtain for 100 days, while only one day passed in the outside world.
B8017913: "The news about your level drop has been quite a buzz online."
Rita: "Oh."
She checked the leaderboards, and whether it was the level leaderboard, pet leaderboard, honor leaderboard, or wealth leaderboard, she was still at the top. The honor leaderboard was even more exaggerated.
Before entering Chaotic Restaurant, she had 612,051 honor. She spent 20,000 points to buy [7-Character], and before the game started, she had 592,051 honor.
But in Chaotic Restaurant, she won five World Tombs from the culinary competition, and the subsequent gift boxes gave her three Mahjong World Tombs and ten random World Tombs.
That added up to 180,000 honor.
The Divine Game settlement added 80,000 honor, and activating her Racial Talent gave her another 100,000 honor.
Now, her honor points had reached 952,051.
