Mission Settlement

[Descent Ritual Completion Rating: S (The ritual you arranged was particularly favored by the God of Knowledge)]

[Descent Effect Completion Rating: A (You successfully completed the descent of the God of Knowledge Sub-body)]

[Side Mission Completion Rating: A (You killed 7/8 of the attacking enemies)]

[Hidden Mission Completion Rating: SSS (You perfectly enacted revenge against the God of Knowledge)]

[Your overall rating is: S]

He Ao looked at the detailed ratings before him and immediately understood why the system hadn't settled the mission immediately after it was completed. It was because the actions taken during the remaining 90 seconds of buffer time were also included in the final mission settlement.

There wasn't much to say about the Descent Ritual; He Ao was confident in his meticulousness.

The Descent Effect seemed to require not only the descent but also the restoration of the Evil God Sub-body's strength. Therefore, if He Ao had decided to sacrifice himself at that time, he might have received an S rating.

The Side Mission was likely about dealing with the enemies. He didn't kill Selina in the end, only receiving an A rating.

In other words, if he had honestly completed the ritual, killed everyone like a qualified Evil God Priest, and then sacrificed himself, he might have received three S ratings.

However, He Ao would definitely not do that. After all, he was a law-abiding good person.

Moreover, if he had done that, he wouldn't have obtained Talent Sequence 272.

Yes, after returning to the real world, he still felt the presence of Talent Sequence 272. This Talent Sequence seemed to be bound to his soul, or perhaps it was brought back by the system's power. In any case, he seemed to have permanently acquired this Talent Sequence worth ten million.

He made a profit.

And even if he had received three S ratings, his overall rating would still only be S. His current overall rating was also S.

He shifted his gaze to the Hidden Mission. The phrase 'enacted revenge against the God of Knowledge' was very interesting. He Ao himself certainly had no enmity with the God of Knowledge. Where would a good person like him have enemies?

So, this sentence was likely spoken from the perspective of 'Yezuola'. From Yezuola's standpoint, he had become a half-mad monster, working tirelessly to summon the God of Knowledge's sub-body, just hoping for 'eternal life'.

But in the end, the so-called 'eternal life' was nothing but a scam, just to trick him into willingly working himself to death, ultimately becoming nourishment for the God of Knowledge.

Thinking from Yezuola's perspective, He Ao could feel his anger and unwillingness.

Yezuola was not a mechanical program working for the God of Knowledge; he also had his own emotions, greed, and resentment.

And He Ao's final act of killing the God of Knowledge Sub-body and making the God of Knowledge furious actually completed the 'Revenge' hidden mission.

Although it was a bit of a lucky coincidence, He Ao's mood at the time was actually quite similar to 'Yezuola's'. When he knew that the God of Knowledge was going to devour him, he was also a little unhappy.

Although he had never intended for the God of Knowledge's sub-body to survive from the beginning.

He saved Selina precisely so that she could open that box at the critical moment and kill the God of Knowledge Sub-body.

The initiative had always been in his hands.

While He Ao was analyzing the various ratings and the possible source of the hidden mission, the system subtitles before him had already changed.

[Settling mission rewards.]

[Newbie Mission reward is: A random body enhancement]

[Due to your overall mission rating of S, and a single mission rating reaching SSS, your reward has triggered a luxurious critical hit.]

[Refreshing your reward.]

[Please choose one of the following three rewards:]

[1. Randomly obtain a Talent Sequence (not soul-bound)]

[2. Full body mechanical modification]

[3. Vermillion Fruit]

He Ao looked at the three options.

A Talent Sequence should be a supernatural power similar to [Super Memory].

Mechanical modification looks like a prosthetic body similar to Selina's? However, since the system didn't use the term "prosthetic body," there might be a difference from prosthetic bodies, perhaps like Job's mechanical arm? A humanoid robot that isn't humanoid?

As for the Vermillion Fruit... this is beyond He Ao's understanding. It looks like something edible.

But judging from the basic reward being physical enhancement, both Talent Sequence and mechanical modification are, in a sense, advanced 'physical enhancements'. So this Vermillion Fruit might also be something that can enhance the body?

While He Ao was thinking, there was a sudden 'bang bang bang' sound of someone coming up the stairs from outside the door, and someone was humming a tune.

He turned his head to look at the door, only to find that the old anti-theft door of his house had been opened a crack at some point.

He vaguely remembered hearing the sound of the lock cylinder turning and the door opening when he started the game.

However, the door was only opened a crack because He Ao had welded eight anti-theft chains onto the anti-theft door, each as thick as a thumb, costing as much as one hundred and sixty-eight yuan and eighty cents per chain.

Although he was a law-abiding good person, because he had done many acts of bravery, there were quite a few people who often wanted to 'visit' his home. These people were usually quite enthusiastic, carrying things like baseball bats, steel pipes, and watermelon knives, wanting to help He Ao 'exercise' and 'cut his watermelon'.

As a good person who was not good with words and was shy, he naturally couldn't refuse these enthusiastic people, so he welded a few more anti-theft chains. As long as they couldn't even get through the door, he wouldn't have to refuse.

With these chains on, even a strong man weighing over two hundred pounds couldn't push the door open.

He Ao walked step by step to the door and looked out through the crack held by the anti-theft chains.

Since most of those enthusiastic people had been sent in by him, it had been a long time since anyone had come to 'visit' his home.

Stepping up the stairs was a young man in a sharp suit. He was humming a cheerful tune and holding a brand new, unopened pair of pliers in his hand.

He Ao knew at a glance that his pliers were too small and couldn't cut through his anti-theft chains.

He glanced at his phone. It was now 7:37 PM, a little over four minutes since he started the game, and he had been in the instance world for about an hour. Roughly calculated, the time flow rate was about one to twenty. This different time flow rate was quite interesting.

At this moment, the young man in the suit also came up the stairs. Just as he reached He Ao's door and was about to open the pliers' packaging, he saw a pair of cold eyes appear in the crack of the door, staring straight at him like a male lion examining its prey.

He trembled with fright, then quickly reacted, looking at He Ao with a smile,

"Are you student He Ao?"

As he spoke, he casually moved the unopened pliers behind him and tucked them into his pants.

He Ao glanced at him and 'bang'—closed the door.

Then he looked at the lock on the anti-theft door. It seemed this man had just unlocked his lock. He needed to get a new lock.

Hiss—

Another big expense.

"Student He Ao! Student He Ao!" The person outside the door began to knock urgently, shouting as he knocked, "I have a big business, a profitable big business. Are you interested in learning about it?"

He Ao immediately turned around, opened the door, and looked at the young man outside through the anti-theft chains, "Tell me about it."