Let's Bet on Each Other's Rules (5K)

After completing half a day of classes, He Wei Ni Ya did not do anything more, but quickly returned to her dormitory to rest and fell asleep in the shortest possible time.

After she fell asleep, Bai Wei slowly stood up and looked at her profile with great interest.

Unlike He Wei Ni Ya, Bai Wei is in high spirits now.

Because he has now fully recovered.

To be honest, the speed of recovery was quite unexpected for Bai Wei. After all, he had suffered serious damage before, and he had survived for a month in that divine remnant body. It can be said that he entered He Wei Ni Ya's body in an extremely weak state.

But it fully recovered in less than a week.

This is partly due to the fact that his soul's self-healing ability is inherently very strong, and also related to He Wei Ni Ya's body.

The Gold Score, imbued with Golden Sound, is indeed something that ordinary people cannot compare to.

If we were to describe Bai Wei's three previous hosts as landlords, then the house that Ulu rented to him was a dilapidated one. It wasn't old, but it was quite run-down due to poor maintenance. It leaked air and water everywhere, and there was a foul odor permeating the house. It was very uncomfortable to live in, but at least it was livable.

Jie La Er is like a well-maintained old house, clean and tidy, but too clean and tidy. There is no furniture, and it is so empty that even a thief would be tempted to leave some money there.

There was no real living experience, but at least the accommodations were more comfortable than those in Ulu.

But He Wei Ni Ya's was different.

It can be considered a well-appointed apartment. It is clean and tidy, and fully equipped with all the necessary facilities. Fresh fruit is placed on the table, and boxes of meat are placed in the kitchen.

The room is filled with feminine items, such as plush toys and pink sheets and mattresses, which might make a macho man feel a little uncomfortable, but it's still very comfortable to live in, especially for someone who needs to recover from an injury. Living in such an apartment would definitely be more pleasant than living in the previous two houses, and the injury would heal faster.

But...

After the initial excitement wears off, a sense of loneliness and oppression will inevitably wash over you.

The room was mostly deathly silent. The cute teddy bear on the bedside table would just watch you quietly without making a sound. The fresh fruit on the table would quickly rot after a few days, and the boxes of meat in the kitchen would breed mosquitoes under the high temperature.

It's difficult to breathe fresh air because there's only one half-open window in the room, and because there's no airflow, the howling cold wind outside can hardly get in.

That's the feeling He Wei Ni Ya gave Bai Wei.

He Wei Ni Ya is a character who receives more screen time in the game than Ulu and Jie La Er.

In the early stages of the Holy Sound arc, her relationship with the game's protagonist was similar to that with Auger.

Players genuinely found the girl to be excessively cute, just like everything in that apartment at first glance.

Of course, this is also due to the comparison made in the previous two chapters. After all, no matter how you look at it, the Father of Rhine and the robot of Lyra are not as pleasing as the lovely Witch He Wei Ni Ya.

Unfortunately, this endearing quality was just a facade.

The game's protagonist, unable to penetrate He Wei Ni Ya's heart as deeply as Bai Wei did, was naturally deceived by her glamorous disguise.

By the time the protagonist realized something was wrong, He Wei Ni Ya had already gotten what she wanted and delivered a brutal betrayal.

That coldness and decisiveness, so different from her previous naive image, broke the hearts of countless players at the time, but also made many players like her more.

It's fair to say that He Wei Ni Ya is the most irresistible character for players in the early stages of the Holy Sound arc.

The reason it is called the early stage is that

Naturally, it's because she didn't live to see the later stages of her life.

Bai Wei looked at He Wei Ni Ya quietly, as if he were looking at the still fresh fruits on the table and the still well-preserved meat in the kitchen.

The skins of the fruits and vegetables were already starting to wrinkle, and a foraging insect accidentally flew into the kitchen.

In fact, Bai Wei had also hesitated about whether to choose He Wei Ni Ya as the third host.

If Bai Wei remembers correctly, He Wei Ni Ya was already in a dead end at this point, but she was completely unaware of it.

The problem is that nobody knows what He Wei Ni Ya is trying to do.

All we know is that she wants to play the Seven Sound Divine Song, but what is the purpose of playing the Seven Sound Divine Song, and what does she really want? Players have discussed this a lot, but there is no definite answer. As a result, Bai Wei naturally does not have a better "Noble Phantasm against He Wei Ni Ya", that is, the best way to control her.

Therefore, considering from multiple perspectives, it might be better for Bai Wei to choose other hosts.

But,

What's the point then?

While there are certainly more reliable ways for Bai Wei to achieve his goals, choosing He Wei Ni Ya would only be the most difficult option.

However, if successful, it will also be the model with the greatest rewards.

Gold Score with Golden Seventh Note —a walking, talking Seven Sound Divine Song.

How wonderful, how melodious!

Even Bai Wei started to have expectations.

Therefore, Bai Wei also took action. Giving He Wei Ni Ya three chances to "stop" today was his little scheme.

Unlike Ulu and Jie La Er, He Wei Ni Ya cannot be seduced using traditional methods.

If you were to encourage He Wei Ni Ya to use her power in the same way you did with Ulu, He Wei Ni Ya would definitely be wary, because she would never believe in goodwill without a reason.

But if you tell He Wei Ni Ya that this is just "rent" and that she can only use it three times at most, then He Wei Ni Ya will consider how to maximize the use of these three times. If she finds it useful, she will definitely try to get more uses from Bai Wei.

Moreover, she would feel that she had earned it through her own efforts, just as she had gained knowledge from Auger and information and connections from other girls.

As for how effective it is.

We'll have to wait and see.

In any case, Bai Wei has already provided the mantis with sharp claws for this little mantis that wants to catch cicadas; how to use them is up to her.

However, Bai Wei did not intend to place all his hopes on this little mantis.

He is different now than he was in Rhine.

We can do more things now.

Thinking this, his upright middle finger slowly went limp, as if it had lost all vitality.

Bai Wei's consciousness entered the Peach Blossom Paradise.

The moment the finger fell.

He Wei Ni Ya, who was still fast asleep, slowly opened her eyes.

A month later, Bai Wei once again entered Peach Blossom Paradise.

When the soul was damaged, it was impossible to enter the Peach Blossom Paradise.

So after his soul was fully restored, Bai Wei naturally wanted to come in and see what changes had occurred to his true "golden finger".

Upon entering Peach Blossom Paradise, Bai Wei immediately sensed a difference compared to a month ago.

The most obvious thing is the overwhelming sense of decay.

Although still dilapidated

But it's not as dilapidated as it used to be.

The giant tree had fewer dead leaves, and upon closer inspection, one could vaguely see a few green buds sprouting from the branches above.

It was as if it was about to be reborn.

Things that should have died a thousand years ago are now being reborn.

It truly is immortal and indestructible.

Bai Wei couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Then he walked to the stone table under the tree and was surprised to find a virtual page floating on the stone table, just like the introduction bar in a game.

What was just lines of small print last time has become incredibly clear and understandable this time.

Bai Wei had a feeling that Peach Blossom Paradise was introducing itself in a way that he was familiar with.

Just as Gods can build their Divine Kingdom into whatever form they desire, and operate according to their own rules.

As a time traveler, Bai Wei was naturally more familiar with this kind of introduction.

At least we don't have to guess anymore.

Bai Wei cast an approving glance at the giant tree behind him, its branches swaying slightly as if in response.

Then, Bai Wei began to observe this newly renovated Peach Blossom Paradise.

On that illusory page, Bai Wei saw the current completeness of the Source Power of Peach Blossom Paradise – "7%".

This is the bonus he gets after retracting his tongue.

To enhance Source Power, it seems that as long as the body parts are gathered on the same body and connected as one, the soul can establish a connection, thereby enhancing it.

It doesn't matter if you return to the dismembered state after being upgraded.

Just like now, Bai Wei is only on one finger, but the increased Source Power integrity will not drop back to 3%.

So what are the benefits of increasing Peach Blossom Paradise to 7%?

What Bai Wei was most concerned about was the stone bench over there, which was now unlocked.

It seems that the other holders of the body parts have been summoned here.

However, judging from the fact that only one stone bench is lit, it seems that only one person can be summoned.

The other two dimly lit stone benches showed 10%, meaning that another piece of body parts was needed to gather more people.

Hmm... One person is fine for now. I don't have any experience at the beginning, but once I figure out what it can be used for, I'll try it with multiple people.

That makes sense.

In addition to the summons that are now unlocked, Bai Wei can also see the features that are close to completion on the page.

For example, if it's currently at 7%, you can see the features between 7% and 10%, including those that are not yet unlocked.

Two of the features are quite interesting.

One is 7%, which is the currently usable [Soul Return]. The explanation is that when encountering certain special corpse parts, it can only recover power and Source Power.

In other words, you don't have to take it all away.

That's actually a good thing. After all, it's really inconvenient when there are a lot of body parts. Right now, there are only three, and it's already a bit of a hassle. What if there are more in the future? Wouldn't we have to carry a big box around everywhere?

However, this only applies to those special body parts.

In the game, those special body parts basically refer to bones, bits of flesh, teeth, and other body parts that are difficult to recycle and are not bound by any rules.

However, collecting them isn't without its benefits. At the very least, they can permanently increase health and mana, which is essentially a straightforward strength boost when placed here.

However, it's not so easy for a corpse to contain powerful rules. For example, Bai Wei currently possesses [Termination], [Gaze], and [Domination], which are powerful rules, yet they still cannot be separated from his physical body.

However, this shortcoming was resolved by improving the functionality of the Source Power by 10%.

[Return to One].

The simple explanation is that any body part connected by the Bai Wei Unity can temporarily concentrate all the rules onto a single body part.

In other words, even if a whole basket of body parts are collected later, only one body part is needed for use.

It seems that future hosts will no longer need to chop off their hands, gouge out their eyes, and cut out their tongues all at the same time if they want to use their own power; they only need to do one of them.

Bai Wei felt that he was too kind and too considerate of his host.

An "old man" like him is truly hard to find even with a lantern.

However, these two new features are merely for the convenience of future collection and use.

What's more significant and what Bai Wei cares about more is the 8% figure.

[Visas's Phantom].

"At the cost of completely sealing the body parts (more than a month, the time can be reduced as the number of body parts increases), it can detach from the host and briefly descend in the form of a phantom (possessing 25% of the power of Second Order Descent)."

This is the truly groundbreaking feature.

Although the price was outrageously high, sealing the rules and power for more than a month meant that Bai Wei would have no fighting ability whatsoever during that time and would be completely at the mercy of others.

However, this is an independent descent that can detach from its host. Although it only has a quarter of the power of Second Order Descent, it is enough to do many, many things.

It only requires eight percent of the Source Power to unlock.

Bai Wei is currently at 7%, which means he doesn't need large pieces of flesh like fingers and eyes; the smaller pieces mentioned before will suffice.

Moreover, Bai Wei happened to know that there was such a body part somewhere in this academy.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, feeling excited about the future.

But before that, he'd like to try out the new features first.

Bai Wei turned his gaze back to the stone bench.

But what can be done by gathering people here?

Seemingly sensing Bai Wei's confusion, some information suddenly flooded into his mind.

This made Bai Wei's lips curl up even wider.

"So that's how it can be done."

He was about to light up the stone bench when he suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the pool next to him.

The once-dry pond now has water, and his reflection is in the water.

Everything was an illusion, except for the fingers, the left eye, and the tongue, which emitted a bright light.

"We still need to do some disguise." He said, tapping his tongue lightly with his finger.

The light from the tongue immediately vanished, turning into a phantom.

Bai Wei was then satisfied and activated the stone bench.

"Your Bishop, this is a summary of all the work done last month." The handsome young Father smiled and served Luo Qi a cup of tea. "Thank you for your hard work."

Luo Qi leaned back in his chair, somewhat impatiently saying, "It's such a small thing, what's so difficult about it? And what kind of tea did you brew? I already said I wanted some..."

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Qi suddenly felt dizzy, and then everything went black.

He felt as if he had fallen into darkness, plummeting downwards until he finally landed on a hard, cold object.

He opened his eyes and found himself sitting on a stone bench. The Neat Little Father in front of him had turned into a strange-looking black shadow.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Luo Qi suddenly realized what was happening.

"Esoteric Sect?!"

He instinctively tried to form a hand seal, but when he raised his hand, he realized that his body had also turned into a phantom.

My whole body is an illusion.

The only bright spot on his body was his right thumb.

Luo Qi's eyes widened slightly as he realized what was happening, and then he looked at the phantom opposite him again.

There were also two bright spots on the opposite side of the illusory image.

These are the left eye and the left middle finger, respectively.

This guy is... Ulu!

Luo Qi was filled with horror. He was about to speak when "Ulu" spoke first.

"Don't be nervous, stranger," he chuckled in a hoarse voice. "We're not in the real world, and we don't know each other. We're here just because we have the same things."

Luo Qi then came to his senses.

This is not reality.

No spell, not even divine magic, could bring an Archbishop like him into an unfamiliar space.

Only Visas rules make this possible.

In this space, he and Ulu were both indistinct phantoms; the only real existences were the pieces of their corpses.

Luo Qi can learn Ulu's identity through the body parts, but Ulu doesn't know who he is.

Thinking of this, Luo Qi couldn't help but feel fortunate.

Fortunately, he wasn't a fool like the one-eyed dragon; he hid his body parts well, otherwise Ulu would have known who he was.

After a brief moment of relief, another thought quickly popped into Luo Qi's mind.

Although we don't know what happened, since that's the case, could we trick Ulu into revealing his current location and then kill him in the real world?

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he heard "Ulu" speak again.

"Although we don't know each other yet, it's still fate that we've met." He smiled and gestured for Luo Qi to look at the stone table. "Want to play a game?"

Luo Qi instinctively looked down and saw two sets of dice on the table.

He narrowed his eyes slightly. "You're going to gamble?"

"A little gambling is harmless, but excessive gambling is harmful," "Ulu" said with a smile. "We're just gambling a little."

"... Is there a stake?"

"Even a small bet is still a bet, and naturally there are stakes involved."

"You said this isn't the real world, so what can we bet on?"

"Naturally, it's what we have here."

Ulu chuckled hoarsely, then pointed to his left eye with his left middle finger, and then to Luo Qi's right thumb.

"Let's bet... on each other's rules. The loser has to hand over the rules."

Luo Qi's eyes widened little by little.