The Fate Gear

Liu Zhengliu and Liu Hongsheng's case had reached a deadlock. Although Liu Hongsheng's cause of death was determined to be unrelated to the stab wounds on his body or the fall, so many people had witnessed Liu Hongsheng escaping from Liu Zhengliu's grasp. The blood on Liu Zhengliu's hands and her fingerprints on the knife handle were undeniable.

Liu Zhengliu couldn't leave anytime soon. Moreover, Liu Hongsheng's wife had openly stated her intention to send Liu Zhengliu to jail. The incident had blown up, happening right outside the entertainment company. In just a few days, it was already trending online.

Her agent was gone, and no one was managing her. The only project she had was snatched by a resource hog. She was happy to be free.

The two most idiotic people in this company were one dead and the other under investigation. In her past life, her scandals were orchestrated by these two. The other executives wanted to help her, but who would mess with their own artist? It wasn't like they had too much money to burn. However, her contract had only six months left. Liu Zhengliu said she wanted to terminate her contract and switch companies, so everyone else fell silent, letting these two make their move.

Yu Xunge planned to slack off for half a year until her contract expired and she could retire from the industry.

She had been very busy lately. Yesterday, she had been contemplating what could help her gain Yu Xunhuan's trust while also suppressing him.

First, she ruled out memory modification. Even if she altered the memories of Yu Xunhuan, Yu Qingshan, and Yi Qiuguo on the 22nd, the surveillance footage couldn't be faked. Yu Xunhuan was extremely suspicious, even to the core of his being. If he became suspicious, he would definitely check the surveillance footage from that day. Once it conflicted with the fabricated memories, not only would she fail to gain Yu Xunhuan's trust, but it would also become concrete evidence that she had deliberately manipulated him.

In her past life, the Su, Han, and Liang families had all sent people to hunt her. The most troublesome wasn't the Su family. Although the Su family sent many people, they were easy to evade. The most troublesome were the people sent by the Liang family, not only because Liang Yuchuan was vicious but also because someone in the Liang family possessed an extremely disgusting talent!

Just thinking about that person made Yu Xunge feel dizzy and break out in a cold sweat, as if she had spent an entire day studying advanced mathematics.

[Fate Gear] (B-rank)

[Skill 1] Happier Now: Select a target, use the skill to spin their Fate Gear, modifying the target's luck for the day. The modification lasts for 6 hours, with a 6-hour cooldown. (The user can choose whether to hide the target's modified fate value.)

[Skill 2] Your Combination is Wrong, I Don't Like It: Select a target, use the skill to spin their Fate Gear, swapping the target's highest stat with their lowest stat. The swap lasts for 1 hour, with a 6-hour cooldown.

Even though it was only B-rank, it was truly disgusting.

Or rather, it wasn't unreasonable for it to be rated B-rank despite having no offensive skills.

For those few days, if she was seen by that person, she would be unlucky for a full 6 hours.

What was more important was that this kind of luck modification didn't show up on the affected person's status panel. Her own luck value always appeared as 8.

Then, suddenly, she would become unlucky.

Her escape routes would lead to dead ends, her disguises would be coincidentally discovered, she'd even choke halfway through drinking a health potion, her magic would misfire, her guns would jam, and even magic missiles, which automatically tracked targets, could have zero critical hits. Mind you, her critical hit rate at the time was stacked to 77%! Yet, after firing 60 magic missiles, not a single one crit.

Was this a God-Bestowed Talent? This was God bestowing a curse upon you!

She had escaped for a whole year without being caught, but after this person appeared, she was captured alive in less than 7 days, all because of this God-Bestowed Talent.

But here's the question: was that person a beta tester?

There were three beta tests. The first one reportedly had only a few hundred logins. The second time, you tell me, you tell him, even though the beta test time was sudden, once discovered, it spread like wildfire. Everyone who knew about this game rushed in, with over ten thousand logins. The third beta test saw hundreds of thousands of characters created.

Regardless, Yu Xunge planned to find that person in the next few days. If he participated in the beta test, she would kill him immediately!

Then she would test if this skill could affect non-players. If it could, she would use it on Yu Xunhuan.

If Yu Xunhuan could still draw an SS-rank talent from her past life even with extremely bad luck, she would immediately steal it and kill the male lead to end it all, even if she had to live the next life in regret, she would give Yu Xunhuan a quick end. If the male lead obtained a trash God-Bestowed Talent, then that would be best.

That person was also easy to find. He was the Liang family's driver. Yu Xunge knew where the Liang family's old mansion was; it was in the best locations within the villa district. After all, without sufficient influence and wealth, how could one qualify to be the female lead in a male-oriented novel?

She didn't rush to the Liang family but instead went home to refine more potions.

In addition to twenty bottles of Minor Phasing Potion, she also had over fifty batches of Intermediate Invisibility Potion. Compared to the Minor Invisibility Potion, which could only provide invisibility for 5 minutes, this Intermediate Invisibility Potion offered 15 minutes of invisibility, but the cooldown time also increased to 20 minutes after use.

She found a recipe for grilled beef skewers in [Cooking] (Beginner) and made 297 skewers, storing them in her backpack. Each skewer could be gnawed on for one minute, which was equivalent to a slow recovery of 5 HP. This allowed her to stock up on food and practice her cooking skill.

Her current 24-slot inventory was filled with various miscellaneous items, clothing, and weapons. Six small worn-out bags contained food and potions she might need at any moment: Minor Healing Potion x99, Minor Mana Potion x99, Intermediate Invisibility Potion x57, Grilled Beef Skewers x99, Grilled Beef Skewers x99, Grilled Beef Skewers x99.

How could a woman who could be the male lead not be a beta tester?

The world didn't revolve around Yu Xunge, but it definitely revolved around the male and female leads.

Not only were the male and female leads beta testers, but so were the male lead's brothers. Otherwise, why would they be considered brothers?

That's great, except for his sister, who wasn't.

She was being isolated!

Yu Xunge's purpose for going to the Liang family this time was not only for the Fate Gear but also for the male lead's second girlfriend – Liang Yuchuan.

The male lead's three confidantes each possessed S-rank talents. His legal wife, Su Yitong's God-Bestowed Talent was rumored to be related to healing. Later, she collected and learned various buff skills, becoming the ultimate support. His second girlfriend, Liang Yuchuan's God-Bestowed Talent was also S-rank, and she was one of the only two S-rank talents publicly revealed in the top 100 rankings.

[Water God] (S-rank)

[Skill 1] Where there is water, there is me: Can transform into a water droplet and merge with water.

[Skill 2] You're so watery, I don't like it: All water-related items and skills gain a 50% buff.

[Skill 3] Vampire: After use, there is a 20% chance to absorb 1% of the opponent's life force.

[Skill 4] I, Water God, Heal (Passive): When you transform into a water droplet or are in water, your injuries will slowly recover.

Yu Xunge coveted this talent but had no intention of stealing it. If Yu Xunhuan could still draw an SS-rank talent with only 1 luck, she would decisively use this skill to steal his SS talent and then kill him. If Yu Xunhuan obtained an extremely ordinary talent, she would keep [God of Thieves' Steal, also Steal like a Bandit] to prevent him from making a comeback.

Furthermore, death in the game world could refresh the cooldown of [God of Thieves' Steal, also Steal like a Bandit]. As long as this skill was not used, she could use it twice after entering the game, so she naturally wouldn't waste it in reality.

She wanted to try stealing items from Liang Yuchuan. She didn't believe the female lead wouldn't have anything good.

Her villa, worth fifty million, was located in the same area as the Liang family's villas, not far away. In her past life, Yu Xunhuan had connected with the Liang family through the dungeon in that villa.