198 Jiao Zeiou

A strong hatred burned alone in his heart. Jiao Ziniu clutched his chest. He didn't know where this hatred came from, but he knew very clearly that the spearhead of this hatred was pointed at the [tailor].

The poet's song is long, Caramel Snail listens quietly. Sunlight falls on his shoulders, his face is hidden in shadow, and his outstretched hands are already clenched into fists.

His originally clear brown eyes gradually brightened with green as the song was sung softly. A strong and vivid green invaded his irises, and the Caramel Snail's temperament gradually became profound.

At this moment, he was like gunpowder, ready to explode at the slightest spark.

"The white of peace is the shroud of Saintess; in that forgotten future, no one will remember the warrior's end..."

The poet gently pressed the strings, uttered the last rhyme, and then took off his hat to salute the other person.

"Thank you very much for listening, Mr. Descendant."

"Great song."

The Caramel Snail nodded gently, its lips tightly pressed together, and its voice, seemingly from nowhere, resonated directly in the poet's mind:

"People in peacetime always question the sacrifices of soldiers. Your idea is good, and the rhyme is nice, but the wording isn't quite elegant. As for the story—I really like it."

He tapped the table lightly, his gaze deep and thoughtful.

"This song reminds me of an old friend... Nodia. If you have the chance to meet her, try giving her daffodils. Generally, she will gladly teach you the techniques of writing poetry."

He looked at the poet, then suddenly remembered something. "Hmm, I almost forgot, I thought I could give you a reward. But I don't really have anything to give you—how about this, mortal, if He is unwilling, you can say my name: Jio Zeiou, and He will agree."

The bard was somewhat taken aback. He looked into the other man's emerald green eyes, which resembled those of a lion king, and his knees involuntarily went weak and trembled.

It was as if those weak Alpha Rank Descendants standing in front of him were not the weak Alpha-level Descendants, but the big Deified Person he had only seen briefly in the news.

No, it's not just those Deified Person.

This feeling—

[BUG_#2403: Recognition Filter malfunction, strengthening blocking.]

[Blocking failed - Initiate overwrite.]

[Article 4 of the "Lai Anding Medical Protocol" is being implemented: When the Cognitive Filter fails, overwriting should be used to revert the use of the summoned body.]

[Unknown error detected: Force Logout and reconnect]

A faint white light shone in the Caramel Snail's eyes as a large stream of data swept past its eyes.

"This aura... [Redemption Fairy] Lai Anding. Ah... I see, you've found your true opportunity to retaliate."

He did not resist, but quietly waited for the other party's power to wash over his body.

"The Descendants—I understand it all now. Not just me, but everyone came from this path..."

[Network connection not responding]

Reconnecting.

[Reconnection successful]

[Descendant #2403 ' Caramel Snail ', welcome back to Star Abyss.]

The Caramel Snail blinked, raised its head, and looked at the poet in front of it with its brown eyes. It asked in confusion, "Big Brother, why are you kneeling?"

He scratched his head, looking bewildered. He glanced down at the food in front of him and muttered, "The summoned body in this game is really unruly. As long as it's not online, it's wandering around everywhere. It's too free."

After saying that, he opened the game interface, checked the information, and started playing.

The bard stood beside him, looking dazed.

The being before him... acted as if he had never seen him before.

Caramel Snail opened the task interface, and a bright red notification immediately caught her eye.

"Oh! Li Aoz issued a mission? Let me see!"

Li Succubus hasn't given out any quests in a long time, but the rewards are always generous. Caramel Snail has been Aoneng to improve the Arcane Power of his [Soul-Inscribed Sword Saint], and maybe this time he can.

With these thoughts in mind, Caramel Snail clicked on the quest details: [Your lord has issued Main Quest to all members of Trustworthy Village— "Rescue Lord Aoz"]

[Type]: Support/Transportation [Duration]: 12 hours (6 hours remaining)

[Mission Difficulty]: S [Description]: "The Zeta-rank thugs known as Crescent Moon have launched a surprise attack on Trivella, the capital of White Candle Star. Your lord, Li Aoz, has gone to meet them and now needs all available resources to assist you. As warriors of the territory, Descendants, act!"

[Settlement Conditions]: A. Death Stranding - Go to the following objective locations, retrieve items, and transport more supplies to Trivella City; Go to the [Hero of Pharassia] Graveyard: Retrieve Li Aoz's weapon; Go to [The Trustworthy Village - Biochemical Center]: Transport Li Aoz's cyborg body to Trivella.

Travel to more areas, inform them of the situation in Trivella, and get more Daoism aid to Trivella.

Reward: 1 million experience points

B. Call of Duty - The current situation leaves no room for the waning moon. The thugs who committed heinous crimes must atone with their deaths and seek out Zeta-rank powerhouse to bring him/her to Trivella.

Reward: Specialization [Perpetual: Arbitrary]

Special Note: This matter concerns the survival of our territory; please respond actively.

"Wow, S-rank... and there are so many missions too."

Although the rewards are extremely generous, the task is also very difficult, clearly requiring cooperation from multiple people.

He definitely couldn't do it alone, and time was running out.

"What should we do? We can't just let an S-rank mission slip by, can we?"

Caramel Snail was in a bind, so he opened his friends list, hoping to try his luck.

Staring at a sea of gray avatars, Caramel Snail clutched its head, almost howling in despair.

Oh no! We're really going to have to watch this S-rank mission slip away!

What else? The mission is also about the survival of the territory? "My house!"

Just when Caramel Snail was on the verge of tears, a message suddenly popped up in her friends list.

Your friend [XXG] Cumin Powder is now online.

[XXG] Cumin Powder: Huh? Niu Niu, aren't you asleep? Playing games so late? I'm supposed to be training. What are you doing here? —Just now (read)

Reply: Cumin Powder! You are my god!

Caramel Snail quickly sent her a screenshot of the task details, then connected via voice chat and said to her, "Cumin Powder, Azi, sister, you're a professional player, can you call more of your peers? We're about to get raided!"

"Hmm... this is a tricky situation, especially since it's the middle of the night. It's not easy to handle."

The Cumin Powder hesitated for a moment:

"At this hour, everyone is asleep, and I'm afraid the original team from Trustworthy Village won't be able to get together. After all, I don't have any connections."

"How could this be..." Caramel Snail was instantly disappointed.

"However, accounts belonging to studios and professional players in large guilds are usually shared within the team. I have already sent the message, and the people there are contacting them to arrange account swapping and account boosting."

Cumin Powder said, "I can't get all 25 original players together, but I can definitely get 25 professional players."

Some minor details about symbols in this book:

Different dialog boxes will appear when used to describe a character's psychology and language.

[]——Exclusively for Li Aoz, used for psychological description and spiritual communication.

[]—— Ya Wen, exclusively used for psychological description and spiritual communication.

"" - Targets with divine power, used during dialogue, such as Jannia, Lioz, Jio Zeiou, etc.

The target of divine power is not limited to gods, but includes artifacts that possess divine power, or individuals who believe themselves to be gods (such as the Nethermark Professor).