After strolling around downstairs with Su Yu for an hour, Su Xi finally took her back.
As soon as I entered, I saw Kurumi sitting on the sofa with her Kurumi crossed, looking quite relaxed.
To be honest, Su Xi knew what kind of expression that was.
Satisfied.
She used to do the same thing after hanging out with cosplayers.
However, this was the first time Su Xi had seen this expression on Kurumi's face since she appeared.
Aside from the first day I saw her, when I could sense her smile and mischievousness, every time I met Kurumi afterwards, she either looked bitter and resentful or looked like she was enduring something.
In short, it's not the expression a psychologically healthy person would have.
Looking back now, she seems much more normal.
"What about that [Joy]?"
"He didn't even last ten minutes before he ran away, his legs trembling."
Su Xi: "..."
A brilliant pen.
As expected of my future self, I have a wealth of experience.
Su Xi told Su Yu to go back to her room, then asked, "So, did He say anything?"
"Let's start with the first one. That Succubus isn't Esti, but a high-level being with the [Pleasure of Joy] curse. You can think of her as Esti's pet, but when Esti isn't around, she can temporarily take Esti's place. Her status is actually quite high."
"The second thing is that Esti disappeared, and even she doesn't know where Esti went. So she doesn't know about Su Yu's situation either, but she did mention that the Holy Son of the [Joy] Cult died suddenly before, and she doesn't know if it's related to this."
"Doesn't that mean we have absolutely no information?" Su Xi said, speechless.
"No, that's not it. At least we now know that Esti isn't home, so for the time being, we don't need to worry about Su Xi being targeted. Also, the reason Su Yu received the title of 'Child of Pleasure' wasn't because of me!"
"Don't try to shift the blame onto me."
Su Xi: "..."
Another day has passed.
Su Xi regained her composure.
Take the two of them back into the game.
A day ago, Su Xi contacted Yan Hu's Huaxia Guild Alliance and asked them to check if there were any of their members in Su Yu's Novice Village, so that they could ask their members to help Su Yu.
This matter was very simple for Yan Hu.
After all, in this lifetime, the official power completely crushes the individual power of the people. Most players in China have joined the Huaxia Guild Alliance, so finding tools is very easy.
In the end, Yan Hu found a female college student in her early twenties to help Su Yu level up.
Meanwhile, Su Xi and Kurumi returned to the online world.
Get ready to receive rewards from a major event.
After Luo Er's death, the event was almost over, only delayed because of Su Yu's matter.
Su Xi didn't dare let Su Yu log into the game again while the situation was still unclear.
[Fallen Ones Annihilation Operation] Team Average Score Leaderboard
First Place: Team [Su] (China Region), 213,000 points, Reward: One [Talent Specific Enhancement], 10 [Talent Enhancement Chest]
Second Place: [Irina] Team (USA Region), 121,000 points, Reward: 8 [Talent Enhancement Chest]
Third Place: [Divine Bushido] Team (Japan Region), 80,000 points, Reward: 5 [Talent Enhancement Chest]
After the third place, the rewards are all random skill books, nothing special.
But this third place...
Su Xi had not anticipated this.
These island nation players knew from the beginning how to achieve higher rankings, so they formed several small teams of over a thousand people, and then formed an elite team of only eight people.
Those thousand-person squads are specifically there to serve this elite squad of eight.
Simply put, these eight elites each lead a team of a thousand to steal monsters from other players, and then the elite members collect the monster points to achieve the goal of quickly gaining points.
Actually, it wasn't just this small team that did this.
Some wealthy players followed suit, and the Huaxia Guild Alliance did the same.
However, Yan Hu and his group were not as unscrupulous as the island nation, stealing other monsters.
They recruit henchman players to help reduce the monster's health, and then they finish it off themselves.
This should be within the limits of what Yuan Yi allows.
After all, these guys are just using the same method of constantly grinding tasks to level up to accumulate points.
"This island nation really has no morals."
Su Xi shook her head and commented.
I didn't understand why the island nation suddenly went so crazy before, but after learning about Nakajima Ai's situation, I realized that the island nation must have already sensed something was wrong with the Meta World back then.
Therefore, their madness can be understood.
Su Xi will claim the reward for ranking first.
Su Xi, Kurumi, and Su Yu all received an email.
The message congratulated the three of them on becoming the first place winners of the event, acknowledging their perseverance and courage, and so on. In short, it was a bunch of meaningless words of praise, followed by the attachment, which was the reward for first place.
After talking to Su Yu, I let her collect it too.
"Auntie, how do I use this box?"
Through a light screen, Su Xi saw that Su Yu's level had risen to level 3.
Su Xi said, "Just use it directly."
Su Yu obediently replied, "Okay."
Su Xi temporarily turned off Su Yu's video chat. With Yan Hu's people taking care of Su Yu, Su Xi was relatively at ease.
Then he looked at Kurumi and said, "You strengthened yourself, and I need these treasure chests for other purposes."
Kurumi nodded. "Okay."
The item [Talent Specific Breakthrough] is undoubtedly used for Soul Split.
Splitting into an additional character can increase combat power several times over.
Su Xi used the opportunity without hesitation.
The effect of the [Soul Split] talent ③ has now increased the maximum number of splits to 2.
[Soul Split]! [Dimensional Avatar: Starlit Astrologos]!
Su Xi tried it out, and a Whitey strategist, even shorter than her original form, appeared beside Su Xi.
He gazed at the stars, leisurely fanning himself with a feather fan.
"Although you can create another character, your mental strength has been reduced by half."
Um?
Upon hearing what Guan Xing said, Su Xi looked at the attribute panel.
Sure enough, his mental strength was only 52.5% of normal.
Hiss...
The effect of the [Soul Split] talent ① is to increase mental strength by 110%, so Su Xi's mental strength is 210% when she is not split.
However, after splitting into Kurumi, Su Xi's mental strength was reduced by half, leaving only 105%.
If the split continues, their mental strength will be reduced by half again, leaving Su Xi and Guan Xing with only 52.5% of their normal mental strength.
"Then wouldn't I have to find a way to enhance the effect of Soul Split?"
Guan Xing nodded without hesitation.
"You might as well kill me with your liver."