Heaven Does Not Give Birth to Me, Liao Zixuan, the Fall of the Gods Is Like an Eternal Night (Part 1)

Ah, achoo!

Lying on the softest fur on the Great Silver Wolf's neck, the Wolf Cub sneezed.

Looks like someone's thinking of me! But I'm not telling who!

Actually, Liao Zixuan was also missing someone right now.

By "someone," he naturally meant Vivian.

Though the Great Silver Wolf's fur was high quality, Liao Zixuan just couldn't get comfortable. He inexplicably missed the girl's plain, unremarkable embrace.

It was a bit poky, but he'd grown fond of it. You wouldn't believe it, but he really couldn't get used to something soft and fluffy!

It was just like the old saying:

There's no place like home, not even a golden or silver one, but my own flat chest!

Since he was uncomfortable, Liao Zixuan got off the Great Silver Wolf. But as soon as the silver wolf saw the Wolf Cub about to leave, it let out a few mournful cries, like a consort out of favor with the emperor.

Its wronged wolf eyes held an expression that clearly said, "Where did I go wrong, Your Majesty?"

Hiss.

Seriously, you're just a nameless extra, why do you have so much screen time!

Liao Zixuan cruelly and heartlessly kicked the Great Silver Wolf with his Wolf Cub's short legs, telling it to behave. He was just like a man who bolts after getting what he wants.

But to his surprise, the Great Silver Wolf wasn't saddened by the kick. Instead, it let out another comfortable whine, its eyes filled with joy. It even struck a pose, eager and ready for Liao Zixuan's next kick.

Liao Zixuan: "..."

Fine, you're amazing, you win!

Ignoring the "ambitious" Great Silver Wolf, Liao Zixuan began to continue his "Witch Cultivation" plan.

So far, the entire plan had been going quite smoothly.

What did he need most to help Vivian escape her fate as a Cannon Fodder NPC?

Answer: Influence.

Influence here was divided into two parts: first, fame among the native inhabitants of Fall of the Gods, and second, fame among the player base.

Originally, Liao Zixuan had planned to let Vivian develop first and then make a stunning debut during the open beta. But plans couldn't keep up with changes. If meat was delivered to his mouth, of course, he'd eat it.

This "Demon Tide Incoming" event was the perfect opportunity to expand "influence"!

To put it bluntly, heroes emerge in troubled times.

The fastest way to gain fame was always amidst disaster and crisis. Fortunately, the premature appearance of the "Abyss" created the perfect conditions for Liao Zixuan and the girl.

Seizing the opportunity, Liao Zixuan specifically had Vivian go alone to Huodian City to report and call for reinforcements.

Liao Zixuan didn't care at all how many troops Huodian City would send or how seriously they would take it. His real goal was to let the girl see the world, and ideally, to make an appearance before the important figures in Huodian City and get acquainted.

On this point, Liao Zixuan had a lot of confidence in Vivian. Note that "Vivian" here referred to the second personality.

The Wolf Cub could guess what would happen when a village girl entered the city just by thinking about it with its adorable little paws: cold taunts, endless difficulties, being tricked and deceived.

Various classic scenarios, Liao Zixuan believed Vivian would encounter at least a few of them.

At that time, with her second personality's fiery temper, getting "acquainted" in Huodian City shouldn't be a problem. In fact, he was a little worried now, hoping she wouldn't get too acquainted.

After all, Huodian City still had a few true main story NPCs. Those were also cheat-level existences, and it was best not to provoke them too much.

For example, the future treasure hunter leader Chris, the future Bloody Countess of the Sisl family, the Supreme Commander of the Knights Harvey, and even more incredibly, a certain savior of the Flame Domain starting with "Da," the true Child of the Version NPC.

No, I should think optimistically. My Vivian, with her main personality, is so kind and gentle. Maybe she can even win over some of the people mentioned above?

Just like in novels, where the protagonist unleashes their overwhelming aura and instantly recruits all sorts of future powerhouses as subordinates!

Alright, Liao Zixuan knew he was daydreaming.

But that wasn't entirely true.

It wasn't certain who was daydreaming! Those people were only strong for one version. But his little girl was destined to become a legendary Witch who would make a name for herself throughout Fall of the Gods!

She was currently just a process of a ugly duckling turning into a swan. Forget the future, even now, if any toad wanted to eat swan meat (while it was still immature), he, Liao Zixuan, would beat them all!

No one could touch the cabbage he was raising!

Of course, guarding the cabbage required strength. Although his potential was extremely high, he hadn't developed yet and was still in his weak infancy.

He was currently level 16. He was four levels away from reaching the growth stage at level 20. These four levels were neither simple nor difficult.

This was because the leveling routes for monsters and humans were different. For example, as a Dark Flame Wolf, each level-up required perhaps ten times more experience than Vivian.

But in return, monsters with stronger bloodlines could skip levels more easily.

This meant that as soon as Liao Zixuan reached level 20 and entered the growth stage, his level would directly jump to level 30, and then he would enter the next stage, a new ten levels from growth to maturity.

At that time, level 30, Dark Flame Wolf, what would that concept be in the early game's version 1.0?

The answer in two words would be...

Walking sideways.

Invincible below Transcendence, and above Transcendence, as long as they aren't fifth-tier, he can fight anyone to a standstill.

At this point, you might wonder, "Level 30 is only third-tier, so why are you so awesome?"

The answer is, talent specialization.

Before, Luo Chen had already glimpsed a fraction of Liao Zixuan's stats using "Intermediate Detection." There were countless bonuses and resistances, and this was when Liao Zixuan was just a little wolf cub.

The further along he got, the more terrifying the effects of these bonuses became. Take the simplest one, [Advanced Tenacious Life], for example. Its effect was plain and unadorned, simply increasing maximum HP by 300% and recovery speed by 1000-2000%.

Crude and unreasonable.

Before the fight even began, he already had three times the HP of others in the same tier! His recovery speed was terrifyingly fast; basically, if you couldn't kill him today, he'd be bouncing back to life tomorrow.

And this was just the most basic of Liao Zixuan's countless talent specializations.

In fact, many games have similar settings.

For example, bosses are usually all HP sponges, with stats that crush players or mobs of the same level by who knows how many times. Players might be instantly killed by a single slap from a boss if they misstep, or the entire party could be wiped out if they fail to dodge a single skill. If you accidentally step out of the boss's combat range...

Poof! All that effort wasted, they're back to full health!

Liao Zixuan was only four levels away from becoming such a flashy, seductive creature, at least in version 1.0.

As for why, even with ten times the experience requirement for leveling up, it's not that difficult...

Isn't that what we have our cute and dedicated players for!

Indeed, the growth paths of proper bosses and humans require enduring immense hardship and suffering. The monster side is a bit simpler; they just need to find a deep mountain forest and sleep, though this usually requires calculations in years.

Their common characteristic is... time consumption, extremely time-consuming.

But Liao Zixuan is different. The only thing he needs to consider is how to "farm" more efficiently.

Not just players, but also the game system.

After a little thought from the clever little wolf cub's brain, what Liao Zixuan named the "Experience Ecosystem" was born.

Firstly, because players are currently in the internal testing phase, there are too few ways to gain experience, and their strength cannot grow. As a smart farm owner, he needs to fertilize first.

So, where does the fertilizer for this fertilization come from?

Of course, it's from our little girl, Vivian NPC's quest reward quota!

The first step Liao Zixuan needs to take is to continue releasing quests, granting players large amounts of experience points in the form of quests to increase their strength.

In other words, fertilization.

However, the troublesome part is that he is currently in his juvenile stage, and the only ones he can communicate with are Vivian. So, if the little girl isn't around, he can't issue quests on her behalf.

But this small problem definitely won't stump Liao Zixuan.

He can't issue quests to new players, but aren't there the two loyal followers of Miss Vivian from before?

[Ding]

[Quest status updated]

[Current Stage: Four]

[Quest Name: Miss Witch Needs More Help]

[Quest Description: After the Witch civil war in the Claw Nest, who would have thought that a situation like "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind" would occur? A new evil force called "Abyss" launched a sneak attack at the end, stealing Miss Vivian's spoils of victory. To counter them, Miss Witch needs you to help her gain more strength.]

[Quest Total Objective: Share this quest with 100 players to get them to join]

[Current Quest Status: 2/100]

[Initial Reward in Prize Pool: 52000 Experience Points. For every additional player, the prize pool increases by 1000 Experience Points.]

[Quest Solo Objective: Invite one player] (This is a one-time offer)

[Current Quest Status: 0/1]

[Quest Reward: 10000 Experience Points]

(Note 1: This is a prize pool quest. Invited players can continue to invite others as the inviter. Only after reaching the required number can the prize pool experience be shared.)

(Note 2: Vivian's shop has new goods. Communicating with the Witch's summoned beasts might trigger additional hidden content for this quest.)