Chapter 330
"Oh, then it's alright." Upon hearing the name Kyubey from Homura Akemi's mouth, Houraisan Kaguya's mental creases instantly smoothed out... I forgot the middle part, I forgot the end, but anyway, if it's Kyubey, no amount of treatment is too much!
"Little girl, are you stuck? Do you need my help?" Houraisan Kaguya asked warmly.
"I'm not young anymore; I've already reincarnated countless times in just one month..."
"Oh, I know this episode! With all the Magical Girls being deceived by Kyubey, the only one who saw through the truth was a beautiful girl who looked like a child but whose wisdom was far beyond that of an ordinary person— the Magical Girl Homura Akemi! Right?" Houraisan Kaguya nodded repeatedly.
"???" Although what the other party said was correct, Homura Akemi still felt that something was strange.
"By the way, I'm also a mature and reliable woman, in my twenties. So feel free to talk to me about any troubles you may have," Houraisan Kaguya introduced herself.
"How many is 20?" Homura Akemi suddenly asked.
Homura Akemi suddenly noticed that the girl in front of her had very deep traces of time on her body.
"Ahem... That's not a very polite question. Let's talk about how to fool Kyubey instead. I'll find you a master con artist— Yakumo Yukari!" Houraisan Kaguya shouted.
"Who are you yelling at? Who are you yelling at?! And I won't do a job that doesn't pay me!"
"Um... Chen Li said he could give me 1% of everything he swindled from Kyubey, but I'm not interested in Kyubey's stuff," Homura Akemi said.
"You're very lucky to have chosen the wisest Sage of the Yokai on the Astral Express! I'm here to help you!" Yakumo Yukari instantly changed her tune.
"What? I think I heard someone spouting nonsense to Genius Society member, saying he's the most intelligent or something? Come on, Nguyen Mai!"
"And I think I also heard something about scams... Any fun?" Aha chimed in.
"Helping beautiful girls is my duty! Do you need me to lend you my Beautiful Girl's Privilege?" Elysia noticed that there were many beautiful girls around.
"Don't drag me into this... I'm not interested in scams," said Fraudster Vill-V.
"Hmm, are they playing some interesting game?" Silver Wolf sensed something amiss.
"It's a game that you can keep restarting and trying to get the highest rating."
"Then I'll come too! I'll show you the power of a professional gamer! Gaming is my domain!" Silver Wolf declared, showing his superiority over all others.
"Oh? Then I can't ignore this kind of statement. I am the Game God."
"The Game God? Really?"
"Oh, right..."
Seeing the increasingly large group of scammers, Chen Li suddenly spoke up, "I need Kyubey to craft Miraculous Item later, so please help me capture one. The one who contributes the most will get the right to use the Miraculous Item. Just a heads up: the Miraculous Item is a wealth-related Miraculous Item, which is related to Starstones. I think you'll all be interested."
Because one of the Kyubeys had fused with Kayaba Akihiko, Chen Li planned to catch another Kyubey to supplement it.
Kyubey is so useful, I might need it a lot in the future, so I might as well catch a few more.
"..." After hearing Chen Li's news, everyone was silent for 10 seconds, and then began to fight for the right to use the Miraculous Forging Guide in Homura Akemi's hands.
"I'll do it! Let me do it! I am the Sage of the Yokai! My wisdom of 17 years and many months is beyond question!"
"This isn't a game, so I should play it. I'm the Game God!"
"You're the Game God? That's because you haven't met me! I, Silver Wolf, am a professional player! To help Chen Li forge Miraculous Item, I'm going to make a decision that goes against our ancestors—cheating!"
"Stop arguing, I am the Aeon of Joy! Those who know, know the value of this identity."
"Boom!" Tonghua snapped the radish knife in his hand, and a blood-red chainsaw instantly appeared in Tonghua hand. The moment the chainsaw started, the god-like figures in the group scattered in an instant, and Tonghua confidently went to snatch it.
With the divine role gone, it's all his own world now!
The Tonghua she was imagining was suddenly transported out of the Astral Express by Sirin.
"Alright, let's start the train," Chen Li said to Xing beside him.
"Where are the people who didn't come up?"
"Let them come over by themselves, it's not far anyway."
"Alright!" Xing Er ran out of the Astral Express without saying a word, sat on the roof of the Astral Express, and then released the Headless Knight, hanging it from the front of the Astral Express with a fishing rod.
When the Astral Express sensed the presence of highly hostile characters again, two streaks of blood-red light flashed from the train's engine as it rushed straight ahead, plunging into the Teleportation Passage opened by the Friends Circle Terminal.
Although the Teleportation Passage opened by Friends Circle cannot be used to bring non- Friends Circle, everyone on the bus has Friends Circle Terminal, so there is no problem.
When the train arrived at the station (and the Headless Knight was recalled), the struggle over the Miraculous Forging Guide finally came to an end, and it returned to Homura Akemi's hands. Because...
"I haven't restarted the world line yet." Homura Akemi ended the battle with a single sentence.
A deathly silence fell over the scene.
This statement is as damaging as a group of people fighting tooth and nail over a game console only to be told that the power is out at home.
Chen Li stepped into Aincrad and looked at this thriving virtual otherworld that had been built at the cost of over 100 of Yakumo Yukari's lives.
"Alright, those of you who aren't that good at strategy, please go and register a game account with Kayaba Akihiko, who's more numerous than stray dogs on the street, wearing a white coat... I'm talking about you, Aqua."
"Ah, why me? I received the blessing of the Aeon of Intellect; isn't it obvious whether I'm intelligent or not?"
"... Are you serious?"
"Of course, and I already have my Exclusive Profession."
"Isn't this just another new game system? Just treat it as a version update. The newly added classes can continue to be integrated."
"Oh, will it just change the name of my perfect three-stat class, [Water Wisdom Goddess]?" Aqua, a little worried.
"You're dreaming."
"Then I'm relieved."
"You've taken it to heart?"
Finding that he had inadvertently made the originally simple task of capturing Kyubey so complicated, Chen Li roughly realized that he probably couldn't create that Miraculous Item at this site, so he simply started creating another Miraculous Item.
However, before creating the Miraculous Item, Chen Li summoned Kayaba Akihiko, who had discovered the Astral Express and rushed over.
"You've come at the perfect time."
"What's wrong, boss?"
"Go find Kirito, also known as Kazuto Kirigaya..."
"I know him. He's the fastest reacter among all the players, so I gave him the Dual Wielding skill," Kayaba Akihiko said.
In the game SAO, there is no class system. Players are distinguished by the weapons they use and the skills they are good at, such as one-handed swordsmen, katana users, shield warriors, etc. There are also some players who specialize in life skills and are called blacksmiths, tailors, merchants, and chefs.
However, besides that, the game also has something called unique skills, which are specially designed by Kayaba Akihiko and can only be obtained by players who meet specific conditions, such as Heathcliff's "Holy Sword" and Kirito's "Dual Swords".
There are 10 types of this skill in total.
"Yes, call him over and ask him if he's willing to be the Dual Blade Style instructor for the 800,000 Imperial Guards... Give him money! Oh no, give him a chance to play the game," Chen Li said.
In order to maintain the normal operation of the other world of Aincrad, game players are still needed...
Okay, it was Kayaba Akihiko who came up with this idea, believing that increasing the number of game players who could freely enter and exit the world of Aincrad would increase Chen Li's Starstones income in this world, and Chen Li agreed with this.
However, Kayaba Akihiko has not yet issued any game access to outsiders.
Those red-named players who were captured are not actually game players, but black slaves. They have to work in Aincrad until they repay Chen Li's kindness in helping them reform!
But because the debt of gratitude can never be repaid, they have to work for the rest of their lives!
"Dual Blade Style instructor?"
"That's right, adventurers in this other world can even learn Dual Blade Style. I'm sure the group members will be interested. Oh, and remember to make them pay tuition."
"No problem, then my Holy Sword can also be used to teach them..."
"Forget about you. They want to learn Dual Blade Style because Dual Blade Style."
"But my Holy Sword is also very powerful."
"But Dual Blade Style is cooler."
"..." Kayaba Akihiko fell into a deep silence, filled with bitterness and resentment, until he saw a blond child walking towards him.
"Hello, my name is Otto. Chen Li said we have common topics." Otto looked at Kayaba Akihiko with great interest.
"Oh, really? So you... once stood against the world for a certain goal."
"Yes, yes, you are too?" Otto's eyes lit up.
"You have also conducted forbidden experiments involving the human body," Kayaba Shogan continued to inquire.
"Yes."
"Are you also a scientist and a designer?"
"That's right, I designed the Valkyrie Armor System."
"You also manage a massive system that you created?"
"Yeah, yeah, managing Schicksal is just too tiring."
"Indeed, but thankfully I have Artificial Intelligence to help me manage it." Kayaba Akihiko felt the same way.
"Do you also have a goal for which you are willing to give your life?" This time it was Otto's turn to ask.
"That's right, could it be that you also..." Kayaba Akihiko and Otto locked eyes.
"My dearest friend, I wish we had met sooner!" Otto, somewhat excitedly.
"Even if they disagree with your point of view, even if such Miracle should not have happened in this world, you still have to stick to it to the end?" Kayaba Akihiko's voice trembled slightly.
"That's absolutely right, brother!" Otto nodded repeatedly.
"We might have a lot in common," Kayaba Akihiko sighed.
"Yes."
"By the way, how is your research project progressing? Have you achieved your goals?" Kayaba Akihiko asked.
"You're almost there, right? Just seven more Resurrection Cards and I can safely revive my beloved! By the way, what research project are you talking about?"
Otto has already collected three Resurrection Cards, but Otto feels it's not enough and plans to collect seven more!
"Your dream is to resurrect a woman?" Kayaba Akihiko was taken aback.
"Otherwise, what is your dream?"
"The Aincrad you are in now is the Game World I created, which has become a real world with Chen Li's help. I have always longed for a real Sky Castle since I was a child, and now I have achieved my goal and realized my dream, although thousands of game players have sacrificed themselves in the process... Of course, I am also atoning for this!" Kayaba Akihiko said fervently.
After Kayaba Akihiko finished his frenzy, he and Otto both fell silent.
After gazing at each other for a long time, the two turned their heads and walked away in different directions without saying a word.
"Love-obsessed!"
"The man below!"
The two of them spat, then washed their hands, feeling as if they had just touched something dirty.
Both sides felt that the other was being unreasonable.
Are you out of your mind to turn against the whole world (and kill people) for the sake of a game (women)?
Chapter 278 (Big) The Herta's ingenious plan to secure the world resulted in the loss of her husband and best friend! (10,000 words) High-end ingredients are often prepared using the simplest cooking methods.
The creation of exceptional Miraculous Items often only requires a few terms or even just one term.
Sitting in the less crowded Parlor Car, Eden found it hard to comprehend the Miraculous Item before him.
Is this even harder to understand than a children's TV presenter going into the adult entertainment industry?
"You mean this is my Miraculous Item? And its effect is... to take secret photos and be a paparazzi?" Eden exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the document in his hand.
Eden, the Superstar, has always been plagued by paparazzi and paparazzi, but now he's become a paparazzi himself? That's really strange.
"Young Master, Miss hasn't been this surprised in a long time," Elysia said, standing to the side.
"Ahem, stop causing trouble. Let me explain, this isn't paparazzi or surreptitious filming, this is called a 'Reporter's Pass'," Chen Li explained.
"But aren't reporters just there to be paparazzi and take photos without permission?" Robin interject after hearing the key words.
As Superstar of the universe, the Robin well the trouble of being photographed by paparazzi... This means that even if the Robin just wants to go to a lively place for a casual stroll, it needs to disguise itself to some extent.
Otherwise, even if you do nothing, those damn paparazzi will show you the power of editing.
Reporter: Miss Robin, what is your bust size?
Robin: I can't disclose that, please ask another question.