"Sage"

Time was indeed tight... Yin Ge spoke again. "As long as I complete a Grand Physician-level game, I can become a Grand Physician-level White Nighter?"

"Not necessarily." Qin Li shook his head. "White Nighters are ranked according to the points they earn by completing games."

"Points?" Yin Ge immediately understood. "The number of participants and difficulty vary between games of different levels, so the points are different too."

"That's right." Qin Li nodded. "Completing a Commoner-level game mission earns one point."

"A Grand Physician-level game mission earns three points."

"A Scholar-level game mission earns ten points."

"Court Minister-level, Feudal Lord-level, and Son of Heaven-level games earn thirty, one hundred, and one thousand points respectively."

Yin Ge immediately understood. "Based on the current ranking standards, I need three points to become a Grand Physician-level White Nighter."

"Either complete one Grand Physician-level game mission, or three Commoner-level game missions?"

"Correct." Qin Li nodded. "You already completed the Commoner-level Bride Game mission, so you can earn one point."

"Also, you need to remember that after entering a game, a White Nighter may belong to the Daylight Faction or the Night Faction."

"But no matter which faction you belong to, your first priority is ensuring your own safety. Use Godhead whenever possible, and use Persona as little as possible."

"In a sense, it would be better for ten ordinary people to die than for a White Nighter capable of manipulating Persona to die."

Yin Ge's heart turned solemn at his words.

She could understand that. From what Qin Li had said, there were far too few White Nighters, so casualties had to be minimized as much as possible.

"I understand." Yin Ge's gaze was firm. "Then is completing a game mission judged by finding someone from the Night Faction?"

Qin Li's expression grew grave. "Not only must you find them, you must also contain their Persona, end the game, and prevent it from spreading on a large scale."

"Contain it?" Yin Ge found that incredibly novel. "Beasthood can actually be contained? How?"

There was a trace of pride in Qin Li's voice.

"We studied the practices of ancient great sages and eminent monks. In ancient times, these demons and monsters were suppressed in places where devout faith was spread, using the magnetic field generated by the prayers of countless people to restrain them."

"The scientists of the Neutrino Persona Order Center simulated the deeds of the greatest sages, eminent monks, and saints. Using that as a foundation, they developed a vessel capable of containing Persona. We call it..."

"Sage!"

"Sage? There's actually something that powerful." Yin Ge felt another sliver of hope for survival rise within her.

"What exactly is Sage? Since it can restrain Beasthood, can the Persona inside my body also be restrained by Sage?"

Qin Li spoke solemnly. "You'll come into contact with Sage when you carry out missions in the future."

"All right." Yin Ge fell into thought.

Taking herself as an example, her body and Sage were both vessels for containing Persona.

The only difference was that Sage was an inanimate object, so containing Persona would not have any negative effects.

But this "vessel" of hers would die.

Therefore, if she wanted to slow the pace of her death, she could only become one of the Neutrino Persona Order Center's upper ranks.

Thinking of this, Yin Ge felt slightly calmer.

She clarified her goal in her heart.

If she wanted to survive, she had to complete game missions!

She had to earn three points, become a Grand Physician-level White Nighter, rise into the upper ranks, and obtain the classified method for slowing Persona entropy increase!

With that in mind, Yin Ge took the initiative to ask, "Then when can I enter the Son of Heaven Game and complete missions?"

"Any time." Qin Li's expression was gentle. "But how are you feeling right now?"

Her emotions?

Yin Ge did not know how to describe her complicated feelings.

But one thing was certain: scenes of bloodshed and cruelty from the game, as well as the fact that she would die sooner or later, kept surfacing in her mind.

Those inescapable memories, combined with the influence of the Persona in her left eye, left her emotions stretched to the breaking point, her heart weighed down at all times.

"Not very good." Yin Ge shook her head.

Qin Li looked at her bloodshot eyes and spoke with slight concern.

"According to research findings, the repulsion between a Persona obtained in a game and its recipient's own Persona is extremely intense."

"That is because the Persona deliberately acts up, tormenting the recipient's mind."

"The instant the recipient's mind completely collapses, the Persona will completely devour their body."

"So, you need to make sure your emotions do not collapse completely before entering another game."

Hearing this, Yin Ge fell into thought.

Logically speaking, she should have gone to the Neutrino Persona Order Center right then to learn as much new knowledge as possible and prepare herself for entering another Son of Heaven Game.

But she was also afraid that getting too close, too quickly, to matters related to the Son of Heaven Game would make her emotions collapse and cause her to be devoured by the Persona outright.

So, she decided to rest for a few days first and adjust her emotions.

After thinking it over, Yin Ge answered, "I'll come find you in a few days."

"All right." Qin Li did not ask further. He took out a phone and handed it to Yin Ge.

"This phone is a dedicated device the Neutrino Persona Order Center uses to contact White Nighters. It can charge as long as there is sunlight, and your information has already been linked to it."

"Of course, the phone still won't work after you enter a game."

"But if anything comes up normally, you can contact me at any time. From now on, I'll be your personal adviser."

Personal adviser?

It was probably some kind of position within the Neutrino Persona Order Center... Yin Ge put the phone away without hesitation. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Qin Li smiled. "Welcome to the Neutrino Persona Order Center, new White Nighter!"

After Qin Li thoroughly learned the specifics of Yin Ge's Persona, he left, leaving Yin Ge alone in the hospital room.

She raised a hand and touched her eyes, unable to suppress her worry. After all, her life had already entered its countdown.

But she quickly cast aside that somewhat pessimistic mood.

Her most urgent task was to adjust her emotions as soon as possible, lest they collapse and give the Persona an opening.

How was she supposed to adjust her emotions?

Yin Ge decisively got out of bed and soon went to the bank to withdraw all her money.

"I've been an orphan since I was little. After working myself to the bone for so many years, I barely managed to save a hundred thousand yuan. You can't take money with you when you die, so I might as well enjoy it while I can."

With that in mind, she felt no burden at all as she rushed into a mall and bought a bag she had always wanted but never been willing to buy.

Afterward, she went to have the seafood feast she had been craving, even sending gifts to the handsome little streamer she loved watching midway through the meal.

Drawn in by the power of money, the little streamer quickly came over and sat across from Yin Ge.

After seeing Yin Ge's designer bag, the aloof and untouchable little streamer from the livestream instantly changed his attitude, calling her "big sister" over and over.

Wasn't I supposed to be happy when there was a handsome guy around? Why can't I feel happy at all...? Yin Ge initially felt a little pleased, but it soon became utterly dull.

In the face of life and death, everything else seemed to lose its luster.

The little streamer remained completely unaware. He went to the restroom, and when he returned, his makeup was heavier and his voice had become even more coquettish.

"Big sister~"

But no one answered him. Yin Ge's seat was empty.