Will I Ultimately Become a Capitalist Tycoon?

"Can you do anything besides egging the host on to chase after a sugar mama?"

[No, if I run into a rich loli or a sugar mama, I'll egg you on too.]

The Prompt Device was quite honest.

[My purpose is to provide the host with opportunities to get rich. Based on my collected network data from various worlds, the most satisfying path to wealth you humans think of is latching onto a young rich girl, a sugar mama, or a rich loli.]

[So, not pushing you to chase a sugar mama would be the weird thing!]

He couldn't really argue.

Russell was stunned.

He found no grounds for rebuttal.

"But, from the looks of it, what Megumin needs isn't comfort—it's a way to solve the current situation."

Russell shrugged and said.

"As things stand, the group isn't really up to it. Maybe a surprise attack could take out Cocolia? But if we end up with casualties, wouldn't that be pretty tragic?"

"In my opinion, the best tactic right now is to play dead."

"Cocolia lost her ideal test subject. Searching for Megumin, realizing Megumin is truly gone, then picking a new test subject—that's obviously going to take some time."

"The best way to deal with her is to pretend she doesn't exist. Use that time to boost the group members' combat power, and later go back and twist that old lady's head off."

Russell's thoughts were crystal clear.

[I feel like you're not going all out at all.]

The Prompt Device expressed some doubt toward Russell.

"What are you thinking? I'm just a broke mine owner. How could I possibly have the ability to take down a warlord?"

Russell shrugged, ready to lie back down and wait for Kiana to come take care of him, this social waste.

[Ding—Mission issued: Shadow of Changkong City. Defeat the Anti-Entropy radicals within three days and liberate Changkong City.]

[Upon completion, automatically receive Originium Sickness Inhibitor Factory *1.]

Holy crap!

Russell shot up instantly.

Originium sickness inhibitor.

Originium sickness was an incurable disease.

Only a handful of top-tier medical organizations could achieve any degree of suppression.

The famous Mule Island relied on its Originium sickness suppression technology to trick a bunch of people into signing on for 24/7 labor.

If he could get a factory that produced Originium sickness inhibitors, he'd be rolling in cash!

"Ahem, I think someone like Cocolia is better off dying sooner rather than later."

The boy stared at the abruptly issued mission, wearing an expression that said "reviving the glory of Anti-Entropy is my unshirkable duty."

[Get over yourself.]

If the Prompt Device had a human form, it would definitely be a sweating emoji right now.

"My sense of justice just arrived a little late."

Russell coughed and quickly logged into the group chat.

"I'm thinking—should I take out that Cocolia or not?"

Take out Cocolia on the side?

The Happy Orca had no idea what was going on.

She didn't understand the situation in the Honkai world, since she hadn't even asked about her own script.

But from the reactions of Megumin and Russell, Cocolia was probably someone deeply connected to a place called Changkong City.

And odds were, she was Megumin's enemy.

She kind of wanted to know more.

But for a moment, she didn't know how to bring it up—everyone close to her had basically been hunted down by the Sea Born.

To protect her friends, and to protect her own heart, Skadi had given up on socializing.

Give it up long enough, and it's hard to pick back up.

She didn't show too much concern, just quietly lurked on the sidelines.

But those words hit Megumin's ears like an earthquake of magnitude eight on the Richter scale.

Russell...

Could save all of Changkong City?

The Dimensional Meetup Group was a pretty young chat group.

In truth, no one in the group was particularly close—because they hadn't known each other for long.

In that brief moment, if anyone had left the deepest impression on Megumin, it would undoubtedly be Russell.

That guy, though he looked down-and-out, always managed to pull off some astonishing feats.

Just like Huihui said.

Russell exuded the vibe of a growth-type boss from start to finish.

Paired with his identity as a prophet, it was hard not to suspect that beneath that grinning face lay some terrifying killing move.

A guy like that, saying he wanted to kill someone...

The girl's heart pounded violently.

"Mr. Russell, do you have a way to defeat Cocolia?"

She asked hastily.

As she asked, a pang of shame crept into her heart.

So far, it seemed she had been constantly asking Russell for help without offering any assistance in return.

She didn't even know how to repay him.

"No, I think even to reliably beat Sister Tazi, I'd have to use a Forbidden Skill—yeah, the one called Honkai's 50/50 Captain, the S-rank Floor Tile, the Herrscher of Color."

The boy's words left Megumin stunned once again.

"Cocolia has quite a few copies of the Anti-Entropy Alliance Leader and Titan Mechs on hand. If it were one-on-one, I could handle a few waves with Forbidden Skills and First Encounter Kills, but I doubt Cocolia is stupid enough to send her men in one by one."

Thinking this over, Russell's expression carried a hint of emotion.

Causality Law. Thousand Years of Death was still terrifying.

But that was clearly a single-target skill, not crowd control, let alone a Conceptual Skill that inflicts mechanical anal agony.

"I don't have the power to defeat the Anti-Entropy radical faction."

The boy said so.

"Of course, that's just me."

"Are you planning to find someone even more dangerous... to forcibly suppress this calamity?"

Megumin seemed to understand something.

Russell was a prophet.

The profession of prophet was undoubtedly noble.

Few could resist being manipulated by a prophet, because a prophet could always easily stir up the desires and obsessions of others. Before a prophet, whether it was a monarch of the night or a bishop draped in robes—

As long as they had a desire, they would be a pawn on the chessboard.

But—

Driving the power of darkness would undoubtedly invite backlash.

"Yeah, heading to Vienna now to stage a performance of 'Death of a Saintess' would easily bait the master of Heaven's Will. If he's willing to step in, he could indeed take care of Cocolia."

"Of course, the cost would be a bit high, after all, that old man has an extremely strong need for control."

Russell nodded, typing out a reply.

"So—"

"I absolutely won't go begging that guy Otto, who would go dark and kill someone just because a pen pal disagreed with him."

Ah...

Even the Prompt Device was a bit stunned by these words.

[Weren't you just talking about using a wolf to drive out a tiger? At this point in time, the only ones who can reliably crush the Anti-Entropy radical faction are under Otto's command.]

To this, Russell rolled his eyes, checked the flight tickets to Vienna, and then picked up the Sheep Talisman.

"Is there a possibility—just a possibility?"

"Can we bypass Otto and report Cocolia's actions directly to the Super Dumb Goose Person?"

The boy said with righteous indignation.

Bianca "The White Dove" Attalina, the S-rank Valkyrie commanding Heaven's Will's strongest force, the "Blade of Immortality," was a person overflowing with a sense of justice.

By the time she came of age, her strength was enough to consistently beat down Herrschers.

That big goose was still underage now.

But that didn't stop her from hearing about Cocolia pulling some dirty tricks, picking up a certain auntie with her spear, and giving her a set of dirty-trick sealing punches.

Even the Prompt Device couldn't hold it together at that remark.

Damn.

So the plan was to report it through a dream!!

[Hey, your group friends all think you're a boss character! Can't you pull off something that matches your identity?]

"What's the point of worrying about all that?"

Russell paused at that, then asked back.

"Just tell me if it works or not."

The Prompt Device had nothing to say.

"All I have to do is report it, watch Cocolia get beaten up, and I get an arena. Ah, this damn luck of mine."

The boy was smug.

Like, no—exactly like a petty man reveling in his moment of triumph.

Chapter 17: What Is the Physical Dream Induction Technique?

Just snitch a little, and Cocolia gets sent flying by a righteous Penguin carrying a battleship.

No technical skill involved, but surprisingly feasible.

Still, even without technical difficulty, pulling it off had its challenges.

For instance—

Vienna is Austria's largest city, covering 414.65 square kilometers.

On over four hundred square kilometers of land, find a Floating City, then accurately track down one super righteous person.

Most people hearing that would probably just hang themselves.

But luckily, the Sheep Talisman Russell brought had Out-of-Body Travel and Dream Induction.

Fly as a spirit form, search for the Floating City.

Once on the Floating City, go door to door asking sleeping Valkyries where their idol hangs out, then track down that righteous Penguin.

Looking at it that way, the Sheep Talisman wasn't half bad?