Mini World Game Console-Chapter 713 - 714 Planting Flags Everywhere [Second Update]

If he could make it back alive, Ren Suo felt that the "Divine Light Crystal" would probably be his best spoils of war this time.

The passive effect of 1% Mana Recovery per second was self-evident. This effect had immense significance even for someone like Ren Suo, who wasn't a combatant.

If in the future the web introduced spells like "Physical Training," "Vision Enhancement," "Nutritional Supplementation," "Face Washing and Teeth Brushing," or "Mental Replenishment," then Ren Suo might even develop a six-pack just by lying in bed. He could stay awake for days on end in top physical and mental shape, remain healthy and happy without eating or drinking. Barring unavoidable carbon emissions, he would be a true environmentalist, needing absolutely no resources.

As for the active Enchant effect, it could be miraculous at times. I've already thought about it, Ren Suo mused. If I can't win a game, I'll Enchant my phone, keyboard, mouse, or controller, temporarily turning them into Transcendent props. If nothing else, they should at least get features like "100% Auto Ricochet," "Automatic Headshot Lock," or "Auto-retort when someone sends a '?' message," right?

Or if something broke, I could just Enchant it directly, and at least it would repair itself, right?

If used on a person, the Enchant could make them regenerate 2% of their Spiritual Energy every second for the next 12 hours, and elevate the effects of their Supernatural Ability by one level.

Ren Suo Enchanted Ren Xingmei, which directly enabled her to achieve her first Awakening. However, Ren Xingmei was just a Second Stage Cultivator, while Dong Chengling was a Fourth-Stage Cultivator. The difference between them regarding the 2% Spiritual Energy regeneration per second could be as huge as the difference between the same weight of salt and brine.

Even though Dong Chengling was currently suffering from the curse of the Great Lord's power, causing her Spiritual Energy to disperse, in the struggle between Recovery and dispersion, she still had a chance to utilize that little bit of Spiritual Energy for Casting Spells.

And it just so happened that Dong Chengling was lacking that tiny bit of Spiritual Energy, and they had an auxiliary device for Casting Spells between them—a Spiritual Energy storage device, Ren Suo's Spiritual Energy Coordinate Necklace!

This necklace not only allowed Dong Chengling to set her coordinates but was also capable of storing Spiritual Energy. It was designed to function like "Spirit Stones" or "Spirit Recovery Medicine." The research department soon realized a problem, though: using this thing to recover Spiritual Energy was almost as efficient as Cultivation and absorbing Spiritual Energy on one's own!

Indeed, the quantity of Spiritual Energy a Cultivator drew from the outside world was the same as the amount drawn from the storage device...

The issue was that it was artificially made, not one of the 'Heaven and Earth Treasures' mentioned in novels. Hence, there was no 'hundred-fold concentration of Spiritual Energy' within; the Energy you input was exactly what you got...

Thus, the national research department turned to study "Spirit Qi Quick Recovery Potions," and the major use of the Spiritual Energy storage device became a spellcasting aid.

The biggest difference between the Spiritual Energy in the storage device and that in the external environment was that it had become the property of the Cultivator. The Cultivator could sense the Spiritual Energy within the device and directly use it for Casting Spells, like hurling it out as a bomb for explosion—though wasteful, it was indeed viable.

For Dong Chengling, this device turned into her spacetime coordinates and also a medium for Casting Spells from afar. Now that she could only use a little bit of Spiritual Energy, she could preload a large amount of Spiritual Energy into Ren Suo's necklace as startup Energy to overcome the casting limitations imposed by the inadequate Spiritual Energy of her True Form.

Discovering that Ren Suo had suddenly found such a 'safe' method to borrow her power, even Dong Chengling couldn't help but feel a surge of killing intent. I had already prepared myself to accept an 'unsafe' method!

Although her hard-won resolution was now being trifled with by Ren Suo, Dong Chengling realized it was an emergency. She quickly regained her composure, swiftly grasping the current Qi Cyclone situation and estimating the amount of Spiritual Energy needed for long-distance Casting Spells.

But at that moment, arguing voices sounded outside, followed by a knock on the door. Before Ren Suo could get to it, the door was swiftly opened, and Lorifes, with her silver-white hair, stuck her head in. Seeing the two of them, fully clothed and sitting up on the bed, she clicked her tongue in disappointment and retreated.

Ren Xingmei also came over to look and said awkwardly, "Lorifes suddenly came over; I couldn't stop her..."

"No worries," Ren Suo said nonchalantly. "Even the clone couldn't stop her, which means she came very suddenly." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Soon after, Lorifes' exasperated voice could be heard from outside, "You're still hitting it!? Three more times, do you think my head is a ball!?"

Ren Xingmei hummed a response and left. Before she departed, however, she nudged the door, leaving it wide open, then sat down on a chair opposite the door, pretending to look around nonchalantly.

Dong Chengling couldn't help but smile. "You and your sister are really... quite interesting."

"Really?" Ren Suo cocked his head. "I don't think I'm a very interesting person. Perhaps it's beauty in the eye of the beholder?"

Dong Chengling couldn't tell if Ren Suo was flirting or being sincere. She blinked and asked, "Suo, do you... already know all of Xing Mei's memories and thoughts now?"

Ren Suo's heart tightened, and he nodded.

Dong Chengling gripped the pendant of Ren Suo's necklace tighter, her hand exerting a slight force, pulling Ren Suo closer by his neck.

"Uh? Cheng Ling, this, that..." Ren Suo, whose neck was being constricted, suddenly became tense. The effect of "A Thousand Miles in a Day" burst forth, and his brain worked at 150% speed to think of what to say—

"I will be paying attention to the response of these coordinates at all times," Dong Chengling said earnestly, not discussing Ren Xingmei's matters. "You must activate it. I will keep waiting."

Ren Suo blinked and hummed in acknowledgment. "I will."

A moment later, Dong Chengling let go of his hand and stood up. "I have already input enough Spiritual Energy into it."

Ren Suo checked the time. "It's about time. Los should be... you all must leave now."

Dong Chengling nodded, ready to leave, but Ren Suo pulled her back, whispering into her ear, "Cheng Ling, about what you said..."

"Hmm? You go and take care of your business now. We can talk about anything else when you get back," Dong Chengling said tenderly, placing her hand on his chest to feel his heartbeat. "We have plenty of time to deal with those matters later on."

A wave of emotion surged through Ren Suo's heart.

It was precisely because he understood Dong Chengling's wonderful qualities that he had to make things clear right now.

"Cheng Ling, listen to me carefully," Ren Suo took a deep breath and spoke in a solemn tone.

"About the shortcut you mentioned earlier, why don't we try it out after we get back?"

Dong Chengling was taken aback. Ren Suo looked around the room before adding, "After all, time is a bit tight now. Although the environment here is decent, it's still not Earth. I always feel it's not quite safe. Plus, I think taking a shortcut should come with a sense of ceremony, like bathing and changing clothes or something... Cheng Ling, don't rush. Since you like it, I will certainly accompany you!"

Even the usually composed Dong Chengling couldn't help but laugh and scold, "I'm not in a hurry!"

Ren Suo chuckled and quickly walked outside. Ren Xingmei, who had been sitting outside, immediately stood up. "Brother, I..."

"Xingmei," Ren Suo said earnestly, uncharacteristically calling his sister by her name. "After we return, I will give you an answer in front of our parents."

Ren Xingmei's heart panicked. "No, there's no need! I actually hadn't planned on letting you know. Let's just pretend it never happened..."

Ren Suo shook his head. "No. What kind of person do you think I am? Someone who comes and goes as they please?"

Ren Xingmei felt Depressed. Brother, why are you making yourself sound like a public restroom...

"And it's not so much about giving you an answer, as it is about me getting one from our parents."

"What do you mean?"

Ren Suo recalled the fragmented and bizarre childhood memories in Ren Xingmei's mind, thought for a moment, and then said, "You'll know when the time comes."

Seeing him say this, Hope couldn't help but flare up in Ren Xingmei's heart. But she also knew she couldn't be impatient, so she said softly, "Brother, you promised, no matter what, that you would never leave me and that you would always protect me."

Ren Suo grimaced and promised, "Of course, I'll keep my word... Anyway, I'll give you an answer when the time comes!"

Wait a minute, why does this feel odd?

After returning, I'll choose an auspicious day with Dong Chengling to happily take the shortcut. After returning, I'll give my sister an answer in front of our parents...

Aren't there too many death flags being raised here?

Generally, people who talk like me should consider themselves blessed by the heavens if they even leave behind a whole corpse.

But time was pressing. The people Sony had summoned arrived, so Ren Suo hurriedly had them disguise themselves. Then, led by the Divine Guard, they and the other Different Dimension Coordinate decoys dispersed to sixteen hidden safe points.

There wasn't any earth-shattering farewell. Dong Chengling and Ren Xingmei simply hugged Ren Suo, each saying, "I'll wait for your return." Lorifes, on the other hand, said, "If Los wants to chop you, just mention my name." Then they blended into the Divine Guard contingent and left the sleeping quarters.

Ren Suo himself, however, continued to stay in Sony's personal quarters.

In fact, knowing Sony's nature and way of thinking, he would never leave something as crucial as the Different Dimension Coordinate at a safe point. He would definitely choose to keep it by his side, guarding it day and night, and then release a Smoke screen claiming that the Different Dimension Coordinate had already been sent to a secure location.

Lanaya will certainly search Sony's personal quarters first, so I'm too lazy to run. I'll just stay in the bedroom, organize the props and Ability on my person, and then transform into my sister's appearance and change into women's clothing...

There's a slight problem: changing into women's clothing requires undressing while in my sister's form.

I really can't overcome this psychological barrier, Ren Suo thought, then simply turned off his own program and switched to his sister's. Sure enough, the most important thing about wearing women's clothing is to mentally transcend gender boundaries. He immediately changed clothes naturally, even tidying his hair and straightening the wrinkles on his clothes in front of the Mirror.

With nothing else to do, Ren Suo sat in the bedroom looking at himself in the Mirror. As he gazed at his sister's appearance, certain memories suddenly surfaced in his mind: since the summer break, Ren Xingmei had begun growing her hair long and learning how to coordinate outfits, even learning to apply makeup from their mother.

She had previously thought it would be enough to maintain her tomboy identity. But that day, after she saw Dong Chengling and the others, and her brother gave her a set of clothes, she finally realized the contradiction between the people's ever-growing needs for a better life and the imbalanced and insufficient development. So, she also had to start developing herself in a balanced and sufficient way...

But is it worth it to go to such lengths for someone else?

Worth it.

Because I know the shackles of this world can suffocate two people, I have to earn a lot of money to shatter them.

Because I know someone better has appeared by his side, I also have to become better.

There's no reason for falling in love with someone.

But after falling in love, everything about him becomes the reason. At that moment, a commotion arose outside.

Ren Suo went behind the room door and heard Lanaya's voice, "...while the central system of the Platinum Tower's Great Lords is still operational, even among the Sixteen Great Laws, only one person can break through the No-Hunting Zone and move freely in the Royal Court."

Ren Suo quietly opened a crack in the door and saw three figures in the living room: Sony, Lanaya, and... Los in the form of a silver-haired beautiful girl.

Sony laughed. "Among the Sixteen Great Laws, there really is someone who can break through the No-Hunting Zone? Who? Now that the Great Lords can hardly interfere with the Outer World, these Great Magistrates are all itching to make a move. There might be someone who wants to take their place. To think that there's a Great Magistrate with such dangerous powers, we must quickly secure them—"

"That person is—"

In an instant, Lanaya's hands burst into purple light. Even the prepared Sony Clone couldn't Dodge in time; both he and Los were struck in the back of the neck by the purple light! The Spiritual Power Barrier they had just conjured dissipated instantly!

Los, in her beautiful girl form, couldn't withstand such a fierce impact and was directly knocked flying. Ren Suo immediately had the Sony Clone rush over to catch Los. If Sony doesn't hold Los here, Lanaya definitely won't take Los with her.

"Lanaya, you..."

Sony pretended to sigh. "Visible betrayal is not scary; what is frightening is the unseen betrayal."

That sentence seemed to be about Lanaya, but in reality, it was about Sony—from the start, Sony was a traitor to Didra. For this, he had almost neglected his duty by going easy during the capture of the Different Dimension Coordinates, resulting in Ren Suo summoning Ren Han to counter-kill him. His final, willing march to death was his last act of Rebellion against the Empire.

"Sony, you haven't been as foolish recently as you used to be. Has a woman made you grow?"

Lanaya's voice carried a hint of amusement. With a light stamp of her foot, her Shadow transformed into a Strange Creature that submerged the furniture on the ground, enveloping Sony and Los in shadows.

Almost instantly, Ren Suo noticed the shadows at his feet beginning to stir, sliding over his clothes and completely enveloping his delicate body.

"Among the Sixteen Great Laws, only one person can ignore the restrictions of the No-Hunting Zone and Teleport freely, and that person is me, Lanaya. Or perhaps you prefer my other name, the Great Shadow Method."

"Besides, you just said that not even Mora Grand Duke can know all the Secrecy of the Royal Court. However, besides the current Royal Family, there is someone who understands all the dark corners of the Royal Court."

"Where light does not reach, shadows always linger. The Nightingale Cathedral, serving as the royal Shadow guards for generations, has already thoroughly mapped every changing corner of the Royal Court. Therefore, the Different Dimension Coordinates have also fallen into my hands."

Ren Suo strained to keep his spirits up, yet at that moment, a wave of irresistible Dizziness struck his pituitary gland. His mind faltered, and he instantly lost consciousness.

Wait a minute!

Could it be that I'm going to be stabbed to death in my sleep!?

「...」

In a certain sleeping chamber of the Royal Court, the 'Moon' Azura Grand Duke's Twin Stars Great Magistrate sat in a third-floor bedroom, stating indifferently to the air, "The Yisu Great Magistrate is dead."

「Elsewhere, in another sleeping chamber,」 the 'Sun' Meridia Grand Duke's Sky Orbit Great Magistrate also inquired into the air, "Dragonborn Los, could he really be Xides's blade?"

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate replied, "It's hard to say, but possible. Los has consistently avoided our surveillance; that's not something a non-Divine Descendant could do."

The Sky Orbit Great Magistrate asked, "What do you propose?"

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate suddenly said, "Vibration Listening Great Magistrate, you can hear us chatting, can't you?"

A voice like a singing jester rang out, "The two Great Magistrates are exchanging words; this little one trembles and dares not speak~ Ah~"

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate, uninterested in the Vibration Listening Great Magistrate's eccentricity, said, "Vibration Listening, you're not like us. Although we're unable to survey the inner secrets, you should be able to discern identities by listening to voices, right?"

The Vibration Listening Great Magistrate responded, "Yes, that's right~"

The Sky Orbit Great Magistrate asked, "Twin Stars Great Magistrate, you're thinking...?"

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate explained, "Now that Xides is acting recklessly, as long as he instigates a Dimension war, the Great Lord will stand by him. We can't snatch the Armor Cloak privilege from him, but at the very least, we must ensure our self-preservation. Considering the current situation, if he sends Dragonborn Los to assassinate us and we die, the Great Lord will surely not avenge us—we need a chess piece powerful enough to threaten him."

The Sky Orbit Great Magistrate asked, "What chess piece?"

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate replied, "All the Great Magistrates other than Sony! Even the Great Magistrates of Morag and Namira who serve their Great Lords, they certainly don't share the same heart with Xides. We're not trying to steal Xides's Armor Cloak qualification but, based on self-preservation, to share a bit of the benefits..."

"The Great Lords cannot directly influence the world; we must also plan for ourselves."

The Sky Orbit Great Magistrate asked, "But will the other Great Magistrates cooperate with us? What's in it for them?"

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate said, "Just now, a group of people left Sony's personal quarters. The benefits are in there."

The Sky Orbit Great Magistrate immediately understood. "But there are more than a dozen of them—"

The voice of the Vibration Listening Great Magistrate rose again, this time without mockery, only a chilly tone, "According to the heartbeat listening records, the two individuals Sony brought back from the Different Dimension are also inside, now heading out of the Royal Court."

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate declared, "Good. Start contacting the other Great Magistrates. Once we have captured the chess piece, we'll pressure Xides together. He wants to don the Armor Cloak, desires to become the seventeenth Great Lord, he can. But we also must demand they adjust the distribution of benefits; it can't be that all the advantages go to him and his son alone."

The Sky Orbit Great Magistrate fell silent for a moment, then asked, "But if we do this, won't we become traitors? We supported Xides in the beginning, after all..."

The Twin Stars Great Magistrate couldn't help but laugh. "Seeking benefits for oneself, ensuring one's own security, preventing oneself from being humiliated and assassinated—does that make one a traitor? If that's the case, then there are no traitors at all, or rather, everyone is a traitor."