### Chapter 23: Keep Accelerating
“d*mn, she’s too strong.”
Night Star Lan couldn’t help but sigh.
The time acceleration thing was absolutely outrageous.
Turns out, the “skip” button for this game wasn’t with her, but with Luo Xi.
And if she just conquers Luo Xi, she would grasp a majority of the game’s permissions.
From this angle, she could save a lot of time.
While Night Star Lan was in deep thought, Kuro quickly appeared and indeed brought a new recruit.
This time, it was the Uncrowned Wanderer named Lanber.
His ideal was to reach any corner of the world at any time as a slightly righteous wandering knight, doing what he pleased.
For this purpose,
Luo Xi and Kuro gave him the ability of teleportation.
After Lanber left,
Night Star Lan asked Luo Xi to keep accelerating time, to see what he would do with his new power.
In the footage revealed,
Lanber kept flashing around near where he lived, wearing masks and other disguises like a ghost, solving one irritating affair after another.
Currently, his strength can’t support long-distance teleportation, so he cannot globe-trot just yet; he had to stick to the nearby area, temporarily establishing himself as the ruler of that region by interfering with various affairs, leaving the powerhouses at a loss.
He was quite cool about it.
When his mental powers rise further, he might put the foreign forces on edge too. No one could catch him.
This was the third one.
“Luo Xi, keep accelerating time.”
“Okay.”
With Luo Xi’s boundless might, time continued to accelerate across the entire world.
Another couple weeks passed before Kuro returned with a new recruit.
This time it was Oya, the first female brought over,
According to Kuro’s explanation, she was an incredible gambler.
When Oya was in the casino, her bets were no mere luck-based endeavors. Rather, she utilized her mastery of timing to boost her winning probability. She always left with winnings and never lost. She had no equals.
Initially, Kuro wanted to invite her directly as a guest, but she didn’t agree.
Thus, Kuro had to challenge her in a bet. With overwhelming power, he overpowered her skillful gambling, even taking her panties in the end.
Throughout, Kuro didn’t play any tricks. He adjusted her chances under the table, making her feel like she was encountering impossible odds every time. Despite knowing she had to win eventually, she somehow managed to lose anyway.
Finally, she lost to Kuro in such a way that he only became her boss, gaining her loyalty.
It made Night Star Lan sigh, “Gambling can be pleasurable in small doses, but it can harm you in large ones. Gambling ruins lives. Serves her right for losing her pants.”
Fortunately, her opponent was Kuro, who merely turned her into a guest to be entertained, giving her extraordinary abilities. For her, it was a great deal.
If it had been someone else, who knows how it would have ended.
During Oya’s negotiation with Kuro, Night Star Lan chose to stay neutral.
She was just an observer. Her purpose for entering the game was only to uncover the truth.
If she interfered too much, who knew if past events would even occur.
This isn’t like the past, nor could she fix reality with the Wish Princess.
Anything she did here wouldn’t affect the future. It would only give her some interesting memories and experiences.
On to the main point.
Oya received the ability to interfere with probabilities out of curiosity.
She wanted to know why Kuro could ignore probabilities and win.
Kuro honestly answered and told her about his terrifying ability to mess with probabilities.
Oya spotted it instantly and got the “Probability Interference” ability.
Night Star Lan assumed she would resume her career as a gambler after getting the power.
But Oya didn’t do that.
Gambling wasn’t essential to her life; she simply enjoyed the thrill of winning.
Now that she got the power to control the odds, she shifted focus to bigger stages.
Oya’s background was complicated; she came from a high-class family with brothers managing parts of the household business. Unlike her, they had resources and control. In the end, political marriages decided her fate.
Gambling was nothing but a tool for her to vent.
But now, with this unbelievable power, she naturally wanted to change her destiny.
Through Luo Xi’s time acceleration, Night Star Lan observed a family business battle.
Originally, being a woman, it was impossible for Oya to compete with her brothers.
They had highest priority.
But she used “Probability Interference,” turning impossibility to possibility through strategic moves, raising her chances from zero to certain victory over time.
The outrageous part was “Probability Interference,” making anything possible.
To Oya, all was achievable.
In a few weeks, she kicked others off the stage, building solid foundations.
Following these events, Oya would ascend to higher stages of power, with increasingly terrifying interference abilities—no telling where it might lead.
Of course, it didn’t concern Night Star Lan.
She just curiously watched the origin story of the First Generation, not wanting to get involved.
Except for the tough girl, Lotus Shana, of course.
After watching Oya’s story, Night Star Lan still felt unsatisfied. She told Luo Xi to keep using time acceleration.
“Let’s go! Luo Xi! Use Heaven-Made!”
Time accelerated once more.
Almost three more weeks passed.
Kuro brought a human before Luo Xi and Night Star Lan.
Seeing the three little Lolis sitting there waiting, Kuro didn’t know what to say.
He could sense Luo Xi accelerating time and accepted that, but resisting it would do nothing. He’d just remain idle during the accelerated time.
Kuro felt Luo Xi’s intentions and joined along.
“If you’re curious, join me. If I have companions on my journey, I’d be overjoyed!”
Luo Xi ignored Kuro, and Night Star Lan shook her head.
“Not feeling like going out, let’s pass.”
“I’m saddened, my friend. Although your enthusiasm moved Bai slightly, it also contributed to her staying home for longer periods. This is the sign of vitality fading. Now’s the time to turn it around!”
Kuro expressed his sincere concern, but Night Star Lan didn’t care.
“It’s fine, I enjoy this kind of life.”
Joke.
What could she and two weak Lolis accomplish outside?
Even if with Kuro, it would be boring.
Better to stay with Luo Xi.
Kuro had better continue on his quest for the First Generation.
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