Chapter 498: Little Jiu: Haven’t I been doing pretty well lately?
“Divine Monarch hasn’t sent any news yet?”
A man with a snake tail knitted his brow. They had begged the Divine Monarch for help early on, yet no messages had come, as if they’d been abandoned entirely.
But that was impossible—the Divine Monarch was…
“Nope, maybe he’s just busy at a critical moment,” the other man shook his head. “Or I can try using a secret method to ask again?”
“No, no need,” the snake-tailed man waved hurriedly. “Just increase the magic pond quota. Let the others hang in there a few more days.”
“But we don’t have many people left already,” the man hesitated. “You can’t really let those geniuses go, right?”
“What are you worrying about? If we can’t hold on, those geniuses will turn into fertilizer!”
“Fair point,” the other nodded regretfully. “Alright, I’ll go tell the folks downstairs.”
Just then, the snake-tailed man suddenly remembered something. He called out, “Wait, haven’t you found the spy?”
“Caught a few clues, but he’s hiding pretty deep. Only a few unimportant ones so far. Give me a bit more time, and I’ll squeeze out his identity.”
“Good. When you find him, tell me. I’ll definitely pull that guy’s tendons and take his bones out!”
“No can do. I already promised Elder Wu that I’d be the one to do that. Find another spot.”
“Tch, that old b*stard even wants to b*tt in on this.”
After a few more casual chats, the man exited the room, ready to spread the news about increasing the magic pond’s quota. As he stepped outside, he listened to the arguing behind him, a smirk curling on his face.
Of course, you wouldn’t get a response from the Divine Monarch—not because she didn’t want to help you rise, but because she never had that in mind.
Besides, the ritual of creating a Divine Monarch’s Immortal was already underway. During the ritual, a massive amount of bl**d would flow through the Southern Region. Whether it belonged to the bl**d Snake Clan or other Monster Tribes didn’t matter—so long as the war continued and the bl**d kept flowing.
But right now, the bl**d flowing in the Southern Region still fell far short. The Divine Monarch’s people were waiting for a crucial opportunity—an opportunity that was about to arrive.
However, she was not going to make it easy for the Divine Monarch to get it…
“It’s time to abandon this fake body,”
The ‘man’ gently brushed his face with his hand, keeping his expression perfect, then continued forward.
……
“This is beyond patience now…”
Bai Feng looked thoughtful. The bl**d Snake Clan had already collapsed entirely. Most of the snakes had retreated into their ancestral land, yet the Divine Monarch still hadn’t shown any sign. Could it be that the bl**d Snake Clan was truly abandoned? No, there must be some conspiracy.
This complete silence, just waiting passively, was truly vexing.
Forget it, time to take a breather with a furball named Foxy.
He reached out and gently lifted Little Jiu, who was lying beside him playing a game, affectionately stroking her fluffy tail.
Little Jiu looked up at Bai Feng, then handed over her Image Retainer. “Stop thinking so much. Just play a game and relax.”
“……”
Bai Feng smiled wryly and ruffled her head—truly envious of Little Jiu’s carefree attitude.
“Oh right, how’s your new game coming along? Want to give it a try to relax?”
“It’s a bit tricky to make, but the demo version is out,” Bai Feng took out a test Image Retainer. “Here, hold this and play. I’ll join in once the full version is ready.”
Initially, he planned to copy ‘Path of Survival,’ but because cultivators existed in this world, copying it outright was out of the question. So he and the disciples from Array Peak made some modifications.
For instance, the game’s world view was changed to a realm where spiritual energy was polluted. That explained why the protagonist didn’t cultivate but rather used special weapons to fight monsters. They also added a one-time portable Array, various talismans, pills, and even spiritual tools.
In essence, after the changes, this game had almost nothing to do with ‘Path of Survival’—except for the zombie-like gameplay, it was entirely different. Part of the reason for its delayed release.
“I’ll help test it first,”
Little Jiu took the Image Retainer, filled with curiosity—aside from a tiny suspicion—because she simply couldn’t imagine what kind of game Bai Feng had made, especially since he said it wasn’t a typical role-playing game.
She turned into a human form inside Bai Feng’s arms, clicked on the untitled game, and started playing.
As Bai Feng mentioned, it was just a demo, so the interface was very basic. The environment had simple, repetitive ambient sounds, but the graphics looked surprisingly real.
Little Jiu controlled her character to pick up a g*n on the ground. In the distance, a ghostly figure dressed in tattered clothes, with dried bl**d still on her, was slowly wandering. She aimed her weapon at the ghost and fired—a shot—immediately bl**d burst from the ghost’s body, and it staggered backward.
Huh… this weapon seems kind of interesting.
She stroked her chin, then continued to control her character rushing forward.
A few minutes later, watching her character surrounded and killed by a horde of ghosts, she recalled the fear she used to be dominated by in Bai Feng’s games.
She suddenly raised her head to glare at Bai Feng and yelled, “Is there a problem with the ghost setup?! There are way too many of them!”
“No, you were rushing so fast that you only grabbed a small pistol. See if you pay more attention to the other weapons on the way. You might even find a chance item, like Lin Yan’s fire lotus or something.”
“Really?”
Little Jiu was suspicious but restarted her game. This time, she didn’t rush recklessly but carefully scavenged supplies—fire talismans, light clouds pills, bigger, stronger weapons, shiny spiritual armor, and a fire lotus.
When she equipped her character with new gear and struggled forward through the tide of zombies, her eyes shimmered faintly.
As she hurled the special fire lotus, a huge flame burst forth, illuminated by the Image Retainer on her face. The countless ghosts charging at her were burned, wailing, and fleeing in the firelight, leaving her inexplicably exhilarated.
“How’s it feel?”
“Great! Even this game’s heavenly creator approved!” Little Jiu put down her Image Retainer, giving a thumbs-up, then secretly looked up at Bai Feng. “So, I’ve been doing pretty well lately, right?”
“Mm, pretty obedient,” Bai Feng nodded.
“Can I get a reward now?” Little Jiu blinked expectantly.
“What do you want?” Bai Feng was puzzled. Why was she suddenly asking for a reward?
“Give me a set of those weapons,” she pointed at her character in the Image Retainer.
