Chapter 55: Fate Runes

The Sound Ninja Four looked at each other.

They did not dare to get close enough to overhear the two's conversation.

But judging by the emotional fluctuations of Lord Orochimaru, even Orochimaru did not dare to show any lack of decorum toward the young Noble before him.

Naturally, they could not act recklessly and could only obediently listen, helping Orochimaru into the carriage.

A Fu reminded, "Should we sell protective shields?"

After a player's soul and consciousness arrive in the game world, their physical shell in reality loses consciousness, falling into a coma or deep sleep.

This state is very dangerous and easily susceptible to sneak attacks by those with malicious intent.

Although no player has lost their life due to this yet, there is always a security risk.

Fang Yi nodded and agreed, "That's right, protecting the players' safety is our primary mission."

He added, "However, it is not for me to buy, but for the players to purchase themselves."

"Huh?"

A Fu thought she had misheard and asked in confusion, "Are the players supposed to buy the protective shields?"

Fang Yi continued to nod and said, "That's right, do you expect me to pay for it?"

A Fu said weakly, "Didn't you say that protecting the players' safety is our primary mission?"

She meant for her master to provide protective shields to the players to ensure the safety of their real-world bodies during the game.

She did not expect that her own master would actually want the players to pay for it.

"Exactly!"

Fang Yi said, "So, I am giving the players the opportunity to purchase protective shields; the price will be fifty Reward Points per day?"

Players willing to pay for a protective shield show that they truly need protection; players who find it too expensive and don't buy it show that they haven't reached the point where they need protection yet—once they feel a sense of crisis, they will naturally purchase it voluntarily.

Very reasonable.

A Fu could not look her master in the eye; she estimated that in the Hell region of the Polluted World, those heart-devouring demons who use human hearts as food would stay far away if they met her master.

Because his heart is too black; it has likely already gone moldy.

Fang Yi glanced at her sideways and asked, "Are you bad-mouthing me in your heart?"

A Fu lowered her head guiltily and muttered, "I just feel that the players might complain incessantly."

"Complain?"

Fang Yi sneered, "I am doing this for their own good; not only will they not complain, but they will also thank the game merchant for his thoughtfulness."

Not buy?

Most of the time, the players' souls and consciousnesses are in their game shells.

Nobles lock their doors and windows in fear, not even trusting the servants who wait on them personally.

Terumi Mei and her group have trusted aides guarding them every time they log into the game, fearing assassination and sneak attacks from reckless assassins.

After all, the atmosphere in Kirigakure is that the strong rule supreme; the aftermath of the Kaguya clan's rebellion and Zabuza's assassination of the Mizukage has not yet subsided, and who knows how many people are dissatisfied with the village in the shadows.

In Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and even the seemingly impregnable Konoha, players need to stay together and dispatch ninja guards when they log into the game.

"The appearance of the protective shield can thoroughly guarantee the players' life safety and can also reduce the defensive pressure on the major Ninja Villages."

"Tell me, shouldn't they thank me?"

It sounded like it made sense, but it also felt like something was wrong.

A Fu really wanted to refute her master, but her mind couldn't quite wrap around it; thinking it over, it really did feel like a good thing for the players.

……

【Small Trial Initiated】

Trial Content: Kill the corrupted 【Magic Stone Goblin】.

Note: A low-level race from a world of Magic, corrupted and fallen as a group; goblins capable of throwing magic stones are warriors within the goblin tribe.

Black text appeared before his eyes, gradually fading once Orochimaru had read it clearly.

Orochimaru thought to himself, "Corrupted Goblin, not a ghost?"

It seems the intelligence passed on by Kabuto is still not accurate enough, or rather, ordinary players simply cannot probe the bottom of the Samsara Game.

At the very least, the Corrupted Goblin and the Small Trial Ground that can be purchased within the Game Invitation are not within the scope of Kabuto's intelligence.

The deep, grayish-black dense forest,

The vegetation seemed to have been polluted by some unknown energy, presenting a clawing and gnashing appearance, like monsters wanting to devour people.

At the very top of the light screen panel is the map of the trial ground.

There are five rooms in total, and the green arrow symbolizing Orochimaru stands quietly in the center of the first room.

Surrounding it are red dots symbolizing danger, approaching rapidly.

【You may open the inventory bar to equip novice gear.】

A guiding prompt similar to this appeared.

Orochimaru followed the instructions to open the inventory bar; in the first slot, there was a withered and hard wooden stick.

Behind the screen,

Fang Yi, who was observing Orochimaru's trial, clicked his tongue and said, "Orochimaru's luck seems quite poor."

Players are all issued random novice gear, most of which are white-tier weapons.

There are also some lucky players who can randomly obtain green-tier weapons.

White-tier weapons include cold weapons like short swords, long blades, and daggers, as well as thermal weapons like automatic pistols and hand crossbows.

Among them, the lowest level is the wooden stick in Orochimaru's hand.

It is not much different from one picked up off the side of the road.

"No wonder he had such illustrious military achievements, yet had the position of Hokage snatched away by that inexperienced brat Namikaze Minato."

"When researching forbidden knowledge, you could have chosen anyone as a partner, yet you chose Shimura Danzo, the 'Darkness of the Shinobi,' and ended up being sold out completely."

"Coveting the Sharingan, and because your soul was damaged, you were hard-countered by the Weasel, resulting in one of your arms being severed."

"After going to such lengths to cultivate Sasuke, he turned out to be a tough nut to crack—the reincarnation of Indra—who ended up slaying the White-Scaled Great Serpent directly."

"In the end, you endured humiliation and lay in wait within the Cursed Seal for an opportunity, only to run into the Weasel, who possessed a sealing artifact, leaving you without even a chance to flee."

Fang Yi could not help but sigh.

People say Sasuke is a 'Sunny Day' Sasuke, but in truth, Orochimaru is no less impressive.

A Fu asked in confusion: "Master, wouldn't it be cheaper to just pick out ghosts from the Death Soul Mountain Range and throw them into the Shilianchang? Why spend Reward Points to teleport Orochimaru to an unknown Polluted Area?"

She knew her master's stingy nature very well; logically, he shouldn't be doing such a losing business.

Fang Yi pinched her chubby cheeks and said: "Have you forgotten what I said? We are here to hunt the Pollution Source and attack the Polluted World, not to hoard wealth."

"Accumulating wealth is merely a means; the ultimate goal must fall upon cultivating players."

A rune radiating brilliant golden light appeared and was grasped in Fang Yi's hand.

A Fu's eyes widened, and she exclaimed: "Master, is what you created the 【Fate Rune】?"

"Yes."

Fang Yi nodded and smiled: "It cost me a full one million Reward Points to barely gather enough essence to create the Fate Rune."

A Fu simply couldn't believe it; had her stingy master been possessed?

Bang.

Fang Yi curled his finger and flicked her forehead, saying: "Stop with the wild thoughts; this is related to the version update coming to the game."

Fate Rune.

It contains a dense aura of fate and can automatically capture stray fragments of fate; when players encounter certain special events, they will trigger these fate fragments and be guided by fate.

In other words, the 【Task System】.

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