Chapter 118: Wu Chang's Wish

"What wish did you make?" Wu Chang couldn't help but ask.

To be singled out by a Miracle Commissioner, He Wei's wish was likely something extraordinarily heaven-defying.

He Wei said aggrievedly, "I just wanted to have two works customized that have more impact than my personal collection."

Wu Chang frowned slightly; this wish was indeed difficult, but not impossible to fulfill.

After all, with AI so advanced, what couldn't be arranged for you if you wanted to see it?

He said crossly, "Tell the truth."

He Wei revealed an honest and simple smile, sheepishly saying, "I also wanted to witness it with my own eyes, without a screen in between."

Whoa, found the problem.

A look of disgust appeared on Wu Chang's face. He knew that if he gave this kid He Wei the ability to make his wishes come true, the world would be doomed.

Even if the true body of an Evil God came over, it would suffer greatly.

Wu Chang sighed, tilted his head toward the golden mask, and asked, "Then what? Why were you singled out? Was it because you angered them?"

He Wei looked around and whispered, "That's not it. They were actually quite happy when they discovered my wish couldn't be easily realized. They said they wanted me to return to headquarters and make the wish directly to the Great Miracle."

Oh? Wishes that can't be fulfilled are actually more popular? Wu Chang pulled He Wei aside, confirming the details of the wishing process.

According to He Wei's description, like everyone else, he first called out his wish, but because his wish was somewhat heaven-defying, he only whispered it softly.

But as soon as the wish was uttered, it immediately drew the attention of all the committee members.

The Miracle Commissioner wearing the golden mask came straight for him, saying he wanted to listen to the wish personally and use his own power of miracles to resonate with He Wei's wish, helping him establish a connection with the Great Miracle.

After the Great Miracle also couldn't fulfill his wish remotely, the golden mask acted as if he had found a treasure, singled him out, and insisted on taking him back to headquarters.

After hearing He Wei's description, Wu Chang and Jian Xing exchanged a look, both feeling this was an opportunity.

The key to breaking the "Wish Fulfillment" dungeon must be related to the Miracle Committee.

As the management agency for Yifu City, the drones had not discovered the headquarters of the Miracle Committee.

To enter the headquarters, it should be like entering Dream Plaza—it requires a special method.

What He Wei encountered was likely one such method.

That is, possessing a wish that is almost impossible to realize under normal circumstances.

The two immediately passed the discovery on to Shi Ning and the others.

He Wei recovered from the panic of having his secret discovered, looked at Wu Chang belatedly, and asked:

"Boss, why do I feel like you're exceptionally calm, not worried about the current situation at all? Boss, do you know what's happening?"

Wu Chang was just about to use his usual "True Lie" to brush it off, but before speaking, he remembered Jian Xing was nearby. He immediately changed his tone and said stiffly, "If someone with your extensive connections doesn't know, how could I possibly know what's happening?"

He Wei laughed, "That's true."

Jian Xing, standing to the side, shook his head after hearing this, secretly thinking that Wu Chang was still too honest. He lacked experience in lying, and his demeanor was too unnatural. He could only fool college students who hadn't entered society yet; anyone with a bit of experience could see through it at a glance.

He would have to remind him later.

While Wu Chang and He Wei were talking, Shi Ning on the other side had already made a judgment.

He had the few people who had infiltrated Dream Plaza all follow the method He Wei described, attempting to become special candidates and gain the qualifications to enter the Miracle Committee headquarters.

Although they found the right method, making an outrageous wish was not an easy task.

There were many restrictions on making wishes in Dream Plaza.

The first point, and the most important one, was sincerity.

The wish you make must be something you deeply desire in your heart, something you have recalled in your mind many times.

A wish thought up on the spot just because it is hard to achieve will not be considered a wish from the heart.

For example, if you are a Paradox Interactive player kneeling in Dream Plaza praying for world peace, even if you scream until your throat is hoarse, it won't be considered your true wish.

For most Abyss game players, their wishes are nothing more than surviving in the dungeon, becoming stronger, or leaving the dungeon.

Those with more ambition just want to climb the ladder and become high-level officials in the Management Bureau.

For the Great Miracle of Yifu City, these are the most normal wishes imaginable, and there is nothing difficult about handling them.

Regarding their wishes, the staff in the plaza only had one answer: "Please continue to make your wish; when enough wish-power is accumulated, a miracle will happen."

After summarizing the failures of several people, Shi Ning found a few rules.

First, the wish must be related to oneself. Even if you are truly a saint, wishing for world peace cannot count as your wish; by the same logic, destroying the world won't work either.

Second, the wish must be specific. Vague wishes are usually ignored.

A Management Bureau member wished to gain the power to control everything.

How to control, how is control determined, and what can you do after controlling it? Without these detailed settings, a simple, vague concept cannot become a wish.

But if these settings were filled in, it would no longer be one wish, but would turn into many wishes.

Third, the wish must be direct and achieved in one step.

Faced with a wish that has steps, the wish will be automatically graded. For example, wanting to become the world's richest person will be simplified into a desire for money, automatically downgraded to becoming a rich person, and the more sincere the heart, the wealthier one becomes. After summarizing these three rules, only Jian Xing and Wu Chang remained in the plaza; the other teammates had already declared failure.

After some thought, Jian Xing came up with the wish he wanted to make.

He said softly, "I want to use the Abyss Level 2 flying sword, Suppress Abyss, as my life-bound flying sword and unlock the Sword Immortal class transfer."

The flying sword Suppress Abyss, a legendary S-rank flying sword, only appears in S-rank dungeons related to sword cultivators.

Jian Xing's wish sounded like two wishes, but it was not.

As long as he could take down the "Braised Egg," Jian Xing's sword cultivator class transfer would be just around the corner, and since Sword Immortal is an advanced class for sword cultivators, rounding it up, Jian Xing could be considered a youth-experience mini-version of a Sword Immortal.

His wish was simply to use the flying sword Suppress Abyss to cut off the prefix before his Sword Immortal class.

Jian Xing's wish was related to himself, specific enough, and direct enough.

As soon as this wish was made, it indeed drew the gaze of the Miracle Commissioner.

The Miracle Commissioner wearing the golden mask walked toward Jian Xing and said:

"I feel a special power of wishes from you. Your wish is temporarily difficult to realize, but I can use the power of miracles to resonate with your wish and pass it on to the Great Miracle."

"As long as your wish is pure enough, the Great Miracle might make an exception to fulfill your wish and let you become one of us."

The Miracle Commissioner's words instantly drew the attention of other citizens in the plaza, their eyes filled with envy as they looked at Jian Xing.

Jian Xing was very cooperative, letting the Miracle Commissioner place a hand on his shoulder, and then he repeated his wish.

No need to guess; the wish was destined to fail.

The flying sword Suppress Abyss is an item produced in an Abyss Level 2 S-rank dungeon, a ruthless tool capable of slaying Abyss Level 3 Evil Gods; the sword Qi it inadvertently emits would be enough to tear apart the out-of-control "Wish Fulfillment" dungeon.

If that so-called Great Miracle really had the power to fetch Suppress Abyss, it wouldn't be trapped in a B-rank dungeon in the Desolate Realm.

After Jian Xing finished his wish, the Miracle Commissioner took half a step back, and a tear made by a sharp object appeared on the lapel of his suit.

Wu Chang raised an eyebrow after seeing this. The Great Miracle wouldn't really be that brave, would it? Daring to go find Suppress Abyss to talk about job hopping?

After a brief silence, the Miracle Commissioner's gaze toward Jian Xing changed, becoming fervent and excited.

"I felt your wish; it is very pure. You are also a special person. Come back to headquarters with us later; the Great Miracle will surely be very happy to see you."

A smile appeared on Jian Xing's face, and he replied, "It is a great honor."

After Jian Xing, it was Wu Chang's turn.

Wu Chang did not speak his wish aloud, but recited it silently in his heart.

Before he could finish reciting his wish, the Miracle Commissioner's gaze was like being attracted by a strong magnet, forcibly pulled away from Jian Xing to look at Wu Chang.

The Miracle Commissioner broke into a sweat; the sweat on his forehead flowed in streams through the gaps in the golden mask. If you didn't know better, you'd think he had a faucet installed inside his mask.

As a veteran Miracle Commissioner, he sensed the ominous nature of Wu Chang's wish. If possible, he really wanted to pretend nothing had happened and bypass Wu Chang.

He could even hand the golden mask directly to Wu Chang and let him sit in the position of Miracle Commissioner.

Unfortunately, he couldn't.

His duty did not allow him to escape.

Under Wu Chang's hopeful gaze, the Miracle Commissioner swallowed hard and repeated it in a trembling voice.

"I feel a special power of wishes from you. Your wish is temporarily difficult to realize, but I can use the power of miracles to resonate with your wish and pass it on to the Great Miracle."

Wu Chang put on a naive and expectant face and said, "That's great, let's start quickly."

He grabbed the Miracle Commissioner's hand, placed it on his own shoulder, and began to silently recite the wish he had just made.

"I really didn't use cheats; please ask the Abyss game administrator to stop targeting me."

As Wu Chang recited his wish, the Miracle Commissioner in front of him began to convulse violently.

The golden mask representing the Miracle Commissioner's identity shattered into powder under an invisible force, and the Miracle Commissioner himself was like a soda can thrown into a large shredder.

The kind still filled with carbonated drinks.

The gassy liquid sprayed everywhere, and the remaining flesh and blood body was crushed by an inexplicable force into a layer of twisted, folded skin.

"You killed a Miracle Commissioner, gained 500 experience points."

"The player's level is too different from the Miracle Commissioner's, experience points doubled."

"The scarcity of your wish defeated the Miracle Commissioner; you successfully obtained a status from the target: 'Blessing of the Minor Miracle'."

"You have obtained Miracle Commissioner authority."

Wu Chang: ? No, buddy, did you come here to stage a scam?

He wiped the unknown liquid off his face, threw the severed hand on his shoulder—the only complete part the Miracle Commissioner left behind—onto the ground, and shouted innocently to those around him:

"Everyone saw it, right? I didn't do anything; he fell over by himself. You can't go around framing people!"

I have a bit of a cold, so I finished writing a bit late. If I can get better by the weekend, I'll try for three updates. For the sake of how hard this kid is working, good brothers, come back and check from time to time; don't let the book die from neglect.

(End of chapter)