[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist":3,"chapter-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-663":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1532570,1991,"Chapter 663: 663: Divine Game – Chaotic Blocks 54","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-663",663,"\u003Cp>A single fragment had reached the previous price ceiling for a full 9-piece set. But the new normal was clear—individual fragments of 9-piece sets were now going for 700g at the top end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that light, the price of the game console fragment didn't seem unreasonable anymore. Maybe, like the gameplay fees, it had been listed directly by the Divine Game itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the price hike, Rita had no choice—it had to be bought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it was a higher priority than even [Blocks Conversion].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, she began breaking down her collected Blocks. As soon as she gathered the required 630g, she hit the purchase button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black Blocks container popped out from the vending machine. Rita and Nivalis took turns feeding in the required Block pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The container closed, then popped open again. Inside lay a black, raised-block-shaped piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita snatched it up and snapped it into her incomplete device:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Game Addict's Console – Incomplete] (5\u002F9)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No new fourth skill appeared—but the third one was now fully unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill 3 – Event Pack]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Play any game for 2 hours to receive one Event Pack. The pack randomly pulls from all existing consumables stored in the current game's data pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Limit: 3 per day. Resets daily at 00:00 in the player's source world.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consumables… probably healing items, food, buffs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that it pulls from existing stock meant the outcome would be manageable. Even if she pulled something basic, she could use it right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the system wasn't dumb enough to drop something like an apple or a giant turnip. No way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the console fragment secured, Rita turned to organizing her item shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After obtaining [Cat's Ideal] from Verdant Whisper · Windrush , she'd hoped to use the same approach to hunt down other 9-piece relics. But the results were… less than ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most players, even if they didn't know the rules going in, would quickly adapt. They'd hide their Blocks better, build in decoys, reinforce layers with other items. Verdant Whisper · Windrush had been sloppy—that kind of unpreparedness wouldn't happen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, everyone had their own trump cards. Once they figured out Rita's game, they either:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Popped their ultimates,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocked her from resetting duel progress,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or bailed out of the cabin via explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Rita couldn't afford to keep repeating the \"explode and chase\" strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't have the energy to burn like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each cabin explosion cost her 5 Blocks—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd blown up 9 cabins. That was 45 Blocks gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus the lost fragments…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The losses were adding up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she shifted strategies:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a player with a full set happened to show up, she'd fight hard. If not, she moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, she had 11 nine-piece fragments on hand—but all scattered. None had come together like Cat's Ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons, on the other hand? She had plenty. Eight complete ones, ranging from 3-piece to 5-piece sets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Problem was, they were all unusable—every single one required combat power above tier 15.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She assembled each of the 9-piece shards she'd looted from the Ferris wheel. If nothing caught her eye, she listed them immediately for sale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each was posted at 600g Blocks, with a note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only accepting purchases from players Tier 15 or higher.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were going toward her [Blocks Conversion] plan. The requirement was strict, but fair—after all, they'd been taken from Tier 15 players. Those people could afford it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For attribute exchange purposes, she didn't need to care about the weight of Blocks—only their count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a player died and reset, it was the number of Blocks lost that determined the attribute penalty, not the grams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita spent until 9:50 PM organizing. She kept listing unwanted item shards and collecting sales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, she unlocked a new item:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Century-Old Brand]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While waiting, she used one charge of [Double Return] to send [Cat's Ideal] straight into divine storage. The system would safeguard it and return it to her once she left the Divine Game and returned to her origin world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sold off:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most 9-piece shards from the Ferris wheel,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the weapons,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>49 miscellaneous item fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner where she stood had basically become a tourist spot in the Month Theme Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she mounted all the Blocks onto herself, she was taller than some of the smaller game attractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this deliberate hoarding, Rita unlocked an achievement she'd missed earlier:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations to Player BS-Rita for unlocking Hidden Easter Egg – Oh, Capitalism!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh, Capitalism! – Reach over 5000 Blocks]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Choose 1 of 3 rewards:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>90% Off Coupon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forced Return\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's Time\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita barely glanced at the new options and instantly picked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's Time]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's Time] – Time to start franchising!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use this reward to send one of your pets or teammates to a Month Theme Park where the average player combat power matches theirs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A name-badge-shaped Block dropped into her hands. She shoved it at Nivalis to hold onto for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this goal reached, Rita handed over her next 5 hours' worth of food budget to B8017913, who was in charge of household funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he took over, he grew to 40 cm tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, at last, Rita used her [Blocks Conversion] reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the small storage-box-sized Block ballooned into something that looked like a supermarket freezer. A 30-minute countdown appeared on top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't dare waste a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita began throwing Blocks in. First in line:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 15 large Blocks she'd earned from selling the console fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis, who already understood what this thing did, sighed. \"If only they were all from the 10th Month Theme Park.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita echoed the sentiment. \"Tell me about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd considered a flip strategy: buy a few 9-piece shards, re-list them with a note specifying that she only accepted Blocks from 10th Month players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had no way to tell which players those shards came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she had a hunch, the increasing number of shards on the market made it clear:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren't many like the console's former owner, still trying to buy their set back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most had either quit or lacked the resources to recover what they lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she gambled on the wrong batch, she'd be stuck holding the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she kept tossing in Blocks, her body shrank steadily in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every toss had to be carefully followed by adjustments to her structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes felt barely enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the [Blocks Conversion] container finally disappeared, Rita stood at barely a meter tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shorter than she was before she entered the Ferris wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But exponentially richer in stats.\u003C\u002Fp>",1100,"2026-06-06T06:15:14.803Z",1,"novelbin.me","8f65631fc342c3bd508a5415941158e2785ecd08cb9d3f2203a8d3a2f4b693da","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-664","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-662",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]