[{"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-743":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},1532500,1991,"Chapter 743: Lidian: “Blackmail material? No, these are divine pictures!”","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-743",743,"\u003Cp>After leaving the backyard, Rita gave the gaming duo a quick knock on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on. Dragon Island.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Huh? What for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...That’s your home. Don’t you want to report back after finishing a game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis kept mashing buttons, completely distracted. \"I mean... not really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teenage rebellion, web-addict edition. Didn’t want to talk to Mom. Didn’t want to go out with Mom either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...Pine Bloom has spoken more than 10 times in the battlefield chat. I’m going to Lidian to collect what’s owed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis instantly paused the game and grabbed her console. \"Let’s go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>B8017913: \"...Can we wait 8 minutes? I just need 8 more minutes to claim today’s first event reward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately softened. \"Oh! Yeah, okay. That’s important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis plopped back down too. She’d woken up at the same time as B8017913, so she was probably close to her own reward window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight minutes later, Rita sat there sipping a hot coffee, frowning at two very different-looking apples on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell are these?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The item descriptions were absurdly basic: just apples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a bite—no buffs, no special effects—just... incredibly tasty. Probably the best apple she’d ever had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would probably be great in cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure. Fine. Into the gacha machine they went, along with the two consoles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She told Nivalis and B8017913 to grab on to her. No need to summon Deep Blue Helm—the platinum cat-themed ship’s wheel flew in front of her on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spun—and they arrived directly at Dragon Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, Rita first stopped by to greet Holy Cup, North Year, and Snow Pile, bringing gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remembering her promise to Nivalis, she hyped her up to Holy Cup like crazy—praising her so much it bordered on satire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But weirdly... from the moment they arrived, Holy Cup had been giving Rita thisverystrange look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis squirmed too, shifting her weight like she was sitting on needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the dragon nest, Rita finally remembered a particular moment from when she’d gone to Lania Kaia in doll form:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That time Nivalis had told her,\"At your current level, you could probably survive an escape from Holy Cup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t say something you shouldn’t have... right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: ...Does sharing fangirl behavior with Lidian count?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She widened her eyes, putting on her most innocent dragon face. \"Did I? I don’t think so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita squinted suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis quickly bolted into the air. \"I’ll go find Lidian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still perched quietly on Rita’s shoulder, B8017913 finally spoke up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I play now? My fruit’s ripe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, she handed over the console.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Nivalis’s directions, she found Lidian at their usual spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lidian had their eyes closed, tail twitching in visible irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis was already going off:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eleven times. Eleven times Pine Bloom posted in chat! Hand over the dragon scales!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lidian scoffed: \"Does a ’?’ and a ’1’ even count?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"Why wouldn’t it count?! And let’s be real—he only spoke because my BS-Rita was involved!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This back-and-forth was getting nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Rita flew over and dropped the bomb:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, don’t tell me you’ve unfollowed me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lidian’s eyes snapped open. They glared at her like she’d just committed treason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell makes you say that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita sighed, tragic. \"It’s fine. Totally normal. I mean, shehaschanged...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could even finish the sentence, a bright red dragon scale smacked down in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lidian: \"Take it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita smiled sweetly: \"Taken back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Lidian like she was the most adorable stalker fan ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis: \"...Learning so much right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they weren’t done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the blackmail photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita pulled out her phone and opened the gallery. She held it up to Lidian, revealing a slideshow of Blocks-form Pine Bloom tumbling around near a Ferris wheel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lidian immediately shrank and snatched the phone from her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita stayed calm—this was exactly why she had transferred the footage to her phone. She’d expected Lidian to snatch it. These were just previews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nivalis chimed in proudly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look! If you want to buy these blackmail pics, you better offer a price we like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lidian stared in disbelief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blackmail? These aren’t blackmail! These aredivine art! How dare you call them blackmail?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita & Nivalis: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right. They forgot there’s a special breed of fan who treatsanypicture—good or bad—as precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now Lidian wasn’t even trying to hide it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita coughed. \"Yeah... divine art. So what’s your price?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a bit of haggling, they traded 37 regular prints and 17 animated photos for five more dragon scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lidian, absolutely delighted, even asked Rita to bring her more next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita: \"...Absolutely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean... who else would spend good money on this stuff?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still hada lotof photos of Mistblade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita immediately borrowed Nivalis’s polaroid camera and printed a snapshot of Mistblade looking hilariously serious in a stupid situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the trade hub and listed it:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Photo: Joyful Lania Kaia Mistblade] –Price: 500 gold\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The marketplace allowed for flexible pricing—specific materials, items, or just currency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was currency, the system would convert it into the seller’s world standard and take a 1% fee (paid by the buyer).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita had only flipped a few pages of the trade listings when a notification popped up in the top right corner:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Photo sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jackpot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately listed five more—but the system only allowed five items per seller at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia·Mistblade]: \"BS-Rita, are you here? Come out and die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia·Maple Syrup]: \"I got one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia·Fat Goose]: \"I got one too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia·Wither Monarch]: \"Same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia·Pine Bloom]: \"Didn’t get a single one. Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia·Mistblade]: \"You think she hasyourpics too? You think she sold them? Yousureabout that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lania Kaia·Pine Bloom]: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rita quietly pocketed her gold and pretended not to exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no plans to linger on Dragon Island. She still had class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a huge stack of Event Gift Boxes waiting to be opened. She planned to go through those first, then attend the Course Chests classes she unlocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the rare Deceitful Bloom Course, she wasn’t ready to use it just yet. She’d hold onto it for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her classes, she still needed to test Cat’s Ideal’s core skill—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she needed to carefully examine and allocate the 2000 stat points sent by Eclipse Vanguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, she had to toss Nivalis into a game and test the limits of Reality Bleeds Into Game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a player could learn skills inside the game and bring them out—then this skill’s value wasn’t just tenfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be a hundred times greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether skills could be exported would directly define her minimum acceptable price for access.\u003C\u002Fp>",1112,"2026-06-06T06:15:15.640Z",1,"novelbin.me","7f9f1d3030f1298b019013e1433987e8099911f2f380ba2df473ba1f6c72e0e9","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-744","this-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-chapter-742",1404,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-life-i-will-be-the-protagonist-cover.jpg"]