Chapter 42: I Don’t Even Have Silvermoon City Residency—Why Should I Hand It Over? |
“Ah? This skill... looks like some kind of summoning skill.”
“And judging by it, it should summon a companion-type magical creature.”
Just hearing the name made Vivian feel like her heart was about to melt.
It had to be something incredibly cute.
At this moment, Vivian could not wait to summon this adorable little bear.
However, unlike Vivian, Jiang Chen had already picked up a calculator and started calculating the Candy Bear’s damage.
“Let me see, this little bear...”
“When summoned, it comes with three candy bombs. Base damage is 100, and it benefits from the summoner’s stat bonuses.”
“With my current attributes, the candy’s damage should be around... 1800. If fully boosted by Gold Blessing, then it should be about 2550.”
“And the bear also has a combat mode. In combat mode, its size increases and it inherits 200% of the summoner’s Health, Strength, and Defense. Duration: ten minutes.”
“When it ends or at any time during the duration, it can self-destruct. The base self-destruction damage is 1000.”
Jiang Chen was very satisfied with these attributes.
With his current stats, after transformation, the bear would have 8300 Health, 66 Defense, and 50 Strength.
Although not particularly high, it would be more than sufficient as a tank.
And most importantly, the self-destruction damage worked the same way as C4.
That meant the bear’s self-destruct damage, without Gold Blessing, would exceed 18,000.
With full Gold Blessing, it would reach over 26,000.
If the candy damage was included, even without Gold Blessing, the total damage could approach 26,000—and that did not even include the bear’s own output after transformation.
Jiang Chen was extremely satisfied with this skill.
Not only did it far surpass C4 in damage, but more importantly, it had a protection mechanism.
Simply put, once someone tried to attack Vivian, the bear’s protection mode would activate.
The bear would automatically retaliate.
This way, Jiang Chen would not have to worry about the AI messing things up and getting him killed after logging off.
“However, the biggest problem right now is...”
“What about Mana?”
“Both skills consume all Mana, but the problem is my current Mana isn’t enough.”
“And the automatic recovery speed is way too slow. Right now, I need at least two full Mana bars per day.”
“Does this mean I’ll have to rely on potions to restore Mana in the future just to sustain summons?”
At present, it took Jiang Chen most of a day to fully recover his Mana.
“Looks like I need to find equipment that can speed up Mana recovery as soon as possible.”
Jiang Chen pondered.
Unbeknownst to him, although Vivian did not understand his earlier damage calculations, she clearly heard his later muttering.
“So Lord Evil God is worried about Mana recovery?”
Immediately, Vivian made a decision.
Lord Evil God had completely changed her fate—she knew she could not do nothing in return.
“I’ve decided!”
“From now on, whenever Lord Evil God isn’t controlling my body, I’ll meditate to recover Mana!”
That way, she could help him too!
Vivian thought to herself.
Meanwhile, beside Vivian, Aelia—who had been silent—watched the absent-minded Vivian with a complicated expression.
“So you went around collecting all those Sacred Artifacts just for this?” After a long pause, she finally forced out this sentence.
Hearing the NPC suddenly speak, Jiang Chen was slightly surprised.
After taking a closer look, he immediately recognized her.
This was the NPC who had been nagging endlessly at the entrance of the Enforcement Hall yesterday.
“Yeah.” Vivian replied.
“Do you know how dangerous what you just did was?” Aelia’s tone rose several degrees.
Those Sacred Artifacts she had collected looked suspicious no matter how you examined them. The creature summoned also seemed very likely related to the Evil God.
And all of this was just to obtain magical items that could carry the Evil God’s will and grant her power.
Was she really not afraid of things spiraling out of control and summoning something truly terrifying?
Taking a deep breath, Aelia adjusted her wording slightly.
“Vivian, those things are extremely dangerous, and they could bring about serious trouble.”
“So, for your safety, you must hand those Sacred Artifacts over to the Enforcement Team.”
Faced with Aelia’s suggestion, Vivian nodded frantically.
Yes, yes, yes!
That’s exactly how it should be!
These Sacred Artifacts were far too dangerous!
This time, the summoned creature had already frightened Vivian badly—who knew if the next one would be even more dangerous?
Although magical items were tempting, Vivian still wanted to get rid of these hot potatoes.
And even taking a step back—even if Lord Evil God could deal with the summoned monsters, she herself could not.
Who could guarantee that after the Evil God left, these Sacred Artifacts wouldn’t activate on their own and summon something terrifying?
At that point, she would have no way to deal with such a disaster.
However, no matter how much Vivian wanted to get rid of these hot potatoes, it was useless.
Because the control of her body was in Jiang Chen’s hands.
Hearing Aelia’s words, Jiang Chen was momentarily stunned.
He stared at Aelia for quite a while.
Then...
“No quest popped up.”
What audacity. Not even a single quest, and she wanted to freeload.
Jiang Chen rolled his eyes.
“Not handing them over!”
With that, he turned to leave.
But Aelia stepped in front of Vivian first, blocking her path.
“Vivian, as a member of Silvermoon City, you must cooperate with the Enforcement Team!”
Hearing this, Vivian stopped, her gaze fixed sharply on Aelia.
The atmosphere instantly became tense, like a drawn sword ready to strike.
This startled Vivian within her sea of consciousness.
“Lord Evil God, Sister Aelia, both of you calm down!”
“It’s not easy for either of you—please calm down, don’t act impulsively!”
Vivian was terrified that if the Evil God became displeased, he might directly attack Aelia.
Assaulting an Enforcement Officer was a serious crime.
If that happened, she would be the one to suffer.
Looking at Aelia, who refused to back down, Jiang Chen frowned.
What was wrong with this NPC?
But considering the NPC favorability system—and based on this game’s nature—if he really made a move, all the city’s Enforcement Officers would probably come after him.
Taking a deep breath—
“A member of Silvermoon City? I don’t even have Silvermoon City residency, so what makes me one of its members?”
“And you keep talking about handing things over—what, some local trying to beg from an outsider? I paid for these. You just open your mouth and expect me to hand them over? Are you joking?”
Hearing Vivian’s words, Aelia felt her anger surge instantly.
This infuriating person—just opening her mouth was enough to drive someone mad.
Suppressing the urge to hit her, she forced herself to ask:
“So what are your terms?”