Chapter 78: Heading to the Academy |
Not long afterward, somewhere within a small alley on the street.
The alley was not particularly wide, roughly around two meters across.
Various clutter was piled up inside, clearly serving as a storage spot for nearby residents.
“Should be safe now!”
After confirming there were no signs of Matthew, Jiang Chen finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Just to be safe, Jiang Chen had literally run until the skill duration completely expired this time.
“Damn it, that scared the hell out of me.”
Patting his chest, he turned around and shifted his gaze toward Lilith, who was currently leaning against the wall and still vomiting.
Then...
Seeing Lilith’s appearance, even Jiang Chen was startled.
Lilith’s hair was completely disheveled now, making her look practically like a beggar.
“So what exactly happened?”
“Why did she end up like this?”
Jiang Chen felt rather confused.
Why? Lord Evil God, you’re actually asking why?
Vivian was so angry at Jiang Chen’s question that she nearly laughed.
Wasn’t the culprit behind all of this Lord Evil God himself?!
However, Jiang Chen clearly did not think so.
Looking at Lilith’s current appearance, Jiang Chen suddenly seemed to think of something and instantly came to a realization.
“Screenshot! I absolutely need a screenshot!”
“This should be a model-rendering issue.”
After taking the screenshot, Jiang Chen carefully examined Lilith again.
“No clipping issues. Looks like the character model just became blurry.”
Then, seemingly wanting to confirm his suspicion, Jiang Chen controlled Vivian to look elsewhere.
“The other areas don’t have this problem, so it basically rules out graphics card issues on my side. Confirmed—it’s definitely a blurry model bug!”
“I knew it. There’s no way a game with graphics this absurdly good wouldn’t have any issues at all.”
“Finally, I found a BUG.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen began recording it in his testing log.
Although Vivian could not understand many of the strange words Lord Evil God was saying—
She could still confirm one thing.
Lord Evil God was definitely trying to shift the blame.
Lord Evil God, it’s useless! You may deceive others, but don’t deceive yourself too!
Just look at poor Lilith! Look what you’ve done to her!
Doesn’t your conscience hurt?!
However, what happened next surprised Vivian somewhat.
“You okay?”
The voice came from her mouth.
Lilith, who had finally recovered a little, waved her hand.
“I’m fine.”
“Good to hear you’re not dead.”
Vivian: Somehow this conversation feels weird, but I can’t quite figure out why.
While Vivian was still wondering what exactly felt wrong, Lilith had already taken out a small mirror and comb from the little shoulder bag she carried around.
Watching her use reapplying makeup to self-repair the character model BUG left Jiang Chen clicking his tongue in amazement.
“Developers are godlike!”
A thousand emotions ultimately condensed into those few words.
After watching for a little while longer, Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze and opened the character panel to check the situation.
However, after opening the panel, Jiang Chen froze for quite a while....
“So... what’s going on with the skills?”
Jiang Chen clearly remembered that before logging off last night, he had only used the bracelet skill once.
“So where the hell did my remaining two giant uses go?”
“At this point, aside from BUFF skills, the only usable skill left is the ring’s tentacle skill.”
Jiang Chen felt a headache coming on.
After nearly getting killed by the Octopus Monster yesterday, Jiang Chen had deliberately preserved two bracelet skill uses specifically for emergencies.
Yet who could have expected the idiot AI would use them up.
Opening the log, Jiang Chen immediately checked what had happened.
Very quickly, Jiang Chen understood the situation.
This also greatly reduced the dissatisfaction in his heart.
“This AI isn’t completely useless after all. At least it can still make the correct decisions.”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen closed the log and began pondering.
Every single time he logged in these past two days, something bad happened, causing Jiang Chen to become increasingly vigilant.
“So am I being targeted by the developers right now?”
“Otherwise there’s no way every login would throw this kind of crap at me.”
However, after thinking carefully, Jiang Chen felt this possibility was very low.
Judging purely from the game’s quality, the investment behind this project could not possibly be small.
Although the ranking rewards seemed like enormous amounts of money in Jiang Chen’s eyes—
Compared to the game’s development costs, this amount did not even count as a drop in the bucket.
The developers could not possibly do something this shameless just to avoid paying rewards.
After all, it would ruin the game’s reputation.
No matter how stupid the developers were, they should not be stupid enough to this extent.
“I get it now!”
“So that’s how it is. Situations like this are happening because of me!”
“100% realistic simulation... I see now!”
“I’ve still been playing according to the old gaming mindset—log off once I’m done playing.”
“But this game is different. Even after logging off, the world continues operating, and it operates logically!”
“For example, I investigated Connor earlier, and Connor may have learned about it, which is why his butler came after I logged off.”
“Or maybe because I emptied out Matthew’s entire stash, so he came looking for trouble with me.”
After understanding all of this, Jiang Chen gained an even deeper appreciation for the game’s rigor.
Hearing Lord Evil God’s words, Vivian could not help rolling her eyes.
Lord Evil God, you finally figured it out....
So now do you understand, Lord Evil God? You can’t keep doing bad things anymore.
Otherwise Vivian will suffer because of it.
“Eh.... not really a huge problem. I’ll just be more careful in the future.”
Jiang Chen replied indifferently.
Vivian: .....
What the hell do you mean “not a huge problem”?!
I almost died today, Lord Evil God!
Just as Vivian continued wildly complaining internally about Lord Evil God—
Lilith, who had finally recovered, walked over.
“Um... Vivian, I think we should hurry to the academy and register first....”
Lilith declared that she did not dare remain outside the academy for even a single extra second.
Especially while a lunatic like Father Matthew was still eyeing them like a tiger watching prey.
Naturally, Jiang Chen fully agreed with Lilith’s suggestion.
Originally, Jiang Chen’s plan for today was to first register at the academy, then head over to explore the ruins discovered earlier.
But who could’ve imagined that now all his remaining skills amounted to only a single Octopus Tentacles skill?
Thus Jiang Chen felt it was better to play it safe today and wait until tomorrow, when the skills recovered, before exploring further.
Not long afterward....
When the two girls’ figures appeared before the academy gates, both of them simultaneously let out sighs of relief.
Looking upward, the first thing that entered their sight was a giant Moonlight Stone gate roughly ten meters tall.
Special crystals were embedded into the gate itself, while floating rune stones hovered above the gate’s upper frame.
The rune stones scanned the magical imprints on Vivian and Lilith’s bodies, confirming their identities.
At the same time, a crow-like magical creature flew over from the distance.
“Caw caw... welcome, both of you, to Saint Delra Magic Academy.”
“Caw caw... you may call me Mister Black. From now on, I will serve as your guide. You may ask me any questions you have.”