"Hey! Boss! That's too expensive! Lower the price a bit!"
【Bargaining Boss has been activated.】
This is a life skill, not useful in battle. These are skills for players who don't enjoy fighting and prefer to play First World like a farm simulator game.
There are many skills of this type, like 【Fishing King】【Gambling Boss】【Huan Rose】.
Depending on what life skill they learned, for example, Lady Lam is a 【Merchant】.
There are also 【Chef】【Dancer】【Musician】【Stylist】【Blacksmith】, etc.
Lady Lam and Cherished Dream are shopping for goods at the market in the City of Thousand Tails.
The items here indeed include a lot of good things.
Mostly purple items, but there are rare Epic-level equipment pieces too.
They buy up everything that looks suitable for guild members.
But it's mainly Lady Lam who handles the bargaining.
In this bargaining battle, Cherished Dream finds it's best to stay out of it.
The life skill he learned in the game is 【Cooking】.
【Top Chef】 is not useful here.
Cherished Dream is browsing the news.
Recently, First World has been experiencing constant fluctuations, so updating the news regularly is very necessary.
"Oh?"
Suddenly, a piece of news caught his attention.
"Come on! In that case, it's too expensive!""If they don't agree to this price, then I..."
Cherished Dream tapped Lady Lam's shoulder.
"Guild Leader... you should take a look at this."
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"Big Bro! The food's ready!"
Hana called out from the kitchen.
Two plates of creamy pasta with shrimp and smoked meat were finished.
Sword of Love was still intently looking at his phone.
"It's time to eat, no phones allowed!"
Hana took off her apron and pouting.
Sword of Love chuckled, still looking at his phone.
"Are you sure about this?"
He held out his phone for Hana to see.
"Huh?"
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"As we thought, instead of the original future where Immortal Blade reestablishes the Heavenly Path, the current future will lead to the Demonic Path."
Tofu, Snow Vixen, and Director Minh, along with many high-ranking divisions of DMG, were observing the preliminary future calculated by Cosminsto.
"Honestly, for us, which faction wins isn't important enough to force ourselves into one."
"No matter if the next direction for First World follows the Heavenly Path or the Demonic Path, we have content prepared."
DMG's position remains one of indifference toward which side is victorious.
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Trying to manipulate one side to win is too difficult and uncertain.
For DMG, anything at the level of Emperor and God is still a threat.
Snow Vixen carefully read the current future that Cosminsto was calculating.
So in a few days, in the Demonic Path meeting...The Human Race will attack the City of Thousand Tails right during the Yaoguai Festival.
Proceeding directly to assault the Demon God.
However, even though the Demon God's power is not yet complete, it is still sufficient to withstand the Refining Kings and Transcendent Emperors of the Human Race.
Casualties on both sides are considerable.
Many forces of the Human Race have also lost their strength.
"There is one thing we are very concerned about..." Tofu looked at the prophetic information.
"It's those two." Director Minh nodded.
The Thousand Tails Yaoguai King.
According to Cosminsto's operation, it will calculate the most likely future.
However, there are many variables that can change the future Cosminsto creates.
For example, the players—or the Foreigners.
And some special entities of the First World.
"The Heavenly Demon In Black and the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King."
"Currently, they are the two entities we know have the ability to change the future."
"They both possess high-level prophecy abilities."
For most, they will follow destiny.
Act exactly as Cosminsto predicted.
However, those with prophecy abilities are different.
Knowing how the future unfolds allows them to change it.
A very significant variable.
DMG always strives to limit the variables that the players create for this world.
That is why the game only recently developed a main storyline.
Tofu pondered, then spoke up."I think... It's okay."
Director Minh looked at Tofu.
"What do you think?"
"Both individuals with the ability to alter history belong to the Demonic Path."
"If we allow Cosminsto to proceed, establishing the Demonic Path, history remains unchanged."
He nodded.
Tofu's words were valid.
If the Heavenly Path were established, it would cause more turmoil since the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King would disagree with this outcome.
But with the Demonic Path established, the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King would have no reason to alter it.
The main events still proceed as planned.
"Perhaps... We need to pay more attention to the Heavenly Demon In Black."
The Heavenly Demon In Black.
She still has a romance with the Immortal Blade.
No one knows what she is thinking.
She might want the Heavenly Path to be established?
A woman with the power to change the course of history, yet we know so little about her.
"To be sure, we need to prepare plans for both scenarios: the establishment of the Heavenly Path and the Demonic Path."
Tofu followed orders, starting to draft the plan.
Snow Vixen did the same.
But there was a hint of concern in her eyes.
"Is something wrong, Snow Vixen?"
She remained silent.
Because in the prophecy of Cosminsto,
The Thousand Tails Yaoguai King is foreseen to die on the day of the meeting.
She was feeling guilty. Unsure if she should reveal it to Master...
"I..."
Ring ring ring.
The alarm bell was rung by the historical control team.
A call appeared right on the main screen of the meeting room.
"Director, quickly turn on the news! Something's wrong!"
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Many players were buzzing with excitement.
A new piece of news had quickly shot up to the top of the hot search.
【No One & Thousand Tails Stream.】
"Ah... Is this thing working yet, I wonder ~?"
The Thousand Tails Yaoguai King fiddled with the device No One had just set up.
A tool used to livestream the game, available for purchase in the shop.
"Seems like it’s working fine, go ahead and greet everyone," No One waved at the viewers.
"Ah... Hello everyone," the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King waved as well.
She still didn't quite understand this tool.
【Oh my god!The Thousand Tails Yaoguai King is so beautiful!】
【A fairy descending to the human world! So gentle! So elegant ! it'm melting.】
【Fallen in love already...! No wonder Heaven's Pride sold all his assets for her.】
【So stunning! What a beauty!】
【Truly, only in the game can you find such beauty; in real life, this must be a yaoguai!】
【The Thousand Tails IS a Yaoguais after all...】
【How is No One so close to the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King? I just got near the gate and was chased away.】
【I heard the only ones who've entered the Palace of the Yaoguai King are Heaven's Pride, MaGold, Mujou, Snow Moon, and No One.】
The number of viewers almost immediately made it into the top 10 most-viewed stream in history.
Many people joined just to admire the beauty of the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King.
"Everyone must be curious about why this livestream room was opened, right?"
"Let me introduce to everyone, this is the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King!"
"The Ruler Of All Yaoguais !"
"Today's livestream is a gift that the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King is giving to everyone!"
"A rare opportunity!"
【Oh... Is it another hidden quest?】
【This hidden quest is rather public, isn't it?】
【What exactly is it? Tell us, tell us!】
"I had an agreement with the Thousand Tails Yaoguai King beforehand. To show the friendship between the Yaoguais and the Foreigners, the Yaoguai King has agreed to wear our traditional outfits by the end of the livestream, so everyone stay tuned and vote at the end!"
"The possible traditional outfits she might wear include schoolgirl uniform, cat-eared maid uniform, bunny girl, virgin killer, and more !!!"
Gosh, No One is a bit ashamed by shilling like this.
【...That's considered traditional attire?】
【Shut up ! It's definitely traditional attire!】
*T R A D I T I O N A L A T T I R E*
【Whoever says it isn’t, I’ll stab them right away.】
【Traditional attire !】
【Traditional attire !】
【Traditional attire !】
【Traditional attire !】