【Wen Qiu】
Race: Human
Level: None
Faction: lawful good (Innocent Heart)
Sin Value: 0 (13270)
HP: 20/20
Stamina: 120/120
Talents: Innocent Heart/Flawless Evil, Torment, Affinity, Hide-and-Seek, Pitiful, Weak, and Helpless
Basic Attributes: Strength 1, Agility 3, Wisdom 3, Constitution 1
Civilization Attributes: Eloquence 1, Charm 15, Knowledge 0, Leadership 0
Combat Attributes: None
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The little girl, as expected, was utterly bewildered by the question of how to fit an elephant into a refrigerator. After all, the riddle Mo Tan mentioned was a bit… ancient.
So ancient that it no longer even qualified as a bad joke.
“Hmm, this question is so hard!” Wen Qiu wrinkled her little nose in distress, tugging on her long pigtails with both hands, and muttered softly, “No one has ever asked me a question like this before…”
【It’s ‘so hard’ and not ‘so strange’ or ‘I don’t understand’?】
Mo Tan leaned down, staring at Wen Qiu’s small face, thinking silently to himself. Then he showed a warm smile, just about to say something…
“Hey! Big Brother, can you chop up the elephant?” The girl suddenly looked up and asked with a cheerful laugh, “If there’s a really, really big refrigerator, then as long as you cut the elephant into pieces, you can put it in little by little. But I don’t know how many steps it would take~ It would be easier to cut if it was a newborn elephant, and even an unborn elephant baby would work!”
Mo Tan was momentarily stunned, repeating, “An unborn elephant baby?”
“Yes, yes!” Wen Qiu clapped her small hands happily, “Because an elephant baby is also called an ‘elephant,’ right? If you take an elephant baby out before it’s born and grown and put it in the refrigerator, maybe it could fit in all at once! Hehe, so the answer is three steps? Wen Qiu is so smart, right?”
【Although the answer is indeed ‘three steps’…】
Mo Tan sighed softly, stroked the girl’s head, which was swaying slightly with happiness, and said with a wry smile, “But I just feel like the direction is a bit off.”
“Huh?” Wen Qiu curiously grabbed Mo Tan’s hand and swung it back and forth, puffing out her cheeks as she asked, “Did Wen Qiu guess wrong? Do I really have to chop up the elephant…?”
Mo Tan quickly shook his head, giving a dry laugh, “No, no, no, it’s not chopping it up. There are actually only three steps. You guessed correctly.”
【Although it’s already confirmed she’s a player, this girl’s thoughts seem a bit off. Or is it that all kids nowadays are like this… Have I developed a generation gap with the youth of the new era…?】
His thoughts were gradually starting to wander.
Forcing himself to collect his thoughts, Mo Tan tried to suppress the indescribable feeling in his heart and smiled at the girl in front of him, asking, “So, little Wen Qiu, you’re a player too?”
“Mhm, mhm!” The girl indeed nodded vigorously, then paused slightly, her clear eyes suddenly widening as she covered her small mouth and exclaimed, “Ah, then Big Brother, you are too?!”
Mo Tan nodded, spreading his hands, “After all, no one in this world would know what a refrigerator is, right? So, since that’s the case, Big Brother will ask you another question, okay?”
“Ask?” Wen Qiu tilted her small head, her face full of innocence, “What are we putting in the refrigerator this time?”
“Ahem, this time we’re not putting anything in the refrigerator.” Mo Tan coughed awkwardly, then said seriously, “Are you willing to go with Big Brother to the big city in the north? It’s much safer there than here.”
【She probably won’t agree easily. After all, Wen Qiu has been here for a long time. Although she’s a player, it’s clear she’s just a child, and she gets along well with the people here, so she’ll definitely develop a dependency…】
Looking at the girl who had suddenly fallen silent, Mo Tan couldn’t help but think this.
But…
“Okay~” The next second, Wen Qiu looked up and replied with a beaming smile, “More and more people here are getting sick, and Grandpa Owen and Sister Mona will get busier and busier. If Wen Qiu insists on staying, it will definitely cause trouble for everyone. So, I’ll go with Big Brother!”
【She’s unexpectedly sensible!】
Mo Tan sighed inwardly, then pondered for a moment, nodding, “But if you’re going to come with me, you… ”
“Hey, Big Brother~” Wen Qiu suddenly interrupted him.
“Hmm?” Mo Tan blinked, a little confused, “What’s wrong?”
“Where’s the praise?”
“Huh?”
“Wen Qiu is so sensible, why don’t you praise Wen Qiu?” The girl looked up, a little sad, her small fists clenched tightly, a strange emotion burning in her eyes, and her sweet, lovely voice also turned cold, “I’m just a child, but I’m so obedient and so willing to think of others. Shouldn’t Big Brother praise Wen Qiu properly? If I don’t get praised, Wen Qiu will be very unhappy…”
Her small body trembled slightly.
“Ah, my apologies, my apologies~” Mo Tan immediately scratched his hair and said with an apologetic smile, “I was so busy praising you in my heart just now that I forgot to say it out loud. Wen Qiu is very sensible!”
“Hehe! You have to say it out loud!” The girl’s adorable little face instantly cleared up, and she giggled as she threw herself into Mo Tan’s arms, “And Wen Qiu really likes Big Brother, that’s why I’m willing to go with Big Brother! Grandpa Owen and Sister Mona are so boring, and those sick people too, so boring, not fun at all!”
Mo Tan pinched Wen Qiu’s tender, fair little face and smiled, “Alright, let Big Brother finish. I’ve been quite busy at night recently, and I might log off the game at any time every day, so…”
“It’s okay!” Wen Qiu smiled obediently, “When Big Brother logs off, Wen Qiu will wait for you obediently right here.”
Mo Tan immediately shook his head, “No, that’s too…”
“It’s not dangerous~” The girl, however, had already guessed what he wanted to say and said happily, “Wen Qiu has a talent that can make others unable to find me. It’s really amazing, Big Brother doesn’t need to worry about me!”
The talents in this game were indeed varied and diverse, so Mo Tan didn’t doubt it, but he still asked with some unease, “Even so, you’ll be bored, right…? And what if you accidentally catch the Plague…?”
“I won’t be bored, Wen Qiu is very happy just playing the game!” The little girl stuck out her tongue, “If Big Brother is worried, then play a little longer and stay with me, hmm, add friend… Let me see, how to add a friend…”
Two seconds later
【Player: Wen Qiu (lawful good) has requested to add you as a friend】
“Alright, I’ll try my best to stay with you.” Mo Tan accepted the friend request, nodding rather helplessly. After all, he was still a little worried about the child.
【Things in Dragon Soul Town are almost settled. If I accidentally switch… I still have at least a 50% chance of actively switching back. The problem shouldn’t be big. Phew, in short, I must hurry.】
“Since that’s the case, go say goodbye to them.” Mo Tan patted Wen Qiu’s head (which felt quite nice) and smiled, “Now that we’ve decided, let’s hurry~”
The little girl nodded briskly, then scampered away with light steps.
And the moment she turned around…
Mo Tan quietly tore open a magic scroll that he had secretly held in his hand.
【Magic Scroll: Mid-Tier Detection】
Category: Disposable Consumable
Quality: Excellent
Requirements/Restrictions: Must possess magic power
Usage: Attempts to observe a target. When the target is not more than 10 levels higher than you and has no interfering talents, passive skills, or equipment effects, you will obtain certain information about the target.
【Note: I look left ~ look right ~ look up ~ look down ~】
This magic scroll was one of the five random scrolls he obtained after completing the hidden quest 【Fuse】. Its level wasn’t particularly high, and its effect was neither good nor bad. Although it wasn’t useless, it wasn’t very helpful to him at the moment~
Mo Tan didn’t know why he wanted to do this, but he still placed enough importance on his instincts.
Then…
【Wen Qiu, Player, Human, Faction: lawful good, Threat: Extremely Low】
A brief feedback appeared in Mo Tan’s ears.
“Ha~” He shrugged, looking at the girl’s cheerful, bouncing back, and breathed a slight sigh of relief, “It seems I was indeed overthinking. I hope I can take good care of her on this journey…”
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In fact, I think many people have already guessed… He wasn’t overthinking.
But the feedback from that Mid-Tier Detection scroll wasn’t wrong either.
Let’s take a look…
【Innocent Heart】
Unique Talent
Active Activation: Converts your faction to 【lawful good】 and replaces this talent with 【Flawless Evil】. Cooldown: 3s.
Trait 1: When this talent is forcibly activated in combat, the cooldown changes to 48 hours.
Trait 2: You cannot actively attack, nor can you be attacked.
Trait 3: Gains talents 【Affinity】, 【Hide-and-Seek】, 【Pitiful, Weak, and Helpless】.
Trait 4: You cannot learn or use any skills, or gain any equipment attribute bonuses until you actively activate 【Flawless Evil】.
Trait 5: You will not generate new sin value. Your sin value is locked at 0.
Trait 6: Your experience gain rate increases by 100%.
Trait 7: Your reputation gain rate increases by 100%.
Trait 8: All of your professions will be sealed.
【Note: You are like a child, innocent, pure, and unblemished.】
This was the reason.
So the conclusion given by the detection scroll was not wrong. Wen Qiu was indeed just a lawful good player with virtually no strength. Her combat power perfectly matched her appearance; with her Constitution and Strength both at 1 point, she would struggle to even kill a chicken.
At least… ‘for now’ she was like that…
Late afternoon
South of Ina Town, a certain path
“Haha! Fun, so much fun!” Wen Qiu laughed happily on the back of the Direwolf, Little White. Having played Innocent World for some time, this was her first time experiencing something like this, and she was so excited, gesturing wildly, unable to stay still for a moment.
Mo Tan, sitting behind him, reminded her with a wry smile, “Be careful, falling off is no joke. This game is very realistic; if your Constitution is too low, you might lose all your HP in one fall.”
“Big Brother, don’t worry~” Wen Qiu looked back with a giggle, “I feel like my body is very good, and aren’t you protecting me from behind? Big Brother definitely won’t let Wen Qiu fall off, right?”
To be honest, if Mo Tan were replaced by any random lolicon…
They’d probably have been utterly charmed by now.
“Hey, Big Brother, why are we taking the small path?” Wen Qiu, who had finally quieted down, couldn’t stay still for long. She wiggled restlessly in Mo Tan’s arms and grumbled, “It feels so boring!”
Mo Tan shrugged, patting Little White’s neck to signal it to slow down a bit, and explained, “Because there are fewer people here. If Big Brother suddenly… um, has to log off, it won’t cause trouble.”
“Will Big Brother log off suddenly?” The girl asked curiously.
“Uh… yes, the reasons are quite complex…” Mo Tan scratched his cheek, a little troubled, and said helplessly, “Because I share a rental with a few friends, and, well, they don’t have very good tempers. If they need me, they might just open the game pod from the outside and drag me out… Yeah, that’s how it is.”
Wen Qiu blinked, then turned back to Mo Tan and smiled sweetly, “It’s okay, if Big Brother logs off, I’ll just wait for you right here. Wen Qiu has plenty of time, and I won’t be bored alone, so don’t worry too much about Wen Qiu!”
To reiterate, if a lolicon were facing Wen Qiu at this moment, they really might be forcibly charmed to death!
That pure and adorable appearance, coupled with her soft, comforting voice, was simply too unfair!
“Good girl~” Mo Tan dotingly ruffled the girl’s hair and smiled, “Wen Qiu is truly too sen… ”
Just then, he and Little White, who was beneath him, both vanished simultaneously. Wen Qiu, who was sitting in front of Mo Tan, slowly landed on the ground, standing in place and looking around rather bewildered…
“Huh?” The girl blinked, gently tapping her lips with her index finger, “Is Big Brother… forcibly logged off?”
She stood in place and waited for a moment, finally confirming her judgment.
【He really was forcibly logged off!】
“Ugh, it suddenly got boring!” The girl pouted, then gently patted her cheeks and smiled brightly, “Hehe, then I’ll play for a little while!”
She made a mark on the spot, then turned and walked off to a random place…
“What should I play?”
The vibrant light in her eyes gradually disappeared…
“Hehe, this time I’ll try something new! Let’s make everyone who died before stand up again and play together!”
Her small body trembled slightly…
Her smile was still so innocent and pure…
【Wen Qiu】
Race: Human
Level: Necromancer Level 18
Faction: chaotic evil (Flawless Evil)
Sin Value: 13270
HP: 140/140
Stamina: 170/170
Talents: Innocent Heart/Flawless Evil, Torment, Innocence, Inconstancy, Self-Interest, Collapse
Basic Attributes: Strength 7, Agility 15, Wisdom 49, Constitution 7
Civilization Attributes: Eloquence 1, Charm 15, Knowledge 0, Leadership 0
Combat Attributes: Undead Knowledge Level 8, Spirit Summoning Specialization Level 1, Bone Control Specialization Level 3, Flesh Specialization Level 6, Plague Specialization Level 11
Skills: Summon Skeleton, Bone Spear, Blood Transformation, Corpse Explosion, Living Sacrifice Ritual, Curse of Torment, Ghost Locust, Heart-Piercing, Bone-Stripping Curse, Tongue-Tying Curse, Putrid Blight, Limb-Corroding Blight, Pustule Blight, Phantom Pain Blight, Corrupting Blight, Plague Swarm, Chronic Illness (Passive), Growth (Passive), Deep Root (Passive), Proliferation (Passive)
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Chapter 122: The End