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Chapter 599: How to Express Complex Emotions with One Eye
Chapter 599: How to Express Complex Emotions with One Eye
"Of course, I could guess this AOE wouldn’t hit me."
Qin Muye stood on the gap between the spikes of a club, with an old, decaying head beside him. He recognized this one; it was the head of the Safe Inn, or rather, the Safe Inn itself, who had been abruptly torn apart, leaving most of his body destroyed.
"Still alive? No, you were already dead. Can you still move? If you can, blink your eye." Qin Muye kindly asked. If the head still had a breath left, he would send the spirit on its way out of respect for the Ghost Dao.
But there was no response, so Qin Muye was saved the trouble.
In addition, Qin Muye now understood what had happened. It wasn't just any ordinary protagonist with a weak stomach, who was now on the run. Chasing him was a towering, five-story-tall one-eyed giant ghost, covered in human hands and heads, looking anything but dignified.
Fortunately, it had a decent amount of strength, which made Qin Muye think it was a great worker.
"Dead, yet can move, doesn’t need to eat, drink, rest, or be paid. It’s practically a dream employee, just like a skeleton soldier."
"Too bad there are so few. If I had a few hundred million, I’d protect this ghost realm even if it meant going against the entire world’s guardians."
Qin Muye was somewhat regretful. If there were more, it would be perfect. Unfortunately, such employees were incredibly rare, with conditions for their creation being extremely harsh, one in a million.
As for why the protagonist had provoked this one-eyed giant ghost, Qin Muye speculated it might be because he had eaten something that wasn’t fully cooked.
At first glance, the protagonist was stumbling, only managing to run because the one-eyed giant ghost was letting him. Otherwise, a single strike from the club would have turned him into a pulp.
The one-eyed giant ghost was large, but not slow or clumsy. If it truly unleashed its full power, it could easily crush the protagonist.
"So, everyone is playing so recklessly now? Am I falling behind the times?" Qin Muye wondered if he had been cooped up at home for too long, becoming a relic of the past.
After a series of destruction, the protagonist successfully fled, looking terrified. Only Qin Muye remained, standing in the gap of the club, pondering what to do next.
Looking at the one-eyed giant ghost, he still thought it was quite impressive.
"You’ve had your fun, so now we should talk about compensation. I suffered this unwarranted disaster, so shouldn’t I get some damages, lost wages, wear and tear, and all sorts of other fees?"
Qin Muye slowly climbed onto the giant ghost’s arm and stared at the massive eye.
The controller could perceive this scene through the one-eyed giant ghost’s senses; otherwise, how could they control the chase?
A hint of mockery and disdain flashed in the eye, followed by a massive hand lunging at Qin Muye. This time, it was not slow, but lightning-fast. If Qin Muye hadn’t been skilled, he might have been caught.
"Too much, this is a negotiation. I’ll ask for the sky, and you’ll pay what you can. It’s beneficial for both of us, right? I don’t ask for much, just all your assets, and you come along as an experimental subject. That’s not too much, considering you were after my life."
After all, the other party was after his life; asking for more was only natural.
He couldn’t really discuss laws with the other party, as they wouldn’t listen.
After dodging, the one-eyed giant ghost’s eye showed a hint of seriousness.
"Why can you express such complex emotions with just one eye, while I can’t? Is it because your eye is bigger than mine?" Qin Muye looked at the emotions in the one-eyed giant ghost’s eye, unsure of what to say. It was like a flash of cold light or a gleam of brilliance, touching on a blind spot in his knowledge.
Despite years of research, he had never figured it out.
Clearly, the controlling spirit didn’t want to discuss these matters with Qin Muye and prepared to crush him again.
But in the next instant, control of the one-eyed giant ghost fell into Qin Muye’s hands.
He was indeed constrained by various experiments, both physically and mentally, but that didn’t mean he had weakened. He simply hadn’t wanted to act, as precise control required mental effort, and he preferred to save his mental energy for necessary battles.
However, this doesn't give the other party a reason to overstep.
"This is offending someone, so I'll just have to kill them first. If it's convenient, I'll kill their entire family as well." Qin Muye knew that once he had offended someone, there was no point in trying to mediate.
With the other party's meager strength and lack of sufficient benefit, mediation was clearly impossible. Qin Muye estimated that the other party's strength was at most 6th rank, just like this one-eyed giant ghost, which was only 5th rank. It looked intimidating, but its strength was genuinely useful for labor. Qin Muye was simply evaluating it from a utilitarian perspective.
"Go and kill the spirit controlling you, then come back. If you dare to run away, I'll kill you the moment I notice." Qin Muye said to the one-eyed giant ghost, which had regained consciousness.
The one-eyed giant ghost was initially confused, then exclaimed in surprise, and finally nodded to indicate it understood.
Clearly, it had allocated all its attributes to strength, agility, and constitution, with no points in intelligence, which is why it was so easily controlled.
Watching the one-eyed giant ghost walk away step by step, Qin Muye pondered something.
"Am I not actually intercepting the protagonist's opportunity?" Qin Muye thought that the one-eyed giant ghost was actually a subordinate given to the protagonist by someone powerful.
"But no, that guy can’t even be called a protagonist. He’s just a broken Ghost Realm Chosen One, and he dares to challenge the World Guardians. Even the Ghost Realm isn’t a match for the World Guardians, let alone him."
Qin Muye realized that whether someone was a protagonist depended on the situation.
"Since I and the Safe Inn were caught in an unknown AOE, do I need to find another inn now?"
The vast Ghost Realm certainly had more inns, but Qin Muye didn’t know where they were.
"If not, should I stay in an apartment for free for a night?"
The Safe Inn was ruined; he had seen it turned into a pile of rotten flesh, likely due to the innkeeper’s unfortunate death under the mace.
So, he needed to find another place. Qin Muye saw a Ghost Realm-style apartment not far away.
"But will this unknown AOE trigger again?"
This thing wasn’t limited to just one trigger; as long as he was in a plot event, he could be caught in it at any time.
"But it seems to have some benefits too?"
Qin Muye noticed that every time he was caught in an unknown AOE, his presence became a little less noticeable, and he could sense some of the world’s secrets, even improving his luck.
The first time wasn’t noticeable, but the second time was more prominent. He stood in the gap between the spikes of the mace, and neither the one-eyed giant ghost nor its controller noticed him.
This meant that the more he experienced, the more he would become like a true extra, a completely unremarkable passerby who knew everything.
"Although it’s not as distinctive as a supporting role, it’s still quite powerful."
Of course, the key was to accumulate these experiences. Supporting roles gained points of opportunity, while extras gained the number of times they were caught in an unknown AOE.
"However, the temporary skills of the protagonist, though somewhat troublesome, seem to offer greater benefits?"
Qin Muye compared the two. Whether it was a supporting role or an extra, the temporary skills were too powerful to be easily removed.
On the other hand, the temporary skills of the protagonist were a big pitfall, but the benefits were real. After the temporary skills of the Tides World were taken away, he still improved his potential. The strong demeanor of the Secret Spirit World, even after disappearing, made him more indescribable. The keen intuition about history he gained in the Ten Thousand Shadows World was also solidified.
These were the benefits provided by the temporary skills of the protagonist. One increased difficulty and rewards, while the other decreased difficulty and rewards.
"Every gain has a corresponding loss." Qin Muye sighed, but he no longer cared. Such a small boost was insignificant to him. He didn’t need the permanent enhancement from temporary skills.
For him, it didn’t even count as a cherry on top, and the increased difficulty of the protagonist role was no longer a significant issue.
On the contrary, the roles of extra or supporting character provided more fun, as he didn’t have to face as many troubles as the protagonist.
(End of Chapter)
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