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Chapter 631: Old Sun, Do You Want the Protagonist Aura?
Chapter 631: Old Sun, Do You Want the Protagonist Aura?
"Old Sun, I know what the Protagonist Aura is, but why don't you use it yourself, Sir?" Sun Zhen looked at Qin Muye with suspicion.
This thing clearly seemed to be a good thing, and anyone else would definitely use it themselves. Therefore, Sun Zhen thought that Qin Muye was trying to trick him.
"Why do you think I need this thing?" Qin Muye said with righteous indignation.
Confirmed, the Protagonist Aura was definitely a trap.
However, Sun Zhen did not immediately refuse. Instead, he considered whether it was worth it.
If he hadn't encountered these events, his life would probably have continued as it was. Even though he now had the Huangliang Seal, he was still at a disadvantage compared to the great terrors.
But the Protagonist Aura might help him break out of this situation.
Just what kind of trap was it?
"Sir, if I install the Protagonist Aura, what kind of trap will there be?" Sun Zhen hesitated for a moment but ultimately asked directly. There was no point in beating around the bush; if Qin Muye was willing to tell him, he would, and if not, it wouldn't help to try to pry.
"Trap? Endless trouble, and then all sorts of showing off, do they count?" Qin Muye thought for a moment. These things were definitely traps for him, but not necessarily for others.
"I want it! Sir, please install it for me. I promise to find the First Emperor's Yuan Ying as quickly as possible." Sun Zhen was a bit excited. These things were not traps for him; a protagonist who remained obscure was no protagonist at all.
"No regrets, I'm telling you, this thing is currently irreversible once installed." Qin Muye said.
"Is it very precious?" Sun Zhen hesitated when he heard this.
"It is quite precious, but keeping it is useless." Qin Muye was not lying; the Protagonist Aura could not be mass-produced at the moment. It could only be handmade by the main body, but the main body did not have the time to make a large number for this avatar.
So, currently, there was only one Protagonist Aura in the entire Endless Abyss, and if he wanted another one, he would have to ask the main body.
The technology was mature, so there was no need to worry about it running out.
"So, do you want it? If you want it, I'll install it for you." Qin Muye did not have time to chat, so he asked directly.
"Yes, of course I want it." Sun Zhen was not stupid; such an obvious benefit could not be refused. He also knew that Qin Muye was giving it to him with the intention of having him find the First Emperor's Yuan Ying, so it wasn't entirely free.
This made him feel that Qin Muye was becoming increasingly mysterious, capable of even giving away the Protagonist Aura.
"Alright, it's installed."
The process took only three seconds, and Sun Zhen didn't even realize it was done.
"I don't feel anything." Sun Zhen carefully examined his body, but nothing seemed to have changed.
"What do you expect to feel? This is a change at a higher level, not a physical change." Qin Muye explained and then warned, "Be careful when you go out. Don't be too reckless; the Protagonist Aura isn't all-powerful."
"Ah, Sir, didn't you say I could show off and humiliate others, why do I need to be careful?" Sun Zhen felt something was off.
"Right, I did say that, but the premise is that you have the ability. Otherwise, you might as well find a sign-in system or a leveling-up system to save you the process of accumulating strength." Qin Muye said seriously. The Protagonist Aura was not a system and still had to follow certain logic.
Even if it could lower the intelligence of enemies, there still had to be enemies to affect, not like a system where everything could be created out of thin air.
"Finding one of those is too rare; I'd rather wait for you to make one for me." Sun Zhen thought that in this bizarre world, finding a system was more likely to result in finding something terrifying.
"I don't have time recently, so I can't make one for you. But if I had the materials, it wouldn't be a big deal." Qin Muye thought about it and decided it was not impossible, but he lacked the materials.
"..." Sun Zhen was a bit stunned. So, you really can make a system by hand.
But he quickly recovered: "So, what should I do next?"
"Go out. If you stay at home and the Protagonist Aura activates, it might sacrifice your parents on the spot."
Qin Muye vaguely remembered that the Protagonist Aura could evolve. Initially, it would sacrifice parents, then it would move on to the nine clans and the sect, and finally, to beloved ones. Once the sacrifices were complete, one would truly become the protagonist.
But there is a way to avoid it: run far enough so that your parents, sect, and other related people are out of the range of the Protagonist Aura. As for a beloved one, you don’t need to worry about that. Sun Zhen is a single dog and a programmer, so he doesn’t even have a girlfriend, let alone a wife.
"Does this thing require sacrificing your parents? Why didn't you mention that earlier, Sir?" Sun Zhen's eyes widened.
"Not just that, there's more." Qin Muye maliciously explained the upgrade conditions.
Sun Zhen felt numb all over. Does that mean he would have to stay single for the rest of his life?
"Don’t worry, once you help me find the First Emperor's Yuan Ying, I'll take the time to upgrade it to the max level for you." Qin Muye patted Sun Zhen's shoulder, starting to paint a grand picture.
Since he had already given the benefits, he needed to follow up with the grand promises.
Otherwise, why would Qin Muye just give things away for free like a naive and innocent person?
It was all about mutual benefit. In a situation where he wasn’t causing trouble, it was better to have others help him with his troubles.
"Your promises are as good as my boss’s." Sun Zhen directly criticized.
"It’s not bad, but your boss is just painting a picture for you. I’m different. I can’t upgrade it until you find the First Emperor's Yuan Ying, after all, you know the standards of the Protagonist Aura." Qin Muye spoke with his eyes wide open, lying blatantly.
Settings are meant to be broken, not followed, right?
Sun Zhen believed him, after all, this was the legendary Protagonist Aura. Either you had the great resolve to sever all ties, or you had to use rare treasures.
He felt he didn’t have that great resolve, after all, he couldn’t bring himself to sacrifice his parents.
"Then where do we go next?" Sun Zhen was also quite lost. Everything was unknown to him. Relying on luck to find the First Emperor's Yuan Ying by randomly bumping around might work, but who knows how long it would take.
So, it was better to ask the expert directly. Wherever he said to go, he would go.
"Thirty-six ancient capitals, Xi Jing." Qin Muye said slowly.
In this copy world, there are thirty-six recorded feudal dynasties spanning from ancient times to the present, each associated with one of the thirty-six Heavenly Gangs. These dynasties function as containment prisons for the dragon veins.
However, according to Qin Muye's calculations, there are actually more than thirty-six dynasties. This count starts from the First Emperor’s unified dynasty, excluding the ancient periods, which means that even with dynastic changes, the capital city did not move.
This was likely due to the efforts of the Ge Wu Bureau.
After the thirty-six dynasties were completed, the feudal system was directly overthrown, transitioning to the modern society we have now. The capital city also changed.
The number of Heavenly Gang cannot be more or less. Qin Muye even suspected that if the timing was right, there might be another seventy-two Earthly Fiends ancient capitals, which would make the suppression of the dragon veins even more stable.
Although there are no seventy-two Earthly Fiends ancient capitals, there are seventy-two rebellious factions. Successful rebellions are called uprisings, while failed ones are labeled as rebellions.
Each dynasty has experienced seventy-two rebellions, until the last large-scale rebellion established a new dynasty.
These events are recorded in some historical documents, as they are too obvious to ignore. However, the current mainstream dismisses them as coincidences.
This is quite normal, as these scholars and experts are unaware of anomalies and the Ge Wu Bureau. If Qin Muye didn’t know about these things, he would only notice something odd but wouldn’t think too much about it.
Thanks to his main body being inside the dragon veins and access to various materials, he could confirm these speculations. Otherwise, they would just remain speculations.
No matter how elaborate the speculations, they are still just speculations.
"Xi Jing? That’s quite far, but as one of the thirty-six ancient capitals, the First Emperor's Yuan Ying might really be there." Sun Zhen thought Qin Muye’s reasoning made sense. If it’s not in the place where the dragon veins originated, it must be in the First Emperor’s capital city.
"More or less, the main point is that it’s a big city, which will make it easier for you to get into trouble." Qin Muye didn’t care whether it was an ancient capital or not. Big cities definitely hide more secrets.
(End of Chapter)
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