Xun Shen?
What a strange designation.
Grinya tilted her head slightly.
She knew she had studied a great deal of ancient knowledge regarding deities, and she was aware that besides the five Primordial Gods and their corresponding five great evil gods, there also existed many 'lesser deities'.
Though their divine power and following did not match those of the Primordial Gods or the evil gods, they still held divine positions and were immortal existences transcending human consciousness.
Most divine titles were derived from specific imagery, representing either a physical object or a conceptual idea.
In short, it had to be something concrete that could inspire faith.
She truly could not comprehend the meaning behind the name 'Xun Shen'.
Without meaning, even the most loyal believer would feel lost.
But the lord evil god seemed unwilling to answer her questions any further.
The grey mist beneath her feet suddenly rose, the blood-red stars faded away, and Grinya once again lost her connection to that world.
In the next second, brilliant sunlight streamed in through the window.
She was still in that rental room, the clock on the wall ticking as usual, though the hands had moved significantly compared to before.
Grinya realized instantly that within the mysterious space of the lord evil god, the flow of time was different.
“You are someone I value greatly... so do not let me down.”
The lord evil god's words still echoed in her ears. Grinya’s mind was flooded with a thousand thoughts as she gazed out the window.
This prosperous city built on mana, this great era where steam and cyber styles coexisted, seemed to have reached a brand-new beginning at this very moment.
...
“VR mode activated.”
Finally, Lu Xun had fiddled around for quite a while before successfully starting the device.
“Let’s see if this VR headset of yours is any good.”
Lu Xun put on the headset.
“Connecting...”
“Current character name is...”
“Xun Shen.”
Wait, what? Isn't it Grinya Loran?
Lu Xun was stunned for a moment, then the world in his eyes suddenly plunged into a blinding white light.
It was still very much in the style of a Dust 2 A-long flashbang.
When he opened his eyes again, Lu Xun found himself standing above a sea of grey mist, sitting upon a cold bronze chair.
The long table before him was empty; he was the only one sitting there in silence.
“Holy crap, I didn’t just transmigrate, did I?”
Lu Xun was startled. The intense realism of the world before him made him subconsciously think he had arrived in a real world.
But fortunately, in the next second, a crisp bell rang in his mind.
“Ding—!”
“There it is!” Lu Xun was incredibly excited as a screen of light unfolded before his eyes.
As expected, the system that every transmigrator must have had arrived right on time!
With excitement and anticipation, Lu Xun looked at the light screen, which was packed with content.
Hiss—
Why does the system nowadays look exactly like a game interface?
And why does this system look a bit familiar?
Suddenly, Lu Xun froze, his gaze fixed on the upper right corner of the screen:
【Exit Game】
Damn it, why make a perfectly good game interface look so much like a system?
He had gotten excited for nothing.
However, the scene before him, which made it almost impossible to distinguish between reality and virtuality, still left Lu Xun deeply shocked.
Has VR technology already developed to this extent?
But the only problem was...
Why the hell couldn't he get out!
He wanted to go out!
He wanted to control a beautiful girl to play the game!
Lu Xun fiddled with the interface for a long time, finally confirming one thing.
This damn VR mode only allowed him to stay right here!
“I’m done. A perfectly good VR mode feels like being in prison.”
It must be said that Lu Xun was very disappointed.
Perhaps it was a technical limitation, or perhaps they were worried about the game being banned. In short, he couldn't control the beautiful girl's body to do anything naughty.
He felt immensely disappointed because of this.
With nothing else to do, he clicked on his inventory to take a look.
【Basic Mana Potion, Basic Health Potion*2, Training Wooden Sword (Equipped by Peerless Fencer), Training Greatsword, Hand of the Plague God】
Except for the Hand of the Plague God, which was of gold quality, all the other items were white.
It was a bit pathetic.
He looked up at his assets.
【1400 Source Crystals, 700 Prestige】
Destroying a cult stronghold yesterday had given him 300 Source Crystals and 500 Prestige.
Prestige had actually increased by that much?
This was something Lu Xun hadn't expected.
Perhaps the game considered the influence of destroying a cult stronghold to be quite significant.
The white potions in the shop were all one hundred Source Crystals a bottle, but at this stage, Lu Xun wasn't sure which potions were the most precious, so he wasn't in a hurry to spend.
He could buy them whenever he was in urgent need.
He was also only 300 Prestige away from having enough for a ten-pull. Maybe he could even pull a female character with a different style.
Would a gentle and considerate nurse be better, or a tsundere and cute noble lady?
Just thinking about it made him a little excited.
Lu Xun let out a silly chuckle.
...
Buze had been waiting at the entrance of the training hall for a long time.
He never saw Grinya Loran appear.
“That woman isn't coming, is she?” said a spectator who was waiting for the show.
“Thinking about it, it's normal. Master Buze is already level 5. If she had any sense, she would have slipped away long ago.”
“You think she can just slip away after offending Master Buze? Unless she stops coming to school altogether, she’s in for it.”
Listening to these sarcastic remarks, Buze only felt a wave of irritation.
“She will accept my challenge.”
He gave those people a cold glance.
“She is an excellent swordsman with a unique style of her own. To keep her sword heart from being clouded, she will definitely accept my challenge.”
“Unless...”
Buze gazed into the distance, his eyes narrowing slightly.
“Master Buze, Master Buze!”
Someone ran over in a panic.
“Someone saw Grinya Loran coming out of Teacher Ai'erlun’s office, and she didn't have an admission notice in her hand!”
“What!”
Buze was shocked. He grabbed the person's collar, his gaze piercing.
“Grinya failed the evaluation?”
The person replied, “That’s what everyone is saying.”
“Then where is she now?” Buze asked urgently.
“She... she went back.”
Buze was stunned.
“Master Buze, it looks like she’s played you for a fool.”
“Shut up!” Buze barked at him.
The crowd turned their eyes toward him. At this moment, they all wanted to see how Buze would handle this matter.
Buze grit his teeth and moved his sturdy legs toward the other office building.
“No one can insult the Kritov name and walk away unscathed. I will reclaim this honor with my own hands!”
“Don't think that just because you didn't get into Yiertaya Academy, this will all be over. This matter won't end that easily.”
He clenched his teeth, his eyes bloodshot and flashing with a terrifying light.
“To reclaim the glory of the Kritov family...”
“I will do whatever it takes!”
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