Mini World Game Console-Chapter 804 - 805: The Heavenly Maiden Sovereign Who Wants to Deceive for Merit Points

"Concealed Hand, Self-drawn, All Terminals and Honors, Half Flush, Little Three Dragons, Three Concealed Pungs—all declared!"

By the stone table in the shabby bamboo forest, as Cha Xian'er declared her win, three pandas widened their dark-ringed eyes and slammed the stone table hard. "This is freaking ridiculous..."

"My Pure Flush!"

"My Thirteen Orphans!"

"My Four Concealed Pungs, single wait, WAHHH!"

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

No one knew what that stone table was made of. The ground had cracked from the pandas' slams, yet the table remained unscathed. Cha Xian'er even wondered if the table was an Extraordinary Item, and if it could be dismantled to use as a shield.

Even though she was facing three large, fierce-looking pandas, Cha Xian'er wasn't scared at all. Not only was she a Fourth-Stage Cultivator whose combat power, while modest by Great Wall standards, meant she had no fear of these mere panda monsters.

And although the pandas were verbally abusive and fierce, their bodies were quite honest. Even after Cha Xian'er repeatedly intercepted their wins, sending them into a rage, they didn't dare touch her. Their anger was vented solely on this unbreakable table.

"According to our initial agreement, I've won 18 rounds consecutively as the dealer, so no more fighting, alright? Hmm." Cha Xian'er declared, refreshed by her victories. Since there were no men around, she stood up to rub her bottom—sitting for hours had made it go stiff.

"How do you even know how to play Spiritual Power Mahjong!"

"You're also a Mahjong Envoy!?"

The pandas scratched their heads, clueless as to how Cha Xian'er kept winning. They could have been ready to win within just five turns, whether it was All Honors, All Greens, or Thirteen Orphans. Yet, incredibly, nobody discarded their winning tile; instead, by the 10th turn, they ended up discarding Cha Xian'er's winning tile.

Even though sometimes Cha Xian'er's hand wasn't large, the problem was she never lost!

They couldn't even self-draw a winning tile!

Sometimes, just when they thought of changing tiles, right after the change, they'd draw a tile that would have made them win!

It frustrated them to no end, their eyes practically black with rage!

Faced with the pandas' confusion, Cha Xian'er just smiled silently, eyeing the sky as dawn approached. She had been suddenly brought here to Dujiangyan from Sky Capital by Mr. Chuan via airplane, thinking she was going to solve some serious mysterious phenomenon. It turned out to be just playing mahjong with pandas. She'd need to have a proper discussion with Mr. Chuan later...

"No fighting means no fighting, but you have to keep playing mahjong with us!" Panda An An demanded with big, round eyes and a gruff voice. "Compared to playing with that All Simples fiend, Yuan Yuan, playing with you is much more fun!"

"I'd rather lose to you than to that All Simples fiend!"

"That jerk never lets even a chicken hand win!"

Panda Yuan Yuan rolled its eyes conspicuously, somehow producing a row of stainless steel pieces, and started eating them one by one as if they were spicy strips.

Cha Xian'er shook her head. "No more playing, I'm going back to sleep. Don't you guys need sleep?"

The pandas looked at each other and burst into laughter, pointing at their dark circles. "Do we look like weaklings who need sleep? Hmph, humans really are..."

"Whatever you say, I'm done playing, goodbye then. Hmm." Cha Xian'er wasn't just stopping; she planned not to come back at all. Looking at these pandas, who resembled tough guys from the Northeast—just short of wearing thick gold chains—her perception of pandas plummeted.

Time to sneak off and settle the score with Mr. Chuan.

"No! You have to keep playing mahjong with us!" Panda Ji Ji suddenly stood up and shouted loudly.

Cha Xian'er narrowed her eyes. Using her mind transmission spell, she calmly asked, "And what if I simply refuse to play, hmm?"

"If you dare refuse..." Panda Bei Bei slowly stood up, its immense aura soaring. A bleak night breeze swept through, and the silent bamboo forest seethed with the ominous foreboding of an impending storm.

The pandas planted all four limbs on the ground, their fluffy bodies looking even bulkier. Their dark, glinting eyes stared fixedly at Cha Xian'er, unleashing the unreserved oppressive Pressure of carnivores at the top of the food chain.

Pandas, they were bears, not cats!

So it comes down to fists in the end?

Unmoved, Rivers and Mountains Ruler Cha Xian'er, her Fourth-Stage Whirlwind spinning wildly, had her 'Six Repository Immortal Armor V2.71' and 'Phantom Demon Body Technique V1.35' ready.

Even though she wasn't a Main Battle Cultivator, Cha Xian'er wasn't afraid of these few pandas, who subtly possessed Fourth-Rank Cultivation. Her Spells, continuously upgraded and updated by Ren Zuo, were the most advanced high-tech Spells. This software advantage alone was enough for her to triumph over these naturally born monsters!

Mere humans,

Hardly worth mentioning.

Within three steps,

I'll take your little life!

Watching the extremely cautious Cha Xian'er, the pandas scoffed and then, like Sprinting Thunder, rolled towards her.

"Play with us, play with us!"

"MEOW, MEOW, MEOW, MEOW!"

"We had an agreement that humans would play with us every day! BOO HOO, you can't leave!"

The three plump, fluffy, adorable pandas rolled around Cha Xian'er's feet, even meowing and timidly reaching out their paws to touch her hand. Cha Xian'er was instantly defeated.

Forget girls, even a Pangolin wouldn't be able to resist this, right!?

No wonder Mr. Chuan ran off so quickly. It made sense; Mr. Chuan wasn't human and didn't have the "national treasure" image bonus for pandas. But with the strength of three thousand li of Shanhe, how hard could it be to manage these pandas? The real fear was them acting cute. You couldn't hit them, nor out-scold them. Was there any other choice but to yield?

The pandas clung together around Cha Xian'er's legs, saying proudly, "We had an agreement with your Great Wall! Every month, Spiritual Cultivators are supposed to play with us for a few days! That ant-eater is no fun. We want to play with you, with you! It's a promise!"

Cha Xian'er was stunned for a moment, then asked, "What agreement? Hmm?"

"A Spiritual Cultivator must play with us for thirty days every month!"

As Cha Xian'er turned to leave, the pandas quickly clung to her long legs. "Twenty-five days! No less than twenty days! Since you're so good at mahjong, fifteen days! Oh, ten days, is that okay? Seven days, we'd be taking a huge loss... Actually, it's just three days! Just three days, BOO HOO HOO, I'm not lying to you!"

Thirty days had turned into three. Cha Xian'er gained a deeper understanding of these pandas' social graces—they were more adept than You Jiu.

She asked, "What does that agreement mean? Hmm?"

"It means a Spiritual Cultivator must play with us for three days every month," said Panda An An. "Before, it was always that ant-eater who played with us. He was so boring, no fun at all."

"What is a Spiritual Cultivator, hmm?" Cha Xian'er was curious.

"First-level Transcendent, they are Mundane Practitioners; Fourth-level Spiritual Entry, they are Spiritual Cultivators," Panda Ji Ji meowed. "Didn't your Great Wall teach you?"

"I've never heard this term." Cha Xian'er squatted down and stroked their fluffy panda heads, asking, "Then why must you play with Fourth-Stage Cultivators? Won't ordinary people do? Won't First Transformation Cultivators do, hmm?"

The pandas all shook their heads. "Bored."

...What a realistic response.

The pandas waved their paws. "We've dealt with them for over twenty years, and they're all mundane people; we got bored long ago. Plus, Spiritual Cultivators have a very comfortable aura. Being around them makes us feel awesome."

"Over twenty years!?" Cha Xian'er was startled. She knew that pandas generally lived only about twenty-odd years, and these pandas looked to be in their prime; she hadn't expected them to be so old.

After being pleaded with by the pandas for a while, Cha Xian'er ultimately couldn't harden her heart and agreed. She also understood Mr. Chuan's intentions; her task was to play with these pandas for three days. The Great Wall's business scope was indeed very wide.

Hearing Cha Xian'er's agreement, the pandas rushed back to the stone table and banged on it. "Quick, quick, we want to play sixteen rounds!"

"Humans are indeed so easy to deceive."

"Sigh, all hairless animals are this weak."

Once their goal was achieved, the pandas reverted to their old ways, shifting from cute cats back to the big bears of the Northeast. They had no inkling of the principle 'how can one bow and scrape before the powerful,' instead using cuteness as a common tactic.

Cha Xian'er looked at the sky, thinking that in three days her own dark circles might rival those of these pandas.

"Generally speaking, aren't you supposed to dislike playing with humans, hmm?" Cha Xian'er asked curiously. "Besides Mr. Chuan, you are the first I've seen who are close to humans... hmm."

Panda An An: "Heh, if life didn't force us, who would want to live like this?"

Panda Ji Ji: "Since life's ordeals are inevitable, why not lie down and enjoy them?"

Panda Bei Bei: "Actually, we don't like being with you humans either, but now humans are everywhere. Places without humans don't even have grass. We only eat metal and rocks to help with digestion."

At that moment, Panda Yuan Yuan, who had been lying aside munching on bamboo the whole time, suddenly sighed, took a bite of bamboo, and said solemnly, "Back in the day, we also considered not playing with humans..."

"It's just that some things... are beyond one's control..."

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The fifth challenge of the "Tibetan Panda" instance was successful.

Ren Suo watched as the number of pandas on the screen decreased slightly; this time, over two hundred pandas had been contracted by Future Cultivators.

Ren Suo initially thought that after one successful run, everything would be stable. However, during the third challenge of the instance, the group of pandas suddenly received a buff that increased their Attack Power, defensive power, and Movement Speed by 1%. Although the increase was minimal, it had already alerted Ren Suo.

The fourth time, it all increased by 5%.

By the fifth time, it had reached 10%!

Dragon King Zhao Huo's Team, serving as the Vanguard, was completely overwhelmed once, buying just a little time for Xiao Meng's Team to arrive and annihilate all the pandas!

Ren Suo glanced at the instance's information and discovered an additional note at the bottom:

"Due to being battered repeatedly by the same enemy in a short period, the pandas' fury erupted, increasing their combat power (4/5)."

Continuously farming the same instance has this kind of negative effect... But it does sound reasonable; anyone would get angry in that situation.

Moreover, even though Xiao Meng was enhanced by Ren Suo using the Fantasy Experience Crystal, the effects were not very pronounced.

Even though Xiao Meng now possessed Fifth Tier Unity Magic Combat Power, within the counterfeit and inferior Immortal Origin Spirit Points of the Supreme Supreme, the displayed combat power didn't even reach the Second Turn level. In contrast, the pandas' enhancement was genuine and substantial, making the difference obvious.

However, this wasn't entirely a disadvantage. Because the stronger the pandas, the more Dream Experience Crystals Future Cultivators would produce after Victory. Now that Ren Suo had enhanced Xiao Meng to the Fifth Tier, he planned to enhance Dragon King Zhao Huo next.

After this successful campaign, Ren Suo discovered another extra gain—

"Xiao Meng's Corps received the Ring of Five Battles Comrades."

"Dragon King Zhao Huo Corps received the Ring of Five Battles Comrades."

"Ring of Five Battles Comrades: After enduring five battles, the corps receives this ring of glory. During combat, the members of the corps unite as one, their minds directly linked, sharing the same heart and camaraderie, with seamless coordination. Overall combat power +1%."

Upon receiving this ring, Ren Suo saw the "Mind Coordination Device: 1000/1000" on the task list instantly completed, while "Interstellar Assault Armor: 825/1000" still needed 175 more pandas.

Ren Suo thought carefully and realized that the "Five Battles Comrades" actually counted the first failed campaign as well.

That meant even if a campaign failed, it wasn't without benefits. Aside from gaining intelligence, it also accumulated the number of battles for the corps.

According to this rule, there might be Ten Battle Rings or Hundred Battle Rings in the future.

Moreover, both Dragon King Zhao Huo and Xiao Meng's Trustworthiness with the Supreme Supreme had increased considerably, triggering an "Attack Power +1%" Strengthening effect. It wasn't much, but it was something to look forward to.

It seems there are many benefits to fighting more; even failure isn't a total loss.

Unfortunately, there were no other instances on Earth at the moment. Ren Suo had no other choice but to eat, sleep, and fight pandas.

With 9 Critical Value points remaining, he finished the last run of the "Tibetan Panda" instance. This time the pandas' combat power was strengthened to 20%, but Ren Suo still managed to kite them to defeat using Dragon King Zhao Huo's luring tactics.

"Interstellar Assault Armor: 1000/1000" was achieved. The pre-battle preparation task list set out by the Supreme Supreme was now entirely complete!

The game popped up a message: "Do you wish to confront the first invasion of the Ark Troops? Remaining Critical Value will be added to the next chapter's Critical Value."

Naturally, Ren Suo chose "Yes." Then he clicked once, but there was no response.

He clicked twice, then thrice, still no response!

The game options suddenly shattered and twisted, and a black silhouette of a woman appeared on the screen:

"Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? You're really something, sneaking off like that. If it weren't for the Crystal Maiden contacting me, I'd still be in the game waiting for you!"

Supreme Supreme: "This honored one did not sneak around."

"Alright, alright, you didn't sneak around. Then why did you have me sneak over to Proxima Centauri? Okay, the Ark Troops are almost here. I've reached the edge of the Spatial-Temporal Chaos Array. Shall we cause some trouble?"

"Would you like to spend 99 Merit Points to have the Heavenly Maiden Sovereign launch the Storm of All Laws?"

"The Storm of All Laws manages countless Laws, including time, space, causality, light, and darkness. It is the only thing that can plunge the Spatial-Temporal Chaos Array into short-term confusion, causing the Ark Troops to become lost within it and extending their transfer time. The Critical Value will recover by a random amount, and it can only be initiated by the Heavenly Maiden Sovereign when the Critical Value drops to zero."

So, the pay-to-win option in this game is to recover Critical Value...

The advantage of recovering Critical Value was obvious: Ren Suo could continue to farm the Panda instances.

However, right now, he could only farm Low Level Panda instances, which weren't very profitable. Moreover, the initial invasion of the Ark Troops wasn't tough, so there was no need to delay it.

After choosing to reject, the Heavenly Maiden Sovereign TSKED. "Really, it's not easy for me to execute this even once. 99 Merit Points are a must; you don't even need 100. It's a steal at this price! Don't even think about getting it for free. We agreed I wouldn't work for nothing this time... When you need it, don't hesitate. Merit Points are meaningless if you don't use them when you need to!"

Ren Suo felt a bit odd. If he remembered correctly, this was the first time an NPC had clearly brought up the concept of Merit Points.

Previous pay-to-win NPCs would either say, 'You have something I need,' or say nothing at all. Regardless, once Ren Suo paid up, the Mini-World Game Console would handle it.

Only the Heavenly Maiden Sovereign not only knew about the concept of Merit Points but also knew the precise amount was 99 Merit Points, and even seemed intent on tricking Ren Suo out of his Merit Points... But a mischievous thing like Merit Points is only meaningful to the Players of the Mini-World Game Console, right?

Also, the description of this pay-to-win character, the Heavenly Maiden Sovereign, is far too terrifying. Controlling time, space, causality, light, and darkness... Does she seem even stronger than the Supreme Supreme?

Ren Suo had thought the main character of this game was already incredibly powerful, hence the title Supreme Supreme. He didn't expect someone even more formidable to appear so soon!

If this game also reflects reality, does that mean that in 2049, a powerful figure like the Heavenly Maiden Sovereign will truly appear!

The title really wasn't a mistake. Heavenly Maiden Sovereign... she must be the female lead of this world!

So, should this Heavenly Maiden Sovereign be appearing around now? She should have been born by now, right?

Do I have a chance to latch onto her support?

After these thoughts spun in his mind, Ren Suo's attention returned to the screen.

"February 1999. The Immortals' civilization, 'Ark,' invades the Milky Way Galaxy!"

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I need to pee.

Lin Xianyu squeezed her thighs together and rubbed them, squinting one eye open. The dorm room was pitch black; dawn hadn't arrived yet.

Don't want to move. Don't want to climb down.

I need to pee.

Can't wet the bed. The class monitor would laugh.

Is there a way to get to the restroom without moving myself?

If only I could Teleport. Then I could directly Teleport to the restroom. I'm kind of envious of Teacher Dong.

But I can only control wind. So weak.

Can I use the wind to lift me and blow me to the restroom?

Blow... blow... Huh? Am I at the restroom already?

Take off pants, pee with eyes closed.

No light, so dark. Can't feel the toilet paper. The switch is by the door.

It would be nice if I could produce light. Then I wouldn't need to go turn on the light. Kind of envious of the class monitor.

Can I blow some light in with the wind?

Blow... blow... Ah, I see it.

Wipe clean, wash hands.

Blow back, blow back—I don't want to climb back into bed.

Blow... blow... Oh, back in bed. Time to sleep. ZZZ.