This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 479 - : Preparations for the Next Game - World’s Grave Forest: Fearless

Rita left the Treasure Ores with Apache and completed a spontaneous exam before receiving a fresh batch of Alchemy Notes from her mentor.

As she stepped out of the shop, something nagged at her.

Before she officially became Apache's apprentice, lessons were always hands-on, one-on-one instruction. But ever since she fought Mistblade for that book and officially became a student, she hadn't had a single structured class.

Had she just paid for her tuition with blood, only to be left completely unsupervised?

Feeling a little bitter, she flipped through the notes in her hands. The handwriting was all Apache's, and a few pages had faint water stains—her sharp sense of smell quickly picked up on the scent of alcohol.

With a sigh, she carefully stored the notes away.

After leaving the alchemy shop, Rita wandered Lania Kaia with Nivalis and B80234615.

Thanks to Clock Reversal, which halved her cooldown times, she no longer had to worry about gaps in her disguise.

She swiped attributes from non-human players while keeping an eye on her World Graveyard collection.

Ever since her collection hit ten and all of them vibrated at once, she had been wondering—was it possible for her to sense World Graveyards the way Mistblade had sensed her last time?

While honing her skills, she also scouted the city, studying every nook and cranny of Lania Kaia's capital.

At some point, war between BS and Lania Kaia would become inevitable—whether it was Lania Kaia invading BS or BS invading Lania Kaia…

The second possibility still sounded like a joke to her.

When she had confidently told Maple Syrup that Lania Kaia would one day become part of BS, how had Maple Syrup managed to keep a straight face?

BS had only one Divine Game player—her.

How was she supposed to take on Lania Kaia's twelve royal clans, each with their own rulers?

But pushing BS players into Divine Game wasn't a realistic option either.

It wasn't about big-picture thinking—even she could barely keep up with her own growth. Trying to support other players would only make BS collapse faster.

After an entire day of looting and scouting, Rita dumped all the stolen gear into the auction house for cash.

Then she returned to BS to study Last Night's Star and Drunkard, train Cheers, and master Inferno.

She had never once slacked off since her rebirth.

Thinking about how, in her past life, Rick was still a pathetic deadweight at this time made her blood boil.

She asked Jameson for an update, and he confirmed that Lin Chengze was still missing.

Rick was like a stubborn grease stain on her table—always there, always annoying.

If not for the frequent forum updates from Black Jade's fangirls posting images of Rick getting worked to the bone as Black Jade's personal servant, she might have gone out to personally drag Lin Chengze to Rick and force the two to meet.

She briefly explained the situation to B80234615.

Its response?

"You were right not to kill him prematurely. You already saw the outcome in your vision—that means it's a fixed point in fate.

"It's inevitable. Until that event happens, you wouldn't be able to kill him, no matter how hard you tried.

"My advice? Stop using skills to glimpse the future. Nothing good ever comes from it."

Rita: "...Thanks. I figured that out already."

She finally let go of her worries.

Over the next few days, Eclipse Vanguard kept sending Shadow.Q to snoop around. They wanted to know what kind of gift she had given BS that had made the system this happy.

Rita: "First, you need to have at least 100,000 Honor Points…"

Shadow.Q's eyes sparkled with curiosity. "And then?"

Rita: "First, you make sure you have the 100,000 points. Then I'll tell you step two."

Shadow.Q: "…"

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Jokes on her, the second-ranked player on the Honor Leaderboard didn't even have 20,000 points yet.

Aside from hunting for World Graveyards and daily training, Rita also visited the arena twice. She cleared both bosses in record time using the most brutal methods possible.

She picked up a few decent pieces of gear, but unfortunately, no new World Graveyards.

At one point, she considered having B80234615 monitor online discourse for her.

But after a moment's thought, she dismissed the idea.

She was already putting her life on the line in the Divine Game.

If she won, everyone benefited.

If she lost, she died.

She wasn't about to waste energy worrying about what random players thought.

She didn't need to lower herself to consider their opinions. She didn't need to care what Eclipse Vanguard thought of her.

As long as she remained the strongest.

As long as she stayed ahead of everyone else.

As long as her gun was pointed at enemies and not allies.

She would always be BS's spiritual leader.

On the morning of the 14th, the day before Divine Game, Rita checked the Honor Store again.

It had been sixty days since she last bought a World Graveyard, so her purchase limit had reset.

And since she'd be entering Divine Game tomorrow, she wouldn't have to worry about using it within three days before it expired.

She spent 20,000 Honor Points—

And received a brand-new mahjong tile.

[7-Character]

The moment she saw it, Nivalis screeched in excitement.

"7-Character!! You got 7-Character!!!"

Rita blinked. "Okay… and?"

Nivalis was practically shaking her by the ears.

"Your World's Grave Forest formation was 3-4-5 Character and 5-6-7 Dot! You already had two 7-Character tiles, and now you got another!!!"

Nivalis had always been sharper at reading mahjong hands than Rita.

She pulled out her World Graveyard collection:

[3-Character][4-Character][5-Character][5-Dot][6-Dot][7-Dot][7-Character][7-Character][7-Character]

And five additional mismatched tiles:

[Red Dragon][East Wind][West Wind][White Dragon][1-Bamboo]

She set the latter aside.

The nine compatible tiles snapped together—click.

A new key formed.

[World's Grave Forest: Fearless] World's Grave Forest Key ★★☆☆ (Necessary for entering Divine Game) [Skill 1: Legendary Prologue] – Upon entering Divine Game, you (and your pets) unlock two divine talent skills. [Skill 2: War Horn] – Upon entering Divine Game, you (and your pets) unlock three skills. [Skill 3: Death is Like the Wind] – In Divine Game, use this skill to instantly return to the nearest safe zone. Usable once per game. [Skill 4: Veteran Player] – Randomly removes one unreadable game rule.

The key had improved slightly—not by much.

But Veteran Player was useful.

It allowed her to remove one unreadable game rule.

Rita wasn't exactly thrilled, but she wasn't disappointed either.

The penalties she suffered in Divine Game could be recovered by just spending a few days in Lania Kaia.

And now she had B80234615.

Still… it was progress.

If she could just get another Red Dragon, East Wind, West Wind, White Dragon, or 1-Bamboo, her key would level up again.

After storing the World Graveyards, she focused on her last preparations before midnight.

She went to her backyard—where she had been hoarding luck—

And pulled out…

A black face mask?