Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead-Chapter 98: Harvesting Onions, The Lucky Facai
“I don’t know why, but this guy feels incredibly dangerous.”
“His intel is probably worth a fortune. Lately, everyone in the public chat’s been trying to gather info on him. A few photos could net me a ton of Rule Points.”
“Heh~ I agree. This guy’s cleared multiple top-tier dungeons—he’s a monster. Selling his details to those professional guilds might get him killed before he finishes another dungeon.”
Whoosh!
Thud! Thud!
Two players, mid-conspiracy, pulled cameras from their bags. But before they could snap a shot, two violet beams pierced their skulls.
They didn’t even scream. Their heads exploded instantly.
Bai Lian didn’t glance back, pocketing one hand as he walked away.
The station fell silent. Every player stared at his retreating figure in terror.
As the countdown concluded, Bai Lian’s silhouette faded until he vanished entirely...
【Clear Rewards:】
Rule Points, Title: Century Voyager, Pet 【1】
Returning to the Player Space.
Bai Lian emotionlessly opened his status panel upon hearing the notification.
Player: Bai Lian (New King)
Age: 19
Class: Shadow Sovereign Lv1 (Unique)!
Skills: Basic Genetic Enhancement, Hand-to-Hand Combat Mastery, Mastery of All Weapons.
Dungeons Cleared: 8
Titles: New King (Equipped), Redeemer, Friend of Anomalies, Speedrun Master, Capitalist, Perfect Escape, Century Voyager (Click for Details).
Rule Points: 25500!
From the Train of the Century dungeon, Bai Lian received three rewards.
20,000 Rule Points—standard clearance fare.
The Century Voyager title. He opened its description:
Title: Century Voyager (Unequipped, +20% Stats, +50% Effects)
Acquisition: Awarded for SSS-rank clearance of the “Train of the Century” dungeon!
Effect: Allows the player to freeze any three-minute segment of a dungeon and observe it as a third party. After three minutes, returns to the original timeline. Usable twice per dungeon!
Freeze a dungeon’s timeline and observe as a spectator?
“So I can review any moment retroactively. It’s like a weaker version of rollback. Still useful.”
The title couldn’t rival Infinite Rollback—one was an exclusive Fourth Calamity skill, the other a mere title.
“If I’d had this in the Fifth Estate, I’d have cleared it faster,” Bai Lian mused. With it, he could’ve frozen the moment the master and mistress vanished to solve the mystery instantly.
Closing the panel, he opened his inventory. Dungeon rewards—items or pets—landed here automatically.
At the bottom sat a cage housing a curled-up creature.
A... groundhog? It looked familiar.
Exactly like Facai. Bai Lian frowned, extracting the pet.
The 20cm-tall rodent blinked up at him, bewildered.
Staring into those “wise” eyes, Bai Lian’s lip twitched. “...It really is you.”
Squeak! Squeak!
Facai glanced around, then locked eyes with Bai Lian, his tiny mind flooded with questions.
What the hell? I was with Yu Wen! How’d I end up back with this lunatic?!
Pet Name: Lucky Facai
Pet Level: Lv1
Effect: +20 Luck when equipped.
Bai Lian raised an eyebrow. This thing actually boosts luck?
He noticed a note clutched in Facai’s paw and snatched it.
Elegant handwriting greeted him:
“Bai Lian, I’m leaving. Facai’s useless to me—take him. He’ll bring you luck. —Yu Wen”
“Look at that. Even your owner didn’t want you.” Bai Lian waved the note mockingly before Facai.
The illiterate rodent stared blankly.
Ignoring him, Bai Lian pocketed the note. Yu Wen must’ve rigged Facai as a dungeon reward or foreseen this outcome.
Facai clambered onto Bai Lian’s shoulder. “Stay out of trouble, or I’ll stew you next dungeon.”
Facai froze, eyes glazing over as he played statue.
“Playing dumb? Think I won’t do it?”
Squeak! Facai flipped a tiny middle finger.
Bai Lian scoffed, opening the portal to the Trading Center for Professionals.
Stepping through the glowing rift, he equipped the Capitalist title.
Time to harvest onions.
Inside the Conscience Store, Bai Lian adjusted loan repayment dates. Moments later, his Rule Points skyrocketed!
Rule Points: 193060!
190,000 Points. Most debtors couldn’t repay principal and interest—they’d be stripped to their underwear.
“Perfect.” Bai Lian grinned at the soaring numbers. One more haul, and he’d afford the Medium Genetic Elixir—an exorbitant shop item.
No one sold it cheap, despite buyer pleas on public channels.
After setting up shop, Bai Lian reclined, ready for the next wave of “onions”—ahem—clients!
Minutes later, a woman entered. Voluptuous, clad in skin-tight jeans accentuating her curves. A black leather anklet with a silent violet bell adorned her porcelain leg.
Her hips swayed hypnotically, drawing every eye.
Bai Lian glanced up, nodding respectfully.
