NOVEL WEB Chapter 23: A Plaything For The Rich
Aside from the online content, since the main story progressed, players have officially unlocked the Simulated Universe.
From now on, the Simulated Universe will welcome its one true deity!
“Let me show you all an invincible Wende!”
Having just pulled an E6 Wende with his light cone, the AC streamer Cotton Candy excitedly rubbed his hands and eagerly showcased his luxurious Wende to the viewers.
He had Wende at max eidolons and a maxed out 【Doctor’s Self Discipline】 light cone; the character’s level and traces were at the maximum for the current version as well.
While the viewers were still puzzled, Cotton Candy grinned and opened Simulated Universe Three, choosing the Hunt mode.
Notably, his team consisted of only Wende!
“Show me a solo clear against Gepard!”
Cotton Candy laughed triumphantly.
After selecting Hunt mode, Cotton Candy controlled Wende to enter battle.
With Wende’s high speed, Cotton Candy always had the initiative against the small monsters.
So, Cotton Candy simply healed Wende with full health.
After a huge green critical hit number, only one word remained on the barrage.
【Huh?】
【The hell??】
【??】
【This shield is higher than the health bar!】
【Wait, how much health does your Wende have? A single critical hit restored nearly double your health bar, plus the E6 effect, that’s a shield twice the health bar!?】
【Something’s not right, did you notice Cotton Candy’s Wende had insane critical rate and crit damage!】
【Yes, eighty percent crit rate and one hundred percent critical damage, what luck! We only have purple relics!】
【Fraud!】
【You’re using stellar jades to buy stamina just for this!?】
Cotton Candy smirked slyly, and then with the live stream audience watching, he cleared the first wave of small monsters and with some luck, managed to reach the third domain.
The following scenes were somewhat monotonous: start by healing and shielding, then auto-attacking. Although this so-called “low damage character” was dealing higher damage than some regular players’ dps characters, it was still the Simulated Universe after all!
【The difficulty in the Simulated Universe is all fake!】
Then began a journey of chipping healthbars, using hunt blessings when available and abundance blessings when not. Eventually, he reached Gepard, taking one hour in total. Under the watch of thousands in the live stream, he successfully defeated Gepard with Wende’s auto-attacks!
Although this was just a gimmick, it quickly climbed to the hot search on ac station. Suddenly, terms like immortal Wende, preservation Wende, and solo Wende appeared on the Simulated Universe stage.
All these Wendes shared a common feature: they had max eidolons and fully refined relics thanks to the lavish gifts from wealthy patrons.
Because of this, another Wende-related meme began to spread widely.
“Wende is just a plaything for the rich!”
………………
“Achoo!”
While reporting the situation to Himeko in the train’s lower section via mobile, Wende suddenly sneezed and then rubbed his somewhat sore nose, looking confused.
“What’s wrong? Did you catch a cold on Jarilo VI?”
Himeko, who was on the other side of the screen, teased Wende.
“No, maybe March is talking about me.”
Shrugging, Wende replied helplessly.
“Alright, you all must pay attention to safety down there. If anything happens, prioritize your safety. Welt and I will keep an eye on you.”
Himeko gently brushed her red hair aside and spoke softly.
As one of the only two parental figures on the train, Himeko’s words were always heartwarming.
“Don’t worry, Himeko. It should all be fine”
Himeko continued to smile on the other side of the screen, but for some reason, Wende suddenly felt a pang of anxiety.
“We’ll be careful, and with me around, you can rest easy. The underground network is not very good, so I’ll hang up now!”
With that, Wende swiftly turned off his phone.
“Phew… Indeed, it’s better not to mention ‘Auntie’ casually…”
Wende patted his chest, looking relieved.
………………
“How are they doing?”
On the Astral Express, Welt raised an eyebrow, looking at Himeko’s bewildered expression, and asked.
“So far, so good. They’ve found the cause of the weather change on Jarilo VI and have basically determined it’s the work of a stellaron.”
“I see.”
Welt adjusted his glasses and looked out at the snow-white planet in the distance.
He trusted those kids. Even though they all had their mysterious pasts, he had his own as well.
“Believe in them. After so much, they are no longer kids.”
Welt softly said, sitting opposite to Himeko.
“By the way, is this tea from Pom-Pom? It tastes a bit different.”
Welt looked puzzled at the milk tea on his desk, which had a faint coffee aroma.
“Wait! Coffee?!”
Welt’s eyes suddenly became sharp as he backed away.
“It’s not made by Pam. I recently had a sudden inspiration to try making a milk tea with coffee flavor. How is it? Want to give it a try?”
“Um… sure.”
Seeing Himeko’s expectant look, Welt’s eyelid twitched involuntarily.
“Mr Yang!”
“Hmm? March? Why do I hear March’s voice?”
“Mr Yang please…”
“Is that… Dan Heng’s voice too? Strange, am I hearing things?”
Welt brought the coffee milk tea to his mouth.
And at the moment the coffee milk tea entered his mouth, Welt created a miniature black hole in an act of self preservation.
“Hmm, not bad.”
Welt wiped his mouth and said seriously to Himeko.
………………
“Hmm~~! Good morning! Wen…de?”
March 7th, who had just stepped out of her and Stelle’s room and stretched lazily, was about to greet Wende when she saw a “panda” that resembled him.
“Good morning, March.”
Wende, sporting gigantic eyebags, weakly waved at March 7th.
“You didn’t… sleep all night?”
Stelle looked at the dark circles under Wende’s eyes in surprise.
“Hmm…”
Wende nodded with a somewhat dazed look.
Normally, staying up late wouldn’t cause such problems, but because of the nightmare he had last night, he had to use his acupuncture skills to stay awake. He was worried he might wake up as a different person, and before he knew it… he might have bled out a bit too much?
“Maybe you should take a nap today?
March 7th suggested, seeing how exhausted Wende looked.
“No, I still need to investigate thoroughly in the lower district today. By the way, where’s Bronya?”
Wende looked around but didn’t see Bronya.
“She left in the morning; I didn’t stop her.”
There was no need to stop her after all; it wasn’t a matter of confinement.
“Hmm, let her go. With ‘those people’ around, she should be safe.”
Wende nodded.
“Let’s go find Sampo. He said yesterday that he would introduce us to the leader of Wildfire.’”
………………
Stepping out of the inn, Wende was shocked by the scene before him.
“Hmm? You really waited for us here?”
Looking at the blue-haired figure in front of him, Wende asked in disbelief.
“Hey, hey, do you think I’m such an unreliable businessman in your eyes? Credibility is everything!”
Sanbo immediately put on a pained expression, as if Wende’s doubts had hurt his fragile feelings.
“Ugh, let’s hope so.”
Wende shrugged, appearing to trust Sampo, but still harboring doubts internally.
“What exactly is going on underground? Even this joker seems to be taking things seriously now?”
Belobog was in chaos, with the Supreme Guardian intent on taking lives. Although Wende had temporarily dealt with it using Himeko’s coffee, the Silvermane Guard on the front line no longer needed to advance and sacrifice themselves; they only had to guard the gates of Belobog. However, it was uncertain whether the Supreme Guardian would continue to cause trouble once she woke up.
As for the underworld, although it was unclear what changes might occur, Wende had a guess.
With the fragmentum in the upper district intensifying, the lower district was affected as well.
“By the way, there doesn’t seem to be many people on the streets today.”
March 7th remarked, looking at the empty streets in confusion.
“Yes, I didn’t see the innkeeper this morning either. It’s quite strange.”
Stelle also noticed the issue.
The express crew followed Sampo through the deserted streets.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Sampo led the team to a clinic.
“Everyone, we’ve arrived. The leader of Wildfire is right here.”
Sampo bowed slightly to the group.
“Thank you for choosing Sampo as your guide. Looking forward to our next meeting!”
With that, Sampo quickly disappeared into a nearby alley like a fox fleeing from a predator.
“A clinic? Is the leader of Wildfire sick?”
March 7th scratched her head in confusion.