Sacred Souls: Genesis-Chapter 152 - 151 Rhythm (3rd update! Asking for monthly tickets! Asking for subscriptions!)

Chapter 152: Chapter 151 Rhythm (3rd update! Asking for monthly tickets! Asking for subscriptions!)

Yelena had been watering plants inside the stronghold for two whole days, feeling her arms about to go numb from holding the watering can.

During this time, Yelena closely observed the actions of the spirits.

The large orb briefly explained the existence of the spirits and their method of becoming stronger, which according to the orb was, “The spirits can absorb the energy from the creatures they kill to strengthen themselves.”

Upon hearing about such a powerful ability, Yelena instantly asked the orb if she could have one too.

However, the orb informed her that her soul had undergone too many modifications by gods such as the Earth Mother Goddess, War God, Magic God… To forcibly turn Yelena into a spirit would mean formatting her.

Formatting meant zeroing out personality and memory, essentially recreating a soul anew.

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With no choice left, Yelena reluctantly gave up further inquiry in that direction, but she was not discouraged… These powerful spirits must have some way to pass their power on to others.

After two days of experiencing NPC life, Yelena, besides watering, also busied herself with learning the art of acting cute from the fluffy rabbit.

When she first met the fluffy rabbit, she thought the girl was so pretty that even she herself was charmed, but for some reason, however charmingly the fluffy rabbit smiled or frowned, it never seemed to move the spirits in the guild, who acted quite nonchalantly toward her.

Some even grimaced and yelled at the fluffy rabbit, “Can you stop talking like that?” “Please! You’re so annoying!”

From these male spirits’ tones, Yelena could discern their disdain; a few were bad enough, but most male spirits in the Dancing Nuclear Guild shared this attitude towards the fluffy rabbit.

This made Yelena wonder if the males in this stronghold… could possibly only like their own genders?

It was a viable hypothesis. On the surface, there were only three female players in the Dancing Nuclear Guild—Lazy, the fluffy rabbit, and another rarely seen medic, with the rest being all men.

Odd as it was, the fluffy rabbit was a responsible and passionate teacher, indeed… very passionate.

Initially, Yelena was secretly learning the fluffy rabbit’s way of speaking and movements, but after the rabbit caught her in the act and questioned her a few times, Yelena confessed her purpose.

“I want to make myself cute! And then have Laughing Master be my mentor!” When Yelena made this request, the fluffy rabbit immediately decided to help this NPC out!

The idea of a spirit NPC wanting to conquer the greatest demon king in the history of Chinese eSports alone was a title that the fluffy rabbit believed would garner thousands of shares and replies if posted on forums.

So, the fluffy rabbit was fired up and decided to pass all her lifelong internet deception skills, no, acting cute skills to Yelena.

“Let’s add some props today.” The fluffy rabbit handed over an accessory called the Heart Cat Ears to Yelena.

“Really? Will this work?” Yelena had already been told by the fluffy rabbit about the use of this accessory.

“Absolutely, I went to the Junlin Club last time, and they only have domestic cats there, which suggests that Laughing Master is definitely a cat lover. He just logged on, quick, go!” The fluffy rabbit, unable to touch Yelena, simply made a forward-stepping gesture.

Yelena clenched her teeth, placed the costume accessory on her head, and then quickly ran up to Zhao Mingwei.

Zhao Mingwei had been online for less than a second, and as he opened his eyes, he saw Yelena standing right in front of him.

“This outfit… it’s actually not suitable for you.”

Zhao Mingwei glanced at the quivering cat ears on Yelena’s head, which the costume purportedly increased the spellcasting speed by one percent.

However, it seemed… the purpose of Yelena wearing it wasn’t for that one percent increase in casting speed.

“Not suitable… that’s wrong.” Yelena followed the fluffy rabbit’s instructions, clenched her hand into a fist, and then softly ‘meowed.’

Zhao Mingwei couldn’t help but frown deeply at this sight.

“Who taught you this?”

Zhao Mingwei massaged his forehead with his hand, feeling a headache coming on. It was the seventh time Yelena had bothered him like this, and each time, the members of the Dancing Nuclear Guild would instigate further with comments like “Jealousy makes me twisted” and “Laughing Master, just marry her!” among others.

“This… this doesn’t work either?” Yelena’s cheeks were already flushed; she had truly gone all out this time, yet Zhao Mingwei remained unmoved.

Her gaze shifted to the surrounding members of the Dancing Nuclear Guild, and at that moment, Yelena could faintly hear some of their comments.

“Ah, I died.”

“Now, I unilaterally declare Yelena as my second wife.”

“What about Queen Mei?”

The reactions of the other guild members weren’t wrong, so why was Zhao Mingwei the only exception…

“This is a tactic from twenty years ago,” Zhao Mingwei said, lowering his voice as he spoke the next sentence, “in our world.”

What gave Zhao Mingwei a headache was not Yelena herself but the posts on the forum. Yesterday, Yelena had also made several attempts to improve Zhao Mingwei’s impression of her, and some players in the guild who enjoyed a good show had taken screenshots of this scene.

The post was titled “It seems that the Game’s NPC is pursuing Xiao Ye, or is it apprenticeship?” Posted by: Mo Lu Ren.

As the Velvet Rabbit had anticipated, the post received over a thousand replies in less than a day and was still increasing, even making it to the trending searches.

This was the level of influence a great demon king possessed, even a former one like Zhao Mingwei, whose fans spanned across the entire forum and Weibo, with haters, casual fans, and die-hard fans in frightening numbers.

For Zhao Mingwei, the tricky part was the trending topic. Although Mo Shigui had dealt seriously with the guild member who made the post, the momentum had already been picked up thoroughly.

On the eve of the competition, Zhao Mingwei playing other games and being pursued by an NPC in a game hit a sensitive spot between the haters and female fans, resulting in an explosion.

He wasn’t much concerned about his own reputation. Zhao Mingwei cared about the reputation of his old club, Junlin Club, although it was merely a public relations issue.

“Should we fire this NPC?” Mo Shigui’s voice suddenly appeared behind Zhao Mingwei. The topic had been stirred up that very morning. Since the poster knew Mo Shigui in real life, after Mo Shigui had had a heart-to-heart with him, he immediately logged in to discuss the next steps.

“There’s no point, it can only be attributed to me secretly playing other games before the competition,” Zhao Mingwei said.

He placed the blame on himself. Yelena’s persistence was minor; the real issue was Zhao Mingwei, a professional gamer, secretly playing other games.

“You played other games to relax? You might not be able to compete tomorrow. You need to have the awareness of an elderly person,” Mo Shigui’s brows were also furrowed, and this was the only way he could comfort Zhao Mingwei.

He also wanted to defend Zhao Mingwei’s reputation on Weibo, but… well, his position was with Dance Nuclear Guild, the enemy of Junlin Club, and his actions would only muddy the waters further.

The atmosphere felt a bit off.

Yelena could feel the murderous intent in Mo Shigui’s eyes. She turned to look at the Velvet Rabbit behind her, who was now being dragged by ‘Mom Has a Dog’ to look at a post and Weibo. The more Velvet Rabbit looked, the uglier her expression became, apparently just catching up with the online buzz.

“Can’t you really teach me?” Yelena asked, unaffected by Mo Shigui’s gaze or a skill called ‘Intimidation,’ but her voice already carried a guilty emotion, making it nearly a sob.

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The cat ears on her head drooped in sync with her mood.

“The outside world is very dangerous, so is Qi Energy. This place will soon start to prepare to build ranches and farms. You can go talk to a character named ‘Black Pot Cook Meat’ if you want something. The guild members all like you very much, you just need to mention what you want, as long as it’s not too much, they will helpyou find it,” Zhao Mingwei said, not as a player to an NPC, but knowing that Yelena was a real ‘person’ capable of independent thought.

“But what if a dragon invades this island?” Yelena asked.

In the last two days, she had figured out where she was — an island teeming with dragons like the ultimate boss from her memory.

To Yelena, the fact that this group of spirits danced and sang every day on such an island was utterly inconceivable.

A fleeting smile crossed Zhao Mingwei’s face at that moment.

“See that city wall? Its current health points might not withstand several attacks from lord-level monsters, but the lord-level monsters around the stronghold have been cleared out by the members of the guild, and there won’t be any dragons you fear breaking into the stronghold anytime soon,” Zhao Mingwei said, “Don’t wear yourself out too much. With so many people willing to fetch things for you, you should be satisfied.”

The treatment Yelena received from Dancing Nuclear Guild was exceptionally good, almost comparable to their own Fureya.

“” Yelena fell silent, while Mo Shigui then gathered all the guild members for a brief meeting.

“Guild… Guild Master, am I going to be kicked out of the guild?” Velvet Rabbit acted timid upon seeing Mo Shigui.

“We won’t kick you out this time. The trending topic on Weibo has nothing to do with you, but you might be promoted this coming week,” Mo Shigui said.

Velvet Rabbit was a core member of Dancing Nuclear Guild, which also involved club-related personnel.

“You guys can’t log in for a week during the Summer Contest? Won’t your levels fall behind?”

Velvet Rabbit knew the situation too. During the Dance Nuclear Guild’s core members, two-thirds couldn’t log in for the Summer Contest, to be precise in participating in the lord-level monsters’ subjugation, other guilds depending on the situation.

“Falling behind in levels doesn’t matter. The important thing is the equipment. The forum has confirmed that the materials from Biland Island’s monsters can be made into equipment. Although the current equipment can’t compare to that from the Battle of Divinity, the advantage is that you can decide the direction of the equipment’s attribute bonuses,” Mo Shigui advised, managing the guild’s stronghold during the Summer Contest and temporarily handing over the leadership to Velvet Rabbit.

“I might not have time to log in the day after tomorrow, contact me by phone if there’s any news. Rabbit… if you blow up the stronghold this week, it won’t be as simple as docking your pay,” Mo Shigui said.

“I promise it won’t happen! Unless those rogues from Abyss Temple come to trouble us,” Velvet Rabbit said.

“Abyss Temple… right! Beware of them. They’re quite idle the first four days before the Summer Contest. That’s all, go clear out the remaining monsters around the stronghold,” Mo Shigui instructed.