Chapter 56 (1/2)

“Are you taking advantage of me?”

Qin Menglan raised her eyebrows slightly.

“For blessings, you are actually taking advantage of me.” Tang Luo said, “If anything goes wrong in the future, remember to let me handle it first.”

Blessing was a risky investment. There was a possibility that he would end up with a deficit. If that was the case, the other party would be taking advantage of him instead.

Qin Menglan did not know whether to laugh or cry. She did not expect that he was such a narcissist.

Sure enough, men were simpletons.

When women realized that they were pretty and cute, they would become even prettier and cuter.

It was not the same for men. Once they realized they were good-looking, they would become silly narcissists.

“Try to sort out your identity. Are there any other problems?” asked Qin Menglan, skipping the topic of blessings.

From the information, it had been less than three months since Tang Luo had come into contact with the Game of Gods and Demons and became an employee.

At the very most, he was a newbie who had completed three missions.

Newbies definitely had a lot of questions about the Game of Gods and Demons.

Anything related to the Game of Gods and Demons would not appear on paper or anything readable. It would only be passed around by word of mouth among the Employees of Gods and Demons.

Qin Menglan was already seated beside Tang Luo, ready to help him with his questions.

However, she had some misgivings. Her probe just now gave Qin Menglan a feeling that this newbie’s abilities were not ordinary.

Could it be she had misjudged? Despite the fact that she had gone through six missions and undergone changes to become a first-order Employee of Gods and Demons?

“Yes, when will I be assigned a mission? First of all, I, Master Xuanzang, have a strong sense of justice, and only punish evil and advocate good. I do not participate in investigative work. It is best that you find who you want to save, and I will save them,” said Tang Luo.

“…”

Qin Menglan wanted to enlighten Tang Luo now.

‘Is he crazy! Has he been struck with eighth-grader syndrome?’

‘Wait!’

Qin Menglan suddenly thought of something and stood up abruptly. She involuntarily placed her hands on Tang Luo’s shoulders, looking down on him with an air of oppression. She then said, “You are a Destiny Bearer?”

Normally, Qin Menglan would not perform such an intimate action with a male stranger.

On the one hand, she was really agitated.

On the other hand, during Tang Luo’s journey to the west, he was a holy monk that was sought after by many demonesses and evil female spirits.

Men liked beautiful women, just like how women liked handsome men.

‘Destiny Bearer?’

Tang Luo was a little suspicious as the new term popped up.

‘Is he not, or is he not aware of it?’ thought Qin Menglan.

She believed it should be more of the latter.

If the Tang Luo in front of her was really a Destiny Bearer, that could explain why his abilities were not like a newbie’s, his eighth-grader syndrome, and his emphasis on the identity of Master Xuanzang.

“How well do you know about the Game of Gods and Demons?”

Qin Menglan sat down again and adjusted her sitting posture, preparing for a long talk.

Tang Luo briefly went through what he had learned.

Qin Menglan nodded. “Basically correct, but there is one thing to remember. All that we know is deduced by us bit by bit. Do not treat them as absolutes.”

To believe wholeheartedly in books was worse than not having a book. That was roughly the logic.

“What is a Destiny Bearer?” asked Tang Luo.

“You know, there are two ways for Employees of Gods and Demons to become stronger, one through equipment and the other through skill,” said Qin Menglan.

Tang Luo nodded.

Even if there was a broad-based improvement after six missions, it was just a passive upgrade for skills.

“In fact, there is a third kind, which is what I mentioned just now.” Qin Menglan said, “Compared to skills and equipment, destiny is almost a perfect way for Employees of Gods and Demons to become stronger.”

Tang Luo asked after giving it some thought, “Is it equivalent to a profession in the game?”

Qin Menglan nodded. “You can put it that way, but to be precise, it is a unique inheritance.”

“I roughly get the idea.”

Tang Luo’s look of realization made Qin Menglan feel that this person should be a Destiny Bearer.

He was quite a lucky person.

“Your meaning of ‘one-of-a-kind…” Tang Luo continued talking. “Are you referring to Monk’s Destiny, Wizard’s Destiny, Killing Wolf’s Destiny, which are not exclusive to anyone? Or, are you talking about non-exclusive destinies which can be obtained by only one person?”

“What we have learned so far is that there are exclusive destinies.” Qin Menglan said, “Tied to a person, an individual, not a class.”

“Isn’t that cosplaying?” asked Tang Luo.

“Uh—the way you put it seems about right,” replied Qin Menglan.

“What is a Destiny Bearer?”

To put it simply, if one got the “Saitama[1] Destiny”, they would be the Saitama Destiny Bearer and would naturally become bald.

However, they would not be transforming into Chibi Maruko-chan[2]’s grandfather.

Instead, as one was turning bald, they would grow stronger and stronger until becoming One-Punch Man.

If one got The Witcher Geralt[3] Destiny, they would become a womanizer of sorceresses, and would die if they fell from a height higher than two meters.

Of course, this was not always the case.

After receiving the destiny, one would become stronger in the direction of the destiny’s owner.

Fighting, training, cultivating, and even imitating were ways to become stronger.

One was no longer dependent or limited by skills and equipment. Whatever cooling and casting restrictions were not relevant anymore.

“That’s right, I am—” said Tang Luo.

He did not expect the game would have such a mechanism.

It was simply tailor-made for him.