Chapter 477 (1/2)

Chapter 477: Chapter 17

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Reward?

Yue was surprised at what she had suddenly heard.

Isn’t this a test game to experience fear? Why is there a reward?

That voice seemed able to see through her thoughts and said with a smile, “You’ve done a better job than I expected. So I think I should give you some rewards. What do you want?”

Only then did Yue understand his meaning. After thinking, she suddenly realized who the voice might be and couldn’t help exclaiming, “Are you the Void Mask?”

Sui Xiong, whose identity had been exposed, showed up in front of Yue. He was just a palm-sized green jellyfish, floating not far from Yue.

“That’s right. I’ve been observing every tester, hoping to find out what’s not perfect about this game. These days, I’ve found some problems indeed,” he laughed and said. “This game is designed to help people face up to fear, understand what fear is and stop being frightened all the time so that they can understand that fear is a warning sign from the mind. According to the testing results, I find that although it works more or less, it is not good enough. Many testers feel nervous during the game, but they can’t adapt to fear and fail to distinguish the warning signs from their illusions. It’s somewhat a pity for me.”

Yue didn’t understand what he meant. After a while, she was confused. She asked directly, “Then why do you want to give me a reward?”

“Because you did a great job,” Sui Xiong laughed and said. “I really didn’t expect someone in this world to be able to turn this fear experience game into an interesting adventure and pass all the tests. You must have heard from the people who provided the story just now that they had suffered a lot in the adventure before, and if it hadn’t been for the help of a good phantom, they would have all died. But with your wisdom and planning, the adventure went on smoothly. Although there were dangerous moments, you guys successfully killed the evil spirit, and nobody was injured. It was just a game indeed, but everything was designed according to a real adventure. In other words, if you can kill the evil spirit in the game, you are surely able to lead such a group of weak adventurers to eliminate a powerful evil spirit in real life.”

He kept nodding his head and said—although it seemed a little weird for a jellyfish to do that. “You really did a great job, and that made me show up in front of you to give you extra rewards. You deserve it.”

“Extra rewards?” Yue was surprised. “In other words, those ordinary people are not rewarded?”

“Of course, it has already been a precious reward for them to be able to experience the adventure and have the chance to face up to fear. Now that they have gained such valuable experience, how can I reward them again?”

Yue understood that completely. She thought about it for a while and asked, “So, what reward are you going to give me?”

Sui Xiong laughed again. “You are such a smart girl! You kicked the question back to me!”

He paused and said, “In this world, although I dare not say that I can do everything, there are absolutely a few things that I can’t do. As long as it’s not too demanding, I can make you satisfied.”

Now it was Yue’s turn to be confused. She did not know what the standard of too demanding was. She kept thinking about it and did not know what to ask for.

“Your Majesty, Void Mask, if I want to be smarter, or faster, or have more powerful magic… Will that be too demanding?”

“Of course not.”

“Then, if I want my parents to have more free time and can be with me more often, will that be too demanding?”

Sui Xiong was perplexed for a moment. He thought about it for a while and shook his head. “No.”

Yue smiled happily. “Then I’ll take this reward!”

“Are you sure?” Sui Xiong was somewhat puzzled and asked. “It is not so easy to get my reward! Why don’t you ask for something good for yourself? For example, eternal youth, powerful magic or precious treasures… I can give you all of them.”

“But those things don’t mean much to me,” Yue said with ease. “It will be good to have them, but it doesn’t matter if I don’t. Compared with these things, I hope my parents can accompany me more often, and that is what I want most.”

Sui Xiong looked at her carefully. The girl was clear in her heart, and she didn’t hide any intentions. What she had said was true.

He couldn’t help sighing softly. “Since you want your parents’ company so much, why do you often quarrel with them when you are with them?”

Yue looked down. “I don’t mean to do that, but… When I think of them leaving me so soon to be busy with their work, and nobody knows when we’ll meet each again, I can’t help acting indocile…”

“Alas!” Sui Xiong shook his head. “I understand you, but you shouldn’t act like that!”