Chapter 874 - Cut the Ground on Which Someone Else Stood (1/2)

“That was well played, Sir System. You just gave him a taste of his own medicine.”

Fang Ning was impressed. Black Pot had previously deceived them with asymmetric information and now, Sir System used that to trick him as well.

The only difference was that Sir System did not lie, it just did not tell the truth.

“Well done, right?” Sir System said proudly, “If he dares to trick me again, I’ll let him know what blood tastes like.”

“Very well. That way we don’t have to worry about not getting our promised share in the future,” Fang Ning said in approval.

The game plans of Sir System were getting more unusual day by day. This made him concerned that Sir System might be evolving too quickly.

Unfortunately, he had no way of checking its source code. Otherwise, he could have found out why.

Sir System used to be slow-witted. Now that it had become so intelligent, it worried him a little.

If it exceeded his own intelligent quotient and emotional quotient, then what would be his purpose of existence? He might be seized eternally without getting any rights to exercise his freedom.

It seemed like he needed to work harder. So, Fang Ning secretly made up his mind to stop bothering himself with the matter here. He then went back to System Cyber Cafe to work.

…

Time flew; ten days went by in the blink of an eye.

Sir System called out to Fang Ning.

“Bad news. Everything’s falling apart,” Sir System said hastily.

“Stop making a huge fuss over nothing. Calm down. Stay calm.” Fang Ning remained undisturbed and composed. His intuition told him that it was not a big deal.

“My reward is vanishing…” Sir System said bitterly, “How can I calm down?”

“Oh, it seems like there’s something wrong with the solidification process of the arcane realm. Could it be the God of Plagues who’s pulling some dirty tricks behind our backs?” Fang Ning made a guess.

“Yes, you’re right.” At this point, Sir System displayed an image of Land of Culinary.

There was no one but Chong Daqing at White Jade Square, but no one knew what it was waiting for.

It looked like the power of blockade had faded.

The thick white smoke that was diffused all over had faded as well. In many places, the landscape had already been revealed.

“I knew it.” Fang Ning sighed as he said, “It’s not easy to just observe and stand idly by. The God of Plagues isn’t a non-player character, so he won’t go against us one-to-one willingly. He knew that he can’t fight us face to face, so of course he would do something behind our backs. Needless to say, he must be getting to the bottom of it and interrogating the Greater Rat Clan now…”

“How dare he do something like that!” Sir System was burning with rage. “Just because he can’t get it, he’s preventing the others from getting it as well. What would he even get out of this?”

“Hehe, that’s the mentality of a wicked person!” Fang Ning shook his head and sighed. “Not letting others get what he can’t. A good person would help others attain their aims even if they can’t attain theirs. At most they’ll just turn a blind eye, they would never stand in other people’s way.”

“What a despicable fellow. No wonder he’s an evil god!” Sir System was furious.

They could have gotten a part of the output from the grotto-heaven, but the God of Plagues had decided to cut the ground on which someone else stood after he realized that he could never get it himself.

A hateful being like him should be wiped off the face of the earth!

He did not threaten Vigilante A directly, but he had used a different method.

After a while, Black Pot was well aware of the situation with the help of Sir System.

He was silent for a moment before he said, “Gods aren’t that immature. God of Plagues just wants to show us the possibility of it. If he’s not given a part of it, he would not let us get it as well.”

When Fang Ning heard that, he was stunned. Then, he nodded. “You’re right, Culinary God. There’s still some white smoke left, and this shows that he has left some room for manoeuver. He’s just trying to test us and see how we react to it.”