NOVPUBChapter 589: Chapter 509: There Are Quite a Few Theological Eccentrics Chapter 589: Chapter 509: There Are Quite a Few Theological Eccentrics Xu Shuo satisfied Hong Rao’s curiosity and briefly mentioned the archaeologist and the female reporter.
Although he also felt that they probably wouldn’t be able to find him, that woman had the secretive Star Guild behind her, and it was unpredictable whether they might suddenly seek help.
Then, through some special means, they might actually catch Xu Shuo red-handed.
He didn’t want to deal with troubles outside of his quests.
All he wanted was to quietly go on his quests.
So if any trouble was brewing, it was probably best to nip it in the bud early on.
“The Star Guild?!”
After hearing his story, Hong Rao was not surprised that Xu Shuo encountered the same person twice while on his quests, but she was more focused on the guild the other party belonged to.
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She frowned and said, “If the Star Guild is involved, then she indeed has the capability to find you.
In fact, most guilds have dealings with the Star Guild, and things like seeking people or objects are usually taken directly to them.”
Xu Shuo cocked his head, “Is that so.
Do the guilds here all have to worship some god?”
“Not necessarily,” Hong Rao replied.
“The Star Guild is just one special case.
Initially, their chairman received a divine gift in a script, and afterwards he established the guild as a Divine Envoy, starting to recruit Believers for his faith.”
“Is there really such a god?” Xu Shuo was curious about this matter.
“Yes, there is.
After all, the worlds connected to the Script Space are countless, and some worlds do have entities similar to gods.
For example, a guild similar to the Star Guild is ‘Elf Century’, whose leader believes in the Goddess of Life from their world.”
Hong Rao was always very well-informed when discussing this information, like a professional informant.
Xu Shuo, interested, asked, “So, did you join any guilds?”
As soon as the words fell, he saw Hong Rao’s dark purple eyes suddenly burst into light, intensely focused on him!
In any case, she looked as if she’d been waiting for the chance to answer.
Hong Rao waved her hand to bring up a system interface that looked like a teammates list from some game, and the top of the interface even had a flashy hexagram badge design.
“If you’re interested in guilds, Shuo, maybe you’d like to join our ‘Miracle’ organization later on?”
Hong Rao introduced with enthusiasm: “Our guild is also among the earliest established, with many veteran players and plentiful resources.
We hold a distinguished reputation throughout the Script Space, and the big shots in there are all very easy to get along with!”
Xu Shuo: “…” The guild sounds great, but the way you say it makes it sound like you’re peddling some kind of bizarre pyramid scheme.
After pondering for a moment, he asked tactfully, “Does your guild also have performance quotas for recruiting people?”
“Cough…”
Hong Rao promptly returned to her prim and proper demeanor and said with reserve, “Not exactly, but as you know, in the Script Space, high-rank players have a high mortality rate, and there’s actually competition between guilds as well, so we consider bringing in good prospects whenever we find them.”
Xu Shuo nodded, “Let’s talk about it later.”
He currently didn’t have the desire to band together with other players, especially given his unique circumstances.
Hong Rao didn’t continue her pitch upon hearing his response.
After all, joining a guild requires an assessment, and she was just putting the idea out there so that if Xu Shuo ever wanted to join one, he might prioritize theirs.
She steered the conversation back and continued, “Leave that player’s situation to me.
Our Miracle has quite a bit of contact with the Stars, and we might even find her before she discovers you.”
“Okay, thank you for handling it,” Xu Shuo expressed his sincere gratitude.
“You know that deviating from the scripts can cause problems, so can you tone it down next time?
You should be aware that if your BUG is discovered, it could cause a lot of trouble,” Hong Rao immediately pressed, once again voicing her previous suggestion.
“Are there mad scientists in the Script Space too?” Xu Shuo asked instead of answering.
“Maybe no mad scientists, but there could be mad theologians,” Hong Rao quipped.
Running the wrong script and character, this BUG, indeed has many potential uses.
If it really gets exposed, there’s no guarantee that some greed-driven madmen wouldn’t try to use it to obtain some special rewards by controlling him and specifically researching how to exploit this BUG.
After all, Xu Shuo had obtained the Chen Chu Character Card through a BUG!
The Chen Chu Character Card also came with a ‘Rule Object’, and while it was only a level-two item, it was still an item of rule significance.
Thinking of these things, Hong Rao cautioned Xu Shuo several more times not to be reckless.
Finally, seeing that the young man still seemed to be lost in thought, she gritted her teeth and said, “If you like these kinds of rewards, I won’t restrict you from entering scripts full of monsters, but would you agree to follow my arrangements?
Otherwise, if something like this happens again, I might not be able to cover for you!”
She had already asked this question for the third time!
Hong Rao glared at him fiercely!
Xu Shuo thought about it, frequently courting death was indeed not too good, and if he did it too often, his mindset might become problematic.
He had originally planned to earnestly grow through playing the game, aiming for a pace of taking a break after each risky attempt.
However, after coming out of “The Beautiful Legend of Prague,” perhaps it was because he had obtained the “Heart,” a life-saving Divine Artifact, his mentality had become slightly inflated.
But Hong Rao wasn’t wrong about one thing.
Beating levels above your own for rewards was indeed thrilling.
But monsters probably found it equally thrilling when unexpected things happened to players.
Therefore, Xu Shuo reluctantly agreed, “Alright, I’ll listen to you,” for this period of time.
With Hong Rao’s assurance, she took another careful look at the young man’s facial expressions, ensuring he wasn’t fooling her before she finally relaxed.
“I will send you the selected scripts and required props tomorrow.
You can go in whenever you are rested.
I might be a bit busy during this time, so just leave a message if you need anything.”
Hong Rao, like an overly worried mother, had neatly arranged everything.
In the end, she suddenly added another reminder: “Oh, and if a stranger from the Script Space greets you, remember not to pay attention and act as if you didn’t see it.”
Xu Shuo was taken aback: “Has someone found me?”
Hong Rao shook her head: “No, it’s just a precautionary reminder.”
If you reply to a stranger’s greeting, the system will assume that both parties can continue to communicate, and then you might be continually harassed.
It could even lead to the other side using special means to track you down.
After cautioning him about these things, Hong Rao checked the time and left first since she still had matters to handle with the Star Guild.
Xu Shuo sat in the emptiness of his personal space.
After some thought, he opened his Player’s Handbook.
He flipped to the fan list.
In this period, his fans had already reached the thousands.
If a fan’s avatar displayed a red dot, it meant they had greeted you.
But Xu Shuo had never looked at this interface before.
He browsed through it casually; most of the greetings were from players who were fans of his performances, wanting to further develop a connection, or just to shout out to their idol.
But some were actually using the greeting to hawk goods, organizations, or even themselves.
Xu Shuo wanted to clear all the red dots.
But he gave up halfway because his hand got tired.
At that moment, he stumbled upon a greeting message that seemed a bit off, and moreover, the message had been sent several days ago.
Helian Mian: “Accept the mutual follow; I know you have a problem.”
Xu Shuo: emmm…
Xu Shuo narrowed his eyes and immediately opened this person’s profile, his gaze lingered on the level for a while, and then he opened the “Performed Scripts” to have a look.
Ten minutes later.
Xu Shuo efficiently blocked Helian Mian.
But three seconds later.
Xu Shuo remembered what Hong Rao had just said, unblocked the person from the blacklist, then closed the fan interface, pretending he had seen nothing.
Geez, that was actually the Capital Commandant from District 13…
The one with severe paranoia.
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