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Chapter 66 Another charlatan?

This was something Jiang Ran had planned from the beginning: to first see if the "cold-hearted" approach would work.

If it works, that's great; just go for a magic-based exchange and you're done.

If that doesn't work, then we'll go with plan B.

Jiang Ran clicked on the "Heartless" option on the game panel, targeting: Bloodstained, real name: Yan Zikai.

A system prompt pops up the second after clicking the skill.

【因寡情使用对象对玩家憎恨值达到85（100），转化为爱意值：-85。B级以下需1350生命值以复制80%技能效果，A级\S级分别需要1650\1850生命值。也可仅支付100生命值单纯获取技能列表，冷却时间减少90%。】

Jiang Ran was overjoyed: This skill was exactly as she had imagined!
That would be easy.

Although the lower the affection value, the more life points are required, this amount of life points is nothing to Jiang Ran—the 5000 life points Yan Zikai used to buy salt water were more than enough to buy his life.

Even if Jiang Ran could see the skills that the so-called "god" gave Yan Zikai, she probably wouldn't copy them, since no one could guarantee that this thing wasn't a trap from beginning to end.

Therefore, she did not hesitate to deduct 100 health points to click "Investigate" and check Yan Zikai's skills first.

[Skill successfully used! Yan Zikai's skill details are now displayed.]

【Skill 1: Sanctuary (S-rank): After activation, a sanctuary with a diameter of 50cm is generated with you as the center. Players who enter the sanctuary can have a "sacred seed" implanted after offering their loyalty and will receive the protection of holy light (you need to pay 0.1 random attribute points to increase the player's defense value by 1).

The Sacred Seed gradually increases the player's loyalty. When loyalty reaches 100, the Sacred Seed blooms. Harvesting the Sacred Seed refunds attribute points and increases the Sacred Domain's range (no cooldown).

[Skill 2: Orator (Rank B): Increases the credibility of your speech by 30% for 2 minutes after activation (Cooldown: 15 minutes).]

[Skill 3: Stealth (Rank C): Enter stealth mode for 2 minutes (cannot evade radar or infrared devices) (Cooldown: 5 minutes).]

[Please select the skill you wish to copy.]

Jiang Ran was somewhat dumbfounded by the effect of being cold-hearted.

Aside from requiring a bit more health, this thing is both practical and useful for scouting!
It only costs 100 of the total amount to directly investigate other people's skills. It's really unfair that it was classified as B-level!

But just from the skill description, you can tell that the so-called "divinely bestowed skill" is really suspicious. Does Yan Zikai really think he is the chosen one? He dares to bind such a skill.

Doesn't she even have the slightest doubt about where those harvested "sacred seeds" will ultimately end up?

Jiang Ran had no idea that Yan Zikai's mental breakdown was actually related to her.

Whether in real life or in the game, Yan Zikai was used to everything going smoothly. When he suffered a setback, he felt that being humiliated in front of all the players was a lifelong disgrace.

It was precisely because he was so eager to trample the "young lady" under his feet that he completely lost his mind when he saw an S-rank skill.

Of course, even if Jiang Ran knew all this, she wouldn't be emotionally affected at all; she would only think that Yan Zikai had a bad mentality.

Furthermore, most players don't have the same information about Jiang Ran, so it's naturally difficult for them to guess that some special skills can create effects similar to "clones".

After reading the skill descriptions of the Holy Domain, Jiang Ran unconsciously fell into deep thought.

She always felt that the skill "Sanctuary," with its overly mystical aura, subtly pointed to a certain person.

—GOD.

If he really orchestrated all of this, then it seems reasonable that he could rise to the top of the Heavenly Ranking in the near future.

In fact, Jiang Ran had never met GOD; most of what she knew about him was hearsay. As the number one person on the Heavenly Ranking, he naturally attracted a lot of attention, but she had never heard of his rise to power.

This is very illogical.

After all, with the trains merged and the world channel opened, everyone's information will no longer be limited to the current train.

Even if such a large organization as the "Holy Church" originated abroad, it is impossible for it to be completely untraceable.

The only explanation is that someone used absolute control to erase some traces.

The phrase "Holy Seed Bloom" carries an eerie atmosphere, giving the impression that once a player is planted with the Holy Seed, they may no longer belong to themselves.

This includes Yan Zikai, who has been assigned a skill.

However, there was no description of resisting nematodes among these skills. Jiang Ran guessed that it must be due to the use of some kind of prop, perhaps given by Zhe Zhou.

If you want to fish, you have to provide bait first.

Why did Zhe Zhou only talk the talk when he was talking to me? Why was he treating me differently?

Jiang Ran suddenly felt a little regretful. She hadn't thought about this before. If she had known that their family was so wealthy, she should have taken advantage of them to get some props.

Pity.

Jiang Ran let out a soft breath. Regardless of whether the person behind Zhe Zhou was GOD or not, this person was an obstacle she couldn't avoid if she wanted to compete for a spot on the Heavenly Ranking.

Let's deal with the people in front of us first.

She directly copied Yan Zikai's stealth skills.

[Skill. Stealth: Enter stealth mode for 96 seconds (cannot evade radar or infrared devices) (71 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds remaining)]

After clicking to use it, Jiang Ran swaggered towards Yan Zikai in the middle of the open space.

At this moment, everyone's attention was focused on the "young lady" who was still bombing the outskirts of the village, and they had no idea that Jiang Ran had already gotten close to their leader.

Even Yan Zikai himself, sitting in the innermost room's hall, looked gloomy with a hint of heartache.

Jiang Ran miraculously understood his meaning—Yan Zikai probably already considered these weapons and ammunition as his own, and was naturally unhappy to see Xiaobai "wasting" them like this.

Although the surrounding houses were blown to pieces, the house where Yan Zikai was located was completely undamaged. It was unclear whether this was due to the hidden effect of the Sacred Domain or some other prop.

The people around Yan Zikai stood quietly, ignoring the "commotion" outside, seemingly only obeying Yan Zikai's orders.

A closer look reveals that their expressions are somewhat numb.

Jiang Ran frowned. How could the effect be so obvious in such a short time?

She originally wanted to throw a grenade or something into the house, but looking at the way these people were, she worried that it would not only be ineffective but would also alert them.

With little time left to stealth, Jiang Ran acted decisively, suddenly leaping out, grabbing Yan Zikai by the neck, and immediately changing Xiaobai's coordinates back to the cellar!
Yan Zikai's face turned to horror. He felt a pair of slender hands suddenly appear on his neck, followed by a suffocating sensation!
What's even more terrifying is that, despite his strength, he couldn't budge those hands that felt like a woman's at all!

And so, the people in the Bloodstained Guild watched helplessly as their guild leader and the young lady outside disappeared before their very eyes.

(End of this chapter)