NOVEL NEXT Chapter 415: As Long as You’re My Dragon…
The BS announcement mentioned her, probably only because she had signed an equal contract with Rita, and she had logged into the BS server previously. Nivalis pushed the withered leaf back, understanding that this was not something one could simply get by entering the Colosseum like the Nightmare Chests; this was definitely a true reward from Divine Game.
But just a moment ago, Rita, who had been penny-pinching, shook her head. "It's only fair that we split this 50-50, considering your driving skills helped us so much in this round."
Rita knew that the Golden Tree Withered Leaf was the real treasure here, and it must be even more precious than the Nightmare Chest.
She wasn't the type to say one thing and do another, pretending ignorance when it came to dividing rewards after sharing hardships. She looked into Nivalis' eyes, her tone serious as she spoke:
"I may never be able to give you my complete trust. It's not your fault, and it's not mine either. But as long as you're my dragon, Nivalis, I will never ignore or undervalue your contributions." Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire
Nivalis stared blankly at Rita before speaking up. "What about your determination? You said you wanted to grow stronger, to gain power. This is it."
Saying this, Nivalis anxiously held up the three Golden Tree Withered Leaves in front of Rita, almost as if trying to make her understand, "This is it!"
Rita gently pushed the leaves into Nivalis' arms, her fingers brushing over the water-drop-shaped white gem on Nivalis' forehead. "You too," she said.
Nivalis suddenly understood why, every time she had expressed how important Rita was to her, Rita had always gotten flustered and upset.
At that moment, Nivalis couldn't feel her limbs or wings; she felt as though she were floating. Holding the three Golden Tree Withered Leaves to her chest like a precious treasure, she let out a soft "oh" and smiled foolishly.
Rita then handed Nivalis a Nightmare Chest. "One for you, two for me. Is that okay?"
Nivalis was still smiling dreamily. "Sure, whatever works. I was thinking of going back to Dragon Island and telling Holy Cup and the others about my gains. Is that alright?"
"Of course."
Nivalis, clutching both the chest and the Golden Tree Withered Leaves, used her cat-like head to teleport home.
Rita didn't rush to use the Golden Tree Withered Leaves or the chest. She kept them safe, walked up to a mirror, and looked into her right eye.
Her right eye had turned blood red.
She blinked, noticing no immediate change, but when she pulled out the Wrathful Moon and brought her eye near the lantern to examine the moon trapped in Moon Sand, the moon that had been glowing recently extinguished.
Rita: ???
"Why is it angry again?!"
She had only spent 12 hours in Kart Racing, but her usage of her Arcane Powers had already drained 523 points, leaving her with only 12,241 Arcane Points. Had she not spent three hundred years in the High Tower, she wouldn't have enough power left.
Looking at the Moon Sand in her lantern, she hesitated for a moment before replenishing some of her Arcane Powers, raising her total to 15,000 and saving a third of the Moon Sand for later.
She checked her game panel again, but found no changes related to the moonlight.
However, the experience rewards from the world battlefield had leveled her up to level 18, and she noticed a new entry next to "Human" on her personal panel: Currently Evolving.
It seemed that the Golden Tree Withered Leaves and the chest didn't conflict with her life-tier evolution.
As she wrapped a healing bandage around her right eye, the evolution process finished.
Player Maximum Base Attribute +1% Player All Advanced Attributes +1% Human Lifespan Maximum +10 Years All Players Can Allocate 10 Attribute Points Player Rita Receives BS Blessing, All Evolution Rewards Doubled
Rita looked at her agility; it had indeed increased by 36, and the decimal point was rounded off.
She used the 20 new attribute points to raise her Intelligence, pushing it back above 200.
By now, things outside had gotten chaotic.
Her phone and private messages were buzzing incessantly, like there was no stopping unless she responded. Rita reluctantly pushed the Golden Tree Withered Leaves and the Nightmare Chest aside, glancing at the glowing phone screen. It was Shadow.Q.
She opened the game chat.
Shadow.Q: "Rita, are you there?"
Shadow.Q: "Rita, it's your Babe Q! Don't you remember? We fought side by side in the High Tower."
Shadow.Q: "Hello?? I'm asking, is it convenient for me to come over?"
Shadow.Q: "No worries if it's not, I'm always available."
Shadow.Q: "I just wanted to bring you the New Year gift from Eclipse Vanguard."
Shadow.Q: "666 gold gift pack, a pair of purple boots, a crucible developed by the research department, and 50 skill crystals of various types."
Shadow.Q: "Unfortunately, I can't seem to find their owner. Sigh."
Rita: "...…"
Rita: "I remember we've already celebrated the New Year."
Shadow.Q: "Just a belated greeting!"
Rita had had enough of Shadow.Q. She knew that if she didn't give a clear answer, Eclipse Vanguard wouldn't let it go.
She walked outside her villa, through the Thunder Net, and opened the metal gate.
Rita: "I'm opening the door."
Within 2 seconds, a portal appeared outside her villa. Shadow.Q walked out carrying bags and boxes, the most terrifying being a long string of small boxes resembling firecrackers.
Haha, Eclipse Vanguard must've wrapped every single skill crystal…
Behind the portal, several of Eclipse Vanguard's colleagues could be faintly seen, rubbing their hands together with the eager excitement of winning a big prize.
Rita opened a passage through the Thunder Net and let Shadow.Q in.
She poured Shadow.Q a cup of coffee and said directly, "I won't say anything about it. If you want to know something, go investigate yourself. Even if you go there, we won't be able to form a team. I'll say this again: I'm barely surviving. Nivalis and I are struggling just to stay alive."
Now, with her strength, she didn't need any excuses. No one could force her to do anything she didn't want to.
And what she said was the truth.
With her Arcane Powers, she could use all skills without restriction, and with Arcane amplification, their power was magnified.
She had several top-tier talents, including Midnight Exile, One-Person Party, Sharpshooter, and others like Food God and Immortal that would come into play when needed.
Her agility was close to 2,000, and her other attributes were over 200.
She still had three two-star keys for entering the world battlefield.
With her orange-red wings, she could fly; with Nivalis' help, and knowing more than 600 languages from countless races, she still struggled to survive in the world battlefield.
This time's success was solely due to the game aligning perfectly with her and Nivalis. Otherwise, just surviving until the end would've been a miracle.
At this point, any player on BS would be purely cannon fodder in the world battlefield.
Shadow.Q sighed, but was not surprised by the response. Actually, before departing, Eclipse Vanguard had already guessed Rita's attitude.
Considering Nivalis' current situation, they also guessed that the place was extremely dangerous.
But until they got a definitive answer, they weren't about to give up.