Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

"Hello everyone, I'm the newbie Jiang Xianwu, and I finally made it back alive."

As soon as Jiang Xianwu appeared, he quickly broke the repetition of the parrots.

However, it didn't silence the crowd. In that instant, the forum was again flooded with various posts.

"Jiang brother, are you selling your firsthand strategies? The price is negotiable. If you agree not to sell to others for the first three days, the price is all negotiable."

"Also asking for the strategies, I want to know how you counter-killed the Blood Hunters! Are there really demon kings inside?"

"Teacher Jiang, I'm a Mutator trainee who has been conscripted for two and a half years, please tell me, is there some secret technique for Mutators? How did you manage without relying on Sky Eyes?"

"Jiang brother, add me as a friend!"

"Yes, yes, add me as a friend!"

Jiang Xianwu, treated like a celebrity, now outshone everyone.

At this time, he was supposed to enjoy the pleasure of victory.

Especially before entering Blood Hunting Mode, Jiang Xianwu's outspoken taunting of the Blood Hunters had deeply imprinted in everyone's mind.

Everyone dislikes show-offs, but it's human nature to respect the strong.

Once it's discovered that what seemed like showing off was just an objective description, people's attitudes change.

What's more, Jiang Xianwu truly possessed extremely important information.

The death rate at the Night of Ghostly Screams in the tower, before Jiang Xianwu, was one hundred percent. Even if Jiang Xianwu's guides could reduce it to ninety percent, it was still a significant advancement.

Of course, all the pioneers at the transit station believed that Jiang Xianwu would probably just casually say something like "Isn't this a standard for Mutators?"

But Jiang Xianwu's attitude surprised everyone.

Zhou Baiyu was indeed very arrogant before, but now he was very sober, arguably more sober than he had ever been.

He first apologized:

"I need to say sorry to everyone first."

This apology seemed out of the blue, and the pioneers were somewhat taken aback. Zhou Baiyu didn't mind and continued:

"The Blood Hunter was also a pioneer, forced into his position. He and I had no personal grudges, but at that moment, it was either him or me."

"I couldn't afford to be merciful, because he was stronger than me. I had to give it my all, fighting for my life. I regret his death."

"For this, the world lost a warrior capable of battling monsters. That is my regret."

This development surprised everyone.

Before Jiang Xianwu entered the tower area, he was full of arrogance... nothing like this.

Zhou Baiyu knew what the crowd was wondering and took the opportunity to explain:

"Indeed, before entering this test, I spoke arrogantly and provoked the Blood Hunter."

"But think about it, at that time, as a rookie, I had no assurance of surviving. The only thing I could do was to draw the Blood Hunter's attention like a man, so he wouldn't target the Snow Demon."

"So I mocked the seniors from Future Gate, as a small character like me, who would dare be so arrogant? It was just a way to protect my companions before I died."

"Let the Future Gate intimidate the Blood Hunter, focusing his attention on me alone, and spare the Snow Demon."

Some of the guild leaders and a few pioneers knew Jiang Xianwu's calculations at the time.

But most people were still unaware, and Jiang Xianwu's huge contrast in behavior before and after made everyone... see him in a somewhat different light.

Some even began to respect him, bowing on the spot.

A man on the brink of death, never giving up on protecting his companions... actively mocking the Blood Hunter to draw hatred.

Such magnanimity is truly rare.

In the transit station, Lin said:

"Your friend requests are increasing."

Everything was within Zhou Baiyu's plans, the reaction of the people, exactly as he had anticipated.

He immediately said:

"Thank you all for your love and for looking up to me, but I really can't add friends... because... I really don't have much pioneer value."

The crowd immediately understood. In the pioneers' realm, adding friends and accepting friend requests both deducted pioneer value.

"We" seem to intentionally disrupt social interactions.

Each of them had to subtract a single value to add Jiang Xianwu as a friend.

But if Jiang Xianwu accepted every person's friend request, that would mean subtracting countless values.

At this time, as a newcomer, he could not afford to be partial or favor some over others...

So, the best solution was to temporarily not add anyone.

Although two sessions of extreme difficulty training had provided Jiang Xianwu with some savings, against the massive number of pioneers, his little continuance would bankrupt him just by adding friends.

Zhou Baiyu began to further craft his persona:

"There is plenty of time ahead, and who knows, I might collaborate with each of you seniors in the future. I really can't say I'm well-off. I hope that when you meet me later, you can tolerate my initial arrogance," he said.

Suddenly, Jiang Xianwu went from a madman to a modest gentleman. This transformation was indeed abrupt, but upon reflection, everyone felt it made sense.

At this moment, several guild leaders in the transfer station also showed admiration.

Sky Eye truly regretted now.

Jiang Xianwu was able to switch his posture at the time he ought to be most arrogant, becoming calm, modest, and quietly humble, which was quite impressive.

Different from Guang Tongchen's approach, he said in the Hundred Rivers guild:

"This man is not bad. This humble appearance is contrived, a bit exaggerated, and his attitude toward Blood Hunters is insincere, but the more it is so, the better it is," he said.

Huan Liuyan spoke in the Divine Consort Association's guild channel:

"Everyone, tone it down, stop discussing carrots in the channel. You are all women, be more reserved. I will do my best to try and recruit him, but that is because I value his character and talent, so stop discussing carrots here!" she said.

Sometimes… in women-only places, the topics women discuss can be very liberating.

Jiang Xianwu was like the boy who had transferred to an all-girls school in some country.

Especially since a considerable part of the students at the girl's school were aware of Jiang Xianwu's famous label.

Therefore, the entire Divine Consort Association's Pioneer Voice guild channel was now very lively.

But all the guild leaders still underestimated Jiang Xianwu.

Only Guang Tongchen truly understood that this "Jiang Xianwu" was neither a humble nor a proud person.

Indeed, that was the case.

Be it pride or humility, gentleness or madness, they were all a form of "camouflage."

Zhou Baiyu needed to protect himself.

All the aforementioned actions, which greatly increased his likeability and involved lowering his posture, were actually maximizing the characteristic of "God of Difference and Chaos's demeanor."

"God of Difference and Chaos's demeanor" would make Zhou Baiyu more likely to win the favor of "non-humans" and more likely to be disliked by "humans."

However, in the characteristics note, Zhou Baiyu noticed a key piece of information— if the target had already developed a certain level of fondness for him, then the influence of this aura would decrease.

Therefore, Zhou Baiyu was actually casting a wide net, letting everyone hold a favorable impression of him.

This was to maximize the reduction of the negative effects brought about by his characteristics.

He was now truly sober among people.

Before speaking, Jiang Xianwu had already thought through various aspects in his mind:

"If not for the God of Death and Reincarnation's meddling, if Midel were a senseless killing creature... I couldn't have possibly survived."

"My success was filled with randomness. In such a case, if I truly thought of myself as capable, that would be utterly foolish," he thought.

"Having fame and being a topic of discussion is not a bad thing, but having too much fame and dominating all discussions, while I do not possess the capabilities people assume, is definitely a bad thing," he reasoned.

So, taking everything into consideration, Zhou Baiyu hoped to fade from the topic and win a good impression.

Everything developed as he had expected.

Even the "villain's" performance was just as Zhou Baiyu had anticipated.

Not everyone was fooled by Zhou Baiyu's speech, nor did everyone necessarily like him.

There would always be a few people who showed sobriety or who were critical—

"Hehe, you said so much, looking quite noble, but why exactly did you block the Peeker?"

"After all, you are just flaunting your persona, aren't you just trying to make money off your strategies?"

Zhou Baiyu smiled. This question was indeed timely.