NCCnovel Chapter 426 Is this some kind of behind-the-scenes manipulation?
Chapter 426 Is this some kind of behind-the-scenes manipulation?
Euranos remained silent.
The blue light deep within his eyes, resembling underlying code, flickered wildly before quickly disappearing.
"You are immoral; what you seek has become far too great."
Euranus's voice echoed through the hall, tinged with a hint of stiffness.
"The river of time is not something mortals can easily touch."
"However, I have an ancient 'God-Slaying Spear' here, which has a 100% true penetration effect and ignores any defense."
Chen You remained expressionless.
"Can the protection period be changed?"
Euranus tapped his fingers on the armrest of the throne, the rhythm slightly quickening.
"Or, a floating aerial fortress equipped with a mythical-grade magic cannon. With it, you'd be invincible among those of the same level."
Chen You sighed.
"Can the protection period be changed?"
Euranus's voice deepened, and his massive body leaned forward slightly, exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression.
"Young man, don't aim too high. Do you know that this reward is something others would kill for..."
Chen You understood.
Li Guoan is absolutely right.
This guy is just making empty promises and stalling for time; he has no authority to modify the underlying newbie protection period of the system.
"Thank you, but no need."
Chen You took out a return scroll from his backpack.
Euranos froze, his movements halting in mid-air.
Do you know what it means to give up this opportunity?
"It means I can live a few more days."
Chen You crushed the return-to-city talisman in one swift motion.
A teleportation beam illuminated and enveloped his body.
Yuranus suddenly stood up, and the two rows of level 100 guards in the hall drew their greatswords in unison, the sound of metal scraping against metal was deafening.
Goodbye, no need to see me off.
Chen You waved his hand, and his figure disappeared from the hall in an instant, leaving behind a bewildered level 100 city lord.
The light faded, and Chen You landed on his feet.
My ears were instantly filled with deafening heavy metal music.
The sky was dark, and colorful neon signs flashed wildly on both sides of the street.
Holographic projections intertwined in mid-air, displaying a giant banner: "Star Source Voice, Peak Night! Cheer for your favorite star!"
Chen You looked up at the sky.
evening.
"Damn it!" Chen You couldn't help but swear.
After exchanging a few casual words and arguing for less than a minute, it was already evening in Cangxing City!
"This system is truly insidious; it steals time more ruthlessly than it steals lives."
While inwardly grumbling, Chen You opened the map, preparing to automatically navigate to the city lord's mansion.
Suddenly, a bright blue system notification popped up in front of him, blocking his view.
[Ding! The finals of "Star Source Voice" will begin in 2 hours!]
As the specially invited chief judge and sole honorary mentor for this election, please select the ten finalists from among the contestants who advanced from the preliminary rounds.
[Note: Your selection represents only your personal artistic taste and is one of the references, not the final list.]
Chen You stared at the last line of text.
"If you're not on the final list, what right do you have to let me choose?" Chen You pointed at the screen and cursed.
Despite his complaints, he still opened the list of contestants.
A dense stream of avatars and data cascaded down like a waterfall.
First, the seedlings must be brought in.
This is a national team athlete; there's a generous reward for winning first place, and we absolutely can't let the prize go to outsiders.
Chen You decisively put a big checkmark next to Lin Miao's name.
Next, it's time to remove the stumbling blocks.
First was Thalos of the Titans.
The performance is a combination of breaking a boulder on the chest and a heavy metal death roar.
"No, this big guy has too much support and will easily steal Lin Miao's thunder." Chen You swiped his finger and decisively crossed it out.
Next up was the Moon Arrow of the Elven Gods.
Pointy ears, long legs, her talent is playing the flute on a leaf, creating ethereal music.
"This is absolutely unacceptable; keeping it around is a disaster. Eliminate it."
There is also Oro of the Roman gods.
Dressed in all black, she performed a shadow dance that was incredibly cool, and the comments section was filled with screams from her female fans.
"Too pretentious, seriously affecting the city's appearance, it's out."
Chen You flipped through the pages, swiftly eliminating all the contestants who seemed competitive, good-looking, and talented.
The elite forces of the three major divine races were completely wiped out.
Finally, Chen You's gaze fell on an extremely conspicuous name.
[Individual Trainee: James Sand. Talents: Singing, dancing, rapping, basketball.]
Chen You let out a cold laugh.
Sander, Sander, you're a city lord, why don't you stay in your manor and issue missions instead of indulging in some idol dream?
If you don't fail the exam, how much longer will my subsequent tasks be delayed?
"For the sake of peace in the Origin Realm, and for the sake of my main quest, you should go back to being the city lord."
Without hesitation, Chen You drew a huge red cross over Sander's name.
After looking around, Chen You adhered to the principle that "you have to use mud to set off red flowers," and specifically chose those that were misshapen and cracked.
A skeleton soldier with only one leg performs by spinning in place on one leg two hundred times.
A dwarf with three heads performs a three-person comedy routine, arguing with himself.
A mutated boar-man performs a feat of eating a bucket of swill in five seconds.
……
"Perfect." Chen You looked at the "death list" he had selected and nodded in satisfaction.
If Lin Miao can't get first place with this lineup, she might as well go home and feed pigs.
Click to submit the list.
Chen You returned to the city lord's mansion.
The city lord's mansion had completely changed by this time, with a huge support banner hanging at the entrance that read, "Sander, fly bravely, take responsibility if something happens."
Several guards stood on duty, holding glow sticks and looking utterly dejected.
Chen You swaggered in.
As soon as I entered the backyard, I heard a mournful wail that soared straight into the sky.
"Why! Why! I trained so hard for two and a half years, why didn't I even make it to the finals!"
Sander's massive body, over two meters tall, was curled up beside the fountain in the center of the yard, crying like a two-hundred-pound child.
She was still wearing that ridiculous pair of overalls, her middle-parted hair was messed up like a bird's nest, and the basketball in her hand rolled to the side.
Chen You suppressed a laugh, put on a pained expression, and strode forward.
"Lord Sander, what happened? Who bullied you? Tell me, and I'll stand up for you!"
Sander looked up, his face covered in tears. Seeing Chen You was like seeing a family member. He hugged Chen You's leg and cried even harder.
"Mentor! I failed! The system just notified me that my overall score was reduced to a negative number because the judging panel strongly discouraged me! I didn't even make it to the finals!"
Chen You's heart skipped a beat.
This damn system really speaks the truth without reservation; it's utterly despicable.
He coughed twice and patted Sander's broad shoulder without changing his expression.
"Sander, you've been so foolish!" Chen You sighed in anguish.
"I...how could I be so confused?" Sander asked, sobbing, his huge eyes filled with bewilderment.
Chen You put his hands behind his back, looked up at the dim sky, and put on a mysterious expression.
Do you know what true art is?