Volume 2, Chapter 72 – The Confident Sister Xiaomu

The reason she called it an opportunity, if one were to think about it from a player’s perspective, this so-called “opportunity” was already very clear.

The System’s “storyline” had advanced, causing a chaotic war among the three major factions. Furthermore, this war between the three factions could very well escalate into one that would engulf the entire game world.

And any faction participating in the war would inevitably see its control over its vast territories weakened to some degree.

That meant certain areas under weakened factions could become perfect targets for players to use the Lord Token and successfully claim them as independent territories.

In addition, after the faction wars ended, the unclaimed lands left behind by the losing side would naturally become contested battlegrounds among players…

After thinking through all this, Tianyin finally understood.

“So the entire war between the Graveyard, the Kingdoms, and the Strongholds… was actually something the game deliberately pushed forward to create enough space for players to take root…?”

In other words, even the Grand Duke of the Undead, Sargus, was just another piece calculated by the System?

That was… far too shocking.

Tianyin couldn’t help but recall, she herself was just an ordinary person, nothing special at all, who had somehow become an NPC in this game because of some strange incident…

So then… was she also just a seed casually planted by the System, waiting to be used as a tool later on?

For a moment, Tianyin’s emotions grew incredibly complicated.

“Xiaoyin, what’s wrong?”

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Noticing Tianyin lost in thought, Xingyu Muxi asked curiously.

Hearing Sister Xiaomu’s voice, Tianyin quickly returned from her daze.

“Wuu, it’s nothing, Sister Xiaomu. Since you said we could create a home of our own in this world, I was just thinking about where we should build it.”

“Pfft, Xiaoyin doesn’t have to worry about that at all. Because, you see, I’ve already decided where we’re going to activate the Lord Token~”

Xingyu Muxi said with a smile.

“Wuu, eh? You already decided?”

“Yup~ But before that, there’s still one thing I want to confirm with you~”

Even though it seemed like things were already settled, Xingyu Muxi still appeared to have a few uncertainties, something she wanted Tianyin’s help to resolve.

“Something to confirm with me? I don’t know if I can help, but since you’re asking me, I’ll do my best to give you an answer!”

Tianyin’s face turned serious. After all, Sister Xiaomu’s question seemed to concern where their future home would be established…

“Come on now, Xiaoyin, don’t be so tense. My question isn’t that difficult.”

Seeing Tianyin’s tiny face tense up so seriously in an adorable expression, Xingyu Muxi couldn’t help but feel the urge to scoop her into her arms and squeeze her tight.

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But she held back… for now. After all, not too far away, that black-haired loli was still glaring daggers their way…

“I see… well then, what’s the question, Sister Xiaomu?”

“Mhm~ It’s not a hard one. I just want to ask, do you know what kind of attitude the Grand Duke of the Undead, Sargus, has toward us?”

The attitude of the Grand Duke of the Undead, Sargus?

“Eh, attitude…?”

“What’s wrong, Xiaoyin? Not sure how to answer? Put another way, I mean, what do you think Sargus’s view of us is~”

Xingyu Muxi asked again, rephrasing the question slightly.

“His view? Hmm… if it’s his view, then probably he doesn’t really think much about us at all? At the very least, the entire Graveyard hasn’t shown any signs of attacking us~”

Tianyin basically repeated what she’d said before, just in more detail this time.

“He won’t attack us? Is that so, Xiaoyin?”

Xingyu Muxi seemed to be confirming something.

But up to this point, Tianyin still didn’t understand why Sister Xiaomu was asking about this, leaving her completely puzzled and a little lost.

“Mm, that’s right, Sister Xiaomu. When I talked with the Grand Duke of the Undead, Sargus, he personally promised me he wouldn’t attack us. So there’s absolutely no way I’m lying~”

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“Mhm, mhm, of course I believe you, Xiaoyin. To me, you’re someone who wouldn’t lie at all, so I can trust your words unconditionally~”

Xingyu Muxi gently patted Tianyin’s head as she spoke softly.

“Mhm, I know… but Sister Xiaomu, can you tell me why you asked about Sargus’s attitude?”

For some reason, Tianyin didn’t really dislike being patted on the head by Sister Xiaomu.

So she simply chose to ignore it instinctively.

Besides, considering her race, “Loli”, her height was never going to reach that of a normal person anyway. Being patted on the head didn’t exactly affect her growth.

No, to be exact, her height was never going to grow at all!

Her thoughts began to drift into strange territory again.

But Xingyu Muxi, who was still patting her head, didn’t notice a thing.

“You want to know why I asked that, Xiaoyin?”

“Mhm, I do. Will you tell me, Sister Xiaomu?”

“Well~ before that, I was thinking, if I could confirm this matter first, then I’d tell you.”

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“Confirm?”

“Yes, confirm. But don’t worry, Xiaoyin, I’ve already confirmed it. To be precise, it has to do with where we’re going to build our home.”

Saying this, Xingyu Muxi took out the “Lord Token” from her System Inventory.

“And that is, we’ll find a nearby area with good terrain, ideally with natural defenses and plenty of water sources.”

“Eh, eh!?”

Tianyin let out a startled cry.

“Sister Xiaomu, the places you’re describing… are all within the Graveyard’s territory, though!?”

“I know, Xiaoyin.”

Xingyu Muxi smiled, her expression calm and confident.

“It’s precisely because this is the heart of the Graveyard’s territory that it’s the best place for us to establish our domain right now.”

To Tianyin, those words sounded like something utterly impossible.