This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Rita and the Eclipse Vanguard team spent five days diving into the most dangerous areas of the deep sea, barely getting any rest, but the efficiency was high.

The members sent by Eclipse Vanguard were all skilled in different ways. Some could sense the direction of the dungeon light barriers, some could quickly open teleportation portals to send the barriers back, some could help everyone recover energy and alleviate fatigue, and others were responsible for taking photos of various locations, seemingly preparing for the "Young Rogue" documentary.

In these five days, they worked tirelessly without sleep and retrieved over two thousand dungeon light barriers. The task was tiring, and the process was rather dull. Aside from meal breaks, most of the time was spent swimming in the dark depths of the ocean. However, with the thought of that World Graveyard, Rita felt it was worth it.

When they parted, Rita spoke to Shadow.Q: "Next time you come across those special Mahjong tiles, make sure to reach out to me for a trade. We can work out a price."

The other players had already left, and at this point, only the two of them were left. Shadow.Q didn't try to hide anything and sighed, saying:

"After the announcement at dawn, even though it was just a few black frames, our guild leader sent me to ask if we could renegotiate the terms so you could take us along for a few more days."

Rita immediately pinched her throat and mimicked Shadow.Q's voice: "And the Spark chosen by Eclipse Vanguard is you, Rita."

Nivalis, following suit, exaggerated her voice in a theatrical manner: "Just run forward with all your might, tear open a path for us, and we will follow with the whole world!"

Shadow.Q choked for a moment, but she also had something to say: "… Oh, our guild leader also wanted me to ask, what exactly did you mean when you said you can distinguish between important and trivial matters?"

Rita was stunned. She scratched her head awkwardly and said, "Ah... haha, you really believed that?"

Shadow.Q flashed a standard smile, as though she was in a toothpaste commercial: "Well, didn't you believe what we said?"

The next second, both of them stopped smiling and stared at each other in shock. They were both astonished by the other's shamelessness.

It was a stalemate—neither of them could claim the moral high ground.

Rita cleared her throat and muttered, "Isn't this just social etiquette? Why are we bringing up old accounts? Really, this is too much…"

She took out a list of books from her bag. These were the martial arts and magic books she had stolen from the Moon Fox Library. After transcribing and filtering them, she found that they were especially useful in battle and for military use. She handed the list to Shadow.Q. "These books—could I trade them for a Mahjong tile?"

She wanted to test whether Eclipse Vanguard still had any World Graveyard tiles left.

Theoretically, there should be no more than three, because aside from her, no other players on BS Star had increased their honor points by 10,000 at once. Of course, it's also possible that the tiles were scattered among different players.

There was no way to farm honor points for the World Graveyard. After receiving the 4-Character, she had gotten 10,000 honor points, which were then given to Mistblade. Those 10,000 honor points were subtracted.

However, the World Graveyard tiles used as tickets for the World Battlefield and those lost after death hadn't resulted in any honor point deductions.
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Shadow.Q glanced over the list of books. While it only had the titles, the table of contents made it clear that these were valuable books. However, since the trade involved a special item, she couldn't make the decision on her own.

In fact, if Eclipse Vanguard had waited a day longer, they wouldn't have sold the Mahjong tile to Rita for such a low price.

After Rita received the World Graveyard, which added 10,000 honor points, Eclipse Vanguard started to feel some regret.

They had been researching that item for a long time but couldn't figure out its exact purpose. They had neither discovered any special uses for it nor had they seen any increase in honor points like Rita had. Eventually, they concluded that Rita really needed it.

After Rita took down the Gladiator Arena boss with three powerful shots, Eclipse Vanguard understood her message and decided to clarify their stance while locking in the deal.

Once the announcement came out, everyone immediately guessed that the special Mahjong tile was likely related to the "■■■■", which could affect the survival rate of world civilizations, making its value increase by more than a hundredfold.

Shadow.Q said, "I'll have to ask."

The two of them stood by the sea, waiting.

Less than two minutes later, Shadow.Q received a reply. It was from Avery, the guild leader, directly.

Shadow.Q relayed the message: "Our guild leader asks if you can bring people with you to the ■■■■."

Rita shook her head. "I can barely take care of myself, I can't bring anyone."

She would protect Nivalis, but she wasn't about to take strangers along.

Shadow.Q sighed, "Oh, well, she said she's not selling."

Rita: ...

That was a quick change of attitude!

Avery had clearly expected that Rita would offer up those books for trade. Whether it was with Eclipse Vanguard or with regular players, once the trade happened and the item entered the market, Eclipse Vanguard could find a way to obtain it…

Rita sighed and put the list away. She wasn't in a rush.

At the beginning of March, Rita, with half of her Orange-Red Wings lit, took Nivalis back to the place where she first stole the moon. She noticed that the once moonless land had inexplicably restored itself.

It seemed that the reason the High Tower couldn't recover was because time was distorted inside.

Rita decisively led Nivalis to harvest another piece of moonlight. They went to a secluded spot to split the Essence of the Moon. Just like when they were in the High Tower, Rita got 3 points, and Nivalis received 1.

Now, Rita had 12,764 Essence points, and Nivalis had 4,003. It seemed like a lot, but if used in the World Battlefield, it probably wouldn't last long.

The Moon Sand in the Wrathful Moon could quickly be exchanged for a large amount of Essence, but Rita hadn't used it yet. The Essence she had was still enough, but once the Moon Sand was used up, it was gone, and there might be other effects she didn't know about.

Rita sold all the potions she had been saving. Combined with the recent dividends from Eclipse Vanguard's "Time Is Always Squeezable," she spent almost everything. She used the remaining money to buy two cheap S-class skills from the auction house.

One was called Underwater Combat, and the other was Blink.

These were for preparing for the death penalty in the World Battlefield. She had thought about buying another one, but unfortunately, she didn't have enough gold.

The two skills cost her over 20,000 gold. After sending the potion sales dividends to Lucia via Lania Kaia's mailbox, she only had enough left to pay for the teleportation fees…

As March 15th approached, Rita became increasingly anxious. Her Orange-Red Wings were only three-quarters complete, and it was clear that she wouldn't be ready for this battlefield.

She occasionally wondered if she should focus solely on lighting the wings. But making potions and practicing combat were also parts of strength, so after much deliberation, she decided to stick with her original plan. The pain she endured while absorbing the lightning could only be healed by the calm and joy she found in potion-making.