Fights in the game world normally wouldnât kill anyone. Even if they killed Randy, itâd only make him lose the game and deduct some of his points.
Xing Ye never thought about killing Randy in the real world. He didnât have the right to punish other people. The reason why he wanted to kill Randy was to eliminate a risk factor.
A player that fishes in troubled waters and takes advantage of anotherâs crisis wasnât someone Xing Ye wanted to allow running around in his game.
But they needed to take their time discussing this. Xing Ye tested out the QR codes they all found before making a plan. They had to take advantage of the time Randyâs group was gone to move about.
The illegal mine was very far from the city. It would need at least two days for them to go and come back. They set out early this morning, so they probably won't be back by tomorrow. Before then, they needed to collect as much information as possible.
Guan Ling was Old Nectâs son and Old Nect treated all the puppets in Puppet City. Whether they were ordinary puppets or rich and wealthy puppets, Old Nect treated them all equally in his shop.
With his identity protecting him, it was clearly much easier for Guan Ling to gather information.
In one dayâs time, he ran around the city and told Xing Ye about what the city lord, the richest puppet in the city, the public security chief, and Old Nect had been doing for the past few days.
Guan Ling reported, âThe public security chief visited Coco and talked with her for a while. Coco didnât tell him about our visit. The city lord went to find the public security chief. The two of them talked for a very long time before parting on bad terms. After the owner of the mines went to find the city lord, a large quantity of primary ore was brought into the city today. The public security chief came to my house to get his worn out arm mended. He chatted with Old Nect for a long time and in the end, the two of them seemed to have reached a consensus. However, after he left, the city lord also came to my house. Old Nect didnât see him, but he told me to give a box to the city lord. The city lord opened the box and seemed very satisfied before leaving.â
Xing Ye was very satisfied with his performance, âYouâve gathered a lot of information today. Good job.â
âHehe,â Guan Ling smiled, embarrassed, âI just found out that Little Nectâs actually the adonis of the city. I was even more welcomed by the girls than the other players. They actually think my status is better than the sons of the city lord and the richest puppet in the city.â
Xing Ye nodded, âThat makes sense. Puppet City is different from our world. Puppets actually arenât very snobbish, money and power arenât extremely important to them. Compared to primary ore or administrating the city, a healthy body is much more important for them. After all, Old Nect can even help weaker puppets become stronger.â
âSo Iâm actually like an olâ reliable winning ticket.â Guan Ling said happily, âBoss, was the information I found useful?â
Xing Ye pondered, âTheyâre very useful. It looks like itâs not just us preparing for the final battle. The conflict between Benedict and the city lordâs faction has already intensified. A fightâs on the eve of breaking out.
âThe public security chief and Old Nect should disapprove of a battle between the city lord and Benedict, but they also fear Benedict. The public security chief probably leans towards the city lordâs side while Benedict wants to keep neutral. However, he still gave the city lord that box. I suspect that inside the box is the remote that can stop Benedictâs mechanical puppets. He really is a contradictory puppet. On one side, he says heâll support Benedict unconditionally, but on the other side, he gives the city lord something that can control the mechanical puppets⊠he probably thinks the remote isnât enough to kill Benedict, but itâll be enough to protect the puppet soldiers the city lord sends.
âThe city lord and owner of the mines are determined to go against Benedict and have already started preparing resources for the battle. The only thing I donât quite understand is why they amassed so much primary ore. Isnât primary ore just a puppetâs life source? Theyâre not weapons, so why would they gather so much?â
Cao Qian asked, âIt doesnât look like we have much time left. When do you think the city lord will strike?â
âIt should be in the next few days. The troops the city lord sent earlier were to test Benedictâs strength. After he found out Benedict was stronger than he had expected, he decided to partner with the owner of the mines and ask Benedict for the remote.â Xing Ye said.
Guan Ling asked, âWeâve already gathered enough information and memorized our plan to kill Randy. What should we do next?â
âWait.â Xing Ye said, âWait until those two following fate players come to us for the little puppet.â
Xing Yeâs words rang true. The following night, Guan Ling and Cao Qian were staying in Xing Yeâs little warehouse, discussing strategies to fight Randy. They had to prepare for all kinds of emergencies and how they would respond if it happened. Xing Ye created a table of possible scenarios for the two to memorize and practice.
Just as the two were sparring, Guan Ling suddenly screamed and froze, causing Cao Qianâs punch to hit his body and send him flying across the shack.
Cao Qian immediately reined in her strength, but it was difficult to control her matchstick puppet body, so half of the force still hit Guan Ling.
A large dent suddenly appeared on Guan Lingâs chest. Fortunately, he was a newer model puppet with a tough body, so the attack didnât reach his nucleus.
âWhy did you suddenly stop?â Cao Qian asked.
Guan Ling ignored his wounds and jumped up excitedly, âI just heard the system notification tell me I just got 5000 points!â
Cao Qian didnât look surprised, âOh, thatâs normal. You gave a QR code to an important NPC and saved his life, of course heâll repay you.â
Guan Ling nodded quickly, âBut isnât this too much?! The narrator said: Player Guan Ling successfully protected the little puppet and completed a side quest, winning 5000 points and a special QR code, âPuppet Playâ. There was also a friendly reminder, saying the game sometimes needs a little compassion and that I did good! Puppet Playâs actually a rare QR code and the system even gave me details about it!â
Guan Ling told Xing Ye about what Puppet Play did and Xing Ye nodded, already starting to plan with it. âThis QR code will be essential for the climax later. Donât use it until weâre at the critical juncture.â
âThe system provided the QR code on the wristband, so I canât show it to you but itâs a really useful QR code. If only you could redraw it.â Guan Ling said, finding it a pity, âIf we use it in this world, you wonât be able to see it even if we get our phones back in the next world. This is my first rare QR code. Itâs unfortunate, having to use it just like that later.â
Xing Ye was actually very calm. âIf you hadnât met me, QR codes wouldâve just been one time consumable items for you. Itâs just going back to before, thereâs nothing unfortunate there. You have to remember this: QR codes won from the side quest are always essential for getting the true ending. In the last world, if it werenât for Peaceful Spiritâs Tune, then even if Liu Muqing regained her clarity, we still wouldnât have been able to defeat Bai Xu. Before the final battle, no matter what dangers you meet, you absolutely mustnât waste Puppet Play- especially when we deal with Randy.â
It was rare for Xing Ye to be so serious. Guan Ling patted his chest and swore he wouldnât use it.
Cao Qian was a little worried. Guan Lingâs temperamentâŠ
Xing Ye understood Cao Qianâs worries, but the most important QR code was currently on Guan Lingâs phone. Whether he uses it and when he uses it is completely reliant on him. If Guan Ling becomes impulsive, Xing Ye couldnât do anything but try to counter what comes next.
âSince Condensed Thread activated, it means the two following fate players already went to Cocoâs place and heard we took the real little puppet. They should be coming here to negotiate with us very soon. At that time, Iâll take charge in negotiating with them. You two assist by the side. We need to try our best to make them cooperate with us. Randy cannot be naively trusted.â Xing Ye ordered.
Not long after he finished speaking, the two following fate players knocked on the little shackâs door.
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