Let them print cards, not slay gods 150

Chapter 150: Alice! Don’t corrupt the children!

Shen Sui was somewhat concerned about what Yuan Youxin had encountered.

Honestly, compared to Feng Lintuo, he appreciated Yuan Youxin more. Although Yuan Youxin sometimes spoke pretentiously, he was at least a proper duelist. Shen Sui didn’t want him to become like Feng Lintuo.

As he was thinking this, walking towards the training arena exit, he happened to bump into Ye Qing.

“Yo! Sui Shen!” Ye Qing greeted him familiarly.

“You’re not on duty outside?” Shen Sui sized Ye Qing up.

“Shift change,” Ye Qing said. “I also watched a few of your matches. As expected of Sui Shen, you’re so at ease even in the fifth rank. If I hadn’t played a ranking match against you, I would have thought you were a long-established expert.”

“It’s alright, I have the advantage of the Soul Card world,” Shen Sui said, referring to his Soul Card world being World Number One, naturally stronger than others.

Ye Qing agreed, saying, “Speaking of which, your Soul Card is really interesting, Sui Shen. It’s actually the same name as the legendary witch.”

No. It’s not just the same name, it’s the same person.

Shen Sui subconsciously glanced around.

Otherwise, why would he be so worried about those people whose Soul Cards were killed by Alice coming to seek revenge?

Although Shen Sui didn’t feel guilty about it.

“Is there a possibility that it’s the same person?” Shen Sui said jokingly.

He was testing Ye Qing, confirming the confidentiality level of his report within the Exploration Bureau.

In his report, he clearly stated that his Soul Card was the culprit in both incidents.

In the Exploration Bureau’s subsequent investigation, it was confirmed that the witch Hozerville was the source of the disaster.

However, only those who had read the report would know that Alice’s form, Hozerville, was that witch Hozerville. Even with Alice’s forms carrying the witch’s title, in the chaotic Dawn Continent, there were many girls with such titles.

Witches, sorceresses—any woman whose beliefs differed from those of mainstream religious circles would more or less have a similar title. Alice’s alias in the mainstream public opinion of the Dawn Continent was simply “witch,” just like Vivian back then, with titles like “Flame Witch,” “Rebellious Witch,” and “Bewitching Witch” given by the Dueling Instrument itself.

“Impossible,” Ye Qing said firmly. “You’re really joking. That’s the cruel person who killed the God of Sin and severely weakened the entire Thunderbolt Church. How could such a witch, Hozerville, only be fifth rank?”

“Ah…”

“Just tell me, do you believe a fifth rank can slay a god?”

“Of course not.” Because I’m the one who slew the god.

“See!” Ye Qing patted Shen Sui on the shoulder, laughing. “I was wondering why you were so uneasy every time we met. It’s because of this. Don’t worry, the Exploration Bureau employees are very rational. I’ll stop them from bothering you, after all, your Soul Card just shares a name. There are many similar name overlaps, like the Exploration Bureau investigated more than twenty Soul Card worlds before confirming that Vivian’s diary came from World Number One’s Dusk Saint Vivian.”

“Speaking of which,” Shen Sui suddenly asked curiously, “If an Exploration Bureau agent’s Soul Card dies, is there any compensation?”

“That ah… I’m not sure about other Exploration Bureaus,” Ye Qing pondered. “In the MoDu Exploration Bureau, there’s a one-time compensation of ten million, and then your original salary is transferred to a clerical or field position.”

“If the Soul Card brought important information to the Exploration Bureau before its death, there will be additional compensation.”

However, Ye Qing didn’t show much envy. This compensation sometimes couldn’t make up for the emotions of some people, because they really treated their Soul Cards as family.

Moreover, from Ye Qing’s last sentence, it seemed that as long as they were employees, Soul Cards would receive ten million in compensation regardless of the cause of death. Compensation for deaths due to Exploration Bureau missions was calculated separately.

In a way, isn’t this profiting from death?

Shen Sui wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He had just had a good discussion with Yuan Youxin about the relationship between Fate Card Masters and Soul Cards.

However, those who could enter the Exploration Bureau were strictly screened Fate Card Masters, and their mental health had been thoroughly evaluated. It was certainly possible to prevent Fate Card Masters from intentionally killing their Soul Cards to defraud compensation.

This could be seen from the overall state of the Exploration Bureau.

The sadness Ye Qing showed for the loss of a colleague’s Soul Card wasn’t fake, which made Shen Sui, who had originally intended to be heartless, a little uncomfortable.

He didn’t stay at the Duel Training Arena for long, and soon got on the bus back to the academy.

It seemed that he ultimately couldn’t be the protagonist of a novel, unable to achieve that truly heartless indifference to others’ feelings.

However, Shen Sui quickly recovered from this sadness.

Because he was absolutely certain that if he faced those scenes again, he would unhesitatingly help Alice.

Since that was the case, there was nothing to be sad about.

He would ask Wu Ziqin later to see if he could get the list of those deceased Soul Cards.

Then he would have Ariana investigate. If they were innocent, he would resurrect them.

But if they truly deserved it, Shen Sui would kill them without hesitation and with justification.

Shen Sui’s ability to adjust his mindset was extremely fast, just as he had quickly accepted the fact that he had transmigrated.

I wonder how Qisala is doing now.

Shen Sui glanced at the Dueling Instrument.

He could actually switch Soul Cards to view Qisala’s perspective, after all, he had left a strand of his consciousness on Qisala.

But forget it, let’s give Qisala some personal space.

Thinking this, Shen Sui opened the Dueling Instrument and clicked on Alice’s perspective.

Feeling a bit down, he would look at what Alice was doing.

As soon as he opened the Dueling Instrument, a long string of text popped up.

[Alice encountered a group of prisoners being escorted to the border.]

[They are innocent villagers from nearby villages.]

[The Thunderbolt Knights destroyed their villages and stole all their food.]

[In the name of blasphemy, they were made criminals and sent to the border to reinforce the front line against the War God.]

What? How did the Thunderbolt Church start fighting the War God?

Shen Sui was stunned.

I remember the War God Church was going to attack another god.

However, before Shen Sui could figure out what was going on, he saw the following line appear:

[Alice, filled with righteous indignation, charged towards the Thunderbolt Knights responsible for the escort with Ai Yina, causing a chaotic slaughter.]

[Alice was responsible for the chaotic part.]

[Ai Yina was responsible for the slaughter.]

[Ding! You obtained the Magic Card: Mediocre Performance.]

Damn! My Alice is at least fifth rank, why is it Mediocre Performance! This Dueling Instrument is so subjective!

[Ai Yina thinks this isn’t good, too violent.]

[Alice gives affirmation: “It has to be this way! The most stable peace always sits on the most brutal violence! Kill to stop killing! Violence to control violence! This is human society, Ai Yina!”]

Alice! You mustn’t corrupt the children!

(End of Chapter)

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