This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Without hesitation, Rita and Nivalis turned and walked away, as if they had made up their minds about something.

B80234615 followed them, its voice still gentle: "Guest, you don't want to talk? Come on, let's chat, guest? Were you just playing with me when you said you wanted to be my friend? Don't worry, I won't hold it against you. My family doesn't know about this, they won't come after you."

Rita & Nivalis: ?

As Rita continued walking, she eventually took off flying. As she passed by Z8017933, the robot gave her a smile, though it felt somehow mocking.

After they rushed out of the shop, Rita and Nivalis found a hidden corner. Nivalis could transform thanks to the ice sculpture given to her by the Holy Cup. However, she hadn't been able to bring the ice sculpture with her into the game. But that didn't matter; she had the skill Conjure from Nothing.

Before entering, Rita had already used the ice sculpture, and now she was able to create a new one. Though the ice sculpture only lasted for one minute, that was enough for Nivalis to use. With Nivalis's mana, as long as she wasn't in combat, she could maintain the transformation for at least 24 hours.

Rita handed the newly conjured ice sculpture to Nivalis. "Choose a race to transform into from all the languages you know."

Nivalis, after hearing this, casually transformed into a human just like Rita. Her facial features resembled Rita's, but her aura was a bit like the overly serious Shadow.Q. However, her body shape, hairstyle, and even her eyes had a slight resemblance to Sanchez.

It almost looked like the three of them had gotten drunk one night.

Rita didn't bother asking Nivalis to change her appearance again. She softly reminded her, "Later, I'll turn into a gemstone. You'll find players who don't have game backpacks and carry minerals around instead, understand?"

Nivalis immediately understood what Rita wanted to do—Rita would use her newly acquired skill Survive Until the End to turn into a gemstone and let Nivalis sell her. Afterward, Rita would find a way to run back, empty-handed but with the advantage.

Nivalis was worried. "But what if the person really doesn't have a backpack? They might just be lazy and stick me in their bag. What if they end up selling me to the shop and I can't get out?"

Rita had already considered that possibility. "After you sell me, follow them. If you notice they put me in their backpack and head to the shop, use Master Thief Dragon immediately."

Nivalis looked at Rita with admiration in her eyes. That's truly wicked! As expected of you.

Rita then reminded her of some finer details. For example, don't offer a low price at the start; instead, quote a slightly higher price than the robots offer. After some bargaining, the price could drop to much lower than the regular diamond value, but they should still ask for something extra from the buyer.

Nivalis asked, "Do we need to be careful about the strength of the players we trick?"

Rita replied, "No, here attacking each other is forbidden. Just focus on selling me!"

After a long explanation, Rita summarized, "In short, you need to act like a fool who seems pretty clever."

Nivalis nodded vigorously. "Like Sanchez?"

Although they had already somewhat reconciled, Rita wasn't about to miss any opportunity to mock Sanchez. She immediately retorted, "Not really. She doesn't look that smart." Experience more on My Virtual Library Empire

Nivalis couldn't help but joke, "…So I should just play myself?"

Rita thought for a moment and nodded. "That works too."

Nivalis froze for a second, unable to respond, "..."

A few seconds later, Nivalis cursed under her breath and clenched Rita, now transformed into a peacock gem, in her hand.

Walking through the market, Nivalis held the peacock gemstone, which resembled the feathers of a peacock. With limited languages of all races at her disposal, she couldn't find any races to communicate with at first. She quickly gave up and began looking for players who looked cunning and deceitful.

After searching for a while, her gaze met that of a moon fox with a red tail.

The moon fox was handsome, with a very gentle aura. His temperament was as smooth as jade, even sharper than Mistblade. He had the kind of mild, amiable demeanor that seemed to radiate peace and kindness.

If not for the fact that moon foxes were inherently beautiful, this particular one might have looked like a glass of lukewarm water. Even the fiery red tail didn't add any flamboyance or vibrancy to his appearance.

[Burn Cup 15th Level 100%┃100%┃Gentle · In a good mood┃Taboo: Losing money┃Weakness: High-intensity, high-frequency language output]

Nivalis's eyes lit up. She walked over. She remembered that Burn Cup was the Flame-tail Moon Emperor. Products from the Flame-tail were selling like hotcakes in Lania Kaia, so Burn Cup's business acumen must be impressive.

Right now, Nivalis just wanted to find a smart player to trick.

Coincidentally, the Moon Emperor, Burn Cup, was carrying a bag of gemstones and didn't seem to have a game backpack.

The only downside was that Nivalis didn't know the language of the moon foxes. However, she had plenty of experience communicating with them through sign language.

Nivalis approached Burn Cup, who was clearly waiting for her, and began signing with the peacock gemstone. This was the gemstone she and Rita had sold to the robot for 1,600 diamond coins, the most expensive one they had sold.

Burn Cup Moon Emperor stared at the peacock gemstone for a moment before confirming there was no issue. Then, he started to haggle.

Burn Cup raised his hand to offer a price: "500 Diamond Coins."

Nivalis: "..."

At that moment, Nivalis couldn't help but wonder if she really looked that dumb.

She pointed to her head and then made a wrong gesture: "I, brain, have problems?"

Burn Cup smiled with an almost apologetic look, adding a "Yay" at the end: "700 Diamond Coins."

Nivalis: "2000!"

Burn Cup Moon Emperor's smile vanished. He turned and walked away.

And as he left, his mood status changed from "In a good mood" to "In a neutral mood."

Nivalis was truly shocked. Was the mood of a strong player really so unstable?

She rushed in front of Burn Cup Moon Emperor and started changing her price: "1,600."

Burn Cup furrowed his brow, pointed to Nivalis, then to her head, and made the same incorrect gesture, offering a sympathetic look.

Nivalis gritted her teeth and smiled. "Fine, fine, fine!"

She handed the peacock gemstone over, thinking to herself, You deserve this luxury. Then she casually pointed to a gemstone in Burn Cup's bag and signed, "1,000, plus this one. I'll give it to you straight. If you don't want it, fine, I won't lose too much."

Burn Cup Moon Emperor frowned, thinking for a moment. His expression was reluctant, but he nodded and handed the gemstone to Nivalis. He then pulled out a handkerchief, slowly unfolded it, and counted out ten purple diamond coins before handing them over to Nivalis.

Nivalis, following Rita's instructions, carefully checked each diamond coin in front of Burn Cup Moon Emperor before handing over the peacock gemstone.