This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 424: Trade [This Skill I Don’t Like II]

Rita immediately slammed on the brakes: "Alright, alright!"

Nivalis quickly applied an "Expert Level" to Rita.

With full health, Rita turned and ran in the opposite direction.

The fake Moon Fox running ahead and the Wind Scythe soldiers chasing behind all looked at the crazy owl in confusion, even slowing down their steps. But some of the Wind Scythe soldiers still pursued Rita.

As she passed by Wolf Fortress and Wazuo, Rita flashed a sweet smile at her "wild wallet," Wolf Fortress. The look in her eyes when she glanced at the coins was the same as when she looked at Wolf Fortress—hot and fiery.

Nivalis knew what Rita’s plan was, but from its inception to execution and completion, it all happened in less than 10 seconds.

It was as if everything was going fine—clear skies, they were about to shake off any suspicion, and the perfect crime was going to be completed—but then Rita suddenly said, "Get ready, I’m going to rob."

She immediately started using her theft skill, then shot herself a few times, and began chasing the Moon Fox while shooting herself at the same time.

As she fired, she instructed, "As soon as I stop, you need to heal me immediately."

Nivalis didn’t dare to breathe a word.

By the time the official escape began, Nivalis was silently screaming in her heart: "Is this it? Just like that?"

Rita flew up onto the roof and used her stealth ability to make fog spread around them, "Mmhmm."

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Nivalis: "That sudden, huh? No plan at all, just started robbing?"

Rita dodged the pursuers in the fog and quickly slipped into an alley, "I had a plan! Who says I didn’t?"

Nivalis: "What plan? I didn’t know about it!"

Rita took out her cat headgear and started crafting, "I want it, I get it—this is my crime plan."

Nivalis sighed, "Ever since I’ve been with you, my Dragon Rank has been dropping every day."

Rita: "…Sorry."

...

After evading the pursuers, they hid in the BS safe zone.

Rita’s orange-red wings were nearly exhausted, but she prioritized using the "This Skill I Don’t Like II" over conserving her wings.

She planned to trade it to the Eclipse Vanguard for an S-tier skill.

When she had entered the Divine Battlefield the first time, she hadn’t prepared well and had lost the fourth skill of her Sharpshooter class, and she was still lamenting it.

S-tier skills could be good or bad, but Rita wasn’t picky. She only cared about the level, not the quality or practicality. She didn’t believe Eclipse Vanguard couldn’t provide one now.

But before that, she wanted to re-roll Sharpshooter’s Skill 2.

Skill 2 Critical Hit! (Passive): 7 is a magical number. Any shooting action related to 7 will always result in a critical hit.

With her Midnight Exile, this skill had become redundant.

She applied "This Skill I Don’t Like II" to the description of the skill.

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The text began to warp and reorganize, eventually transforming into a new skill.

Skill 2 Mobile Shot (Passive): When you are moving, your accuracy significantly increases. If you miss twice in a row, the third shot will definitely hit, and it will trigger a critical hit.

Not bad. It was indeed an A-tier skill, though when compared to Survive Until the End, it was a bit weaker.

Nevertheless, the ability to change skills with this potion made it extremely valuable and useful.

She then opened the game interface and, on a whim, teleported to the living room downstairs, where Nivalis was gaming.

"Do you want a go-kart?" Rita asked. "I mean the real-life version, a custom-built racing track would be fine too."

Although the game world had been invaded, many people still lived their normal lives—people who weren’t suited for combat or didn’t want to fight.

These people were called "life players" by combat-focused players. They weren’t weak, though. Sometimes, they created and invented all kinds of new tools, which they sold for money to buy better equipment or skills.

The official game system, including Eclipse Vanguard and other major factions, supported their efforts.

Nivalis paused the game, looked at Rita with shock, and hesitated before mumbling, "Do you... have another dragon? You feel guilty about me... It’s okay... I can handle it, just tell me the truth."

Rita: "…I’m just selling potions to Eclipse Vanguard for a skill. If you want the go-kart, I’ll talk more about that too. These things aren’t that expensive. Do you want it or not?"

Nivalis stopped pretending. She immediately replied, "Yes! I want the race car! Not the go-kart!"

"Alright, I’ll have them bring the catalog for you, and you can choose. We’ll build a racing track right next to our villa and get someone to help with the renovations."

"Good, good, good~! Pine Bloom isn’t even worthy to hold your shoes!"

"..."

After confirming what Nivalis wanted, Rita sent two bottles of the different versions of "This Skill I Don’t Like" to Shadow.Q, along with an email that said:

"These are samples, come with the price, I need an S-tier skill, and I have no requirements for the skill’s strength or type, just an S-tier is fine. Also, I need a custom race car for Nivalis, and preferably a catalog for her to choose from. I also want to build a track for her to race on… and maybe a go-kart catalog as well."

Closing the email, Rita then started researching "Last Night’s Star." What she said earlier wasn’t to please Mistblade—it was because she really saw potential in the time-storing gem.

Shadow.Q was slow to arrive, coming around noon the next day.

"The race car and track will be considered as gifts from Eclipse Vanguard," she said. "Regardless of whether the deal goes through, these will be for you and Nivalis."

With that, Shadow.Q pulled out a thick catalog and handed it to Rita and Nivalis. "This has the details of the cars, pick three of them."

Rita passed the catalog to Nivalis, eagerly waiting for the main event.

Shadow.Q continued, "We are willing to buy This Skill I Don’t Like I at 388 gold per bottle."

It was 88 gold more than the price at Lania Kaia, and Rita didn’t believe Eclipse Vanguard didn’t know Lania Kaia’s version sold for 300 gold. Even though it was difficult to get, Eclipse Vanguard offering a higher price was a great show of goodwill.

Rita’s brow furrowed as she realized this might be a difficult negotiation. "Why don’t you tell me about the deal for This Skill I Don’t Like II first?"

Shadow.Q seemed a bit awkward as she replied, "For This Skill I Don’t Like II, Eclipse Vanguard is willing to exchange 5 S-tier skills and a special Mahjong tile for 100 bottles of This Skill I Don’t Like II."

All the preceding goodwill had led up to this last deal.

Eclipse Vanguard really didn’t have that many S-tier skills. The ones they had were accumulated over the last six months. If S-tier skills were that easy to get, Eclipse Vanguard wouldn’t have only offered A-tier skills when Rita gave them her token.

100 bottles of This Skill I Don’t Like II were worth 200,000 gold at Lania Kaia, while S-tier skills in the Lania Kaia auction house ranged from 10,000 to 30,000 gold. Rita had no specific requirements for the S-tier skills, so this request was quite favorable for Eclipse Vanguard.

As for the special Mahjong tile… Rita needed it, and in the end, BS would benefit the most from it.

A month ago, Rita had sat in the same place, saying to Shadow.Q, "Rita~ you’re the spark that Eclipse Vanguard has chosen~~"

Rita: "Aren’t you guys embarrassed?"

Shadow.Q: "Ahem… Let me sit here for a bit longer, and then you can throw me out, or I won’t know how to report back."

Rita: "…"