This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist-Chapter 583 - : It’s Good, You’re Still You

Rita was surprised yet not surprised by Shadow.Q's rise. She had known about Shadow.Q's ambition and abilities long ago, back at the Tower.

Times had changed.

Politicians with more seniority than her might have had a stronger game power, but Shadow.Q had an A-level divine gift, oak owl wings, the accumulation within the Tower, and a bunch of contribution points to exchange for skills.

In terms of game strength, there were players stronger than Shadow.Q, but none had the same political cunning and ability to handle complex relationships.

She, like Eclipse Vanguard, wasn't entirely black or white. Occasionally walking the line, often forgetting the rules, but no matter how she acted—whether she was calculating or not—her words were always beautiful, always correct.

She wanted both the benefits and the people's hearts, with the right methods, but always managing to show just enough sincerity, keeping the big picture in mind.

In the end, Shadow.Q was the most connected and closest player to her in Eclipse Vanguard. As Rita became more important to BS, Shadow.Q's position would surely rise as well, and Rita wouldn't ignore her own role in that.

Shadow.Q mastering a powerful faction was only natural.

The only thing that surprised her was Shadow.Q's speed. It was so fast. Was she in such a rush that she couldn't wait and just took down her superior?

[Rita]: How's your superior?

[Shadow.Q]: I didn't take them down, they retired to level up.

[Rita]: Mmm… congratulations.

Their exchange was smooth as usual—one would lift their behind, the other would know what they're going to do.

Rita sent over two three-star delicacies as celebratory gifts.

Although Rita's current strength meant that it didn't matter much who rose to power, as long as the new leader didn't interfere with her orders, she could simply fly over and take them out and make Eclipse Vanguard change the leader. But Shadow.Q was someone she worked well with, so the lack of the killing part made her happy.

After freshening up and changing clothes, Rita hid all of her divine gifts, only leaving the four main attributes unchanged.

After completing this, she arrived at the villa, re-adjusted the lightning net, and prepared herself.

She really wanted a skill that could add more protection to her home, but unfortunately, this kind of special skill was something all players needed, and it wouldn't be easily dropped upon death. Moreover, it couldn't be carried as a skill icon in the game.

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She turned to Nivalis who was with her. "You've taken the 6-star engineering course. Did you learn anything useful?"

With the mini magic cube on her head, Nivalis replied, "Yes, it's a lot to explain in one go. Engineering is complex. It's not like cooking, one recipe at a time… Anyway, just tell me what you need, and I can assemble it for you."

Rita pointed to the villa and the nearby karting track. "I want you to set up surveillance equipment and high towers with remote attacks around here. If an outsider approaches, warn them, and if they don't leave within 3 seconds, kill them directly."

Shadow.Q, who had arrived early, couldn't help but add, "...Can we add a repulsion process? After repelling, if they try to break in again, can we kill them?"

Rita, hearing this, looked back at Shadow.Q with a helpless expression and nodded, "Sure, that's fine."

Shadow.Q's worries and fears dissipated almost immediately. When she first heard Rita say, "Kill them directly if they don't retreat in 3 seconds," she had felt a moment of fear.

"3 seconds and kill them directly." Would Rita really have such a murderous intent in the past?

She was afraid Rita might have changed because of that mysterious place. She feared Rita might become cold and unwilling to tolerate even the slightest disobedience or dissent as she grew stronger.

Even though in private, Rita would still joke with her and give her gifts, Shadow.Q couldn't feel at ease.

BS's open favoritism toward Rita and Rita's contribution to BS were both too special.

The moment she saw Rita's back, her worries reached their peak!

Rita had become stronger. Even though her level had decreased by one, her momentum and aura were undeniable.

Though she couldn't detect her divine gift—the previous Fate Gear was just decoration—those four main attributes were terrifyingly high. Even the lowest attribute alone exceeded the combined four main attributes of 99% of players.

However, when she met Rita's gaze and saw those eyes that were still full of rich emotion, hearing that "Sure, that's fine," she knew Rita was still Rita.

She hadn't become arrogant, nor would she ignore those less powerful than her. She wasn't the type to be cautious and humble in her early days only to use her newfound strength to make up for the concessions and injustices of her weaker years.

Although Shadow.Q didn't feel that there was any injustice in the deal with Eclipse Vanguard, and although Eclipse Vanguard had schemed against Rita, they had not acted on it, and no forceful exploitation had taken place during the transaction, she couldn't be sure if Rita saw it that way.

Eclipse Vanguard had encountered players like this—those who, once gaining power, saw past cooperative equal transactions during their weak times as if they had been taken advantage of.

Shadow.Q smiled and walked up to Rita. She meant to say something polite, but as the words were about to come out, she couldn't help but sigh, "It's good, you're still you."

Rita, understanding immediately what Shadow.Q was worried about, gave a slight smile.

She wasn't the type to be subservient or to strike harshly after gaining power.

But she wasn't the same person anymore either.

Before Chaotic Restaurant, she couldn't have predicted if she could suppress Eclipse Vanguard in a direct confrontation, but now, with dozens of SSS-level skills, 9th-level battle strength, and combat skills far surpassing those of BS players, she could say with certainty that she could do it.

Now, whatever she wanted to do, she didn't need to hide, give excuses, or explain herself.

She didn't need to waste time on schemes anymore. She just had to state her demands.

What she said goes, and no one could say no.

But all along, there was still a part of her that softened when it came to BS and Eclipse Vanguard.

Otherwise, if she had wanted Eclipse Vanguard to have no time to scheme against her, she would have had another way to go about it.

Throwing out the Legion Command, starting a new legion with the contract to fight against the Special Affairs Bureau—if everyone was in chaos, no one would have the energy to calculate against her, right?

She didn't want to resort to extreme measures against BS and Eclipse Vanguard unless absolutely necessary, just like how she never used I Just Want to Improve So Badly within BS.

Now, it was her turn to test Eclipse Vanguard's attitude toward her.

That would decide her attitude toward Eclipse Vanguard going forward.

In a calm tone, as if asking for a simple favor, she said, "I want Black Jade."