Welcome to Rewind World Game-Chapter 1555: Final - · Sea Crossing Arc [33] · "Thirteenth Seat, Su Ming’an.
Su Ming’an finished reviewing the memories of Guardian Shore Line.
Since the information from Guardian Shore Line was far less than what he had from this line, apart from knowing the cosmic loop and Su Liujin as the "World," he gained nothing more.
The scarlet brilliance shone from his left palm, with a feeling of satiety flowing inside due to the devouring of World Tree Su Mianbao.
"Ka—kakakaka—"
A violent tremor occurred, and the ground underneath began to fracture continuously. With the collapse of the World Tree and the impact of the Snow of the End, this colorful planet finally started to break apart.
"Well, now the final BOSS World Tree is dead~ My dear Number One Player, I should take you away now—" The white tendon Boss Rabbit finally awaited this moment, extending a large white hand toward Su Ming’an.
"You all, leave." Seeing the planet about to collapse, Su Ming’an immediately spoke to the three present.
"Already unable to catch up with the small world." The Cloud City God crossed his arms: "Instead of wandering alone in the universe, I’d rather go to the World Game with you. Maybe one day, I can find Pulaya’s location."
"I’m with you." Lü Shu resolutely looked at Su Ming’an: "If you really get taken away, at least you need to retain a fellow human as an anchor by your side."
"What I mean is..." Su Ming’an had not finished his sentence.
"Dingdong!"
Suddenly, he heard the system notification sound.
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[Congratulations to the Ruler! Completed the Ruler’s Quest: "Kill the World Tree"!]
[You have completed all of the Ruler’s Quests; the Ruler’s authority is elevated to—Ruler·Supreme!]
[Acquired new rights: Seat Promotion Right, Equal Voting Right!]
[(Seat Promotion Right): You can become the Thirteenth Seat of the Organizers, commanding the concepts of "Devouring" and "Faith."]
[(Equal Voting Right): You have the right to vote in the Organizers’ Supreme Council.]
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[(Upon becoming one of the Organizers, your life essence will transform from "Deity" to "High Dimensions," enjoying certain freedoms within the World Game’s scope, and you may additionally enjoy a little space.)]
[(Upon becoming one of the Organizers, you will accompany the World Game to the next civilization suitable for transcendence. During the early and mid-stages of the World Game, the Organizers, except the Boss Rabbit, may not appear before players at will, allowing covert infiltration and issuing players special identities, with specifics determined by your power and positional rank.)]
[(Upon becoming one of the Organizers, you and other Organizers have equal rights, unless voted by more than half, other Organizers do not enjoy the right to dispose of you, they can only launch a normal battle against you.)]
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After this "Dingdong" sounded, the Boss Rabbit’s expression in the sky noticeably changed.
Lü Shu and the Cloud City God also simultaneously turned, having heard this system notification as well.
"You have equal rights with other Organizers, unless voted by more than half, other Organizers do not enjoy the right to dispose of you, only able to initiate a normal battle..." Su Ming’an murmured to himself.
What this means is that previously, when taken away, he and the Organizers did not have equal power; the Organizers could easily divide and conquer him, and as a loser, he couldn’t resist, only to be exploited at will, and Yuanyuan and Starfire couldn’t help him. But now, with the Ruler’s authority reaching its peak, he has become one of the Organizers, equal in status with other Organizers. If they want to devour him, they either vote over half collectively or defeat him directly in a head-on manner.
The difference lies in that, in the latter case, he can resist, and allies can assist him.
Roughly speaking, the Fourth Seat Aria should be neutral, the Fifth Seat Starfire supports him, the Eleventh Seat supports him, the Twelfth Seat Yuanyuan definitely supports him. In the absence of the Second Seat, Sixth Seat, and Seventh Seat, the opposition only has five votes, the First Seat Boss Rabbit, Third Seat Shitposter Demon, Eighth Seat Master of Thought and Faith, Ninth Seat Laplace Monster, Tenth Seat, as long as one person stands by his side, he’s safe.
Besides Boss Rabbit, the most intense reaction came from the Shitposter Demon, who first froze, and even the surrounding oils froze, then exploded into unrivaled laughter while covering its mask:
"Haha—hahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
"Stunned, aren’t you, Rabbit! Greedy after twelve replicas, drooling in anticipation, just waiting for a bite, and at last ’dingdong,’ the meat flew away!"
"This guy named Su Ming’an... is simply your biggest Waterloo. Previously, when Theselotis tried bringing its stomach over, it ended up being counter-killed by a Sun from the other side, utterly hilarious. Had He not come to deliver, would your votes not surely suffice?"
"Among you eleven, who was the genius who thought of granting this guy Ruler status after the Third Replica? Come, stand out! Don’t fear being scolded! This is practically the mega rebel that supplies resources in an eating chicken game!"
"Ha, hahaha... granting Ruler status to him, designing a large glass room at the auction, thinking this would divide the Number One Player and other players, thinking this would make humans suspect he was the Organizers’ lapdog... Ahem! Great effect indeed! Humans really suspected he was the Organizers’ lapdog throughout, Mizushima Haru nearly trapped him to death in the Sixth Replica, and that fool Edward nearly ruined him in the Ninth Replica, eventually it was Noel who clothed him. The Holy Sword in the Tenth Replica was phenomenal too! This guy nearly had his soul completely shattered, yet alas, alas, he persisted till now!"
Ruler status was indeed a trap from the start.
Organizers cannot target players casually, but players with special status are exceptions. Su Ming’an obtained Ruler status, granting Organizers greater power against him, even to the extent that in the Tenth World, the entire world was a trap set for Su Ming’an.
Actually, Their plan was excellent, with a high probability of success. In the Sixth Replica, Mizushima Haru questioned whether Su Ming’an was an Organizers’ lapdog, nearly trapping him in death archives. In the Eighth Replica, Mizushima Kawa Sora also questioned whether Su Ming’an was an Organizers’ lapdog, deliberately obstructing other players, allowing Su Ming’an to be metamorphosed. In the Ninth Replica, the thirty-three rounds caused by Edward were a deadly strike.
He had countless possibilities to fall in these challenges. In the Sixth Replica, when the Boss Rabbit invited Su Ming’an to join, at that time his Ruler rank was not high, if he agreed, he would surely not become one of the Organizers, probably ending up being divided and conquered.
But coincidentally, the Sixth Replica, Mo Yan was present.
Coincidentally, the Ninth Replica, Noel was present.
Coincidentally, the Eleventh Replica, everyone was present.
Every time, he was nearly driven to the brink of death, yet found a way out of the impasse.
The authority granted by the Ruler status, apart from the last "becoming one of the Organizers," was actually not very effective. "Forcibly increase NPC favorability to 100 points" was obviously a trap, used once meant death once. "Bring NPC with full favorability back to the Main God World" did have use, saving Lü Shu’s life, but in combat significance, it was not very helpful, as powerful NPCs were unwilling to leave with Su Ming’an. "Return to previous replicas during rest periods in the Main God World" had little use, aside from vacation relaxation, learning abilities at the Deity level was not possible.
The gain from the Ruler status, against the massive targeting by the Organizers, was detrimental overall, coupled with the forced highest difficulty pass, continually separating Su Ming’an from other players, nearly drove him insane. However, as long as Su Ming’an completed the last Ruler quest, all the previous drawbacks of Ruler status would not compare to this final huge benefit.
"Who could’ve thought—who could’ve thought this guy completed the impossibly difficult Ruler tasks across all eight replicas!" Kasadia laughed while clapping its "thigh," the thigh was forcibly clapped off at a segment: "Aside from the last one, completing eleven replicas at the highest difficulty perfect clearing was remarkable in itself, all eight Ruler tasks were also completed! Wow! This is truly the Innate World Game’s sacred body, how fitting is he for this place! You all losing to him isn’t unjust!"
Fourth replica, exile the evil NPC Moli, allow her to be exposed and banished before all townfolk.
Fifth replica, ensure Hui Shuhang’s survival.
Sixth replica, ensure Yang Xia’s survival.
Seventh replica, reach the Cloud City coordinates.
Eighth replica, disguise as Boss Rabbit, mustn’t be discovered throughout, inspect various corners of the world.
Ninth replica, find the "Thing of Truth."
Tenth replica, kill Destiny.
Eleventh replica, kill the World Tree.
Among these, apart from the relatively simple Ruler quests in Fifth and Eighth replicas, none were simple, and even more challenging to complete the highest difficulty perfect clearing across eleven replicas.
A human raised the flame of declaration of war toward the "Deities," the "Deities" maliciously assigned him tasks of unimaginable difficulty, had he failed even one task, the ending would have been exceedingly tragic.
In the end, this human completed them all.
As the "Deities" were poised to seize the final spoils, the human fiercely slapped Them in retaliation.
The "Deities" tolerated all along, not blocking Zhai Xing’s departure at full force, was based on the belief that Su Ming’an’s authority was already in hand, preferring to retain strength for the final competition over Su Ming’an with other Organizers, rather than expending great effort halting a low-tier planet with a chance of being overturned.
On the left side of the scale, the top players united with the players under common cause, securing humanity’s future. And the right side of the scale, the Number One Player successfully survived in the end.
The "Deities," ended this long journey empty-handedly, with nothing.
The one who stood atop the world, watched over the future of humanity, wagering life and death with the planet’s invader.
He won.
Through the pure method of "completing the entire game," extremely orthodox.
In the world game that is always fair, power corresponds with cost. When Su Ming’an paid the price of "clearing at the highest difficulty," the world game reciprocated fairly, allowing him to become one of the organizers. After all, long ago, in the palace of the World Master, Su Ming’an had predicted—
"The story of the Lamb Seal."
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[The story of the Lamb Seal tells of a book that contains all wisdom, sealed by "The Seven Seals." To reveal "The Seven Seals" is to test whether humanity is qualified to read this book. Those who qualify can comprehend all wisdom.]
[This story implies: there is a will that seeks someone with a similar mindset to itself. Therefore, each replica serves as a selection process, and whoever can smoothly clear the replicae and grasp the solving thought process of every replica is the chosen one by it, and can receive rewards.]
[The "seal" is the "Perfect Clear Seal." If one understands the clearing thought process of the replica, the "seal" will appear on the back of the person’s hand.]
[Once all "seals" are understood, one can receive rewards.]
[In theory, Su Ming’an is indeed the most deserved recipient of rewards. His clearing thought process always conforms to the system’s requirements; it’s always 100% full clearance. Therefore, his mindset is closely aligned with that will.]
[His perfect clearance is always the deepest, so the markings of the "seal" on the back of his hand are the deepest.]
[It’s like a game designer choosing the player who best understands their design idea.]
[If this is the truth, then Su Ming’an isn’t completely isolated. But until now, he hasn’t heard a trace of news from that game designer. The designer must be above the Twelve Thrones of the organizers. The Twelve Thrones are merely imprisoned laborers within the world game, and they’re the promoter, even creator, of the world game.]
["Is it a person? Or High Dimensions... or not even a lifeform?" Su Ming’an pondered.]
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Looking back, Su Ming’an thought that the "game designer" was the world game system itself, functioning as an organ of the universe, devoid of thought and emotion, instinctively selecting people among players that align with the replica’s thought, selecting minds similar to "Xiao Na’s", making this player accompany the world game throughout its journey, helping each replica achieve a better perfect clearance.
And Su Ming’an, evidently, is a "perfect score" player.
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["So." Noel interrupted Atlanda, smiling as he spoke, "Friend, this is the meaning of the ’Full Perfect Clearer’."]
["So, as the one who clears all difficulty perfectly, I’m the ’perfect student’ in the eyes of the world game..." Su Ming’an looked at the back of his right hand, where the white Perfect Clear Seal emerged, resembling a blooming narcissus flower.]
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In a self-contained system, such a millennium-rare perfect score player being destroyed in such a way is clearly unreasonable. As long as Su Ming’an passed this assessment, he had reasons to become one of the insiders of the world game.
Ruler, ruler, what rights do you wield?
Player’s rights are also... the rights of the world game.
It’s like among a group of students who took shortcuts, a student like Su Ming’an suddenly appears, who "examined" his way up purely by scores.
No reliance on any direct force, purely rising through "perfect scores in playing the game."
If Su Ming’an were to become the Thirteenth Thrones among the organizers, given enough time and strong enough ability, he could even replace Xiao Na, becoming the "brain," completely controlling the course of the world game, becoming an overlord of the universe, provided his soul’s lifespan could last till the end.
At this moment, the Cloud City God slightly noticed a trace of unusual golden-red in Su Ming’an’s soul.
"Kasadia, what do you mean?" The flying Boss Rabbit twisted like an Oreo: "You say our votes aren’t enough, meaning you want to side with Su Ming’an?"
"Haha—hahaha! Although I personally really love watching brave heroes fight till the very end in tragic demise, Olivius told me to cast supporting votes, so I have no choice~" Kasadia candidly shrugged.
"Stupid bootlicker." Boss Rabbit said.
"Huh? What? Can’t hear— what did you say—?" Kasadia patted the side of the mask as if he had ears.
"Go lick the air." This was the most aggressive thing Boss Rabbit had said.
It genuinely seemed angry.
Su Ming’an continuously observed Boss Rabbit.
This rabbit genuinely wants to eat him? He thought Boss Rabbit had some hidden story...
"Shall we go?" Lü Shu approached Su Ming’an, whispering softly.
The green eyes held confusion and fear, only appearing slightly reassured when looking at Su Ming’an. Such development clearly exceeded his expectations. Though he had guessed the wager, he completely didn’t anticipate the result to be like this.
"Don’t be afraid." Yuanyuan, whose cloning was about to dissipate, clutched Su Ming’an’s hand: "I will guarantee a balanced vote, ensuring you won’t be split away. As long as... yes, time is long enough, I can teach you the method to grow with a High-Dimensional body. When the future arrives, the world game will be our game!"
"In the past, I once said we should make a jump-jump-jump game and play together." She winked: "Now, such a large universe organ is also our game. We can play for a very long time... until the end of time."
Su Ming’an knew she was comforting him.
Playing games together until the end of time, the end of the universe... sounds nice.
"To play games, be a player." Su Ming’an looked at her: "What’s the point of being a bystander who cheats from time to time."
"I can teach you to level up a smurf account." Yuanyuan said.
"Are we starting a smurf account together?"
"Yes! When the world game descends upon a new civilization, we can establish smurf accounts together and mingle among the players, wouldn’t that be fun?"
"Wouldn’t it violate the rules?"
"As long as you manage it well... I can teach you these small tricks of finding loopholes."
"It’s your turn to teach me how to play games now, huh?" Su Ming’an chuckled. He had always been the one teaching her how to play games, and now, finally, the tables had turned.
She was so clumsy at playing games, just how many years had she gone through, how much suffering had she endured, to practice such skilled gaming techniques in such a large game.
"How about it?" Yuanyuan squeezed his hand: "I will protect you. Our numbers are connected, Twelve Thrones, Thirteenth Thrones. So don’t be afraid, the future is bright. If you miss home, we can visit home in a dream."
Such a future seems quite intriguing.
"I..." Just as Su Ming’an was about to speak, the Cloud City God approached, whispering a few words:
"Your soul... has traces of infiltration. I suspect it was Noel’s doing before he died. If you become an organizer, there’s a risk of being repossessed in the future. I suspect that—using himself as poison—to warn you against taking this path."
"I don’t know how the future will unfold, but I predict, in order to counter Noel’s consciousness, your physical control will grow weaker, eventually leading to your devouring authority and faith authority potentially losing control, resulting in a conclusion you don’t wish to accept."
Su Ming’an’s lips gently closed.
His heartbeat gradually slowed.
He curled his lips in a smile, stroking his white gloves, and gazed at the Cloud City God:
"Su Rin, I’ve got a good idea, only there’s a bit of risk."
"Want to—place a bet with me?"
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