The Players And The Protagonist Want To Kill Me – Volume 1, Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Heh, Stupid System
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] strolled through Dawn Town, enjoying the exotic scenery and customs of the town.
The buildings in the town were quite old, appearing somewhat outdated and mottled. The architectural style was similar to Gothic, with red bricks used throughout the whole area. From a distance, the spires stood tall, set against the backdrop of the surrounding forest, resembling a fiery red ocean, giving off a warm feeling to the onlookers.
The pedestrians in the small town were not dense. Occasionally, one could see some groups of adventurers rushing about, their clothes dusty; there were also women with headscarves walking with their children; small vendors pushing carts loaded with fruits and vegetables, calling out their wares; in the dark alleys, there were drunkards accompanied by cats and dogs.
Everything here made [Fat Chicken with a Round Face] feel both curious and excited.
“Kill her! Kill her!”
“Kill the despicable demi-human! Hahaha!”
“Go call your brother, you despicable creature!”
…
The clamor of children’s heckling caught [Fat Chicken with a Round Face]’s attention.
In an inconspicuous alley, a group of children surrounded a trembling, huddled-up little girl, punching and kicking her, some even picking up stones from the ground and throwing them at the little girl.
“Hey, stop bullying…”
“What are you doing! Stop it!”
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] was about to intervene in the children’s violence when a burst of furious shouting echoed beside her.
She looked up to see the source of the voice and saw a man with golden, tousled hair, a handsome face, and a commanding presence.
He was tall and burly, exuding a compelling aura. He was dressed in a gorgeous suit of armor, and the chest plate alone, with its golden gemstone the size of a human head, dazzled her eyes.
When the man saw [Fat Chicken with a Round Face], he nodded slightly, then walked toward the little girl huddled in the corner.
The group of bullying children had already dispersed.
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] instinctively casts an identification spell on the mysterious person.
[Name: Sivey Golden Lion]
[Identity: Lord of the Eagle Territory, Count]
[Strength: ???]
[Skills: ???]
[Equipment: ???]
[Reputation: ???]
[Threat level: Nightmare]
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] was shocked!
Look at what she found!
Such a big Lord of the Eagle Territory!
Looking at the “nightmare” in the Threat level column, which was red and almost black, [Fat Chicken with a Round Face] swore that if the Eagle Lord’s name had shown a neutral yellow status, she would have definitely turned and run away.
Nightmare! This should be the most advanced Threat level, right? The previous town guards she encountered were only Common.
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] was lost in thought with her head down. When she came to her senses, she found that Eagle Lord had already left with the little girl in his arms.
“Darn it, I forgot to take a screenshot!”
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] slapped her head in regret.
…
In the public channel, a group of players were sharing their observations and possibly valuable information with each other.
At this moment, a message with a string of “!” burst out.
“Oh my god! Guys! I met the Eagle Lord!!!!!!!!!”
“Damn! Really?”
“It can’t be, the Eagle Lord should be in Winterkeep, tens of thousands of miles away from here.”
“Does Eagle Lord also like to explore in disguise in the Western Fantasy world?”
“Coordinates, coordinates, quick, share the coordinates! According to our camp, the Eagle Lord should be hostile. Let’s go and take him down!”
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] looked at the message and rolled her eyes, typing:
“Are you really going to take him down? I can’t see any information about him, except for his name, which is all question marks, and his Threat level is Nightmare.”
“Oh my god, really?!”
“Fat Chicken, do you have a screenshot?”
“No, when I came to my senses, he was already gone.”
“Ah, what a shame. I wanted to see the appearance of the territory lord, probably as handsome as me.”
“Why do you think the Eagle Lord came to this remote town?”
“I feel like there’s a hidden plot!”
“It can’t be that he came to welcome us, right…”
…
At this moment, the main person discussed fiercely by the players had already returned to the mayor’s mansion.
Sivey couldn’t wait and went out for a stroll to see if he could run into a few players.
Unexpectedly, just as he stepped out, he encountered a group of unruly children bullying a demi-human girl.
So, as a modern youth with a normal sense of justice, Sivey saved the little girl and coincidentally met [Fat Chicken with a Round Face].
[Fat Chicken with a Round Face] was someone he was quite familiar with; she was a famous sightseeing player in the previous game.
This type of player didn’t like to engage in battles; their enjoyment mainly stemmed from exploring new maps and their related historical and cultural backgrounds.
For Sivey, this type of player was one of the few who might not have too much hostility towards him, provided he didn’t go plundering Saintess.
At this point, the players had entered the town, and the plot was likely already underway. He didn’t need to run around randomly anymore; he could just wait patiently.
“Mmm…”
A soft, muffled whimper came.
Sivey saw that the little girl he had placed on the velvet bed had already woken up.
The girl looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, covered in dirt, and her clothes were tattered. Some key areas were not well covered. Her face and exposed skin were covered in bruises, but they couldn’t hide her delicate and cute appearance.
She had chestnut-colored long hair, slightly curly. Her ears were a pair of brown, fluffy triangular ears, shaped like apricot leaves, with a small tuft of hair at the tip, looking larger than cat ears. Behind her was a fluffy large tail, almost as big as her body.
“This should be a squirrel, right? If I’m not mistaken. That tail must feel great to touch, and with these ears, they actually move…”
No wonder in the previous life, the scumbag lords captured demi-human girls everywhere. Who wouldn’t be confused after seeing this?
“Life is getting more and more interesting.”
Sivey couldn’t help but sigh in his heart.
The awakened girl was still a bit confused and dazed, but soon she realized that the surroundings were unfamiliar. At first, her eyes were full of surprise and confusion, which was quickly replaced by helplessness and panic.
When she looked up and noticed Sivey, the complex emotions in her eyes were replaced by fear.
She immediately stumbled off the bed and knelt on the ground with a “thump.”
“Sir, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to dirty your bedding. I don’t know how I ended up here. I’m sorry… Please don’t kill Lori.”
Lori’s small body trembled with fear, and as she spoke, big tears rolled down onto the floor.
She didn’t recognize the nobleman in front of her, but her mother told her that such people were all noble gentlemen among humans, important figures.
Usually, when she saw these noble gentlemen, she would avoid them. If she accidentally bumped into one, she would immediately kneel and beg for forgiveness.
Otherwise, she would die.
Her mother died, her father died, killed by knights.
Her brother wandered with her to Dawn Town, where they were taken in by a farmer. She worked for the farmer every day, while her brother became a stable boy for the mayor’s house. Although life was hard every day, at least they didn’t have to wander anymore.
She thought life could continue like this, plain and simple. However, just yesterday, her beloved brother died too.
It all started because her brother didn’t provide fresh enough fodder for the mayor’s horse.
Lori vividly remembered that day, when the farmer brought back her brother’s body, it was in a miserable and broken state.
According to the farmer, her brother was hung by the mayor on a running horse and dragged for more than ten miles, until he died on the ground.
Lori feared death, but she feared humans more. She was too weak, too weak to have any courage to resist, even when surrounded by a group of children younger than her, she still only dared to curl up, protect her head, and silently endure the bullying.
…
“Do I look that scary?”
Sivey looked at the trembling demi-human girl and fell into self-doubt. He had always been confident in his appearance.
He reached out to pick up the girl.
But as his hand was about to touch the girl’s body, she suddenly shook violently, shrank back, and tried to shrink her body as if to feel a little safer.
Sivey awkwardly withdrew his hand.
“Cough, you should get up first. You were saved by me, so why would I kill you?”
Lori, upon hearing this, timidly looked up at Sivey, her tear-filled eyes filled with confusion.
“Think back carefully. You were being bullied by a group of naughty kids, and I drove them away and brought you back.”
Lori recalled that indeed there was a man who stopped those children, and his voice sounded like the gentleman in front of her. But she didn’t know what happened afterward because she had already fallen unconscious at that time.
But Lori wasn’t knocked unconscious; she was starved unconscious.
“Right, do you remember now? I saved you. If I wanted to kill you, what would be the point of saving you?”
Sivey looked gently at the girl, smiling, almost as if he wanted to stick the words “I’m a good person” on his face.
“Lori remembered. Thank you, noble sir. Lori will repay your kindness.”
The girl was not as scared anymore, but still dared not get up from the ground, let alone return to that soft big bed.
“Gurgle—”
“Lori hurriedly tried to cover her stomach in embarrassment, lowered her head, and looked at her toes.
Her face began to visibly flush and redden at an alarming rate, spreading throughout her body.”
Sivey glanced thoughtfully at Lori’s little belly and grinned.
…
Ten minutes later.
At the dining table of the mayor’s house, Lori was holding a piece of white bread in her hands, nibbling on it. Her small mouth was stuffed full, trembling up and down with each chew, looking like a cute little squirrel.
Lori swore she had never eaten such soft and sweet bread before, as if she were eating clouds from the sky. In her impression, bread was always hard and dry, only edible with water.
And beef, she hadn’t eaten meat for a very long time, the last time seemed to be…
Indeed, the best way to dispel embarrassment and distance was to eat delicious food together.
Sivey didn’t know who had spoken, but he wholeheartedly agreed at that moment. He sat elegantly across from the girl, chin in hand, observing her endearing eating habits. He sensed that she had begun to let her guard down.
“N-Noble sir, Lori truly doesn’t know how to repay your kindness,” stammered Lori, blushing as she struggled to swallow her food.
“Don’t call me noble sir. I am Sivey Golden Lion, the Count of Eagle Territory. As for repaying me, I require a Personal Maid by my side. If you don’t mind, you can begin following me from today,” Sivey smiled faintly, though his expression resembled a predatory wolf covering its mouth.
Inwardly, he felt rather pleased. With not a single maid in Winterkeep presently, now was the perfect time to recruit one, perhaps even a few more later. A cohort of demi-human maids would be delightful; their beast-like features were pleasing to his eye. Their mere presence would improve his mood.
“Ding! Detected that the host’s behavior does not conform to the rules of the antagonist! Please cease immediately, or you will be punished,” the system interrupted.
“Finally,” thought Sivey, expecting this rebuke sooner or later. “Hey, system bro, you can mess with meals, but not with words. Although I saved this demi-human girl, it was to groom her into my pawn, my agent of righteous betrayal against players and protagonists!”
Sivey argued passionately, justifying his actions with logic, almost convincing himself.
“Ding! Analyzing the feasibility of the host’s behavior… Analysis complete, judged feasible. Updating the host’s antagonist behavior standards. Similar situations will no longer trigger warnings for the host.”
“Heh, stupid system,” Sivey smirked, dismissing it. He had long understood the system’s fatal weakness and now felt like a liberated serf singing songs.
“Ding! Daily Villain Missions updated:
Villain Mission 1: Inflict psychological scars on more than ten players.
Villain Mission 2: Require Lori to provide massages and warm the bed.
Villain Mission 3: Humiliate protagonist Ye Hao.
Completing daily quests will yield rewards. Fulfilling multiple quests may trigger reward bonuses. After receiving rewards for daily quests, new daily quests will irregularly appear. Please continue to work diligently, host.”
“What the heck is this quest?” Sivey was stunned, but secretly admired the system.
While Sivey busied himself recruiting a Personal Maid, players on the other side were locked in a fierce battle with the town guards. The conflict arose when players discovered seven or eight demi-humans enslaved by a local tyrant.
Upon spotting their quest targets, the rogue players disregarded any concern about alerting the Dawn Town guards and swiftly attacked. Within moments, they had slain the tyrant in his home and fled with the liberated demi-humans.
Although the town guards typically remained idle, their vigilance was keen. Moreover, with their boss housed in the mayor’s mansion, each guard fought as if injected with adrenaline.
Facing nearly a hundred guards, mostly at level one, the players found themselves embroiled in a desperate struggle.
“Advance! Protect the mages! Warriors, charge ahead!”
“Hey! Where are you throwing that fireball? You’re singeing my backside!”
“If you die, return quickly as a corpse! Don’t just stand there gawking!”
“Ugh… Can’t this game be a bit more harmonious?”
…
Amid the chaos, a loud proclamation rang out on the edge of the battlefield, in a quacking voice:
“I am Megil, mayor of Dawn Town! You scoundrels who dare attack my town, kneel and surrender now!”
Megil’s declaration, leading two teams of over ten guards each, added insult to injury for the beleaguered players.
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