346: Social phobia is a stupid disease

Chapter 345: Social Phobia is a Stupid Disease

Vivian had arrived as early as when Fama was bribing Mita, but she was slow to enter.

This wasn't due to any complex considerations, but simply because Vivian had social phobia. Dick knew what she was struggling with.

Witnessing Mita accepting a bribe, Vivian certainly couldn't stand by and do nothing. She had to sternly reprimand her and show the authority of the contemporary Snow Maiden.

Therefore, Vivian must have been thinking about her wording, the tone and actions she should use later, and how to deal with Mita.

These things would be as simple as breathing and drinking water for a typical superior, but for Vivian, who had social phobia, they were as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Just as Vivian finally finished thinking about her wording and was about to push open the door, Fama, who had discovered the truth, exploded and was challenging Dick.

Subsequently, the reception hall became tense, with the two sides at loggerheads and on the verge of a fight.

Alright, Vivian now had to think about what kind of posture she should adopt for her entrance. With her social phobia, she had even more things to agonize over.

Dick and Fama, the main characters in the conflict, were both strangers, which made things even more difficult for Vivian.

And regarding this, Dick was truly speechless.

Vivian was a level 79 Archer expert, almost level 80. In plain terms, his group were all ants.

Facing ants whose lives she could easily control, why think too much? Whatever Vivian said, went.

Social phobia, in plain terms, was a disease, a stupid disease that reduced one's strength.

It was precisely by exploiting this point that Dick easily defeated Vivian in many previous lives.

Because even in the late stages, even after becoming the Archer Hero, she still couldn't get rid of her social phobia!

During combat, the more people watching, the more uncomfortable Vivian felt, and the worse her strength became!

Dick was very despicable. He directly used a secret technique to create a 4K uncensored live broadcast for Vivian, projecting their battle into the sky above countless cities.

You have social phobia?

Okay, Dick directly had hundreds of millions of people come to watch, making her endure the highest level of psychological pressure.

Although Vivian was a Hero whose strength could rank among the top three, as long as her social phobia acted up, her combat power would be greatly reduced.

At this moment, the reception hall was silent. The ice arrows caused the temperature to plummet, and the ground even began to frost over extensively.

Fama was hunched over, his head lowered, his heart extremely nervous.

If the level 79 Vivian wanted to kill him, it would be as easy as turning over her hand. As fellow ranged output magic professions, Archers were more lethal than Mages.

Not to mention Vivian was seven levels higher, her backing from the Snow Goddess Sect, which had a million years of heritage, was what was most daunting.

As everyone knew, the Snow Goddess Sect possessed dozens of high-level advanced archery techniques, and even several publicly available quasi-God-rank archery skills!

This was the advantage of being backed by a powerful force with deep foundations, something to be envied.

Although Fama was backed by the Adventurers Guild, which had deeper foundations and a larger scale than the Snow Goddess Sect, the nature of the organizations was different.

The Adventurers Guild was more like a neutral platform. Those high-level magic techniques were all clearly priced, and even the president had to abide by the rules.

In contrast, the Snow Goddess Sect was completely Vivian's personal domain. She could access any resource freely, a world of difference from Fama's treatment.

The silence in the reception hall continued. Vivian still hadn't spoken!

Fama's waist was bent even lower, his humility even more pronounced. He believed Vivian was trying to intimidate him by deliberately not speaking.

Not only that, Fama even suspected that if he showed the slightest hint of arrogance, an arrow would shoot out the next second!

Meanwhile, outside the hall, Vivian was sweating profusely. She was trying hard to think of an opening line.

Should she first criticize Mita for accepting the bribe, or should she first reprimand Fama for being presumptuous and rude, or... talk to the other young man who seemed quite likable?

For some reason, Dick gave Vivian a very comfortable sense of closeness, similar to the feeling Trundle brought.

Not only that, Vivian even felt that her social phobia might disappear when she was with Dick.

This judgment was baseless and even somewhat inexplicable, but Vivian felt this way.

Even though this human young man was sitting comfortably on the sofa with his legs crossed, showing no reverence at all and looking very arrogant.

Dick and Fama's behavior was simply two extremes!

On the other side, Fama began to feel a little scared, secretly sighing that Vivian's method of intimidation was too strong; her prolonged silence was suffocating.

He had indeed been too impulsive before. He had forgotten that this was the headquarters of the Snow Goddess Sect and that it would displease Vivian.

But this brat Dick was simply too infuriating, openly playing him for a fool, even though he was just a junior.

Speaking of which, Dick was probably scared stiff by now, after all, he was also the main character who stirred up trouble and had also angered Vivian.

However, when Fama glanced over, he was startled to find that Dick was still in the same posture as before, and even... comfortably yawned?

Good heavens, how could he be so rude? Didn't he know that Vivian was already at the door?

If Dick didn't die, it would simply be against the laws of nature!

Just as Fama was gloating, Vivian finally spoke. Her tone was calm and cool, making it difficult to fathom her thoughts.

"The sacred and solemn Snow Goddess Temple is not a place for you to make a fuss. All fighting is prohibited here. Priest Mita, explain the situation to me!"

Vivian's voice was very pleasant, a divinely gifted top-tier singing voice, although she would never sing in front of anyone.

Hearing Vivian's question, Mita was extremely flustered.

However, compared to the crime of accepting a bribe, lying was a major crime that would result in dismissal, because the first tenet of the Snow Maiden doctrine was honesty.

Just as Mita was carefully choosing her words and preparing to explain the situation, Dick spoke.

"Respected Vivian-sama, what just happened was merely an insignificant farce. Your arrival has already quelled the chaos..."

"Church affairs are busy. In order not to waste your time, I propose that we proceed with the Rite Trial immediately."

Dick glossed over everything that had just happened in a few words. He didn't even offer any specific explanation, sounding extremely perfunctory.

However, this kind of language was what Vivian liked best!

As someone with social phobia, she usually didn't handle any church affairs at all. For matters she had to appear for, Vivian wished they would end as quickly as possible.

She didn't care if it was perfunctory, as long as the result was correct, the faster the process, the better.

Dick was very clear on one point: when it came to social interaction, Vivian craved "efficiency" more than anyone else.