349: The strategy is already 98% stable

Chapter 348: The Strategy Is 98% Secure

Generally speaking, if Fama could wake up within five minutes, then it would be considered a successful passage of the Rite Trial.

If more than five minutes passed... then it would be considered a failure.

Dick had no worries that Fama could succeed, because as long as the purpose was to extend life, it would fail 100%!

Historically, the four people who passed the Rite Trial did not come with the goal of extending their lives; they simply wanted to become stronger.

Fama wanting to extend his life shows that he fears death and has many things he cannot let go of. Such a person is absolutely impossible to pass the Rite Trial!

This is also why Dick didn't care about the order of the trials at all, since Fama was bound to die anyway.

Soon, in less than ten seconds, Fama's face was covered in pain, almost distorted.

Dick's mouth curved. He knew that this level 72 old Mage was nine-tenths gone.

Meanwhile, Fama's consciousness was experiencing a terrifying illusion.

When Fama was thirty-two years old, he once used despicable means to defile a princess of the Toya Royal Family.

Afterward, to cover his tracks, he cruelly murdered the princess and destroyed the body.

In the first illusion, this matter was exposed, and Fama became a wanted criminal of the Toya Empire, losing his reputation, wealth, and power...

Fortunately, despite being on the verge of collapse, Fama endured.

However, it was regrettable that this was only the first illusion, and there were hundreds more waiting for him.

And each one was more painful and more difficult than the last!

When Fama was fifty-four years old, during a certain B-level escort mission, the team he led was surrounded and attacked by bandits, suffering heavy casualties.

Originally, Fama, being the strongest, could have fought his way out desperately, but he chickened out and chose to surrender and beg for mercy, which directly led to the complete collapse of the entire team.

Afterward, Fama even turned traitor and helped the bandits. The bandits successfully killed everyone and kept their promise to spare him.

To protect his reputation, Fama later led people to silence all the bandits.

In the second illusion, Fama's surrender and defection were exposed, becoming known throughout the Northern region, and trouble surged towards him.

Fama became an object of contempt for everyone. He was even blacklisted by the Adventurers Guild, all his property was confiscated, and his wife ran off with someone else...

"Pfft!"

In the real world, Fama spat out a large mouthful of blood, his aura weak, looking listless.

Is that all?

Dick secretly disdained him. Fama had only been in the Rite Trial for less than half a minute, and he was already about to collapse?

Thinking about it, Fama was inherently a despicable person, afraid of death, greedy for money, hypocritical, chasing fame... It would be a ghost if he could pass the Rite Trial.

Dick had originally thought that Fama could at least last for a minute or two. It seemed he had overestimated him.

As for Fama's Rite Trial, Vivian-sama only paid attention for a while at the beginning, and soon shifted her gaze to Dick.

Vivian-sama couldn't help but want to look at this human youth with such a good 'first impression' a few more times, but she was more curious.

Is Dick handsome?

The Elf race's appearance is generally very high, and Vivian-sama had seen many male Elves handsomer than Dick, becoming aesthetically fatigued over time.

But Dick gave her a very different feeling. At least so far, besides her parents and Trundle, Dick was the fourth person who made her feel close.

Even though they had just met.

"Vivian-sama, is there something you need from me?"

Dick noticed Vivian-sama's gaze. He could even clearly feel that the gaze seemed to be pulling.

Hearing the sudden question, Vivian-sama on the sacrificial platform immediately panicked. She quickly cooled down her emotions and said indifferently, "Nothing!"

Vivian-sama didn't dare to say too much. If she couldn't help but stutter or tremble, it would be too embarrassing.

Hearing this, Dick didn't say much more, but was secretly happy in his heart.

Obviously, the Mysterious Blessing also had an effect on Vivian-sama, who was a level 79 Archer!

It seems the mission 'Snow Queen with a poker face' is getting easier and easier.

In fact, even without the charm boost from the Mysterious Blessing, after passing the Rite Trial and receiving the sacrificial kiss, Dick was confident he could easily conquer Vivian-sama.

After all, the four predecessors who received the sacrificial kiss all managed to win over the Snow Maiden of their time.

One should know that being able to pass the Rite Trial means being recognized by the Snow Goddess, nominally being a chosen person of the god.

And a chosen person of the god and the Snow Maiden, who serves the god, are simply a match made in heaven. Even if they are of the same gender, they can still legitimately unite.

So in a sense, obtaining the sacrificial kiss is not just a goal, but also the best means to complete the mission 'Snow Queen with a poker face'!

What's more, now with the help of the Mysterious Blessing, Vivian-sama's psychological resistance due to social anxiety is also gone, making it even more secure.

Dick even felt that 'Snow Queen with a poker face' was a welfare event where he could get a Blessing for free, and there should be no easier mission than this in the future.

"Dick Grudia, I must remind you, your current gaze is a bit rude!"

Vivian-sama also noticed that Dick's gaze towards her was somewhat pulling, so she immediately spoke out to scold him, showing no signs of social anxiety at all.

"Oh, please forgive my rudeness," Dick still didn't withdraw his gaze, but said shamelessly, "Your figure is graceful and exquisitely beautiful, I truly find it difficult to look away."

"..."

Vivian-sama fell silent, then stiffly turned her body to the side.

Although Dick couldn't see through her white mask, from Vivian-sama's flushed Elf ears, it was clear that the strategy was 98% secure.

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The rating hasn't moved for several weeks, and when I looked today, it dropped by 0.1 points. My heart that was hanging finally died.