"All mission targets have been completed."

"As the player has used special methods to clear the game in advance, this evaluation will integrate the rewards for subsequent chapters with those for clearing all chapters for a comprehensive evaluation."

"Completion of basic mission objectives—60 points;"

"Family Annihilator Treasure Seeker: You have basically scavenged all rewards—10 points;"

"Pathologically Merciless Black King: You often sanction enemies in the name of 'Despair'—10 points;"

"Accused of Substitute Gaming: You're off the hook this time—evaluation score locked at 59 points (do not repeat);"

"Total score is 80 points, rated as extraordinary."

"Mission score this time: 80 points (Extraordinary), Highest mission score: 80 points (Extraordinary)."

"Because the player has achieved an extraordinary evaluation, meeting the hidden requirements, information about hidden side quests in the game will be awarded."

"Side Quest ①: The Strong Don't Touch the Ground. You have achieved the 'Technique-Oriented Player' accomplishment multiple times (in over 50% of the played chapters, the character has not sustained more than minor injuries)."

"Side Quest ②: My Fate is in My Own Hands, Not in the Sky. You have achieved the 'Strongest King' accomplishment multiple times (in over 50% of the played chapters, the character triggered all 'Flash Steps')."

"Naiser official patch notification: In the future, if a player again achieves 'Accused of Substitute Gaming' or similar achievements, their final evaluation score will be locked at 59 points, even if they successfully clear the level. Furthermore, Merit Points rewards, exclusive rewards, Treasure Box rewards, and other unlisted game profits will be cancelled. (The final right of interpretation belongs to Naiser official.)"

Ren Suo was initially surprised, but he quickly let out a sigh of relief.

He hadn't expected that using a clone to substitute for him would fix the final evaluation at 59 points.

Having played for so long, it was Ren Suo's first time seeing a penalty achievement, and it was a severe warning for deduction. A score locked at 59, nullification of all gains, was essentially as if Ren Suo had played for nothing.

It seems the Mini-World Game Console was very dissatisfied with his behavior of disrupting the other BOSSs' game experiences with substitute play.

But thinking about it, it made sense. Ren Suo allowed the clone to substitute for him at no cost; if he encountered particularly difficult levels that required micro-operation in the future, Ren Suo might be tempted to let the clone substitute again.

After all, opportunities like this live-streaming game, where the clone finished the entire chapter by itself, were rare. Ren Suo estimated he played 99% of the game and let the clone play 1%. Surely the console wouldn't give all the rewards to the clone, right?

But the game console had anticipated this. Indeed, it couldn't sanction him in either the game or reality, but as long as Ren Suo dared to let the clone substitute, it would directly strip Ren Suo of all gains.

Whether you let the clone hover without penetrating or let it take up the sword and fight hard, the moment you let the clone touch the controller, you might as well get out and face the cold wind!

Fortunately, the Mini-World Game Console also knew the principle of 'punishment without instruction is tyranny'; it proceeded with the normal mission evaluation and settlement this time, only warning Ren Suo not to do it again.

Although it couldn't repair the loophole of the clone substitute, it made it clear to Ren Suo during the mission settlement that if Ren Suo dared to skate on the edge of death, it would show him who really was the boss.

After this warning, of course, Ren Suo wouldn't let the clone substitute anymore.

After all, the situations that required clone substitution were rare—it was just that 'Hand of Fate' was exceptionally quirky this time, demanding a live-stream game. Otherwise, Ren Suo could have practiced for a few days and then cleared it with 'Flash Step.'

Ren Suo was a cultivator, after all. Even though he couldn't rely on a mechanical mind for instant operation like the clone, with enough practice, he could handle most action games—except for ultra-hard bullet hell games with a screen full of projectiles.

However, an idea suddenly crossed Ren Suo's mind: The Mini-World Game Console hasn't completely closed this loophole. It 'allows' clone substitution, as long as I can bear the consequence of 'no gains.' After all, the games of the Mini-World Game Console do affect reality. Perhaps, in the future, there might be some games that, despite having no rewards, I would still need the clone's help to complete.

Ren Suo only pondered it briefly before abandoning the thought. He would rather call for help with 'Rippling Spring Sounds' than let the clone substitute—the latter would be a total loss.

Ren Suo continued reading.

"You have completed the special side quest 'Surpass Fate'."

"Surpass Fate: You have proved your strength to an unknown existence, demonstrating that even without its help, you can eliminate the Source of Disaster and save the world."

An unknown existence? Was it the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair responsible for dealing the cards?

Ren Suo had always been puzzled by the "Surpass Fate" task because, according to the normal game process, it would only take him a few days to eliminate the Source of Disaster.

What was the significance of eliminating the Source of Disaster a few days earlier?

Moreover, as revealed by the cards from the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair, it should still take a while for the Source of Disaster to affect the world, so whether it was a few days earlier or later seemed inconsequential.

Now, reading the task description, Ren Suo wondered, Is the actual meaning of "Surpass Fate"... to show off? To boast about my strength to an unknown existence? Even without your arrangement, I can save the world? Is this like a child declaring independence to their mother? Or like a young man showing off his wealth, charm, and power to a girl?

Although Ren Suo didn't quite understand, he had seen many weird and quirky game achievements, such as using a game modifier to kill the boss in a must-lose battle in the initial game plot, which could trigger a hidden ending "I Am Invincible" and abruptly end the game...

"'Surpass Fate' task completion: 'Arrogant Mouth of Disaster' and 'Lazy Source of Disaster' have been prematurely killed."

"Player receives hidden rewards: 'Arrogant Humility's Mouth' and 'Lazy Diligence's Body'."

"Task evaluation upload is complete. You have received 150 Merit Points. Please use them wisely."

"You have obtained a Five-Star Treasure Chest *1. You may open it in the Content Preservation Vault."

"You have received the exclusive game reward 'Ability Fusion Inscription Rune'."

"According to the game's star-level, you receive the item 'Rippling Spring Sounds'."

"Player's existing 'Rippling Spring Sounds' detected. 'Rippling Spring Sounds' fusion is complete."

Ren Suo calculated. Including today's chapter, the total number of chapters settled in the task evaluation was five. The total number of Merit Points was 250, and the task evaluation was 80 points (the corresponding reward for Merit Points was 60%). Now he received 150 points, which was the correct amount.

He had been afraid that by completing the game early, the game console might deduct Merit Points for later chapters, but it seemed that the console wasn't stingy with these points.

However, the most important thing now was to see if the hidden rewards were worth Ren Suo spending two holiday promotions to summon the Truth Seeker and Devouring the Spirit of the World for an early game clearance.

"'Arrogant Humility's Mouth'"

"Quality Rank: Five-Star Item. Prerequisite: Must have at least an organ capable of speech."

"Effect: After equipping, the player's speech will become incredibly humble. This also significantly boosts attributes such as Agility, Force, Physical Strength, spiritual power, Insight, and Spiritual Energy. The enhancement effect is related to the number of Discerners (those who see through the player's true nature of arrogance); the more Discerners there are, the stronger the effect."

"Remark: I'm really weak, please don't hit my fist with your chest... Ah! My foot hurts so much because it was stepped on by your face!"

Ren Suo glanced at it and immediately knew that this item was very powerful, but only suitable for game characters—he himself didn't fight, so attribute enhancement was meaningless to him.

Moreover, this item was difficult to use; the player had to keep saying "I am weak, I am weak," and then display great strength to fully unleash the item's effect.

I can manage the former, but the latter... would be a bit difficult.

However, the other hidden reward swept away all of Ren Suo's grievances against the Mini-World Game Console and filled his heart with endless joy.

The two holiday promotions were absolutely worth the spend!

"'Lazy Diligence's Body'"

"Quality Rank: Five-Star Item. Prerequisite: Must have at least a body."

"Effect: After equipping, when the player is daydreaming, sleeping, or their consciousness isn't controlling the body, the body will automatically execute actions set by the player. However, the body cannot perform creative actions, and the efficiency of most actions will decrease to varying degrees. The more complex the action, the lower its efficiency."

"Remark: After raising you for so many years, it's time for the body to act on its own. Don't always make me think."

Ren Suo had been anticipating idle cultivation for so long, and finally, it was here!

Without any side effects, the decrease in efficiency was a minor issue, but even that was satisfying enough for Ren Suo—after all, even a mosquito was meat.

Living, it's wonderful.

In this regard, Ren Suo was quite easy to satisfy—as long as he could do fewer troublesome things, his passion for life would reignite.

For example, he had been pondering whether he could have Dong Chengling summon him directly at mealtimes, so that he wouldn't have to change clothes, put on shoes, or even leave his door.

But Ren Suo quickly came up with an even better idea—moving in.

However, both ideas were very impractical and would greatly trouble Dong Chengling, so in the end, Ren Suo dismissed the thoughts.

Just as Ren Suo was tallying the rewards from "Hand of Fate," Dong Chengling suddenly called, asking him to come downstairs to pick up a delivery.

The teacher's dormitory could not be entered without an access card, so teachers and staff had to go downstairs to receive their packages.

Originally, Dong Chengling had set the delivery time for 7:00 to 8:00 in the morning, but it seemed that due to watching the live stream, the courier at the delivery station also went on strike in the morning, delaying all deliveries...

Dong Chengling said the package was quite heavy and Little Jiu might not be able to handle it, so she asked Ren Suo for help.

Ren Suo didn't have much to do at the moment, so naturally, he didn't refuse and went downstairs to sign for Dong Chengling's delivery.

The delivery box was quite heavy. It looked like local produce mailed by Dong Chengling's parents from their hometown. Ren Suo couldn't help exclaiming to himself, Dong Chengling's parents are really good to her...

Huh?

After delivering the package to Dong Chengling's place, Ren Suo was pulled by Little Jiu and not allowed to leave. So he sat down, took out his phone, and sent a message to his sister: "Little sis, have Mom and Dad been in touch with you lately?"

Ren Xingmei seemed to be on her phone as well and quickly replied: "Yeah, Mom just talked to me on the phone for half an hour yesterday. She asked me why I didn't come home for National Day, whether I had enough money to spend, and if not, to ask you for some."

Ren Suo: "Wishing you great luck and prosperity!"

Ren Xingmei: "...I love you the most!"

Ren Suo looked at the package sent by Dong Chengling's parents and felt somewhat melancholic for a moment.

At this time, he noticed a notification pop up in Moments. I haven't posted in Moments these past few days, where did this reply or like come from? Ren Suo opened Moments and saw that Qiao Muyi had tagged him in a post—

"Living alone in a foreign land, who knows the bitterness in my heart? The workload that increases day by day, the future that's uncertain, life seems to be ceaselessly sprinkling cumin and chili powder on me, a little lamb.

"But the pressure hasn't crushed me.

"Why? Because I know, the only one I can rely on is myself. If I can't break through and achieve something, build my own career, then, then——

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"I'll just have to go back home to inherit a few properties in the city center and become a lazy, rent-collecting landlady.

"Ugh, forget it, my dad and mom bought me another house. I need to take leave to go home and handle the paperwork."

Ren Suo directly smashed his head onto the table, startling Little Jiu, who quickly hugged Ren Suo's hand and asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?"

"Little Jiu!" Ren Suo hugged Little Jiu, rubbing her little head with his chin. "You're the best!"

"Yep, Little Jiu is the best!" Little Jiu also hugged Ren Suo, saying with a giggle, "Little Jiu will always be with big brother!"

"Yep!"

"Big brother, will you help Little Jiu with homework, okay?"

"No!"

Just as Ren Suo was about to head home, Little Jiu firmly pulled on him. "Big brother, don't go! Little Jiu feels very lonely doing homework alone!"

"I'll distract you if I'm here."

"No, you won't! In fact, Little Jiu will be distracted thinking about big brother playing on his phone if you go back home!" Little Jiu pouted and said to Ren Suo, "Little Jiu wants big brother to stay here and watch Little Jiu do homework! If big brother goes back, then maybe Little Jiu won't be able to finish the tasks Sister Ling assigned!"

Wow, this little Nine-Tailed Fox is becoming more and more human-like! She even knows how to use the 'let's die together' tactic and find excuses to slack off. Ren Suo couldn't help but sigh. Life is truly treacherous; even Little Jiu is picking up bad habits.

"Fine, then I'll stay here and watch you do your homework." Ren Suo took a firm stand, crossing his arms and sitting on the couch, really not leaving.

Little Jiu was slightly surprised. She had just wanted to find an excuse to slack off a bit, and she thought she understood big brother well enough. She hadn't expected that the scenario she imagined, where he would say, 'Then let me do your homework,' wouldn't happen.

"Big brother, don't play on your phone, okay? That'll distract Little Jiu too," Little Jiu's eyes flickered as she spoke. "Why don't you help me write it, and then we can finish quickly and play games together!"

"I'm not playing with my phone." Ren Suo sat with his arms crossed, closing his eyes as if he really intended to do nothing at all.

Contrary to her wishes, Little Jiu had no choice but to do her homework obediently, but she still felt good about her big brother being nearby.

Because of the bond, whenever Ren Suo was with any bonding partner, they would feel a sense of reassurance, as if I'm not alone.

Not to mention, Ren Suo possessed the 'Phantom Illusionary Fragrance' skill, which came from the same origin as her. To her, Ren Suo was almost like a sibling, so being with him naturally made Little Jiu feel comfortable.

However, Little Jiu also felt a subtle satisfaction—a sense of fairness was met, and her discontent smoothed over—the joy of thinking, If I'm working, why are you playing?

When children are studying, seeing their parents watch TV, play with their phones, or play mahjong often makes them somewhat annoyed.

Especially since Dong Chengling was a prime example of extreme temperance. When Little Jiu was studying, Dong Chengling would definitely be working or cultivating. Little Jiu naturally developed the idea: If I'm working, you have to work too; otherwise, it's not fair.

Therefore, seeing Ren Suo lead by example, Little Jiu naturally had no complaints at all.

A gentle breeze blew through the trees by the roadside, causing the leaves to rustle. Dazzling sunlight spread across the earth, and time hurriedly passed amidst the friction between pen and paper.

The door lock clicked, and Dong Chengling walked in. She wasn't surprised to find Ren Suo here.

She put the ingredients in the kitchen and then went to check on Little Jiu's homework.

After checking the homework, Dong Chengling noticed Ren Suo was motionless, as if he had fallen asleep. Since there was still some time until dinner, Dong Chengling went over and said, "Suo, do you want to go to the bedroom and sleep for a while...?"

Seeing Ren Suo not responding to her question at all, Dong Chengling blinked her eyes and suddenly crouched down. She extended her finger to check Ren Suo's breathing and found him breathing in a familiar rhythm.

"Mysterious Lord's Secret Tome Chapter Two..."

Although the progress was slow, it was indeed the Mysterious Lord's Secret Tome Chapter Two!

Dong Chengling knew what it meant to drive this cultivation technique with a Second Stage Cultivation; even if it was slow, it was normal.

When she first got hold of this technique, she also had to calm her mind and spend hours to completely master it. Moreover, she felt very tired while cultivating.

Yet Ren Suo is now seizing any moment of spare time to cultivate this technique, even in the midst of busyness! And his complexion is very calm, looking as adorable as if he were asleep. This shows how tenacious his mind is; he isn't affected by the exhaustion from cultivating at all!

Dong Chengling silently took out her phone, adjusted the angle, and took a photo of Ren Suo.

She opened the chat window with Qiao Muyi, clicked to send an image, and selected Ren Suo's photo.

She wanted to tell Qiao Muyi that Ren Suo had truly become a more diligent person than her!

However, looking at the adorable and hardworking face in the photo, she hesitated for a moment and ultimately didn't press 'send.'

At that moment, Ren Suo's phone lit up, apparently receiving a text message from the carrier. Dong Chengling glanced down and saw the screensaver on Ren Suo's phone.

So she made up her mind, exited WeChat, opened 'Settings,' and changed her screensaver. Then she contentedly went to cook.

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