Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1269: The 13th Official Copy Settlement (Long - for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 1269: Chapter 1269: The 13th Official Copy Settlement (Long Chapter for Monthly Votes)

He Ao opened his eyes and looked at the text and images within his field of view under the shimmering brilliance.

His gaze swept across the various Character Cards of different colors before landing on the final card, which was turned with its back facing him.

As his gaze fell upon it, the card began to slowly turn over.

[Circular City]

He Ao’s gaze shifted from the card’s title to the illustration.

This time, the illustration’s background depicted a hazy, majestic crystal city tinged with a faint yellow glow, veiled in an almost intangible purple mist. The jagged edges of colossal tears on its border could be faintly seen.

It seemed as if this city was merely a fragment torn from an even grander city.

Massive cracks ran faintly through the city’s streets, as though this shattered city was still undergoing further destruction.

Dim streaks of red glow lightly fluctuated within the fissures, while at the city’s edges, faint yellow light intertwined seamlessly with the city, seemingly maintaining its operation.

Above the city, beyond the hazy purple mist, a gray sun loomed faintly, as if about to rise from the city’s horizon.

Upon closer inspection, the "sun" appeared to outline and bear traces resembling the form of a gray eye.

Surrounding the gray "eye sun," the light that illuminated the city was a soft orange glow.

These chaotic colors painted the city’s sky with faint yellow phosphorescent outlines of a humanoid figure.

He Ao quietly observed this card.

The most prominent feature of the card was actually the colossal city depicted in the background.

At a glance, the city resembled Dawn City, yet it was eerily silent and devoid of life, as if it were He Ao’s own constructed "Dream City."

However, the primary force He Ao used to construct Dream City should have been the power from Winding Hill—a purple power—yet the city’s dominant color was yellow.

In the final battle, among those who participated, only the God of Order’s power exhibited a yellow hue.

This meant the city’s core was built using Order’s power.

Meanwhile, the hazy purple mist shrouding the city bore an uncanny resemblance to the purple mist of the Dream Phantom. This likely pointed to the influence of the Witch of Desire.

The faint red glow between the city’s fissures partially resembled remnants of the War God, yet He Ao could clearly sense that some elements did not belong to the War God.

It appeared probable that the faint red glow was linked to the God of Chaos, though the influence of Chaos was minimal and nearly imperceptible, indicating only a small fraction of Chaotic Power was at play.

The gray eye sun in the sky likely symbolized a "friend," while the orange glow symbolized the Eternal Light.

Upon closer examination, a thin layer of space seemed to exist between the gray eye and the orange glow, and between both of them and the city with its mist below. This lack of tight fusion contrasted with the purple mist’s close bond to the city in the illustration.

Could this gap hold some symbolic meaning?

Did it mean the friend and Eternal Light had less influence on this card compared to the Witch of Desire?

Was that why they seemed to hover in the air, at once mingling with and yet isolated from the overall composition?

However,

He Ao’s gaze lingered once more on the faint red glow within the city’s fissures.

Despite the scarcity of red glow, its presence was undeniable. From previous experiences, any power capable of integrating into the cards was of high positional grade, high purity, and considerable potency.

Could the degree of Chaotic Power present really stem solely from the contamination Suote suffered within the dungeon world?

Could it originate from residual energy within the body, or did the God of Chaos, after the battle concluded, transfer additional "power" via some form of mysticism?

If so, why?

Was it merely to muddy the waters? To create trouble for its own amusement?

Suppressing his whirling thoughts, He Ao’s gaze returned to the card’s surface.

To be honest, the formation of this card had exceeded his expectations.

Judging from the card’s structure, it appeared to have Order as its foundation.

This was within his expectations, as Order’s power naturally tended to stabilize and neutralize chaotic states.

This was evident in the phenomenon above the Northern Gate, where Order’s power suppressed the violent forces that had cleaved open the gate, forming a vacuum zone of "safety" in the area.

Similarly, when He Ao consumed the Secret Medicine tainted by Chaotic Power to achieve promotion, Order’s power had acted to maintain the balance within his body.

When Order’s power was singular, it could act as a strong pollutant, but in the presence of other, more tumultuous forces, it tended to stabilize the current state spontaneously.

And Suote, having received Divine Inspiration from the God of Order—whether it was a widespread, wholesale-level Divine Inspiration or not—demonstrated a high degree of affinity with Order.

Furthermore, because of He Ao’s deliberate "indifference," the God of Order’s power had become deeply intertwined with Dream City.

After the Witch of Desire destroyed the old detective’s body, Order’s power had the potential to attempt possession of He Ao’s body.

After all, Talent Sequences did not seem to vanish with their host’s death. Although the old detective had not fully achieved promotion, he had consumed the Carpenter’s Secret Medicine,

implying that a complete Carpenter’s power existed within him, though it remained undigested.

This inherent compatibility with Order, along with Suote’s affinity and the polluted Dream City, made He Ao a prime candidate for the God of Order at that time.

The God of Order could have constructed an Angel incarnation, albeit one twisted and maddened, and even inherited the Dream City.

Thus, He Ao had not been surprised by the God of Order’s attempt to reconstruct his body.

He had even felt its invasive pull when departing the dungeon world.

It was only because a significant portion of this invasive power was intercepted by the lingering consciousness of the old detective to shield He Ao from the Witch of Desire’s attack that he managed to buy himself time.

Though the old detective’s sacrificial move had been unexpected, He Ao had not found it surprising—in fact, neither had Suote.

When not directly opposing his own goals, the old detective had always been willing to help Suote achieve his objectives, even if it came at his own cost.

This was simply his nature and did not conflict with the fact that he had once ordered Suote’s assassination.

He genuinely harbored feelings for Suote, treating him as a child and speaking truths most of the time.

But he also prioritized his own goals above all else, willing to harm "his own child" if necessary to achieve them.

Perhaps even the old detective himself had no awareness of this contradiction, though Suote understood it keenly.

So when He Ao had been unable to reach the old detective by phone in Minte City, he had understood that the man had likely chosen to stand in opposition to him.

Back then, he had simply not yet worked out precisely where the old detective stood.

Nevertheless, the old detective’s remaining consciousness had limited resources at its disposal—the amount of Order’s power it could command was therefore limited. Thus, as He Ao "left" the dungeon world, Suote’s body would have been rapidly penetrated by Order’s invasive power.

Still, He Ao hadn’t anticipated that it could form a card predominantly constructed from the power of the God of Order.

The reason was straightforward: at that moment, it hadn’t been just the God of Order present—it had also been the Witch of Desire.

Having felt that elder sister’s rage up close, He Ao had no reason to believe she would allow Dream City—or anything associated with it—to survive.

Not even a shard of the city.

The elder sister had clearly been utterly incensed, and her descent brought with it an overwhelming power.

The power of the God of Order alone would not have been sufficient to resist the Witch of Desire’s might.

Unless—

He Ao tilted his gaze upward, looking toward the gray eye sun atop the card.

Among all the entities present back then, the Witch of Desire had projected the most power, followed by the friend.

If the friend intervened, it would indeed explain how a shard of the city could have been preserved.

However, if the friend had been involved, this card’s power would not have been limited to the God of Order and the Witch of Desire.

The current distribution of power suggested something like the Witch of Desire attempting to annihilate all of Dream City, only to be partially thwarted by the friend’s interference; as a result, a fragment of the city was spared.

Of course, it could just as easily be that the Witch of Desire deliberately left a fragment behind, waiting for He Ao to take the bait.

This wasn’t exactly unprecedented—Dream Phantom had arisen in similar circumstances.

But if it really was due to interference from the friend, one had to wonder when the friend and the Witch of Desire had come into conflict.

Were they not known to have any deep-seated enmity?

He Ao stared at the card before him.

[Would you like to pay 11 Exchange Stars to redeem "Circular City"? (You currently have 2 Exchange Stars available.)]

Exchange Stars, the same price as the [Whispering Lock].

He Ao had already confirmed that the 9-Exchange-Star [Dream Phantom] possessed Angel Tier power—by logic, 11 Exchange Stars should signify power beyond that of an Angel.

But was this card that rare?

He Ao’s eyes locked onto the card of [Circular City].

Even if this card did contain Carpenter’s Talent Sequence, it was merely Angel Tier material.

The last card, [Whispering Lock], was something even the Mysterious Shadow had gone to great lengths to acquire.

Could the proximity of these deities’ powers—their metaphysical "mahjong game"—have boosted the grade or strength of this card?

But there were many "mahjong cards" intertwined with divine powers beyond this one.

He Ao’s gaze shifted toward [Eternal Obsession] beside it.

This card originated from the Eternal Divine Nation dungeon and contained the powers of the friend, the elder sister, Eternal Light, and the War God.

The Eternal Divine Nation itself had reached the verge of Angel Tier power, though it was likely only a fragment.

Was Carpenter’s power superior to that of the Eternal Divine Nation?

Could this explain the 2-Star gap?

Lost in thought, He Ao took one final look at [Circular City] before preparing to withdraw his gaze.

At that very moment, his eyes froze mid-movement.

His vision shifted to the card’s edges.

A faint, nearly imperceptible green glow was spreading along the card’s border.

His gaze followed the green light as it wove through the perimeter of the card, almost enveloping everything within in a closed circuit.

Returning his attention to the card’s surface, He Ao had a sudden realization. Was it merely a figment of his imagination, or did the green glow seem to become more "visible" under his gaze?

Wherever his eyes traced, this entire card, beneath its complex weave of red, orange, yellow, gray, and purple lights, seemed faintly laced with a subtle, nearly indistinguishable green luminescence.

The green light appeared as overlapping circular arcs, seamlessly integrating into the card’s design. Without meticulous scrutiny, it would be impossible to detect.

As it turned out, the card’s true core was this green glow.

Circular City, Circular City.

He Ao raised his head and once more looked up at the card’s title.

So that’s what it meant.

Green light— but what significance did green hold?

Mysterious Shadow’s power was green, yet He Ao hadn’t enlisted that ally this time, and the green light on the card didn’t resemble a trace of Mysterious Shadow’s power.

The Abyss also possessed green-hued energies, yet He Ao sensed no Abyssal power involved.

No green energy had participated in the final battle—or had it?

He Ao paused in realization.

There had been green power—on his person.

Suote’s father had left behind a crystal die, which contained green light.

The die’s ability enabled random boosts from dice rolls, involving an element of chance.

But at the Angel Tier level, such boosts were ineffective, so He Ao hadn’t used it during the final battle.

Still, it had been on him the whole time.

When the elder sister destroyed everything, that die would have been lost as well.

But if the die was destroyed, what happened to the green light inside it?

He Ao’s eyes were fixed on the card before him.

Had Chaos extended its power here solely to sow discord?

Had this fragment of the city endured due to the Witch of Desire fishing for prey, or the friend intervening?

Wouldn’t Order have sensed the Witch of Desire’s unwavering resolve? Then why did it persist in its invasive attempts on He Ao?

And that die—what exactly was it?

In that moment, He Ao suddenly remembered the Starlight Worshipers’ leader mentioning that Suote’s father had once acquired an Extraordinary Item related to "fate."

Back then, he hadn’t probed further into the fate-related item’s specifics.

After Suote’s father died, all his Extraordinary Items were divided among those who betrayed him, including Wistain.

Among Wistain’s gains, the only thing that seemed connected to fate was that crystal die.

The die had limited value at the Angel Tier level, which explained why the Starlight Worshipers’ leader wasn’t particularly interested in it.

The die itself might have been unremarkable, but the green glow within it likely was not.

Perhaps no one ever considered breaking the die open—nor had anyone been capable of doing so.

How, then, had Suote’s father come into possession of such an object?

Fate...

He Ao silently observed the green glow again.

Tsk, these entities—every one of them is more cunning than the last.

This card’s entanglements might surpass even those of the Whispering Lock.

He took a deep breath, steadying his emotions.

His gaze shifted to the text in his field of view.

[Calculating Main Mission Evaluation...]