Villain Simulator [37-39] (Patreon)

Chapter 37: Encounter with Guinaifen

Guinaifen has many brothers and sisters, especially several younger siblings who are still minors.

To ease the burden on her family, Guinaifen ran away to become an internet celebrity, hoping to make money through street performances and live streaming.

Don't be fooled by her lively and cheerful demeanor, always wearing a sun-like smile— the burden on her shoulders is incredibly heavy.

Just as Seth was spacing out a bit, a group of people in deep red uniforms arrived—they were from the Realm-Keeping Commission.

The Realm-Keeping Commission has duties similar to urban management, and Guinaifen, performing on the street, fell right under their jurisdiction.

"Little girl, it's you again!?"

Upon seeing Guinaifen in the crowd, the leader, a man with a full beard, immediately furrowed his brows.

"Sorry! Sorry! Uncle, I'll leave right now!"

Guinaifen quickly stopped her acrobatics, clasped her hands together, and apologized repeatedly.

"This is the umpteenth time? If you keep setting up unlicensed stalls like this, we'll have to confiscate your equipment."

The bearded man said with a mix of helplessness and exasperation.

"My license is already in process, it just hasn't come through yet..."

"Then wait until the license comes through before coming out! Can't you wait just a few days?"

Xianzhou people have long lifespans and aren't very competitive, so their efficiency is naturally low.

But Guinaifen is a short-lived species, and with her family short on money, she couldn't bear it. So, taking a chance, she came out to perform without a license and got caught by the Realm-Keeping Commission several times.

Fortunately, the people from the Realm-Keeping Commission weren't completely unreasonable. They just gave Guinaifen a stern lecture and let her go, without confiscating her streaming equipment.

The onlookers figured there was no more show to watch and gradually dispersed.

Seth followed the crowd and left.

Having watched the commotion, he didn't think much of it, just felt it was a bit coincidental.

The area of Aurum Alley is not small—far larger than a thousand times what's shown in the game.

He was just there to buy something, yet he still ran into a familiar character, which made Seth sigh in amazement.

…

Back home, Seth immediately started using the cutting machine he bought to prepare for suicide.

To prevent his blood from spraying everywhere, this time he hid directly in the bathroom.

Speaking of which, bathroom, cutting machine, corpse... these keywords sound so much like a murder and dismemberment scene.

Seth quickly banished the distracting thoughts from his mind and turned on the cutting machine.

Buzz~!

The high-frequency vibrating cutting blade edge lit up quickly like a red-hot branding iron.

Seth took a deep breath and pressed his neck against it...

He didn't know how much time had passed before Seth woke up again.

He moved his somewhat stiff body, and once he was limber, he picked up the cutting machine again, turned it on, and directly pressed the back of his hand against the blade.

This time, the result was completely different.

The blade sparked wildly at first, then shattered on the spot.

Seeing this exaggerated scene, the smile on Seth's face could no longer be suppressed.

Now, ordinary Cloud Knights weapons could no longer pose a threat to him.

The 'Glazed Indestructible Golden Body' was indeed a golden trait—its growth potential was terrifying.

A golden trait was already this strong; he wondered how powerful a higher-level red trait would be.

It was truly something to look forward to.

Ordinary Cloud Knight soldiers basically posed no threat to him anymore. Next, he should find a way to get a Pathstrider to help evolve his golden body.

Seth bet there were plenty of people who wanted to kill him now, like the blackened yandere female swordswoman or the worry-free, regret-free, invincible General fox girl.

But those two were too strong—their attacks exceeded the golden body's tolerance limit. One strike, and he'd be gone for good, the kind where both person and corpse vanish.

Among the people he knew so far, only Qingque's strength somewhat matched his requirements.

But he was a bit hesitant.

Qingque seemed naturally airheaded, but she was actually the type who was wise but appeared foolish, and her background was a bit sensitive. One wrong move, and it could attract Fu Xuan's attention.

Fu Xuan was the head of the Divination Commission, able to mobilize the Great Divination Array for calculations. If she found out something, he'd be done for.

Before he had enough strength, Seth didn't want too much contact with Xianzhou's higher-ups.

This matter couldn't be rushed.

With things as they were, he might as well simulate first to boost his own strength.

So Seth lay down on the sofa in what he felt was the most comfortable position.

Seth first opened his attribute panel—

He now had a total of five traits: Slow and Steady (Blue), Killing Expert (Blue), Born Villain (Blue), I Am The Bone Of My Sword (White), Glazed Immortal Indestructible Golden Body (Gold).

It looked much better than his initial state of being broke and blank.

But he still didn't have confidence in clearing an intermediate difficulty script, especially Feixiao's script—the base difficulty was the highest among the three scripts he'd unlocked.

So Seth decisively chose to draw a new script.

After a familiar card-drawing effect, a bright orange-red girl wielding a red club appeared before Seth—it was actually Guinaifen.

Seth raised an eyebrow.

Once could be coincidence, twice, three times... if it kept happening, it couldn't be coincidence.

The system had said that in his current region, the probability of drawing characters increased. Now it seemed that characters he encountered for the first time also boosted the probability.

This pattern was useful—for example, in a small space like the Herta Space Station with dense population, he could use this to quickly draw all related characters.

Once he left the space station, he could farm like crazy.

Others were fine, but the one who named the space station after herself was not to be messed with.

That's right, talking about Lady Herta.

Things like 'kick someone when they're down', 'press the advantage when winning', 'hit people in the face', 'curse without holding back', 'no one in the world can wrong me'...

Offend the Aeon, and you might escape; offend Lady Herta, and you definitely won't.

The topic had wandered; Seth quickly pulled his thoughts back and started preparing to select the traits needed for simulation.

[Choose this script for simulation? (Script difficulty: Basic)(Yes/No)]

'Yes.'

[Please select two initial traits. After the script simulation ends, you can retain one for free as an inherent trait.]

Only two initial traits? Looks like this script's difficulty isn't high.

Seth then looked at the trait options listed by the system:

[Twelve Knights of the Round Table (Gold): A special ability born from the influence of the King Arthur legend, allowing borrowing the power of the Twelve Knights of the Round Table. Meeting hidden conditions allows borrowing the power of King Arthur or the traitor knight 'Mordred'.] (This trait is a beginner difficulty benefit and cannot be selected during settlement)

Chapter 38: Rich Second Generation Start

[Medical Mastery (Green): You are highly skilled in medicine, proficient in various medical knowledge, with deep understanding and unique insights into disease diagnosis and treatment, able to provide precise and comprehensive treatment plans for patients.]

[Silver-Tongued (Green): Your lies are more easily believed by others.]

[Lewd Aura (Blue): Your lewd aura completely drags down your attractiveness. On the subway, even the ugliest little fairy could confidently shout 'Pervert!' in front of you, and even if your hands are on the handrails and you're half a car away, people would suspect you.]

[Immense Wealth (Blue): Your superpower is being rich; your family fortune is enough for you to enjoy for several lifetimes (by Xianzhou lifespan standards).]

[Fat-Headed and Big-Eared (Green): Your height equals your width; the massive fat can cushion damage you receive, but it's useless anyway.]

Seth nodded in satisfaction; the traits drawn this time were all pretty good quality—it was like hitting the jackpot.

Especially the only gold trait, which looked extraordinary at a glance.

Unfortunately, this trait was like a display item in a luxury store—you could look and touch, but not afford it.

As for the remaining trait, Seth ultimately chose 'Immense Wealth (Blue)'.

He was currently broke as hell; if Jingliu and Feixiao came to Luofu to kill him, he wouldn't even have enough credits to buy a ship ticket to escape.

Soon, the simulation began.

[Age 0: You were born into a top-tier merchant family on the Luofu Xianzhou.]

[Age 1: During your first birthday grab-and-pick ceremony, you grabbed the abacus.]

[Your father beamed with joy. Your family has considerable assets, and your father hopes you'll inherit the family business one day, taking the family wealth to new heights.]

[It's said that several districts in Aurum Alley and Exalting Sanctum belong to your family. Your family holds shares in all seven major guilds under the Sky-Faring Commission. Your family's total assets rank high on the Luofu Xianzhou rich list.]

Because that gold benefit trait affected personal strength, it turned into the blue 'Immense Wealth' influencing his family background.

A rich second-generation start wasn't bad; it was like playing a real-life version of Monopoly.

Seth had just thought that when he was immediately slapped in the face.

[Age 2: Your father hired a bunch of private tutors, hoping you'd become talented early.]

[Ages 3, 4...16: You spent a childhood that wasn't exactly wonderful.]

[To make you capable of inheriting the family business early, your father desperately trained you from a young age. While other kids played, you could only stay home listening to tutors lecture.]

[However, facts proved you had no talent for business. Through accumulation over time, you learned a lot of business-related knowledge, but that was it.]

[You lacked the flashes of genius insight of a business prodigy, and you didn't have a genius-level sharp mind. At your level, just guarding the family assets would be your limit.]

[Your father clearly understood a principle: It's better to let descendants indulge in wine, women, and song than to let untalented ones blindly start businesses.]

How does that saying go? Not afraid of the young master being extravagant, but afraid of the young master wanting to prove himself.

[So he directly lowered his expectations for you.]

[Although he lowered his expectations, he hadn't completely given up. So he went through great lengths, using his connections, to find you a fiancée.]

[Your fiancée is from the Foxian race, quite a bit older than you, but her near-perfect business resume earned your father's approval.]

[She is none other than Miss Tingyun, the chief representative of the Whistling Flames Guild under the Sky-Faring Commission, renowned for her clever mind, eloquent tongue, and debating skills.]

[Miss Tingyun has a business acumen and talent rivaling company executives, repeatedly achieving great feats for the Whistling Flames Guild, even once surpassing the other six guilds to become the top-ranked under the Sky-Faring Commission.]

The Sky-Faring Commission is one of the Xianzhou Six Commissions, and the seven largest guilds all belong to it, so Whistling Flames Guild is like a state-owned enterprise.

No wonder when Seth played Honkai: Star Rail, he always felt something off—Miss Tingyun and the other Whistling Flames Guild employees didn't seem like fiercely competitive peers; they were more like colleagues with competitive relations. They were all just workers, so why compete so hard?

[Under the arrangements of both families, you met with Tingyun. Both families were very satisfied, and Miss Tingyun didn't object.]

[Miss Tingyun, proficient in business operations, knew you were almost the best choice for her husband. Your family is a shareholder in one of the seven major guilds, and she's a high executive in Whistling Flames Guild—a marriage between you is a strong alliance, common among big families.]

[Moreover, you are handsome with no bad habits, making you a top-tier choice as a husband.]

[Only your attitude was lukewarm, seeming indifferent. Back home, your father gave you a thorough scolding.]

[You didn't care. Miss Tingyun is indeed very beautiful, with a gentle personality—the perfect wife model.]

[But her abilities are too strong. It's foreseeable that your father would gradually hand over the family business to her.]

[Even if she didn't intend it, it would become a fait accompli.]

[It's not necessarily bad—letting Miss Tingyun manage the family business would make things easier and more enjoyable for you. It's just that the pressure overhead would be greater.]

[This is probably a common flaw in bad men.]

[No wife, and you complain about no one sharing the pressure; have a wife, and you blame her for being too capable, putting too much pressure on you.]

[The key is, you didn't really want to get married at this time. After marriage, there'd be an extra layer of constraints, making some things harder to do.]

[Feeling a bit frustrated, you wandered alone in Exalting Sanctum.]

[At that moment, you were drawn by a noisy sound and unconsciously walked over.]

[You saw a lively orange-haired girl performing street arts while live streaming.]

[You watched from the outskirts for a while, found the girl interesting, followed her instructions to follow her streaming account, and learned her name—Guinaifen.]

[Back home, bored, you casually opened that girl's stream.]

[In the stream, the girl was happily greeting viewers while continuing her various bizarre performances.]

[Watching the girl eat noodles while doing a handstand, only for a sneeze to send the noodles shooting out of her nostrils.]

[You burst out laughing— it had been a long time since you'd seen someone so funny.]

[After laughing, you felt much more relaxed and casually tipped 100,000 credits. You also secretly noted the girl's name and began quietly investigating her.]

Chapter 39: Becoming the Top Donor, Trying the Female Streamer's Flavor

[Guinaifen is just a powerless refugee who fled to Xianzhou—you easily obtained all her information, even including detailed family circumstances.]

[Looking at the words on her profile like 'parents deceased', 'family in poverty', 'has several minor siblings to support', a bold and evil idea popped into your mind.]

[A powerless girl who's not even a real internet celebrity—play with her, and who could do anything to you?]

[Just treat it as the last indulgence before marriage.]

[On the other side, Guinaifen, unaware she'd been targeted by you, was ecstatic. From her desperate content creation, you could tell the Xianzhou streaming industry is extremely competitive.]

[Since she started streaming, let alone 100,000, she hadn't even received a 1,000-credit tip.]

[Stunned for a while, she hurriedly stammered thanks into the camera nonstop.]

[From the chat discussions, she learned you were a famous super tycoon on this streaming platform. Your favorite thing was wandering the platform, checking rooms, and if you liked a performance, you'd casually drop a huge tip.]

[Almost every streamer on the platform hoped to be 'checked' by you.]

[Guinaifen inwardly marveled at her good luck today while thinking about treating her younger siblings to a good meal.]

Clearly, Guinaifen hadn't heard the saying: Every gift from fate has its price marked in secret.

Otherwise, she would regret this encounter.

[The next day, you visited Guinaifen's stream again.]

[Seeing that eye-catching trait effect, Guinaifen immediately realized the god of wealth had arrived and enthusiastically greeted the camera.]

[You lusted after Guinaifen's body and weren't very interested in her performances—though if she could pull off those high-difficulty acts during the deed, like handstand, you'd be even more excited.]

[After watching her stream for a bit, you tipped another 200,000 credits, then directly messaged her privately for her contact info.]

[Guinaifen seemed to sense your intentions—after all, she wasn't some naive innocent. During her years as a refugee, she'd begged, stolen, scavenged, and tasted all the bitterness of life.]

[Plus, she'd been streaming for a while. She was pretty, with a great figure and temperament—people directly messaging to sugar daddy her weren't rare.]

[But a big tycoon like you, Guinaifen didn't dare offend. After hesitating a moment, she obediently gave her contact info.]

[You patiently waited until Guinaifen ended her stream, then sent her a message.]

["Be my woman. I'll support you."]

[Guinaifen's premonition came true. Staring at the blunt words on the screen, she froze, her palm gripping her Jade Abacus tightly, fingers turning white.]

[Guinaifen unhesitatingly typed a response.]

["Sorry, I'm not that kind of casual woman!"]

[Then, after hesitating a moment, she bit her lip and refunded the 300,000 credits you'd tipped.]

[Looking at that message and the transfer notification, you smiled.]

[This was what made it interesting. If Guinaifen, like other streamers, obediently spread her legs after being hit with money, he'd have zero interest in such woman.]

How does that saying go? Men have two eternal hobbies: forcing good women into prostitution and convincing prostitutes to go straight.

[You left two messages:

First, money I send out doesn't come back.

Second, you'll come to me obediently. When you come around, remember to come to this address: ...

Oh, and when you enter, remember to strip naked, then crawl over like a bitch. Begging should look like begging.]

[After reading that, Guinaifen nearly lost it on the spot—how could anyone be so humiliating? She was so angry she almost blocked you immediately.]

[But after hesitating repeatedly, she stopped. Years of struggling at the bottom taught Guinaifen: Don't burn bridges; always leave yourself an out.]

[If she really couldn't win, she'd have to submit.]

[You soon began your actions.]

[As an upper-class citizen of Luofu Xianzhou, dealing with a few refugee beggars from outside was too easy.]

[Guinaifen had just gotten home when bad news arrived. Her brothers had been arrested by the Realm-Keeping Commission for injuring someone.]

[The other side was clamoring that if they didn't pay compensation, they'd use connections to send her brothers to the Shackling Prison.]

[Guinaifen's face changed instantly. The Shackling Prison was for serious criminals—with its harsh environment, even if someone got out later, they'd likely be ruined.]

[Guinaifen quickly opened her streaming account, planning to withdraw all the money to bail them out first.]

[But as soon as she opened it, she was dumbfounded.]

[Her account was banned!]

[She hurriedly contacted customer service, but they either passed the buck to other departments or rambled on with nonsense.]

[Guinaifen asked for ages and got nothing. She didn't know why she was banned or how to unban it.]

[Just as Guinaifen was at her wits' end, the landlord joined in, saying he was raising the rent, or he wouldn't lease to them anymore.]

[The landlord's words were like a bolt from the blue. She couldn't understand—the landlord had always rented to them at a low price, without raising it a cent in ten years. Now he was suddenly demanding double.]

[The landlord seemed guilty and finally pulled Guinaifen aside, whispering: "Did your family offend someone?"]

[Guinaifen suddenly realized: All this was your doing.]

[After the landlord left, Guinaifen gripped her Jade Abacus tightly, hesitating whether to report to the Realm-Keeping Commission.]

[She knew her brothers were low-key and hadn't offended anyone—they must have been framed.]

[Since the other side dared to do this openly, they clearly had pull in the Realm-Keeping Commission; reporting would be pointless.]

[What should she do? Did she really have to...]

[At this time, you were sitting comfortably at home, waiting like a fisherman.]

[Even if she knew you were the culprit, she couldn't do anything to you, and you weren't afraid of Guinaifen getting desperate and trying to reason with you physically.]

[Over these years, though you hadn't learned business well, your strength had grown rapidly, already comparable to an ordinary elite guard.]

[If Guinaifen wanted to reason physically, you'd let her taste your spear technique!]

[Just then, your Jade Abacus rang. You casually picked it up and saw it was Guinaifen's number.]

[You smiled faintly—the fish had bitten.]