ARBW Chapter 42

Chapter 42

Pei Yuhuai had never attempted to control multiple people at once using his ability.

But in that very moment, as he looked at the noble’s live-streaming camera, he suddenly felt the urge to control multiple people.

He wasn’t sure if he succeeded, but he knew his mana bar had been completely drained in an instant.

Seeing this, Pei Yuhuai quickly replenished his mana with a potion.

Running out of mana wouldn’t kill him, but it would leave him feeling extremely fatigued.

However, this wasn’t a problem, as Pei Yuhuai had plenty of health and mana potions on hand.

As long as he didn’t die, he could quickly restore his condition.

After replenishing his mana, Pei Yuhuai stepped forward and patted the noble on the shoulder.

In the state of interaction he had chosen, the noble could only remain motionless, waiting for Pei Yuhuai to make a decision.

But Pei Yuhuai had no intention of interacting with him. Instead, he reached out and took the noble’s live-streaming device.

He held the device up to his face, his cold eyes staring directly into the camera, and once again used his control ability.

Originally, he had wanted to kill everyone watching the stream, but then he remembered that among the lower class, there were both good and bad people, and the same must be true for the nobles.

So instead of indiscriminately killing them all, he controlled them to perform a suicidal action.

Pei Yuhuai’s purpose was simple: he wanted to warn them that provoking him would lead to dire consequences.

This was both a warning and a signal to them.

If they continued to be obstinate, the next time, he wouldn’t just make them perform a suicidal action—he would ensure they were completely and utterly dead.

At that moment, in the noble’s live-streaming room, the viewers who had regained control were terrified.

“Friends, I… I almost just killed myself.”

“Ahhh, me too, me too!”

“Oh my god, his ability is too overpowering. He… he can control us through the live-streaming camera?”

“My god, if he ever wants to kill us in the future, wouldn’t it be as easy as pie?”

As they were saying this, the noble who had been controlled by Pei Yuhuai committed suicide in front of the camera in the next second.

Pei Yuhuai watched him die indifferently, then raised the live-streaming device and pointed the camera at the other nobles.

In the past, such cameras were usually pointed at zombies, lower class people, or occasionally some mutants.

This was the first time a camera had been pointed at the nobles.

Seeing the fear and unease on the nobles’ faces, Pei Yuhuai thoughtfully adjusted the camera angle.

Pei Yuhuai: “Isn’t this the angle you used to watch others struggle for survival?”

None of the nobles present dared to speak, and the live-streaming room fell eerily silent.

Yes, in the past, they had watched the lower class struggle for survival from this very angle, looking down on them with a sense of superiority.

Now that the tables had turned, they finally understood how uncomfortable and humiliating it felt to be watched in this way.

One noble mustered the courage to ask, “What exactly do you want?”

Pei Yuhuai glanced at him indifferently. “That’s the question I should be asking you. What exactly do you want?”

In order to monopolize the dwindling resources of this world, they had created this terrifying and dangerous zombie virus, attempting to use it to eliminate their own kind.

But then what?

Would the world become a better place?

It seemed not, because the massive death toll and the rampant spread of the zombie virus would only accelerate the world’s demise.

Even the remaining nobles might not survive.

So was it worth it?

In Pei Yuhuai’s view, if resources in his world became scarce, the primary focus shouldn’t be on killing his own people, but on striving to develop technology. Not on doing something as self-destructive as this.

Even the appearance of Pei Yuhuai’s game system seemed, from his perspective, to be a punishment for these pleasure-seeking nobles.

Because the world’s order had become too chaotic, a new order was needed to stabilize it.

And this so-called new order was the cheat system in Pei Yuhuai’s hands.

It was so powerful that it didn’t seem like something that should exist in this plane, as if it was trying to save them through Pei Yuhuai’s efforts.

But for some reason, Pei Yuhuai felt that this world didn’t need saving anymore.

There were too many bad people left, and even if they were saved, their descendants wouldn’t necessarily become better.

The nobles who came to the town were all those who enjoyed playing town games.

Such people didn’t have particularly good character.

Facing Pei Yuhuai directly, they naturally didn’t think they had any problems.

So Pei Yuhuai’s question was something they were destined to be unable to answer.

And those who could answer him were in a faraway, safer place.

This farce ended with Pei Yuhuai’s absolute and overwhelming victory.

After the nobles discovered that Pei Yuhuai could come back to life, they were utterly terrified.

So when they clashed again, they became hesitant and cautious, and one by one, they were all killed by Pei Yuhuai.

For the next two days, Lin Mian led the townspeople in cleaning up the mess.

They had to bury the dead, treat the injured, and repair the damaged houses.

It was during this time that the townspeople suddenly noticed that the newly built houses seemed incredibly sturdy.

Two newly constructed buildings had been attacked by mutants.

But for some reason, the mutants’ powerful abilities hadn’t caused any damage to the houses.

If you said the mutants weren’t strong, well, they looked at the surrounding houses that had been destroyed.

Okay, the contrast was stark.

The new houses were unscathed, while the old ones lay in ruins.

Over the next few days, Pei Yuhuai logged in twice.

The first time was to distribute abilities. He now had six ability slots.

He selected six people from the remaining townspeople.

Among these six was a little girl who was an old acquaintance.

Pei Yuhuai had once given her a dress, and she had been so happy that she cried in public.

The little girl was beautiful and had a gentle personality.

To prevent her from being captured and abused by the nobles in the future, Pei Yuhuai gave her a wind-based ability.

Wind-based abilities were fast, making it difficult for others to control her outside.

Pei Yuhuai hoped that she could fly freely in the future, no longer bound to this town.

The second ability slot was given to the mother with the son.

The last time, Pei Yuhuai had given her a gene serum, and she had given it to her son.

This time, Pei Yuhuai didn’t allow her to give her ability to her child.

Pei Yuhuai looked at her and said, “Only if you have an ability can you ensure the safety of yourself and your child.”

But if the ability was given to her son, there was no guarantee that he would always protect her.

It wasn’t that their mother-son relationship was bad, but… a parent’s love for their child is often deeper than the child’s love for the parent.

Of course, this wasn’t absolute.

There were also parents who only loved themselves and had children to exploit them.

But the mother and son in front of Pei Yuhuai were clearly a case where the mother loved the son more.

Pei Yuhuai felt that his choice wasn’t wrong. After giving her the ability slot, the chances of their survival were indeed higher.

After selecting two, Pei Yuhuai gave the remaining slots to Lin Mian.

Pei Yuhuai didn’t spend much time in the town, so he wasn’t as familiar with the townspeople as Lin Mian was.

Moreover, he wanted to use the ability slots to help Lin Mian establish his authority in the town, which was also a way to train Lin Mian.

What Pei Yuhuai didn’t expect was that when he logged in for the second time, two more nobles had arrived.

He thought that after the last incident, the nobles would be terrified of him.

But to his surprise, not long after the incident, nobles had come knocking again.

What surprised Pei Yuhuai a bit was that these two nobles weren’t here to cause trouble—they wanted to stay and live in the town.

The two nobles were a couple. Although they were nobles on the surface, their family backgrounds weren’t great.

The girl in the couple was very beautiful. They had risked coming to Scarlet Town because a noble from the inner city had taken a liking to her. The girl’s boyfriend couldn’t deal with that person, so he came up with the idea of running away with her.

They didn’t have abilities, so they didn’t dare to live in the outer city.

The people in the outer city harbored deep hatred for the nobles.

After much thought, the only place that could accommodate them was Scarlet Town.

“Don’t worry, we won’t cause any trouble. We just want a place to stay.”

Seeing this, Pei Yuhuai let them find a house to stay in for the time being.

As for their character, that would take time to observe.

But he wasn’t afraid of them. They were nobles, not mutants, so they didn’t have much power.

Now that the town had several ability users, if they caused trouble, the townspeople would naturally kill them.

A few more days passed, and another two-story building was completed.

After Pei Yuhuai logged in and arranged for the townspeople to move in, he wanted to take Lin Mian to his world.

Ever since he had brought Lin Mian back to the old house last time, Pei Yuhuai’s mother had been talking about Lin Mian nonstop.

Coincidentally, Lin Mian’s ID card had just been issued, so Pei Yuhuai wanted to take him over.

Lin Mian was a bit worried about the town and the pets in the villa.

But thinking about his ID card and the gentle and kind mother of Mr. Pei, Lin Mian agreed to go with Mr. Pei.

Lin Mian was transported over in the evening. When he arrived, Mr. Pei had already prepared clothes for him.

Lin Mian put on the new clothes and followed Mr. Pei out of the house.

On the way to the old house, Mr. Pei handed him a bouquet of flowers from the car.

The last time Lin Mian had come over, Pei Yuhuai had also asked Xiao Su to prepare flowers for him.

But at that time, Lin Mian had been a bit upset about something and hadn’t noticed the bouquet prepared for him.

Today, receiving flowers again, Lin Mian couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.

“Mr. Pei, why are you giving me flowers again? I’m not a little girl.”

“Besides, people usually give flowers when they’re trying to woo someone. You’ve already won me over, so why are you still giving me flowers?”

Pei Yuhuai smiled helplessly. “Can’t I give you flowers after winning you over? Shouldn’t I be even more attentive after that?”

Many people think that they only need to put in effort when they’re trying to win someone over.

Once they’ve succeeded, or after they’re married, they start to care less.

But this is actually the worst approach. The stark contrast can make a partner feel uneasy and think that the love has changed.

Of course, those who change their attitude after winning someone over are often those who don’t have money or are unwilling to spend money on their partner.

Compared to those who are either broke or stingy, these problems would never arise with Pei Yuhuai.

He might have many flaws, but he was definitely not a stingy person.

“I’ll keep giving you flowers even after we’re married.”

“Married? So soon?”

“Didn’t you already accept my proposal?”

He had accepted it, but at that time, Lin Mian had felt a bit pressured.

Moreover, he thought Mr. Pei was joking and that they wouldn’t last long together.

So even though Mr. Pei had proposed, Lin Mian hadn’t taken it seriously.

Now, hearing Mr. Pei bring it up again, Lin Mian couldn’t help but feel a bit flustered. “Really, Mr. Pei, are you really going to marry me?”

Seeing his strange expression, Pei Yuhuai didn’t push the matter. If Lin Mian didn’t want to marry him, it would be awkward for both of them.

“I do want to marry you, but if you’re not willing, I won’t force you.”

“No, it’s not that I’m unwilling. I just feel like it’s so sudden, and I’m not quite ready.”

Lin Mian frowned slightly.

“Also, what does a man need to prepare for marriage? Do I have to wear a wedding dress in public? Will people laugh at me?”

Seeing that Lin Mian was already thinking about the wedding, Pei Yuhuai knew that he really did want to marry him.

Since he wanted to marry, and Lin Mian wanted to marry him, he might as well try to express his feelings to his family when they returned.

Getting married in real life was a big deal, after all, and couldn’t be as casual as proposing in the game.