CHAPTER 368: CHAPTER 299: ITCHY HANDS, GIVE IT A TRY

Yu Shujun, who is Minmin in this instance, what’s the role alignment?

This is easy to guess—

Yu Shujun’s actions, from start to finish, have always leaned toward the righteous camp, and unlike Yang Mingzhong, who is a pseudo-evil camp member "in Cao’s camp with a Han heart," Yu Shujun’s help to Wen Nan was blatant and without hesitation, almost ruling out the possibility of being on the evil side.

Of course, this could be because the player’s level is too high, so they’re not afraid in such a mere LV.7 instance.

But beyond Yu Shujun’s own actions, the attitude of other righteous camp members toward this fellow student Minmin doesn’t resemble the distance shown to evil camp members, making the possibility of Yu Shujun being a good person quite high.

But Yu Shujun is not a loyal minister.

In fact, from Wen Nan’s understanding of Yu Shujun, regardless of whether Yu Shujun is [Loyal Minister] [Traitor] [Assassin], upon entering this instance, Yu would definitely reveal their identity to Wen Nan at the first opportunity at any cost.

Because only then can Wen Nan complete the mission more conveniently.

And players cannot directly reveal their role cards easily to others, especially to enemy camps, as it would be deemed by the system as maliciously disrupting the instance’s competitive environment.

To reveal the identity to Wen Nan, Yu Shujun could only use a subtle way to lure Wen Nan into finding the role card.

In this way, the most suitable place for Yu Shujun to place their role card is undoubtedly the blood donation vehicle - it would be a perfect refresh point for Yu Shujun.

If Yu Shujun placed their role card in the blood donation vehicle, not only could it prevent other players from easily finding it, but more importantly, Wen Nan, who frequently visits the vehicle, could easily find Yu Shujun’s card, clarifying their identity.

So why didn’t Wen Nan find Yu Shujun’s role card after searching the entire vehicle?

Because Yu Shujun simply doesn’t have a role card.

Yu Shujun is [Princess].

This is why Wen Nan never saw Yu Shujun carrying out a main quest.

Of course, at Yu Shujun’s level, perhaps there’s no need to personally undertake main quests, just like Wei Zhe, who always manipulates roles or NPCs from behind the scenes to help him complete tasks.

But even if not personally doing quests, involving in the settlement is something a player must personally partake in.

However, besides main tasks, Yu Shujun is always by Wen Nan’s side, leaving no time for settlements.

This leads Wen Nan to a quick realization—

Yu Shujun doesn’t need to complete the main tasks or settlements; Yu Shujun holds a [Princess] card, fundamentally not a player, but a role.

Why can players hold a character’s role card?

This, Wen Nan doesn’t know.

But previously, in the trial map, when Wen Nan first met Yu Shujun, they appeared as a strategy character before him.

Using the same trick again, this is quite normal.

Players at the Gold level surely have more resources and channels than mid-to-low-level players like Wen Nan.

Of course, these are just speculations.

Wen Nan was truly certain Yu Shujun was [Princess] after Yu clearly hinted "Wu Qing is the Queen" to Wen Nan.

Besides the Queen herself, only the [Princess] knows the Queen’s identity from the start of the instance.

Additionally, after the mishap at Wang Yajun’s laboratory, Yu Shujun showed impatience, Wu Qing once rebuked, mentioning, "The professor is my mentor, and will be yours; those seniors and juniors are my peers, and will be yours," implying,

that the Queen’s subjects and servants would someday become the Princess’s subjects once the Princess inherits the throne.

And this indirectly confirms another thing—the Princess can inherit the throne and become the Queen.

In this instance, although each player and character was assigned a role alignment from the start, the role card is actually changeable.

As Wu Qing, the Queen, has repeatedly mentioned promoting several NPCs to [Servants], and even enlisting Wen Nan, the [Loyal Minister], as [King Consort].

From Wu Qing’s words, it’s apparent that changing role alignment is feasible, and it must be completed at the ceremony scene through an enfeoffment ritual.

Which means, through enfeoffment, Yu Shujun, the [Princess], could become the new [Queen].

This also explains why, in the initial instance system introduction for the fifth rule about alignments, there’s a somewhat contradictory statement—the description mentions that if either the Queen or Princess dies but the Loyal Ministers can find an evil camp member and bring them to the Queen, the Loyal Ministers’ game qualification remains intact.

If the Princess died, it makes sense, but if the Queen died, how could the Loyal Ministers hand over the evil members to a deceased Queen?

Evidently, the system’s rule indicates to all Loyal Ministers that if the Queen dies, they need to unite and support the Princess as the new Queen; only that way, the righteous camp’s game can continue.

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The designated location for the ceremony is on the top floor of an office building, filled with rows of seats, adorned with flowers, resembling a wedding scene at first glance.

But on the dais where a newlywed couple would declare vows, instead of wreaths, stands an ornate throne.

The entire building is shrouded in a crimson glow, with red beams soaring into the sky.

Yu Shujun dealt with the imposter Queen with Wu Qing’s face, tightly binding and throwing her aside.

Then, Yu Shujun traversed the audience, bypassed the ornate throne, straight to a round platform; the moment they stepped onto the dais, a system prompt sounded in their mind—

Junxin: [Detected you have entered the enfeoffment dais, the location where the Queen enfeoffs her subjects, and also where the Queen abdicates.

According to this instance’s rules, to initiate the dais and complete enfeoffments or throne succession, the Queen must personally start it, and be consented by all present Loyal Ministers to complete the enfeoffment or succession.

System is searching and contacting the Queen...

Contact failed.

The Queen is out of reach and unable to personally attend this ceremony.

According to this instance’s rules, when the Queen cannot reach the ceremony on time due to death, disappearance, or other force majeure, the Princess may inherit her power and conduct the enfeoffment and worship ceremony on her behalf.

Upon detection, your identity meets the requirements; if you have obtained the Queen’s authorization, please submit the authorization document to confirm your legitimate succession identity.]

Having read the prompt, Yu Shujun pulls out a small square box marked with a tiny crown icon from their pocket.

It was the small box Wen Nan handed to Yu Shujun not long ago.

Opening the small box, inside lies a tiny stamp.

That is the Queen’s seal.

Placing the seal into the system’s scanning area, a new prompt pops up in Yu Shujun’s mind—

Junxin: [Detected you have obtained the Queen’s seal, indicating she has authorized you to fully assume her duties.]

Junxin: [The enfeoffment dais has been successfully activated! Please stand at the center of the dais and complete the enfeoffment ceremony!]

Yu Shujun steps forward into the dais center, where a floating light screen immediately appears overhead—

[Due to the Queen’s inability to participate in this worship ceremony due to certain reasons, the Princess is authorized as proxy Queen.]

[The proxy Queen’s enfeoffment ceremony requires the consent of all present Loyal Ministers.]

[Detected there is 1 Loyal Minister attending this ceremony, please confirm whether to approve the Princess’s appointment as proxy Queen?]

As the prompt transitions, a light beam descends from the floating light screen above Yu Shujun, falling straight onto Hu Jiayao’s head.

Hu Jiayao is momentarily startled, quickly realizing that neither the President nor Yin Zhi’en could make it here, leaving him as the sole Loyal Minister present.

He has no objections, and forcefully slams the [Agree] button with a "bang".

The next instant, the light screen atop transitions—

[The enfeoffment ceremony has been officially completed!]

[Princess Wu Min, as of this moment, is officially elevated to Proxy Queen!]

The crimson light pillar surrounding them begins to spin, with the red glow gradually turning to gold while the light screen above transitions again—

[The grand worship ceremony has officially begun!]

[All people, come to worship!]

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At the traitors’ stronghold, inside the metal cage, everyone watches the crimson light pillar transform into gold, then witness the gold dissipate like a sunset wrapped in evening hues.

When the last glimmer of gold vanishes, Wen Nan receives a text from Yu Shujun—[The ceremony is over].

Immediately following, a system prompt resounds in their mind—

9527: [Main Task 3, Completion Rate 100%]

9527: [Congratulations! You have successfully completed Main Task 3, please return to the refresh point for task settlement.]

Seeing the anticipated system prompt, Wen Nan slightly curls his lips.

Turning to look at Yin Zhi’en, he sees their face pale, collapsing to their knees with a thud.

Wen Nan strides slowly before them, crouching down, "The task is over, and it’s time for the final settlement; before that, we should also settle things between good and evil."

Subconscious alarms blaze in Yin Zhi’en’s mind, an overwhelming sense of dread causing them to shiver uncontrollably, teeth chattering as they speak,

"Wh-what do you plan to do for settlement?"

Wen Nan’s lips curve higher and from his equipment spare compartment, he retrieves a gem fragment,

"I got something nice from your President and I’m itching to test its strength on a guinea pig."

As Yin Zhi’en looks at the gem fragment in Wen Nan’s hand, they quickly recognize it, "Matthew Fragment..."

For a moment, Yin Zhi’en almost mistakenly thinks Wen Nan intends to hand the fragment over, but dismisses the absurd notion.

Because it can be seen that within the fragment’s watery designs, tiny white worms wriggle.

In an instant, Yin Zhi’en collapses utterly in fear, "...Heart-drilling Bug?!"