Chapter 175: The Third Event Announcement—Project "Nurturing" a God!
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Kaguya Shinomiya was utterly bewildered. Why could Seito and Yukino see it, while she saw absolutely nothing? She found it completely incomprehensible.
"Does this student really have light on her?" Kaguya asked instinctively.
"Uh..." Seito and Yukino exchanged a quick glance.
What was going on? Kaguya couldn't see it?
Seito immediately thought of the fact that he and Yukino had both absorbed "Divine Breath." But even so, what was the deal with the radiance coming off Umaru Doma? Not only Seito, but Yukino had realized this as well. Both were stumped.
Umaru Doma was also a bit dazed. Of the two girls Seito brought, one was from the Shinomiya family and the other from the Yukinoshita family. And the one from the Yukinoshita family seemed to be able to see the light radiating from her.
"Do I... really have light on me?" Umaru asked, sounding a bit unsure of herself.
"Emmm, no, maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me," Seito said, shaking his head. Since he didn't understand what was happening with her yet, he decided not to dwell on it for now.
Yukino understood Seito's intention immediately upon hearing his words, so she remained silent. Kaguya looked at Seito; she was certain he was just brushing the girl off. But why could he and Yukino see it while she couldn't? Kaguya lowered her head in deep thought.
"By the way, Seito, did you check the notifications for God's Domain?" Umaru asked as something occurred to her.
"Notifications?" Seito was confused. He pulled out his phone and checked the trending topics.
"The third event starts Saturday night?" The top news was indeed about the third official event of God's Domain.
However, Seito's brow furrowed. The name of this third event was "Apex Intelligence." Judging by the name, it was an event that required brainpower. Yukino and Kaguya also pulled out their phones to check.
"It's probably because the average level of Western players is too low," Kaguya guessed. After Western players connected to the servers, their levels weren't high, and they were being massacred by Eastern Server players. If they held a combat-based event, it wouldn't be friendly to them.
Therefore, the third event was "Apex Intelligence."
"I think so too," Yukino added calmly.
"Intelligence, huh?" Seito fell silent. To be honest, while his brain was sharper than the average person's, he hadn't reached the level of a "super genius." However, after gaining Divine Power, his mental processing speed had become incredibly fast. In an event like this, taking third place shouldn't be a problem!
As for why he wasn't aiming for the top two? Sora and Shiro (Blank) had insanely high intelligence! As long as those two could sweep the top two spots, the rest of them just had to find a way to fight for third.
"I'm going back for a bit." After thinking it over, Seito felt it was better to log into the game and check the event details. Under the gaze of the three girls, Seito turned and left.
Returning to the second floor, he slipped directly into the restroom. There were security cameras in the hallways, so he couldn't just enter the game there. Once inside a private stall and ensuring no one was around, he logged into the game.
God's Domain: 30th Floor, The Infinite Continent.
Main City Palace of the Snezhnaya Empire!
The moment he arrived, Seito opened the event summary.
[Event: Apex Intelligence]
Description: This event includes all players across all world servers. In the Apex Intelligence event, players can only enter individually. You may form teams freely within the event, but pre-made teams from outside the game are not allowed.
Rule 1: Entry is randomized.
Rule 2: Apex Intelligence is a test of mental faculty; physical force is useless.
Ranking: Not yet opened.
Registered Participants: 1.09 billion people.
Countdown: 3 days, 19 hours.
There were no reward details yet. Seito opened his friend list. "Are Sora and Shiro still online?" Seeing that they weren't asleep, he sent them a message.
[Sei: Sora, Shiro, come back to the main city for a second.]
[Sora: Eh? You're online? Coming right now.]
[Shiro: Big Brother Sei... I'm coming back now~!]
Seito closed the panel. A second later, two ripples of light appeared before him as the duo returned to the palace. Shiro, seeing Seito, immediately lunged at him.
~(～￣▽￣)~
Holding the little girl in his arms, Seito gave her a head-pat. "Did you miss me?"
"Super missed you~" Shiro answered, squinting her eyes happily.
Sora sat down beside Seito. "You saw the new event, right?"
"Yeah," Seito got straight to the point. "It looks like a move to handicap Eastern players, but it's not a big deal."
"Exactly," Sora nodded. "Since we absorbed the Divine Breath, our brain's processing power is much stronger than before. In this event, we can sweep the top three!"
"If we're lucky, maybe even the top five!"
Seito added. He was thinking of the other Harbingers. Everyone who possessed Divine Power had their mental faculties boosted. Not to mention, Yukino's sister Haruno and Chairwoman Minami were already highly intelligent; getting into the top five was a real possibility.
Sora and Shiro nodded.
"I'll have to trouble you two for the first and second-place spots," Seito said with a sudden smile.
"Don't worry," Sora smiled confidently.
"When the time comes, you give me the third-place reward, and I'll give you the first-place reward."
"That way, we can maximize the guild's benefits!"
Sora's plan was simple. Regardless of which of the three took first, they would give the top reward to Seito. This was Project "Nurturing" a God! They knew that being the first Deity in the real world would come with massive advantages, so they had to make Seito a god as quickly as possible!
Seito didn't refuse. The three of them then began to speculate on what the specific event rewards might be...
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