Chapter 309: Food Tastes Better When You're Fighting Over It... And It's the Same for Men.
Women, especially beautiful women, seem to be very skilled at cultivating a state of emotion known as "plastic sisterhood."
That is, on the surface, they usually display incredibly harmonious sisterly affection, but behind the scenes, there might be eight people in a dorm, yet their WeChat has a dozen or twenty group chats with varying numbers of members.
And usually, these dorm group chats are named "No XX and XXX Group."
With a woman's intuition, Irene could sense that, at least in the current state, her "enemy" was temporarily only Fina, and similarly, Fina also arrived at the same conclusion.
But these two women: on one side, there was the Windrunner archer, known among players for her exceptionally stable emotions and aim, who had also faced life-and-death situations in Heaven's Chosen Space and was difficult to influence by external matters.
On the other side was the current Goddess and official administrator, who had theoretically maintained emotional stability for hundreds of years, only recently being corrupted by Cheng Tian's meme pollution and letting herself go.
The situation of choosing to become hysterical and tearing each other apart at the slightest provocation was impossible for them; not to mention, none of them had actually confirmed a relationship with Cheng Tian, so even if they flipped the table, it would be without justification, likely only earning Cheng Mouren a puzzled look asking, "What are you doing?"
On the contrary, after the initial awkward atmosphere, the two women surprisingly displayed an immediate intimacy, bypassing Cheng Mouren and communicating directly with each other.
Hmm, written as "intimate communication," read as "reconnaissance."
The utterly straightforward Cheng Mouren couldn't perceive the danger inherent in this behavior, and Bazett, who yearned for love but was also utterly straightforward, couldn't grasp its essence either... But Uthan and Rea, however, looked on with relish.
Although using one's own sister to fight over a man with someone else for entertainment is quite a stimulating act for a Goddess of the Order faction, it must be admitted that it was truly entertaining.
Rea no longer felt any repulsion towards Cheng Tian, nor did she object to her sister's contact with him.
Having killed the Demon King Dham, ended the source of evil, saved the Kingdom of Ys, and prevented her and her sister from eternal slumber, Rea could no longer find a reason to reject such a man.
As for the issues of racial segregation between winged people and humans, and the theory of lifespan, these were also cast aside after learning that Cheng Tian was a player.
In Heaven's Chosen Space, anything is possible. Mere racial segregation and lifespan theory are the smallest problems. It's better to consider how to use her identity as a Space staff member to secretly help Cheng Tian and avoid the possibility of her future sister-in-law becoming a widow.
As twins, although their personalities differed, Rea knew exactly what kind of person Fina was.
Fina was a very persistent person; once she set a goal, she would always find a way to achieve it. If she were to lose this battle, it would only prove that her obsession and desire for Cheng Tian were not that strong after all.
What was that saying... Oh right! Food tastes better when you're fighting over it!
The food is still the same, but when someone is trying to take it from you, that bowl of rice becomes exceptionally delicious when you put it in your mouth.
Cheng Tian had clearly become that fragrant bowl of lard-mixed rice that everyone was eyeing... and perhaps more than just two people were eyeing this bowl of rice.
After a tense and exciting exchange, Irene and the Twin Goddesses confirmed each other's identities.
Fina and her side were somewhat better, directly applying their impression of Cheng Tian to Irene, but Irene's level of surprise far exceeded expectations.
The other party was not an angel, but a "god" who controlled a small world, and under Cheng Tian's intervention, had become an official staff member of Heaven's Chosen Space!
Even the establishment of the Twin Black and White Towers, standing in the Northern District and at the center of discussion among Heaven's Chosen players, was directly related to Cheng Tian!
This information itself was already unprecedentedly explosive news, but even more explosive was Cheng Mouren, who made all of this possible.
"What on earth have you been doing!?"
Irene grabbed Cheng Tian's shoulders and shook him violently.
This half-elf couldn't imagine what earth-shattering things Cheng Tian had done to bring a god from a dungeon, along with the god's exclusive buildings, out of the dungeon.
However, in certain player circles, Cheng Tian's glorious achievements in Ys Origin had already begun to spread widely, with some even starting to inquire extensively about Cheng Tian's true identity.
The source of these rumors was the players who participated in the Twin Towers Challenge bounty quest, and they quickly escalated.
Although Cheng Tian ultimately had no additional communication with any of the players, including Congming Tou, the Twin Black and White Towers in the Space had no architectural differences from those in the dungeon. The moment they saw the Twin Towers, these people immediately connected them to Cheng Mouren, who had disguised himself as an NPC in the dungeon.
Most of them held Cheng Tian in awe, as his combat actions had already surpassed the understanding of Iron and even ordinary Bronze players—a level that ordinary players could not reach.
Even if they couldn't cling to his coattails, they at least wanted to know his identity so they would have a head start if he became an ally or an enemy in the future.
It must be said that the players' minds were truly nimble; they genuinely dug up some real information from various clues.
First, they basically confirmed that Cheng Tian was most likely the seller who sold the Crimson Chaos Scepter for 200,000 Heaven's Chosen Coins and Black Pearl Fragments as the grand finale item.
Then, relying on Cheng Tian's iconic sunfire mask, they inquired among players who had experienced the same Knights of the Round Table dungeon and learned of Cheng Tian's nickname, "Orange Knight," even unearthing his Ghost Rider form.
However, the clues stopped there; no one could dig any deeper.
This was because the people who could access deeper information were a small group who had fought alongside Cheng Tian.
Uncle Xue and Little P, due to a lack of subsequent contact, were unaware of Cheng Tian's rocket-like growth and couldn't connect the Orange Knight with Driver Cheng. However, Congming Tou had genuinely participated in the Twin Towers Challenge.
Yet, Congming Tou, like a Tzeentchian chosen one, maintained his very manly approach to things: if a brother drove a Land Rover, he'd offer heartfelt blessings, but upon returning to his own affairs, he'd continue as usual, as if he hadn't seen Cheng Tian in the dungeon.
"I'm just an ordinary Ogre Shield Guard. If needed, I can come; if not, I won't force myself."
As for Romei Ling and Eve, who participated in the Knights of the Round Table battle, they chose to keep the secret after discussion.
The reason was simple: they still wanted to hitch a ride with Cheng Tian in the future~