Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

Although Esdeath is a major villain in the original manga, possessing strong confidence, a powerful personality, and brutal behavior, it's simply a matter of stance. Her popularity is even the most explosive in the entire manga, overwhelming the protagonist. An NPC with potential that's rightfully hers, on second thought, makes no sense to pass up.

Looking at her looks and ice-blue hair, despite her young age, she's sure to be incredibly beautiful once she grows up. Her popularity among players might even be higher than in the comics.

Besides, wouldn't this personality be perfect for managing astrologers? Once the Starry Sky Church expands in the future, it can also manage the Inquisition. Zhou Ning was silent for two seconds. According to his estimation, there was still a high success rate for recruiting the other party.

Because from her eyes, Zhou Ning saw her desire to become a top powerhouse.

But Zhou Ning didn't plan to try it outright. This girl was very opinionated, and a hasty attempt might only spark resistance and wariness. Some things had to be done naturally. Otherwise, wouldn't he be considered a human trafficker who abducted little girls?

At this time, the wind and snow on the ice field became stronger and stronger, but the sky changed from pure black to orange. According to Zhou Ning's knowledge of meteorology, this was a sign of the coming snowstorm.

Zhou Ning half turned around and asked Esdeath:

"A blizzard is coming. How far away is your tribe?"

Esdeath exhaled a puff of mist and said coldly:

"About 7200 heartbeats left."

She hesitated for a moment and asked:

"Do we need to find shelter from the blizzard? My tribe has a legend that during blizzard nights, the extremely dangerous ice dragon Kelipris will appear from the ice."

Zhou Ning was initially shocked by the 7200 heartbeats timing method. According to Esdeath's heartbeat rate of 30 beats per minute, a distance of 7200 heartbeats would be approximately four hours. After hearing Esdeath's question, he smiled and shook his head.

"No. Let's keep going."

Zhou Ning, wearing a black windbreaker and a half-top hat, thought for a moment and then made a wish:

"I hope this snowstorm turns to sunny weather."

In just a moment, the orange-yellow clouds in the sky disappeared without a trace, even the wind and snow stopped, and the entire ice field returned to darkness.

"Let's go." Zhou Ning said with a smile.

Esdeath was already deeply moved by the miraculous performance of the missionary, Wayne Stewell, and felt increasingly as if she were witnessing a miracle. She also began to develop a strong interest in the God he spoke of.

"...Okay." After being stunned for a moment, Esdeath nodded in response.

The journey continued with some minor hiccups. Although the snowstorm had subsided, Zhou Ning was still puzzled by the fact that he had encountered too many minor troubles along the way.

It was fine at first when I came to this world, but then I encountered an ice avalanche and a herd of beasts. Just now, I experienced another ice avalanche of the same type but with a higher intensity. I was even attacked by a powerful dragon-shaped dangerous species, but I stopped it in time and put a gun to its head, killing it instantly... And what's even more coincidental is that it seems to be the legendary super-dangerous species, Kelly Pris?

"Can I collect the materials from it? I promise to finish it quickly." A rare look of surprise appeared on Esdeath's expressionless face as she looked up at Zhou Ning.

"As you wish." Zhou Ning nodded indifferently. He still had plenty of time, and he already had a plan in mind.

Looking at Esdeath squatting in front of Kellypris seriously and collecting materials from it, Zhou Ning frowned little by little.

The series of accidents just now made Zhou Ning doubt whether he had accidentally used the lucky clover. This kind of continuous bad luck could easily make people feel irritable and uneasy.

The negative effect of the Ring of Holy Light Knowledge only slightly reduces luck, which can be completely ignored with my current foundation. So where does this familiar feeling of being arranged come from?

Not long after, Esdeath clapped her hands and stood up, handing the collected materials to Zhou Ning, and said calmly:

"This is what you deserve. I am only helping you collect it. It can be made into imperial artifacts by some craftsmen in the southern empire, and it is very valuable. This is necessary fairness, and I will not covet other people's prey."

Zhou Ning couldn't help but glance at Esdeath, sizing up her serious face. This girl was very principled... At this moment, she was completely different from the cold-blooded and bloodthirsty villain she would become later.

"Then I'll take it." He smiled and put the materials on Kelly Priss into the inventory. He himself had the ability to make imperial weapons, and could even use its blood to make some dragon blood mixture.

Then, Zhou Ning grabbed a pink hat from the void, pressed it on the other person's head, and said with a smile:

"It's customary to reciprocate. This is a hat with magical powers. It's a gift for meeting you."

This was, of course, the unknown artifact Zhou Ning had just acquired, the [Sword and Hat Napoleon]. It could be freely switched between sword and hat, possessed certain living properties, and came with the skill "Wei Guo." Besides its limited power, Zhou Ning's biggest object of disapproval was its color; it wasn't worth enduring the shame of using it. It wasn't a bad idea to use it to acquire a potential stock at this point.

Esdeath was slightly stunned, but did not refuse, nor did she ask what specific magical power it was. She seemed to have some trust in the missionary, and followed him closely, chatting with him casually.

After communication, Zhou Ning learned that her Baruts tribe was a race that specialized in hunting dangerous species, and Esdeath was the daughter of the Baruts tribe leader and currently the most powerful warrior of the Baruts tribe.

Zhou Ning nodded slightly and asked:

&34;How many people are there in your tribe? How far is it from the nearest town?&;

Esdeath, who was wearing heavy fur clothing, replied:

"Our tribe has less than 20,000 people in total, and many die every year during the coldest weather or when we can't hunt dangerous species. I don't know where the nearest town is, but merchants from the south come to our tribe to trade at the beginning and middle of each year."

"Twenty thousand people? But the little book clearly said that there are fifty thousand people on this ice field." Esdeath had no reason to tell such a lie that could be easily exposed. The only possibility was that there was more than one tribe of Baruts on this ice field.

At this time, the inexplicable "little trouble" continued, and even had a tendency to get worse. Zhou Ning sensed the restlessness of the little broken book. He walked forward and turned the pages, only to see lines of text appear on it:

"Great Master, are you doing something that goes against fate? Do you remember how I once stopped you from meeting Brown Lambert? When fate changes, it will naturally attack those who stand in its way. Sometimes I don't need to do much."

"For some unknown reason, this world is like an opera with a predetermined ending: a brilliant beginning, but a banal conclusion. Everyone and everything has a predetermined outcome. Take, for example, this insignificant woman beside you. She's supposed to be an important figure in this world. If you don't intervene, in one hour and seventeen minutes, her tribe will be attacked and exterminated by alien tribes from the north."

"Do you remember? Not only that time, but the same thing happened on Tartarus Island as well. The continuous misfortunes and accidents are just a manifestation of this. Their fundamental purpose is to prevent you from reaching the Baruts within one hour and seventeen minutes."

"It's just that last time it was a humble little book that controlled fate, but this time it's the will of this world that's preventing you from changing the fate of this world."