Can't I develop my own character?

The sheriff had no doubts. He didn't think an ordinary nun could kill an armed sheriff. He asked if you had seen any suspicious persons, and you said no.

[07:22:43, the sheriff left. Father Peter tells you that two people died in the alley on St. Nicholas Street last night. One of them was called 'Albert', a businessman, and the other was called 'Brulo', a sheriff.]

bang~

Ryan kicked open the bathroom door and came to the colleague with the smell of morning.

"You just said the sheriff was dead. What was his name?"

"Uh... Brulo, do you know him?"

Chapter 5: Just develop yourself!

Brulo's death, and his great death, made Ryan realize an important issue.

“So it’s a game, but it’s also reality.”

Can you operate it like a game, kill monsters and level up, and even get blood treasures?

"Although it still needs final confirmation, the situation should be almost certain."

"In this case, I can control the game character to do things that are inconvenient for me to do openly, and the game character can also be upgraded. So why should I join them? Can't I just develop myself?"

Who says you have to cultivate others?

In terms of cost-effectiveness, it is better to develop yourself than to develop others.

100% return!

"If it's a development game, then female characters are more cost-effective... guhehe."

u1s1, 'Lin Qi''s appearance is still very good, at least not worse than those female characters in the game. The key is that he does whatever he says.

Hmm...it seems like something strange has sneaked in?

Ryan shook his head and didn't think about it any further. The problem now was to get through the crisis and then quickly maintain the account, otherwise he would always feel insecure.

“There are many props in the game that can be used to equip the trumpet.”

"But we have to go and see what happens tonight."

Ryan walked to the captain's office, said hello, and then prepared to go on patrol.

"Wait a moment." The captain stopped Ryan and said, "Post these on patrol."

He gave Ryan a stack of reward notices, which stated that anyone who could provide clues about what happened last night would be rewarded handsomely by the administrative department.

The bounty order was also signed by the director of the general bureau. The task was personally issued by the branch director Jonathan. Ryan walked out with the bounty order and found that other departments of the branch were also busy.

"Hurry up and investigate with me! If you don't find any clues before midnight tonight, get out!"

The voice came from the Criminal Investigation Department. The pressure to solve the case must be on the Criminal Investigation Department. The Inspection Department where Ryan is located is mainly responsible for daily patrols and maintaining public order.

Someone died in Central City, and it was the sheriff. This matter has obviously become a big deal. If the case is not solved quickly, the pressure will be too great, and the hats of those people above may be taken off.

Wait, isn't this an opportunity?

"The werewolf escaped into East City yesterday. Let's see if we can find any clues."

There is no need to worry about Lin Qi's matter. The Janus Church has a high status in the empire, otherwise Lin Qi would have been taken away for interrogation for going out in the middle of the night. If the case cannot be solved and they want to find a scapegoat, she will be the first choice.

The revolver was placed in the backpack so that it could not be discovered by others when in use. The gaming backpack was indeed a good thing. Ryan considered whether to stuff some other useful things into it.

He headed towards his patrol area, opening the game interface along the way.

'Lin Qi' was performing her duties as a nun in the church. A murder had occurred today, and many people came to the church to pray for peace. Father Peter was answering questions for everyone under the statue of Janus.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, Ryan continued to let the AI ​​hang up. The AI ​​must understand the duties of a nun better than he did, so there was no need to operate it manually.

After posting the bounty notice along the way, he came to the place where he tracked the werewolf and lost it last night.

The bloodstains were already blurred, and it had rained a little in the early morning, so it was unlikely that the administrative office would be able to find any clues.

In other words, he is the only one who has this clue at the moment. If he can catch the werewolf and bring him to the director at the right time, promotion and salary increase will not be a dream.

And you can perfectly avoid the time of going to Heding Street.

However, considering the seriousness of the situation over there, Ryan had to at least find a way to give Adler enough time to arrange other people, otherwise it would be troublesome if he was blamed for the failure.

Apart from that, promotion and salary increase are the key points. As long as his status is high enough and his influence is great, he will not be easily abandoned as a pawn.

This matter is worth a gamble. If it doesn't work, just run away. At least we have "Lin Qi" here, which is like having an extra helper.

While thinking, Ryan had already searched along the place where the bloodstains disappeared. He came to a three-way intersection. Going forward was the commercial street of Dongcheng District. Brass signs were hung on the doors of shops on both sides of the block. There were shops from all walks of life. The bustle was average. After all, this was not the time to go shopping.

Ryan walked into the commercial street and came to a pharmacy here.

"Ah, it's Mr. Ryan." The pharmacy owner greeted him with a smile. "How can I help you?"

"Let me ask you something. Did anyone come in this morning to buy any painkillers or anything like bandages for wounds?"

"This does not."

Because the shop had just opened less than two hours ago, the boss remembered it very clearly.

Ryan nodded, told the other party to inform him if there was any relevant news, and then continued to inquire at other pharmacies.

The werewolf was shot last night. Even if he has a strong physique, he can't ignore the wound. Not to mention stopping the bleeding, if it gets infected, it will be a serious matter.

Actually, werewolves don't always stay in that state. Only when the curse in their bodies erupts and becomes difficult to suppress will they transform into orcs to hunt.

The name of this kind of religious force is called "Blood Bishop" in Empress Online. Its propaganda purpose is to release inner desires, break secular rules with extraordinary power, and pursue true self-evolution.

The Blood Cult prioritized bloodline level above all else; the higher the bloodline level, the more complete the animal form. They called this transformation, achieved through acquiring the power of the Blood God, evolution, but in the eyes of the Janus Gate, it was merely a sign of contamination from the Outer Gods.

Most members of the Blood Division are corrupted by power, longing for killing and the comfort of blood, and believe in "blood sacrifice to the blood god." Therefore, they are the group of people who create the most chaos in the other world.

The other world is the other side of the world where the extraordinary people are active. In the game, players need to dig out the relevant information by themselves. Different clearance routes will come into contact with different extraordinary forces. Some are hidden very deeply by the game company. Ryan only came into contact with a few of them on the surface when he played.

Judging from the strength of the werewolf yesterday, he should be a first-level transcendent. The enhanced power of his bloodline is not enough to ignore hot weapons. He must find a way to heal after being hit in the chest.

Ryan went to three pharmacies in a row but didn't get any clues, so he changed his mind and went to the alleys in Dongcheng District to look for black clinics without business licenses.

You know what, there were signs of this when he found the second clinic.

"...Are you sure no one came to your place to treat injuries last night?"

Ryan looked at the thin man in a white coat in front of him. The other party was obviously a little panicked when he first entered the store. Although most black clinics would behave like this when seeing official personnel, in fact, this kind of industry has long been tacitly accepted. Ryan would come regularly every month to collect "protection fees". After paying the protection fees, they can continue to operate even without a license.

Of course, these protection fees were not given to him, but were paid up. As to who they were given to, it was not clear.

As long as these stores don't kill anyone and aren't reported, there's basically nothing to worry about.

Killed someone?

Sorry, but I'm going to kill you from a legal perspective.

"Master Ryan, you know me. How dare I tell a lie in front of you? I really..." The thin man hadn't finished speaking when he saw Ryan pull out a revolver from his gun bag. He immediately screamed, "I really... am not a piece of shit!!!"

"Master Ryan, I almost lied against my conscience! You guessed right, someone came to me last night to treat his wounds!"

"Yeah." Ryan nodded, holding the revolver. "Go on, I'm listening."

"Yes, it's Sam, the manager of the coffee shop. He came to me last night and said that the coffee machine broke down when he was grinding coffee, and the shrapnel inside pierced out and injured him. He asked me to help him with emergency treatment. But I can see that it was not a stabbing injury, and the injury is very serious. But you know our business, if he doesn't say anything, we won't ask too many questions. Just give him money." The thin doctor said with a bitter face.

"Sam?"

Ryan thought for a moment. He knew the other person. He was the manager of a coffee shop on the commercial street, a mature and steady middle-aged gentleman in his forties.

Chapter 6 Skill Book

Jingle bell~~

The bell hanging on the door rim made a crisp sound.

"welcome."

Ryan looked around. There was no one else in the store. He only saw a middle-aged man in a white shirt and a black vest wiping cups at the cash register.

"Manager Sam, why is there no one here today?"

"It's a little late. We just opened a short while ago." Sam smiled. "Mr. Ryan came so early today."

"I'm tired from patrolling and feel a little sleepy. I'm here for a cup of coffee to perk myself up."

Ryan walked into the store and sat down at a random place.

"What would you like to drink?"

Sam handed over a menu.

Ryan noticed that he handed it over with his left hand.

But Sam is not left-handed. Ryan glanced and found that there was a noticeable bulge on the right side of Sam's chest, which was probably caused by the bandage.

"Just some strong coffee, I don't mind that... By the way, is there anything to eat? It's noon, so I'll have something to eat here."

"Then I'll arrange it?"

"Row."

Ryan leaned back in his chair. From his perspective, he could see what was happening at the cashier's counter. Sam was busy making coffee for him, and his movements didn't seem unusual.

He is a tall man over 1.9 meters tall with a sturdy build. He always speaks and acts in a gentlemanly manner that it is easy to overlook that Sam is actually a muscular man.

Ryan recalled that the werewolf Lin Qi met last night was about the same size, a little bigger, but that was mainly due to transformation.

It’s probably this guy.

Ryan originally wanted to pretend to ask Sam casually if he knew what happened last night, and then make a guess based on the latter's reaction, but he soon realized that this was generally a suicidal act. The protagonists in the movie did this because they had the protagonist's halo, but if he did this himself, Sam would just transform and kill him like a werewolf if he felt a little uneasy.

Besides, I have confirmed it in my heart. It is really stupid to gamble my life on a possibility.

So Ryan simply sat down patiently and drank his coffee. For lunch, he had pasta made by Sam. The food in the cafe was not that good. It felt a bit like eating at Pizza Hut in his previous life. It was pretty standard, but a bit expensive.

During this period, several groups of people came in one after another, all of them were there to drink coffee and eat snacks, nothing unusual.

I don't know what position this guy holds in the Blood Archbishop. It is said that the Blood Archbishop of Berman City in the game also launched a blood sacrifice to the Blood God in the plot, but that was a side quest. If the player successfully defeats the boss, it will be time to change his job and change his faith to the Blood God.

Blood sacrifice to the blood god!

The player character's faith in the game isn't the only one. Of course, believing in Janus will save you a lot of trouble, but believing in the Blood God unlocks hidden plot points. For example, the relationship between certain righteous female characters changes from friendly to hostile upon discovering the player's identity. This hostile relationship follows a different plot line, and the various CGs for the female characters' defeats are quite explosive. It's true that taking the backdoor is always better than the official path.

"It tastes good." Ryan sat there until almost two o'clock, then paid and left. "Maybe I'll come back tonight. What time does your shop close?"

"Eight o'clock." Sam smiled. "Not many people drink coffee in the evening."

Ryan nodded and left the cafe.

As he walked out the door, he caught a glimpse of Dirk at the corner of the alley opposite. The latter had been following him all day. Ryan was a little confused. What was so special about him? They were all accomplices. There was no reason for Secretary General Adler to target him, right?

Although he had doubts in his heart, there was no need to alert the enemy now. He had to deal with Sam first, and then try to see if he could get some clues from Dirk.

The East City District became more lively in the afternoon. The Sheriff's Office strengthened security control. Most of the sheriffs in the city were investigating the homicide case last night. Ryan went back to the precinct and made sure that no one could get off work on time today. The director ordered the Criminal Investigation Department to work overtime to investigate, and even the Inspection Department had to extend its patrol hours.

Around six o'clock, Ryan came to Sam's Cafe again. This was the peak dining time, but because of the curfew, there were few people on the street.

"I thought you wouldn't come, Mr. Ryan." Sam was a little surprised to see Ryan appear. "I think the Administration Bureau seems to be very busy today."

"No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat. I'm working overtime tonight and I can't hold on without some coffee." Ryan shrugged and walked over to sit down. "It's still the same as lunch."

"OK..."

Sam smiled and nodded. His words and actions were indeed gentle and appropriate, which made Ryan wonder if he was wrong.

But whether it is right or not, we will soon know.

He sat at the dining table in the corner of the shop, pretending to look at what was happening outside, but in fact he had already opened the game and taken over the control of 'Lin Qi'.

Empress Online, start!

【Lin Qi lv8】

"Up two levels?"

Ryan was a little surprised. He looked at the idle records and found that during the lunch break, 'Lin Qi' went out to deliver something. He encountered evil spirits in the slums in the west of the city. After killing them all, he successfully upgraded two levels. Not only that, he even got a powerful item.

[Swift]

This is a very common skill book in the game. Having said that, it cannot be dropped just because you want it.

His character is overflowing.

"Can I learn this too?"