I'm bad, but players love me

It was as if the nobles were born into a good family, and their lives were inherently more precious than those of the common people. The death of tens of millions of common people was not as great as the slightest injury to the skin of a noble.

"You are all the same." The tear marks on Tianta's face were half dried, condensed on her pale face.

The sunlight outside poured down mercilessly, ruthlessly reflecting the two lines of tears, making them appear particularly glaring, like two scars that would never heal, deeply imprinted on her cheeks.

But her eyes were cold, like the surface of a lake on a winter night, calm and deep.

"You, every one of you, are the same." Tianta repeated the sentence again in a hoarse and trembling voice.

She completely let go of Yun Shuo's collar, and her hands suddenly lost strength and fell limply at her sides.

"You are all equally selfish. You only think about yourselves. You never consider whether it will bring harm to your family or whether it will cause them great pain. Never!"

Tianta choked with sobs, each word seemed soaked with tears, carrying a lingering bitterness. "You have never thought about me! Never! Who am I? Yun Shuo! I ask you, what am I?!"

"Whether it's my mother or you, you are all my relatives! Why can't you think about me? Who am I? Why am I always the one you abandon? You keep shouting about your own righteousness! What about me? Why don't you care about me?!"

"I want to live. I want to live peacefully with my family! But I can't do it, Yun Shuo!" She cried almost wailingly, "I won't live long. I just want to live well in the last period of my life. What have I done wrong?"

Her voice gradually rose, and she hysterically vented all the pain in her heart, "I don't want to be a retainer! I don't want to sacrifice my dignity for those empty fame and fortune! I don't want to be their pawn, I don't want to eat poison every day! I don't want to live a life of servility and servility!"

Tianta's voice gradually became low, like a dead branch broken by the snow, and the last "creak" was completely suppressed by the thick snow. "No, I can't... If I don't kneel, they won't let me live... But this is not the life I should live, Yun Shuo, this is not the life I should live..."

How could she, a noblewoman, fall into such a state?

Tianta didn't understand, and didn't want to understand.

She curled up on the ground helplessly, as if all her strength had been drained away, and begged, "Wait a little longer, okay? Wait until I'm dead... then you can go and take revenge, okay? I don't have many years left to live, I... I'll die soon, so just have pity on me..."

Yun Shuo squatted down, gently lifted her up from the ground, moved her to the sofa, and then skillfully brushed the dust off Tianta's knees as if he was treating a child.

However, just as his actions gave Tianta hope, his next words cruelly snuffed out Tianta's last glimmer of hope. "Impossible."

Tianta felt like she was falling into an icy cave. Even with her eyes tightly closed, she couldn't stop the chill from spreading from her heart to her entire body.

Yun Shuo took a deep breath and continued, "But I can guarantee that I will never die."

There was no way that Di Chou would let him go offline so quickly. The most he had to worry about was that Di Chou would not let him kill Lumi and forcibly control his actions.

But even if that's the case, it doesn't matter. If Di Chou doesn't allow him to do so, then he will ask the system to open a small copy for him.

But in Tianta's eyes, these words were Yun Shuo's most perfunctory comfort.

She turned her head away, shaking with anger. "How can you live? How can you live? Tell me! As long as you can tell me, I will believe it!"

"I..." Yun Shuo naturally couldn't give a reason. After all, not to mention him and the system, even Di Chou probably hadn't figured out how the plot would go next.

"Heh." It was his hesitation that made Tianta more convinced of her own thoughts. She snorted coldly and looked at Yun Shuo sadly, "What are you insisting on? Yun Shuo...you are a joke, ELO is a joke, my mother is a joke, and you have made me a joke too!"

Tears glistened in Tianta's eyes. "What bullshit equality! You fought till your heads were broken and bloody, but what did you gain? Nothing! Nothing! The world is still the same!"

"It's only you, the ordinary people like you, who will die. Those real bigwigs have long been obsessed with profit and don't care about your life or death. Yun Shuo! Wake up!"

"I don't know how that man died at Lumi's hands, but I know he's dead, and he died at the hands of a great noble! Now that he's dead, what's the point of dwelling on it? The dead can't be resurrected!"

"You've fought for so long, but in the end, you've got nothing. You should finally accept your fate. Wake up! The lives of nobles are more valuable than those of commoners! This is reality, the bloody reality! You will never achieve 'equality'. This is reality, not your pipe dream!"

Tianta stood up, gently avoided Yun Shuo's attempt to hold her hand, and took a few steps back, as if an invisible barrier had quietly risen between the two of them, separating her and Yun Shuo.

She stared at Yun Shuo and slowly shook her head, a hint of helplessness and sadness flashing in her eyes. "ELO, the organization you once placed such high hopes on, has also lost its original aspirations. Even its commander is dead. All your ideals and aspirations, tempered by reality, are ultimately nothing more than illusions, empty talk."

She paused, her gaze drifting off into the distance, then lost in her own thoughts. "I think... perhaps my mother's thinking was wrong. She was... too naive... and gave you an impossible fantasy, leading each of you to choose to shatter yourselves for this absurd ideal without hesitation, willingly paying the price with your lives."

Tianta's hand groped quietly behind her back, and she held the letter opener that had not been put away in her hand.

She smiled at Yun Shuo, then suddenly pointed the tip of the letter opener at her throat. "I don't have much skill, but I can still do this trick of crying, making a fuss, and then threatening to hang myself. There are no conditions for hanging myself, so I can only force myself with this knife."

"Tianta, you..." Yun Shuo wanted to grab the knife, but was stopped by Tianta with the approaching blade.

The tip of the knife cut a tiny cut on the skin, and a thin red wound led to a long bloody trail on the neck, and the blood flowed down the neck in a winding manner.

Tianta watched this scene, a sly and provocative smile curling up at the corner of her mouth. Her eyes flashed with a sharp light, and her voice was crisp and melodious: "Guess, who is faster, you or me?"

She was a madwoman. She wanted to keep Yun Shuo and let him live. Since persuading him kindly didn't work, she would gamble with her own life to win back his old affection and exchange for a glimmer of hope for his survival.

Yun Shuo suddenly said at this moment: "Actually, the ELO commander is not dead."

His voice was calm and firm, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

"What?" Tianta didn't understand, and her thoughts stopped briefly at this moment.

She didn't understand why **Shuo mentioned this at this time, which made her frown slightly and subconsciously show a confused expression on her face.

Yun Shuo looked at her and continued, "I am the commander of ELO. Of course, I am the former commander now."

"Huh?" Tianta's eyes suddenly widened as big as copper bells. She looked at Yun Shuo in shock, as if she had seen something beyond her cognition.

"Huh?" Knowles, who had been squatting outside and eavesdropping, couldn't help but exclaimed loudly.

He had originally intended to eavesdrop in secret, but Yun Shuo's words were like thunder, shattering his calm exterior.

Is this something I can listen to? Is this something I should listen to? If I run now, is it too late?

Chapter 15: Not a big deal

Tianta was instantly alert and hid the knife behind him. He looked outside with vigilance and rushed out in two steps. When he saw the figure, he shouted, "Who? Who's outside?"

Her shouting was purely a reminder. After all, she was not deaf. After all, she had been in Sus Village for so long. How could she not recognize the voice of the noble Knowles?

After hearing Tianta's voice, Knowles realized that he had been discovered, so he stopped hiding. He stood up calmly, ignored Tianta who chased him out the door, walked straight around her, and pushed the door open.

His behavior instantly changed from being sneaky to an arrogant attitude, as if he was the owner of this place, not an uninvited visitor.

Seeing this scene, Tianta was immediately furious, but he couldn't show it, so he could only grit his teeth.

Knowles didn't even blush as he walked to the table as if nothing had happened, his eyes immediately falling on the small medicine bottle on the table.

He continued to stroll forward leisurely, with that signature smile on his face, and asked Yun Shuo softly, "What's going on? Lady Tianta, she was fine, why is she suddenly dying?"

Knowles seemed to be listening attentively at this moment, and even did not forget to add the respectful title of "Sir" again.

It seemed as if he was not the one eavesdropping outside before, and he did not hear anything, and the exclamation did not seem to come from his mouth.

Tianta followed closely behind him, with the knife still hidden behind her. She was staring at Knowles, wondering if Knowles could die first so as to keep the secret that Yun Shuo was the commander of ELO.

Everyone knew what kind of guy the former commander of ELO was - no noble would be willing to take the risk of having their position overthrown in order to allow him to live.

"What do you mean by suicidal? Lord Knowles must have heard wrongly. Tianta is not that kind of person." Seeing that Knowles did not initiate the attack as expected, Yun Shuo's tone became much calmer. He nodded slightly, as if trying to dispel the awkwardness in the air, "It's just a few minor conflicts, not worth mentioning."

He wasn't sure how much Knowles had heard yet, but he could still try to find out.

Yun Shuo smiled and stood up gently, his movements revealing a sense of calmness. "Master Knowles, you should also know that our family does not have any good things, so I will not pour this tea."

Hearing this, Knowles's instinctive reaction was to continue with Yun Shuo's words, "It's okay, I..."

However, he only realized the hidden meaning behind Yun Shuo's words halfway through his words. A trace of embarrassment passed across his face. He then coughed lightly, touched his nose, and tried to maintain a smile. "Oh, you're right, I didn't come here to taste tea."

Tianta stood aside, tightening the blade behind her back, her face concealing annoyance, but not daring to reveal it too much. "If that's the case, I wonder what serious matter Lord Knowles has to disregard even etiquette and directly barge into the place where I live."

Hearing this, Knowles didn't even bother to glance at Tianta, but just said lightly: "This is Sus Township."

This single sentence, like an invisible barrier, brought Tianta's words to an abrupt halt. She unconsciously tightened her grip on the knife, as if seeking a glimmer of support for the unspoken threat.

It's one thing to trip someone up in secret, but it's another to show your disapproval openly here.

Yes, this is Sus Township, and after all, it is also Knowles' territory.

From the beginning to the end, Tianta knew very well that he was just an insignificant chess piece and his value was not high.

At present, for Knowles, her value lies only in delivering the important but not entirely important news that "Timothy is ready to convert and to please Lumi"

What is important is that Timothy's reformation must mean something. Some directions in the Kingdom of Wind may be about to change. Being able to identify the direction of the wind in advance is the prerequisite for soaring.

The unimportant thing is that you need to fight for all of this on your own. Even if you know the news in advance, you will most likely be isolated.

When Knowles didn't know about Lumi's news, she could know nothing about it. After all, Sus Township is so big, and she couldn't know everyone who entered and left it at all times. But after knowing the news, how could he not be moved and try to take this opportunity to get close to Lumi?

Tianta smiled coldly in her heart, but unfortunately, she knew that no matter what Knowles did, it would be in vain.

Timothy really didn't care about her. She was just a disposable chess piece, so there was no need for him to care about anything. But she would never treat Lumi like that. The guards protecting Lumi were all real tough guys.

Knowles must have suffered a great loss, so he wanted to pick a fight with him. Whether it was the eavesdropping or the gift of poison to Yun Shuo early, it was all a show of force, trying to get him to "open the door" for him.

However, he didn't know that he was completely unable to do it, and those people were not under her control. No matter how he planned, he still couldn't do what he shouldn't do.

Tianta had just taken a quick glance outside the house, and sure enough, everyone was staying where he had ordered them to be - it wasn't that there was no one guarding this place, but simply that no one dared to stop Knowles.

For the sake of ridiculous secrecy, she was not allowed to bring any subordinates with her when she came here, so that until now there was not even a single person who dared to stop her or inform her in advance.

Knowles noticed Tianta's sudden pause and commented calmly, "If you were a little more obedient, you could still be a chess piece. But don't do such shameless things in the future."

Apart from the great nobles, Knowles is the only master of Sus Township.

If he were facing other nobles, he might need to maintain that delicate balance and treat them with courtesy on a daily basis, but if the target became Tianta, there would be nothing to say.

He was just a stranger living in his territory. It was his territory, so naturally he could come and go as he pleased. How could the stranger have any say?

However, when Knowles turned his gaze to Yun Shuo, his attitude subtly shifted. His attitude towards Yun Shuo was even softer than towards Tianta. This wasn't because he favored Yun Shuo, but because Yun Shuo's value was much higher than Tianta's.

He can be both a retainer and a handle. As long as Yun Shuo can be controlled, Tianta will be like a pawn in the palm of Knowles' hand, at his mercy.

Moreover, there was a subtle mutual restraint between Yun Shuo and Tianta. As long as you controlled either of them, the other would be led by the nose as well.

Yun Shuo walked directly to Tianta's side and forcefully snatched the knife from her hand. Tianta was afraid that the blade would hurt Yun Shuo, so she symbolically tried to stop him twice, and then the knife was in his hand.

Without hesitation, Yun Shuo turned around and threw the knife back into the drawer. The blade collided with the wood, making a dull sound that echoed in the silent air, causing Knowles to shudder.

No? Are you using this knife to kill yourself or me?

His eyes widened. "Dian Ta, is that how you chased me out with a knife? I thought I was exaggerating when I said 'life or death', but you really were wielding a knife against me?"

Knowles had an inexplicable feeling of regret that he had missed out on a lot while eavesdropping.

Yun Shuo found it funny to see him pretending to be terrified, not knowing whether he was truly terrified. "If Lord Knowles was truly terrified, he wouldn't be doing so many tricks in the dark."

His words were suggestive, but Knowles seemed oblivious. He cleverly changed the subject, his fingers lightly brushing over the delicate little medicine bottle on the table, and asked, "Yun Shuo...how do you feel about this bottle of medicine?"

He secretly regretted in his heart. If he had known that he would hear so many things today, he would have come here early in the morning. He would not be in such an awkward situation as he is now. He was really in a dilemma.

If he said he didn't hear anything, no one would believe him. But if he said he heard something, it would only be that Yun Shuo claimed to be the former commander of ELO.

His luck was really good as he could hear such exciting news right at the start.

Thinking of this, Knowles' eyes darkened, and his fingers subconsciously slid lightly across the delicate embroidery on the cuffs, lost in thought.

This did have some subtle advantages, he thought to himself. After all, anyone knew which was easier: renaming someone with an existing identity or creating one for someone without one.

As for whether this former commander will form a team similar to the ELO organization and attempt to overthrow the rule of the nobles with thundering force?

This wasn't a question Knowles needed to ponder. Compared to Yun Shuo, a foreigner who relied solely on the system's fragmented information to determine the situation in Wind Country and therefore had to proceed with caution, Knowles was naturally extremely clear that something like the ELO organization was absolutely impossible to replicate in Wind Country.

If he was a noble from the Kingdom of Machinery, he might have some concerns, but this is the Kingdom of Wind, a country completely different from the Kingdom of Machinery. How could a foreigner like Yun Shuo have the right to act so recklessly here?

And he even raised a team? The fact that he could survive in this land, which was mostly extremely xenophobic, was a feat on his part.

Yun Shuo took advantage of the moment when Knowles was inexplicably dazed and patted Tianta's arm soothingly, which was tense with anger. The other party had already cleverly concealed her dissatisfaction and pretended to be reluctant but had to accept it - this was exactly the expression Knowles expected to see on her face.

Yun Shuo also pursed his lips and softly called out "Lord Knowles" to wake him from his deep thoughts. Then he smiled and said, "What Lord Knowles gives me is naturally good things. It's a pity that I can't use this kind of thing for the time being."

His words hinted at a subtle desire to survive, as if his flattery betrayed a subtle sign that he hadn't yet fully surrendered. He cautiously hinted that he hadn't officially become a retainer under Knowles, and therefore, the premature delivery of the potion seemed overly hasty and unnecessary.

"How can you say it's useless?" Knowles' tone suddenly dropped. He pressed on, his eyes flashing with an undeniable light. "Could it be that you're planning to regret it?"

Yun Shuo had not expected Knowles's attitude to be like this, but in this way, he also figured out that Knowles must not have heard the part where he said he wanted to kill Lumi, otherwise, he would never dare to ask him to become his retainer.

After all, the very word "retainer" is used to indicate that the retainer is closely connected to his master. No matter what the retainer does, people will inevitably think of the master behind it, believing that the master must have had a hand in it.

Therefore, when Yun Shuo pointed his blade at Lumi, Knowles' fate was also tightly bound. Once Yun Shuo succeeded in killing Lumi, Knowles would definitely not escape punishment.

He couldn't be so foolish as to gamble that he could stop Yun Shuo and never let him get close to Lumi, right? No one would deliberately set themselves up in a situation where one wrong move could lead to a complete loss.

Knowles wanted power, not excitement.

Facing Knowles' relentless pressure, Yun Shuo softened his stance again and again.

Yun Shuo picked up the small medicine bottle, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. He said thoughtfully, "If I take this medicine, I will have no choice but to obey your orders. But what if you regret it?"

He raised his head and looked directly at Knowles, his eyes revealing a hint of sharpness and vigilance. "By then, you might have gained a servant who obeys your orders, but I won't even be able to gain the empty title of 'retainer'. Isn't that a loss, losing both the wife and the army?"

Although this sentence is full of logical loopholes, Yun Shuo knows that Knowles will not care about these small details.

So many days have passed since my last conversation with Knowles. He promised to give me a new identity and take me to the temple to become a legitimate god-favored person. It can't be that he just talks about it and then lets it go, right?

Seeing Yun Shuo even directly referring to himself as a "servant" in his words, Knowles' heart moved. He immediately patted his chest and promised, "I am here to tell you that in two days, you will be a true god-favored one and destined to become my retainer."

After the two of them played along for a while, Yun Shuo finally sent the guest away. After being interrupted midway through her argument, Tianta didn't want to continue and just said, "I won't agree to this," thus beginning a cold war with Yun Shuo.