The Rule-Breaker of the Doomsday Game

Chapter 227: Chapter 227: Tai Sui God Trait 4: Permanent Solidification

After a round of haggling and dozens of failed obliteration attempts, Qi Suian finally struck a deal with the Doomsday Game.

The reward was that Qi Suian, the Violator, had forcibly completed the Permanent Event: Violator and received its prize. At the same time, the Doomsday Game would no longer send reminders to survivors, and it guaranteed it would never locate or publicize Qi Suian’s position in any form ever again.

Of course, the first part of the deal was stated directly, but the part about reminders, location, and publicizing was phrased very officially, meaning the Doomsday Game held the final right of interpretation.

As long as Qi Suian didn’t engage in large-scale massacres of survivors, the Doomsday Game would not take corresponding measures.

That’s right. The Doomsday Game had even conceded to the point where as long as his killing wasn’t too excessive, it would pretend it didn’t see a thing.

It was for this very reason that Qi Suian chose to accept.

Getting the Doomsday Game to follow his demands to the letter would have been unrealistic.

Thanks to this deal, the relationship between Qi Suian and the Doomsday Game had eased considerably.

As long as he didn’t go too far, the Doomsday Game would just turn a blind eye and not make things difficult for him.

In reality, the Doomsday Game’s presence was ridiculously low as far as Qi Suian was concerned. Only when he encountered certain equipment or items would its panel pop up to make its existence known.

The rest of the time, it was as if it didn’t exist at all.

Thus, their relationship had gone from being at each other’s throats to a cold war.

"I won’t do the killing. I’ll just let the doomsday do it for me," Qi Suian muttered.

He didn’t have to act directly; acting indirectly was fine too.

Besides, he couldn’t kill that many survivors on his own anyway. Most of it was accomplished by leveraging the apocalypse itself.

So, this restriction was as good as non-existent for Qi Suian.

’I’m really quite valuable, to be worth an SSS-rank talent,’ Qi Suian thought as he looked at the reward settled for the Permanent Event: Violator.

It was truly shocking; this was a reward of the highest possible quality.

To make the stingy Doomsday Game offer such a generous reward was enough to show what a grave threat Qi Suian was in its eyes.

’It’s probably still thinking about how to kill me right now.’

The reward was an item called SSS-Rank Universal Talent Activation Rule.

Upon use, it could forcibly awaken an SSS-rank talent in a person through a conceptual rule.

Even if the target’s latent talent was insufficient to reach SSS-rank, or if they had none at all, they could still be forced to acquire one.

Of course, non-humans could also receive it. Qi Suian could even use it on the Tai Sui God, allowing it to gain a trait equivalent to an SSS-rank talent.

This reward had clearly taken into account the fact that Qi Suian was not quite human; otherwise, it wouldn’t have been a reward with highly versatile keywords like "Universal" and "Rule".

’Stingy as it is, the Doomsday Game really does have deep pockets.’

Qi Suian couldn’t help but feel a little emotional, then he began to ponder a question.

When it came to his own potential, it was definitely in a state of Schrödinger’s cat.

On the one hand, you could say he had none, yet he could still train for thousands or even tens of thousands of years to get his two attributes to 10 points.

On the other hand, you could say he had some, but that potential was granted by the Source of Profound Darkness: Viral Frenzy. It would be faster for him to reach 10 points in two attributes on his own than to rely on this so-called "potential".

’Looks like this thing can only forcibly grant me one. If we’re talking about my own actual talent or potential, it’s basically non-existent.’

Qi Suian knew his current strength was inseparable from the help of his "protagonist’s plot armor," but it wasn’t obtained through sheer luck. It was the result of his own modifications and enhancements, one step at a time.

He knew himself like the back of his hand.

Therefore, there could only be one outcome: the Doomsday Game would be forced to grant him a talent, rather than one being truly activated from within him.

"Alright, I’ll just use it directly."

"I’ll know once it’s activated."

With that, Qi Suian immediately used the SSS-Rank Universal Talent Activation Rule.

A flash appeared before his eyes, and then... he felt nothing at all.

"What... no change?" Qi Suian’s expression was strange. ’There should at least be some kind of improvement.’

’Even if it’s not much, there should be some pain and agony. This is an SSS-rank talent we’re talking about; there’s bound to be some kind of modification, right?’

Not two seconds later, a flood of Doomsday Game notifications appeared before Qi Suian’s eyes.

[User is a Violator. Interception successful.]

[Regulations permit. Re-initiating SSS-rank talent activation.]

[SSS-rank talent activation failed. User has no valid talent.]

[Permissions altered. Commencing SSS-rank talent bestowal.]

[Recipient is a Violator. Interception successful.]

[Regulations permit...]

"Uh... could you be any more ridiculous?" Qi Suian muttered, staring at the lines of text.

It gave him a strange feeling, like he was caught in a bureaucratic loop—going through a process, needing certain materials, but then hitting an error in the procedure and having insufficient materials.

It just went to show how absurdly numerous the Doomsday Game’s damn regulations were. No wonder it couldn’t get rid of his Violator status.

The text kept scrolling by in a dense, unending stream, making Qi Suian’s scalp tingle with frustration.

"Don’t you dare scroll all this way just to tell me the activation failed."

"Oh, right. I forgot to make a wish with my protagonist’s plot armor."

"I wish that I can obtain an SSS-rank talent that suits me through the SSS-Rank Universal Talent Activation Rule."

The thought suddenly occurred to Qi Suian, and he immediately spoke it aloud.

After that, Qi Suian went back to studying the Wasteland King.

Given the current situation, it seemed he wouldn’t be getting his talent anytime soon.

There was no telling how long it would take for the process to complete.

"The reward is great, but the Doomsday Game is just too much of a pain," Qi Suian sighed, lowering his head to continue his research.

Even without its mysterious skeleton, this Wasteland King still possessed immense value.

An hour passed before he finally got a result.

[You have drawn the SSS-rank talent: Virus Monarch]

[Fusing for you... Fusion failed.]

[Initiating forced fusion... Forced fusion failed...]

[...]

He had to admit, the talent was a perfect fit for him—that much was clear from the name alone.

But soon, another series of failures shot across the screen, once again due to his status as a Violator.

A few minutes later, the SSS-Rank Universal Talent Activation Rule was back in his hands.

"Hey, what’s the deal? How did the activation just fail on me?" Qi Suian’s expression screamed, ’What the fuck?’

[According to regulations, Violators are not entitled to corresponding rights.]

[Due to the aforementioned regulation, you may choose to exchange the SSS-Rank Universal Talent Activation Rule for a random item of equivalent SSS-rank quality. You may select the item category (e.g., Equipment, Item, Skill, Talent, etc.) for the random acquisition.]

"You can’t even give me a talent, and you’re talking about ’etc.’? ’Etc.’ my ass," Qi Suian grumbled.

He was starting to get it. He probably wouldn’t be able to receive any reward that directly bestowed power upon him.

That was true for talents, and it would be true for skills as well.

Of course, if he actually had some potential left in his body, it probably could have activated a talent for him.

But he didn’t, so he had to draw from the Doomsday Game’s prize pool.

But after drawing, the process couldn’t be executed because he was a Violator, which ultimately left him stuck.

This was a protective measure deliberately aimed at him, so it was only normal for there to be problems.

Therefore, his only choices were either equipment or an item.

These two things granted power indirectly, so Qi Suian would be able to receive them.

The premise was that the Doomsday Game didn’t just send it directly to his inventory, as he couldn’t use the inventory function.

Between equipment and an item, Qi Suian was more inclined towards the former.

After all, the Tai Sui God was already SSS-rank quality; as for an item, he’d rather pass.

What if he got a single-use item? That would be a complete one-and-done waste.

He could choose the category, but which SSS-rank item he got would be completely random.

Of course, he had one other option: use the SSS-Rank Universal Talent Activation Rule on the Tai Sui God.

But the problem was... it was still random.

If it ended up with an incompatible talent, it would just be a burden.

The Tai Sui God’s path of growth was already set: it grew stronger by relying on modules.

He could ask his protagonist’s plot armor for help, but it wasn’t omnipotent. It worked best when the benefit was for Qi Suian himself.

However, the Tai Sui God was a subordinate entity, so the effect wouldn’t be as strong.

There was a certain amount of risk involved.

Furthermore, the Doomsday Game, despite being a mess, was full of rules. Who knew if the Tai Sui God would be subjected to a similar judgment simply because Qi Suian was a Violator?

’A new trait for the Tai Sui God, or a new piece of SSS-rank equipment.’

"Cerebrum, what do you think?" Qi Suian asked.

[From my standpoint, I recommend you choose a new trait for the Tai Sui God. However, from your standpoint, new equipment would better enhance your combat capabilities.]

The Cerebrum gave its reply. It wouldn’t show bias just because it was one of the Tai Sui God’s modules.

"I actually considered using my protagonist’s plot armor to get another piece of SSS-rank equipment with infinite growth potential."

"But I know one thing: I can’t afford to maintain it."

"Besides, even if I got a piece of SSS-rank equipment, I wouldn’t necessarily specialize in it."

"Since that’s the case, I might as well take a gamble."

Qi Suian made his decision. ’Enhance my combat power? That’s not a given. He had seen with his own eyes the effects of the SSS-rank Source of Profound Darkness: Viral Frenzy in his hands.’

Besides, he wasn’t skilled in combat to begin with. Since he couldn’t get an SSS-rank talent for himself, why not choose to enhance the Tai Sui God?

"Protagonist’s plot armor, I need you to use all your power to make the Tai Sui God obtain a new trait that synergizes with its first three traits!"

After speaking, he waited about three seconds before finally using the SSS-Rank Universal Talent Activation Rule on the Tai Sui God.

In an instant, the Tai Sui God began to change.

On its panel, Trait 4 slowly materialized.

[Trait 4: All SSS-rank modules and armor value gain Permanent Fixation.]

Afterward, through the Cerebrum, Qi Suian quickly understood what "Permanent Fixation" meant.

It meant that the modules were no longer in danger of being damaged; as long as the Tai Sui God existed, its modules would never disappear.

This meant that even if the Tai Sui God triggered its "Life of a Novice Player" and was reborn, its SSS-rank modules and armor value would not be wiped.

This was equivalent to the Tai Sui God gaining a true ability to resurrect.

But that wasn’t the main point. The main point was the effect of the Viral Bloodline Symbiote Module Qi Suian possessed: as long as Qi Suian did not die, the Tai Sui God would not die.

The Tai Sui God’s greatest fears were permanent destruction and having its modules and armor value wiped. Now, both of these weaknesses had been completely patched.

With this, the Tai Sui God’s power reached a whole new level.

All he could say was that his protagonist’s plot armor had really come through. While it might not have been a perfect synergy with the first three traits, it gave the Tai Sui God a truly solid foundation.