Wen Xishu had already received the prompt for completing the hidden quest. Regarding this quest, no matter what choice Catherine made, it could be completed.
Wen Xishu merely gave his own suggestion.
Because once she left this room, the outside world was too cruel, and it would be hard for Catherine to survive.
Of course, if he wanted Catherine to leave, Wen Xishu could easily find logical reasons with his eloquent skills.
But he made the choice he believed was right.
If John had become the game, then everything John left in the Easter egg room was actually John himself.
As for whether there would be any changes later... Wen Xishu feared he could not know.
He could only find out in the future by heading to Wind City through the Slaughter Tower, or by going to the real-world Wind City.
[Congratulations, you have triggered and completed the hidden quest · Catherine’s Decision. You will receive the title of Savior of Wind City.]
Wen Xishu had not yet seen all the rewards, but the moment he saw this prompt, he suddenly felt touched.
Even though he rarely empathized with NPCs, and all his dialogues were to complete tasks...
At this moment, he seemed to understand the intention behind this title.
The man could not protect Wind City, no matter how he altered things, the impending death would arrive as scheduled, just in a different form.
But at least, he could choose to protect Catherine. He denied being the savior, but for someone who protected Catherine, he generously bestowed the title of savior.
At this moment, Wen Xishu could understand John’s inner world, Catherine was his everything.
Wen Xishu did not relay John’s inner thoughts to Catherine. For such an excellent partner, there’s no need to repeatedly tell her how much you love her.
[Savior of Wind City: You will have access and input permissions to the core code, creatures within Wind City cannot harm you, but this permission will be invalid when you leave Wind City. Please check other permissions yourself. Your ’End of Days’ journey will be considered complete, you can experience any content of the game on your own, or choose to leave. If you are not in Wind City, everything in Wind City will continue to run according to the original settings.]
Wen Xishu’s eyes widened. He had expected the rewards for the hidden quest to be good, but he did not expect them to be this good.
"No specific mention of the Obsession World... According to my understanding of the task, it should be effective in both the Three Towers and reality, right?"
"In other words, I am now the true master of Wind City..."
In Wen Xishu’s understanding, someone who could be visited by a constellation-named person must have dominion-level qualifications.
And unlike An Rongzai, who relied on immense financial resources to search the world for "gods," John was actually targeted by Scorpio voluntarily.
Of course, John’s core indeed matched very well with Scorpio.
In short, Wen Xishu believed that John would become the master of the Wind City area within the Slaughter Tower. Just as An Rongzai was destined to become the master of Jicheng.
But now, John had become the rules themselves, he did not believe he could be the savior, so he did two things...
The first thing, he ensured that his loved one could stay away from the harshness of the doomsday.
The second thing, he left everything that was his to his player.
And these two things, in fact, counted as one thing.
Because finding Catherine also meant passing the game.
"So, the master of Wind City is not him... but me?"
Catherine was somewhat surprised by Wen Xishu’s muttering:
"What are you talking about?"
Wen Xishu said:
"I was just prompted that the entire game is now in a completed state for me, and I now... have GM permissions."
Catherine thought for a moment and immediately understood everything, a mist of tears once again filled her eyes.
Wen Xishu also knew why Catherine was sad.
"Thus, no matter what I choose, the rewards are actually the same. If Catherine, you are willing to stay here... I will receive these rewards. He hopes I can use this power to do what he couldn’t."
"If you choose to leave this room, that’s also fine, with this power, I can definitely keep you safe in Wind City."
Catherine nodded, she thought for a long time and said:
"Maybe... he left some other messages in the game behind these doors, I think I will explore those messages."
"What’s your name?" Catherine looked at Wen Xishu.
"Wen Xishu." Wen Xishu knew, at this time, he must use his real name.
This was to make it easier to meet in the future.
Catherine said:
"Wen Xishu, will you stay in Wind City?"
Wen Xishu shook his head:
"I regret I can’t stay in Wind City for now, my journey isn’t limited to Wind City alone, but don’t worry, I won’t waste the power John bestowed upon me. When I return to Wind City, it will be the only place in this world not afflicted by the doomsday."
Catherine understood that John did not give her this permission because he did not want the heavy burden of ending the doomsday to fall on her.
And the young man before her was the one John had chosen.
"I will wait for you here, I look forward to our reunion. Perhaps by then, I will have found other clues left by John."
"Okay, it’s a promise."
"It’s a promise."
At the moment the two shook hands to seal the promise, Wen Xishu suddenly thought, perhaps this scene was the best...
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Wind City.
Within Wind City University, Wen Xishu had already bid farewell to Catherine and arrived inside Wind City University.