Vampire Maiden Shana was a famous quest chain in his past life. It was a chance for players to take full control of the Raymond clan and even control the Capital of Blood as long as it was completed well.
In the game, almost every single large territory would have such and such clues to pique the player's interest in slowly progressing through the quest chains.
If the game didn't design these sorts of plot-relevant clues that contained plotlines, players would probably all choose to slaughter the city and be done with it.
And now, this design originally intended to increase the player's interest in the city worked in Gu Nan's favor.
Among the missions available in the Capital of Blood, Shana's quest chain was the easiest way for players to take control of the vampire clan, but it wasn't very useful if one wanted to intervene in the overall situation of the Capital of Blood.
But Gu Nan's goal was none other than to control the Raymond clan; he wasn't interested in the Capital of Blood to begin with.
As long as the player helped Shana through the following trials and let her embark on a training pilgrimage outside, then in just two months, she would become a Legend Rank powerhouse in one fell swoop.
By then, Classmate Shana would be returning with honor, but she'd still need the player's help to truly control the Raymond clan.
After all, Legend Rank powerhouses couldn't be considered invincible yet. There were over ten Legend Rank princes sitting within just one vampire clan.
'After sending Shana off, I can go pick up that item…' Gu Nan walked down the streets of the Capital of Blood, planning out the itinerary in his mind.
Returning to the World of Gods gave Gu Nan a feeling of having everything under control, because all the people and things here were recorded in his mind… Wait a minute.
Gu Nan suddenly realized something was wrong when he walked past a building and paused.
In front of him stood an antique pavilion made entirely of mahogany that was full of classic oriental beauty. The plaque even had the words "Qinghe Pavilion" on it.
Gu Nan wasn't an immortal—he naturally couldn't recall the name of the building that should originally have been here, but he was certain it wasn't something like Qinghe Pavilion.
Or rather, there should be no such thing in the game. This architectural style was clearly the style of the Myriad Heavens Universe!
"Big Brother Gu Nan!" A pleasantly surprised shout came from ahead.
Gu Nan glanced up and saw Zhong Die standing outside Qinghe Pavilion, followed by Du Ke.
As Lu Xinhuan's charge, Zhong Die also traveled all the way to the World of Gods with Gu Nan's group, so they were considered acquaintances. Thus, Gu Nan nodded and asked, "Why are you guys here?"
"I came to see the Ceremony of Blood!" Zhong Die said excitedly. When she saw Gu Nan's gaze fall on the building behind her, she explained, "You mean this? This is my family's business!"
Gu Nan suddenly understood when he heard that.
Qinghe Realm, Zhong Qinghe, Qinghe Pavilion… Zhong Qinghe, this first-generation Star Ruler of Qinghe Realm, had always liked to name his properties after himself. Not even his astral world was spared.
That meant Qinghe Pavilion was this Star Ruler's business. His reach extended all the way to the World of Gods.
Gu Nan finally realized how this world was different from the world inside his past life's game.
The existence of the Myriad Heavens Universe made an inherent difference. The two worlds weren't completely isolated from each other. Skills, knowledge, and even power systems—there may be situations where information about them could be exchanged between the two worlds.
Especially in the case of a business-oriented astral world like Qinghe Realm, it was all too normal for its forces to spread across the World of Gods.
On the other hand, the fact that the two worlds knew about each other's existence would also affect the decisions made by their respective middle and upper echelons.
The gods frequently fought with each other in the game, but now that an outsider called the Myriad Heavens Universe existed, the internal fighting between the gods might not be as intense anymore.
All in all, the Myriad Heavens Universe was an oversized butterfly. Through the butterfly effect it brought about, it was entirely possible that the World of Gods became something completely different from the one Gu Nan was familiar with.
'I can't trust the game's history too much, but some knowledge won't be affected.' Gu Nan immediately made a judgment in his mind, adjusting his train of thought for this trip.
If he still based everything off of the game's exact history, then his plans might go wrong at some point.
Zhong Die was still rambling incoherently to Gu Nan. Her train of thought was very jumpy; she could go from talking about disgusting zombie soldiers to delicious blood drinks all of a sudden.
That's right, delicious blood drinks.
It would be too naive to truly believe Zhong Die to be a sweet, innocent girl.
Bai Qiaozhen, who was also the daughter of a Star Ruler, already had the experience of ruling an entire realm. Even if Zhong Die wasn't really interested in management, it was still impossible for her to be a naive, innocent girl.
But it wasn't like she was the sort of person who hid her true nature and feelings behind layers of masks either. Rather, she was purely passionate about her hobbies—passionate to the point of obsession.
"Big Brother Gu Nan, let's go to the gladiator arena. I want to see them get killed!" Zhong Die tugged at Gu Nan's sleeve while saying some astonishing things.
Du Ke, who was listening from the side, sweated profusely. Originally, he was quite happy to act as a guide for the eldest miss at Lu Xinhuan's behest. Of course he'd obtain a lot of benefits if he could be on good terms with the daughter of a Star Ruler.
But after truly coming into contact with this eldest miss, he realized the terrifying thing about Zhong Die.
"Do you like blood a lot?" Gu Nan couldn't help asking while looking at Zhong Die, who was gulping down the Capital of Blood's unique "blood drink" at an insane pace.
This blood drink really did use the fresh blood of various creatures as raw materials and was concocted by mixing them together. No other race besides vampires would like it.
Even after processing it so that the drink no longer had the pungent smell of blood and the taste was exactly the same as normal drinks, non-vampires still didn't like it.
"Yeah!" When talking about this topic, Zhong Die inexplicably looked excited again. Of course, she'd been exuberant ever since she reached the Capital of Blood.
"I've liked blood ever since I was very young! But bleeding hurts so much… that's why watching others bleed is the best!" Zhong Die said with an innocent smile on her face.
She said this with complete sincerity—she believed this from the bottom of her heart.
A blood fetishist who doesn't want to bleed because of the pain, so she likes to watch others bleed instead—Gu Nan characterized her as such in his mind.
Setting aside the unique fetish of liking blood, Zhong Die was indeed a young girl quite inexperienced with the ways of the world. She wasn't even too wary of strangers.
Since he also had to wait for the Ceremony of Blood to start and wait until Shana left to get that item, Gu Nan was strolling around idly for the time being. Thus, he didn't mind going along with Zhong Die for now.
On the other hand, he was also eager to see what kind of changes would occur when visitors from the Myriad Heavens Universe entered the game's original plotline.
And the Capital of Blood's gladiator arena had just the right mission that could be triggered.
"Okay." So Gu Nan nodded.
Zhong Die grinned so wide that her eyes curved into crescents. Just because she was naive didn't mean she was ignorant of power—she was equally happy to get closer to a super powerful big brother like Gu Nan.
What's more, whether her trip to the World of Gods would end successfully depended on him.
Zhong Die's gaze shifted to Du Ke, who understood her meaning and hurriedly said, "When it comes to gladiator arenas—"
"Let's go to the Central Gladiator Arena," Gu Nan cut him off.