Chapter 640: Chapter 259: My Mother-in-law is a Loyal Servant (Part 3)
"I’ll go ask the system!"
After hesitating for a moment, Student Xiao D tossed out those words and went rolling off to submit an application to the system.
He Tiantian continued to study the script. After seeing three versions of the script, she already had a rough plan in mind.
However, the premise of this plan was that she got to choose her time-traveling character.
She had a vague guess in her heart.
Of course, this guess still needed to be verified.
But one thing He Tiantian could be sure of was that Wei Yuanniang’s situation was very special, and the real novel world must hide other secret plotlines.
That there were hidden plots in the novel world was a discovery and insight He Tiantian had in the last world.
The Small Worlds He Tiantian time-traveled to were all derived from novels in the Dian Niang Book Library.
The settings of the Small Worlds, the characters’ personalities, destinies, and even the daily trivial matters, were all within the control of the script.
However, once a novel world became a complete, independent entity, it would follow corresponding operational rules.
Relevant characters or events were naturally controlled by the plot to a large extent, but some specifics would develop according to their own "rules."
Because the text itself in the novels was limited and there were focal points, it was impossible for the writer to detail every character that appeared.
For instance, some characters that exist but don’t appear aren’t described by the writer.
What about these nearly extra-like minor characters? What were they doing when they were off-stage, and what specific trivial issues did they encounter?
To the writer or readers, they’re just a group of Tool Men used to drive the plot.
But for these characters themselves, they are all independent and complete individuals.
They eat, drink, poo, and pee. They have their joys and sorrows and even encounter some unforeseen events beyond the plot’s description.
It’s just that these changes, as far as the plot is concerned, are useless, so they are overlooked by the writer.
But for them, it could have a significant impact on their lives.
If these characters didn’t awaken, they would not care about those impacts and would follow the script’s settings in a programmatic fashion.
Once awakened, hehe, their character design would collapse.
In the novel, this would result in a strange turn of events that wouldn’t bring a pleasurable reading experience to readers, and could even provoke the disgust and protest of a few readers.
Clearly, this novel had such a problem.
And the contradictory node was on Gu Xiuniang, the villainous Sacrificial Lamb!
So, to successfully complete this task, she must time-travel into Gu Xiuniang.
"Tiantian, the system said that for this task, you can choose your time-traveling character."
Just as He Tiantian was thinking, Student Xiao D rolled back in, beaming, "The system is really generous this time. It didn’t even scold me!"
He Tiantian:... Student Xiao D, that’s really all you aspire to!
After silently scoffing at Student Xiao D, He Tiantian didn’t continue to ask about the task and suddenly changed the subject, "By the way, when we settled last time’s task, I received a reward of 20,000 Dian Niang Coins, which I can exchange for a Basic Gold Treasure Box!"
"What prizes are inside this Basic Gold Treasure Box? Are they the same as in the Primary Treasure Box?"
Previously, He Tiantian always exchanged her rewards for a Primary Treasure Box, and the prizes inside the Primary Treasure Box were mostly Skills or items that appeared in the novel world of the current time-travel.
Although most of the prizes from the past Primary Treasure Boxes gave He Tiantian a feeling that was hard to articulate,
In all fairness, while the prizes might not have been perfect, they had been of great help to He Tiantian.
Unknowingly, He Tiantian had already acquired a dozen Skills. While each was not top-tier, they were sufficient for He Tiantian to use on tasks or in the real world.
After just completing a task, He Tiantian received a reward of 20,000 Dian Niang Coins, and Student Xiao D suggested that she could exchange it for a Basic Gold Treasure Box.
He Tiantian was somewhat curious. What was this Golden Treasure Box?
Was it an upgraded version of the Primary Treasure Box?!
"It’s kind of an upgraded version," Student Xiao D thought for a bit and explained, "The prizes from the Primary Treasure Box are all for the writer’s personal use."
"Whereas the prizes from the Basic Gold Treasure Box can be given to other people for their use."
He Tiantian’s eyes lit up, "Can be given to others? No restrictions? Can they be used in both the novel world and the real world?"
Student Xiao D:... Uh, suddenly I’m not so confident.
In case he got caught in another loophole by He Tiantian and then caused another big trouble—
"Wait, I, I’ll go ask the system again!"