Chapter 47 Keludela: You silver fish, don't let me catch you!
Chapter 47 Keludela: You silver fish, don't let me catch you!
To prevent Toppa from "stealing" the entire department, she was directly reassigned to Onfaros.
This time, it's probably a permanent assignment—the company has already tacitly agreed that she's sided with Qingyuan.
Now, all she can do is listlessly scroll through her phone with her account book in tow.
How could she have imagined that she would end up in such a "leisurely" situation?
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How can you tell the difference between the Crydella portrayed by Serfie and the real Crydella?
Here's a joke about the Emperor: He orders you to lead five separate armies to fight the Black Tide—that's the real deal.
Anyone who bursts into laughter after hearing a joke—is definitely lying.
"Cerudela once attempted to assassinate everyone who had told Cerudela's jokes."
But she eventually gave up. The list was so thick that by the time she climbed up the mountain of papers to see a name and then climbed back down, everyone on the list had already died.
After connecting to the interstellar network, the "King of Chronicles joke," which was already circulating in a small circle due to the game, became a huge hit.
The company may have been behind this – since they had promised Xi Lian to help, they might as well build up the momentum first, which would also make it easier for the subsequent plans to unfold.
Crydella, as the first face that Onpharos presented to the galaxy, successfully left a deep impression of being "relatively interesting".
Of course, she herself does not think so at all.
At this moment, staring at the densely packed trending search terms on the screen, the thought that the entire galaxy might be spreading her "joke" made her feel like she could never go out and see anyone again.
"Crydella, what do you want?" Qingyuan, completely unaware of what was about to happen, approached with a grin.
Krydella reached out and pinched her cheek.
"In that game you made... wasn't it the 'King of Jokes' that you invented?!" she gritted her teeth, clearly furious.
"I'm innocent! I did smuggle in some personal ideas, but the real inventors of the Emperor's jokes were the hardworking and intelligent people of Onphalus!"
If you don't believe me, go search it up. Isn't it the IP address Onfaros that posted the most jokes and the earliest ones?
"Hmph!" Krystal released her grip and started searching on her phone. "If I were in power, who would dare to talk about my height like this... especially this one called 'Silver Joyful Fish,' she posts the most frequently and gets the most views!"
If I catch her, I'll beat her into caviar!
Upon hearing this, Heather, who was behind her, trembled almost imperceptibly.
Qingyuan didn't notice, and instead earnestly corrected, "That's not how caviar is made, is it?"
"That's not important! The point is, you started this mess, so you and Hazel have to work together to find this person!"
Heather was stunned: "Ah...is it me?"
Crydella put her hands on her hips: "What? Is the tailor shop so busy lately that you can't spare a single moment? Or are you unwilling to help me?"
"How could that be!" Heather quickly declared, "Leave this to me, I'll do my best to investigate!"
"It's one thing for ordinary people to joke around, but she actually... she actually!" Krystalla became more and more agitated as she spoke, her voice even carrying a hint of a sob. "She was the first person I found to post jokes about the Krystal Emperor, and..."
She posts a different Krydera joke every day, and she likes and shares every Krydera joke... It's like she spends all her free time browsing those kinds of things, it's outrageous!
Her phone vibrated as soon as she finished speaking. Looking down, she was even angrier: "Just now, she forwarded another one!"
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you two. I need to go edit the footage from last time."
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After the two left, they went to "Custom Name 2" to discuss something—although it was a shady shop, they could skip out on the bill!
While eating her snacks, Qingyuan began to analyze:
"First of all, the IP is in Onfaros. The name 'Silver Joyful Fish'... might be a liking for silver." She said, glancing casually at Heather. The other's expression remained unchanged.
"I think it was probably just picked randomly," Heather said calmly.
"The word 'joy' might represent a love of music." Qingyuan looked directly at Heather this time, observing her reaction.
"This hobby is too common, isn't it? Who doesn't have a few favorite songs?" Heather spread her hands, looking helpless, as if she really knew nothing about it.
"Therefore, 'swimming fish' is the key! Since it's called 'swimming fish,' it shouldn't refer to loving to eat fish, but rather to describing a state—like a fish in water, swimming freely."
"This person is probably good at swimming." Qingyuan stared intently into Haiseyin's eyes, her gaze sharp as if trying to see through everything. "To be able to combine these elements and come up with a name like 'Silver Joyful Swimming Fish,' one must have some literary background."
Ms. Hazel, you've lived this long, choosing a name like this should have been a piece of cake for you, right?
Heather rubbed her forehead: "I understand...you think I did it. But I have the utmost respect for Caesar, and I have absolutely no intention of overstepping my bounds!"
Qingyuan examined it carefully but couldn't find any flaws, so she couldn't help but wonder if she had guessed wrong.
"Okay. But Heather, you usually refer to people as 'fish'... Let me see your phone for a moment, and then we'll continue searching, okay?"
"I'm sorry, Miss Qingyuan, my phone contains a lot of personal information that I cannot show you."
"I only look at messaging apps."
"There is also a lot of private content in messaging apps."
"Then open your settings and let me see your nickname."
The air suddenly froze.
The next second, Qingyuan reached out to snatch the phone, but Heiseyin quickly raised the phone high, so no matter how much Qingyuan jumped, she couldn't reach it.
"Alright, then I'll just tell Kelu that you did it. You can explain it to her yourself."
"Wait!" Heather lowered her head and finally handed over the phone.
After checking, Qingyuan discovered that since Haiseyin discovered the "Emperor's Joke," she had created more than a thousand original pieces of related content.
On average, there are a dozen or so messages a day, but the frequency has slowed down recently. I guess Krydela hasn't been looking at them carefully, which is why it seems like one message a day.
"You and Xia Die should exchange some thoughts. Really, she shouldn't stop updating anymore; stopping updating is a sin... But speaking of which," Qing Yuan cleared her throat, mimicking Heather's tone, "'I have absolutely no designs on Caesar!'"
"That was genuine!" Hathaway argued earnestly, "I did it purely out of affection for her!"
"Alright, I can trust you. But... shall we discuss some terms?" Qingyuan waved her phone, smiled slightly, and said, "Miss Heather~"
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In the evening, the two spent the whole day playing with the little fairies in the "Lost in the Maze" before returning to "Custom Name 2".
"We spent her money to investigate the case, but we ended up playing all day, eating and drinking, without doing anything productive... Don't we feel a little guilty towards Ke Lu?" Qing Yuan felt a little guilty and felt that she should give an explanation.
"Onfaros is so big, how could we possibly find it in just one day?" Heather calmly took a sip of her own fine wine. "Let's play around like this for half a month, then tell her that the other party is too cunning and we've gained nothing."
"Oh? That's not a good idea. This is all money she earned through hard work."
"It's okay, at worst... I'll take care of her."
"To be honest, she really works very hard. Or does she really think being a king is an easy job? She does logistics, cleaning, editing, props... she even does the numerical planning part-time."
The salary for two people wasn't small, but I found reasons to deduct a lot from it—after all, the more you do, the more mistakes you make.
Actually, it was just because it was fun. I saved all the money I deducted, planning to give it to her when the game was officially released.
"I think it's better to forget it. You can keep her yourself." Heather shook her head. "It's better to let her give up the idea of 'self-reliance' as soon as possible. Let me take care of her."
"what?"
"I mean... I can't bear to see Caesar suffer outside."
"Calm down, Mi!"
They've eaten so much and haven't paid yet! Chef, if you do it, we might have to give you a free meal!
"If that's the case, we'll have to consider deducting a portion from your salary, Chef!"
"They're spending my salary anyway..."
MM Racing