Chapter 22 | Fantasy Descends, I Start as a Magical Girl

However, [Order] was not all-powerful.

After all, its judgments were a bit too “broad.”

There was a very important factor in its assessment: results. As long as the results were sufficient, it wouldn’t care about a few small “imperfections.”

For example, imagine a city that practiced a Social Darwinist system of the survival of the fittest, where the internal population lived in misery and the fields were littered with the bodies of the starved...

But if that city developed well—putting aside how it achieved that development for a moment—and its combat power, territory, and stability were all excellent...

Then it would still receive the same regular Feedback.

After all, this type of social structure would be more than common in the increasingly severe apocalypse of the future, wouldn’t it?

It could be said that [Order] only possessed a macroscopic perspective; as long as the whole was doing well, it wouldn't bother with the microscopic individuals.

Furthermore, even in a situation like this.

If they hadn’t agreed to it, then [Order] wouldn’t have recorded it even if they failed to follow Mo Shao’s request later on.

At the very least, there had to be a verbal agreement before the event could be truly recorded by [Order].

Because of this, there were actually many loopholes one could exploit—otherwise, every city in the future would have been a civilized society.

...

Wu Yingzhe was likely shocked by the “upright and saintly” persona Mo Shao was projecting. He was dazed for a moment before he finally reacted.

“I thank you on their behalf in advance,” he said. As for what he was actually thinking, Mo Shao wasn't sure.

But it didn’t matter. If they agreed and didn’t follow through, karma would get them eventually—besides, she hadn’t intended to only give them the tools.

These things had to be aggressively diffused. When the time came, she would hand out as many as possible, and she wouldn't want anyone to be polite about taking them!

If it weren't for the fact that these things required a Live-binding slot, which would affect combat power, or needed a transport platform to be carried away...

She would have long since equipped every single person with a full set.

...

As this round of Q&A came to a temporary close, another person approached Mo Shao... an old man who looked like an old scholar.

“I don’t think this construction style is very good,” he said, pointing directly at the perimeter wall to voice his opinion.

“Hmm... how so?” After a brief pause, Mo Shao didn't argue. After all, she really didn't understand these things.

“A perimeter wall shouldn't be built in a straight line like this. You should create some protrusions and indentations so that you can attack creatures at the base of the wall...”

As the topic touched upon his area of expertise, the old man began to talk incessantly. His suggestions were indeed much more refined.

“Were you a researcher in this field before?” Mo Shao asked curiously.

“I know a little, just a little,” the old man said, waving his hand modestly.

“I see... then could I trouble you to provide some guidance?” Mo Shao pulled Zhang Xiao over, as he was the one in charge of construction.

As for whether the modifications would cause any trouble?

Naturally not. Items from Minecraft were incredibly easy and fast to both build and modify.

And this was also one of the necessary conditions for their upcoming long-distance journey.

After all, without the ability to set up a fortified position at any time, what large group would dare to travel so far?

“I would be honored,” the old man agreed.

...

Once Mo Shao finished distributing the “Minecraft Starter Pack,” Wu Yingzhe and the others gathered around her once again.

Clearly, they still had more information they wanted to glean.

“By the way,” he said as if suddenly remembering something. “I heard you know quite a lot... I wonder, what are your thoughts on this place?”

In truth, he was probing Mo Shao's intentions. He was likely conflicted about whether he should try to make her stay.

After all, this guy looked exactly like the type who wanted to become a local tyrant or king once he gained some power after the apocalypse started.

He probably already viewed this place as his territory. Considering how quickly he had made that mental transition, it was likely he wasn't exactly a good person before this either.

“We can’t stay here for long,” Mo Shao’s answer caught him by surprise. “I’m leading my team away early tomorrow morning.”

“We... can’t stay here for long?”

“Haven't you noticed that compared to yesterday, the monsters have not only grown stronger, but also smarter?” Mo Shao countered with a question.

“I’ve noticed that, of course, but we’re also growing stronger,” Wu Yingzhe said with a nod, still looking puzzled.

“What makes you think these are the only monsters nearby?”

...

“...May I ask where you plan to go?” After a brief silence, he chose not to press further on that topic and instead shifted directions.

“Seven Hills City.”

“Seven Hills! That place has appeared too?!” Ying Yusheng, the sports student leader who had just returned, instantly let out a cry of surprise.

“You know of it?” Wu Yingzhe turned to him.

“It’s a massive city-state in Wuthering Waves. It has very high walls and is quite magnificent,” Ying Yusheng explained briefly.

“I see... then it’s definitely a place we should go.” Wu Yingzhe’s eyes flickered with various emotions before he looked back at Mo Shao. “Can we go together?”

“There’s strength in numbers.” Mo Shao nodded. With more people, there would be more people to draw fire if they encountered danger.

In any case, with her invisibility and flight, she would have the lowest aggro. With a bunch of people to distract the monsters...

Even if everyone else died, she could still survive.

...

“Will we encounter any dangers on the road? We’d like to prepare in advance, or know if there’s anything we need to counter.”

“I’m not entirely sure either.” Mo Shao shook her head. That was the one downside of Pathfinding; it didn’t warn about dangers along the way.

However, by searching for locations mentioned in the intel from her past life, she had managed to patch together a rough map.

Well, it was an extremely minimalist map that only had the coordinates of various locations, with no paths connecting them and no terrain data at all.

But even so, it was an incredibly impressive map compared to what anyone else had.

Mo Shao had already decided that she would hide a few important locations later and sell the redacted version of the map.

She estimated she could make a massive profit from it.

“However, if you're willing, you can prepare some cold-weather gear. I plan to stop by a certain place on the way.”

Her Pathfinding luck had been good earlier; she had found a high mountain located on their route—Dragonspine from Genshin Impact.

It wouldn’t be very far. When she went to the high-rise building on the other side of the campus, she could already see the white of the snow-capped mountain.