As for her current direction... she would head upward first, taking the opportunity to consume the Feedback from the Double Ninth Festival and stack some buffs.
Mo Shao took out a paper kite—once again, it wasn't something she made herself, but rather something created by the technical staff on Wu Yingzhe’s side.
She had to admit, having logistics handled by others was truly a luxury.
Next, she went through the ritualistic process: flying the kite, drinking chrysanthemum wine, and eating Double Ninth cake...
Mo Shao could feel a faint vitality manifesting out of thin air, feeding back into her body—though it was only "faint" for someone like her.
After all, with the Jewel of Life inside her, her vitality far exceeded normal levels. What seemed faint to her was actually a significant amount for anyone else.
There was also a type of luck she couldn't perceive, which should have descended upon her simultaneously, though she didn't know how it would manifest yet.
By climbing high and looking into the distance, Mo Shao could now see the conditions around Dragonspine. She could only say they were acceptable.
At the very least, it wasn't a dead end.
...
To the north was a forest where she could see a group of Goblins wandering around. Her Identification talent yielded the following conclusion:
They were Goblins from 《Goblin Slayer》. However, since they weren't going north, she could ignore them for now.
To the northeast was the village where she had first started out.
To the east were the school and the city ruins from which they had departed.
To the southeast was the Underworld from 《Journey to the West II》, though it didn't seem to be the whole thing—only the first four stages.
To the south were the ruins she had already visited, so there was no need to dwell on them.
To the southwest was a desert, and within it, Mo Shao observed a massive creature—the Desert Stingray.
It was from 《Vampire Hunter D》, a classic from the millennium era. She hadn't expected to see such a sight here.
However, the danger level was also quite high. Their massive size alone was a threat, not to mention their numbers.
...
To the west, which was the direction the team needed to head... lay a large city. It was clearly part of the Real Realm, but the scene inside...
It had been almost entirely overrun by zombies.
These zombies were the classic variety found in web novels—they had Crystal Cores in their heads that could enhance one's physique or even awaken supernatural abilities if consumed.
With their current strength, they might be able to clear some out. After all, Crystal Cores were usable for Dead-binders as well.
This involved deeper rules regarding the apocalypse.
If you Live-bound something and consumed it to gain an ability, would that ability remain once the Live-binding ended?
The answer was that you had to master the ability and integrate it into your body to achieve Compatibility before it would remain.
Otherwise, the item would continue to occupy a Live-binding slot.
For example, food from Minecraft takes effect immediately after consumption, so naturally, it doesn't occupy a Live-binding slot.
However, with something like a Devil Fruit, you have to develop its power to a certain degree; otherwise, it will occupy a slot indefinitely.
In this regard, the early-stage advantage for Transformers like Mo Shao was immense, as they had two Live-binding slots.
Therefore, Mo Shao planned to get her hands on some. As a reborn individual, she had the confidence to master them quickly.
...
As for the northwest...
"Hiss...!" When her gaze drifted over, she couldn't help but rub her eyes, wishing she had seen it wrong.
But the sight before her confirmed her eyes hadn't deceived her.
Green, bloated, short and fat, with single eyes oozing pus, sharp teeth and claws, grinning with a foolish smile, and covered in slime and maggots... the creatures exuded a twisted sense of "childishness."
"Nurglings." Mo Shao’s expression turned grim.
From 《Warhammer 40,000》, these were miniature demons serving Nurgle, one of the four Chaos Gods. They were the most basic and common servants of Nurgle.
The appearance of such basic creatures meant that in the future, more Nurgle-type monsters would appear here!
Dealing with these things was disgusting to the extreme! They were tanky, poisonous, and nauseating to fight—and most importantly, their intelligence wasn't low either!
Furthermore, with zombies to their south and Goblins to their east... this was a pure "blessed" development zone for them!
And that was without even knowing what lay in the other directions. If those directions also held such horrors... the implications were terrifying to imagine.
It seemed the future route was clear.
They would go through the city with the zombies and stay close to the desert side to avoid the misfortune of running into Nurglings later.
...
Now, she also had to hurry up and farm some monsters. She needed to finish her business and get out quickly to avoid being tainted by any disgusting things.
Her first targets were naturally the bosses and elite monsters, considering the current drop rate enhancement.
"Ruin Grader," "Frostarm Lawachurl," "Great Snowboar King"... she definitely had to hunt down the big guys around here.
However, the locations of these monsters weren't specifically pointed out in any Skyscreen-type Phantom events, so Pathfinding was useless.
She had to find them herself.
Mo Shao recalled her blurred game memories of Dragonspine as she sprinted across the snow at high speed.
While she was at a fork in the road, trying to determine the correct direction, she finally encountered some people from the team again.
"Sis... Sister Hui?" However, the speaker's tone seemed a bit strange.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Mo Shao nodded, slightly puzzled.
"Your eyes..." A girl in the squad pointed at her own eyes, gesturing toward Mo Shao.
"My eyes?" Mo Shao tilted her head in confusion and looked at a nearby icicle—wait, golden eyes?!
Since when was she wearing colored contacts?!
After her initial surprise and confusion passed, Mo Shao thought about it for a moment and quickly understood.
Arceus would undergo color changes in certain parts of its body when switching Plates, and for her—it was her eyes that changed color.
In that case... Mo Shao suddenly had an inspiration.
Maybe she could change her eye color again and just cosplay as Elaina from 《Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina》 in the future!
...
Adjusting her eye color was something she could actually manage.
Water corresponds to blue, and Dragon corresponds to dark blue. If she played around with the color difference and mixed in some purple, it would be close enough.
The only issue was her figure—should she bind her chest?
Mo Shao inconspicuously glanced down at herself from the corner of her eye and felt that the idea was increasingly feasible. It would also make it easier for her to fight later!
But she hadn't thought of this before... Everyone had already seen her. Would it seem a bit fake if she changed it now?
Hm... it shouldn't matter, right?
Mo Shao suddenly remembered the content from the anime.
She could just say she used padding before. After all, one of Elaina's parallel-world counterparts had actually done that.
Then it was settled. She would find a way to get a set of clothes and directly claim to be a Transformer who had bonded with Elaina. She would mislead them thoroughly!
When traveling abroad, one's identity is whatever you give yourself!
Rate on N.U.
