Chapter 1689: 565. The First Wave – Additional Update for Brother “Huo Zheng Ting Hao” [7/30]
Shani came with the thought of solving problems, but left with more questions and heavier answers.
The good news is that her nervous breakdown and dream issues have indeed improved, but the bad news is that she now bears a terrible burden. Regardless of how Shani plans to handle these issues, Murphy doesn’t think she’ll have an easy time for the foreseeable future.
Shani didn’t actually stay in the exhibition hall for too long. After organizing her thoughts and discussing with Murphy and Triss some details about the “Dreams of Antiquity,” she hurriedly left as night fell in the evening.
Busy Lady Shani and Triss were different from Murphy. Besides being a Bloodline Duke, she was also the intelligence officer for the Wolf Queen Majesty, overseeing intelligence work both within and outside the Nordtof Domain. She was truly a busy person, and the time she chose to satisfy her personal curiosity was destined to be limited.
After the Thorns Duke left, Murphy and Triss also left the exhibition hall.
As the curator, Murphy left a series of instructions before sealing the place. He ordered a series of internal renovations to the exhibition hall in preparation for opening it to the players as content for a “new expansion pack.” This required sorting out things inside the exhibition hall that players shouldn’t have access to, and to set up a truly interactive task release device here.
Before, there wasn’t such an opportunity, but now that there is, it’s definitely going to be utilized for the good things in Creation Land. In fact, Murphy feels that if he continues to dig down the line of the Creator’s Legacy, he may be pleasantly surprised to discover an upgraded version of the “Calculating Pearl-type player interface” in the future. Perhaps, before the public test, every player can use a true quantum communication device.
Well, if that damned game ever sees the day of a public test.
Of course, before leaving Creation Land, Murphy didn’t forget to use 10 achievement points at the automatic vending machine for [Data Delete] to buy two cans of soda for himself and Triss as a reward for their remarkably productive recent efforts.
Though it seemed a bit stingy and scummy to buy only two cans of soda to make the best girlfriend in the world happy, considering the remarkable effects of this unique item, Triss couldn’t really call Murphy stingy.
After all, it’s something you can’t buy even with money.
“Drink the orange-flavored soda most liked by [Data Delete], your mood improves, your Sanity limit increases, and accumulated fatigue is swept away, making the world look better before your eyes.
Your [Primary Subspace Resistance] talent is upgraded to [Advanced Subspace Resistance]
Your [Primary Subspace Detection] talent is upgraded to [Advanced Subspace Detection].”
Seeing the message pop up before him, Murphy, flapping his wings, burped a pleasant orange-flavored burp while flying at high speed in the sky. Triss, flying comfortably by his side, also evidently felt the “power blessing” from the creator, which not only made her show a charming smile but also couldn’t help starting to guess the formula of the peculiar soda in her hand.
“Do you think I can decode the mystery of the creator’s potion by studying its flavor?”
Triss suddenly asked.
This was clearly the part of her personality belonging to the “Alchemy Master” doggedly driving Triss to discover new knowledge, and in response to his girlfriend’s question, Murphy shrugged and poured the last sip of soda into his mouth, saying:
“I think it’s unlikely. A potion that can directly increase subspace resistance when consumed would be extremely difficult to prepare in the material world. Although it’s called the creator’s leisure soda, you don’t really think He left it in Creation Land just to leave a ‘Easter egg’ for us latecomers, do you?
This must be part of the creator’s ‘grand plan.’ Maybe He uses this method to mass-produce warriors who can fight against subspace.”
The Vampire Lord speculated:
“Isn’t the most suffocating power of the Subspace Shadow that all-pervasive and unavoidable mental contamination? With this soda that enhances resistance with every sip, I think as long as we drink enough, eventually, we can resolutely fight against the Subspace Shadow without any influence.
I also plan to open the Swamp Forbidden Area to my little darlings after the Black Disaster ends. By then, this subspace resistance enhancing soda will appear as an ‘Easter egg,’ preventing them from complaining all day that achievements are just eye candy without any real use.
I guess by that time, these high-end items bought with achievement points will definitely stimulate the players’ more active desire for exploration.
But speaking of which, do you really believe that Shani has told us all the details she saw in the Dreams of Antiquity?”
“If I believed that, then I would be a four hundred-year-old fool.”
Triss snorted and performed a high-speed aerial loop flight, spinning several times in an instant before spreading her wings and stretching her body. She said:
“Shani is an assassin, a stealth expert, and she does intelligence work. She has a sharp mind and the instinct to hide what’s omitted has become second nature to her. If she told us even half, it already shows her conscience.
If I had to guess, I’d say Shani probably already knows the exact location of the Ruins of Eden District in the Dark Mountain Range.
You see, she just mentioned that in Lady Oksana’s final memories, she saw that the elder of the Thorn Clan had returned to the Ruins of Eden before being assassinated.