Yu Xunge went into the Dawn Instance to grind levels for a while.
She was not particularly desperate to level up right now. She was mainly after equipment. Using [Flower of Deceit] to turn equipment and items into Golden Apples and eat them was now her main way of increasing her attribute points.
Yu Xunge planned to take Mistblade and Calico back to Zai Jiu once Mistblade finished handling her affairs, then look for worlds willing to accept military aid from "Zai Jiu."
While researching how to take "Zai Jiu" with her, she had tried shrinking it to the size of an apple and slipping it into her pocket. But just as [Cat's Ideal] struggled to drag "Zai Jiu," her Agility would drop straight to 1 when she carried "Zai Jiu" on her.
That Agility value did not make movement impossible; she could rely entirely on teleportation skills. But it also meant that if she came under attack upon entering another world, she would basically be unable to dodge.
Her body's reaction speed in every respect could not keep up with her combat awareness, leaving her no choice but to take the hits.
Still, she could bring "Zai Jiu" directly to each world's World Dock. She planned to visit "Isolated Island" first and test whether she could bring "Zai Jiu" into another world.
But as soon as she left the instance, she ran into Kufu.
He sat on a white-bone Throne facing the Instance Barrier. A sign stood beside him, bearing a line in the Zaijiu Language: Don't run. I'm here to discuss cooperation.
The word "cooperation" had even been made darker, bolder, and bigger...
Yu Xunge: ...I'm the mighty Zaijiu Arbiter. Do I look like some small fry who would run the moment I saw you?!
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