Increased Strength

"Come to think of it, the connection between the Main World and this land should be closer than the connection to reality, right? Is it possible to send things from here to the Main World, then bring things from the Main World over here?"

She had tried it during the previous sacrificial ritual.

However, through sacrifice, only a small number of highly compatible items could be transported to Dragon Loli's side, such as Water of Purification, apples, and wood.

And clearly, sending things from the Main World to reality was far more difficult than sending things from reality to the Main World.

To put it vividly, the two worlds could be considered separated by a towering waterfall.

Reality was upstream, while the Main World was downstream.

Throwing things from above to below could succeed with ease.

Going from downstream to upstream, on the other hand, was much harder.

"This time, we've obviously changed worlds. Maybe I can give it a try?"

The moment she had this small thought, she immediately began experimenting.

"Cutie, Mommy's looking for you." Her voice reached Dragon Loli's ears.

Amia, who had been sleeping, shot upright, her eyes lighting up. "Food time!"

Vier: "..."

Several black lines appeared above her head.

All she thought about all day was eating, huh?

Fortunately, she had prepared plenty of food in reality and could send it over.

However, when Vier sent food to Amia through sacrifice, she noticed another problem.

Time!

That was right. The three worlds' time flows were not synchronized, but when linked through sacrifice, they briefly became unified, leaving almost no delay between them.

"How strange."

Whatever the reason, this was a good thing, wasn't it?

"Waaah, Mommy is the best."

A huge pile of beef appeared before her. The little dragon girl immediately pounced on it happily and took a big bite.

"Alright, little one, I need you to help me with something. One of Mommy's bodies is in... Damn, no, when did I actually become your mom?" Vier shook her head sharply. "My body is in another world right now. Can you try sending over two arrows from the ones stored there?"

"Hmm?"

The little girl blanked out for a moment, then quickly understood and climbed up the nearby Arrow Tower.

"This one?"

"Yes, yes!"

A few seconds later, the arrows suddenly appeared before her.

"Very good. There's some repulsion, but it barely consumes any Life Energy."

Vier tried sending them back, and her eyes immediately lit up.

There was also a clear upstream-downstream difference between this world and the Main World, but the gap was only around one-thirtieth or one-fortieth of the gap between the Main World and reality.

This meant that transferring items between these two places would be much easier.

"Good daughter, see if you can find the blueprint for the Guidance Arrow Tower."

In theory, items players carried when they left could not be brought into reality, so they had most likely been left behind on the other side.

Sure enough, it did not take long for the item to reach Vier's hands.

"Success."

She swallowed, an indescribable emotion slowly welling up within her.

Without a doubt, the blueprint in her hand carried a faint sense of rejection, indicating that this thing did not fully conform to this world's rules.

But since it could exist here, its effects could be put to use.

Blueprint: Guidance Arrow Tower (Green)

Materials Required: Timber ×200, Iron ×20, Guidance Device ×1

Money Required: --

Description: An Arrow Tower capable of automatically firing arrows. Range: 300 meters. Requires a Guidance Device infused with magic power.

The most lacking material for building this thing was the Guidance Device. As for the money originally required in the Main World, it was no longer needed here.

"This thing is great. Doesn't that mean I can just dig a pit and make a Skeleton nest too?"

Whew, whether that worked or not did not matter. The important thing was that even in reality, she could send her clones here to rapidly gain experience.

The problem of having too many accounts and not enough experience would be solved.

Most importantly, if she obtained anything useful in this world, she could use sacrifice to send it back to the Main World.

And if she wanted to bring things from the Main World into reality, although the cost was a bit high, she could use this place as a stepping stone.

"I wonder if this place has Guidance Devices."

She waited for a while before Kalu soon appeared.

Kalu's expression carried a hint of anxiety.

"What's wrong?"

"Not enough money." Kalu sighed helplessly. "My family is completely broke. If we keep spending recklessly, we won't even be able to pay the tuition."

"Whew, do you know how to make a Guidance Device?"

"A Guidance Device?"

Vier handed her the contents of the blueprint.

It contained extremely complex patterns, as well as the device's operating principles.

"What is this for?"

"If you have this, you can solve your family's security problem," Vier said.

"Although I can't understand the principles, making it shouldn't be a problem. Can this really work?"

Though she was doubtful, Kalu still ran back home, took out some tools, engraved Runes with magic, and made a crude version of a Guidance Device.

"Do you have Timber and Iron?"

Seeing Vier's request, Kalu, who inexplicably felt that this was no simple matter, chose to follow along. She found enough Iron in the castle's dwindling stores.

"I'll give it a try." Vier began following the familiar process.

With a blueprint, the construction process itself was very simple. She only needed to build a rough framework, then place the Guidance Device on it.

As a ray of light flashed from the blueprint, all the materials fused together completely.

Kalu stared in shock.

"Do you have arrows?"

"Ah, yes."

The blue-haired girl quickly found two bundles of Iron Arrows at home and ran over with them.

Vier climbed the nearby ladder, installed them, then clapped her hands in satisfaction and returned to the ground.

The main problem in this world was the lack of a minimap, so the Guidance Device needed to be configured manually. The blueprint explained the specific method.

Generally speaking, it would target those who harbored hostility.

Since the Guidance Device was not very good and the arrows were poor as well, this thing only had a range of 200 meters.

"Once anything with hostile intentions approaches this Arrow Tower, the device on top will automatically fire at the target," Vier explained.

"Really? It attacks automatically?"

The blue-haired girl looked at the Guidance Device she had made in surprise.

"Is it because a creature's core is embedded inside?"

"I don't really understand the principles, but barring any accidents, it should work."

With a 200-meter arrow range, its power was sufficient against ordinary people.

Vier did not know how strong the bandits were, but they probably were not especially powerful. Even so, setting up several more Arrow Towers was still necessary.

"This is wonderful, Vier. Thank you so much." Kalu excitedly gave her a hug.

"Come to think of it, are there undead creatures in this world?" Vier suddenly asked, as if she had thought of something.

"Undead creatures?" Kalu thought for a moment, then shook her head. "There are records of them in books. They seem to have been a type of magic from a long time ago that could make Skeletons move, but it was later lost. Apparently, it wasn't very useful."

"If Skeletons appeared, wouldn't people reject them?"

"This... I don't think so?" Kalu looked at Vier in surprise. "You..."

"I was thinking, wouldn't it be great to send some animal Skeletons into the forest to hunt? After all, you seemed to collect some cores from those creatures and bring them back before." Vier smiled.

"Why do you ask? Don't tell me you can create Skeletons?"

"Mm, but I'll need to make a little commotion first. If people don't reject them, I can get your family a group of very powerful guards."

Honestly, Vier's words were still somewhat risky. In her impression, necromancy should have been evil and unacceptable, but unexpectedly, it did not seem too bad in this world.

If farming could be carried out in this world, then the next time she returned to the Main World, she could directly bring reinforcements from here back with her.

And this world had things like cores. Although she did not yet know what they were used for, at the very least, they had some value.

"If I can bring some good things into reality to strengthen my own combat power, that would be even better."

Kalu seemed rather excited.

"If you can create Skeletons... My God, doesn't that mean you can use ancient magic?"

"Hehe, but I suggest building a few more Arrow Towers first. These might be even more effective at protecting the territory."

"Mm-hmm."

Fortunately, they could barely put together the necessary tools. After more than half an hour of work, they built a second one.

This was already their current limit.

Then, while Kalu was not paying attention, Ye Qian sent the Arrow Tower blueprint back and brought over the Skeleton Graveyard blueprint.

This thing was easy enough. She only had to dig a pit, release Life Energy, and put in some bones.

"Ah, so it needs beast bones. If I'd known, I should have brought back two Calamity Beast corpses."

Hearing Vier's words, Kalu immediately felt a little regretful.

It was not that Calamity Beast corpses were worthless. It was simply that they were too heavy, and they could attract other groups of Calamity Beasts to attack. Therefore, the wise choice was to take the most valuable cores and leave the forest as quickly as possible.

"But it's fine. I'll find a way to sell some cores and buy animal corpses. I was worried that there wouldn't be enough money for tuition, but if I can create powerful Skeletons to help fight, I can hunt more Calamity Beasts. Wouldn't that give me a stable income?"

Kalu looked extremely excited.

"Yes, yes." Vier nodded repeatedly.

It was best that this girl supported her.

After having Kalu go into town to sell the cores she carried, Vier had someone haul over a cart full of intact animals.

It included two meat dogs and one pig.

"Dogs should have combat ability, but pigs..."

Thinking of what domestic pigs looked like, Vier was a little doubtful.

Still, she decided to give it a try.

After sending the blueprint back to the Main World, the white-haired girl began summoning Skeletons in front of Kalu.

Before long, a creature made entirely of bones tore through the flesh of a corpse and crawled out, its body radiating eerie black mist.

Most importantly, a tiny flame actually flickered within its eye sockets.