Disguise

The sound of the Furnace Fire in the stove rang out immediately after Lin Yu finished speaking.

"So, are you going to choose a knife? I think a knife suits you very well!"

Faced with the praise from the flames and Lin Yu's somewhat wary questioning, Fern awkwardly put down the straight sword.

"Well, I did learn how to use Melee Weapon by chance in the Prison Mountain Instance; there are many such opportunities there."

She explained, then quickly spoke again.

"Hey, on another note, Moro, do you prefer using spears?"

"No, I rarely use weapons," Lin Yu said, "The spear was one I captured."

As he spoke, he casually picked out a short knife from the box that looked perfect for skinning and dismembering.

"That's it."

Lin Yu didn't even test the knife before casually tucking it into his lower back—the animal skin coat already had a designated spot for hanging knives.

After he finished, he did not continue to interrogate the fern, but instead turned to look at the face formed by the flames.

Are we among the first to receive these weapons?

He noticed that the lock on the box had just been opened.

A haughty expression appeared on his fiery face. "Of course, you young idiot."

Lin Yu looked at Jue thoughtfully and said, "Then let's rest, as you said before."

But for some reason, Fern hesitated a little now.

"But didn't this fire just say that those who aren't injured shouldn't stay here?"

"His words have no effect. The Rule say no fighting, so he can't take any coercive measures against us," Lin Yu said calmly. "Besides, this guy isn't difficult to deal with."

"Besides, since we're the first to get these, why don't we wait and see who comes later?"

Fern asked curiously, "Why do that?"

"I found the Rule change strange, but now I'm certain that these supplementary Rule have nothing to do with the 'enforcers' here," Lin Yu said calmly. "Then I can only look for clues among the 'beneficiaries'; the answer might lie there."

After Lin Yu finished speaking, he noticed that Jue seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

But in the end, the fern nodded.

"Okay, okay, friend, I do need some rest too."

The flames roared again, "Cowards, you two have tarnished the Glory Festival! You've both taken your rewards, time to go out and fight!"

"Why are you still shamelessly discussing rest here?"

"Get out of here! Most of the guys lying here are seriously injured and absolutely unable to fight anymore. How can you do this?!"

But as Lin Yu said, this guy can only condemn, and that's all he can do.

After making a lot of noise, there was nothing it could do but stand in the stove and make a fierce face.

After deciding to stay, Fern spoke up again.

"But since we're staying behind to observe secretly, shouldn't we be a little more 'discreet'?"

"If we're too conspicuous, it might not be effective for surveillance—just like what this furnace said, most of the guys here are seriously injured."

"We were both lying there perfectly intact; it was far too obvious."

Lin Yu looked at the fern and asked curiously, "Then what should we do? Should I hurt you now?"

Fern quickly waved her hand. "Don't think of such an extreme solution. What I mean is, maybe we can disguise ourselves!"

As she spoke, Fern pulled out a set of things that looked like "Makeup Props" from her bosom.

"I happen to have an Item here for 'makeup'," Fern said mysteriously. "While I can't do things like limb amputation, I can at least draw a rather gruesome wound."

As she spoke, she unzipped her leather jacket.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Yu's brow twitched, and he almost instinctively wanted to turn around.

Does not having a clear gender identity allow for such unrestrained behavior?

Although there was a Sports Bra underneath, Lin Yu still felt that it had a slight impact on his rather conservative views.

If it weren't for the need to maintain his public image, Lin Yu would definitely have taken the initiative to avoid suspicion.

Seeing Lin Yu's reaction, Fern was quite surprised and said, "Oh my, such a calm reaction, Moro... you're not one of the minority, are you?"

Lin Yu forced back the twitching at the corner of his mouth.

So this guy knew his actions would provoke a strong reaction from others.

But he could only speak relatively calmly.

"What minority groups?"

Fern smiled and said, "It's nothing!"

As she spoke, she sat down on the ground and began to draw on her abdomen with the "Item" at hand.

These "Makeup Props" are not ordinary cosmetics like eyeshadow palettes or foundation; they are more like Item Set used for special effects makeup in a movie crew!

Glue, paint, latex, Carving Knife, paintbrushes...

It's less about "makeup" and more about painting and sculpting.

Soon, a grotesque "cutout" that seemed to reveal the internal organs appeared on the fern's abdomen.

Even the world's top special effects Makeup Artist couldn't create such realistic makeup in such a short time.

"A high-quality set of Makeup Props?"

Lin Yu looked at the objects in Jue's hands and made a judgment in his mind.

The fern must have been able to be drawn so quickly thanks to the help of these Item.

This even stirred a fleeting thought of greed in Lin Yu.

However, Lin Yu quickly suppressed the thought that had surfaced in his mind.

"There are [Mask] and [Counterfeit], but these things aren't really necessary."

"There's no need to create unnecessary trouble or make enemies over this, especially since this [Instance] was already very difficult for me."

Moreover, the fern is actually quite useful right now.

After banishing these thoughts, Fern also finished her work.

She clapped her hands and checked herself.

"The appearance is perfect, now all I need to do is borrow some blood!"

As she spoke, Fern ran to the side of a severely wounded man—a barbarian whose body was covered with fine scratches and wounds.

Despite being bandaged and having most of his wounds covered with herbs, he continued to bleed.

It seems there's some magical force hindering the healing of those wounds.

Fern walked over, tore off the bandages wrapped around the barbarian's body, ignoring the man's painful howls even in his unconscious state, and smeared the blood around her abdomen with her hands.

The Furnace Fire roared, "What are you doing?! What a blasphemous act!"

Lin Yu had no objections; he simply looked at the fern and spoke again with great interest.

"I must warn you, although your disguise is very clever, but... how are you going to handle that furnace?"

"Although fighting is prohibited here, it can expose you."

The fern opened its mouth nonchalantly.

"Don't worry, Moro, I have a way to shut it up."