Preparations Complete
The world of hotels.
Yu Xing had gathered everything he wanted, and his scavenging on the deserted island had yielded a considerable harvest. So, without further ado, he immediately returned to the inn via the teleportation array.
When he returned, he brought Yiqing with him. This kind of world teleportation also had a great impact on the Sheqing Ghost. For a long time after his return, Yiqing remained in the form of azure mist torn apart by spatial fragments, and it took several days for her to return to human form.
This is likely related to Yi Qing's lack of a physical form, coupled with the fact that she was injured and hadn't fully recovered.
When Yi Qing returned to normal, Yu Xing had already given Calodi a rusty long nail, along with several small paper figures that had been crushed and were no longer functional.
The former belongs to Zhao Yijiu, and the latter to the Magician; both can be used as a medium for residual aura.
He found even more, of course, but Calodi said that once an item is used to locate the teleportation array, the item will be permanently damaged, fused into the teleportation array, and can never be taken out again.
Therefore, Yu Xing chose two less important items.
Carlos's paper doll is a pure consumable, needless to say. Zhao Yijiu's long nail is used less often, and it's said that it's not actually the only item. Compared to other sacrificial offerings with various uses, the long nail is very cheap.
When they told the people at the hotel that Yiqing was their friend and that they would be staying there temporarily, everyone showed expressions of curiosity mixed with barely suppressed fear.
Yu Xing was used to it, so she didn't feel anything. In other people's eyes, the Sheqing Ghost was an extremely terrifying thing. Even if it just floated there without saying a word, only smiling and waving its fan, it would give people great pressure.
Of course, they didn't know who Yiqing really was; they only knew that she was a friend that "Yuri" had brought back from a trip.
Even the most easygoing Miss Mino didn't dare to strike up a conversation with Yiqing.
Next, they needed to wait for Calodi to inscribe the teleportation array. With Yu Xing's permission, Yi Qing excitedly grabbed a dagger and rushed out of the inn. She played outside for many days until she was tired before returning to find Yu Xing and focusing on tinkering with the blue pearl "Eye" that she had obtained from the sea.
The second teleportation array took longer to complete than the first. Although Calodi was more skilled, the difficulty had increased, as the location had changed to a fixed person.
"I can only create a magic circle that reaches the vicinity of the item's owner at most; it's not that precise." One day, Calodi, who had finally figured out some tricks, hurriedly went to Yu Xing to give her a heads-up.
Yi Qing and Yu Xing were in the same room, looking through a picture book from the hotel's collection. During the day, Yi Qing rested and recovered from his injuries in the dagger, and as evening approached, he would come out and work on his beads.
When Calodi arrived, night had fallen. Yi Qing had already floated out, maintaining his appearance as a walking man in front of everyone at the inn, pretending to be just a strangely dressed human. Hearing this, he asked curiously, "How far is 'nearby'?"
"This..." Calodi hesitated, searching for the right adjective. "Maybe, if I'm unlucky, it'll be farther away, maybe even two cities apart? If I'm lucky, it'll be less than two streets away... this..."
"Oh~ it depends on luck." Yi Qing deliberately dragged out the sound, giving Yu Xing a meaningful glance, "Someone is a certified 'lucky' person, you know."
"It could also be very 'unfortunate'," Yu Xing said with a lighthearted self-deprecating laugh. He knew that Yi Qing was referring to the Persona Mask name "Xing" assigned to him by the Absurd Deduction system. This single character could have completely opposite meanings depending on how it was combined with different characters.
He could never be said to be lucky or unlucky; every experience he had involved both gains and losses.
Yu Xing said to Calodi, who was unaware of their cryptic conversation, "Just do it. As long as it leads to that world, the exact location doesn't matter how far it deviates from the intended path."
As long as I can get back to the real world, it doesn't matter where I am.
Calodi then went ahead and did it without worry.
When the final product was unveiled, probably no one present expected that this magic circle, reinforced with the double protection of Zhao Yijiu and the Magician Carlos, would be so precise, accurately guiding Yu Xing towards...
A world that, in theory, should be impossible to enter.
Exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes surpassing even a panda's, and clumps of hair missing, Calodi, feeling relieved to have paid off his debts, pointed excitedly at the large magic circle emitting a dark green glow, saying, "The world it connects to is very strange, with lots of mixed energies interfering with my spatial positioning! But I still did it, hahaha, even if that world has ten locks, I'll create eleven keys!"
At this moment, Calodi was showing signs of being a "fervent scientist." Despite his physical exhaustion, his mental excitement made him unable to put down his findings.
Yu Xing was somewhat surprised. For a moment, he was astonished that the real world had such strong defenses, but the next second he found an explanation: the Absurdity System would definitely have an impact on the real world.
Then came the astonishment at Calodi's abilities.
"You're so strong now? You can even arrogantly declare that you can definitely do it."
"Cough cough..." The usually composed Calodi's rare display of smugness was immediately met with suspicion, or rather, exposure. He choked on his saliva halfway through his laugh, looking somewhat bewildered. "Well... not really. If it were constantly interfering with me, I definitely wouldn't be able to complete this teleportation array. It's just that I sensed the power of another space when I was locating it."
Seeing Yu Xing raise an eyebrow, Calodi said, "It came from the location corresponding to the paper doll you gave me. It's a very pure spatial force. The other side probably didn't detect me, but the paper doll acted as a medium, allowing me to smoothly establish an anchor point with them, which stabilized the spatial channel."
As he spoke, a hint of regret lingered in his voice. "You simply don't understand how comfortable it is for two spatial forces to merge. It's like suddenly finding a shortcut to something that was originally very difficult. Yuri, is the owner of this paper figure also your friend?"
"Yes, are you envious?" Yu Xing said with a smile.
Carlos is indeed skilled in spatial manipulation. Magic, after all, is mostly about deceiving space and vision, so if Carlos's abilities are also related to this, then it makes sense.
Yu Xing just hadn't expected that Magician would stand out so clearly in the eyes of someone who was also skilled in spatial powers... He hadn't seen Carlos show any particular talent before.
"Hmph, I'm sure I can find someone similar in this world and become friends with them. There's no need to be envious at all," Calodi said, feigning composure.
Yu Xing bid farewell to everyone at the inn that day, intending to activate the teleportation array.
After spending several months together, Daisy had long considered Yu Xing a friend. She asked, "Will you come back?" After all, Yuri had already achieved his goal.
Yu Xing shrugged and pointed to the ground marked with teleportation arrays between two worlds, saying, "I don't know, maybe I'll come back to play someday? So, this room will have to be empty for me~"
"Of course, no problem. This will always be your room." Daisy laughed upon hearing this.
With everything in place, Yu Xing cut open his palm, using blood as the catalyst to activate the teleportation array.
He only carried the Sheqing Dreamscape Azure Dragon dagger with him. Yi Qing entered the dagger, while the other offerings were taken by Yi Qing to the Bamboo Forest Ghost Domain for safekeeping.
As the blood entered the array, the patterns on the teleportation array rippled.
Yu Xing stood at the position corresponding to the array's core, the space rippled, and the next second, his figure slowly disappeared into the empty room of the inn.
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