Resources Held in Monopoly

"If the number of Weird Tale in the four Landfill Area is roughly the same, the total number of Weird Tale participating in this challenge should be close to three thousand..."

Feng Xue silently calculated the number of Weird Tale in his mind, frowning slightly. Such a large number of Weird Tale gave him a strange feeling. After all, could three thousand Weird Tale combined not be enough to compete with the Hundred Tales?

However, he then remembered the concept of "awakening" that Old Li had mentioned when introducing Weird Tale. When someone plays the role of an existing Weird Tale, it is possible to revive the original Weird Tale has disappeared or died.

The trigger for its awakening here is probably not because it was played by someone else, but because during the performance, people's [knowledge] of the Weird Tale was diverted to the original Weird Tale, ultimately reviving it.

Just like one's own Oath Keeper Weird Tale, if other people try to play the role of the Oath Keeper or the executioner, a portion of the [consciousness] they gain will be diverted to oneself.

So, is it possible that the reason these Weird Tale of the Infinite City don't unite to break the monopoly of the Hundred Tales is related to this mechanism?

Will this organization, which has taken over the Eastern Kingdom, be able to revive more easily than other Weird Tale runaways?

Of course, it's also possible that Feng Xue is overthinking things. Perhaps it's just that these Weird Tale can't be trusted, since not everyone is prepared to die on the eve of success.

If Hundred Tales hadn't offered any openings, people would naturally have risen up in rebellion. But Hundred Tales offered a way to rise up, and although it wasn't very wide, it dispelled the desperate thoughts of many Weird Tale.

"This technique looks somewhat familiar." Feng Xue sighed softly, glancing at the Supernatural Tale Fire, trying to find some pattern, but he quickly gave up, because these flames were just too varied, not only in color but also in shape.

There are those that are densely packed with sparks like fireworks; there are also those that have a few flames gathered together, but explode from time to time; there are also those that are completely with the word "big"...

The most outrageous thing was that Feng Xue even saw something that only looked like a flame, but upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a plant that looked like a flame.

Feng Xue initially thought this might represent the attributes of the Weird Tale's owner, but when he looked up at the Weird Tale, he was certain he was wrong, because it looked like a water Monkey.

"Speaking of which, the water Monkey is a very widely circulated Weird Tale!" Feng Xue muttered to himself, no longer observing. Several times when he saw strange flames, he had the urge to activate his Golden Finger ability to investigate, but he always received a warning look. This made him realize that being able to sense other people's investigations was probably an inherent characteristic of all Weird Tale.

"Come to think of it, I've never seen flames on Old Li. Is it because flames are only seen in Weird Tale? Or does that guy have some way of hiding his flames?"

As Feng Xue's mind wandered, the sliding door at the entrance of the Residential Area slowly opened, and the two Weird Tale, moved to the sides (Note ①). One of them, with a club-shaped head, opened its frog-like mouth and shouted:

"Five minutes until midnight. All players of the 'Strange Weird Tale' category, please enter in an orderly fashion. Those not participating in the 'Weird Tale' category, please queue and wait for your trial. Also, although we have opened the Tower of Babylon, the facilities in the Residential Area are not shared. Please refrain from any irrational actions, otherwise we will terminate this Challenge Month..."

Judging from the emotions perceived through [Mirror of Clarity], it seems that what the guy with the clubhead said was a routine statement he makes every year. Many Weird Tale even impatiently stepped out and walked through the door with expressions of "I understand, I understand".

Feng Xue listened patiently to the instructions and followed the large group into the Residential Area, but what he saw disappointed him.

He had expected to see a more twisted, bizarre, or futuristic area, but what he saw was nothing more than an ordinary, modern city.

The wide streets are dotted with cars parked along the roadside, and rows of residential buildings, each about twenty stories high, stand side by side. Occasionally, you can also see some amenities, guarded by Weird Tale that seem to come from the Hundred Tales of the Strange...

Suddenly, Feng Xue's eyes, which were scanning a school sign, froze, because in that instant, he gleaned some information from the sign.

The feeling was exactly the same as when he saw a "door" and the knowledge that flooded his mind along with the "[gatekeeper]" Tag. However, this time, he received information about the school.

The content is somewhat chaotic and disorganized, but in simple terms, this school provides teachers who can teach basic knowledge, and studying here can improve the efficiency of knowledge acquisition, much like the buildings that increase experience gain in some farming games.

Seeing this, Feng Xue immediately began to consciously search for signs of other functional buildings, and sure enough, they all had special effects:

Hospitals can accelerate the recovery of injuries and illnesses, and facilitate the development of medical and nursing professions; libraries not only contain a vast collection of books and periodicals, but also enhance memory; supermarkets offer a variety of scarce resources in the Infinite City, including paper...

The most outrageous ones are the banks.

This thing can exchange Tower Coins and [Knowledge] at a 1:1 ratio, without charging any fees, and the [Knowledge] exchanged is "pure".

Don't underestimate this purity, because theoretically, all consciousness is impure; the difference lies only in the type and amount of impurities. For example, the consciousness in Wu's body is full of impurities called "personal imprints," while the consciousness obtained from True Thing has relatively fewer impurities and hardly affects Wu.

But even with minimal impurities, they can only be considered consumables in life. Only targeted knowledge gained through [Tag] can be considered relatively pure.

The [consciousness] exchanged at the bank is pure, which means that the [consciousness] exchanged here can be used to strengthen any Tag.

"No wonder they're trying to monopolize it. With these resources, the efficiency of Hundred Tales in cultivating Weird Tale is far greater than those wild ones!"

Feng Xue muttered to himself, but did not slow down, because at this moment, he could already see the towering, enormous building.

The feeling of seeing the giant tower up close is completely different from that of looking at it from afar. If from a distance the tower looks like a bamboo pole reaching to the sky, then at this moment, he feels as if he is standing at the foot of a high mountain.

The entire High Tower has no windows or similar structures on its surface, giving it a grayish-white hue that has been weathered by time. On the walls, copper-colored lines extend horizontally and vertically like circuits on a circuit board, adding a touch of mechanical texture to the ancient High Tower.

One by one, the Weird Tale unfolded as they stepped into the tower, and Feng Xue immediately followed.

However, the moment he stepped through the ten-meter-high gate, the scenery before him changed...

Note ①: The characteristic of the filter is "beauty enhancement", which can be simply understood as "giving the target three Tag: [human], [female], and [beautiful]".

However, since Supernatural Tale Entry are aggregates of Tag, the filter may fail if the Trait settings include a setting that can "override" [beautiful girl transformation].

For example, in Japanese ghost Weird Tale, there are many settings of "ugly monsters transformed from humans". When this setting is combined with Gynomorphic Filter, it becomes "ugly monsters transformed from beautiful girls". It still appears as a monster, but such a monster will still become "female". So the Disassembly Madonna still works, just not as pleasing to the eye.

Of course, if there are strange settings like "abandoning one's original gender to become a male monster," then the Female Special Attack that Disassembly Madonna will not work.

P. S.: I fell again. My condition might be a bit unstable lately.