After Playing Comes Digestion
Time passed day by day, and the thirty-one-day challenge month finally came to an end. The members of Hundred Tales, who had the Passage Right, began to patrol the tower and expel the Weird Tale that had not yet obtained the right of Residence Right.
In reality, this is more of a symbolic meaning. After all, no violence could take place Tower of Babylon, and they didn't have the ability to drive away those Weird Tale.
Logically speaking, unless a door-renting contract is signed to travel to other worlds, the Weird Tale will generally choose to leave obediently.
After all, there's no point in staying in the Tower of Babylon if you only have the Passage Right. As for being able to challenge it at any time... well, if you're strong enough, a month is more than enough. But if you're not strong enough, even if you drag it out for a year or two, there's still no hope. Rather than wasting time in the Tower of Babylon, it's better to go out and train.
Of course, there are those who linger in the stairwell grinding guards until they're satisfied, but for Feng Xue, the unlucky guy who accidentally killed the superpowered monster, cavalry and swarms are no longer of any use to him.
Back in South District, Feng Xue lay on the sofa, his mind still replaying the battle with the vampire big-breasted girl. Unlike the battles before and after, that was the closest he ever came to the Residence Right, but without a doubt, he still lost.
Despite having the initial advantage, despite having played all her cards, and despite her opponent appearing with her Phantom Object unequipped, she still lost.
He even felt that the opponent might not have used their full strength yet. After all, the opponent had only used the powers of the vampire and paladin systems from beginning to end. He didn't believe that the daywalker could only move in the sunlight, nor did he think that the Vampire Hunter was simply only effective against vampires.
Furthermore, the other party hadn't even used many of their Phantom Object (actually, it was because they were out enjoying tea, and weapons and other inconvenient items were left at home; they didn't have enough time to go back and retrieve them in five minutes). The feeling that she could only reach the level of the other party when they were slightly serious, even with her full strength, made Feng Xue extremely unwilling.
But no matter how unwilling you are, the lack of hard power is still a weakness. Even if you win by taking advantage of the opponent's momentary carelessness, you will soon be challenged again by a regrouped opponent.
Taking a deep breath, Feng Xue picked up her employee ID and dialed Old Li's number again.
"Hello?"
"Xiao Feng, I thought you just rented a door and went straight to another world. How's it going? Feeling the pressure? Or did you even lose to the guards?" Old Li's nonchalant voice came from the employee badge. Feng Xue raised an eyebrow and joked:
"Why can't it be that I've already obtained Residence Right?"
"Don't be ridiculous. Even back when Infinite City was first established, we've never heard of anyone being incompetent and getting Residence Right..."
Old Li's tone was very certain, but Feng Xue revealed a mocking smile:
"But I'm already Weird Tale!"
"I know... Holy crap? Holy crap! Holy crap!!!" Old Li's voice was filled with disbelief. After uttering a series of "Holy crap" at an extremely loud voice, he said in an extremely complicated tone:
"I remember you've only been in Infinite City for a year, right?"
"To be precise, it's one year and three months," Feng Xue added. Then Old Li clearly fell silent, remaining quiet for about twenty seconds before speaking in a somewhat uncertain tone:
"You wouldn't... um, I mean, you should, um, anyway, have you obtained Residence Right?"
"No." Feng Xue clearly heard Old Li's sudden sigh of relief when she gave this answer, and at the same time, she could also sense the hidden disappointment in him.
"So what did you want to ask when you called?" Seemingly regaining his confidence, Old Li resumed his lazy tone. Feng Xue turned slightly and said:
"I want to know how to cross the threshold of 'newborn,' or rather, why does everyone call me a 'newborn'? Although I haven't been in this world for very long, that shouldn't be something that's easy to tell, right?"
"A newborn... you rascal, do you already have more than two Supernatural Tale Entry?" Old Li's tone, which had just calmed down, immediately became excited. Feng Xue suddenly found this somewhat amusing, but still responded:
"That's right. It was originally a Weird Tale, but it seems to have changed a bit during its spread, resulting in a subsidiary Weird Tale."
"Your luck is truly unparalleled." Unaware that Feng Xue possessed the ability to "understand languages," a top-tier cheat code for Wu, he could only attribute it to luck.
"Actually, it's not a big deal. Simply put, the key to acquiring Supernatural Tale Entry in the early stages is 'playing' them, while once you become Weird Tale, what you need to do is 'digest' them."
"How's the digestion...?" Feng Xue casually tossed the salt aside. He was clearly dissatisfied with this somewhat vague answer. Fortunately, Old Li needed his help to some extent, so he asked directly:
"Digestion... does that mean merging those Supernatural Tale Entry? Like merging [Succubus] and [Paladin] to create [Succubus]?"
"No, no, no, that's not it!" Old Li denied Feng Xue's guess in a very serious tone, and then said:
"The merging of Supernatural Tale Entry is a thankless task. Even if you succeed in merging them, it only turns multiple individual Weird Tale into a composite Weird Tale. Although there will be some changes in abilities, it will waste the popularity accumulated by the original Supernatural Tale Entry. Both the effort consumed and the final benefits are far less than creating a new Weird Tale."
"Isn't it supposed to be fusion? But all those Weird Tale I Think only have a ball of fire on them..."
Feng Xue was somewhat surprised by Old Li's answer. In his mind, the creation of Weird Tale was about accumulating elements and Tag, and then accumulating Tag and Trait. So the next step should be to stack the Trait together to form something bigger. And the ultimate goal of this path should be to integrate hundreds or thousands of Weird Tale into one, to achieve a feeling of being close to an omniscient and omnipotent god.
But now it seems like Old Li has misunderstood?
Hearing Feng Xue's question, Old Li wasn't surprised at all, and immediately explained:
"To put it this way, once a Weird Tale condenses into Supernatural Tale Entry, or what we call the 'Supernatural Tale Fire,' even if the Main Body of the Weird Tale is killed, it will be reborn in people's memories, did you know that?"
"Yes, I know. Is there a problem?" Feng Xue frowned when she heard Old Li mention this "common sense." Could it be that this seemingly unchallenged "immortality" actually had some kind of pitfall?
"It's not exactly a problem, after all, if we want to gain power, the only option is to 'become' Weird Tale." Old Li emphasized the word "become," and Feng Xue's unease grew stronger. Just as he was about to speak, Old Li continued, but instead of giving a direct answer, he posed a question:
"If you died now, what do you think you would look like if you were resurrected from people's memories?"
It is possible to Teleportation to other worlds or the Real World with a sinner, but the problem is that there is no "door" to go to other worlds, so there is no "channel".
Previously, I used the analogy of a sewing needle passing through two pieces of cloth to describe passing through a door. However, passing through using Phantom Object is like stabbing someone directly through a hole without thread; it's practically impossible to return through the original hole. Incidentally, the Real World Rules are like placing the needle directly on another piece of cloth, without involving any passageway.
Furthermore, there is no possibility of another world opening its doors willingly. Only if one happens to encounter Weird Tale from the Tower of Babel, and the other party is in good faith, is it possible to pass through and return, but the probability of this is obviously very low.
Of course, if you have a relatively common Supernatural Tale Entry, you can use the Real World Rules to jump to the main world first, and then find a door in the main world. Although the difficulty is still relatively high, and you have to consider the problem of returning after the Real World Rules are settled, it is at least more likely than being in another world.
In addition, theoretically, if the Visage of Oath could be anchored to two sinners, it could jump back and forth. However, this is not actually possible because the Visage of Oath can only lock onto one target at a time, and the previous one becomes unusable after the target is changed.