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Chapter 206

What Counts as Fashion

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"Although I was planning to change my image, isn't this image a bit too exaggerated?"

Three hours later, Feng Xue looked at the Phantom Object in front of her, a conflicted expression on her face.

Good news: He successfully crafted a second set of equipment, including weapons and clothing, to his specifications.

Bad news: The design was a bit unexpected.

At this moment, Feng Xue is like a player who prioritizes looks in a game and gets a set of equipment with incredibly high stats, but whose appearance would only make her a joke in a notebook.

After neutralizing most of the Omen Seed (meaning bringing them into reality to cause them to disintegrate automatically), Feng Xue finally picked up her new clothes. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be her uniform for her adventures in Yan Kingdom.

Name: Phantom Object - Unruly Fashion

Elements: [Clothing], [Fashion], [Trend], [Elegance], [Outfit]

Introduction: Legend has it that only those with exceptional temperament can pull off this Divine Outfit. It has no academic airs and has never been guided by any rules. It is a natural art born from chance, perfectly matching the wearer's temperament to create an outfit that amplifies their overall look.

Note: The "Temperament Enhancement" effect is an independent multiplier; the better the individual, the better; the worse the individual, the worse; and the mediocre individual, the more mediocre they appear.

This Phantom Object looks like an ordinary T-shirt, but when it is put on, it transforms into a complete outfit including shoes, top, Bottoms, hairstyle, and a series of Accessories. It looks quite nice and seems to be a "fashion" Phantom Object that is very suitable for use in the city. It can even generate a brand new outfit each time it is worn, based on the wearer's temperament.

The problem is that Feng Xue tried several times, and all she got were beggar outfits!

It's not that Feng Xue's temperament was bad. In fact, when Feng Xue wore that "suit" that seemed to be a mix of Ragged Jacket, Old Cotton Shoes, Broken Belt, and Old T-shirt, she did have a unique temperament that showed she had seen through the world and experienced many hardships. Even the patches on the hem of her clothes seemed to be carefully decorated, making people wonder if she had a past that was thought-provoking.

But how should I put it...

No matter how good your style is, it's still a beggar's outfit!

Coincidentally, during his Reforge today, he produced two clothing-related Phantom Object, and the other one was even more outrageous—

Name: Phantom Object - Little Blanket

Elements: [Clothing], [Bedding], [Slacking Off], [Ignoring]

Description: A thin, patched quilt, old but clean, with hidden snaps sewn on it, can be worn as a cape. When someone asks you any questions, you can respond with "Ah, yes, yes, yes," after which the other person will give up on you.

Note: It works even better when used in conjunction with an overpass.

The moment Feng Xue saw this Phantom Object, she deeply suspected that the identity of this South District Garbage Dump had influenced his Reforge, resulting in only homeless people emerging from it.

But thinking about it carefully, the homeless outfit and the Martial Arts Grandmaster actually seem to go quite well together.

After putting on the "Sharp Brother Set" and draping the small blanket over herself, Feng Xue looked in the mirror and found that she actually looked quite good.

The thick winter coat had the feel of a Military Coat, and the perfectly torn rips revealed wisps of Cotton Wadding, giving it a desolate and poignant look. The small blanket draped over him didn't seem out of place at all; instead, it added to his melancholy. In fact, this Phantom Object had given him a "beauty filter," turning his hair, which hadn't grown since arriving in Infinite City, into a medium-short style, casually messy yet possessing a unique charm. And on his chin, a patch of stubble had inexplicably appeared.

The most amazing thing is that, as if feeling that it was slightly mismatched, after Feng Xue fastened the hidden buttons on the small quilt, this "Unruly Fashion" actually automatically generated a red striped cloth belt that wrapped around her waist. Feng Xue always had the feeling that "this thing is used to wrap bedding," but she had to admit that this outfit paired with such a cloth belt was indeed a good match.

"What else can I say?" Feng Xue shook his head, suddenly feeling that his aesthetic sense had been distorted for the second time since Kamen Rider. The image of a grandmaster in flowing white robes, wandering the world with a sword, shattered instantly in his mind. At this moment, he suddenly felt that a true grandmaster should look like this, even if he has a stubble beard and ragged clothes, he still has a unique charm.

"Damn it!" Feng Xue gritted his teeth, reached for the Orca Pillow lying to the side, and was thinking that it probably wouldn't match, when suddenly his jacket turned pink to match the brightly colored orca...

It turned pink!

"Is this light pink Military Coat appropriate?!" Feng Xue casually threw the salt against the wall, staring blankly at her outfit, which looked like she'd picked up a women's cotton coat. But the pale pink didn't detract from her rugged and untamed look; instead, it added a touch of tough-guy tenderness...

"I'll be your best friend!" [Chinese vulgarity]

Feng Xue felt like she must be out of her mind to think this thing looked classy, but according to the description of the Phantom Object, if she thought this outfit was "ugly," it meant that her class was below average.

"What if I feel like I've been outmaneuvered?" Feng Xue sighed, feeling that his outfit wasn't so bad. He tucked the Orca Pillow had Phantom Object prepared for him, and thus, a disheveled man was born, wearing a pink and green Military Coat, a knitted sweater, a patched cotton quilt cloak, a red and black patterned cloth belt around his waist, and a red Orca Pillow on his back.

"If you get used to it, it doesn't seem so bad?" Feng Xue grinned, finally accepting the outfit. She packed up a box of "Crystal Dice," leaving only two in her hand.

As my consciousness sank, those scattered points of light seemed to flicker in my heart.

Spiritual Platform Square Inch Feng Xue's mind, a Bright Mirror Hanging High Bright Moon appeared after absorbing the power of the fairy attribute.

Sensing the three flames Bright Mirror Platform, Feng Xue slowly released her consciousness, sensing the flickering Real World Rules.

"As expected of Yan Kingdom, there are quite a few people with Wuxia Dream! But they're too young, that won't do. Children should focus on their studies..." Feng Xue sensed the information conveyed by each point of light. Although she couldn't see a person's life story as clearly as flipping through documents, Feng Xue could roughly judge the age, personality, and intensity of the obsession of the person who had the thought through the power of this "longing."

"You're the one!"

Sorry for the lateness, it's mainly because these two random Phantom Object... I just wanted two ordinary clothes, who would have thought I'd end up looking like Brother Sharp? But thinking about it, a homeless person and Martial Arts Master do look quite compatible.

P. S.: I've said this so many times before: the settings are everything. It doesn't just distort the five senses, it distorts our perception.

In other words, although what I Think and felt was a slender girl, in reality I was fighting a fat otaku, but that didn't affect the accuracy of my attacks.

Because the barrier between my perception and reality is distorted by the filter.

In my mind, I rushed three meters to cut you, but in reality, I only rushed two and a half meters to cut you. The details of the force exertion were distorted by the filter. To me, I rushed three meters and cut down a beautiful girl, while in reality, I rushed two and a half meters and cut down a fat otaku. The two are not contradictory.

Alternatively, you can treat it as a first-person perspective game, where you slash people with a greatsword in the game, but in reality, you've only moved the mouse.

If you still don't understand, you can look up some papers on human perception, and you'll understand something that's chilling when you think about it.

That is, everything you see, hear, and feel is not actually what it is in reality, but rather what your brain "fills in" out. It is a kind of imagination. In reality, what you see may just be a bunch of mosaics, and what you hear may be a bunch of noise. It is your brain that uses certain algorithms to "imagine" them as what you "actually" see, hear, and touch.

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