Don't Mind Him

Although from Hom's words, Feng Xue could roughly understand that this was probably a country or organization that had accidentally or intentionally found a door that could be opened and then came in directly to seek cooperation.

Ultimately, however, Feng Xue couldn't imagine what kind of Weird Tale could threaten such a phenomenal Ultimate Move as "the Yan people know martial arts."

Even if they really come up with some move that could destroy Yan Kingdom, he can simply reveal the Basic Fist Technique. Although he is somewhat resistant to the bizarre style of the Madman World, for him, who is rooted in "martial arts" and is Weird Tale, the Madman World is the strongest foundation.

However, considering that this might affect the Tower of Babel challenge three months later, Feng Xue still planned to ask. But Hom was ultimately just a minor figure. Although he was already considered a superior person in the surrounding satellite Landfill Area, when it came to such a major event that could cause the four major Landfill Area to be deserted, his knowledge was still very limited.

So he opened his employee ID and dialed Old Li's number again.

"Hey, Xiao Feng, don't tell me you've already set the fire on fire!"

Old Li's tone, a mix of anticipation and worry, came from the employee badge, which made Feng Xue chuckle for a moment.

However, he still answered honestly:

"Not yet, but it feels like it'll be soon. I plan to give it my all in the last three months. But speaking of which, what's the current situation? Will it affect the challenge?"

"No, I knew it was impossible..." Old Li seemed relieved that his worldview had been preserved, but at the same time, a faint sense of disappointment could be heard.

Feng Xue wasn't sure if it was acting or not, but it didn't really matter. Just as he was about to urge him, Old Li recovered from his worry about his partner going bankrupt and making too much money, and said in his usual shrewd tone:

"I'm not entirely sure of the cause, but it seems to be some kind of struggle between nations. Anyway, a powerful nation sent people in, saying they wanted to cooperate. However, they were unlucky; that door happened to be the new entrance to a recently destroyed Landfill Area, with no administrators. The old hands wanted to take it over for themselves, but they weren't united. Plus, some spies and Information Broker stirred things up, and it became known throughout the entire Landfill Area."

"You seem very happy?" Feng Xue sensed a hint of smugness in Old Li's words and wondered if he was partly responsible for the leak of information.

Old Li made no attempt to hide anything and said directly:

"Of course I'm happy! Think about it, why can Hundred Tales monopolize the Residential Area and control most of the Landfill Area management authority? Isn't it because they monopolize a country in the real world?"

"But what does this have to do with you? You don't actually think you can become that business partner, do you?" Feng Xue felt that Old Li wouldn't be so self-important, but what if he had some hidden Phantom Object?

But Old Li's answer to him was surprisingly spineless.

"I don't have such grand ambitions, but think about it, now that countries in the real world are putting forward cooperation plans, wouldn't Hundred Tales just be getting a monopoly for nothing? Unless they can wipe out all these people who come in to discuss cooperation, the subsequent blockade of Residential Area will be meaningless. Isn't that a benefit?"

"Alright, so how's the situation now?" Feng Xue shook his head. By the time the Residential Area reopened, he should have already gotten his room key to the Tower of Tower of Babel.

"Nothing much, they're all dead." Old Li's answer was concise and clear. Feng Xue was slightly taken aback and said:

"Who's all dead?"

"Those Real Worlder! To build good relations with those bastards, they gave away a lot of personal Miscellaneous Item. In the Hundred Tales, there was a cadre who could cast death curses with her personal items, I think her name was [Ushitsusansan] or something. Anyway, she used one of her personal items to curse a real world soldier to death. That soldier immediately turned into a giant Omen, wiping out the Real Worlder and that Landfill Area once again. Then hundreds of giant Omen started fighting each other. The scene was spectacular!"

"..." Feng Xue was speechless for a moment, but still asked, "Since everyone is dead, what about the people from the various organizations? They can't all have joined forces to attack Hundred Tales, can they?"

"If they had that kind of guts, the Hundred Tales would have been overthrown long ago!"

Old Li spat dismissively before saying:

"The main problem is that those outsiders are quite persistent. As soon as the new gate to the Landfill Area opened, dozens of people came in. However, this time other organizations also made their moves. The current situation is that those organizations are scheming against each other, trying to gain more benefits from cooperating with the Real Worlder, while also guarding against the Hundred Tales' sneak attacks. Meanwhile, the Hundred Tales are determined to kill these Real Worlder."

"As for the challenge of the Tower of Babel you asked about, don't worry about that. The contracts between Infinite City and the various organizations were notarized by Infinite City. As long as it's December, you can go and take on the challenge; no one will stop you."

"That's good." Feng Xue was relieved upon hearing this news and was about to hang up when Old Li immediately said:

"Don't hang up just yet! You're a Weird Tale expert, don't you want a piece of the pie? It's a national-level collaboration. Even if you don't get the top prize, getting a tiny bit would be a huge opportunity for you personally!"

"No, I'm busy starting the fire right now." Feng Xue refused decisively, not giving Old Li a chance to persuade her again, and hung up her work badge directly.

Although it's still unclear which country's troops have entered, he did study the Weird Tale plans of various countries when he returned. Interestingly, traditional equipment development and arms races are all done secretly, only to be revealed when the product is almost finished.

The nature of the Weird Tale arms race meant that secrecy was impossible from the very beginning.

When he returned, apart from successfully completing the Weird Tale the Fighting Nation of the Ussuri Bear, the rest were still far from finished!

With a wicked smile on her face, Feng Xue took out her suitcase and dumped out thousands of "dice" all at once. Now these dice were no longer as clear and transparent as when she first got them, but were filled with a kind of "cotton" like some jade of poor quality.

However, this also symbolizes the imprint that Feng Xue's personal mark has been left on her.

One by one, he crushed the dice, absorbing that insignificant [consciousness] into his body—one, two, three...

These substances, which could be considered highly toxic to other beings, even those of the Weird Tale, were gradually absorbed by Feng Xue. They gathered in Feng Xue's body and then transformed into trickles of water, flowing into the consciousness world where the Supernatural Tale Fire resided.

However, just as she was about to compress it, Feng Xue paused slightly, somewhat surprised, and said:

"Wait, why does this process feel so much like condensing Martial Way True Form? Did I skip directly to the next level?"

The difference between exclusive/ Companion Phantom and ordinary Phantom Object.

Simply put, it's about whether it's part of your Weird Tale.

A simple way to determine this is to see if the Weird Tale involves someone who is resurrected after death.

Ordinary Phantom Object Weird Tale death, and cannot be retrieved even Weird Tale resurrection.

Even if the exclusive/ Companion Phantom is taken away or destroyed after the Weird Tale dies, a new one can be formed when the Weird Tale is resurrected.

If you're bold enough, a Weird Tale could even involve repeatedly committing suicide to resurrect and mass-produce Companion Phantom.

However, considering that the resurrection of Weird Tale takes a considerable amount of time, during which unforeseen events can easily occur, no one would be foolish enough to do that.

However, if this were set in ancient times, those mindless Innate Supernatural Tale might be limited by their established rules, such as committing suicide every few years, leaving behind a Phantom Object, resurrecting after decades, and then committing suicide again after a few years...

Don't think it's impossible; there are quite a few similar settings. For example, in the legends of Yan Kingdom, there is a plant monster. The plant Main Body is perennial, but the accompanying monster will give birth to a new one every spring and die in autumn. Although it can inherit experience, it is not the original monster.

If you find this uncommon, then let's use something everyone knows --

The legend of Kuafu chasing the sun is famous, right? If it's Innate Supernatural Tale, then upon resurrection, it would start chasing the sun again, then die from exhaustion, leaving behind a staff that can transform peach orchards. Then it would enter a resurrection loading screen, resurrect, and then chase the sun again... mass-producing peach orchards.

Thinking about it this way, the Weird Tale quite environmentally friendly.