New Gear Always Needs to Be Tested

Giant waves kept crashing against the Pradamia coastline, causing the ground to tremble and screams and fear to spread throughout the small town.

"No, the detection devices carried by the people in Chinatown are derivatives of Phantom Object, and there are many of them. Even if we can bypass one or two, we will be detected very quickly."

Old Li seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his tired expression clearly showing. It looked like he was using his Special Ability to explore the interior of Chinatown again.

"So what exactly is going on? Why is Chinatown under martial law? Is that door also in Chinatown?"

Hearing Wuchang's question, Qingming shook his head and said, "It's not that martial law is in effect in Chinatown, but that all the gangs are under martial law. I just came back from the territory controlled by the Westin gang, and it's even more strictly controlled there than here."

"These gangs seem to be quite powerful," Feng Xue muttered to himself. Thinking of some rumors he had heard in the city these past few days, he could roughly guess what was going on.

"Proxy warfare, or, more accurately, a testing ground?"

"That stuff is fine no matter what, the problem is what we should do now." Lugen's tone was calm, but his eyes were on Old Li. Old Li shrugged and said:

"The best course of action now is to use the Real World Rules to move elsewhere, and then come back after things have calmed down here. We've all managed to get on the [Kung Fu Practitioner from Yan Country] Trait. Whether you plan to hide for a while or find a place to learn kung fu is up to you."

"That's the only way." Wuchang sighed, pulled out a tall hat with the words "Instant Wealth" written on it from somewhere, put it on his head, and held a mourning stick in his hand. With a forceful swing, the person was gone.

"I think descending is quite troublesome... Uh, what a coincidence?" Before Qingming could finish speaking, his expression suddenly changed, and then he vanished like a wisp of breeze.

Lugen gave Old Li a deep look, then turned to look at Feng Xue, said nothing, and suddenly disappeared from the spot, leaving Old Li and Feng Xue staring at each other in bewilderment.

"You planned all of this?" Feng Xue raised an eyebrow, but Old Li revealed a sly smile and waved his hand, saying:

"How could that be! I don't have that ability! If I had known that door was on this side, I would never have come here!"

"Heh." Feng Xue gave Old Li a deep look. If it were before, he wouldn't have thought that the other party could predict such a thing, because even if he could find out the exact location of the door from the soldiers, Old Li would not be able to find the other door leading to the city accurately.

But this idea crumbled after learning that his Weird Tale were about a "Qigong Master".

This is a superpower that can be seen as a "collection of superpowers." In a sense, if you can think of it, you can definitely do it.

While this Weird Tale should indeed have weakened by now, sometimes, it's not necessary to be too powerful.

For example, a simple divination involving oneself, such as "which door will lead me closer to my goal," can replace a broader divination like "which door will lead me to Pradamia." The only problem is that it requires several attempts, which can be easily achieved through bargaining or disagreement about the price.

So here's the question: if he had any plans in this situation, he could have just come down by himself; why would he need to lead a group?

Is it to avoid being too conspicuous?

Or perhaps there are conditions that can only be met by bringing a tour group?

Feng Xue immediately thought of his "troublemaker constitution," a curse-like characteristic generated by the Phantom Object that made him prone to encountering extraordinary adventures that ordinary people could never experience in their entire lives.

If these people all have similar Phantom Object or physical constitutions...

Feng Xue's gaze towards Old Li sharpened, but in the end she shook her head and said:

"Fine, whatever your plans are is your business, but let me ask you this: your plans shouldn't have any impact on me, right?"

"Of course, we signed Notarized Contract. We would never do anything to harm you, let alone cause you any loss." Old Li shrugged, his smile still slick. Feng Xue neither confirmed nor denied this, simply nodding slightly.

"That's good. Speaking of which, I should be able to get Residence Right during the upcoming Challenge Month. Our contract states that once I get Residence Right, you're allowed to stay for a year. But if I give you permission and you don't come, then it's not my problem!"

"So confident? Then I'll be looking forward to your news!" Old Li still didn't intend to reveal any more details about the plan, and Feng Xue didn't linger any longer. However, he didn't immediately activate the Real World Rules to go to Yan Kingdom, but instead headed towards the coast.

"Hey! Don't be reckless! Even if you have a magical Phantom Object Weird Tale, you still need to be able to get close! Don't let his big, clumsy appearance fool you, he can control his size (the Sea Monk has a huge size range, the smallest being only six feet tall)!"

Hearing Old Li's advice, Feng Xue waved her hand and said:

"It's alright. I just want to see what the power of my full-force attack is. As for whether I can win, don't I have the Real World Rules?"

"But..." Old Li wanted to say something more, but seeing that Feng Xue had already disappeared, he could only shake his head and say:

"Never mind, since Sea Monk doesn't have that kind of power anyway, I'll tell him about the limitations of the Real World Rules later."

Leaving Chinatown, Feng Xue headed towards the sea. Ever since obtaining the S-Clash Driver, he had had some doubts about his own power.

He had originally planned to test his skills on the guards when he climbed the tower, but then a classic Weird Tale appeared before him, and he couldn't resist the urge to go up and try it out.

This is similar to how, after collecting all the best gear in a game, you can't resist trying out a high-difficulty monster.

With his exceptional speed and agility, Heavenly Sphere Star Shifting Technique (a martial arts technique) allowed him to reach the rooftop of a twenty-story building within minutes. The lower half of the building was submerged by seawater, and many people who had not yet been able to evacuate were now hiding on the upper floors, praying that the building was sturdy enough.

Such tall buildings are not uncommon in the vicinity. Feng Xue could clearly see those people peering through the glass windows, staring incredulously at the giant figure leading the coastline forward.

"Whew... that's incredibly oppressive!"

Feng Xue reached behind her and pulled out the plastic-textured S-Clash Driver.

The moment it pressed against her abdomen, the soft straps shot out from both sides, firmly securing themselves around Feng Xue's waist. At the same time, a passionate voice rang out—

"SCLASH S-Clash Driver"

"With so many viewers, should I be glad I didn't get the 'loser dragon' template?"

Feng Xue's lips curled up as the [Orca] power was activated, and a jelly bottle bearing the orca symbol was inserted into the slot.

"WHALE JELLY (Whale Jelly)"

Accompanied by a recognition sound effect, Feng Xue placed one hand on the lever, twisted her waist to the side, extended her left index finger towards the ground, struck a JoJo-esque pose, and said:

"Transform!"

As the lever was pressed down, a metal support with both metallic and plastic textures unfolded, and a beaker-shaped structure rose up along with the gel, enveloping Feng Xue's body.

"Crushed~flowing~overflowing~~"

The gel transformed into a phantom of an orca, slamming heavily onto Feng Xue's body, turning into Deep Blue with strange, wave-like patterns.

"KILLER WHALE IN WEIGHT-D (KILLER WHALE POWER - Deep Sea Pressure Form)"

"POOOOOOWER!"

Regarding the intensity of Weird Tale, as I said before, the upper limit is determined by the setting, and the lower limit is determined by the perception.

If we only consider a single world, then the higher the fame and the more exaggerated the setting, the stronger the Weird Tale.

However, once it escalates to the multiverse, there is a problem that must be considered—those Weird Tale related to history and culture are not easily spread in other worlds.

For example, the Nine-Tailed Fox is endowed with "divinity" and "Demonic Nature" in culture. You can say that she is good at seduction, transformation, and even manipulating life and death, and everyone can accept it without any reason, simply because she is Nine-Tailed Fox.

However, in a world without the culture of the Nine-Tailed Fox, it would be very difficult to spread the Weird Tale the Nine-Tailed Fox, because it would be hard for the natives to understand why a fox with nine tails could wield such great power.

This is similar to spreading comic book references to non-comic book readers; you have to get them to read the comic book first, which naturally increases the cost of dissemination.

On the contrary, some very simple Weird Tale are quite easy to spread.

For example, Sea Monk is essentially a bald, giant, shadowy monster that appears alongside ocean waves. It can be played wherever there is ocean, and it is easy for it to associate itself with authority (the ocean waves). Therefore, this kind of simple and clear Weird Tale is more likely to thrive in the multiverse environment.

Since cognition determines the lower limit, it means that once this kind of simple and easy-to-understand Weird Tale spreads, its lower limit will rapidly approach its upper limit.

Of course, due to limitations in its design, Sea Monk's ability is limited to creating giant waves; the limit of the waves is its limit.

In a sense, this is similar to the idea that "Fire God is easier to condense Yahweh."