Digestion Requires Caution
Upon hearing Feng Xue ask this question, Old Li immediately gave her a "you've asked a good question" look.
Although it may sound a bit strange, Old Li has indeed been waiting for this problem for a long time.
Over the years, Old Li has invested in many people, and Feng Xue is top-notch in both character and action. Her speed in becoming Weird Tale is unprecedented. Faced with such a promising stock, Old Li, an old hand, would naturally find a way to invest.
However, there are some questions you shouldn't bring up proactively, as that would render invaluable information worthless and make the other party think you're clueless.
However, when it comes to Weird Tale, accidentally adding a useless Trait is inevitable. Old Li had originally planned to wait until Feng Xue fell for it and came to him to tell her how to fix it, but he didn't expect her to ask it now, so he directly replied:
"It's actually quite simple, just leave it alone."
"???" Feng Xue raised her eyebrows slightly, her face saying, "Are you kidding me?"
Seeing this, Old Li shrugged and explained:
"When we talked about 'digestion' before, didn't I tell you that 'digestion' means creating your own folder of Weird Tale and putting all the Weird Tale you have into it..."
"I must remind you, I used that analogy." Feng Xue looked at Old Li with a subtle expression, but Old Li's thick skin wasn't so easily exposed.
He merely smiled and ignored Feng Xue's words, continuing:
"This digestion process will turn you into the 'prototype' or 'Progenitor Supernatural Tale' of the digested Weird Tale. But conversely, as long as you don't put the Supernatural Tale Fire into this folder, you naturally won't become its 'prototype'. In this way, as long as you leave it alone, it will automatically disappear when the legend Cooldown, or when you die and are resurrected."
Listening to Old Li's explanation, Feng Xue's confusion only deepened.
"If that's the case, why doesn't the Hyakumonogatari (Hundred Tales) start as a separate Weird Tale and 'wash away' the original indigestible Trait?"
"Because this requires a certain level of strength from the Supernatural Tale Fire."
Old Li, with an expression that said, "I knew you'd ask that," began to explain:
"Whether it's nothingness or Weird Tale, we are essentially information beings. Resurrection is achieved through the immortality of information. It brings us back to the question we discussed when we were digesting things: if you had many Supernatural Tale Fire, what would it be like to be resurrected?"
"..." Feng Xue fell silent for a moment. If digesting and condensing her own flame was to unify the Supernatural Tale Fire under the Weird Tale of "self," then what would happen if they weren't unified?
"Will multiple Progenitor Supernatural Tale be revived based on different Supernatural Tale Fire?"
Feng Xue gave a tentative answer, and Old Li nodded in agreement, as expected.
"That's exactly the point. Didn't I tell you before? After digesting the Supernatural Tale Fire, resurrection follows a process of 'death - resurrection of the Progenitor Supernatural Tale - revival within the Progenitor Supernatural Tale.' And among the numerous Progenitor Supernatural Tale that have appeared, in which body do you think you will revive?"
"Ah, this!" Feng Xue suddenly realized, and Old Li nodded in agreement.
"That's right, it's the first Progenitor Supernatural Tale to revive, and this Weird Tale is undoubtedly the strongest, most well-known, and most active one among the Trait you possess."
"What I mean by 'don't worry about it' is based on this principle. When you are resurrected, the Weird Tale that were not digested will not revive in other Weird Tale along with your consciousness. Instead, they will enter the natural process and become independent wild Weird Tale. But the only prerequisite for this is that at least one of the Weird Tale you digested will revive faster than it."
"However, unfortunately, the Hundred Tales Weird Tale, which are essentially embedded in the cultural foundation of a country, have the fastest resurrection speed among all types of Weird Tale. Not to mention that there is also a Group Supernatural Tale in that area that 'Everything Can Become a God' to accelerate the resurrection. In addition, in order to maintain its dominance, the Hundred Tales has created gameplay such as 'Midsummer Night Festival' and 'Hundred Tales Ritual'. Almost no Weird Tale can revive before the Hundred Tales."
"In other words, unless the people of Hundred Tales can create a super national-level Weird Tale of the same caliber as Hundred Tales in another world and embed it into the culture, it is impossible for them to abandon their identity as Hundred Tales through such means."
As Old Li finished speaking, a smug look appeared on his face, and Feng Xue nodded secretly in agreement.
Seeing the knowing look on Feng Xue's face, Old Li continued:
"Actually, it's not just those strange Trait that appear out of nowhere; it's also best not to use Trait with a short shelf life."
"Shelf life?" Feng Xue, thinking, "Since you're going to tell me anyway, I won't think too much about it," immediately chimed in.
Old Li didn't understand Feng Xue's thoughts and responded smoothly:
"Yeah, I mean those Trait that don't hold their value and are easily outdated. For example, my friend's story about Gazi Steals Dog is a kind of supernatural Weird Tale that's easy to become obsolete. Although it can provide abilities like plundering, stealth, and special attacks against dogs, it's better not to digest it."
"Because the more Weird Tale are, the more likely you are to encounter targeted special attacks?"
Feng Xue asked this question, but Old Li shook his head:
"There is some reason for that, but it only accounts for a small part. In the end, weaknesses can be compensated for. Take that Vampire Hunter you defeated, for example. Regular vampires have many weaknesses such as the sun, crosses, Holy Water, and divine power. But he only needed to create a Weird Tale that allowed him to positively obtain the blessing of the sun, crosses, and divine power to offset these disadvantages."
"..." Thinking of the vampire with big breasts, Feng Xue couldn't help but recall the mind-bending narration, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips. Old Li, seeing this, thought he didn't understand, so he earnestly explained:
"You've been Weird Tale for almost two years now, so you should already know something about enhancing Supernatural Tale Entry. If we want to get closer to the upper limit of Supernatural Tale Entry, we must keep feeding them with [knowledge]. Once digested, the Trait will become 'integrated,' meaning that after digestion, you can't favor one over the other, but have to feed them together."
"This means that the more Trait you have, the more [knowledge] you need to feed them. If you digest a forgotten Weird Tale, it's like lowering your own potential."
"I understand, there's an experience penalty for part-time work, right?" Feng Xue nodded knowingly, but Old Li rolled his eyes at him and said:
"It's not just a simple punishment; it's a level lock. Simply put, until you've fed all the Trait to level 2, the Trait level cap will be stuck at level 2. Got it?"
Weird Tale exist independently in each world. For example, vampires exist in the real world, but they may not exist in the Wuxia World. If you create a vampire legend in the Wuxia World, then in this world, the vampire Weird Tale is your original creation, and there is no possibility of reviving the Progenitor Supernatural Tale.
When you arrive in a world where vampire legends already exist, you can still use your abilities, but they will be transferred from the Wuxia World, not from this world. If you continue to play the role of a vampire in this world where vampire legends exist, you may awaken the Progenitor Supernatural Tale.
For example, knowledge is like money, and Weird Tale are like "projects".
Creating Weird Tale is like creating a "project," and your act of promoting Weird Tale is equivalent to fundraising or crowdfunding. Those who become aware of you are essentially transferring money into your account. When the funds in your account exceed a certain limit, you become Weird Tale.
In a world where there are already related legends, it's as if such a "project" already exists, and a considerable amount of money has been deposited in the project's account, but the project owner has been out of contact for a long time.
By playing the role of this Weird Tale, you are essentially using the project's name to operate, or even impersonating the project owner to embezzle money from the account. While this may give you a large sum of start-up capital and access to the project's original network of relationships, you also face the risk of being held legally responsible by the original owner of the project.
In the most extreme case, you painstakingly revitalize a project on the verge of bankruptcy, only to have the original owner take all the profits...
Does this look familiar?