Idle Moments
"Suddenly I feel like I have some free time..."
After entrusting the negotiation with the Miss Ke Family to Aoyagi Lantern, Feng Xue suddenly felt as if she had nothing to do.
The 121st floor still needs to wait for the cooldown. All parties in the Cyber Investiture of the Gods World are still in the accumulation period, and rashly operating it may backfire.
The Construction Hell was operating relatively smoothly, and Feng Xue did not intend to intervene before it swallowed up the entire city.
As for the Game World, who knows how long Jeston will keep causing trouble there.
After thinking for a while, Feng Xue simply walked into the Secret Shop. Looking at the Witch NPC in front of him who took mysticism to the extreme, before he could even speak, the Witch handed him the order slip.
Feng Xue had come to relieve his boredom, found a seat at the fortune-telling table, and started browsing through the items that interested him. Suddenly, a sales package caught his attention:
"Seriously, why are there matching sets?"
The goods in the Secret Shop can be roughly divided into three categories: the Legacy of Old Gods, the Illusions of the Past, and the Traces of History, which are things like unclaimed Phantom Object, broken worlds, and world coordinates.
These three items should have had absolutely no overlap, but while reviewing the order form, Feng Xue discovered that some goods could only be purchased in pairs or in groups of three.
For example--
The Phantom Object called "[A Bottle of Water]" is a set of goods consisting of what looks like the wreckage of a broken Crystal Ball and a dried seed. It is priced at a staggering 300 billion towers. Although this amount is roughly equivalent to a monthly salary for Feng Xue, it is enough to sustain the existence of most Weird Tale tales for thousands of years.
"Sets of items have synergistic effects, achieved through an exhaustive method that can only be used in Infinite City. While they may not be perfect, they will definitely create synergies."
The Witch's tone was very confident, which made Feng Xue curious. She looked for several more similar sets of Phantom Object, but she didn't find any that could be considered as having a connection.
He thought for a moment, then asked directly:
"Could you be more specific? Like, how would we collaborate? Of course, if you don't tell me here, I can go find the bartender..."
At this point, Feng Xue seemed to suddenly remember something, reached into her pocket, and pulled out a whole box of Tower Coins. The Witch took the box, filled it about two-thirds of the way, then pushed the rest back with the box before saying:
"The Legacy of Old Gods carries the Remnants of a completely vanished Old God. Combined with Illusions of the Past, it can construct a seed of Weird Tale that resonates with it. Once this prototype reaches a world with sufficient compatibility, it can integrate with the mainstream rules of the current world and incorporate some of its own Tag to hatch. Moreover, because this Weird Tale has no real legends circulating in that world, there is no need to worry about the revival of the Progenitor Supernatural Tale. It can be activated simply by playing a role."
"In other words, this combination can be used to generate specific Supernatural Tale Entry?"
Feng Xue immediately became interested and searched the manifest for a pleasing Phantom Object. The Witch nodded, then warned:
"This method demands a high level of strength from the Weird Tale itself, as well as a deep understanding of the rules governing the formation of Weird Tale. If either aspect is not met, the Weird Tale will backfire, becoming Omen. Although there is a chance of revival, the revived individual is no longer the original individual. Moreover, its incubation is based on its own Tag. For Weird Tale that do not have enough Tag, this item is meaningless."
"So that's why it's only provided to the floor master?" Feng Xue nodded thoughtfully, but didn't care. He burned dozens of martial gods as firewood every day, so his experience in this area was more than enough. As for the number of Tag... with the blessing of the [Seven-Orifice Exquisite Heart] power, he couldn't even count the various Tag on his body.
Please help me filter and list all the combinations that have all three items.
Feng Xue gave the order, and the fortune Witch immediately updated the goods list. Compared to its original elaborate and almost endless appearance, the list was immediately reduced in size.
Even with the reduced options, he still had dozens of combinations to choose from.
"These are all mysterious Phantom Object; it's impossible to determine what kind of Weird Tale their original owners were."
Feng Xue frowned as she scanned the strange Phantom Object, but she wasn't surprised. After all, the so-called Legacy of Old Gods were things that only survived after the original Weird Tale disappeared. If they were really that well-known, they wouldn't be here...
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he frowned, saying—
"Why would there be Phantom Object I know about?"
He stared at the Phantom Object called "Strong Spinach," his lips twitching slightly. A bag of salt flickered between his left and right hands, indicating that he was far from calm.
The Witch simply gave a bland reply:
"The goods here are trash from different worlds. What you know may have been forgotten in other worlds. Just like a person who was well-known two hundred years ago, no one may remember him two hundred years later. Even if he is recorded in history, it is mostly only a partial record. Apart from a very few professionals, no one knows his name. When this knowledge shrinks to below the minimum standard required for existence, the Weird Tale will disappear."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xue took a deep breath. Although he could easily name and recount the deeds of people from hundreds or even thousands of years ago, he also understood that these were ultimately just a tiny minority among the masses of that era. Just like ancient poetry, although there are many ancient poems that still exist, they are probably only a small fraction compared to the poems that actually existed. And no one knows whether those poems that have disappeared into history will ever have a masterpiece that "overshadows the entire Tang Dynasty."
With the advent of the information age, this situation is destined to become even more serious. Every day, memes become outdated, and every day, stories are forgotten. For example, many of his childhood memories from before his time travel are gone, and he can't even remember the full names of those stories. And for many of the ones he can remember, the resources are no longer available. It's hard to imagine whether anyone will still remember those classic characters in a few decades, or whether Future People are used to new art forms will look back at those works from hundreds of years ago, which seem like mosaics to them.
Perhaps just a single accident, a fire, a war, or a natural disaster could destroy the accumulated civilization. Even if the Weird Tale of otherworldly counterparts still exist, they are ultimately Weird Tale of that world.
Shaking off the slight melancholy in his heart, Feng Xue buried himself in selecting items from the inventory list. Suddenly, an unexpected Phantom Object entered his field of vision—
[Phantom Object: The Sea Calming Needle]
"Grass!"
The outline for my new book is finally finalized. Of course, as my readers know, I might suddenly have a different dream and it will change. But for now, it should be a story about a transmigrator who didn't inherit any memories searching for himself (just take it as fact).
Here's a brief overview.
The general process is--
I've been transported to another world, and I'm in jail, and damn well, I'm in a solitary confinement cell.
On the second day of work, most of the prisoners seemed to respect "me".
During exercise time, prisoners would often gather around and tell all sorts of random riddles.
Through Golden Finger, I discovered my past, revealing my talent for sketching, my failed attempt to get into art school, and my eventual enlistment in the army...
Now, a choice has appeared in the Golden Finger--
What should I do?
Got it, I'm going to write a book!
Of course, the story is much more than this; this is just a small opening to the first volume. I wonder if it will pique your interest.
The world setting is completely fictional, and the protagonist is definitely not a war criminal. Other than that, I cannot give away any spoilers.