"That's right, we have to win with our heads!"
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] remains optimistic, but in [ Do Some Farm Work ]'s eyes, this guy looks a bit crazy...
All I heard was [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] talking eloquently:
" Gray has ventured into the Wilderness of Chaos, Rein hasn't—in terms of adventurous spirit, Rein is inferior to Gray."
"Oh, this..."
" Gray created the Machine Spirit by chance, Suolaer did not—in terms of creativity, Suolaer is inferior to Gray."
Is that right?
" Gray opened up trade routes to new powers, Aoziben did not—in terms of diplomacy, Aoziben was inferior to Gray."
"Isn't that going too far?"
"How should I put it? Gray and his companion, with just one aircraft, dared to confront a Grand Duke head-on. In terms of courage—"
"This is even worse than the previous reason—where is the direct confrontation? Where is the real challenge? Where is the Grand Duke?"
[ Do Some Farm Work ] Covering face with hands:
Is this how the "long board effect" is used?
"Everyone loved watching the Lü Bu, but now it seems like it's the Three Heroes Battle Xing Daorong."
"And we also want Xing Daorong to win..."
[ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] asked in astonishment:
Who is Xing Daorong? Did such a person exist in the Three Kingdoms period?
[ Do Some Farm Work ] nodded:
"That's right, that's exactly the feeling. This is Gray's current level of fame in the Great Labyrinth City."
[ The Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] understood what the other person meant and couldn't help but gasp:
Is Gray really that bad?
"Really, he might not even be as good as Xing Daorong —at least he has some witty remarks..."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] sighed and said:
"Hurry up with the assessment. After it's over, we still have to take the King of Fall Resistance, I Guess' to a street exhibition while learning teleportation techniques... To be honest, wouldn't our actions count as giving the Machine Spirit a tutoring class?"
"... It seems that's really the case."
An hour later, [ Do Some Farm Work ] had a patent certification in his hand.
The good news is that from this moment on, " Machine Spirit " has truly become a registered invention of the Graycast Corridor, and no one can erase this achievement.
The bad news is that there's no other good news besides this.
Later that evening, [ Do Some Farm Work ] looked at the five people who had reunited and said earnestly:
"I've noticed something small..."
"Isn't this a bad thing?"
One person spoke, and another immediately echoed:
"It's definitely a bad thing—he wouldn't hide a good thing."
[ Do Some Farm Work ]'s lips twitched:
"It's not that the objective facts have worsened, but... I've realized I really don't know how to promote myself."
Everyone was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] asked in return:
"Is there anything you can't do? Knowing your style, you'd probably do a good job with some shady stuff, right?"
"No, this can't be done the way I want. I'm worried that if I lose the election, it will harm Gray."
"I see."
One of the Soul Returner said with a smile:
"You're afraid of taking the blame."
"Hey buddy, don't be so blunt, okay?"
"Didn't I just guess right? So, what other ideas do you have?"
[ Do Some Farm Work ] said earnestly:
"It's not that I'm afraid of taking the blame, okay, I'm a little afraid, but the main reason is that I'm not good at this kind of operation."
"I've been playing games for so long, everyone knows me. My strength in promotion is subtle, passive promotion."
"For example, I can create a weird or unusual look to reinforce a stereotype, forming a kind of 'meme' effect, which can then be spread by word of mouth to achieve a promotional effect. I know how to do that."
Thinking about the state of [ Do Some Farm Work ] in Valhalla, the keywords "gray industry," "remote," "mechanical," and "miscellaneous craftsmen" instantly came to mind, and everyone nodded in agreement.
[ Do Some Farm Work ] continued:
"But subtle influences need time to develop, and that's exactly what we lack right now, so my preferred methods won't work here."
"So do you have a solution? Don't just kill them and then leave the aftermath!"
"A Soul Returner asked."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] nodded:
"Yes, let's find someone else—since I can't do this, let someone who is good at it do it."
"But how can we replace them? Haven't we been cut off from 'the group'?"
"Hometown is hometown, where did this new term come from? Anyway, look at this."
[ Do Some Farm Work ] posted a picture to a group chat with several people. It was a screenshot from the item encyclopedia, and the corresponding item happened to be -- Disposable Resurrection Tree.
He explained:
"This was included in the most recent hotfix, and I think it's a great patch."
The Disposable Resurrection Tree received a new feature in the last update. The official reason given was that the item was too expensive and its applicability highly overlapped with the regular Resurrection Tree, so a more unique new function was added.
[ Body Swap: Both users insert this item into their bodies simultaneously. After confirming that everything is correct, they can swap bodies. After the swap, all attributes will be changed to the current user's attributes.]
Negative effect: Severe weakness (all attributes reduced by 50%)
Duration: Two hours (can be reduced or weakened using items)
"You mean?"
One of the Soul Returner exclaimed in astonishment, his eyes fixed on the [ Do Some Farm Work ], but another face appeared in his mind.
He was a guy who was full of witty remarks, could make up stories, and was good at self-promotion.
Yeah, if that guy came here, we definitely wouldn't have to worry about publicity!
"That's right, for the sake of our great cause, I've decided to change the person!"
[ On Do Some Farm Work ] scanned the crowd, a resolute glint in his eyes, and growled in a low voice:
"Whatever the Second Holy See desires, it will obtain!!!"
As he spoke, he plunged the Disposable Resurrection Tree he had obtained from the [ Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop ] into his palm.
One of the Soul Returner was immediately astonished and asked:
" Old Farmer, are you going to make your move? Now? Here?"
[ Do Some Farm Work ] ignored the person and saw the Pixel Blue Dragon in his field of vision quickly open a window that read:
[Detected to be synchronizing with player [ Ginseng Rooster ], confirm Body Swap?]
"Yes."
[Awaiting confirmation from the other party]
[Both parties have confirmed]
[ Body Swap, begin]
The sounds of flesh stretching, bones reshaping, and the faint friction between internal organs echoed in everyone's ears.
[ Do Some Farm Work ]'s body transformed into a soft mass of matter, and began to rapidly reshape itself from head to toe.
With a tremor, his face contorted and transformed into something else, and his hairstyle also underwent a noticeable change.
From the players' perspective, the semi-transparent ID above [ Do Some Farm Work ]'s head flashed briefly before disappearing, and then changed into another name they expected.
[ Ginseng Rooster ] opened his eyes, looked at the crowd in front of him, and greeted them with a smile:
Good evening, everyone. Where is our little Machine Spirit?