The task of the Graycast Corridor was successfully completed, and Valhalla returned to tranquility once more.
As the news spread and gained traction over the course of a day and a night, players gradually learned about the mysterious mechanical kingdom that was taking place on the other side of the Wilderness of Chaos.
"So that's how it is! No wonder the Graycast Corridor always gave me a strange feeling."
"That's right, that's right. I was wondering what the style of machinery in this world was, and what the ultimate result of continuous modification would be."
"Looks like he's not cyberpsychotic, what a pity."
"What's the pity?"
Players naturally have a strong desire to discuss what happened in the Great Labyrinth City.
For some reason, they can communicate with each other without any problems, but if there are NPCs nearby who might overhear their conversations, they instinctively fall silent.
This kind of aphasia is like suddenly forgetting what comes next halfway through memorizing a text; the player will be unable to express what they want to say for a short period of time, but their brain clearly remembers what they wanted to say.
Aphasia is not entirely involuntary; it can be overcome by willpower, but it requires exceptional concentration, much like concentrating Psionic Energy to perform a spell.
Initially, players thought it was some kind of bug that appeared after the game update, but the expected official fix never came.
And soon people connected this phenomenon with something that used to exist but has now disappeared: the " Short-Eared Elf " with their stiff and rigid recitation style.
Both are forced, both are activated instantly—how similar are they?
The only difference is that one requires the use of a specific title, while the other involves wanting to say something but being unable to open one's mouth.
"It must have been the Short-Eared Elf!"
After the bug spread, more and more players began to try to resist this "restriction," but without much success.
Another day later, players found evidence in videos uploaded by several Soul Returner witnessed the handover up close.
When Balund asked the players to keep it a secret for the second time, everyone readily agreed, and then the Short-Eared Elf Nuowa also said that he would take care of it.
Therefore, Nuowa should be the mastermind behind this "aphasia" incident.
It must be admitted that this guy does possess some extraordinary abilities in Psionic Energy, managing to hinder the spread of the secrets of the Great Labyrinth City in this way.
Ed quickly learned of the news. Although equally surprised by Nuowa's methods, Ed felt no offense whatsoever.
The information is to be kept secret; this is something the players themselves promised, especially since it's a core secret of an allied faction. Isn't it normal that we can't just talk about it?
It's best to discuss this internally. Anyway, Nuowa will be coming to the Second Holy See in person soon. Ed plans to discuss this matter with him then and see if Nuowa can lift the restrictions and use some more moderate methods to prevent the players from becoming dissatisfied.
Putting that aside, Ed turned his attention to the dragon soul that was hovering in the void.
Beside Ed is the true form of Noya's soul, so its pixel resolution is naturally the highest.
At this moment, Noya was like an anthropologist, holding a phantom quill pen with her dragon claws, writing something on a phantom piece of paper in her hand.
Ed knew this was some kind of reflection of what Noya was really doing, and after a moment he asked the Blue Dragon Soul:
How's it going? Can you update today?
"I'll definitely be able to update today!"
Noya made one of the promises that all serial authors love to make.
A few minutes later, an update announcement appeared in front of Ed. Ed a quick glance, Ed nodded:
"It's written... not badly."
After a period of reference and practice, Noya has now basically mastered the structure and format of update announcements, and is quite different from the Blue Dragon who used to be flustered and clumsy at everything.
"Really?"
Noya was genuinely happy to receive Ed's praise.
"Should we send it out now?"
"Wait a moment."
Ed interrupted Noya's upcoming announcement:
"I'm still waiting for someone, no, waiting for an insect."
"An insect?"
"Yes, you just met him a couple of days ago, the Swarm Will — Kara."
Wilderness of Chaos, Klaf City, surface.
"Yes, yes, that's it."
The Second Holy See's ace pilot, [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ], is praising a player's skill.
The man was using a crudely made wooden comb, a creature that had Alienation its original form, to groom the downy hair on the body of a bee that was larger than Hoofed Beast.
"That's right, you need to comb them in the direction of the hairs and the texture of the hairs themselves, otherwise the bees will be unhappy, and the risk of them becoming flying around will increase accordingly."
He sighed and said:
"Don't blame me for being long-winded, every tip I'm about to share is the result of hard-earned lessons."
None of the Soul Returner refuted [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ]'s words.
While he's not the only one who uses the [ Animal Compatibility ] modifier and tries to befriend animals or insects, when it comes to ace pilots, no one will forget the guy who recreated the famous scene at the Twin Towers Cathedral in Fir City.
At this moment, [ Autumn Light and Osmanthus Shadows ] walks among the many players like a coach:
Ultimately, the choice of bees depends on your intended use.
"If you just want to fly for leisure, or carry some things, and your [ Animal Compatibility ] attribute is less than 10 points, then hiring a ' Worker Bee ' is sufficient. Worker Bee bees have a relatively docile nature, and although their flight speed is slow, they can carry quite a lot of things at once."
"If you want to experience a real fighter jet, then you must choose the ' Soldier Bee '. Although the Soldier Bee has more complex piloting skills, it is also faster. Once you get to know each other, it is easier to handle. And because it is larger, it can carry one passenger."
"However, one of the necessary conditions for piloting the Soldier Bee is that your [ Animal Compatibility ] must be over 15 points, otherwise you'll be stuck in the air."
"Next, I'll tell you how to increase your intimacy with bees—start by blooming a flower yourself."
"Don't look at me like that. We're all basically in a vegetative state, weren't we given some Plant Compatibility when we created our accounts?"
"This attribute is something that can't be washed away, so don't tell me there's no Plant Compatibility."
"Just buy the cheapest flower seeds, then spend a lot of money on them, and it's only a matter of time before they bloom."
"Besides, blooming isn't difficult at all; everyone just needs to practice. Feeling weak after blooming is normal..."