Chapter 469
Her hair had transformed into tufts that sat atop her head, her eyes were two tiny black dots, and her nose and mouth merged into a black line resembling an anchor, reminiscent of a rabbit's snout. The whole image was cartoonish.
Sticking out from her back were a few small carrots—her wings...
She moved a bit, and wow, these mini carrots could actually make her fly.
Yu Xunge's first reaction was worry. Would she become afraid of fire in this state?
She used a fire-based skill with her right hand, then reached her left hand into the flames. Her health points dropped slightly, ticking down in small increments, but she hesitated for a few seconds before pulling it back out.
The plush doll's hand had lost a layer of fluff from the burn, but after using a healing skill, she returned to her original state.
It seemed that aside from the change in form, everything else remained the same as when she was in human form. She could still feel pain from the fire and lose health, but her transformation didn’t make her fear flames.
Yu Xunge flew to the backyard, dragging her collar, and called over a little cat. She lifted its paw and hung the collar around its front leg.
In three seconds, the cat transformed into a plush toy. It could still run, roll, and even eat and drink.
Yu Xunge continued until all 29 cats in the backyard, along with their 57 beds, bowls, and toys, had turned into plush toys.
She still hadn’t tested the limits of this doll collar, but it was enough for now.
Feeling a sense of satisfaction, she canceled the plush toy state, allowing the cats to return to normal as well.
The disappointment in her heart vanished. This toy was no less impressive than the extraordinary items!
True, it couldn’t control any living beings, but it was essentially a form of disguise, and it didn’t hinder players from using skills or fighting!
Most importantly, it had no cooldown time, no usage limits, and no consumption!
Its function was similar to "Da Da De Shi Jie Xiao Xiao De Wo" (Big World, Small Me), but each had its own merits.
"Da Da De Shi Jie Xiao Xiao De Wo" was suitable for long-range use, while using "Doll Collar" in a situation like shrinking Mi Ya Si would be quite dangerous.
Moreover, "Doll Collar" could be used not just on herself, but also on Tu Lan.
Tu Lan’s earlier joke about turning into a doll like B8017913 could now become a reality.
But she wondered if the "toys" could be taken into the world battlefield. So far, none of the world tombs allowed players to bring "toys" into the arena.
...
Yu Xunge spent three days leveling up in the dungeon, progressing an hour each day in Ze Lan. Time flew by.
She left Tu Lan to return alone to Zai Jiu, where the workshop was being built at number 85, while Tu Lan rushed back to Zai Jiu after learning "Super Filter." By the time she got home, the workshop was nearly complete.
Amidst Tu Lan's exclamations and praises, the old blacksmith wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, revealing a hearty smile. "As long as you like it."
If they didn’t like it, he wouldn’t change it. His rule was always to first discuss needs, and adjustments could be made during construction, but once it was finished, no changes were allowed.
Yu Xunge and the players from Ding Hai stood by, just like they had ten days ago when welcoming the old blacksmith.
Tom and Jerry shouldered their pack and nodded at Yu Xunge. "Pleasure working with you. I’m off now."
His pack was already filled with three thousand pounds of food and a thousand pounds of fine wine—part of his payment and gifts for his family.
Yu Xunge smiled and nodded. "Thanks for your hard work."
The old blacksmith’s figure was engulfed in light and soon vanished.
Yu Xunge immediately led the players from Ding Hai to the location she had previously decided to build the alchemy workshop.
Come on, old blacksmith!!
The light flared up again. The old blacksmith’s pack had disappeared, but the towel around his neck hadn’t even been taken off yet.
Familiar surroundings, familiar skies, familiar races, familiar faces...
Tom and Jerry: "???"
Hadn’t he just clocked out?
He had just seen his wife and child and hadn’t even had the chance to hug them!
Yu Xunge pulled out the request she had prepared earlier and handed it to the old blacksmith. "I have another alchemy workshop here..."
The old blacksmith paused for a moment, calmly accepting the reality of working overtime. He recovered quickly; this wasn’t the first time it had happened, and fortunately, he had left food at home.
He took the request form and began to read it, glancing at the materials that had already been prepared nearby.
He was quite familiar with these materials, and Yu Xunge’s requirements for the alchemy workshop were not complicated. After calculating, he replied, "Eight days will be enough."
Professional matters should be left to professionals. Yu Xunge didn’t feel that the shorter time compared to the engineering workshop meant the old blacksmith wouldn’t put in his best effort. She readily agreed and continued to delegate the matters here to Ding Hai.
She then patted her backside and left, taking Tu Lan to Ze Lan for further progress.
...
After transforming into an owl with blue wings, Yu Xunge donned the "Doll Collar," put on her eggshell antenna hat, and set off for Ze Lan with Tu Lan and B8017913, who had also turned into plush dolls.
The three plush dolls sat on the eaves of a house in Moon Lake City, using their stealing skills on passing players.
Unlike Yu Xunge’s tiny dot eyes, Tu Lan’s plush toy form had eyes that took up almost half of its face, resembling Stitch—adorably cute, and when looking at people, it didn’t exude any provocation.
B8017913 mentioned that the doll’s form was related to the user’s soul and personality, but Yu Xunge firmly denied this claim.
So, she placed the "Doll Collar" on B8017913, who transformed into a small white robot with a cube-shaped head, a heart outline drawn in red on its chest.
Its eyes were two horizontal black lines, looking even more provocative than her own dot eyes!
The squinty-eyed little robot now sat on Yu Xunge’s right side.
Tu Lan asked in the group chat, "It’s almost the 1st. Are we participating in the God Game on the 1st?"
This question had been troubling Yu Xunge for several days.
Both Mai Mang and B8017913 had mentioned that the previous game mode, which couldn’t be exited midway, was extremely rare, so logically, it shouldn’t happen two times in a row.
No matter how difficult the next game was, it certainly wouldn’t be harder than the chaotic restaurant.
She could draw this conclusion, and other players could too.
Moreover, she had data support for this conclusion from B8017913.
Thus, those lazy players who were just biding their time during the game would likely participate in the next one as well.
However, some rules from the chaotic restaurant were confirming B8017913’s earlier statement—that the gods were starting to punish players who played passively.
This meant that the next game could very well be a dog-eat-dog situation.
What if the next game alternated between difficult and easy?
In the face of the unknown, there was no choice that was 100% safe.
Yu Xunge voiced the answer she had been contemplating for days: "Let’s wait until the morning of the 31st when I reshuffle the cards. If the draw is good, we won’t go; if it’s too bad, we will."
【Chapter 509: Urging Her to Open for Business & Reshuffle】
—"Let’s wait until the morning of the 31st when I reshuffle the cards. If the draw is good, we won’t go; if it’s too bad, we will."
After saying this, Yu Xunge paused for a moment, as determining the quality of the draw was quite difficult.
Although the world tombs connected into keys would have various skills, the scattered world tombs also had their own functions.
If one didn’t pursue the quality of the keys, dismantling some world tombs for use could actually be more beneficial.
Moreover, since it was mahjong and a game, there would always be wins and losses.
If she won, what rewards would she receive?
If other players holding mahjong tiles won before her, what would she face?
Tu Lan was still surprised by Yu Xunge’s statement. "Huh?"
B8017913, who had been following Yu Xunge, understood. "Does this method of balancing luck really work?"
Thinking of the "Doll Collar" she had drawn, recalling her experience using "I Want to Progress So Much," and considering the law of luck conservation in the world battlefield, Yu Xunge replied, "I think it’s quite effective."
B8017913: "Alright, I’ll help you record and analyze the rationality of this pattern."
Yu Xunge went along with it, her mind calculating the time. They had already been in Moon Lake City for ten minutes. She said, "Let’s go, let’s change main cities."
Tu Lan sighed, "You really have a talent for crime. No wonder the Holy Grail said I’ve grown up and become more mature."
Yu Xunge: "You didn’t say anything you shouldn’t have, right?"
This time, Tu Lan surprisingly didn’t retort like before. Instead, she fell silent for a few seconds and said, "…Don’t worry! With your current strength, you can still escape from the Holy Grail. I’ll help you buy some time!"
Yu Xunge: "?????"
Seeing her dot eyes widen, Tu Lan quickly changed the subject. "By the way, Li Zhu said, could you chat more with Song Gui in the battlefield chat channel? As long as you can get her to say ten sentences in a game, she’ll give you a piece of shed dragon scale."
Yu Xunge twitched her lips. "…You want me to help her urge the main business, huh?"
Tu Lan understood the bad joke, and her cartoonish big eyes turned into two greater-than and less-than signs as she laughed.
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