Chapter 880 - 8: Ran Into It
Gu Mo flipped through the magic book in his hand, letting the pages flow smoothly from start to finish—
Although the pages can be infinitely expanded, the current pages collected are still limited, so the pages displayed are also limited. Naturally, it’s possible to flip through to the end.
"Zi, can you try to open a... pathway to one of the pages?"
He casually browsed for a moment, then looked at the golden-haired monster maiden beside him, asking in a very casual tone.
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Yakumo Zi glanced at him without saying anything, gently extended her hand, and casually waved the folding fan in her hand, directly tearing open a pitch-black rift on one of the pages of the magic book. This rift extended from the paper into the void, seemingly leading to a dimension of unknown time.
Originally invisible boundary lines were easily crossed at this moment, and the boundary’s fluctuations slowly expanded.
The young man in white with black hair was also accustomed to this, directly projecting a sliver of spiritual power into the rift.
A very weak sliver of Spirit Body power was projected, barely sustaining his perception to rapidly extend, quickly condensing into form with mass in the dimension on the other side of the rift—
This is a gray, chaotic space, where concepts are not yet clear, a Realm of Light and Darkness where matter, light, energy, direction... even everything has not been defined, appearing dim and profound, like a gap between the dark times and spaces.
Wandering in this gray chaotic space yet unformed, Gu Mo was thoughtful.
Not hesitating much, he cut off the projection of spiritual power, removed the existence of mass projection, and then extended his index finger to scratch his cheek, pondering seriously: "It seems like it didn’t work... The previous experiences of accessing the World in the Painting, Story World seem not to be applicable?"
"Of course not, if you just want to enter a defined domain, like the fantasy world in the fairy tale book you gave your daughter, I could completely do it... Unlike the real world, it’s defined by the information flow and a small World Egg,"
the golden-haired monster maiden scornfully said—
"The worlds in dreams, paintings, or stories are actually not much different from the ’Fairy Tale Realm’ you created. It’s just the information forming the World Egg is different. But if you need to truly access the Outer Universe, precisely reach another macroscopic world’s dimension, that’s not a simple matter."
Saying this, she gently opened the small fan in her hand, her gaze glancing towards the other directions in the valley.
Clear mountains and waters, birds sing and flowers bloom.
A secluded place, like a paradise outside the world.
No one else was around, even Miss Naoki, who seemed to have a status on Penglai Island equivalent to the Reimu Witch in Fantasy Land, wasn’t lounging around every day, which contrasted sharply with Ling Meng, almost saying she is conscientious.
In fact, after the initial days of lively bustle, it quickly returned to silence here. Although people from Fantasy Land still occasionally visit... ultimately it’s not as busy as the first few days, both in frequency and number have greatly declined.
Especially after discovering that this world wasn’t as new as imagined, even Kirisame Marisa, the highly active little witch, quickly lost the motivation to explore... After riding her broom to tour the whole of Penglai Island, she didn’t come back.
—Only left Penglai Island with the legend of a Magic Witch flying on a broom, sparking a series of speculations and conjectures...
—Additionally, the group of demons, gods, fairies, vampires... etcetera, a bunch of Fantasy Land girls, came together to Penglai Island for sightseeing, were also observed by some attentive people, similarly sparking many speculations and conjectures...
As for what reports will be sent back to various countries afterward, sparking their imaginations, causing what kind of chain reaction, whether it will motivate them even more to attempt to unearth past history, continuing down the wrong path in archaeology, this...
is unknown.
According to Marisa, she says it is much quieter here than Fantasy Land, the village by the lake is not as big or bustling as the town in the Human World, not to mention, the people in the village seem to have a sort of estrangement with the non-common domain, which can be felt from their attitude.
In short, it’s not fun at all.
This is indeed the thought of most people in Fantasy Land, whether it’s fun is the most important.
No matter how beautiful the scenery, how dense the spiritual qi, if it’s boring, not interesting, they will still be uninterested, having no reason to choose here over Fantasy Land.
Moreover, the area opened for Fantasy Land tour group currently is only Penglai Island, the world outside the Great Barrier wasn’t intended for them to roam. This is both concerns about them causing disturbance and worry that the outside world would be stimulated, hence it is a very necessary measure...
Thus, for Fantasy Land, it’s inevitable that after downloading the new DLC open, exploring the new map "Penglai Island", they quickly lose enthusiasm.
—Naturally, things gradually returned to tranquility here.
Only Yakumo Zi stayed in this area during this time, according to what this guy said, to utilize her mastery of the Interstice Movement ability to assist him in better exploring unknown dimensions... The Demon Sage was also holding her breath, trying to prove she was not lacking.
Of course, there’s another important reason as well...
She indeed has plenty of time.
Once upon a time, Fantasy Land required her constant care and attention, the operation and maintenance of the Great Barrier also needed frequent resolution of various loopholes and problems, during which time she was busy without rest, dealing with endless troubles, along with Nine-tailed Demon God Yuyun Lan, still busy.
But those are all past now, in recent decades, everything in Fantasy Land has entered into the right tracks.
The former Demon Sage now has not much to do, Fantasy Land is no longer fragile to the point it cannot exist without her, the Boundary Demon bubble that would break with a slight poke isn’t so anymore. So, Yakumo Zi can now leave Fantasy Land directly, holding herself here relentlessly.
—It’s imperative to stay here...
—With so many sneaky cats, even having kids...
Thinking of this, the boundary Great Demon couldn’t help but want to grind her teeth. She unconsciously glanced again at the person beside her, some thoughts surfacing in her heart, but she quickly gave up, dejectedly dismissing those wild ideas herself—
It wasn’t because of being reserved or anything...
But because she couldn’t see any hope of suppressing this guy by force...
Just like that Nine-tailed Fox from that day, so powerful that even Lan found it unscientific, and this guy’s power is definitely stronger than that Fox Elf. That’s an undeniable fact... unless he cooperates himself, otherwise, as long as he doesn’t want to be caught, he definitely won’t be caught.
However—
If this guy is willing to cooperate obediently, then I wouldn’t need to go through so much trouble.
Really annoying and detestable...
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Gu Mo noticed it but didn’t know why the Monster Maiden was suddenly dejected. After all, he didn’t deliberately read the messages from her deep thoughts, so he subconsciously thought that Zi felt lost and frustrated due to the lack of progress on this plan.
"Actually, it’s not a big deal, maybe it’s not necessarily your problem, to be honest, my ability is indeed a bit elusive, I still haven’t fully figured it out..."
He offered a word of comfort, but he was also telling the truth.
The ability to travel through worlds is essentially a basic service provided by the system to players for dungeon strategies, but apart from him, no one can understand what this really is.
Even Miss Hiri, who has become his special navigator, made a breakthrough in capability thanks to system recognition, acting as a functional NPC managing dungeons... but how this determination happened and how recognition process was carried out, he still can’t be sure.
It’s just based on experience and intuition, guessing that Zi might be able to receive such treatment as well—
If that’s the case, her ability could take a step further, mastering the precise positioning of dungeon worlds.
"You haven’t figured it out yourself?"
The Monster Maiden had a suspicious expression. Is this person’s ability really that mysterious?
"I really haven’t figured it out, after all, there’s no manual or anything..." Gu Mo said with a deep expression and then shifted the topic, "However, there’s a thought, maybe you need to cooperate with Hiri to make better use of the ability I shared..."
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The Monster Maiden raised a fan, covering the lower half of her beautiful face, looking at him with strange eyes, not knowing what was on her mind.
"Ahem, believe me, this might really be the case..."
Gu Mo coughed, speaking very seriously. Currently, Hiri is the NPC for the dungeon management feature, only she can open or close the entrance of the dungeon, maybe because of this reason, Zi can’t really exert her ability in this regard.
"Then... give it a try?"
Seeing how confident he looked, the Monster Maiden frowned, could it really be the case?
"Hiri has returned to her world to handle some matters... but she’ll probably be quick, I even left a clone of the War Moon over there, as long as she signals, the railgun can hit any corner of the continent at any time, whether it’s clearing the Wild Hunt or trying to deter various countries, it’s very easy..."
The young man in white clothes and black hair waved a hand, standing up at the same time.
"So now, she’s probably about done over there, I’ll go get her back and see..."
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The golden-haired Monster Maiden narrowed her eyes slightly but didn’t refuse, instead, she nodded.
"Be right back."
The young man across waved his hand, turned around, took a step, and then disappeared into the air.
"That fast?"
Yakumo Zi raised her eyebrows slightly. She hadn’t even noticed how the other had vanished or where he went, with not a ripple in time or space, as if he had vaporized from existence, completely fading from the cause and effect of the universe.
...
...
Perhaps it is a story from another universe—
"What the heck..."
Appearing on a bustling, unfamiliar street, Gu Mo lightly raised an eyebrow, then couldn’t help but raise his hand and sigh to the sky... How long has it been since the days of carelessly walking down the road and accidentally stumbling into a Dungeon World...
—Did I just happen to collide with a newly spawned dungeon?