Ten seconds later, Mo Tan, who had recovered his vision and mobility and lost 10% of his health, crawled up from the ground and said with a wry smile to Ji Xiaoge, who had a slightly red face in front of him, "You didn't call me here just to hit me, did you?"
"No, no, that was an accident!" The girl quickly shook her head, chuckling, "I didn't expect you to come so quickly. I actually wanted to show you this..."
Ji Xiaoge laboriously lifted a square mechanical creation and handed it to Mo Tan: "I think it's super easy to use!"
Mo Tan casually took the uniquely shaped machine and looked closely...
【Gezi Brand Toaster - V4.26】Category: Engineering CreationManufacturer: Ye GeQuality: ExcellentDurability: 55/100Usage: Heats bread, launches bread placed inside to a designated position (can store up to 48 slices of bread simultaneously)Features: Extra large capacity, heating, ejection, additional skill: 【Data Deletion - 426】Effect: Any object similar in shape to a slice of bread can be placed inside for heating, can launch slices of bread and increase their damage by 10%, bread slice flight speed is 5m/s, launch frequency is 1 slice/s.【Note: This is just an ordinary toaster.】
Mo Tan: "..."
Then he glanced at the additional skill called 【Data Deletion - 426】, and immediately felt terrible.
【Data Deletion - 426】Additional SkillMastery Requirement: Own one 【Me】Cost/Restriction: All stamina, 80% current healthEffect: Causes all enemy units within a 100-radius centered on me to suffer ten minutes of language interference, and makes all interfered units describe me every five seconds. When they describe me, they cannot move. When attacked by bread slices launched by me, they will definitely be critically hit. After ten minutes, I will be damaged. Cooldown time is 600 minutes. (PS: When multiple instances of me exist simultaneously, as long as this skill is activated, all my characteristics will be frozen until the skill cooldown ends.)
【Note: I am just an ordinary toaster.】
"What's with this skill?!" Mo Tan was immediately flustered and quickly turned to Ji Xiaoge, asking, "This is a toaster?"
Ji Xiaoge nodded vigorously: "Mm-hmm, I studied it all morning to perfect it to a usable state! I haven't tried that skill yet, but it feels quite powerful."
The girl smiled sweetly, her face still smudged with dirt. She wore a set of white soft armor of unknown material, a feather-like metal hairpin on her head, a frying pan inlaid with silver runes on her back, and a belt around her waist with a circle of tools including but not limited to wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, shovels, and hammers. Although her pair of snow-white wings were still the same, Ji Xiaoge's overall appearance was completely different from when she last parted ways with Mo Tan.
It looked incredibly high-end!
"Alright, I'd say this thing is pretty amazing in every way." Mo Tan shook the toaster in his hand and handed it back to Ji Xiaoge: "So this is a baking tool?"
The girl took it, placed it at her feet, and lightly poked her cheek with her index finger, wrinkling her nose in distress: "Although I also think it's a baking tool, Lu Wei teacher insists that this toaster is a weapon. Hmm, it doesn't look like a weapon at all."
"It seems you're getting along well with Lu Wei master." Mo Tan smiled slightly, then curiously asked, "How did you knock me out just now?"
During the ten seconds when Mo Tan was 'unconscious', even though he couldn't move or see, he could still receive friend messages, such as Ji Xiaoge's 'Sorry sorry sorry!'
"It's this." The girl bent down and picked up a flat, square, dark block from beside Mo Tan, shook it at him, then stuck out her tongue apologetically: "I didn't mean to..."
Mo Tan leaned in for a look and immediately felt that what Lu Wei said was absolutely correct.
That toaster was indeed a weapon!
【Black Pepper Bread Slice】Creator: Ye GeConsumableUsage: Health +1%Throw: Low attack power, has a certain chance to stun the target when hitting their headFeature: Explosive, damage increases by 100% when heated.【Note: This thing should be eaten (crossed out) used while hot.】
"Ahem, well, it's alright." Mo Tan cleared his throat, then nodded very seriously to Ji Xiaoge: "You are truly suited for battlefield engineering. Lu Wei master did not misjudge you."
Then Lu Wei's slightly sharp voice came from afar: "Nonsense, I said before, this girl is a talent!"
"Teacher~" Ji Xiaoge turned and said with a giggle to Lu Wei: "You said you'd help me improve my new dish, is it done?"
Lu Wei snorted, glanced at Mo Tan, then waved his hand at Ji Xiaoge: "It's not that easy. I just came out to say hello to this boy. The ingredients for your new... dish haven't been fully analyzed yet, but I'm confident I can increase its explosive power by another notch, but that will take some time."
【What's the connection between improving a new dish... and increasing its explosive power?!】
Mo Tan was flustered again. Even a person with his upright worldview was utterly bewildered.
"Um, teacher." Ji Xiaoge scratched her cheek somewhat awkwardly and whispered, "Didn't you tell me before that you wanted to improve its edible value? What does that have to do with explosive power or anything?"
Lu Wei nodded seriously: "Of course, only when its explosive power is increased can it have practical value."
Mo Tan: "..."
Ji Xiaoge blinked, not understanding but feeling impressed.
"Mo Tan, come here." Lu Wei waved at Mo Tan, turned and walked towards the nearby cliff edge, pointing back at Ji Xiaoge as he walked: "You continue to perfect that toaster. Its accuracy and rate of fire still need improvement."
Ji Xiaoge said 'Oh' and then made a face at Mo Tan: "Then I'll continue my research!"
Mo Tan nodded, then trotted over to Lu Wei and asked in a low voice, "Lu Wei master, what do you need me for?"
"Ahem." Lu Wei lightly coughed, looked back at Ji Xiaoge, who was holding the toaster and looking thoughtful, and said softly, "That child is truly outstanding, but she lacks experience, so I want to ask you for a favor..."
Mo Tan nodded stiffly: "Please say it."
"I hope you can take that little Gezi to the Arena starting tomorrow." Lu Wei said in a deep voice.
【Side Quest Accepted: Sparring Partner, Win 20 matches with Ye Ge in the Tianzhushan Grand Arena. Quest Reward: Optional Experience 2700 points, Lu Wei · Feizierban Reputation 5, Tian Zhu Mountain Reputation 100】
"Um, actually, I feel that your and Ye Ge's ideas seem to be quite different." Mo Tan said with a wry smile, "I don't mind sparring with her in the Arena, but Ye Ge probably just wants to improve her cooking skills. Her so-called edible value..."
Lu Wei's expression darkened.
But Mo Tan insisted on finishing: "I think it should be its value as food, and not..."
"I know." Lu Wei, however, interrupted him faintly, saying in a deep voice, "Of course I know she's talking about edible value."
Mo Tan blinked: "Then why do you still...?"
"Why?" Lu Wei sneered and retorted, "What do you think of the value of the things she makes as food?"
Mo Tan hesitated for a long time, then chose a more subtle way of expressing himself: "I feel... it still needs a bit more work."
"Heh, still needs a bit more work?" Lu Wei continued to sneer: "Do you think she'd get beaten if she went to cook for others?"
Mo Tan: "..."
Lu Wei continued: "So, doesn't she need to be able to protect herself?"
Mo Tan: "..."
Lu Wei then asked: "Then between improving her cooking skills and improving the lethality of her cooking, which method is more efficient?"
【It's already lethal enough!】
Although Mo Tan didn't speak, Lu Wei had already gotten the answer from his expression.
"So..." This big shot shrugged: "I'm doing all this for her own good. Of course, you can tell her what I said. I don't think that girl would mind."
Mo Tan sighed: "Alright, I'll help, if she's willing."
【Lu Wei · Feizierban's Favorability towards you +1】
"Haha, I knew you were a good kid." Lu Wei chuckled and patted Mo Tan's arm: "Don't worry, weren't you also planning to improve your strength in the Arena? That girl will definitely be able to help."
"I have no doubt about that." Mo Tan said with a wry smile: "By the way, do you know where Cordova and Lu Jiang are?"
When he came out of the Noob Arena with Jia Deka and Ya Ya earlier, he had sent messages to all three of them, but only Ji Xiaoge had replied.
"Oh, they're with Feimigeer in the Second Testing Ground." Lu Wei pointed to a large door on the mountain not far away and said casually, "You can go check there. Long was also there before, but he's already left."
Mo Tan was a little surprised: "Lu Jiang and Feimigeer are here too?"
It wasn't strange for Cordova (body), created by Lu Wei, to appear on the Seventh Outer Mountain, but Mo Tan really hadn't expected Feimigeer and Lu Jiang to be here as well.
He hadn't seen the former in a long time, and the latter had been taken away by Long just before he went offline yesterday. That Thirteenth High-Rank Observer of Tian Zhu Mountain had suddenly appeared out of thin air, greeted everyone, and then teleported away with Lu Jiang, saying he needed to confirm the situation of her brother.
He hadn't expected them back so soon.
"Go find them." Lu Wei yawned: "I'll go talk to little Gezi about the Arena."
Mo Tan nodded, then walked towards the Second Testing Ground.
"Oh, by the way." Lu Wei suddenly called out to Mo Tan, reminding him, "You'd best be careful."
Mo Tan: "?"
"You'll know when you get there."
...
Two minutes later,
Mo Tan had just carefully pushed open the door of the Second Testing Ground and poked his head in when he was scorched by a sky-blue flame descending from not far away, losing nearly half his health, and then was knocked head over heels by a sudden burst of shockwave.
"Come on! Come on again! You're still arrogant!" Cordova's taunts came from inside the door, his tone as smug as could be: "Scratch me, you bastard!"
Mo Tan stood up and peered in from outside the door, only to see Cordova floating in mid-air, two huge dark green wing-shaped runes suspended behind him. Around the Staff of Sanction in his hand, which resembled a Fangtian Ji, several rune phantoms of various colors swirled. Each swing brought forth ripples of light several meters long, looking incredibly mighty and imposing.
Opposite him, the azure giant dragon Feimigeer was roaring, two deep blue array diagrams, like totems, furiously flashing beside its dragon wings.
However, 'roaring' was only from Cordova's perspective. In Mo Tan's Half-Dragon ears, Feimigeer was clearly cursing at this moment...
"You shameless... Tashador Milius Andovar... unlucky... Pavamark Basky... cheating with a big move during a spar... Reishen Kampasdia... bastard!"
【Is this the legendary Dragon Language Magic?】
Mo Tan felt his two dragon horns on his forehead slightly heating up, seemingly resonating faintly with the surrounding environment, and couldn't help but think so.
Then he saw two huge waves entwined with sky-blue flames surge out from the two array diagrams, interweaving in mid-air and crashing towards Cordova!
【You have unlocked Magic Power, you have comprehended Dragon Language Magic: Deep Blue Flame Surge 0.03%】
The system prompt suddenly sounded in Mo Tan's ear.
At the same time, Cordova smiled proudly, raised the Staff of Sanction high in his hand, and loudly declared: "Basic Attack — Three-Color Forceful Slash!"
He brought his hand and staff down, and suddenly a staff... no, a halberd shadow composed of dark gold, crimson, and shit-yellow appeared in front of him, actually splitting Feimigeer's Dragon Language Magic, which possessed both water and fire elements, right in mid-air!
"Roar!!!"
The incredulous giant dragon let out a roar.
"What the hell is that?!"
The system thoughtfully provided Mo Tan with a simultaneous translation.
But Cordova just smiled without speaking, his pair of rune wings behind him suddenly vibrated, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared above Feimigeer, and then...
"Oh dear~~~~~~~"
Bang!
He fell down.
Feimigeer: "..."
Mo Tan: "..."
A puddle of light green substance not far away: "..."
Then, Cordova's translucent wings behind him crumbled, and the light on the Staff of Sanction in his hand completely faded. He slowly curled up into an OTZ...
"Ahaha, hahahahahaha, hahahahahaha-hiccup!" Feimigeer, who had quickly retreated to ensure a clear trajectory when Cordova fell, roared with laughter, laughing so hard he was almost crying.
And the green substance in the corner of the testing ground slowly condensed into a tall, delicate, graceful, but actually male woman, who whispered, "Cordova, is he alright?"
"He's fine." Mo Tan also walked in from outside the door at this point, first greeting the giant dragon who had started rolling on the ground with laughter, then spread his hands at Lu Jiang...
"He just ran out of power."
Chapter 137: End
