The copy has 0 error tolerance, and the last words on the ground are all wrong for me.

Chapter 357: Distorted Rules and Son of the Plane

If it were someone else, it would be perfectly normal to say that there was no BOSS with the power of origin in the copy they encountered.

After all, the power of origin is the most powerful power in the wilderness, and only the BOSS in the most difficult copy can control it.

But when Heping said this, it didn't sound right.

The difficulty of the copies that can be confirmed or suspected to be passed peacefully is extremely exaggerated, and there are more than one or two A-level copies that are on the verge of getting out of control.

He didn't see the root power on the bosses of these copies, so what did he see?
Divinity? Where in the wilderness are there so many copies that involve the realm of divinity?

Leng Shan felt that Heping’s answer was outrageous, but what was even more outrageous was that Jian Xing did not even glance at him, which meant that the other party was telling the truth.

This made Leng Shan not know what to say next.

Wu Chang didn't notice anything unusual about Leng Shan, but was looking forward to information from Leng Shan.

He doesn't know much about the root power.

He had seen the root power in Fang Hui and Yu Siyi, and he himself also mastered the root power of mysticism.

But he never paid attention to the use of this power.

When one has power to use, who would bother to ponder the source of power?

The dungeon bosses he encountered were all the masterminds hidden in the deepest part of the plane.

He has killed demigods, native gods of the wilderness, projections of gods, and even the Lord of the Deep Sea, the incarnation of the god who owns the kingdom of God.

The only thing I have never seen is a BOSS that uses the power of the root as the main means of defeating others.

After all, the power of origin is also a mundane power. At the same intensity, it cannot cause harm to divinity.

Before today, Wu Chang thought that he had not encountered a BOSS with the root power because the root power was too weak and needed to be practiced.

But what Leng Shan meant was that all kinds of power have their own suitable tracks. In the Wilderness, the root power seems to be more difficult for the players in the Wilderness.

Leng Shan was silent for a moment, adjusted his attitude, and said:

“Everything has its rules. From points to lines, from lines to surfaces. If the world is a painting, then the rules are the threads that make up the painting.”

"Just like a painting, any pattern that appears in the painting needs to be outlined with lines. The same is true for the power of rules. It doesn't have to be a natural rule. As long as anything that appears in the world has its own rules behind it."

"Thunder and lightning have rules, joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness have rules, and even eating and sleeping have rules."

After listening to this, Wu Chang seemed to understand something. So that's how it is. The power of rules is not a macro force like in movies or games.

It is necessary to control the earth, wind, water, and fire and change the material structure before it can be considered as the root force.

No wonder his mysticism is the root of power, Fang Hui’s bad love life and Yu Siyi’s overflowing love are also the root of power.

Seeing that Wu Chang understood the previous foreshadowing, Leng Shan continued:

"The thread of rules is the origin, and the pattern drawn by the thread is the appearance. If we can follow the appearance, we can see the rules corresponding to the appearance, and rely on some kind of power to activate the power of rules."

"Then this kind of power is the power of origin."

As the first person to break through the previous wasteland, Leng Shan’s information is known by many people, so he is not afraid of exposing his abilities at this moment.

He pointed to his hand and said:

"For example, I have been afraid of cold since I was a child and often catch colds."

"As I got colder and colder, I discovered that I could make other people as cold as I was. Later on, I could make not only living things, but dead things and even the air cold."

"Then I saw the rule called coldness and mastered its corresponding root power."

Wu Chang hissed after hearing this. You guys who have mastered the power of origin by nature, is it so easy for you to awaken your abilities?

Being afraid of the cold can awaken the root power, being popular with bad women can awaken the root power, and being toyed with by a scumbag can awaken the root power.

However, when he thought back to himself, he first awakened his gift for salvation when he felt anxious from staying up late playing games and almost died suddenly. After waking up, he could see bloodstains that others could not see.

Maybe it's not just the root power, the world they live in itself is just so casual.

Leng Shan took a sip of wine and continued:
“As I said before, if the world is a painting drawn by regular lines, the harmony between the lines will make the painting harmonious.”

He looked around and saw the oil painting hanging on the wall. He wanted to use the painting to explain, but suddenly remembered that this was a copy and he couldn't afford to pay for damaging the painting on the wall, so he could only withdraw his hand and take out a flyer from his pocket.

It was a recruitment advertisement for a cold storage. Leng Shan carried it with him. In addition, the thick cotton coat he was wearing suggested that he was probably working part-time in the cold storage before he came.

Leng Shan pointed to the polar bear logo on the job ad and said:

“Look, when the lines are harmonious, you can tell it’s a polar bear.”

“But if someone manipulates the root force and enlarges a certain part of the structure, it will destroy the balance of the picture itself.”

As he spoke, the polar bear's black dot-like eyeballs continued to expand, swallowing up the other lines on the screen. Within a few breaths, the polar bear turned into a huge black ball.

"Now, is this a polar bear, or is this an eye, or is this a mass of black?"

Wu Chang looked at the black mass on the screen and said:
"You mean, if the power of a rule is too strong, it will cover or swallow up other rules?"

Leng Shan nodded with satisfaction and said:

"As expected of Lord Peace, you really get it right."

"Take my rules as an example. If I become the boss of a dungeon and gain the blessing of the destiny of the plane, then when my rules are implemented, everyone's actions must comply with my rules."

"At that time, only abilities related to temperature will be effective in the world affected by my rules."

He pointed at the black mass on the advertisement and said:
"The threads that make up other kinds of abilities have been devoured by my threads, so their abilities will also be ineffective."

"Jian Xing's flying sword is very sharp. He has a flying sword technique that can transform the flying sword into countless forms and attack the opponent like a rainstorm."

"But this sword technique has nothing to do with temperature. If it is in a space controlled by my rules, this move cannot be performed. Even if it is used, the lethality will be reduced several times."

Wu Chang raised his eyebrows, and the power of the root spread out, which was able to control the rules and make other people's abilities invalid.

No wonder Yu Siyi was immediately taken away by the Management Bureau and carefully trained after being discovered to possess the power of the root. Relying on the power of the root, she can also play a key role in the Doomsday copy.

It's just that the power of the root can invalidate abilities that are inferior to it, making it impossible for the opponent to hurt itself, and it is also difficult to defend against its own attacks. Why does it sound so familiar?

Leng Shan guessed what Wu Chang was thinking and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency Peace mentioned divinity and divine projection before. I believe that you have faced opponents with divinity more than once and have a certain understanding of divinity. You would think that divinity is similar to the power of origin."

"That's right. The root power is essentially borrowed. The real source of power is the rules that make up the world itself."

“If, through some method, one can attribute the power of rules to oneself and turn oneself into the rules, then that is divinity.”

Before Wu Chang, he always felt that there was a gap between ordinary abilities and divinity.

Without inheriting external divinity, it is difficult to deduce to the level of divinity with ordinary abilities alone, whether it is mysticism, magic, or thunder magic.

After Leng Shan's supplement, he finally knew what the missing transition between the two was.

The transition between the extraordinary and the divine is the root power.

At this moment he felt that as a self-taught person, although he relied on rapid improvement and good rewards to surpass the members of large organizations in terms of combat power.

But in terms of intelligence reserves and systematic understanding of the Abyss Game, he is still a rookie.

But fortunately, he still has a chance to catch up.

If you have any questions in the future, talk to the Omniscient Crystal more.

There is nothing more suitable as a search engine than the Omniscient Crystal, no, it is Teacher Abyss.

The power of the root can only reach divinity after it has reached a higher level. Leng Shan was afraid that Wu Chang would know this inference, so he looked down on the root and added:
"For players, the power of origin lags behind divinity in terms of energy level. When facing a target with divinity, the power of origin is unlikely to be effective."

“But for players in the Desolate Realm who don’t have divinity, the lethality and effect of the root power are even stronger than divinity.”

Leng Shan paused and said:

"You asked me before, what is the difference between a newly born S-class copy and a mature S-class copy?"

"The difference lies in whether a child of the plane is produced in the copy, or in other words, whether the root power of the mutation has begun to erode other rules of the plane."

"In the Wild World, divinity is repelled by the plane barrier and can only act on itself, unable to affect the outside world. However, the power of the root is the opposite."

"The power of origin is the highest level of power in the wilderness. In S-level copies, those who master the power of origin may often be recognized by the plane and become the son of the plane."

"A son of the plane who masters the root power, fighting in his own plane, is completely different from a player who masters the root power." At this point, Leng Shan shuddered. It was not because of the cold, but because he remembered some memories that made him feel scared.

He poured himself a glass of wine, drank it, exhaled, and then said:

"I once conquered an S-level instance as a commander. That instance was a mature S-level instance."

"The dungeon is located in a world similar to ancient martial arts. The dungeon's boss is a local tyrant who has obtained a rare stone from outer space and is able to learn all kinds of martial arts in the world."

"Within the sphere of influence he controls, all non-physical abilities can only exert 30% of their original effect. Only physical abilities can be fully exerted."

"Not only that, the martial artists in this plane possess destructive power beyond that of ordinary people, and can ignore body protection items and skills."

"In that situation, we failed to assassinate the village chief and were chased by hundreds of martial artists with great martial arts skills. They were able to climb walls and fly at incredible speeds, and our displacement skills were ineffective under the dungeon rules."

Leng Shan sighed and said, "That was the closest I've ever been to death."

Wu Chang sighed after hearing this and entered the Steam Phantom copy, which was equivalent to being chased by hundreds of secret police in cars, and the player could only hide from place to place by running.

It's exciting just thinking about it.

Leng Shan said:

"Just now I heard from Jian Xing that Lord Heping was also unable to sense the aura of special energy from the bullets used by the secret police."

"Ordinary industrial bullets can ignore extraordinary powers, which shows that the rules of the Steam Phantom world have been distorted."

Wu Chang frowned, thinking about the root power that Leng Shan had just mentioned, and the impact of the root power on the copy.

After a moment, he came to a conclusion.

Oh no, this might be directed at him.

In Leng Shan's opinion, the most difficult aspect of the root power is that it affects the rules of the entire plane.

But in his opinion, the most troublesome thing about the root power is that it is not strong enough.

If it is divinity, even if the dungeon BOSS opens the kingdom of God and the Blasphemer is triggered, the opponent will be hit hard with every punch.

Although he also has the power of origin, he has not fully developed it. And as Leng Shan said, the power of origin used by the players is completely unable to compete with the power of origin of the Son of the Plane.

If it were an S-level copy that Leng Shan had conquered before, if he wanted to kill the village chief in the copy at this moment, he could only use physical skills and nothing else.

But if he were to complete that copy, it would definitely be much easier than Lengshan.

Strength can defeat skill. The power of the sea giant, combined with his fighting ability as a master fighter, can defeat any martial arts skill with just one elbow.

I hope the dungeon BOSS in Steam Phantom can also fit his ability system.

There was a brief silence in the box. Wu Chang was thinking about how to conquer the dungeon, while Leng Shan and Jian Xing were waiting for his reply.

A few minutes later, Wu Chang came back to his senses from his thoughts and looked at Leng Shan in front of him with a smile.

The other party described the information about the S-level copy in such detail that it was enough to show his sincerity.

Now that the other party has shown his sincerity, it is naturally his turn to express his opinion.

He said:
"Mr. Leng Shan is indeed the first person to break through the barriers in the wilderness. He is indeed experienced. I believe that the big man behind me will also look forward to your joining."

"But..." Wu Chang changed the subject and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"Words are not enough. I just introduced you with my mouth. There is no substantial result. Even if you join, I am afraid it will be difficult to attract attention."

Leng Shan nodded and said, "We can understand what we need to do."

If you want to be valued, you must first demonstrate your own value.

Just as the players are striving to grab the invitations to the Extraordinary Banquet, they are using the invitations to prove their strength.

Wu Chang lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "The organization I belong to is called the Mystic Knights, and it has a long history in the Steam Phantom Plane."

"Hundreds of years ago, he repelled the projection of the evil god. He is the Sword of King Stilan and the most respected personal guard of the king."

"The Mystic Knights had originally been disbanded. Because the International Industrial Expo was approaching and Grimland was in turmoil, Queen Olivia gave the Holy Sword of Lake Light to Sir Sean and ordered Sir Sean to rebuild the Mystic Knights."

Wu Chang paused for a moment, giving the other party time to digest the information, and then said:
"The big man behind me is the leader of the Mystic Knights, Sir Sean."

"The Queen has asked us to investigate the Grimland Anomaly and find the real culprit behind it."

When Wu Chang was talking, Jian Xing listened very carefully. While listening, he kept giving Leng Shan signals in secret.

Tell Leng Shan that what Wu Chang said is very true, 100% true.

Leng Shan's expression remained unchanged after hearing this, but his eyes were shining with an exceptionally fiery light.

They had not been in the Steam Phantom for long, but through conversations with the natives of the plane, they had a general understanding of the situation in Stylan and Grimland.

In their opinion, the force the queen belongs to ranks among the top three among all forces.

Although the queen is only a spiritual symbol in Stellan, in the extraordinary world, the spiritual symbol is enough.

The queen only controls the spirit, and they, the players, can provide enough force.

The power behind peace is the Queen's most trusted guards. What is the difference between them and the Queen's power?
Didn’t this hit you?

Leng Shan said, "Sir Heping, can you give us some specific directions?"

Wu Chang recalled what Olivia had said at the time and told her about the Anti-Corn Laws, workers' marches, the Great Cholera, the Quiet Church and so on.

"Choose one of you. It would be best if you can find out some clues before the party so that you can perform well in front of Sir Sean."

The chaos in Grimland is mostly related to the lower and middle classes of society, which makes investigation difficult and time-consuming.

How could he do such dirty and tiring work by himself? Of course he had to throw it to Leng Shan and others to give them a chance to perform.

Leng Shan and Jian Xing remembered Wu Chang's reminder and said:

"Thank you for your guidance, Lord Peace."

Look, they have to thank us.

Seeing Leng Shan and Jian Xing were about to send the invitation back, Wu Chang waved his hand and said:
"I'll keep these two invitations with you. You'll have enough time to learn about Grimland and the Mystic Knights before the party begins."

"If you feel that the Mystic Knights are not making any progress, you can go to the party and look for other options. If you want to join the Mystic Knights, then these two invitations may be of some help."

Wu Chang adopted an attitude of not forcing anyone and allowing everyone to make a choice. His frank approach immediately reassured Leng Shan and Jian Xing.

Next, the two sides drank and exchanged information, and before they knew it, it was already dawn.

When they parted, Wu Chang left two hundred pounds for the two as their start-up capital.

On the other side, Sir Sean's residence.

Wu Chang had just woken up and had not had time to have breakfast with Irene when the butler Rost told Wu Chang that a tall and thin man with short curly hair came to visit.

There is no need to guess that the other party must be Raventon.

Coming at this time, he must be planning to eat for free.

In Stellan, breakfast is a very important meal. In order to show power and wealth, the nobles have an especially sumptuous breakfast.

Raventon cut the large piece of steak on the plate and said while chewing:
"It's worthy of being Baron Carlisle's villa. The chef here was specially invited by him from Fran. His control over the heat is much better than that of Stilan's chef."

Wu Chang was cutting the big piece of steak on the plate. With the bonus of master-level cold weapon use, he used the knife and fork more elegantly and calmly than the old aristocrat who had received aristocratic training since childhood.

"How did you know we lived here?"

Raventon said as a matter of course: "I am a famous detective. It is much easier to find out where you live than to investigate who those nobles are having an affair with."

He turned to the maid and said:

"Please tell the chef that the food he cooked is delicious, and please give me another one, thank you."

Wu Chang said helplessly:
"I thought you would come to see me in the afternoon. You came so early, you must be here for more than just a meal."

Raventon drank black tea with milk and sugar and said:

"Of course not. If you want to solve Grimland's troubles, you must first understand them."

"After breakfast, I will act as your tour guide and show you the center of the world."

(End of this chapter)