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Chapter 140 How to hide a drop of water?

Practicing the witchcraft skills taught by Senior Li, Feng Xue concentrated his thoughts and injected strands of willpower into the teardrop-shaped jade pendant on his chest.

Everyone has the power of will, but if one wants to use it, they must go through a medium, and this medium is the spirit, whether it is a virtual god, a ghost fairy, an evil spirit, or a demon fairy.

However, Feng Xue's medium at this time has a unique name——

Congratulatory vessel.

That is, it is similar to the Nuo mask used by witches and opera singers, a magical tool that carries the power of the virtual god.

According to Senior Li, this kind of magic tool was originally a ritual vessel used by shamans in ancient times to store the divine power bestowed by gods when they worshipped gods. However, with the progress of the times, the Central Plains gradually transitioned from the primitive belief of "people obey gods" to the new era belief of "people and gods trading".

As the secrets of the virtual gods were gradually revealed, some open-minded shamans even began to shape, select, and raise virtual gods according to their own needs, and the blessing instruments became tools for "using human power to use the power of God." To put it cruelly, a part of the god's spirit was made into wetware that could output divine magic by inputting energy.

The jade pendant on Feng Xue's chest sealed the part of the power of Mawu's incarnation [Healing]. With the infusion of willpower, a power with a soft and pearly luster surged out.

Compared to magic power, this power is softer and more controllable. Even with Feng Xue's small soul, he can accurately control it to flow through his blood vessels and to his limbs and bones.

Since Feng Xue personally provided the willpower, the power of [Healing] itself was not as immediate as [Cure], and the recovery speed seemed very slow, but it was gentle. With the slight tingling accompanied by the warmth, Feng Xue could clearly feel that the wounds on his body were being healed.

"Sarah, help me take a look at my current physical condition!"

Hearing Feng Xue's call, Sarah, who had been lying on the deck to prevent the host from seeking death, pricked up her ears, glanced at Feng Xue, and was stunned for a few seconds, but then seemed to have adapted to it and gave a standard response:

"You have over forty strained muscles throughout your body, but they're a little better than before. I think it's that healing power within you that's taking effect. At this rate, you'll be fully recovered by tomorrow morning... in about fifteen hours."

"That's okay." Feng Xue nodded. For a passive blessing device that can only rely on its own willpower to have such an effect, it is already quite good.

Seeing Feng Xue's appearance, Sarah really wanted to tell him that for ordinary people in this world, such a minor injury should be healed by just a good night's sleep, let alone using divine power.

But just as she was wondering if saying this would make Feng Xue angry, Feng Xue's watch suddenly lit up. On the screen, the projection of a small bell was holding up a projection of a compass and said cheerfully:

"Master, the compass you mentioned is ready. With this, we can accurately avoid the Moon Goddess's faith area!"

"Avoid? Who said to avoid? Didn't you download a sea chart from the Landseeker Forum? Could you mark the nearby islands that believe in the Moon God?" As soon as Feng Xue said this, Sarah got furious before Xiao Lingling could answer. But before she could refute, Fina rushed over at a speed that made Feng Xue feel the air in front of her thicken a little, and said excitedly:

"Yeah!"

"What's good about that! We just offended the Moon Goddess! Who said before that we'd be dead if her true form came out?" Sarah stared at him with her dog eyes, an expression that said, "If you don't explain clearly, I'll break your legs to stop you from dying."

Feng Xue was also really worried that his sincere "for your own good" could circumvent the gods' "judgment of the heart, not the deeds" contract, so he immediately explained:

"Based on our analysis of Mau's confession, the local gods of the Cradle Islands likely all have similar attitudes toward outsiders. Rather than going to a completely unfamiliar island and dealing with unfamiliar gods all over again, it's better to find one we know well. With the remnants of Mau's avatar and the Moon Stone, I'm confident we can disguise ourselves as Mau's followers. Use the same disguise techniques you used on Fina to apply makeup on me as well. This way, unless Mau sees us in person, there's virtually no risk of us being exposed."

"Can't we disguise ourselves as Mawu followers and go to the territories of other gods? According to you, the gods in the Cradle Islands... or at least the Titan Islands should have a certain understanding?" Sara seemed to think she had found a loophole in Feng Xue's language, but Feng Xue just sighed and shook his head.
"Let's put it this way. There are two companies. If you're wearing the uniform of a company A employee, would it be easier to get discovered if you sneak into company A, or if you go to company B and pretend to be a seconded employee from company A? It's not that the gods can't see their believers, they're just too lazy to check on them one by one. If there are many of their believers in one place, they won't care if one more or one less. But if there's only one of their believers in a place, who knows if they'll just take a quick look!"

"..." Sarah's understanding of the gods was limited to the superficial statistics in the database. After Feng Xue's explanation, she couldn't tell the truth. Looking at the host's eager expression, she could only sigh and say:
"If you think it's okay, then go ahead."

I don't know if it was timed specifically, but at the same moment Sarah said this, the little bell popped out again. This time, there was a virtual sea chart in her hand. Although it looked a little unfamiliar, Feng Xue still remembered that this should be the sea chart of the Titan Island Chain.

However, compared with the nautical chart Sarah had provided before, in addition to the dozen or so "big islands" that are very close to each other in the Titan Island Chain, this map also has many scattered small island marks. In the nearby sea area, there are also many places marked with words such as "abandoned", "damaged", and "no discovery". I think these should be traces of the exploration of this place by the predecessors who seek land.

Now, there are two more crescent-shaped labels on the nautical chart. As Feng Xue looked at them one by one, Xiao Lingling pointed to a small triangle in the northwest corner of the chart:
"We are here now. I calculated these islands based on the changes in the 'compass'. If it's farther away, the error will be huge."

"Which one is closest to us?"

Feng Xue's eyes swept over the nautical chart, but he did not make a direct judgment, because according to the geographical knowledge he had, when a spherical planet map was drawn on a plane, many visually outrageous things would appear.

For example, Greenland, which appears enormous on the map and is even comparable to Africa, is actually much smaller than Australia.

Xiao Lingdang didn't know what Feng Xue was thinking at the moment, but she didn't care. When she heard Feng Xue's question, she immediately drew a few lines:

"The nearest public island to us is Banmaid Island, at the northernmost tip of the Titan Island Chain. It's about 170 kilometers away, and it takes three hours to drive at full speed. It's the closest commercial island to the Cradle and Emerald Islands. In addition, the Landseekers Association's data lists three other islands within a similar distance, but the civilization level on these islands is still at the tribal stage, making it difficult to blend in even with disguise."

"Then let's go here..." Feng Xue was about to wave his hand and announce that they were going full speed ahead, but he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. He immediately said, "But we don't need to go too fast. It would be best if we could arrive after I recover."

(End of this chapter)