"You broke off a piece of Rika's bazooka and swallowed it...Isn't that going to upset your stomach or something? It's iron, can your stomach digest it?"
"This? Don't worry, I wouldn't be in any trouble even if I ate twenty pieces of dead wax that have been preserved for nine thousand years, not to mention this little bit of iron. Furthermore, my physical condition improved when I defeated Alphalu before, so I can digest this little bit of iron..."
He gave a thumbs-up to the north.
"So even if I swallowed Rika's bazooka raw, my reinforced iron stomach would be able to digest it!"
"That's not what I meant... Never mind."
Huo took two steps forward and patted Rika's shoulder, who seemed a little confused about the current situation.
"Anyway, we'll have to stay here for a while. Also, we're working together to revive Yakumo Kurenai. Rika, are you willing to work with us?"
Volume 3: Return to Fantasy: Chapter 147: Versailles, right?
Huo and Rika were still communicating in his mind, while Xiangbei had already arrived at the Mist Lake.
With his feet on the surface of the lake, relying on his unlimited ability, he was able to walk on the lake towards the north.
The moonlight shone on the lake, like a portal to another world. Xiangbei's steps did not stop, and he listened repeatedly to the conversation between Xiang and Huo in his mind, while also thinking about his next plan of action.
Maybe it was because it was too late, Cirno and the great fairy were no longer visible. Walking slowly north across the misty lake, when they arrived in front of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, they saw the diligent gate guard, Hong Meiling. Even though it was almost evening, she was still guarding the gate, fulfilling her duties as a gate guard.
It would have been better if she hadn't closed her eyes and blown snot bubbles...
"I'm sorry, Master Hong." Xiangbei bowed slightly.
"I didn't bring any gifts this time. I will come visit you again when I have some free time."
After saying that, he walked north past the useless gatekeeper, crossed the garden, pushed open the door of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and walked into the mansion.
The interior of the Western-style building was still luxurious and classically decorated. The dim light shone on the long corridor, adding a touch of mystery and elegance to this ancient building. Xiangbei's footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, appearing particularly clear.
After walking through the long corridor, Xiangbei's eyes lightly swept over the exquisite decorations around him, but did not linger. Now he had more important things to do.
He came to the door of the Scarlet Devil Mansion's underground library, which was the treasure house of the Scarlet Devil Mansion's knowledge and also the destination of his trip.
He knocked on the door gently, and when no one responded, he pushed the door open and walked in.
The door slowly opened, and I walked north into the Scarlet Devil Mansion's vast underground library. Here, in stark contrast to the silence outside, towering bookshelves, densely packed with books, exuded an ancient and mysterious aura. A heavy silence permeated the library, broken only by the occasional rustling of pages.
Looking up, Patchouli was staring at the magic book in front of her, and seemed to have not noticed Xiangbei's arrival at all.
Xiangbei walked gently to Patchouli's side and knocked on the table where Patchouli was reading. The crisp sound of knocking on the table echoed in the library, but it did not attract Patchouli's attention.
……
Xiangbei knocked on the table again, this time adding a little more force, making the knocking sound and the vibration caused by the contact of his fist with the table a little louder, finally making Patchouli notice it and move her eyes away from the book.
"...North?"
Patchouli frowned slightly, clearly annoyed at being interrupted. But when she saw that it was Xiangbei, her expression softened.
"It's you. I didn't expect you to come back to the library. Remi clearly told Meiling not to let you in."
"Oh, you know." Xiangbei thought for a while and said.
"Ms. Hong Meiling... isn't she actually that suitable for the position of security guard?"
"Hey, who says she isn't? If she had really guarded the gate of the Scarlet Devil Mansion properly, my library wouldn't be constantly visited by that black and white rat."
Patchouli closed the book and her purple eyes scanned Xiangbei's body.
"It seems like something has changed in you as well... So, what brings you here this time?"
"Well, speaking of this..."
The shadow under Xiangbei's feet moved, and the magic power turned into the power of curse. He had adapted to this power in the past few days, and Xiangbei's control over various abilities had also improved. Just like now, Xiangbei could use the magic power to control the shadow under his feet, and then condense it into some shapes for attack, or spit out the items contained in them.
The Heaven and Tyrant Generator was spit out and fell into Xiangbei's hands.
"This is……"
Magicians generally have good eyesight, especially orthodox magicians like Patchouli, so she immediately noticed the strange power contained in this prop.
Just one look at this item will reveal its preciousness. It is extremely rare even in the entire Gensokyo. Patchouli looked at Xiangbei with a puzzled look.
"Let me explain it briefly."
Facing Patchouli's puzzled look, Xiangbei briefly introduced the effects of this prop.
"The effect of this item is that it can significantly improve the physical fitness of the person who presses the button in exchange for a portion of their magic power."
Xiangbei placed the button on the table and returned it to Patchouli.
"I remember that your health didn't seem good, Patchouli... well, or should I say that the health of magicians isn't very good? Anyway, I plan to lend it to you once to help improve your somewhat flawed physical condition."
"This……"
Patchouli opened her mouth. She had never thought that Xiangbei came here just to bring her such a prop.
Before Patchouli could react, Xiangbei's explanations came out of his mouth one after another.
"I know this is hard for you to believe, but don't worry. This item has been tested by many people in the demon world. As for the total amount of magic power required and the improvement in physical fitness, you can ask Alice... Well, they just came back, and Aige and Lilith have already used this item."
"I……"
"I gave you this item without any purpose. It's simply a reward for allowing me to borrow books from the library. Don't worry about it."
"you……"
"To use this tool, just press the button. I've written the specific instructions on the slip of paper on the back of the button. You can take a look at it. I'll come pick it up in three days."
"Wait a minute!"
Patchouli finally stopped Xiangbei's rapid-fire speech, and Xiangbei also stopped talking, looking at Patchouli to see what she was about to say.
"...I'll accept your kindness first."
Although the effect of this prop sounds a bit intimidating, the strange magic it exudes cannot be faked. Moreover, looking at Xiang Bei's confident look, it is most likely true.
"However, I feel guilty for rashly accepting your gift..."
After hesitating for a while, Patchouli finally stood up.
"Well, as a token of my gratitude, I will grant you access to some of the forbidden books in the library. Consider it my gift to you for this tool..."
"Ah, that's not necessary."
He waved to the north.
"When I went to the Demon Realm earlier, I rescued Lilith... well, Alice's second daughter. Shenqi, as a token of gratitude, gave her all the magic books and knowledge in her library, so I don't need to add so many books to my collection."
...Gan.
Patchouli, who had lived for hundreds of years, knew for the first time what "Versailles" meant.
Volume 3: Return to Fantasy: Chapter 148: Xiangbei is like this, all you need to think about is getting stronger
The repayment to Patchouli has been completed. Whether she wants to ask Alice for it before using it, or study it herself before using it, or give it to a black and white thief... it doesn't matter.
Speaking of which, Xiangbei was happy to see that Marisa's body, which had been corroded by magic and would not last long, could be restored through this method.
Of course, since the Heaven and Tyrant Generator requires a certain amount of magic power as a price, if Marisa doesn't want to make such a deal... he can also directly use the Inaction Transformation to help Marisa repair her body and let her live for a few more decades.
But that's a matter for the future, there's no need to think about it now.
"Rika."
Xiangbei asked Rika in his mind. After Rika agreed to join their team, Huo had already communicated with her for a long time and basically explained to her how to resurrect Yakumo Hong.
"You're a scientist, you have the best brains, why don't you think about what we should do next."
"What should I do..." Rika was stunned, and after thinking for a while, she answered.
"Well, if you really want to use that time machine to go back in time and take some of Xiaohong's law parts from the previous timeline, you can actually set off now."
"Although Xiaohong can always perform miracles in her human form, there's no need to be hostile to the former Xiaohong. As long as you explain it well, she should agree to your request."
"But." Rika continued.
"Before taking action, we need to consider several key factors - first, time travel itself is full of uncertainty and risks, and we must ensure that disruption to the timeline is minimized to avoid unforeseen consequences."
"Then we also need to prepare a very, very detailed plan, including the specific time of the time travel, the target location, the required resources, and the possible difficulties and coping strategies."
"Then...train yourself to develop enough strength to face all difficulties!"
Rika became more and more excited as she spoke, then she slapped her thigh and said with her eyes shining.
"As for the first two points, leave it to Huo and me. After all, we are from hundreds of years ago and we know exactly how to contact Xiaohong at the right time."
"As for you, you just need to work hard to become stronger."
"I understand. The action remains unchanged, right?"
After nodding, Xiangbei felt less confused.
Xiangbei is like this, he just needs to become stronger, but Rika and Huo have to consider more, how to minimize the interference of the timeline, how to formulate a plan of action...
Cang.
The next moment, Xiangbei arrived at an altitude of one thousand meters above the ground.
Looking up at the sky, the moon was already bright in the sky, the moonlight shining on him, and the stars dotted in the night sky like diamonds. Xiangbei took a deep breath, feeling the fresh air and the slight coolness in the sky.
Late at night……
It's a good time to steal something.
"Million Hammer, I'll crush Malena!"
———The dividing line between Huo and Rika’s heated discussion————
Huizhen City, also known as Nicheng.
As the name suggests, it is a giant city hanging upside down in the sky.
The first Ichisun Master defeated the demon and obtained the demon's secret treasure, the "Treasure Hammer", which is said to be able to fulfill any wish.
However, after Master Ichicun learned that if he used the Wanbao Hammer to fulfill his wish, he would have to pay an equal price, he never used the Wanbao Hammer again except for the first time when he used it to increase its power.
However, the descendants of Master Yicun forgot his warning. They thought that the Wanbao Hammer was just a treasure. It would be a loss if they didn’t use such a treasure that could fulfill any wish.
Then the descendant made a wish: "I want to build a luxurious city to rule the people."
Then the whole family suffered tragedy.
As for what kind of tragedy it is... let's not talk about it for now, it's not important.
The purpose of going north to Huizhen City is to get this Wanbao Hammer.
The process of obtaining the Wanbao Hammer...also needs no mention.
Because it's so easy.
Looking at the small golden wooden hammer in his hand, Xiangbei's expression became a little complicated.
He didn't even use the gap, he just crawled into the shadow and sneaked into the Shining Needle City. Using his powerful perception and six eyes to search around, he found the secret treasure stored in the warehouse by the dwarf tribe.
But honestly, wasn't the security of this item even remotely adequate? Forget about placing any kind of seal around the Wanbao Hammer, there weren't even any guards at the entrance to the warehouse where the Wanbao Hammer was stored.
This thing clearly caused a major mutation in the past. Is it really okay to just leave it like this?
If it weren't for the fact that the magic contained in it could not be faked, and if Xiangbei hadn't asked Huo to use her system function that could reveal the level and name of the item to check it out, he would have thought he had just got a fake.
After waving it casually, Xiangbei began to recall the effect of this item among the players in Gensokyo.
The effect of this item is somewhat similar to his own Heaven and Tyrant Generator. Both of them require paying a price to get something, but the Wanbao Hammer is much more versatile because its effect is to realize wishes. At the same time, the uncertainty is also very high. After all, the price to be paid is random and uncontrollable.
In the original story, Yakumo Hong used the power of the Manbaku Hammer twice - once to restore her memories of being shattered by the Dragon God and drifting to various timelines and places in the world, and once to briefly merge her soul with the demon personality to give her daughter a good spanking.
The effect was very good, but the price was also very high, and it was a price paid across timelines - one broke her soul into four parts, and the other did not cause her system to break apart.
Hmm, it seems the benefits don't even begin to compare to the costs? Is it just because Yakumo Hong successfully resolved everything that the flaws of this item aren't highlighted?
"No matter what, at least I have added a trump card."
"Also, I remember that this Wanbao Hammer is said to have a 'correct way to use it'?"
Xiangbei pondered, he had always coveted this item, why? Because the Wanbao Hammer had a very similar binding ability to himself.
If the incorrect way to use the Wanbao Hammer is "realize a certain wish first, then pay a random price", then is the correct way to use it, like the bondage, "pay a certain price first, then realize a certain wish"?
If so, then this item can indeed make him stronger. After all, he can't use restraints to fulfill his wishes.
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