CHAPTER 109: CHAPTER 109: FAIRY PALACE, SO AWESOME! (THIRD UPDATE)

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

Early the next morning, Ren Suo got out of bed and continued his gaming journey.

He had already thought about his spiel before going to sleep last night, on how to use the Pangolin to talk to the Tactical Bureau. The current issue was whether the spell he had downloaded from the magical network was powerful enough.

Directly opening the "Equipment Interface," Ren Suo saw he had acquired a new Skill: "Magic Ventriloquism," a non-attribute First-Tier Magic he had downloaded for 50 Spirit Stones from the magical network.

The effect was simple: using Spiritual Energy to create vibrations in the abdomen to produce sound. If used frequently, it could even help reduce belly fat and train the abs.

There were three major prohibitions: don’t use it when you have a stomachache, as you won’t be able to hold back;

Don’t use it while defecating, as you could suffer from rectal prolapse;

Don’t use it while eating, as you’ll end up farting.

It could be said that this Spell had a very narrow application, since few cultivators were mute, and even fewer would buy it specifically to train their abs. Priced at 50 Spirit Stones, it was one of the cheapest among dozens, and not without reason.

However, there’s no such thing as a useless Spell, only useless cultivators... bullcrap! If the "Equipment Interface" hadn’t allowed Ren Suo to equip the Spells he learned to other characters, he wouldn’t have bought this useless Spell—he didn’t need to become an ab fanatic!

However, after equipping this Skill on the "Devouring the Spirit of the World" and then switching the operative character to the Pangolin—

In the lower-left corner of the Skill bar, "Ventriloquism" indeed appeared, allowing direct text input for speech!

Indeed, in humanoid form, many Spells equipped by game characters could be used normally!

Now, there was a bucket of ink and a stack of A4 paper in front of the Pangolin, who was communicating with a middle-aged man from the Tactical Bureau.

"As per Comrade Pangolin’s request, we now have paper and ink. If you have any needs, please make them known."

The middle-aged man said, "We have a few questions that we need Comrade Pangolin to answer. As long as you’re willing to answer truthfully, I can assure you that you’ll be provided with a comfortable living environment and proper Cultivation guidance."

"No rush, you can write down one word at a time, we’ve got all the time in the world—"

The Pangolin said, "No need, just go ahead."

It was apparent that both the man in the Black Body Armor and the middle-aged man were stunned onscreen.

The middle-aged man asked, "You can... speak with your abdomen? Then why didn’t you speak earlier instead of writing with your fists?"

The Pangolin replied, "When you, were chasing me, I hit my head, dazed all the way, just woke up, forgot I, could do Ventriloquism."

"...Okay then," the middle-aged man said, "Let’s start."

"First, what did you do that caused the red glow in Sky Capital these past few days? Last night, there was even a Meteor shower, what exactly happened?"

The time had come to test Ren Suo’s ability to weave a story.

The Pangolin said, "We, from Fairy Palace, left, taking, two items."

"One, is a Merit Talisman, which allows us, to become human."

"One, is a Treasure Talisman, which contains, secrets."

At this moment, a ’?’ appeared above the head of the man on screen.

The middle-aged man said, "Hang on, I’m going to make a call..."

Twenty minutes later, the middle-aged man came back with a young man in a suit, who just stood to the side silently, as if monitoring.

The middle-aged man then continued, "What is the Fairy Palace? Where is it?"

The Pangolin said, "Fairy Palace, super awesome. In, another, world."

The middle-aged man asked several more times, but the Pangolin gave the same answer each time, so he had to change his question: "Then what’s the relationship between that and the red glow these past few days?"

The Pangolin stated, "Merit Talisman, can, Shape-shifting. Ignite Spirit Vein, great merit."

The middle-aged man asked, "Merit? Ignite Spirit Vein? Does igniting the Spirit Vein refer to... last night’s Inheritance Fire?"

The Pangolin confirmed, "Yes. That is, Mysterious Country’s, Spirit Vein. From now, Mysterious Country’s, Spirit Vein, grows stronger."

The middle-aged man and the young man in the suit exchanged glances, then he asked, "How did you ignite the Spirit Vein?"

The Pangolin explained, "Merit Talisman, placed six times, once, every half day.

"Succeeded, and I, became human. Merit Talisman, merged into Spirit Vein."

Looking at the Pangolin, now neither fully human nor fully pangolin, its words carried a very persuasive power.

"What is a Treasure Talisman?" asked the middle-aged man.

"Treasure Talisman, it’s a Spell, has, secrets. The truly suitable one, once learned, will acquire, great power," replied the Pangolin.

"Then have you figured it out?" the man inquired.

Lifting its right fist and shaking it, the Pangolin said, "I have no use, for the Treasure Talisman."

That statement surprised the middle-aged man. "Then... where is the Treasure Talisman?" he asked.

"I hid it, in a small alley. You, want it?" the Pangolin asked.

The middle-aged man hesitated, then said, "We are willing to pay a high price for the Treasure Talisman, ensuring your satisfaction."

At this moment, the young man suddenly asked, "You just said ’we’ left the Fairy Palace? Are there others?"

The Pangolin pressed its right hand on its head and nodded.

"Where are the others?" pressed the young man.

"Scattered. They, too, went to, ignite, the Spirit Vein," said the Pangolin.

"Why did you leave the Fairy Palace?" the youth continued.

"Because, we, want to Shape-shifting. But Fairy Palace, inside, no Merit. So, Fairy Palace, gave us, Merit Talismans, also told me, Mysterious Country’s Spirit Vein," the Pangolin explained.

"Do you know of other Spirit Veins?" the youth probed further.

"No, I only know, Mysterious Country," confessed the Pangolin.

The youth asked, "And the Treasure Talisman? Did the Fairy Palace give it to you?"

"In Fairy Palace, picked up. Fairy Palace, everyone, learns, so, many, Treasure Talismans," it revealed.

Watching the screen, everyone except the Pangolin fell into a contemplative silence. Ren Suo nodded in satisfaction.

He had tried his best.

By fabricating a power, Ren Suo had raised the perceived value of the "Sorcery Talisman Paper" as much as possible. If this still didn’t get the state to take this Spell seriously and broadcast it widely, thus increasing the number of patients in a state of Sleep for him, Ren Suo was willing to accept defeat.

After all, cultivators had plenty of means to deal with ordinary people; even just charging in with "Clothing" was enough. But subduing other cultivators was not so easy.

In the Magical Starry Sky, Ren Suo hadn’t yet seen a Spell like the "Sorcery Technique" that had no lethal Damage but was a long-range Attack capable of effortlessly dispelling a cultivator’s resistance.

Such a practical Spell, seemingly shrouded in a great secret that was only revealed by fate, should be spread quickly!

As for why it was the Fairy Palace... because he had used it once before in "Assassin," so saying it again now made it sound very credible.

Ren Suo quickly recorded this fabrication. If this save attempt failed, this piece of dialogue could be used a second time.

Now, it was time to control Red Fox to activate the second Spirit Treasury and prove the truth of the Pangolin’s words!

The plane slowly descended into London Heathrow International Airport. The Red Fox, clad in fiery red, attracted attention all the way and easily passed through customs—visa, facial recognition, security check; all cleared using the identity card of a drunkard and [Charm] to befuddle the officials.

Even the people queuing behind Red Fox thought nothing of it.

"Charm," "hallucination," "Illusion Sight," and "Body Scent Charm +10" were more than enough to make everyone near Red Fox naturally accept her behavior.

Among the Red Fox’s 26 evolutions, there was one Ren Suo chose 10 times, and that was Body Scent Charm.

This was the only Passive Evolution that could be stacked, classified as a blue-green card, with one effect: the range of Red Fox’s body scent became wider, and within that range, all of Red Fox’s Abilities were significantly Strengthened. This evolution could be stacked for increased Strengthening.

Compared to sight, appearance, or voice, scent was the simplest, most widespread, and most direct influence.

Now, any creature within 50 meters of Red Fox was involuntarily affected, truly a Charm that captivated all living beings!

This was the charm of "Immortal Legacy: rekindle"—normally during evolution, Ren Suo might not dare choose an auxiliary effect like this one, and even if he did, he might not encounter it the next time.

But within "rekindle," Ren Suo could directly choose "Body Scent Charm" 10 times, bringing this Evolution Card to a nearly game-breaking level of auxiliary effect!

Even if Red Fox’s Four-Dimensional Attributes weren’t high, who could stop her now?

Standing outside the airport on the street, a luxury car stopped in less than 30 seconds—although Ren Suo didn’t know cars, he could still tell it was a sports car.

Becoming a beautiful young woman, the difficulty of the game seemed to have lowered; it seemed that this was the true way to tackle the challenge.

After getting in the car, the white man sitting beside her chattered incessantly. Ren Suo only understood a few words like ’beautiful’, but it didn’t matter if he couldn’t understand, as long as the man could understand Red Fox’s Charming Voice.

"Driver, to Elizabeth Tower, that is... Big Ben."