Chapter 8 8. Special items dropped, leaving
[Your clan has completed a long, solo hunt. The following is a list of its gains.]
[Evolution Points: 1700/1500]
[Trait Improvement: None]
[Special Item: Attribute Core +1]
[Since your family is injured, you can set out again after evolving or resting for six hours]
There were only 700 evolution points left, which meant Xiaoyi only gained 1,000 evolution points from his hunting trip this time, which was a little less than last time. His traits hadn't improved at all, and he was injured, but...
Xu Zhi's eyes fell on the column of special items.
"Is it because of this energy core?"
Things I have never seen before. Because of this, Xiaoyi’s harvest this time will be much less than last time?
Xu Zhi opened the game warehouse and found a gray crystal in it. It was very small and looked a bit like broken diamonds. Compared to the dazzling brilliance of diamonds, it was just a dull gray.
She selected the core, and a word appeared next to it: [Moth].
[Congratulations on obtaining your first attribute core. Now, perhaps you would like to know some information about it?]
【Please select: Yes, No】
"Attribute core?"
Xu Zhi immediately thought of the attributes shared by his two clansmen, and both clansmen were [Blade].
Xu Zhi clicked yes, and the next line of words quickly appeared in the center of the screen.
Everything has characteristics and properties, which can be broadly referred to as attributes.
[Energy naturally has properties. All alien monsters have the potential to produce energy cores of corresponding properties within their bodies. The stronger the monster, the higher the probability of this occurring.]
[The attribute core is precious. It involves an unspeakable secret and also separates the invisible power, allowing it to fall into the mortal world and no longer be high and mighty.]
[There are eight categories of attributes. All creatures are attracted to the attributes that best align with them. You've obtained the moth's core. Is it attracting you, or are you attracting it?]
After this sentence faded away, another option popped up.
【Do you have a basic understanding of moth attributes? 】
Xu Zhi looked at the word "moth" and was a little confused. She really needed some explanation.
When she pressed confirm, the narration reappeared.
[Moth: Wild and dangerous, the principle of chaos and longing.]
The moth represents change, whim, irrationality, intuition, searching, chaos, longing, passion, the laws of nature and the woodlands. It is associated with forgetting and discarding the unnecessary, and is characterized by secretive, erratic behavior.
[You have already briefly understood the moth attribute. Other attributes will be unlocked after you have the corresponding attribute core. As for the specific functions of the attribute core, please explore it on your own.]
"that's all?"
Xu Zhi couldn't help but ask, but the narrator didn't explain it to her any further.
The girl's eyelashes trembled slightly as she looked at the description of the "moth" on the screen, expressing her inner uneasiness.
She first subconsciously felt that everything about [Moth] seemed irrelevant to her. After all, she had always been an obedient, well-behaved, depressed and dull child in the past. But after thinking about it, she found that it was in line with her current self.
In other words, it fits one's inner heart rather than appearance.
Now, she would do some very dangerous things because of some intuition and guesswork. Her thoughts have been constantly changing since she was imprisoned in this dead city. Her ideas are not stable, and even her behavior is not rational enough. She even killed the girl, even though she could no longer be considered a human being. But less than a day later, when Xu Zhi recalled it again, the fear was almost gone. All she could remember was the excitement and intensity at that time.
She thought of the narrator's words: Is it attracting you, or are you attracting it?
Xu Zhi raised her eyes slightly and stopped looking at the game screen. In fact, these days, she would feel from time to time that in this empty home, in this city that was no longer normal, she was undergoing some indescribable changes. But before this, Xu Zhi had not seriously analyzed her own changes. Until this moment, when the narration suddenly pierced her, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have become a different person in just a few days.
Oh, no, it was always her from the beginning to the end, a suppressed her, and a her who gradually released her nature.
When she realized this, the girl smiled.
She was beautiful to begin with, with an indifferent and aloof face. Even her pupils were a light amber color, giving her a natural sense of distance and mystery. However, her overly thin body and pale face made her look a bit depressed. She wore cheap and outdated clothes casually, and her hair, which had not been well taken care of, was a little dry and yellow. One glance at her told her that she was definitely malnourished.
It was like a piece of glass porcelain that had not been properly preserved. It relied on its natural beauty to barely maintain its exquisite appearance, but the inside was already cracked and damaged, on the verge of being broken. It seemed that if you walked a little closer, you could hear the sound of it about to break.
But no matter how rough she looked, she was still beautiful when she smiled. At this moment, she looked even more transparent than before, and even the illness in her body seemed to be diluted by this smile.
Xu Zhi suddenly didn't care so much about being abandoned by her biological parents. This didn't mean that she had let it go or let it go, but that she had finally fully realized who she was and what she should do. Why should she dwell on these complaints all day long? She obviously had more important things to do.
If she meets them again one day, she will still take revenge on them for abandoning her. She will never forgive those who betray her, no matter how many reasons and excuses they have.
But that's all. She doesn't need to let this matter take up any more of her time and energy and waste her emotions.
Just by having his hidden true self revealed, Xu Zhi felt like he had been reborn.
From today on, she will completely bid farewell to the past. She will regard the requirements and behavioral norms that her parents have repeated in her ears over and over again as "unnecessary things" and simply discard them.
Even the parents are like this.
As if mood affects the body, Xu Zhi felt that at this moment, her body seemed to be a little more relaxed.
Quietly, a line of words suddenly appeared on the game screen.
You have undergone some transformation, lost something, and gained something.
When Xu Zhi lowered his head and picked up the game console again, he saw this sentence.
".What Riddler?"
The girl was speechless for a moment, then switched the interface to Xiaoyi.
The accumulated evolution points can be upgraded again, but considering that midnight will soon come, Xu Zhi asked Xiaoyi to come here quickly. Before midnight, she asked Xiaoyi to upgrade and rest directly after the upgrade was completed. After arranging for the puppy to find a safe place to rest, it was Xu Zhi's turn.
".Why do I feel like I'm going to work?"
The girl silently pulled the covers over herself and complained, then after adjusting her alarm clock, she fell into a deep sleep.
The alarm clock rang, and Xu Zhi struggled twice before getting out of bed.
She quickly took out the game console to wake up her two followers, arranged for the puppy to go hunting, and then asked Xiaoyi to come to her door.
When Xu Zhi put the suitcase on the wheelchair, pushed the wheelchair to the door and opened it, he was still a little nervous.
This is her first time meeting her clan!
In the game, even though we know that Xiaoyi's size is already that of a python, it is still a palm-sized screen and a pixel game, so it doesn't feel real at all.
This was her first time seeing a snake in the real world! And it was a giant python!
The girl pushed open the door with a bit of curiosity and excitement. When she really saw the black snake lurking outside the door, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
She had been worried before. What if the map model in the game was exactly the same as the real thing?
But now that things have come to this, even without the escort of her family, she must leave while everything is asleep.
Fortunately, the thing she was most worried about did not happen, and her clan did exist in reality.
Although it had been less than 24 hours, Xu Zhi could still smell the stench coming from the corpse nearby.
She walked out of the room without changing her expression. Looking at Xiaoyi, who was about five or six meters long outside the door, she did not feel scared, but even felt a little friendly.
However, looking at the other person's eyes staring at him, Xu Zhi seemed to sense the other person's urgent desire to get close to him, but for some reason the other person did not dare to get close to him directly, but just stared at him eagerly with those narrow pupils. If Xu Zhi had not been able to sense it, he would probably have thought that Xiaoyi regarded him as prey.
"It's a strange feeling, but not a bad thing."
Xiaoyi was a snake, even if it was a very large python, Xu Zhi really didn't know how to ask him to help her with her luggage, so she could only put the suitcase on the wheelchair and push it herself.
Fortunately, after Xiaoyi's upgrade, her body has been nourished to some extent, and she can now walk slowly for a while. Otherwise, even if she wanted to leave, she probably wouldn't have the strength to run.
However, Xiaoyi didn't think as much as she thought. The black snake's tail moved, and it easily hooked the suitcase off the wheelchair and placed it behind it. It also used its tail to gently toss the suitcase up as if to show off, and then caught it steadily.
This scene scared Xu Zhi so much that she quickly said, "Stop! I know you're very powerful! But there are fragile items in there! Don't break them!"
The girl looked a little speechless, probably not expecting her family to be so "childish".
However, now that Xiaoyi has reached level 12, his data has changed again. His physical strength has reached 640 points and his mental strength has reached 160 points. A suitcase is no longer a problem for him.
The elevator in the apartment was still working, probably because the backup power had not been used up yet. After pressing the floor button, Xu Zhi sat back in his wheelchair with peace of mind.
Why stand when she can sit? Besides, she is not in good health!
You know, the wheelchair runs much faster than she walks.
While waiting for the elevator, Xiaoyi would occasionally make some noises, and Xu Zhi felt that he was deliberately trying to attract her attention. Although she didn't hear any sound, she seemed to sense the emotion emanating from him. It was very simple and easy to understand. If translated into words, it would probably be: Look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me. Stick, stick, stick, stick, stick.
To be honest, it's childish and a bit noisy.
Xu Zhi never thought that one day she would find a silent snake very noisy.
Are you snakes actually this lively and clingy?!
Xu Zhi endured it. After all, they were his own clan members. It was understandable that they were so emotional when they met for the first time.
Then she felt something cold and slightly slippery brushing against her ankle. Caught off guard, Xu Zhi got goose bumps all over her back.
There is no doubt that it is the tail of the snake.
The veins on Xu Zhi's forehead twitched. Unable to bear it any longer, she turned to look at the black snake beside her and asked, "What are you doing?"
The black snake stared at her, tilted its head slightly, and spit out its core obediently, looking very innocent.
--bite
The sound of the elevator arriving interrupted Xu Zhi. She looked at Xiaoyi and said helplessly, "You can't touch me suddenly, okay? It's scary!"
The black snake spat out its core again, feeling a little aggrieved, but nodded quite humanely.
Seeing this, Xu Zhi controlled the wheelchair and walked into the elevator.
When the elevator reached the first floor and opened, a thick black fog ran into the elevator through the gap.
When she controlled the wheelchair and walked out of the apartment, all she could see with her naked eyes was the black fog and blurry buildings around her. Beyond five meters, even the buildings could not be seen clearly.
Xu Zhi understood through the game perspective that the eyes of the followers could see more clearly than humans in the black fog, and Xiaoyi could now see very far away after upgrading, so she looked at the black snake and said, "Xiaoyi, lead the way and be alert to the surroundings." With her first follower, Xu Zhi stepped into the black fog for the first time.
I really like playing the Esoteric Cult Simulator, and I also like some of the settings of the Esoteric Cult, but the book and the game are not consistent. Some of them have been simplified and some have been modified, similar to the difference between the current Cthulhu school and the original Cthulhu?
Not having played the Tantric Simulator will not affect your viewing experience.
If you have played the game before, you don't need to put yourself too much into it when reading this book. The settings are based on the book.
(End of this chapter)
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