Chapter 35: The First Synthesis and the Secret of the System
"Xiao Da, did you buy the fish?"
Zhai Da was holding a fish, and there was a faint trace of blood in the milky white bag.
“I bought it.”
"What took you so long? Did you go to the internet cafe?"
"This fish has strong vitality and is difficult to kill."
Today is Sunday, Zhai Da’s only day off, and it is also the day when Lu Wei comes to eat.
Last night, the [old man] and the [girl] worked together and their learning efficiency was extremely high. They learned a lot without realizing it.
As soon as I woke up this morning, Ms. Yu sent me to buy fish.
The vegetable market was not far away, just an intersection, but when he walked into the old vegetable market, he suddenly thought that maybe he could try to find "special items", so he walked around it three times, wasting some time.
I didn’t expect that I would gain something from it.
The harvest is currently wrapped in a black plastic bag and hidden in my pocket.
Zhai Da entered the kitchen and handed the fish to Yu Xiaoli: "I picked the biggest sea bass."
Yu Xiaoli nodded and prepared to take it, but at this moment, the fish, which had died along the way and must have drunk the Mengpo soup, suddenly jumped up with such force that the plastic bag made a tearing sound.
"ah!"
"I'm awesome!!"
Zhai Da was so scared that he threw the fish away.
Bro, are you serious? I was just kidding!
I watched the boss take out the internal organs! The fish was really scary!
Yu Xiaoli immediately squatted down, raised her hand and chopped down the bag with the kitchen knife. The damage to the resurrected sea bass was completely overflowed, and the countdown began again.
Yu Xiaoli said with lingering fear: "I was scared to death!"
Zhai Da looked at his mother squatting and chopping, and thought to himself, you are quite scary too.
After all, it was only ten centimeters away from his toes.
"Okay, go out now. Don't make things worse. Xiao Lu should be here at 12 o'clock. You can pick him up at the gate of the community later."
Zhai Da nodded and went back to his room first.
He closed the door and took out the black plastic bag from his pocket.
Because it was a bit dirty, he wrapped it tightly. After opening it layer by layer, he found a... lump of iron inside.
"Congratulations to the host for discovering the special white item [Tin Core Weight]: Lao Wang used it to buy three apartments in the county town..."
"Status: Owned, activated."
"Equipment Effect: When holding this item, the chances of lies and tricks being exposed are reduced."
"Note: A weight cannot measure a person's heart, but cast iron can cover a black heart."
Zhai Da weighed the weight in his hand. The black cast iron casing was rusted and heavy, making it difficult for an ordinary person to feel the difference. But he later tested it with a fair scale at the market. The weight marked one kilogram was actually only 700 grams...
According to the system, the core inside is "tin".
When Zhai Da asked to buy the weight, the vegetable vendor was quite cautious and kept talking for almost half an hour.
However, now the market has been replaced with electronic scales, and the other party obviously has a new tool for committing crimes.
The Tuo De had not been used for more than a year. Zhai Da said that he liked collecting old items, and finally bought it for 50 yuan.
And silently blocked the other party's vegetable stall.
If he hadn't learned during the conversation that the market fair operator was the other party's uncle, he would have reported it anyway.
Compared to this seemingly useless [equipment], another thing is more important to Zhai Da.
Because he didn't have much equipment at the moment, he tried to synthesize all the existing items on his way back, and surprisingly one of them gave a successful prompt.
But because it was the first synthesis, Zhai Da was more cautious and did not proceed rashly on the way, but waited until this time.
In his room, Zhai Da confirmed again that the door was locked and then drew the curtains.
He closed his eyes and opened the system interface.
The content inside is very concise. In addition to being able to view past message records, there is only an [Equipment List].
But when his heart calls out, he can open a "synthesis interface".
"Please drag the [Equipment] you want to synthesize into the interface."
Light blue text appears on the interface.
Zhai Da tried the recipe he had just tried again.
[Tin Weight] and...[Joker Love Letter].
"Checking synthesis path... The path exists. Do you want to synthesize it?"
Straightforward words, straightforward content.
He has always had a question, that is, in what form will "equipment synthesis" appear?
You have to know that every piece of equipment actually exists in reality, not just an icon or a piece of data in the game. How can two items be turned into one? How does the system interfere with reality?
Precisely because of the unknown, Zhai Da did not dare to click for confirmation on the way.
After looking around, Zhai Da confirmed that his room was absolutely "private", then he took a deep breath and clicked confirm.
"Preparing for synthesis... Please place all materials and equipment in a real space without observers..."
Zhai Da was stunned... No observer? Does that mean no one saw it?
There's no one else in this room...let alone a camera.
But after more than ten seconds, the system prompt was still repeating the same content, and Zhai Da finally reacted...
Could it be that I am also an observer?
He vaguely recalled some scientific concepts from his previous life...or rather, science fiction concepts, but he was just a lucky copywriter after all, and he had only heard a few fragments of these things.
Interspersed among countless short videos of young ladies.
So Zhai Da thought for a moment and placed the [Clown Love Letter] folded into the shape of a talisman and the [Tin-wrapped Weight] on the table.
Then he got up and left his room.
The moment the door closed, the system prompted that new content had indeed appeared.
"The environment has been detected to be compatible with... Synthesis is about to begin. Please do not disrupt the environment or observe without authorization..."
"Shielding the waves, collapsing reality...cleaning up the traces."
...”
"Synthesis completed."
The whole process was extremely fast, only one or two seconds, so fast that Zhai Da felt that it was not the time spent on "synthesis" but the time spent on reading the text...
Collapse...it is indeed very similar to some things I have heard in my previous life, but I can’t put my finger on the details.
How come this system is a little different from the "vague and illusory" and "completely idealistic" one imagined...it has a bit of a technological flavor?
Zhai Da couldn't describe it.
Does quantum technology change reality?
There was no sound, no special effects, and no brilliant light...the first synthesis ended in such a dull manner.
Zhai Da pushed open the door with doubt.
Nothing seems to have changed...
Except on the table, a deck of... special playing cards appeared...
Zhai Da stood a few meters away, looking at the new equipment... A broken line extended from it, pointing to a text box that existed only in Zhai Da's eyes.
And that line... is green.
Zhai Da's eyes widened... Doesn't that mean...
"Congratulations, host, for synthesizing the green equipment [Joker Poker]: Made of tin alloy, tough and flexible."
"Ownership: Owned, Activated (Partially)."
"Equipment Effect 1: While holding it, slightly increases sense of humor."
"Equipment Effect 2: While in possession, lies, magic tricks, tricks, and sweet talk are less likely to be exposed."
"Special Effect → Spotlight (Unblocked): The clown always has a strong presence, attracting people's attention and allowing you to perform some small actions."
"Advanced equipment requires completing the unlocking task to obtain its full effect."
"Unlocking Mission: Perform ten close-up magic tricks without being caught."
"Note: Only nimble fingers can maximize its effect."
Zhai Da picked up the Joker deck of cards, feeling heavy in his hands...
To be exact...about 700 grams...
Much more than a deck of cards should weigh.
This was Zhai Da's first time synthesizing equipment, and he was surprised by the process and the result...
I was curious before, what would happen if a paper love letter and a lump of iron were combined...it turned out to be a playing card made of metal?
And the system has a follow-up.
"Detected that the host is synthesizing equipment for the first time, unlocking the positioning function."
"The host can now view the location of the equipment in the [Equipment List]."
Zhai Da was stunned and opened the list. Sure enough, there was a distance display behind each piece of equipment in the list.
For example, the distance of [Joker Poker] is 0 because it is in his hand.
[The sturdy Forever 28-inch truck] shows a distance of 21 meters and is parked in the carport downstairs.
If you "click" with your mind, a map-like interface will appear, showing the specific location.
Zhai Da nodded secretly. This function was quite practical. At least he didn't have to worry about losing things.
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