"Hmm?"
Welt looked at Fu Zhu suspiciously, somewhat surprised.
"Are you planning something after this?"
Without waiting for Fu Zhu to answer, March 7th couldn't help but poke her head out from behind Welt, looking curiously at Fu Zhu. Not to be outdone, Xing also came over, an inquisitive look on her face.
"Old Bro, you're not going to use some precognitive ability again, are you? You're not going to tell me that the team is like a restriction, and you have to act alone, are you?"
"I need to predict the future, but I'm not going to look at you guys. I'm just curious."
"Really?" x2
"Really!"
Welt interrupted the three's conversation, March 7th and Xing still looked at Fu Zhu with suspicion.
"Alright, since Fu Zhu has his own arrangements, and I also have my own things to do, then before you leave, let's confirm the details of this operation."
Fu Zhu nodded. He also didn't want to leave this time and, like on Jarilo-VI, leave Welt alone to deal with the situation for a long time. This time, he was determined not to complain: "Uncle Yang, he's the one! Last time on Jarilo-VI, we were almost wiped out by him!"
"So that's why you want to leave the team to avoid suspicion?!"
"I just need to go to a place I want to go to."
Welt didn't say much, because Fu Zhu's arrival was indeed much earlier than they had anticipated, which made Welt somewhat curious.
"So spell it out, what's our objective this time? We're going straight to the Stellaron after arriving on the Luofu? And we've arrived two days earlier, are you sure we're prepared enough? I don't think it's going to be that simple this time. We need to cultivate a large number of action plans."
Welt nodded. Since Fu Zhu had already brought it up, he, as the leader of the team this time, naturally had to explain his plan.
The three of them, March 7th, Xing, and Fu Zhu, listened attentively to Welt's plan, their expressions serious. The movements of these companions were unknown, causing a slight, unexpected deviation.
The bustling sound of the Starskiff gradually entered their ears.
"First, from the perspective of the Luofu's inhabitants and current situation, the Stellaron has not yet erupted. So how will the Luofu look then?"
"They say that they know the Stellaron will erupt on the Luofu from the Stellaron Hunters. They estimate it will take another two days. What are they observing? Are they also observing whether the Stellaron is truly erupting? A massive disaster will surely involve innocent people!"
Hearing Fu Zhu's words, Welt looked at him with some approval, a smile on his face.
"Fu Zhu, if it's you, what action will you take next?"
Fu Zhu pursed his lower lip.
"If it were me, I'd choose to observe the changes and wait for the actual eruption of the Stellaron. At that moment..." Fu Zhu's words trailed off, and a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.
"Old Bro, are you planning to seek death again?" Xing tugged at Fu Zhu's sleeve, her expression one of worry.
"Ahem, I can die without regrets, but I'm worried about what beliefs the Xianzhou people hold. Can you help us with this?"
Welt saw the faint hint of worry in Fu Zhu's expression and explained his thoughts. It was clear that Fu Zhu also had this concern.
Xing and March 7th looked at Fu Zhu expectantly, and then at Welt expectantly. Fu Zhu reassured everyone, then straightened up and voiced his own thoughts.
"First, let's look at the situation of the people living on the Luofu. The Stellaron hasn't erupted yet, so how will the Luofu react?"
"They say they know about the Stellaron erupting on the Luofu from the Stellaron Hunters, and they estimate it will take another two days. Are they trying to observe if the Stellaron is really erupting? Surely innocent people will be caught up in this disaster."
Hearing Fu Zhu's explanation, March 7th couldn't help but ask anxiously: "Then... then can't we stop it... Fu Zhu, can't we?"
March 7th's slightly pleading voice infected Xing, causing her to look down. Welt, on the other hand, was not affected by Fu Zhu's words, but instead looked at Fu Zhu with even greater anticipation.
"Fu Zhu, you continue."
Fu Zhu nodded and continued: "A quiet observation is just my perspective from the Astral Express. They also have other methods."
Fu Zhu didn't have any feelings about the Luofu. He just hoped to ensure everyone's safety.
"Under this premise, there are no innocent nameless people."
"Opportunity? What opportunity?" x2
March 7th and Xing spoke in unison.
Fu Zhu cornered his lips into a smile, then said:
"That is, if we go to contact the Stellaron Hunters in advance, it's just that I didn't expect the Stellaron Hunters to come to us on their own. We want to join forces with them, so they can naturally seek out the Stellaron."
"After that, we express our willingness to help, so that the Luofu side won't be too suspicious of us. Even if the Stellaron Hunters' plan doesn't go well, we will always be your backup plan."
Dan Heng was skeptical?
Fu Zhu had some unexpected thoughts, but this kind of gloomy personality, naturally, would also appear in front of others.
"It's just my personal opinion, Uncle Yang. You are the veteran, and your life experience is naturally richer than us youngsters, so it's better for you to decide."
Welt smiled and shook his head: "No, you did very well. Your plan is very good. Indeed, it's much better than what I've been pondering over in my mind."
"But you overlooked one thing. If you want to contact the Stellaron Hunters beforehand, it will undoubtedly take a lot of time. During this period of time while you're having a good time on the Luofu, remember not to delay."
"You're too disappointing!"
"What?"
Fu Zhu lowered his chin, signaling Welt to continue.
"If we want to report this situation, the Luofu side will definitely not believe us. Do they want us to go through the process of helping them seal the Stellaron again? We are arriving early this time."
"But they didn't urgently state their plan. They will still encounter the dilemma of acting alone early, so independent thinking is necessary. So you think the Luofu is very dangerous? We provide them with information, and they are responsible for taking action. What about this time? Will the Alliance's Luofu also be unable to solve the trouble of the designated Stellaron?"
Welt felt this was a bit too optimistic.
"I know what you're thinking. To put it bluntly, it's to get information about the Stellaron from the Stellaron Hunters. Fu Zhu will then be arranged to act freely. You should also let Fu Zhu make good use of his free rein. What do you think?"
"Hmph, can you let us help you then?"
Welt glanced at Fu Zhu with an admiring gaze.
Welt's meaning was clear: they would act as spies for the Stellaron Hunters, and while doing a good job of spying, they also needed to let Fu Zhu fully utilize his abilities.
"Uncle Yang, are you also testing our individual capabilities?"
"Alright then, everyone can disband and act freely. March 7th and Xing can go wherever they want."
Welt waved his hand, and everyone dispersed. After going their separate ways, March 7th and Xing could not disobey the task assigned by Welt. They were acting, but Welt had also assigned them the task of gathering intelligence. They must be extremely careful when organizing intelligence, and this was also a test of their individual abilities.
The little Trailblazer cheerfully left, patting the small pouch on her waist, not forgetting to keep in touch.
"The Luofu is not like Jarilo-VI, there are no signal jammers."
Xing and March 7th, their eyes shining, looked at Welt: "Old Bro's meaning is, we have a troublesome matter here. Do you want us to eat something first? By the way, I'll show you a photo of how much I eat."
March 7th also pouted, "That's right, that's right, I'll show you a picture of how much I eat."
Fu Zhu looked at the two of them with a smile, "Then I won't eat the food you're thinking of. Am I your relative?"
"Of course, aren't you going to cook for us?"
"It's terrible! From today onwards, you're my sworn enemy!"
An exasperated March 7th slammed the door and left the room. Fu Zhu just smiled, looked away from the two who had left, and he also had to go do his own thing.
On the long streets of the Starskiff port, Fu Zhu, while looking at the navigation map on his phone, tilted his head to glance at Pom-Pom, who was also looking at the map on its phone with a frown.
"It's not Pom-Pom, this navigator is still a bit...eh?"
Fu Zhu let out a soft "eh", directly closed his phone, then turned his head to look at the minimap, preparing to borrow the power of the MOD to find the blacksmith shop. At least the MOD wouldn't lie to him on this.
But when Fu Zhu casually glanced at his minimap, he noticed that the icon representing a neutral unit, which should have been green or yellow on the map, had suddenly turned into a hostile red unit marker.
"Hmm?"
Fu Zhu looked in the direction of that hostile unit. He immediately activated his divine scepter and switched his equipment, then turned his head and glanced at the originally bustling street. A passerby, a middle-aged man whose face Fu Zhu had no impression of, suddenly clutched his head in pain.
Fu Zhu carefully recalled, and there was indeed no such person among the experiences he had come into contact with after arriving in this world. Apart from the unique option of the Stellaron Hunters, there was no one who met this condition.
Fu Zhu looked at the middle-aged man with his minimap, who was within the attack range of the hostile unit. He didn't make any move, which also gave Fu Zhu a chance to make his move.
Fu Zhu took a step forward, then his figure flashed and he appeared on the other side of the street, distancing himself from Fu Zhu.
The middle-aged man on the minimap was the hostile unit. Fu Zhu had absolutely no impression of him.
Fu Zhu just kept his eyes on him, lowering his head.
With a soft "crack," a golden branch grew out from the man's mouth and nose. In a short while, golden twigs sprouted from the branch. In just a moment, the man became a monster slowly covered in golden branches!
A moment later, the man's ears had also grown entirely golden branches. Just then, the man let out a completely inhuman roar, raised his head to look at Fu Zhu, and his eyes were filled with tyrannical killing intent. He then shouted things like "Someone has descended into Mara!" and rushed towards the surrounding crowd.
The people who were closer were the first to be affected. The monster covered in golden branches raised the sharp claws that had grown from its hands and swiped at the fleeing crowd, finally focusing its gaze on Fu Zhu.
"What a quick hand!"
The faint traces of the Ender Pearl appeared behind him. Holding his divine scepter, he thrust it forward.
The tip of the scepter cut a huge gash in the monster's back, and golden blood flowed out. The two sides engaged in a fierce battle. After a few rounds, Fu Zhu thrust his scepter forward, his eyes emotionless. The experience points from the monster's body flowed into Fu Zhu.
"Experience value is not low."
During the battle, the golden branches on the monster's body were also cut off by Fu Zhu. Fu Zhu quickly opened his inventory, wanting to see what kind of materials the monsters on the Luofu could provide.
[Current Convertible: Oak Sapling, Dark Oak Sapling, Birch Sapling....]
[Eternal Life Fruit: Sapling]
[Current Convertible: Golden Apple]
"Sapling, Fruit Tree, Sapling, Golden Apple, huh, it's all some garbage... Wait! Golden Apple?!"
Fu Zhu looked back at the backpack and saw a pile of golden branches.
He hadn't expected that he could actually convert it into a Golden Apple!
Although it was only a common Golden Apple, being able to convert it into a Golden Apple was already outrageous enough!
However, what made Fu Zhu suspicious was that he clearly remembered that the conversion mechanism was based on the item's appearance. This golden branch, called Eternal Life Sapling, didn't look anything like an apple, so how could it be converted into a Golden Apple?
Unless the effect was used to determine the converted item?
Just when Fu Zhu was puzzled whether this Eternal Life Sapling was similar to a Golden Apple in effect, the monster that had collapsed on the ground moved.
Observing the monster rising from the ground again, Fu Zhu's eyes widened.
Even more outrageous, his inventory also automatically picked up a bunch of Eternal Life Saplings, which made Fu Zhu even more confused!
"It can even revive multiple times?!"
This is simply against monsters! It's simply unseen!
What's even more outrageous is that the Abominations of Abundance in MC are generally not that many, but to be able to revive a monster so many times is also unheard of.
The fallen monster stood up again, and the experience points once again flowed out from its body and into Fu Zhu's body.
Fu Zhu, who could repair this kind of revived monster, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
The monster that had fallen and dropped items multiple times!
It can also drop less!
This directly created a bug-like mob grinder!
The monster on the ground stood up again. Fu Zhu raised his divine scepter, and before the monster could fully stand up, he directly pierced its head.
The monster seemed to feel no pain at all and immediately counterattacked, but that monster seemed to be no match for Fu Zhu, and after a few rounds of combined attacks, it was drilled into Fu Zhu's body by Fu Zhu.
What was unknown was that the unconscious monster was absorbed into the inventory by Fu Zhu.
Fu Zhu thought about it, and simply assigned all the items that could be converted into Golden Apples to himself.
He didn't expect that this monster, which he thought was an Abomination of Abundance, could actually be converted. No matter how one looked at it, it didn't look like a Golden Apple. It was more like the Eternal Life Fruit, but the only difference was the color, which was slightly different. There was no other ability or any connection to Golden Apples.
Unless its effect is also... eternal life?
Fu Zhu wasn't sure what the effect was. Could it be that the system determined the conversion based on the external effect? But this didn't seem right. The only basis for conversion was appearance.
Thinking of this, Fu Zhu looked at the monster that had "died" again in front of him, waiting for its revival.
The corner of Fu Zhu's mouth curled into a sinister smile.
"Are you awake? Little monster."
The divine scepter descended from the sky.
"...Quick! Quickly subdue that Mara-Struck! Don't let it harm the common people!"
A troop of Cloud Knights, led by a young Cloud Knight, flew towards Fu Zhu's location. Not long before, they had received a report that a Mara-Struck had appeared on this street.
But when the young Cloud Knight led the Cloud Knights to the scene, they saw the Mara-Struck lying on the ground, and a black-haired young man holding a fiery greatsword, grinning sinisterly. What was even more outrageous was that the Cloud Knights with good hearing could even faintly hear the young man muttering while looking at the Mara-Struck on the ground, "Wake up, wake up, get up quickly! Let me kill you a few more times!"
"Are you awake, Mara-Struck? Wake up. My recovery speed is getting faster and faster. My production efficiency is almost catching up to my consumption!" The young man looked at the Cloud Knights who had arrived with a wide smile, and each of them couldn't help but shiver.
This guy... is he talking human language? This guy actually asked the Mara-Struck to wake up so he could kill it a few more times?
It wasn't that this Mara-Struck had some deep hatred for this person, but that this person was simply too deranged!
No matter what kind of existence this Mara-Struck was, this person was simply too terrifying!
The young Cloud Knight regained his senses and, ignoring the repeatedly resurrected and killed Mara-Struck, immediately shouted at Fu Zhu.
"Stay your hand! Let that Mara-Struck go!"