Master of Kaidan
Chapter 364 The Missing Last Link

Chapter 364: Chapter 364 The Missing Last Link

Actually, if we talk about its combat capabilities on paper, the [World] mecha wasn’t particularly powerful, not even as strong as the Masked Rider.

Moreover, calling it out had a three-minute delay; even if it fell with the force of a "Great Wilderness Star Fall," it wasn’t exactly practical.

However, upon closer examination, Feng Xue noticed a subtle detail in its design, which was—the "supreme power of its era."

In other words, this mecha was designed to be the "strongest mecha of its time."

This meant that although its baseline was merely a seventh-generation mecha in the Cyberpunk World, not very powerful, it could still arm-wrestle with the God Gundam in the Gundam Martial Arts Chronicles’ world.

In the real world it didn’t matter, but if it ever traveled to a space opera world, this machine would unleash its true power.

Before that, its biggest role for Feng Xue was that it could also be classified as "armor," suitable for Open Mouth and Close Eyes, and it could synergize with a Saint Fighter’s training attire.

Compared to this machine, which required specific environments to unleash its full potential, the other Companion Phantom Object [Buffer Ball] was much simpler—

Name: Phantom Object·Buffer Ball

Elements: [Tool], [Buffer], [Emergency]

Description: A seemingly ordinary Buffer Ball, which gained fame because the famous tough guy streamer George Augustus would always pull it out of his pocket.

This item was an emergency tool; after removing the safety pin and squeezing it hard, it would form an inflatable sphere with a radius of one and a half meters, centered at its location, one second later. It could protect the user from impact damage but lacked resistance to puncture and high temperatures.

Note: Not everyone can be called George Augustus.

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This Phantom Object was practically useless; it only blocked impacts and was afraid of fire and sharp objects. It only performed best when used by "George Augustus." Feng Xue thought the chances of him using it were slim, but the one perk was that he could always pull one out of his pocket and sell them in bulk to the Yan Country’s officials in the real world.

As for the Descent rules of the [Mayor Election], Feng Xue couldn’t be bothered to pay attention. The characteristic of this world was that if entries weren’t maintained for a month or two, they’d lose their presence, relying on other entries’ [Identity] to nurture them. If not for entries like Masked Rider and Martial Arts Spreader being major Identity producers, he wouldn’t dare make entries in this world. Otherwise, if not cautious, he would end up like Old Li, unable to sustain his entries and in a slump.

However, as of now, entries like [Researching Ghosts], [Atypical Streamer], and [Super ACE Iron-blooded Tough Guy] were all extremely functional, and nurturing them was definitely worth it.

After pouring [Identity] into the Kaidan Fire and maxing out his daily limit, Feng Xue continued his work of playing multiple roles.

Although it had only been two months, his gains in this world were already quite ample. However, a final piece was still missing in his plan against the Hundred Tales.

Yet, this shouldn’t take too long.

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"So, to catch ghosts, you must first abandon those outdated notions. Don’t perceive them as mystical or unintelligible, nor should you think of them as something to be feared. Essentially, they resemble bacteria or viruses. The correct approach is to understand them and use rational methods to eliminate them; this is the mindset a modern person should learn."

Re-adopting the identity of Dunn Simoni, Feng Xue continued to instruct the audience on some techniques to combat "ghosts" as part of his planned final step. Amid this dissemination, his Poisonous Insect Body also spread to hundreds of city-states via intercity transport.

And the tales of ghosts spread further during this distribution; indeed, in recent days, the Black Thorn Ghost Hunting Agency unexpectedly received ghost-hunting commissions from other city-states.

However, neither Dunn Simoni nor Leon had any intention to take on these jobs, not because they were overextended, but rather waiting for a big news event.

As usual, they packed the Poisonous Insect Body with cling film and auctioned it online, but today, there were fewer buyers of ghosts noticeably, and most were from other cities’ consortia and research centers, with deliveries made through intercity couriers.

Feng Xue was naturally well aware of the machinations behind this but had no intention to expose them, merely speculating with the audience whether the local businesses had already procured enough samples.

But what could he say? There were always some peculiar audience members in this world, coming up with inventive perspectives that bewildered him.

For instance—

[Ghosts are also resources, legislation should prohibit the loss of ghosts from a city!]

Alright then, Feng Xue could almost imagine that someday, there might be "Ghost Lives Matter" or "Ghost Protection Organizations" coming up with such outrageous measures.

Dunn’s ghost-catching broadcast continued, while Leon occasionally delivered goods for cling film and chocolate companies, Bert maintained his tough persona on screen, and only George Augustus gradually faded from the audience’s view.

It wasn’t because he had stopped streaming, but because after that battle, no one attempted to assassinate him anymore.

Without sensational news, there was no attention; the entry’s income began to plummet rapidly.

Only because Feng Xue had sufficient [Identity] to sustain it, otherwise this thing would fizzle out in days.

Yet Kaidan was such a troublesome thing; the more advanced the world of media, the easier it was to create but would quickly become outdated.

In contrast, in worlds where communication was limited, Kaidan’s formation was difficult, but its endurance far exceeded that of the former.

As each day passed, finally, in the second week after Augustus’s famous battle, Dunn Simoni at the Black Thorn Security Company welcomed a visitor—

"Hello, Mr. Dunn, I am Sai Chi from the Mysteries Consortium, and I’m here with a task I wish to commission you for."

Listening to the man’s self-introduction in front of him, Dunn Simoni folded his hands in front of him and said, as usual, with calmness:

"Can you tell me what the task entails?"

"Of course." Sai Chi nodded slightly, his expression slightly rigid as he pulled out a stack of documents from his briefcase and placed them on the coffee table between them, explaining:

"You probably remember that gambling ghost you were commissioned to capture by the Purple Light Consortium previously, right?"

"Of course, I remember that gambling ghost was finally acquired by the Constantin Company, wasn’t it... Hmm, if I’m not mistaken, the Mysteries Consortium seems to be the parent company of Constantin?" Dunn asked knowingly. Sai Chi did not beat around the bush and nodded in acknowledgment:

"That’s right, this task is indeed related to that gambling ghost..."