Master of Kaidan
Chapter 450: You Don’t Realize How Many Talented People There Are Until You Get Out and About

Chapter 450: Chapter 450: You Don’t Realize How Many Talented People There Are Until You Get Out and About

After reading the books about the anomalies of this world, Feng Xue was almost certain that the supernatural tales of this world and Infinite City and the Mystery Game Company were completely different entities.

Because their design seemed far too deliberate!

He was almost sure that this was a fallback plan left by a supernatural tale that had accumulated a set of Divine Equipment.

It didn’t need to be very powerful, nor did it require widespread knowledge, but it had to be extremely robust. To some extent, Feng Xue’s pursuit of the ultimate supernatural tale, "Martial Ancestor," couldn’t compare to the "Destiny" of this world.

Because it was a tale actively inherited.

As far as the sense of mission exhibited by the Dream Guardians, even if their organization perished, they would surely pass on this information to others, and those who received the information, whether they wanted to profit from it, or carry it on for the sake of justice or ethnic inheritance, would actively continue its legacy.

That had transcended culture, becoming an instinct for survival almost etched into the DNA, akin to the fear a person feels upon seeing a snake.

"This idea is quite good, although it’s hard to pull off. After all, active inheritance means it can’t be too well-known; if everyone knows, there’s no need for active inheritance. It’s really quite a delicate balance to achieve, not possible without trying and erring in dozens of worlds."

Feng Xuexin mused on the system of the "Corruptors" and "Dream Guardians." If his guess was right, both the crime wave that once swept through the Dream World and the vaguely mentioned pioneers of the Dream Guardians in the book were likely a self-directed play by this supernatural tale.

No other explanation seemed too coincidental.

After all, with Feng Xue’s superficial understanding of human nature, if a vast crime wave had indeed swept across the world, the awakening of just a few couldn’t possibly suppress it. Let alone consider that these beings could still resurrect after death.

If someone woke up with a segment of memory missing and found the whole world engaging in slaughter and plunder, even if they didn’t commit crimes themselves, they would have no choice but to fight back. As soon as they killed someone, the number of Corruptors would increase unless the Dream Guardian pioneers from that time could fight a superpower alone like the Fama aliens. Otherwise, Feng Xue found it hard to understand how one or a small group could oppose the entire world and the crazily breeding tide of corrupted beasts.

"If my guess is right, these so-called great existences are probably just fronts or subordinates... Well, it could also be a mechanism similar to the "nothingness" and "players" of supernatural tales.

"Though actively implanted memories can’t increase ’Cognition,’ for these Dream Guardians, all mythological knowledge is valuable and must be passed on. This kind of active inheritance is like the characters in a textbook, it would strengthen their cognition and even refine their powers...

"But such a setup would require a large number of fantasy entities and a mechanism for deploying them..."

As Feng Xue thought about this, he felt rather tempted because he could do something similar.

Even that so-called destined death, he even suspected that it was all a bluff—after all, you can’t see the Book of Life and Death, so all deaths that didn’t result in destiny can be considered not destined, and all deaths could be considered destined, right?

He even suspected that the idea of something replacing a person after they hatched a corrupted creature was all a bluff, maybe it was just the person themselves.

But after all, this kind of thing no one dared gamble on, nor could it be falsified.

"The way you play with the Flame Dragon in the garage is brilliant! Truly, if you don’t come out and see, you have no idea what kinds of tricks the seniors can pull off. This whole set is just awesome!"

Feng Xuexin marveled at the seniors’ incredible ideas, but at the same time, she wondered if she could pull off some tricks in this world too.

After all, having traveled through time, it would be just like a trip without taking photos if she didn’t bring back some local specialties.

"Be careful!"

Just as Feng Xue was lost in thought, a sudden shout interrupted her. Almost instinctively, she reached out her hand and effortlessly neutralized the silent, stealthy attack of the ghost hand.

Having snatched the fruit knife from the ghost hand, Feng Xue took a steel ruler from her pocket, smacked the ghost hand’s palms twice as a punishment, and then clapped her hands, signaling it to go play elsewhere.

The onlooker with bulging veins twitched his face, walked out after watching everything, and wanted to say something but forgot completely; after stammering for a while, he finally managed to utter,

"This Obsession Object of yours..."

"You get used to it; don’t look at it always trying to kill me, but it has given me powerful close-combat abilities. Actually, it’s quite interesting. Without these fighting skills, I couldn’t defend against its attacks." Feng Xue explained nonchalantly with a shrug, Qing Jin nodded slightly and casually asked,

"Which entity does this Obsession Object come from?"

"It seems to be called ’Mystical Lord.’" Feng Xue answered ambiguously. She had wanted to mention Hastar or the King in Yellow, but considering it might overlap with the existing myths in this world, she opted for this somewhat incongruent name.

Qing Jin didn’t harbor any doubts but simply stroked his chin lightly and said,

"It sounds like a term from Yan Country. Previous great entities mainly had Western names, but considering current entities are somewhat connected to myths, and even the Feathered Serpent God can be called Ru Jin, it’s not strange that Yan Country might have similar individuals. Do you have more detailed information? I need to register it."

"Not much, I acquired knowledge from a fragment of a scripture called ’Mystical Lord Seven Chapters Secret Scripture,’ only the part concerning medical skills named ’Ganoderma Life Extension Method.’ If needed, I can make a copy."

Seeing Feng Xue speak sincerely, Qing Jin nodded immediately. Everyone who could become a Dream Guardian possessed some knowledge of mysticism; even if not very proficient, they had discernment. Even if it were fake, no worries, it could be shelved. But if it turned out to be genuine, it might provide help for future generations.

The two talked briefly about the Ganoderma Life Extension Method and Mystical Lord, then Qing Jin seemed to recall the earlier question he wanted to ask and said,

"By the way, which branch were you associated with before? Why doesn’t the headquarters have your record?"

"Because the Dream Guardian Association itself can’t remember me!" Feng Xue stated matter-of-factly, and in that moment, Qing Jin almost reflexively assumed a defensive posture. However, suddenly, he saw Feng Xue gently touching the ring on her finger, and her entire persona became utterly inconspicuous. In that instant, Qing Jin even forgot Feng Xue existed and even why he had assumed a defensive stance.

But a moment later, Feng Xue reappeared, her expression alluding to "it’s all the ring’s power," and casually explained,

"I had previously offended some corrupters, so I must wear this Obsession Object for a long time to make them forget about me. However, this thing isn’t very precise. When initially using it, I applied too much force, and ended up erasing all my information."