CHAPTER 236: CHAPTER 236: ’REN NAISER’S’ FILMING ABILITY

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

"Dong Chengling, Level 1 Bond, Bond Ability ’Within Reach, Yet Worlds Apart’: Teleport 5 meters (starting and ending points must be in the same Dimension); if your surface density (skin, hair, etc.) is lower than the average density at the destination, Teleportation cannot occur. Cooldown time: 24 hours, no consumption required."

When Ren Suo returned home, he realized he had unintentionally formed a Bond with Dong Chengling. This Bond Ability... well, it’s somewhat hard to use.

Ren Suo tried it once. During the experience, it felt like he was firmly trapped, with a rope pulling him toward the target location. The next second, he lost his balance in the living room and traversed five meters, arriving at the kitchen doorway, nearly falling when he stepped on the ground. The sudden shift in space and time brought a severe sensation of falling. Having tried it once before, Ren Suo had anticipated this but still failed to react in time.

Because of the cooldown, Ren Suo could only test it once, but he already had a clear understanding of this Ability: It’s hard to use. Primarily, Ren Suo lacked Perception Abilities now. If he possessed such Abilities, he might use the Skill to phase through walls or similar tasks.

But for now, Ren Suo could only rely on visual position capture to Teleport. This meant his movement range was limited to his field of view. And with a Teleport distance of only 5 meters—within visible range, walking directly wouldn’t be slower than Teleportation.

As for using it in combat, that was even more absurd. Both the 24-hour cooldown and the severe disorientation during Teleportation made this Ability akin to a ’suicide truck’ in actual combat. It’s temporarily of no use... It seems that only after the Bond Level increases might this Ability become practical.

Enhancement of Bond Abilities was not an overnight affair, so Ren Suo temporarily put this concern aside. During the summer vacation at Heavenly Lotus Academy, aside from eating, he had no other activities and devoted himself to Cultivation of the ’Mysterious Sovereign’s Secret Records’ at home.

He was now at 73% of the first turn, not far from the second turn. Once August arrived and he received his salary and Spirit Stones, he would be able to advance to the second turn. Then, he could purchase more practical Second-Tier Spells from the Magic Net.

The first turn was the threshold between a mundane person and a Transcendent. The second turn marked the difference between an ordinary Cultivator and a ’Cultivator who can create value’.

In the Magic Net, Ren Suo noticed that many Second-Tier Spells involved changes in matter and energy. These were much more useful than the Spiritual Energy changes of First-Tier Magic like ’Clothing’ and ’Lock’.

Moreover, ’Healing’ for others, ’Stop’ for pain, and ’Hunger,’ which enabled one to engage in Fasting for a day while still maintaining physical and mental vigor, were all Second-Tier Spells.

Cultivators should not just be Weapons but also production units. Although the Mysterious Country was still feeling its way, the Spells in the Magic Net revealed national ambitions. They were cultivating Cultivators who could become ’pillars of society,’ not just engaging in a ’supernatural power arms race’ with other countries.

However, although Ren Suo wanted to pursue Cultivation leisurely, his Wristband kept vibrating in recent days.

The day he met with Nan Xi was not without meaning, for from that day on, the problems for the ’Ren Xian Special Task Force’ had clearly escalated.

’Investigation into Ren Naiser’s Recording Locations’

’How to Block Ren Naiser at the Entrance of Secret Realms’

’The Possibility of Ren Naiser’s Possession’

Yes, the Special Case Group was not foolish. Other issues aside, ’Ren Naiser’ was likely to record all events involving supernatural power. This Secret Realm incident was undoubtedly a major event of that kind, and they almost certainly believed ’Ren Naiser’ would appear in the Secret Realm. The only problem was how to capture Ren Naiser.

Mysterious Country had already begun to negotiate with countries that possessed Secret Realms. They requested to jointly probe the Secret Realms and search for "Ren Naiser." It was only then that Ren Suo understood why the Federal Watchers were aware of the information about Mysterious Country’s Secret Realms. It was mostly information Mysterious Country used to negotiate with and entice other countries.

However, although related to "Ren Naiser," these issues were too specialized. The Special Case Group could infer from "Ren Naiser’s" past videos, lighting, and positions where he might film if he entered a Secret Realm. It also involved what equipment to bring along to rapidly infer the camera equipment’s positions based on changes in the on-site lighting.

The reason they made these strange inferences was a major premise: "Ren Naiser" had released videos. The video format conformed to current filming standards. This meant "Ren Naiser" would likely bring a DV (video camera) into a Secret Realm to film, intending to capture the Secret Realm’s footage on the DV.

As for whether "Ren Naiser" could remotely acquire footage of the Secret Realm and then record it with a DV, this idea was initially rejected by many Researchers. So far, "Ren Naiser’s" videos were all in 4K high resolution, completely free from any blurriness of re-capturing.

Moreover, many Researchers said that "Ren Naiser’s" filming abilities were absolutely first-rate; the light, the colors, the frames—TSK TSK TSK.

However, Ren Suo felt that these Researchers, who finally had a chance to show off their "photographic talents," had subjectively denied the possibility of "Ren Naiser" using supernatural power to film. These were questions Ren Suo couldn’t answer, and there were already six or seven adopted discussions on them.

Watching their serious discussions, Ren Suo couldn’t help but laugh and feel envious. I want to score Points like this too!

It couldn’t be another one of those questions, right? Ren Suo opened the intranet to check. Although he lacked Knowledge in this area, he had to offer his opinion due to his status as a Special Consultant. Even if his input lacked value, his response was typically dismissed outright as completely unhelpful.

Unexpectedly, this time the question wasn’t about "Ren Naiser."

"Basic Analysis and Doubts about Magicians"

The post detailed information about Magicians. This included the variety of Forbidden Techniques that sacrificed their bodies, their Healing abilities, and combat power. It also mentioned points like, "only Magicians can kill Strange Creatures in unpurified Secret Realms," "Mages Under the World Tree are unafraid of sacrifices," and "Strange Creatures in Secret Realms resurrect indefinitely," among others.

At the end of the article, it raised a question: "There are three recorded sightings of the Magician. The first time, there was only one Female Mage companion. The second time, there were three Female Mage companions, and the fourth time, there were four Female Mage companions. Moreover, the male Magicians almost always sacrificed themselves but did not send more male Magicians. Meanwhile, the Female Mages would appear in other Secret Realms to continue fighting after the battle ended. Please analyze the behavioral patterns of Magicians in these instances."

Indeed, once game settings reflected reality, even if Ren Suo waved the banner of the "World Tree," people would still find it strange. There was only one male Magician, of course, because there was only one game character. And because all his companions were Female Mages, Ren Suo had always chosen the male Magician.

His inner thoughts were probably something like this: Perhaps the protagonist will ignite some sparks with the female NPCs and trigger scenes like a bath play, hot spring play, or confession story.

And it was only after completing the game that Ren Suo discovered that all the Female Mages were actually from Liblom’s harem.

As for why Female Mages appeared one by one, it was, of course, because they were narrators and assistants in each level—entirely a game setting.

Alright, how do I explain this smoothly?

It was all fun and games making things up, but filling the plot holes afterward is a nightmare. Earthlings might be skeptical of the Magicians’ words, but what if they deduced the truth themselves?