【Effect 2: Ancient Taboo】

【If the Forbidden Body is passively killed, it becomes imprisoned within "Taboo" and revives on Rebirth Day.】

【The Forbidden Body can actively die, then binds itself within "Taboo" and can actively revive.】

【If the Forbidden Body dies, it drops the "Privileged One" permission identity iron piece.】

Hiss...

Passive death and active death...

But essentially, neither is actual death!

Active death allows active revival!

Passive death leads to revival on "Rebirth Day"!

Rebirth Day...

Jiang Ye vaguely remembered that in Zhou Qiming's memories belonging to the previous Administrator 4444, he seemed to have heard of this term.

Even the previous Administrator 4444 had only vaguely heard of it and couldn't confirm whether Rebirth Day truly existed.

Because even after reaching the second stage of the Doomsday Apartment, he hadn't experienced any Rebirth Day.

He only heard that between the destruction and rebirth of the Doomsday Apartment, there existed a special 【Rebirth Day】.

To some extent, it could also be understood as 【The Eleventh Day Major Reshuffle】.

However, according to Zhou Qiming's memories, that Administrator 4444 experienced the transition from permission identity in the first stage of the Doomsday Apartment to NPC in the second stage, but didn't experience any "Rebirth Day."

So he believed this rumor was inaccurate.

Yet...

This identity from 【Privileged One】 so clearly mentioned "Rebirth Day"!

Therefore, it's not a rumor but truly exists!

Jiang Ye was only briefly astonished by this "Rebirth Day" concept.

What truly shocked him was—

According to this second effect of 【Forbidden Body】...

Jiang Wenxing indeed didn't die!

And his situation had two possibilities!

First possibility, he truly died under the effect of 【Dice of Fate】, which counts as passive death.

Then at this moment, he's imprisoned within the so-called "Taboo"!

Only when "Rebirth Day" arrives can he revive.

The second possibility is...

Perhaps Jiang Wenxing sensed the terrifying effect of 【Dice of Fate】 and chose active death.

Then, he bound himself within "Taboo" and can actively revive at any time!

So Jiang Wenxing's situation is basically accounted for.

But besides Jiang Wenxing, this deeply backgrounded Reincarnator...

What surprised Jiang Ye even more was the third clause of effect two—

If the Forbidden Body dies...

It drops the 【Privileged One】 permission identity iron piece!

Superficially, this seems like stating the obvious.

After all, when ordinary players die, they naturally drop their permission identity iron pieces.

But when Jiang Ye carefully pondered these three descriptions of effect 2, he suddenly conceived a bold idea—

If 【Privileged One】 actively dies...

Then can actively revive within 「Taboo」...

So this kind of death is essentially fake death!

But if this fake death itself requires abandoning the 【Privileged One】 permission identity...

Then who would be willing to actively die?

Then this combination of active death plus active revival would become completely useless!

So...

Could it be...

A bold idea emerged in Jiang Ye's mind.

But he didn't immediately verify it.

Instead, he continued carefully examining all these "ultimate abilities" of Zhou Yuling.

【Forbidden Body】 currently only showed 2 effects.

But Jiang Ye suspected this SSS-grade ultimate ability wasn't that simple.

Perhaps only by entering the so-called "Taboo" could more of its effects be uncovered.

As for the SSS-grade 【Free Movement】, it clearly came from the Nomadic Merchant permission.

It allows the 【Nomadic Merchant】 to appear anywhere around any living being at any time.

Essentially, it allows all living beings to actively summon the Nomadic Merchant!

However, our current Nomadic Merchant is obviously ridiculously powerful.

So throughout the entire apartment, no one would be foolish enough to summon him.

And most likely, even if summoned, the Nomadic Merchant wouldn't bother responding.

Thus this ability's effect becomes: the Nomadic Merchant can appear near any living being at any time!

Naturally, he can also sense all living beings!

Such an overpowered movement method...

Truly lives up to the name "Free Movement"!

Anyone obtaining this ability could basically come and go as they please, anytime, anywhere!

Although this SSS-grade ultimate ability's description is simple, it gives the Nomadic Merchant extreme mobility!

Basically, he can go wherever he wants!

If Jiang Ye weren't currently in the special Time-Stop Prison.

He suspected he could directly leave the 「Formless Domain」 and instantly reach his other clones outside!

Afterwards, he could directly return to the 「Formless Domain」 from his outside clones' locations!

Back and forth, completely unrestricted!

This ability, when you think about it, is truly overpowered!

And the SSS-grade 【Permission Transaction】 ability is equally overpowered.

First, it can help players trade permission identities and permission abilities!

Even trade talents, trade skills, trade survival points...

Basically, everything can be traded!

It's practically comparable to the Eighth Pawnshop!

Only what you can imagine, nothing you can't trade!

Of course, all these transactions must be voluntary.

Otherwise, they cannot proceed.

Superficially, this ability seems useless and unworthy of its SSS rating.

But Jiang Ye clearly understood—

In this Doomsday Apartment, many situations involve incompatible choices.

For example, permission identities—you can only have one!

Another example, the Reincarnation Key originally belonged to Administrator 4444.

Yet another example, a person's talents are similarly hard for others to obtain...

But these underlying rules can all be broken through 【Permission Transaction】!

It might allow someone to possess multiple permission identities!

Possess numerous talents!

Jiang Ye suspected...

That mysterious strong player's multiple permission identities were achieved using the special features of 【Permission Transaction】!

However, the genuine Nomadic Merchant probably wouldn't bother helping any player achieve multiple permission identities.

So...

The mysterious strong player's multiple permission identities were most likely facilitated by Jiang Wenxing using 【Privileged One】 to replicate the 【Nomadic Merchant】's abilities!

And this might also be why the mysterious strong player so desperately wanted to obtain Jiang Wenxing's permission identity!

There might be some unknown connection between him and Jiang Wenxing.

And his hidden identity might not be to guard against Zhou Yuling, but to avoid Jiang Wenxing?

In summary, the two SSS-grade ultimate abilities corresponding to 【Nomadic Merchant】 seem ordinary at first glance.

But when applied, their effects are astonishing!

Besides these, the two SS-grade ultimate abilities 【Reverse Summoning】 and 【Transaction Space】 are also quite overpowered in essence.

First, 【Reverse Summoning】 is literally what it sounds like.

Hmm...

Essentially, it can grab any living being and bring them before the Nomadic Merchant.

Fundamentally, it's for facilitating transactions between the 【Nomadic Merchant】 and living beings.

But when the 【Nomadic Merchant】's power becomes overpowering, this 【Reverse Summoning】 ability manifests as—grabbing people from a distance!

Basically, grab whoever you want!

So perverted!

Within 【Transaction Space】, the Nomadic Merchant possesses an undying body.

And items stored by the Nomadic Merchant in 【Transaction Space】 cannot be touched by anyone except the Nomadic Merchant!

However, 【Transaction Space】 is essentially equivalent to a "permission space."

Transactions completed by the Nomadic Merchant within 【Transaction Space】 require paying at least 100 survival points with no upper limit.

Superficially, this ability seems somewhat useless.

But actually, as long as you don't conduct transactions in the transaction space, it serves as a good life-saving trump card.

Moreover, it's not hard to see—

These permission abilities of the 【Nomadic Merchant】, while powerful, essentially lack offensive methods.

This might leave a newcomer who obtains the 【Nomadic Merchant】 identity in a relatively passive state initially.

Simply put—

The 【Nomadic Merchant】 permission identity leans more toward growth-type.

The longer you live, the more trump cards you can obtain using this identity.

Otherwise, initially you're just an extremely mobile worker.

Reverse Summoning seems strong, but without sufficient power, who dares to reverse summon strong players?

Free Movement seems strong, but same logic—without power, suddenly appearing before others...

Isn't that basically seeking death?

So this permission identity either requires already possessing strong power when obtained.

Otherwise, you'd probably need to work hard and carefully grow!

Jiang Ye strongly suspected...

The current genuine Nomadic Merchant's those heaven-defying abilities were most likely accumulated bit by bit through endless reincarnations!

But viewed across the endless river of time?

For example, for a beggar, wealth of 100 million seems unreachable.

But if the beggar had endless life?

Saving 1 unit daily, in 100 million days you'd have 100 million...

The Nomadic Merchant...

He has likely undergone who knows how many reincarnations within the Doomsday Apartment!

He's practically equivalent to an immortal in urban society!

After his thoughts raced for a moment, Jiang Ye settled his mind and returned Zhou Yuling's body to her.

Of course, Jiang Ye standing nearby fixed his gaze on Zhou Yuling.

Wanting to see if any changes would occur when Zhou Yuling, having obtained the 【Privileged One】 identity, underwent self-consciousness transformation.

However, visually, there were indeed no changes.

Zhou Yuling's expression only showed momentary daze before quickly returning to normal.

After being "body-seized" several times, she was almost used to it.

Given her temperament, if she hadn't been trapped in the giant formation unable to move before being "body-seized"...

She could have acted more seamlessly now.

Confirming her surroundings unchanged, with only Jiang Ye present, Zhou Yuling completely relaxed.

She looked down at her feet and said with certainty, "You dealt with that giant formation?"

Jiang Ye didn't explain anything, only reminding her, "Check your data panel and recite it to me word for word."

Zhou Yuling's eyes flickered, then she obediently began reciting.

But she had only recited the name "Zhou Yuling" when Jiang Ye added,

"You're not foolish enough to lie to me, right? After all, I've already seen this data panel."

Zhou Yuling understood immediately.

Since Jiang Ye had already seen it, yet still wanted her to recite now...

This was to check if her data panel had changed after her consciousness alteration.

And since she didn't know what panel Jiang Ye saw, lying would be difficult.

Actually, Zhou Yuling hadn't planned to lie anyway.

She had initially held a sliver of hope...

Whether the permission identity from Jiang Wenxing could free her from Jiang Ye's control.

But now it seemed clearly not.

So Jiang Ye could take everything from her at any time.

Thus, lying now had lost its meaning.

So Zhou Yuling recited, word for word exactly.

Of course, while reciting, her shock was no less than Jiang Ye's.

Because she hadn't experienced the 【Self-Selected Permission Identity】process.

And the subsequent ultimate abilities, whether 【Forbidden Body】 or the four ultimate abilities from 【Nomadic Merchant】, all shocked her greatly.

Jiang Ye didn't give her much time to digest this information before directly asking, "What do you think?"

A very vague question.

After brief thought, Zhou Yuling first reached a relatively clear conclusion:

"If Jiang Wenxing also possesses 【Forbidden Body】..."

"Then regardless of whether he actively died or passively died, he's most likely within the so-called 「Taboo」 right now."

"If he passively died, we might be temporarily safe."

"But if he actively died, meaning so-called 'fake death'..."

"Then he could revive at any time, potentially hiding in the shadows, giving us..."

Zhou Yuling, initially serious, wanted to say "giving us a fatal blow."

Because...

Jiang Wenxing's permission identity had dropped.

Losing such a powerful permission identity, could he still deliver a fatal blow to Jiang Ye?

The active death effect of 【Forbidden Body】 equals abandoning such a precious permission identity!

How could Jiang Wenxing bear to do that?

Initially Zhou Yuling thought this way.

But as she spoke and thought, and exchanged a look with Jiang Ye, she suddenly conceived a new idea—

"This..."

"This effect of 【Forbidden Body】 says—"

"If the Forbidden Body dies, it drops the permission iron piece..."

"But it doesn't seem to say that players entering 「Taboo」 after death will definitely lose the 【Privileged One】 identity!"

Zhou Yuling's tone was initially quite hesitant.

But as she spoke, her pupils suddenly widened, her voice becoming shocked and doubtful.

Because upon careful thought, this possibility wasn't low at all!

After carefully studying the extremely special 【Privileged One】 permission identity further, Zhou Yuling soon exclaimed in surprise:

"This 【Privileged One】 identity actually has no permission to create temporary identities at all..."

"But the prompt I heard when binding was so similar to the temporary identity prompt..."

"Of course, it was also very similar to the prompt when binding with Formless Leaf."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yuling's tone still carried some barely concealed resentment.

But she didn't dwell on it, quickly reaching a speculation—

"So the true similarity between these three might be..."

She exchanged a look with Jiang Ye.

Soon, they simultaneously spoke one word: "Quantity."