People in Xumi: I am really not the Dragon King

Chapter 220 Unlock the face-pinching system?

Xumi City and the surrounding rainforest.

Although in the previous road construction process, in order to clear enough space, a lot of landforms were directly or indirectly changed by Lin Feng,

However, because the original forest coverage rate of Xumi was too high, the population was much smaller than those countries in the previous life.
In reality, the living space required by the people only accounts for a small part of the total.

Therefore, even near Xumi City, there are still many well-preserved rainforests.

In the depths of the forest, there is no danger and no other monsters can be seen except for a few slimes that occasionally appear.

At this moment, there were two white four-legged beasts that were as fast as lightning, leaving afterimages.

——These two figures seemed to be chasing each other, and their speed had reached an abnormal level.

Even just the sound of it breaking through the air when running is enough to make most creatures retreat in panic.

This was naturally not because Lin Feng had missed something when he was clearing the threats before, but because he was experimenting with some knowledge he had just obtained from Nashida two days ago.

——The collective memory of "growth" and "adaptation" accumulated by the followers of the Grass Dragon over tens of millions of years.

And if you observe carefully with vision far superior to that of ordinary people, you can actually determine the identities of these two unidentified creatures based on some obvious features.

A slender, streamlined body, a fluffy tail, short but very powerful limbs, and a very classic gray and white color scheme.

——It is the novice treasure-stealing weasel that is widely distributed in the wild and is often killed by people to earn pocket money.

But at this moment,
This common little animal, which can be seen occasionally throughout the continent, displayed jaw-dropping power in this race-like sport.

Even the most greedy and experienced adventurer,
After seeing the distorted light around the two treasure-hunting weasels and the rocks that were crushed into powder by them,

I would never think of killing them just for those few hundred Moras.

Back to now,

Even though the speed of these two treasure-stealing weasels has reached a level far beyond that of ordinary life, and even the strongest monsters can never reach them,

But judging from the distance between them which has never shortened, there is still a big gap between them.

——Although they look exactly the same, compared to the latter's full speed running,
The treasure-hunting weasel in the front was obviously just playing around with its companions and still had a lot of strength left.

Regardless of whether the latter is accelerating or decelerating, the distance between the front and the rear is almost maintained at a stable constant value, and the difference can be seen at a glance.

After a while,
With both of them crossing the finish line, perhaps this unique testing activity has come to an end.

The second treasure-stealing weasel that stopped chasing also emitted a fluorescent green elemental light all over its body, and slowly turned back into the appearance of a black-haired boy.

——This is Lin Feng, who changed his form and raced with Xiaobai, and won the second place without any suspense.

After canceling the transformation, he adjusted his breathing slightly.
Looking at the little guy in front who was still full of energy and seemed to be unsatisfied, he complained speechlessly:

".No, I still can't catch up."

“Although it was expected that I couldn’t outrun Xiao Bai, the gap was a bit too big.
I feel like even if I were several times faster, I wouldn’t be able to get any closer.”

Lin Feng, who rarely gets humiliated and is always the dominant one,

For the first time, I felt the pure power gap in front of this foodie of mine.

——Is this the ability to mess up the entire system?

He shook his head and took out some food from the storage space as a reward for Xiaobai.

After the other party started eating heartlessly, Lin Feng began to summarize the characteristics of this "evolutionary" ability.

While playing the game, Lin Feng was very interested in the disguise of these elemental lives.

- In their own words, this is essentially the ultimate embodiment of the concept of "adaptation".
It is a unique ability that allows one to decide the direction of evolution and completely acquire the characteristics of the other species.

These elemental life forms born in the Grass Dragon Oasis can be said to be one of the oldest populations on this continent.

Perhaps he has inherited some of Apep's life-creating qualities.

Under the influence of the Grass Dragon, they broke down the most important instincts of life, "adaptation" and "growth", into a process that can be accelerated by elemental force.

——As long as they have strong enough grass elemental power or long enough time, they can make any characteristics that are beneficial to survival appear on their bodies.

This is not just a change in appearance, even though their essence is still elemental creatures,
But if you really transform into another race on the continent, you can not only possess the abilities of the other race,

Even judging from the two offspring born from the blue individual in the plot, there is no problem in continuing each other's race normally.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng inexplicably felt that this thing was a bit like the giant dragon in a fantasy story, which was good at discovering the beauty of all races and could produce various hybrid individuals.

Shaking my head, I put aside all irrelevant thoughts.

Thinking about the transformation just now, although the form has changed, the original strength has not been suppressed too much.

I carefully recalled what other species I knew well and met the requirements for change, besides the treasure-stealing weasels.
...you can acquire certain characteristics and strengths of the other tribe without being suppressed too much.
Thinking of the fact that he still lacked some elemental authority, he had an idea.
After estimating the amount of elemental power in the body,
Lin Feng immediately decided to try changing into something equally common.

"Om-"

Along with the slight rumbling sound of the elements gathering, a brilliant green light flashed by.

After the sense of oppression brought by authority gradually dissipated,

A creature that was purple all over, shaped like a mushroom, but could move freely on the ground like a spinning top, also appeared where Lin Feng originally stood.

——It is just a most common thunder-attributed rotating mushroom beast.

After jumping on the ground a few times, feeling a little uncomfortable,

Lin Feng, who had never experienced this kind of life form and perspective, also felt a little novel.

He adjusted his state slightly and took his mind off playing.

Feeling the purple elemental power surrounding him, which was far less than the power, but still much stronger than that of ordinary God's Eye holders,
Even though I expected the result, I was still a little surprised.

——I was saying that these elemental creatures are obviously of grass attribute, but after turning into mushroom beasts in the plot, they are able to use elemental attacks of various attributes, which is not right.

After completing the imitation of the other race, he was able to use elemental powers of other attributes normally.

The possibilities and uses of this ability to change the essence of one's own life may far exceed one's imagination.

Even for myself, apart from being able to make the enemy relax their vigilance, there is probably no increase in pure combat power.

After jumping a few times, Lin Feng used the elemental power to observe his current appearance. He felt that if the cute little mushroom beast he had turned into appeared in the game, there would definitely be several local legendary icons stacked on its head.

——Although the lightning elemental power is relatively weak,
However, the normal use of other powers is not restricted at all.
The combat effectiveness has been reduced, but it is not particularly serious, making it a good choice for cheating people.

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Wait? Let the enemy let down their guard?

Recalling the core reason why he couldn't see Apep, Lin Feng's eyes lit up and he suddenly had some new ideas.

——The one you don’t want to see is the authoritative god of Xumi. What does that have to do with an ordinary mushroom beast like me?
Recalling the life forms of its followers,
Lin Feng, with his mind opened, felt that it was not impossible for him to have two more sets of dolls when meeting Apep.

——If I were to become something directly, I could be discovered.

Then if I disguise myself as an ordinary elemental life first and then transform into something else, it should be much better, right?
The plan for the subsequent search for Apep was slightly adjusted.
Lin Feng felt that after practicing for a while, he could give it a try with Zhongli and Wendy.

——If the four gods had attacked directly, given that guy's instinct to avoid danger,

It is probably impossible to find Apep except to search the desert and the surrounding areas thoroughly.

Since the situation couldn't get any worse, considering the peculiarity of this form change that even he could hardly detect, and the intelligence gap between him and Apep,

If we could really let them get away with it, then future work would be much easier.

Coming back from thinking,

Lin Feng glanced speechlessly at Xiao Bai who was curiously circling around him and occasionally rubbing against him.
After jumping twice on the ground with its mushroom-shaped pointed legs, it concentrated on studying how to use this knowledge.

at the same time,

In the Baoshang Street with the largest flow of people in Xumi City,

Among the merchants and scholars coming and going, two young men dressed in exotic clothes were walking together.

Although the costumes of the two are quite characteristic of Liyue and Mondstadt,
But apart from his outstanding appearance and unique temperament, he did not attract much extra attention.

——It’s just because there are too many businessmen or tourists from other countries in Xumi City right now.

After the land passage between the two major ports in the north and south was connected,

Whether it is the residents of Fontaine or Liyue, they can easily reach any area within Xumi with the help of transportation.

In particular, there is a new passage between Liyue and Xumi.

Although it is not yet fully open to the general public,
However, it is quite common for the people of Xumi City to encounter Liyue merchants who come to the street looking for opportunities.

After arriving at Xumi City, Wendy planned to visit various places and taste some special wines.

Looking at this bustling and vibrant scene on the street, I was also a little amazed:
"——This is really lively. Looking at the number of merchants here, it's probably not much different from Liyue Harbor over there, old man?"

"Such a huge change has taken place in such a short time. If Mondstadt was not a free country, I would have invited the two gods of Xumi to visit Mondstadt for a while."

Wendy scratched his head and looked at the old man beside him, wondering what this hardworking god was thinking.

Zhongli naturally noticed the gaze of his old friend beside him.
After looking at the green-robed scholar in front of them who was giving a public lecture to popularize elemental knowledge to the public,
He shook his head and said with some emotion:
"Compared to the past few days, Xumi has indeed become more prosperous. Its development speed is far ahead even among the seven countries."

"It seems that in addition to my friend, the new Grass King who stayed in the country also has very rare leadership skills. It's true that young people are to be feared."

After a brief pause, he looked at Wendy beside him and asked meaningfully:

"As the incarnation of Liufeng, you should know more about the entire continent than I do.
I wonder if you have noticed the difference between Xumi's rapid development and other countries?"

"Hmm? Different? This couldn't be simpler."

Although she was still laughing, Wendy's tone was also unusually serious:

".Although I have a rough idea of ​​who made the plan."

"——But judging from the results, both our new friend and the new God of Grass clearly use 'ordinary people' as the basis of their governance."

"This kind of country that completely ignores the shackles and takes the development and progress of people's livelihood as its theme, under the restrictions of 'that person', can only appear here, right?"

Controlling the most dynamic wind in the entire world, wherever there is wind, Wendy theoretically has eyes and ears.

Although in reality he couldn't maintain such exploration all the time due to the huge consumption of energy, it was still very simple to summarize some basic information.

——That is, the development and changes that Xumi has undergone in recent years are probably much greater than the changes accumulated in some countries over hundreds of years. This is a very obvious conclusion.

"Yes."

Zhongli nodded and responded:

"——It's not just because I have two gods who care about their people.
Even the people of this land follow their leaders from the bottom of their hearts.
This kind of prosperity is what this country deserves.”

With some emotion, he connected to the void that was distributed free of charge by the Ministry of Education. He looked at the various types of knowledge that were freely available to the public.
Considering the fact that most countries still need manpower to transmit information, I suddenly felt a strong sense of dislocation.

Although he had been around the city many times, Zhongli still felt that the country before him had a vigorous vitality that other countries did not have.

Just as he was about to walk a few more laps with Wendy,

"Ding--"

Accompanied by a crisp prompt sound,
A private message from Nashida in the void instantly drew their attention back to the core purpose of this trip.

The message is brief, but the meaning is much more:

"——The approximate location of the target has been determined, and the 'fire' that serves as a communication medium has also been successfully found.

Detailed information will be shared with the two seniors after they return, and we are very grateful for their willingness to provide assistance in the subsequent search work."

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After receiving the message at the same time, Wendy and Zhongli looked at each other and knew that the most basic and critical work of this operation was about to begin.

Without much delay,

With a faint flicker of elemental light in the corner,

These two travelers from foreign countries disappeared silently on the still bustling streets.

(End of this chapter)