I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

"Is there anything else?"

Looking into the little guy's bright eyes in front of him, Mud Rock hesitated for a moment before asking.

After all, in Mudrock's opinion, Gretchen's gaze was a bit too "intense," making her feel somewhat embarrassed... so being stared at like that all the time wasn't a good thing.

"Sister Mudrock, can I see what you look like? Alyona and I will keep it a secret..."

Gretchen had no intention of hiding her purpose, so she told Mudrock directly after he asked.

Moreover, at this moment, his large eyes were filled with an emotion called anticipation, or rather, "radiance".

"Although it's a little strange, but..."

Upon hearing this, a long-absent hint of helplessness surfaced in her red eyes beneath the mud mask. Then, she began to unfasten her heavy combat suit…

To be honest, Mudrock had no idea that the reason the little guy's eyes were so "burning" was simply because he wanted to see what he really looked like...

She had initially thought it was something important, or a major undertaking that was difficult to accomplish.

Subsequently, as the heavy protective suit was slowly "peeled off," Mudrock's original appearance as a Sarkaz was revealed to the two.

P.S.: It's been really cold these past few days. I don't know why, but when I went to bed last night, my stomach felt a bit cold when I woke up this morning, and I'm feeling a bit unwell now. But apart from that, I found that I felt pretty good this morning, so I'll see if I can update another chapter this morning.

It's Monday today. I'll go eat at someone else's school gate tonight and maybe get some money!

Please urge them. There's a bug when adding images; they insist on adding a few words...

Chapter 85 Stickers and Experiments

"..."

Having seen mudstone in the game, Gretsch only showed a hint of amazement in her eyes, her expression not changing much.

"!"

Alyona, on the other hand, was in a state of utter surprise.

Although she had believed Gretsch's words and knew that the big man in front of her was a woman, she never imagined that this Sarkaz mercenary would be so beautiful.

"Um... I might not be as good-looking as you imagine, and I'm not really used to taking off my protective suit."

Looking at the two "dumb" little girls in front of him, a hint of helplessness flashed in Mud Rock's red eyes, and then he made a move to put on his protective suit again.

“Sister Mudrock is very beautiful, both in appearance and color… Wait a minute.” Gretchen subconsciously retorted after hearing Mudrock’s words.

After saying that, the little girl temporarily let go of her companion and walked to Mudrock's side. Then, she put her arm around the Sarkaz girl's slender waist.

"Eh?"

After hearing Gretchen's words, Mudrock subconsciously stopped putting on her protective suit. However, she never expected that this little girl would have such close contact with her.

This made her body stiffen instantly, and she dared not move. At the same time, as she looked down at the fluffy little head of the baby holding her, a sudden, stirring desire welled up inside her.

"..."

In the end, Mudrock gave in to her own thoughts and slowly placed her heavily gloved hand on Gretsch's fluffy head.

"Well……"

Feeling the weight on her head, Gretchen blinked gently without flinching, letting someone stroke her head.

The little girl suddenly hugged Mudrock not for fun or to take advantage of him, but because she suddenly thought of something and wanted to try it out, so she came over to get her hands on the color.

As for why not stain like before, or stain automatically from memory, the reason is simple: the amount of color absorbed that way wouldn't be enough to meet the conditions Gretchen envisioned for the experiment.

In addition, not wanting to waste time, the little girl just stuck it on directly.

[Ding, (Floating Life) Hua, unlocking in progress, current progress 1%]

However, just as Gretsch was about to let go of her little hand, that long-lost voice rang in her mind again, causing her body to freeze instantly.

"What's wrong? Did something hurt you?"

Noticing Gretchen's stiffness, Mudrock looked down at the protruding rough stone in his abdomen, a complex emotion flashing in his scarlet eyes.

"No, thank you, Mudstone..."

Upon hearing Mudrock's words, Gretchen quickly released her hand and looked up at the person she was touching.

To be honest, after hearing that sound, the little girl now just wants to stay close to the Sarkaz girl forever...

"fine……"

Upon hearing this, Niyan instinctively replied. However, after saying that, he fell silent.

Because this was the first time Mudstone had been so approached by someone, or rather, by a child, it seemed somewhat bewildered.

Then, at that moment, the two people, one big and one small, with identical expressions and temperaments, fell into an eerie silence, remaining close together and gazing into each other's eyes.

There was no way around it; Mudrock wasn't exactly a talkative person, and Gretsch had now been deeply influenced by her, her personality had become just like hers.

So for a moment, neither of them knew what to say.

"..."

Finally, Alyona, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up in front of her.

The two, one big and one small, said respectively:

"Now that things are resolved, Gretchen, let's head back as soon as possible. This operation of ours was quite significant, and if we go back any later, Alina might scold us."

"And please rest assured, Miss Mudrock, we will keep your appearance a secret."

"Ah."

"it is good."

After listening to her companion's words, Gretchen carefully took two steps back, increasing the distance between herself and the mudstone.

As the little girl created distance, she also interrupted Hua's unlocking progress. However, she wasn't in a hurry for such a thing, as there was still plenty of time.

For Gretchen, the most troublesome part of this broken system wasn't unlocking by sticking things on, but finding the right person.

Now that we know who it is, things are much easier...???

Gretchen's naive idea only lasted until Mudrock put her heavy protective suit back on...

At this moment, the little girl finally remembered that Mudrock usually almost never took off her heavy protective suit.

For a moment, Gretchen felt depressed.

……

In the end, despite feeling frustrated, I still had to leave when the time came.

Gretchen and Alyona chatted with Mudrock for a few more minutes before saying goodbye and leaving first.

After all, just as Alyona said, if they went back any later, they might really get caught by Alina and get another lecture.

Although the lecturing is done gently, it is still lecturing...no child wants to listen to it.

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"..."

On their way back, Gretchen and Alyona stopped abruptly in a quiet, secluded spot.

"?"

Noticing this, Alyona's light green eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, and she stopped in her tracks. She quietly looked at Gretchen, waiting for her explanation.

"I'd like to try it out, please wait a moment."

Gretchen didn't offer many explanations, but instead showed Alyona what she wanted to do through her actions.

As Gretchen manipulated it, a brown light emerged and flowed around her.

The next instant, on the flat, frost-covered frozen ground in front of her, a large, hard rock broke through the frost and emerged, floating in mid-air to show its presence to the world.

"?"

Now, Alyona, who had watched the whole thing, was even more confused, and a big question mark appeared on her slightly tilted head.

Clearly, she had no idea what was going on.

P.S.: I was originally planning to see if I could update in the morning, but I suddenly received news this morning that an elderly person in my family passed away. I've been busy all day, so the update will be a bit late.

I'll try to write the remaining chapter as quickly as possible, and see if I can finish by midnight. Please urge me on.

Chapter 86: Expanded Abilities and the Return of W

"Success."

As Gretchen finished speaking, the brown light emanating from her body quickly disappeared into her body.

"boom--"

The rock that had been floating in mid-air quickly fell to the snow with a thud.

This is the experiment that Greta wanted to conduct this time.

She had been wondering if she could extend her abilities, by adopting the colors of others and directly using their power, rather than expressing it through her paintings…

Clearly, Gretchen's long-held suspicion has just been confirmed. She can indeed imitate and use other people's abilities by absorbing their colors.

However, the experiment just now was only in its initial stage.

The little girl also wanted to know if the degree to which she was stained with the color would affect the use of her abilities.

Having come up with the idea, Gretchen immediately put it into action. She spent some time removing the mud color from her body, and then, relying on her memory, reapplied it.

Then continue using the mudstone's abilities to manipulate rocks...

In the end, Gretchen concluded that the deeper the color stained, the more profound her understanding of the color's owner's abilities became, and the smoother she could use them.

However, for the little girl, the intensity of the color she had acquired from her memories was enough. After all, she rarely had the chance to use her abilities, and she had no intention of using other people's abilities casually.

Besides, Gretchen's main profession is still that of a painter. What painter fights and kills? So, she only keeps this newly acquired ability a closely guarded secret.

To put it another way, if it were really the little girl herself who had to take action, she might not use the colors of Terra and the others, but rather the colors of the other heroes from Gretsch's memories.

After all, unlike the Terrans who still exist here, who might object to Gretsch using their abilities, the Heroes would not.

Although the color acquired through memory won't be very deep, it's perfectly adequate for everyday use.

"Is the experiment over? Your abilities..."