I, the undead, save the world with the dolls

Speaking of which, when playing the original game, Sun Yang wanted to complain that this generation of NPCs talked a lot and were quite enigmatic.

He listened for a long time, and the general meaning was that the curse could be lifted by going to see King Pancras, but Sun Yang's soul was too weak, and he had to defeat the four powerful creatures on this land before he would have enough soul to meet the king.

Although Sun Yang had long known that this undead disease was probably incurable, and that turning into ashes in the third generation could resolve the undead curse, in the second generation, he could only rely on a powerful soul to suppress the curse, or eat human statues, or touch the magical fire of the Amana altar.

"If you collect enough souls, I can help you use them to strengthen yourself." The green-robed girl added after explaining.

"Then let me see what I can become." Sun Yang sat down on the spot, and the girl in green robe stretched out her palm and placed it near Sun Yang's head.

Suddenly, a screen resembling a game interface appeared in Sun Yang's field of vision. This was strange. Although Sun Yang didn't know how others leveled up, it probably wasn't something with an actual panel. This interface contained only a few characters and data.

Vitality 10 Energy 4 Stamina 8 Willpower 10 Strength 11 Agility 5 Adaptability 4 Intelligence 4 Faith 12

Sun Yang couldn't see any other information, and he didn't even know how many souls he had. Furthermore, his original memory had been transformed into willpower. Could this be his cheat? If so, it was too shabby.

Sun Yang tried to add some points to himself, and then realized another mechanism.

02 More or less out of tune with this world

The improvement of attributes is not linked to the total level (and you can't see the total level yourself), but is linked to the current attributes.

He tried to increase his Faith, but it wouldn't work after level three. However, investing in his Energy allowed him to increase it to level four. He wasn't sure if this was related to his physical potential, but lower attributes required fewer souls to increase.

And if I remember correctly, a clergyman only has 3 points of energy at the beginning. Can fighting outside for a few days really help me exercise my body?

It's not impossible. The original game doesn't seem to mention that undead bodies can't grow. It's just that using souls to improve oneself is much faster than training the body. Killing a dozen wandering souls can improve one stat point. If I were to train, I'd only increase one stat point after running for so long.

This is a pitiful 3 points. When the energy reaches double digits, it will take several weeks of high-intensity training to increase one attribute.

When Sun Yang was in college, he did a period of high-intensity fitness training. He made rapid progress in the first three weeks, but to improve further, he had to increase the volume and intensity of training. He couldn't stand it and stopped immediately. I guess the same principle applies to improving attribute points through exercise.

If it were in other games, there would probably be a lot of interfaces such as weapon proficiency, and even numerical corrections would be given.

But Dark Soul doesn't write these things. He doesn't even know how to use weapons correctly now, so he can only swing them around blindly. In the future, he can only rely on exploration and finding others to learn from him in battle.

So what should I upgrade? There's only one thing to do. Sun Yang increased his adaptability by 4 levels. Ah, fighting Soul without increasing adaptability is self-torture.

After clicking confirm in her mind, the green-robed girl opened her arms, and her soul flew out of Sun Yang's body and infused into every part of his body.

Sun Yang felt a change in his body. He stood up, his stiff body becoming limber and his reaction speed increasing. The feeling of having his adaptability doubled was truly different; his entire body felt completely different.

"By the way, Ms. Pilgrim. I'd like to ask, are there any other adventurers here, or people running around?" Sun Yang said, looking at the dilapidated Ru Mi.

If I was not the first one to arrive, why was there no one here? It was impossible for San and the blacksmith to consume alone.

"People will come and go, whether it's the blacksmith behind you or the merchant who lives in the house. Some will leave, some will stay for a while, but eventually they will all leave."

The girl in green robe sat down on the stone beside the campfire. After she finished what she needed to say, she seemed to relax. “If you want to stay here for a while, you might as well talk to these people.”

"Thank you. I will do that. Also, Ms. Green-Pilgrim, may I ask what it's like for other adventurers to use their souls to shape their bodies?"

"It depends on their hearts and thoughts. I am only responsible for guiding their souls into their bodies. It is up to them to decide how to use the soul to forge their own bodies. However, the body has its own development direction and limits. If you want to do everything, you probably can't do anything." The girl in green robe seemed to be accustomed to it. Probably many people would ask this question.

What this means is that each time you level up, you'll spend more and more souls. Sun Yang had a profile where he evenly added points, but he ended up getting slaughtered in the early stages, and it was extremely difficult for him to level up.

But the points I just added don’t seem to follow this principle. It’s more like changing the amount of souls used according to the attribute values.

"Okay, I get it. Are those houses habitable?" Sun Yang pointed to the dilapidated houses in the distance. Now that he was closer, he realized that Rumi was much bigger than he remembered. There were many more dilapidated houses, but no one was really out.

"I think the original owner wouldn't mind. Just be careful when you sleep." The girl in green robe said, stroking her knees.

"Thank you for your reminder. I'm fine for now. Goodbye, Ms. Pilgrim." Sun Yang stood up and walked towards the blacksmith.

Although he was familiar with this world, there were many places where experience was not enough. Two hundred hours was definitely enough to complete the entire map in the game. But now, just running out of the One-Line Sky Forest took him about two or three days.

What's more, the combat experience is completely different. Sun Yang can't imagine how he can defeat those heavy iron turtle soldiers who are hunting in the Giant Forest.

He walked over to the blacksmith, who was still conscious, squatting at the foot of the wall, holding his forehead. When he heard footsteps approaching, he raised his head.

"Who are you? Never mind, it doesn't matter who you are, just help me open this door. I thought it was an empty room, so I put all my tools in there, but I didn't expect someone to steal and lock the door. I'm a blacksmith, and without tools, I can't do anything," the blacksmith said, pointing to the relatively intact house behind him. "If you can open the door, I can help you repair your equipment and even strengthen it."

"Okay." Sun Yang agreed readily. Just as he was about to look for the next person, he saw a cat poking its head out from the roof.

"Oh, it's a new undead. And it looks like time is running out." The black and white cat landed lightly on the ground. The blacksmith next to him lowered his head in thought after speaking, and ignored the cat that could speak human language.

"Okay, a cat that can speak human language. My name is Sun Yang, what's your name?" Sun Yang didn't expect the cat to run out by itself.

"Just call me Xia Lager. I have a shop here. If you have any extra souls, come find me. Humph~ You smell nice~" After saying this, Xia Lager left along the wall.

"There's nothing strange about it. There are many strange things in this land." After Xia Lager left, the blacksmith spoke to Sun Yang.

"How many people are there in this place? By the way, you haven't told me their names yet."

"Renigaz, I'm a blacksmith, just call me Blacksmith Renigaz. As for how many people there are? During the days I've been here, besides the confused guy by the stone tablet, there's only the shady merchant next to it. I did see a map maker a while ago, but I don't know when he left."

"Are there any travelers running around?" Sun Yang continued to ask.

"The only person who settled here is the woman in green robe. Do you think there is anyone else here?" The blacksmith retorted to Sun Yang.

That's right. Those seeking the secrets of the soul wouldn't stay in Rumi for long. They'd probably just level up with the green-robed girl, buy some supplies, and then leave. Instead of chatting with people here, they'd be better off finding some powerful souls to solve the curse.

"Aren't you going to socialize with people? How can you still have time to chat with me, a blacksmith?" the blacksmith retorted.

Sun Yang didn't continue chatting with the arrogant blacksmith uncle because he still had two people to visit.

Following the blacksmith's instructions, Sun Yang opened another relatively intact room nearby.

The room was littered with various armors and weapons, as well as various large barrels, boxes, and shelves, just as if the original people had fled. There was also a place similar to a blacksmith's furnace in the middle, which might have been a blacksmith shop.

In the center of the house, there was a dark-skinned man wearing a yellow turban and an animal skin robe.

"Oh! Hello! Welcome to Mafu Mulan's shop! Do you need some protective gear?!" When he saw Sun Yang walk in, the man nicknamed Asan in the player community said stutteringly but enthusiastically.

Ah San seemed to realize that his attitude might scare the customer, so he coughed and whispered, "Ah, um, excuse me, you can just look around. Please, just consider it a good deed... just buy something..."

Sun Yang glanced at the various equipment he had scattered around: a few shields, and some armor he had looted from zombies. They all looked intact, and he'd probably cleaned them before he found them.

Many people were killed by Ah San at the beginning of the game because his suit can increase soul. However, Sun Yang did not do that. How can he buy equipment after killing such a person?

"I'd like to buy something, but what do you want to accept as currency?"

"I need souls, sir. Oh, is this your first time here? This place uses souls as currency... Just gather the soul in your body in your hands..."

Sun Yang tried to concentrate the soul in his body in his hands. He was quite careful in this process. After all, if the soul in his body was used up, he might start to become a zombie.

However, until he took out all the souls in his body and gathered them together, Sun Yang did not feel particularly uncomfortable. At most, his body felt empty.

"Don't you have any more souls?" Asan said, looking at the small soul in front of him. After all, Sun Yang had just used his soul to strengthen his body, and there were not many left.

"I took out all the souls in my body. Isn't that enough?" Sun Yang said.

"Put it back! Don't do this! You will become a zombie!" Asan screamed.

"Oh oh..." Sun Yang quickly transferred the soul back into his body. Is it so dangerous to pull out the soul completely? But he didn't turn green, and his body didn't feel any discomfort...

It turns out that in the eyes of others, having no soul after death is such a dangerous thing. Sun Yang once again realized that his body was subtly different from others.

"Hey, you have so few souls that you will soon be unable to hold on... I'll lend you this iron shield and these boots first. When you have accumulated enough souls, remember to come to me and spend them." Although Asan is a very greedy guy, he also acts like a big shot after he has money.

But to be honest, he is not a bad person. He took out an iron round shield and a pair of boots from the box behind him and threw them to Sun Yang.

"Aren't you afraid I'll run away with the shield?" Sun Yang took the shield, put it on his arm, and put the boots on his feet. He had run barefoot for a long time before, relying on the undead's strong body, but having a pair of boots is always more comfortable than running barefoot.

"How far can you run if you are so stupid? Go exercise yourself nearby. Welcome to visit us next time." Asan waved his hand, taught Sun Yang the general classification of the soul energy in his body, and then drove Sun Yang away.

Sun Yang came out of the room. Now there was only one person left to meet, and that was Brother Dejected, who was sitting under the stone tablet.

Sun Yang ran up the stairs, passing the campfire and the blacksmith who was dozing in front of the door.

Sitting there was a warrior wearing fine armor and with his hair shaved very short. Just from his hairstyle and armor, one could tell that he was a good fighter. However, this good fighter was just supporting his head with his hands, sitting there dejectedly.

"Hello, buddy. I'm Sun Yang. What's your name?" Sun Yang went straight up to say hello.

"You are an immortal, right? I can tell by the smell, it's the smell of death... This is a place called Rumi. I don't know if it can be considered a settlement, but it's a place where people live. But in this country, there are not many places like this." The discouraged warrior muttered.

This man wasn't exactly enthusiastic, but he looked like he'd respond well if approached. The disheartened warrior continued, "My name is Thordan. Like you, I've lost everything and come here. You came here because you heard someone could lift the curse, didn't you? Alas, that's all lies. We have nothing left, neither you nor I..."

"Oh? Tell me your thoughts and opinions?" Sun Yang hadn't paid much attention to Brother Huixin's nonsense at first. After all, other people would visit him frequently, but Brother Huixin really hadn't been there many times. He only spoke to him when he felt like going to see how many times he had died.

"You know something called 'soul,' right? I don't know the details, but I've heard it's close to the origin of life, and everything in life is based on the soul... What we call a curse has its roots in that soul. Do you know what I mean? Survival, living, that's nothing but the true face of the curse."

"We are immortals and cannot die. There is no other way..." Brother Dispirited said and lowered his head again.

"Compared to this, I'm more curious about where you heard this knowledge. This doesn't seem like something a soldier should know." Sun Yang already knew this. As an old fan of Yunhun studies, he had heard this kind of news several times.

"It's just what I heard during my travels. Well... You are very different, Sun Yang. This name seems to come from the far east, and your face is also rare." Brother Huixin stroked his chin, he raised his head and looked Sun Yang straight in the eye.

"Why, no Oriental has ever been to this place? But to be honest, I only remember that I came from the East." Sun Yang directly used his amnesia as an excuse to avoid fabricating his background.

"Everyone is the same here. But I just heard that green-robed woman asked you to fight four giants? Humph, if you don't want to fight those things, the only way is to give up everything here, just like me." Brother Dixin didn't dwell on Sun Yang's identity, but continued to undermine his confidence in a mocking manner.

"However, I don't hate such guys. The journey of the undead is full of hardships. During the journey, there will probably be many invaders from other worlds who will look for you and put you in trouble." Brother Dejected suddenly muttered to himself again.

"If you need salvation, would you like to become a believer of the Blue Gods? In your time of suffering, the pilgrims who are the apostles of the Blue Gods should be able to help you. If you wish, I will share my blessings with you."

Brother Huixin pointed to his chest. He was a follower of the Youth Religion.

"Qingjiao, by the way, if I convert to another religion in the middle of my studies, is it okay for me to come back to your place to convert to Qingjiao later?" Sun Yang hesitated for a second and asked this question on the spot.

"Why do you want to do such a thing... Never mind, it's okay, the Blue Gods will tolerate you. So, do you want to sign it?" Brother Dejected shrugged indifferently.

"Of course!" he replied immediately. Sun Yang had to sign the Green Cult Oath before every file. Although considering the true background of Soul Two's apostasy, it would be very troublesome and there might be subsequent consequences.

But, come on, this is the Azure Cult. Look at the gods in the online engraved rings; nine out of ten are the Azure Gods, highlighting their all-encompassing, all-belief attitude. And look at Despair's attitude: "Believe is fine, but not believe is no big deal." Apostasy is basically no big deal.

As soon as Sun Yang finished speaking, he felt a blue emblem slowly emerge in his head. He didn't resist, but accepted the inscription. Then, a small ring appeared on his hand.

The Qingjiao ring increases health by 2%. Sun Yang didn't notice any difference after wearing it.

"You've made a wise decision. Everyone is fragile. No matter who you are, the Azure Gods will accept and bless you. You are also blessed by the Azure Gods." Even though Brother Dixin has recruited many Azure followers, he still looks listless. Sun Yang suspects that his previous dislike of coming here was probably due to Brother Dixin's dejected attitude.

"However, it's rare to have a new Youth Church believer here. Let me tell you what you need to pay attention to..." Brother Huixin seemed to have opened a chatterbox and began a long explanation.

Basically, there are three places you can go. There's an old fortress in the direction of Giant's Fall Forest, which should have a lot of loot. But it's dangerous to go too far.

The Green Church Church can be found in the direction of Hyde's Giant Fire Tower, but the road is very dangerous and there are traps.

There is no way to walk through the big pit without a ladder.

In addition, Brother Grayheart mentioned that the passage of time and space here is quite chaotic and stagnant. Although the sun rises and sets, there is no seasonal change. Many dead people will reappear inexplicably, so it is not certain that you will meet anyone.

Rumi is a relatively stable place. Some people can still communicate with others after returning. If there is a dispute, Brother Gray Heart will come forward to coordinate. After all, he is a member of the Youth Church and is very good at this.

However, there were very few people who could consciously move around, and the land was vast. Although campfires could be used to move people from place to place, the paths between campfires were still dangerous, and countless people died during the adventure, becoming zombies.

"Finally, there are the markings. They are the emblems of 'summoning,' calling forth spirits from other worlds through the frozen flow of time. If you don't want to be devoured by wandering spirits, be prepared to seek them out. The spirits you summon will surely aid you."

Brother Desperate said a lot of words in one breath, then he sighed and looked at the ocean.

"This is a lonely place, a place that suits me very well, a place where I have no feelings at all. I think you will like this place soon, too, very soon..."

"At least Rumi has you to protect her. I think I will like her soon." Sun Yang nodded after hearing what he said. It was a good habit of his to listen carefully to NPC's words.

"Haha, you're really good at talking, Sun Yang. I hope you can find salvation on your journey. Well, that's all I can tell you."

"Thank you, Mr. Sodan. Thank you for your advice and experience. But I think I should say goodbye. I need a good sleep." Sun Yang rubbed his eyes. The excitement when he first arrived in Rumi had passed, and now the mental fatigue was returning.

Brother Dixin nodded, then lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking about, or maybe he was thinking about nothing.

Sun Yang left the vicinity of the stone tablet and went a little deeper into the town, where he found a room with a half-open wooden door.

There was nothing inside except a relatively intact wooden bed. The bedding and other things had probably been taken away long ago. Although I want to complain, other houses may not have wooden beds to sleep on.

Sun Yang didn't hesitate. He tied a rope to some scrap metal and placed it at the door, making a simple alarm device. Then he lay down on the bed, holding his hammer. After a while, he fell into a deep sleep.

Rustle, rustle... Commander! If you hear me, please answer! If you hear me, please answer! Rustle, rustle...

We've lost the commander! Rustle... There's only desert and damned desert here! Rustle...

But in his chaotic consciousness, Sun Yang still heard a faint call.

Just treating it as an illusion, Sun Yang was calm and didn't pay attention to it, but this time the calling sound was very long.

Rustle, rustle... Don't stop! Keep shouting! Didn't we capture the signal yesterday?! Rustle, rustle... Commander! If you hear me, please answer! If you hear me, please answer!

Damn it! It’s so noisy! Let me concentrate on sleeping! Sun Yang thought to himself, and then he actually shouted it out loud.

"Damn it! It's so noisy! Let me sleep!" Sun Yang suddenly opened his eyes and shouted at the gray ceiling.

"Connected! Miss Pascal! Miss Agent! Connected!" The voice was very clear. Sun Yang looked around the room as usual, and ran outside to take a look around, but saw nothing.

Is it coming from my head? No, if it's a cheat, why is there only sound? Can't my opinion be conveyed? Do I have to fight with the sound of calling all the time?! I'll become a psychopath sooner or later!

"Damn it! Why are there strange noises in my head! Is my mind so fragile?" Sun Yang hit his head.