Chapter 116: Did You Reincarnate?
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 116: Did You Reincarnate?
The Void Walker was a special class possessing formidable map-exploration capabilities. Based on the power scaling of the Traveler class, a Void Walker reaching this stage was already considered more than qualified.
However, because it relied on the fixed base entries of the Reaper, the Void Walker also possessed extremely potent combat abilities.
For Traveler players, who were constantly mocked for playing a "casual class," this was something utterly inconceivable.
But looking at it from another perspective, if even a Traveler class could reach this level of strength under the Reaper's protection, then other classes built upon this foundation would only be even more powerful.
"But for me, this is already more than enough."
As he spoke, Taro Ball opened a new interface that had appeared in his character panel.
[Soul Refining]
This was a special functional panel that allowed one to create skills and equipment based on their own class, provided they invested enough Spirit Masses.
Compared to the manual crafting required by an Alchemist, Soul Refining could be described as completely effortless.
The only catch was that the conditions for collecting Spirit Masses were somewhat demanding; the soul of the killed target had to be resilient enough to be converted.
Consequently, ordinary mobs wouldn't drop Spirit Masses. One had to kill at least a BOSS-level unit for a drop to occur.
"But besides that, there are other ways to get them."
After switching interfaces, Taro Ball arrived at the Faction screen.
[Wheel of Fate - Faction Shop]
[Faction Reputation: 522 (Renowned)]
[Level 5 Goods Unlocked!]
[Level 5 - Soul Proof *1 / Price: 200,000 Gold (Exchange Limit: 1)]
[Level 5 - Profane Dagger *1 / Price: 1,500,000 Gold (Stock: 2)]
[Level 4 - Chaos Seal *1 / Price: 50,000 Gold (Stock: 8)]
[...]
[Level 1 - Spirit Mass *100 / Price: 50,000 Gold (Stock: 152,300)]
After a quick browse, Taro Ball exchanged for the Soul Proof and five hundred Spirit Masses, instantly spending several hundred thousand gold.
He then took all these Spirit Masses and tossed them into Soul Refining.
A moment later, a series of prompts popped up.
[Successfully learned "Shadow Collaboration"]
[Successfully learned "Mana Spring"]
[Obtained Epic-grade Greatsword: "Soul-Breaking Heavy Sword"]
[Obtained Legendary-grade Staff: "Holy Cross Silver Radiance"]
After obtaining the equipment, Taro Ball looked toward Yu Yunsheng, who was waiting quietly in the corner.
"These are for you."
Taro Ball tossed the newly acquired silver staff and the Soul Proof to Yu Yunsheng.
"Once you use the Soul Proof, your class will sublimate into the Reaper class. After that, follow me to grind. We need to get your level up as soon as possible."
Catching the staff and the Soul Proof, Yu Yunsheng looked at Taro Ball in disbelief.
"A Legendary staff... and a class sublimation item? Bro, tell me the truth—did you reincarnate? It's only the first day of the closed beta, yet you're already sitting at the same table as those powerhouse NPCs. Even Cecilia and the others don't have this kind of influence..."
Faced with Yu Yunsheng's question, Taro Ball spread his hands.
"It's a bit complicated to explain. Anyway, just follow me from now on. If you're worried about Elania, you can bring her along."
Hearing this, Elania, who was standing nearby, quickly grabbed Yu Yunsheng's arm.
"I don't want to leave Sister Potato..."
Seeing this, Yu Yunsheng could only pat the girl's head to comfort her.
"Alright, alright. No matter what, I won't leave you behind."
After a brief moment of comfort, Yu Yunsheng looked at Maomao, who had been maintaining a very low profile.
"Maomao, do you want to come with us?"
"Huh? There's a spot for me too?"
Seeing that someone had finally mentioned her, Maomao was actually a bit moved.
She was a gaming influencer with tens of millions of followers, yet ever since she entered this place, she had become like a ghost.
She couldn't open her livestream, the people around Thanatos didn't talk to her, and Cecilia had slipped away at some unknown point.
Even when Taro Ball came to find Yu Yunsheng just now, he had subconsciously ignored her.
In short, it was very frustrating.
"Well, you are a major donor, after all. And one more person shouldn't be an issue, right...?"
As she spoke, Yu Yunsheng gave Taro Ball a secret wink.
Taro Ball shook his head helplessly.
"Sigh, I can't say no to you... Fine. It'll be good for some publicity anyway."
"Hehe... Bro, you're the best! I knew you'd agree."
With that, Yu Yunsheng beckoned to Maomao, signaling her to follow.
*
On the other side of the plaza, Xie Bai sat on a bench, her expression shifting through various emotions.
"I originally just hand-crafted a few items to leave with Thanatos, but I didn't expect someone to actually strike gold."
To ensure she wouldn't miss out on players she could grant classes to while she was away, Xie Bai had personally crafted several Soul Proofs and left them with Thanatos.
The Soul Proof itself was merely a connection item used to release soul restrictions and establish a link with Xie Bai. Afterward, Xie Bai would attempt to see if a class transfer could be triggered.
When Taro Ball used the Soul Proof just now, he had contacted Xie Bai in exactly this manner.
Once the soul was opened, Xie Bai could directly browse his memories.
Initially, Xie Bai was too lazy to look through so many memories; she only wanted to see if she could trigger a class transfer.
But the very beginning of Taro Ball's memory was: "I have been reborn. In this life, I will definitely take back everything that belongs to me."
It was hard for Xie Bai not to take that seriously.
After a brief browse, Xie Bai gained a general understanding of Taro Ball's background.
In his previous life, he played Wheel of Fate and became the strongest player by relying on the talent "Reverse Refinement."
That lasted until the latest version, "True God Awakening," where the game began to merge with reality. Various disasters from the game started appearing on the Blue Star.
Finally, a war broke out among the gods. The aftershocks of their attacks directly pierced through the world barrier and blew up the Blue Star.
"Wait, this god war... I didn't start it, did I?"
In Xie Bai's impression, no matter how much the True Gods of the Supreme Court disagreed with each other, they wouldn't dare cause trouble under Gliese's nose.
The only person who could forcibly drag all the True Gods into a fight was likely Xie Bai herself.
"Ahem... I shouldn't jump to conclusions. At least in this guy's memory, I'm still a positive figure."
In Taro Ball's memories, he had struggled and climbed his way up in Wheel of Fate in his past life, eventually learning of Xie Bai's existence.
Of course, within the game, he could only perceive the image that Xie Bai allowed him to see.
Consequently, the goal of securing Xie Bai's help held extremely high priority in Taro Ball's plan for this life.
As a bargaining chip, Taro Ball had essentially revealed all the secrets in his memory to Xie Bai.
And Xie Bai did indeed find some useful information in those memories.
For instance, the method of his rebirth.
"The World Tree has a Paradox Branch related to the rules of paradoxes. It shares the same origin as the Land of Distortion. After obtaining it, one can use its power to deceive space-time and be reborn with their memories intact... Wait, same origin as the Land of Distortion?"
Just as Xie Bai reached this part, Gamie's voice came from beside her.
"Hmm? Sister Xiaobai, what's wrong?"
"You've seemed distracted for a while now."
Hearing Gamie's call, Xie Bai quickly snapped out of her memory browsing.
"Ahem... It's nothing. I just suddenly thought—if there's something of the same origin as the Land of Distortion, could it be used to protect you and maintain your stability outside of that place?"
Hearing this, the two Gamies were a bit puzzled, but they still began to analyze the possibility for Xie Bai.
"If it's something with the same attributes as the Land of Distortion, it should be able to achieve that effect. It would be like putting a fish inside a bowl of water."
"But given how closed-off the Land of Distortion is, nothing like that should have fallen outside. Sister Xiaobai, did you discover something?"