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A few more system hours passed.
Not much time was left before the Herta impersonation ended.
But thankfully,
a small bottle of fruit-flavored 'candy' appeared in 'Herta's hand.
A total of sixty pieces, one piece capable of suppressing Nihility erosion for a whole day.
The extra thirty were for emergencies.
More importantly, while they looked like candy, they were actually a product of solidified energy.
They could even be 'eaten' in soul form.
Having temporarily solved the great worry on her mind,
'Herta' began to consider what to do next.
Accumulating enough draw counts within thirty days was not an easy feat.
Even after all the fuss in the Space Station for so many days, the biggest surge only happened on the final day when she confronted Herta.
But this time, facing Acheron, trying to find the person and antagonize her...
Baiming wasn't holding his breath.
Unlike Herta, if you cause trouble at the Space Station, your name is bound to cross Herta's path somehow.
But Acheron... she doesn't even have a contact method.
Who knows which remote corner of the galaxy she's wandering lost in right now.
Moreover, she doesn't cooperate with other organizations,
and her memory is poor.
Even if she heard the news through the Interastral Peace Corporation's broadcast,
having a chance to meet would depend on Acheron's own whims.
The uncertainty was too high.
So... if there's no chance for a direct confrontation,
he can only figure out a way to create a bigger spectacle.
Something that can shock the universe, ideally.
For example... slaying an Annihilation Gang Lord.
Otherwise, he probably wouldn't survive past the third thirty-day cycle.
In any case, let's first see if the little snake has confirmed where they are.
"Little Snake."
"I'm here. After searching, it is confirmed that this is the star field where the Xianzhou Luofu of the Xianzhou Alliance is docked. According to the latest news broadcast, the Emanator of Abundance, Shuhu, is leading the Abundance followers to attack the Luofu!"
"Hoo-hoo, how dramatic~"
An ambiguous smile appeared on 'Herta's face.
What was this?
Pillows arriving just as he felt sleepy?
Well then, it looks like he has Madam Herta's final interference to thank for this.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to cross twenty thousand light-years in one go to reach the battlefield of the Luofu.
Now, the problem had become simple all at once.
Completely killing an Emanator of Abundance who plagues the universe—the amount of emotional energy contributed by the Xianzhou Alliance alone should be enough for his next draw.
So, Baiming didn't delay any longer.
He canceled the Herta character card, as the time had run out.
Shua—
Great Herta's figure disappeared.
However, Baiming did not enter the little black room this time.
Instead, he remained in place in a very subtle state.
The sudden disappearance of the master startled the little snake.
But soon, its scanning equipment told it that its master was still right there.
This calmed its agitation.
Baiming looked at the panel, which had begun counting down:
[Character Impersonation System]
[Name: Baiming]
[Lifespan: 85:00:24]
[Available Transformation Characters: Great Herta (Recharge: 1.1%), Acheron]
[Available Draw Count: 0 (13.5%)]
After the impersonation duration ended,
a recharge progress bar appeared next to Great Herta in the 'Available Transformation Characters' column.
Another progress bar with no explanation.
Baiming felt a bit of a headache.
While a non-verbal system offers great freedom, a rudimentary system that doesn't even provide explanations is genuinely confusing.
Based on what the system has shown so far,
this is clearly a system that runs solely on accumulated emotional energy.
The draw count is accumulated through emotional energy, and his lifespan also needs emotional accumulation to increase.
So, the character card recharge must be the same, right?
It couldn't possibly be an entirely new mechanic.
Baiming shook his non-existent head.
He'll put these matters aside for now.
Just as Baiming was about to initiate the next transformation,
suddenly, a new dialogue box popped up:
[Reward Settlement: By impersonating Great Herta, you have successfully collected a large amount of Emotional Value. The Host can acquire a subtle talent from the Great Herta original.]
"...What does 'a subtle talent from Great Herta' mean?"
While Baiming was still confused,
his mind suddenly buzzed.
A strange power flooded into his soul.
Accompanied by a refreshing and comfortable sensation, a feeling of transformation arose, like switching his thought process from a horse-drawn carriage to a high-speed train, his intelligence evolving from a monkey to a Homo Sapiens.
Not only that, all the knowledge regarding the Phase Shift Ring, the Allspark, and the Nihility Suppression Medicine that Baiming had created during the Great Herta impersonation
also flooded into Baiming's memory.
Now, without needing to impersonate Great Herta, Baiming could manually craft a new Allspark.
"Hiss, good heavens... there are rewards, too? No, why didn't you tell me this system reward was so good earlier? If you had told me, wouldn't I have battled Herta for another day!"
While delighted, Baiming couldn't help but fiercely complain about the non-verbal system.
Come on, man, why didn't you tell me about such a good reward earlier!
If he had known there was a reward settlement, he would have stuck around under Herta's nose until the very last second of the impersonation.
Ugh, this system is too unintelligent.
Baiming shook his head inwardly.
But immediately, Baiming became worried again.
His next card was Acheron.
He hoped that the power of Nihility wouldn't be settled over to him as well.
Otherwise, that would truly be a huge loss!
"Ah, well~"
Since things had come to this,
there was no turning back.
Although he had many worries, Baiming couldn't just wait for death and give up.
After swallowing a 'sugar pill' in his soul form,
Baiming hardened his heart and began the impersonation!
Use the Acheron character card!
Soon,
the familiar long-haired woman appeared before him.
Then, the familiar pulling sensation struck again, and Baiming was instantly sucked into it.
Since it wasn't his first time,
Baiming quickly adapted to the new body.
Although there were significant differences in height, weight, build, and physical attributes,
since they were all human, it wasn't too bad.
It's just that the chest area was noticeably larger.
He hadn't felt it when impersonating Great Herta.
But now, 'Acheron' looked down and almost couldn't see her toes.
"Hmm... a slight encumbrance, but manageable. But the problem is..."
Even without fully integrating into the body, controlling Acheron's body with that 'layer of separation' feeling,
Baiming still felt an unnerving shadow subtly and vaguely probing him.
But it was being forcefully blocked by an invisible power.
"Hmm... This effect doesn't seem like the medicine's effect?"
'Acheron' frowned slightly.
She knew best what effect the medicine she created had.
It couldn't possibly intercept the erosion brought by Nihility so aggressively.
"If it's not the medicine... could the system be exerting its power?"
'Acheron' raised an eyebrow, a little pleasantly surprised.
Although this system gave no explanations, at least it seemed quite reliable.
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