7: Section 7

[Effect: Cleaning Spell 1/2 times daily!]

This was a gray robe made of linen, deep and understated, carrying a natural touch of mystery.

The Defense +2 effect wasn't very obvious, roughly at the level of ignoring mosquito bites; the Concentration +1 was similar, one might not even notice its function without careful perception.

But...

None of that affected Su Ming's love for this equipment.

Who could understand?

In the freezing North Continent, just how difficult was it to take a bath!

As soon as he equipped the Divination Trench Coat, Su Ming couldn't wait to cast a Cleaning Spell on himself.

In that instant.

Su Ming even had the illusion that his body had become several pounds lighter.

Of course.

Three days' time wasn't enough to get that dirty.

But that feeling of smoothness after a full-body spa was undeniably real.

“Interesting, the Cleaning Spell actually comes with a trace amount of status recovery... I have to say, the Comprehensive Network is truly awesome!”

For the next half hour or so.

Su Ming's harvests continued.

Not to mention basic materials and supplies.

Quite a few pieces of equipment dropped from the subsequent monster grinding.

Unfortunately, they were all common white-tier items.

However, the seventh Kobold Spellcaster to die at Su Ming's hands dropped a high-quality common one-handed sword for him.

It was precisely this one-handed sword that made Su Ming's face twitch and his scalp tingle.

[Weapon: Standard Training Longsword (White)]

[Category: One-Handed Sword]

[Attributes: Sharpness +3, Lightness +2]

[Effect: 5% chance to release a Cleave (L1)!]

[Description: Produced by the Goldshire Forging Workshop, presented with affection by the Prestor Family!]

Su Ming: “...”

There were so many things to complain about that he didn't know where to start for a moment.

According to the common knowledge shared with Su Ming when the Comprehensive Network system loaded.

He knew that under normal circumstances, dungeon worlds would not drop items across different worldviews.

For example, you couldn't get a Xianxia-style flying sword in the One Piece World! Similarly, being produced by the Goldshire Forging Workshop meant that there was 100% a place called Goldshire in the current world.

If...

Goldshire existed in every world, then the combination of Goldshire and the Prestor Family was far too specific!

“Damn!”

“It turns out to be the world of Azeroth!”

“I was wondering why this place looked so familiar; this is actually Fargode Mine!”

Footsteps rapidly approached.

Without even looking, Su Ming thrust his sword out.

It accurately pierced the Kobold's throat; with a twist of his wrist, the longsword circled through lightly, and a head rolled to the ground.

Mechanically Gathering from the corpse.

Numbly harvesting lives.

But Su Ming's thoughts had already drifted to those sensational names and battles...

Arthas, Jaina, Wrynn, Tyrande, Sylvanas, Hellscream, the Five-Colored Dragon Kings, even Kil'jaeden and Sargeras!

The Dark Portal, The Scourge, the Expedition to Outland, the War of the Elements, the Battle of the Sunwell, the Battle of the World Tree...

And in between, the constant head-butting between the Horde and the Alliance!

Oh my god!

Maybe I should just go home!

Su Ming thought miserably...

Chapter 8: The Doomsday Shelter of the North

No industrial pollution, no colorful neon lights stealing the show.

The stars twinkled.

That desolate beauty unique to the universe made one feel broad-minded and ambitious.

Outside the stone house beneath the cliff.

Su Ming sat lazily on the {Rock Throne}; the stars were endless and beautiful... only, in this unfamiliar sea of stars, he couldn't find a single familiar constellation no matter how hard he looked.

In the end...

I can't go back...

Su Ming felt a bit melancholy, but he soon cheered himself up again.

“I can't be scared into wetting my pants by a few names... A mere Sargeras, one day I'll smash your dog head!”

Su Ming swore to himself.

He reached out and grabbed a piece of wild boar rib, roasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, taking a big bite to show his resolve through eating!

He didn't know that the inexplicable name had once left the Angel lady in low Earth orbit baffled.

Sargeras... who is that?

This little brat... why does he want to smash his dog head?

“Sister Yan, did you see that?”

“See what? The Sargeras whose dog head is about to be smashed?”

Angel Yan's voice was sweet, but the mockery in it couldn't be hidden.

“Sister Yan!” Zhixin stomped her foot in annoyance and chided, “I'm talking about that biomass! The kind that kid keeps stuffing into his mouth!”

“Mm, I saw it.” Angel Yan sighed lightly; little Zhixin was becoming less and less fun to tease.

Forget it, forget it.

The days ahead are long.

Given this girl's level of attention to that little brat named Su Ming, who knows what fun there might be in the future; she wasn't in a hurry.

After thinking for a moment, Angel Yan said:

“The genetic lineage can be classified as a four-legged mammal. Strictly speaking, the Known Universe isn't lacking in similar life forms, but... genetic tracing cannot locate it, which proves this pig is not a native species of the Known Universe! More importantly, the knowledge vault detected an unheard-of high-energy particle!”

“Yes, Sister Yan!”

Zhixin's expression was serious: “That's what I'm concerned about. That high-energy particle, which has permeated every cellular telomere of the carbon-based life form, is extremely active! The deduction results show that this high-energy particle can significantly strengthen the basic qualities of life! Even... elevate the host's life level!”

By Queen Keisha.

This thing has never appeared in the Known Universe!

Zhixin even doubted whether they currently had the ability to replicate such a high-energy particle!

“Yes, this high-energy particle is too complex—not just in terms of structure, but in its information field, environmental interaction, directional enhancement, conceptual aggregation, and other all-around complexities!”

“Then... can we replicate this high-energy particle?”

“No, Zhixin!”

Angel Yan continued: “That's why we must continue to keep a close watch on this child! The Queen has been synchronizing the data you've uploaded, the Heavenly Base King hasn't been idle either, and a large number of retired research Angels have urgently returned!”

“Keep a close eye on him, Zhixin. If necessary, even if you have to kidnap him, bring him back to Melo Heavenly City!”

“I will, Sister Yan!”

...

Su Ming had no way of knowing the conversation happening in low Earth orbit.

He just filled his stomach on his own, while planning his future... especially the future of briefly traveling to the world of Azeroth over the next month!

Fargode Mine had already been overrun by Kobolds.

That at least proved...

The Battle of the Dark Portal had ended.

In the original game, Fargode Mine was first occupied by Orcs during the war, then taken over by Kobolds, and only then did players receive the quest.

The question now was whether Arthas, that 'filial' son, had already pulled out that demonic sword!

If so...

In an era where The Scourge ravaged the land...

Azeroth was not a good time for adventure; he didn't want to bring The Scourge plague back to the main world.

Even if... this unknown planet wasn't his home.

If not, or if The Scourge had already begun to subside, then... the value of the world of Azeroth would be unimaginably great!

If nothing else.

Judging by today's monster grinding experience in Elwynn Forest.

Class levels and skill levels could be raised quickly to trigger a class advancement into a higher-tier class, thereby obtaining a legitimate combat profession.

However...

The advancement for a Gatherer.

No matter how you looked at it, the probability of it still being a lifestyle profession was higher...

Damn! —

Su Ming stood up with a dark expression and returned to the stone house, deciding to just expand the stone house a bit to avoid all these annoying thoughts.

Through the +3 All-Thing Analysis.

He aimed at the toughest rock texture on the cliff wall.

Gathering activated.

The cliff wall quickly became as smooth as a mirror.

L1 Gathering required Su Ming to rack his brains to calculate his positioning and calibrate repeatedly.

L2 Gathering was much more convenient.

All-Thing Analysis analyzed not just material composition, but also basic parameters like volume, length, size, and shape.

In the blink of an eye, a rectangular stone block 2.2 meters high and 1.3 meters wide fell into his backpack.

Su Ming didn't need to operate deliberately; he only needed to fine-tune the data, and the rest was handled by the skill mechanics!

Advancing like this, a five-meter-long tunnel soon took shape.

Next was vertical expansion.

With the solid cliff wall for support, Su Ming only needed to hollow out the mountain's interior.

For the sake of future living convenience.

Su Ming planned to carve out a three-story space inside the mountain in the future.

Including two floors parallel to the ground level and one basement space.