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[Starting Instance Settlement.]
[Instance Scenario: Makaimura, Ghost Town on the outskirts of the Demon King's Castle.
Instance Difficulty: D+
Exclusive Quest: 'Your Kin Died, Now You Must Follow' — Exclusive Quest, kill the Twin Guardian BOSS 'Twin Cyclops' of Ghost Town. Completed √.
Side Quest: 'Holy Grail Mission' — Solo Quest, find the outsider attracted by the Holy Grail and guide her to join the fight against the Demon King (1/1); collect easter eggs, submit Knight Statue (1/1). Completed √.
Non-Quest Plot Summary: Triggered a Silver Side Quest and acquired a second follower, achieved Thousand Demon Slay.
Instance Achievements/Titles: Do you have a grudge against the Corvids? / Crow Killer (White), You have a greater grudge against Ghost units than the Corvids / Ghost Killer (White), You are the true Peerless General / Thousand Demon Slay (Blue)
Quest Completion Rate: 120%; Scenario Exploration Rate: 100%; Instance Settlement Evaluation: -
Instance Settlement Reward: 8000 (Bounty Target — Twin Cyclops) + 3W * 1.2 (Valuable Item Space Recovery + Holy Grail Mission Easter Egg Submission 'Knight Statue', Space Recovery Price Increase 20%) = 4.4W.]
[The 'Vampire Magic Hunter / Juste Belmont' template you loaded will be saved in the current instance and reloaded upon your next entry.]
[Your Makaimura instance-related experiences have been archived.]
Juste's template being archived was within Cheng Tian's expectations, and the Knight template attached to his underwear also became invalid after leaving Makaimura.
However, the quest completion rate reaching 120% was beyond Cheng Tian's expectations.
This meant that, under normal circumstances, this original Ghost Town only had the Twin Cyclops as a completion target, with no room for other side quests to be triggered; completing them would equate to 100% quest completion.
The two side quests extended from the Holy Grail Mission added an additional 20% to the completion rate.
As for the previous main quest instance, it might have been because the Holy Grail Mission at that time was template-derived and not calculated into the quest completion rate, or perhaps there were other potential quest triggers that Cheng Tian pushed through the main quest, and the Holy Grail Mission just happened to complete them.
In any case, the fact that the Holy Grail Mission can genuinely increase the overall quest completion rate was confirmed, but whether exceeding 20% can push an S+ rating towards a higher grade is currently uncertain.
As the silver teleportation light descended, Cheng Tian, who entered the instance through the Demon King's Castle map, was directly teleported back to his personal space with all his summoned creatures, followers, and the newly joined Holy Grail Heroic Spirit Bazett, instead of the Space Island's main hall.
Although she had already received relevant knowledge from the space due to her change in status, Bazett still stood rooted to the spot for a long time, involuntarily stunned, when she personally experienced this trans-spatial teleportation rule and witnessed Cheng Tian's personal space, a pure prison-style white room combined with a wild forest zoo.
Meanwhile, Utan and the others had already returned to their respective places, familiar with the routine.
The Original Pterodactyl returned to the sky, beginning to skim the water's surface, and with each pass, a few fresh, fat fish could be seen clutched in its beak.
The War Elephant Mammoth thundered towards his Hundred Fruits Tree, plucked a huge watermelon, and directly stuffed it into his mouth.
The Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex, who hadn't made an appearance in Makaimura, curled up again to continue sleeping, its tail tip tapping the ground intermittently.
Utan, after receiving two bell peppers and a cantaloupe from the Mammoth, tucked them into his pants and ambled towards his laboratory.
Only Cheng Mouren and the one-armed beauty remained.
"Your personal space modification permissions are the same as Utan's. You can build an independent room according to your needs. The internal facilities of the room can either use templates directly or be customized according to your requirements."
Cheng Tian said, while also transferring five thousand coins to Bazett's private account.
Utan had more funds because he needed to build a research laboratory; Bazett's main expenses would likely be food and the purchase of special ores.
"Also, if you want to eat anything, you can directly exchange it in the space, or you can go to the leisure and entertainment area to spend. I recommend this arcade-style imperial cuisine; the taste is genuinely good."
"Oh? Oh oh~~"
The sound of the Heavenly Chosen Coins arriving startled Bazett, and for a moment, Bazett, unsure of the purchasing power of these five thousand coins in the space, blushed slightly, because when Cheng Tian mentioned eating, her stomach very cooperatively growled.
The false physical body bestowed by the Holy Grail projection perfectly replicated Bazett's body as it was before her death, except for the missing arm; all other functions were completely replicated from Bazett's original body. As a martial arts mage, Bazett's appetite was larger than most people imagined.
"Master... uh, Aoko, I can eat anything..."
As her stomach rumbled louder, Bazett's voice grew softer and softer, almost to the level of a mosquito.
When working, Bazett was very dashing, decisive, and efficient. All her work collaborators gave her very high cooperation evaluations, and in her work, she would completely disregard gender issues and differences, focusing solely on achieving the goal. Coupled with her always wearing a fitted red bean-colored suit and having a neat, short haircut similar to a man's, this actually earned her a considerable number of female supporters... and even admirers, behind her back.
But work is work, and life is life. Bazett, who dressed in a masculine fashion only for work, was still quite conscious of her female identity.
Especially when encountering colleagues with long flowing hair, high heels, and dresses, exuding a strong feminine aura, she would become increasingly fixated on her own perceived 'lack of femininity'.
And a rumbling stomach, to her, was one manifestation of 'lacking femininity'.
She could devour a dozen plates of children's steak sets alone at a family restaurant, but when someone, especially a half-familiar stranger, was watching, Bazett would feel a considerable degree of shame.
Although an Heroic Spirit contract had been formed, Cheng Tian was that half-familiar presence to her.
Not so unfamiliar that she could completely disregard his gaze, nor so familiar that she could reveal everything about herself to him; one could only say this situation was indeed a bit awkward.
However, just as Cheng Tian was about to say something else, the wild door-smashing sound effect appeared.
This rhythm-less door-smashing technique was basically only done by one person.
Cheng Tian opened the door permission, and the female archer burst in tempestuously, her voice preceding her appearance.
"Hey Aoko! Have you heard!? The auction house has a big item... Who is she?"
Looking at Bazett, who was standing beside Cheng Tian, covering her stomach with one hand and with a slight blush on her face, Ai Mouren asked, looking a little dazed.
And behind Eileen, a small, unfamiliar head with white hair and dark skin peeked out, looking over Eileen's shoulder, scanning towards Cheng Tian with vigilance.