Liang Chuan froze for a moment at Citra Lili's question.
Right… having the [Bio-Energy Terminal] continuously "spit out people" in front of natives was bound to raise suspicion eventually.
So how was he supposed to explain this?
After all, the situation was exactly what she said:the Terminal was using life energy to continuously condense new physical bodies.Even when old players teleported over, their bodies were re-generated through the same process.
"This is, uh… otherworldly—"
"Don't think you can brush me off with the same excuse."Citra Lili cut him off sharply.
"…Fine. I'll answer honestly."
Liang Chuan spread his hands as if resigning himself.
"You Natlan people who carry ancient names can resurrect using Soul-Reciting Verses. You know this, right?"
Citra Lili shot him a look that said:'Are you seriously asking me that?'
"…Right, why am I asking a Natlan local whether she knows Natlan's resurrection mechanics?"
Liang Chuan chuckled awkwardly.
"Then… what about Teleport Waypoints?There are many spread across Teyvat.You know about those, right?"
"Teleport Waypoints?"Citra Lili thought for a moment.
"Do you mean anchors that connect to ley lines?Or the Abyss Order's teleportation network—those gates similar to Abyssal portals?"
"Sssshhh… as expected of a two-hundred-year-old High Priestess.You really know way more than I thought."
Liang Chuan sighed in admiration, then pointed at the [Bio-Energy Terminal].
"This thing also reconstructs bodies and brings souls back.Same function as the Soul-Reciting Verse.Plus—it comes with teleportation.
You can consider it…a Teleport Waypoint with resurrection built in."
"But…"Citra Lili still shook her head.
The Soul-Reciting Verse worked through the power of ley lines,rebuilding a body before the soul dissipated.
But this metal container—where did its power come from?How could it condense life energy into a physical vesseland perfectly synchronize a soul with it?
"Well… just think of it as special energy from another world."Liang Chuan shrugged, refusing to elaborate further.
"Hmm? Look! What happened to them?"
He suddenly pointed toward a group of players running back toward the base, using it as a very clumsy but effective distraction.
Over there, [FireFlameYan] was sprinting back with his parents—both bruised blue and covered with chunks of ice.
"Southwest! A few hundred meters away—there's an NPC stealing OUR resources!Anyone want to party up and take him down?!"
[FireFlameYan] shouted, rallying players:
"[IBullEatBeef] is holding him off right now!If we're late, the bastard's gonna run!"
"NPC? Stealing resources?Doesn't make sense,"one player muttered skeptically.
"The Natlan tribes have been friendly to us so far.
Maybe you stole from an NPC, and he beat you up?"
"Me? Steal from NPCs?
The terms of service clearly say we can't rob civilian NPCs.Why would I risk a ban for a few logs?"
[FireFlameYan] clicked his tongue.
"We were chopping wood, minding our own business,when a big fat guy walked over and asked for raspberries.Raspberries—I've never even seen them!So we gave him some berry-grain fruit instead.
He got pissed!Started shouting that if we didn't give him raspberries,we weren't allowed to cut trees there.
We obviously ignored him.
Besides—his outfit was clearly not Natlan.He looked just like us—another outsider!
So yeah, we fought.
But that dude was stronger than expected.Not only tough—he had a gun that shot ice mist!
He blasted us with freezing breath.Almost froze us solid!"
"You're sure the hostile NPC had something like an Ice Blaster?"a player immediately raised his hand.
"In this 20–30 degree heat—LOOK at the chunks of ice on us!We got frozen by that fat bastard!"
[FireFlameYan] growled.
"We all took frostbite!We're still shivering!"
"Holy crap! Why didn't you say he drops Ice-element equipment?!Go go go—quick! Before someone else loots him!"
"Take me too! I don't need the gear—just give me some Bio-Energy!"
"Is the 10-man party full yet?! Save a spot for me!"
"I'm an archer—big target like that? Easy hits! Bring me!"
[FireFlameYan] slapped his forehead.
Right. He forgot what these players were like.He didn't have to explain so much.
All he needed was a simple line:
—"There's a mob over there. It drops gear."
Instant team.
The moment the words "NPC drops gear" left his mouth,players rallied instantly.
In less than a minute, a full 10-man party formed—and several others cursed themselves for not raising their hands fast enough.
Since the new base had just opened,no one dared to "kill-steal" too aggressively yet.
[FireFlameYan] led the party back to settle the score.
Citra Lili patted Liang Chuan's shoulder.
"They likely encountered a Fatui Cryogunner Legionnaire.Aren't you going to stop them?
You told me the Fatui aren't necessarily enemies—just people with different positions.But if your people start a fight like this…even if they weren't enemies before, they'll become enemies."
Liang Chuan waved it off.
"If we want the Fatui to cooperate,they need to see that we're worth cooperating with.
A clash isn't bad—let them test our strength first."
"But those players…aren't they just ordinary people with no Visions?"
Citra Lili almost said:"They don't have any strength at all."
"They're not ordinary.They're classed professionals—and one of them is already level 10 with skills learned."
Liang Chuan's eyes shifted toward one player in particular.
"With him there…that Cryo fatty is about to suffer."
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