Chapter 92: Water Abundance and Water Super-Abundance

"998 nutrients... what to exchange for?" Zhao Yulong, seated behind the crystal counter, and Huang Jiang, lying in the culture tank, both looked on speechlessly as the red-faced young man on horseback stood on the high ground, scanning through the exchange light screen.

In fact, at this moment, many people's gazes were fixed on Yan Luo·Guan Yu.

The residential area had residents.

Even in broad daylight, in the apartment buildings, figures stood behind many windows, some even taking photos and videos with their phones. These people had no idea what was happening below—what the hell was going on? Aliens had appeared, some people with superpowers had appeared, and Guan Yu had appeared too...

Is this for real? Are we dreaming?

Many people stared at Yan Luo in stunned silence.

A true big shot!

If Lord Guan the Second wasn't a big shot, then who was?

A few residents even knelt on the ground, worshiping Yan Luo from afar, murmuring things like "may the household be safe" and "may you rise in rank and fortune."

They were worshiping Lord Guan.

Unfortunately, Yan Luo had not set foot on the path of divinity; otherwise, he might have been able to absorb their faith...

Some wanted to post online, but it was futile. The space-time membrane sealed the area, cutting off all network signals. In fact, although pollution zones had appeared, the administrators of Dream Space, working with governments around the real world, had sealed off the information.

Once this pollution zone was successfully cleared, videos and photos taken on phones would be hacked into and deleted by the space's black technology.

As for the people...

Delivery couriers, water meter inspectors, invitations for tea... All sorts of relevant departments would come to issue warnings, preventing the spread of information to avoid causing panic.

Of course, as such incidents became more and more frequent, the truth would eventually be exposed.

Whether in China or abroad, pollution zone incidents were hardly one or two. They had occurred in cities all over the globe.

Soon, Yan Luo selected his exchange target.

Chitin Armor: 720 nutrients. So-called chitin generally refers to the hardened shell-like tissue on the surface of shrimp, crabs, and insects. After exchanging for this chitin armor, a layer of exoskeleton could cover the skin's surface and key areas, increasing defense.

He wasn't exchanging this for himself, but for Cream Chocolate.

Immediately, a thick layer of armor appeared over the tall horse's head, body, and even the joints of its legs.

There were still 278 nutrients left. Yan Luo spent another 250 points to purchase an accelerator. Unlike the more biological chitin armor, the accelerator was quite scientific—a pneumatic device worn on the body to increase speed. Of course, he installed it on the horse as well.

The faster the speed, the stronger the impact!

Both the chitin armor and the accelerator could be synthesized with other items by spending more nutrients.

"Can these be taken out?"

LV3 Huang Jiang was a seasoned veteran who had entered pollution zones before. Lying in his coffin-like culture tank, bored nearly to death, he immediately leveraged his professional expertise upon hearing Yan Luo's question: "Of course not. Fantasy pollution is essentially the overlap of the Inner World's space-time with reality. Can you bring things from the Inner World out?"

"Of course, if you kill something and obtain a drop, that's no problem."

With his nutrients nearly spent, Yan Luo tapped his horse and descended the high ground again, entering another wilderness area. Between the residential buildings here, there were also neutral creatures—not wild wolves and falcons, but wild boars and hounds.

The Green Dragon Crescent Blade of Yan Luo·Guan Yu was coated with Mercury Lizard blood, granting bonus acid damage and paralyzing slow for 5 minutes, plus Cream Chocolate's slight enhancement—killing two Mercury minions was hardly difficult.

However, this Mercury Hound had extraordinary leaping ability, and Yan Luo, seated on horseback, was bitten twice.

There was a boss creature here too—a Mercury Ape emitting a blue glow. This ape had six ears and squatted on the steps of a large building, its right arm bent against its head in a pensive pose, carrying an air of scholarly elegance.

But with Yan Luo charging in on horseback and slamming into it, it went straight from scholar to stupefied.

Man and ape fought for barely ten exchanges before Yan Luo cut the ape down beneath his horse, obtaining an item: Blue Ape Brain. Upon eating it, the spiritual source would rapidly recover for 5 minutes. The Guan Yu sub-personality devoured the ape brain in a few big bites, then spurred the horse straight toward the middle lane.

In the middle lane, it was Chen Beixue vs. the Martian Moth.

This young woman had introduced herself as the "giant girl who transcends human limits..."—the words after that were left unsaid, and Yan Luo never knew what they were.

Of course, when dealing with an alien monster, she couldn't use Wave Flow—that was only a unconventional fighting method.

Now, this tall young woman of 1.7 meters gripped a short magic staff embedded with a magic crystal. What was surprising was that beside her flew a fantasy creature: a little girl who appeared around twelve years old, but her body was only a bit over ten centimeters tall—a miniature girl like an anime figure.

Water-blue long hair, and her eyes were blue too. On this little girl's back were two wings of water, condensed to such thinness they were like cicada wings. She flew beside Chen Beixue, leaving behind sparkling droplets of water in the void wherever she passed, occasionally drawing out a few threads of blue ripples.

A Water Spirit!

The elemental spirit of one of the four classical elements in European legend: the Water Spirit, Undine! After forming a contract, it would greatly amplify water-type spells. At the same time, as an elemental-type pet, it could also follow beside its master and coordinate spellcasting.

For example, right now, every time Chen Beixue blasted a water bullet with her staff, the Water Spirit dancing beside her would follow by shooting a tiny water arrow the size of a finger...

Of course, since it had become a pet with a master, this Water Spirit would no longer be called "Undine."

"Water More-More, use Vortex!"

The figure-sized elemental spirit's body lit up with some light patterns representing water runes. This was one of the Water Spirit's strengths—as elemental spirits, they were born possessing a talent: casting water-type spells required no incantation!

The Martian Moth looked like a giant moth, but unlike ordinary moths, its wings sported eye-shaped patterns, one after another—most eerie.

A water vortex surged from the void, rolling the moth within. The centrifugal force of the swirling currents made it impossible for the creature to break free.

"Summon Water Elemental!"

Having contracted with the Water Spirit, Chen Beixue could also cast certain spells without chanting—she simply channeled energy directly. She planted her staff in the ground, and water gushed forth from the earth like a fountain, condensing ahead into a semi-energy humanoid creature fully three meters tall, composed entirely of water.

"Water Super-More, use Water Cannon!"

Under Chen Beixue's command, the blue water elemental raised its arms, and a column of water sprayed directly onto the Martian Moth trapped in the vortex. The powerful impact of the current tore a series of cracks through the moth's fragile wings.

This "big-chested, kind-hearted" young woman had actually named her Water Spirit and her contracted water elemental battle partner "Water More-More" and "Water Super-More"...