Chapter 369: Toywar (Fifteen)
Chapter 369 Toywar (Fifteen)
"Uh…" Feng Bu Jue paused, then replied, "Alright, I understand. I can promise not to interfere with the overall course of this war. But… I can't guarantee what the other two otherworld travelers will do." He tested, "If you really want us to leave quickly…"
"What do you want?" Xianzhi interrupted directly.
"Let me borrow your army…" Feng Bu Jue said.
"Hmm?" Xianzhi’s tone, in just that single syllable, conveyed his outrage.
"…That’s impossible." Feng Bu Jue immediately corrected himself, completing the half-uttered sentence, "After all, our goals are only two. No need to mobilize."
"Hmm…" The same word, but this time Xianzhi’s tone said—that’s more like it.
"How about this…" Feng Bu Jue continued, "Give us a box of Lego bricks?"
"What for?" Xianzhi asked.
"Obviously to build a vehicle that helps us locate and approach our targets…" Feng Bu Jue muttered, his expression darkening, "Pluck the enemy commander from amidst ten thousand troops…"
"I understand." Xianzhi cut in again. "I’ll issue the order as the Lego Prophet. This operation will be officially defined as ‘This Xianzhi’s formal response to the Novel’s theft of Lego resources.’"
Xiao Tan interjected, "But we’re still nominally Classic allies. Won’t there be issues executing tasks for Lego?"
"We’ll vanish permanently after tonight. Why worry about that now?" Feng Bu Jue answered for Xianzhi. He looked up again at the Rhomboid Construct. "Then… it’s settled."
………
At precisely 2:00 AM, two night shift security guards departed from the security room as scheduled.
As Xianzhi had explained, the security guards were merely puppets he’d created—"They" possessed no independent thought. At the fixed time, they’d emerge from the security room, switch on their flashlights, and split into two teams for patrol. The entire process lasted exactly fifteen minutes. Upon completing the patrol, they’d return to the security room and lock the door from the inside.
During this period, the Toys wouldn’t dare venture out. They’d preemptively shut off all light sources, hiding beneath shelving units or in blind spots, waiting for the patrol to end.
However, as players, Si Yu and Bei Ling had no such concerns. For them, this was the ideal time to act.
At the exact moment the clock struck two, they departed from Novel’s occupied zone. Two agile figures leapt across the shelving units, rapidly approaching the Lego House. All of the area’s hidden sentries were rendered useless now—there was no risk of ambush, and Classic couldn’t detect their movements or respond.
"Ah… So we’re giving up the side quest task after all…" Bei Ling muttered along the way. "Still… not bringing the Honor Guard Unit is okay? Without relying on scenario resources, we can’t defeat the commander, right?"
Si Yu remained calm, "We have no choice… The other Toys absolutely won’t move during the security patrol. If we wanted to bring the Honor Guard Unit, we’d have to wait until the patrol ended. Cola Gao has already taken defensive measures against Novel. The only window for a stealthy approach is now."
"Cousin… I feel like you’re deliberately setting us up to lose…" Bei Ling couldn’t help voicing her suspicion.
"Since this is an In-Group Practice Battle, the outcome doesn’t really matter, does it?" Si Yu replied. Slightly turning her head, she glanced at Bei Ling, "Besides… Bu Jue is clever enough to have seen through your original intent, and already warned Xiao Tan."
"Huh? What… original intent? I don’t understand." Bei Ling hastily feigned ignorance.
"Don’t worry. Since the main purpose of this battle is to help Xiao Tan gain more experience fighting players, I’ll naturally hold back when fighting." Si Yu continued, ignoring her denial, "As a close-combat martial arts proficiency player, Xiao Tan’s current strength is only slightly above average. If I went all out, he’d be dead within ten moves—that’s how confident I am. Bu Jue must realize this too. He won’t let that happen, so he’ll attack me head-on from the start, keeping me busy."
"Uh… I’m a sniper too, you know! I can one-shot people!" Bei Ling protested.
"While your skills and sniper rifle can indeed disrupt the effects of Artemis’ Embrace to some extent, that’s still a Flawless-grade Equipment specifically designed to counter ranged attacks." Si Yu explained, "Unless you also possess a Flawless-grade Shooting-Class Weapon, even if he stood still for you to aim, the chances of a one-shot kill are extremely low. And someone like Bu Jue… If you miss that first shot, you’ll struggle to get another sniper opportunity."
"Uh…" Bei Ling thought for a few seconds, "What I mean is—won’t the commander need to guard against me sniping Xiao Tan?"
"He knows you won’t." Si Yu replied.
"What’s that supposed to mean!" Bei Ling suddenly felt irritated.
"I know you won’t either." Si Yu added.
"Cousin! You’re picking on me!"
"Because this is a practice battle. A one-shot kill has no meaning." Si Yu said.
"Huh?" Bei Ling blinked, "Ah… Right! Exactly! This is to train him!" She cackled gleefully, seizing the excuse, "Watch me riddle him with holes!"
………
"Achoo!" Xiao Tan sneezed so hard he practically jumped, "What the heck… Is Xiao Ling cursing me again?"
"Not only did you use an overly familiar tone, but you even named the person directly…" Feng Bu Jue’s critique was equally sharp.
At this moment, the two stood in a corner of Lego City, waiting for Mushiro Koganei to assemble their vehicle.
This was Feng Bu Jue’s second summoning of this character—the first had been during the South Park incident. Before leaving the Sandbox, Feng Bu Jue had once used the Summoning Technique to avoid wasting cooldown, and had some exchanges with this summoned character.
Mushiro Koganei’s appearance was that of a parodic elementary school student. His head was an inverted triangle, with a pointed chin and elongated face. He wore glasses covering half his face; a yellow short-sleeve T-shirt over his torso, purple shorts with two red braces, and bright red socks. A green necktie dotted with purple speckles was pinned at his collar…
His debut scene in the original work was… when his teacher asked him to write his name in Chinese characters. He stood up energetically and declared, "I, Mushiro Koganei, am a strange third-grade student who can’t write Chinese characters with more than six strokes!"
In reality… he was a genius. His answer was merely a tactic to invite disdain, contempt, and discrimination from his teachers and classmates—to make others see him as a weirdo (a pervert).
According to Mushiro Koganei’s analysis—99% of historical greats were considered weirdos in their childhood and student years. Since Mushiro Koganei wanted to become a great, he decided first to become a weirdo.
Driven by this twisted logic, Mushiro Koganei firmly embarked on his path as a weirdo. When walking or standing, his hands naturally lifted in front of him in a pose resembling snake-style kung fu. His speech was full of strange inflections, occasionally punctuated by "hissing" laughter. When his bizarre behavior drew glares and curious crowds, he’d feel intense pleasure, sometimes even spinning like a wheel at high speed…
Mister Toriyama once designed a "five-stage pervert game" in Arare Volume 6. The stages were:
1. Sour Plum Superman Stage: poke the person beside you with your brave index finger.
2. Forest King Bashan Stage: open the window and shout "Ah!" three times.
3. North Pi Ice Man Stage: jump and scream "Poop! Poop!"
4. Master Doctor Stage: yell "Combine!" and dive into someone’s arms.
5. Nick Great King Stage: stuff peanuts up your nose and sneeze them out. Completing all five made you a "full-fledged pervert."
By this standard… Mushiro Koganei had long since "lost his sanity" and become incurable.
In short… this was an extremely annoying summoned character. His summoning condition—"perform a bizarre act"—was peculiar enough. Worse, his combat effectiveness was practically zero.
But he wasn’t useless at all—in fact, he might be more useful than any other F-rank summoned entity. Because Mushiro Koganei could "build things."
Certainly, his invention and construction abilities couldn’t compare to genius-level characters like Sazanami Senbee (IQ Doctor) or the Three-Eyed God Child. But compared to normal, science-oriented fictional characters, the things Mushiro Koganei created were remarkably effective.
"Hahaha! Done!" After twenty minutes of assembly, Mushiro Koganei successfully built a bizarrely-shaped mech from Lego bricks, excitedly announcing, "This is! The Lego Pufferfish Gladiator!"
"This is the most disgusting robot I’ve ever seen…" Feng Bu Jue remarked, "Like some beginner’s creation in Spore—a crooked upright creature."
"Uh… Actually, before you told me about adjustable spinal cords in creatures, I always made those kinds of things too…" Feng Bu Jue’s words seemed to trigger a strange memory in Xiao Tan.
"Hahah! You must think I’m so weird for making this! Hisss hisss hisss…" Mushiro Koganei excitedly spun vertically like a snake, "My pervert index has risen again! Hihahaha!"
"Hey… That index only exists in your imagination and serves no purpose whatsoever!" Xiao Tan, seeing the strange brat’s behavior for the first time, was undeniably shocked.
But before Xiao Tan even finished speaking, Mushiro Koganei suddenly transformed into a white light and vanished.
"Eh? What happened? Did he learn invisibility?" Xiao Tan asked, puzzled.
"Just his time’s up." Feng Bu Jue replied, pointing at his own knee, "Actually, he should’ve disappeared four minutes ago. Must be the implanted alchemy amplifier’s special effect extending his duration." He rubbed his chin, "Theoretically, this slightly enhances summoning skills effect should apply beyond time. Perhaps Xiaojinjing’s invention ability or combat power might’ve improved slightly. But those enhancements aren’t visually apparent."
"No, I think the increase in his pervert level has already been very visually apparent to me." Xiao Tan added.
Feng Bu Jue smiled, "Well then, back to business. Though we now have a Gundam-like robot, locating Si Yu and Bei Ling within Novel’s ranks remains difficult. We haven’t confirmed their positions or tasks in Novel, not to mention we can’t even be 100% certain they’re there. So…"
"They’re coming here already." Suddenly, another voice joined the conversation from behind them.
The two players turned, facing a Lego hardcore player—a bald elderly man in a suit, seated in a wheelchair.
(End of Chapter)
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