Chapter 96: Chapter 95 - The Nether Will Be the Final Trump Card!
As Fu Zhu was led by the Vidyadhara guard past a grove of coral, his attention was immediately drawn to the eggs within the coral, each larger than a person.
"Are these eggs?"
Seeing Fu Zhu ask, the accompanying Vidyadhara guard began to explain.
"Yes, you must be seeing them for the first time, Mr. Fu Zhu. These are the Vidyadhara eggs that contain the members of our race. We Vidyadhara do not have the concept of reproduction; every member of our race will, at a certain time, undergo reincarnation, and after reincarnation, they will transform into a Vidyadhara egg to await rebirth."
"What a peculiar way of continuation..."
Fu Zhu remarked casually, but a curious thought arose in his mind: these Vidyadhara eggs... would they count as a type of monster egg?
If he held one, what kind of MC monster egg could it be converted into? Or rather, could it inherit MC properties in his hands?
For example, would using it directly spawn a Vidyadhara, or could stuffing it into a spawner continuously spawn Vidyadhara?
However, these were all just conjectures. There was no actual evidence to prove his guesses correct. Even if Fu Zhu wanted to experiment, he didn't have a spawner on hand.
If he wanted to experiment, he would probably need to take a Vidyadhara egg to the Nether, as the Nether was currently the only MC world he could access.
After all, he could only craft Nether portals, and there were Blaze spawners in Nether Fortresses.
However, Fu Zhu didn't have the time right now to experiment with whether Vidyadhara eggs could inherit MC properties. He still had to deal with Phantylia. Moreover, the Vidyadhara guard had just said that their race couldn't reproduce, and their numbers were fixed.
If he really took a Vidyadhara egg, they would probably want to fight him to the death.
"Mr. Fu Zhu?"
The Vidyadhara guard beside him, seeing Fu Zhu staring intently at the Vidyadhara eggs without speaking for a long while, couldn't help but call out to him.
"What is it?"
Fu Zhu snapped back to reality and looked at the Vidyadhara guard who had spoken.
The Vidyadhara guard looked at Fu Zhu suspiciously. Recalling his various actions concerning the Ambrosial Arbor, he couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Fu Zhu, you wouldn't be having any strange ideas about the Vidyadhara eggs, would you?"
Fu Zhu casually waved his hand. "Relax, I don't have that kind of thought right now."
The Vidyadhara guard first let out a sigh of relief, then, upon realizing the implication, froze.
Right now? Does that mean you might have such thoughts in the future?!
The Vidyadhara guard's heart tightened. He decided that when he saw the Dragon Master later, he absolutely had to tell him to be wary of Fu Zhu getting his hands on the Vidyadhara eggs!
"Let's go."
Fu Zhu gave the Vidyadhara eggs a couple more glances before looking away and urging the guard beside him to continue leading the way.
"Alright, this way, sir."
The Vidyadhara guard couldn't wait for Fu Zhu to leave these Vidyadhara eggs immediately, and even his steps quickened.
After a short while, he led Fu Zhu to a residential area constructed entirely from various corals. In a spacious plaza at the forefront, a man stood with his back to them. Seemingly hearing the footsteps approaching from behind, the man turned, his gaze sweeping over Fu Zhu.
"It's been a long time since the Scalegorge Waterscape welcomed a short-lived species. Dragon Master Taoran, welcome, Nameless."
Fu Zhu nodded, then almost instinctively opened his minimap. Ever since encountering Phantylia, he had developed a habit of opening the minimap to confirm if the person before him was an enemy.
Fortunately, the Taoran before him didn't have a question mark after his name on the minimap. Although his marker was yellow, indicating neutrality, it wasn't a major issue. At least he wasn't an enemy yet.
"Dragon Master, I need a small favor from you. As for the reason, I can't explain it, but you can ask General Jing Yuan."
Taoran didn't press further or hesitate, nodding directly in agreement.
"I have already inquired with the General of the Divine Foresight regarding the Ambrosial Arbor. Since he has requested our Vidyadhara clan to assist you fully, there is naturally no reason to refuse. Mr. Nameless, if you have any requests, please state them."
Dealing with someone so agreeable made things much easier for Fu Zhu. He immediately stated his needs.
"I need an area far away from your Vidyadhara residences, preferably a place where even a large battle wouldn't affect you. Also, I need you to change the weather in the Scalegorge Waterscape to rain, preferably a thunderstorm."
Dragon Master Taoran pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"Neither of these requests is difficult. There are plenty of uninhabited areas in the Scalegorge Waterscape. As for the latter, even without our Vidyadhara intervening, the Luofu's technology can achieve the same. However, it certainly wouldn't be as perfect as what our Vidyadhara can do."
As he said this, Taoran's tone was full of pride, giving Fu Zhu the distinct impression that he looked down on the Luofu, but Fu Zhu didn't mind.
No matter what conflicts this person had with the Luofu, dealing with Phantylia was more important right now.
"Mm, thank you, Dragon Master. In that case, please take me to an empty space. It must be spacious enough."
"Very well. You may accompany the guard. As for changing the weather, I will begin arrangements shortly."
The exchange between Taoran and Fu Zhu was very concise. After reaching an agreement, a Vidyadhara guard led Fu Zhu onto a starskiff, flying towards another part of the Scalegorge Waterscape.
Soon, the starskiff landed on a small, deserted island. Fu Zhu disembarked and surveyed the island, nodding in satisfaction.
"This is sufficient. It's very suitable for receiving guests."
Seeing Fu Zhu satisfied, the Vidyadhara guard beside him asked again, "Mr. Fu Zhu, do you have any other requests?"
Fu Zhu thought for a moment, then said, "Remember to have someone send the pumpkins and iron blocks over quickly. Also, if anyone comes looking for me, send them all here."
"Understood."
After the Vidyadhara guard left, Fu Zhu began to clear the area and simultaneously build a house.
Since he was receiving a guest, he at least needed a house, right?
Besides, the structure itself was very suitable for concealing the traps he was about to set.
Half a system hour later, Phantylia, somewhat irritated, rode a cargo starskiff, following the Vidyadhara guard's directions towards the deserted island where Fu Zhu was.
Phantylia glanced at the pile of various goods in the cargo hold; these were all things Fu Zhu had specifically asked her to buy.
"That detestable brat, actually making me buy so many things. Fortunately, that girl Tingyun has quite a bit of savings, otherwise, buying all this would have been quite an expense."
However, the thought of being able to possess Fu Zhu soon and use the Nameless's identity to wreak havoc on the Luofu made her heart pound with excitement.
A short while later, the cargo starskiff landed on the deserted island. As Phantylia disembarked, she saw that what should have been a deserted island now sported a somewhat crudely built wooden house. Fu Zhu was standing beside the house, seemingly lost in thought.
"Mr. Fu Zhu?"
Phantylia quickly put on a smile and walked over, calling out to him while her eyes scanned the surroundings.
It seemed Fu Zhu was the only one on the island? Perhaps she didn't need to wait until nightfall and could just possess him right now...
"Miss Tingyun, should these things be unloaded directly onto the beach?"
A shout from the pilot behind Phantylia instantly dispelled her idea of possessing Fu Zhu on the spot.
Hmph, I'll let you live a little longer.
Phantylia immediately turned around, smiled, and nodded at the pilot. "Yes, just unload everything here."
After instructing the pilot, Phantylia, still smiling sweetly, approached Fu Zhu, who was lost in thought. She waved a hand lightly in front of his face, feigning a shy demeanor.
"Mr. Fu Zhu, your little miss has perfectly completed your commission."
Fu Zhu snapped back to his senses and glanced at the various supplies unloaded onto the beach, his eyes shining.
The goods had finally arrived. Next, he just needed to send Phantylia away again, and he could start setting up the traps.
"Miss Tingyun is truly capable, preparing all these things in such a short time."
"Hehe, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Fu Zhu. It was just a small matter. I can't help you all much, so naturally, I have to try my best in these areas."
"In that case, I have one more thing here. I wonder if I could trouble Miss Tingyun again?"
"There's more?!"
Phantylia, for a moment, couldn't maintain her composure, her voice reverting to its original tone, almost failing to keep up the pretense.
"Hmm?"
Fu Zhu looked over in confusion. Phantylia quickly readjusted her voice, nodding delicately.
"Mr. Fu Zhu, please speak. I will certainly do my utmost."
Fu Zhu nodded and immediately took out a piece of paper, scribbling a jumble of items on it.
"I hope Miss Tingyun can prepare these items. This concerns the secret to destroying the Ambrosial Arbor, so I can only entrust this to the trustworthy Miss Tingyun."
A flicker of curiosity flashed in Phantylia's eyes. She took the note and glanced at it: "Gold... wool... spider eyes... apples... kelp? Mr. Fu Zhu, are you sure these items are related to destroying the Ambrosial Arbor?"
Fu Zhu nodded mysteriously and leaned closer to Phantylia's ear, whispering, "It's a company secret. There's some unnecessary stuff mixed in. Miss Tingyun, you understand this kind of thing, right?"
Phantylia understood. After a moment's hesitation, she finally agreed.
"Alright then, I'll go prepare this for Mr. Fu Zhu."
Patience! For her plan, Phantylia, you must endure! This is the last time!
Seeing her agree so readily, Fu Zhu became even more suspicious that this Tingyun was indeed Phantylia!
Working so diligently, and you still say you're not an undercover agent!
"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Tingyun. When you return this time, I will definitely have a generous gift prepared for you!"
"Hehe, then I shall look forward to it."
Phantylia once again boarded the cargo starskiff and departed.
Once Phantylia had completely disappeared from the minimap, Fu Zhu walked over and collected all the supplies Phantylia had brought earlier, then began to set up various traps for the wooden house.
Although Fu Zhu had many traps to set, he had plenty of experience pranking his friends in the past, so setting them up was remarkably smooth and efficient.
Of course, Fu Zhu didn't think ordinary small traps could harm a Lord of Annihilation, but they only needed to buy him a little bit of time.
During the time Fu Zhu was setting up the traps, the Vidyadhara guards had also delivered the iron blocks and pumpkins, but Fu Zhu didn't rush to craft them all into Iron Golems.
Without Nous's blessing and without installing mods, Iron Golems wouldn't obey his commands. He feared that if he created them prematurely, the moment Phantylia arrived, the Iron Golems would charge straight at her, which would undoubtedly ruin his plan.
Thus, Fu Zhu first placed down an enchanting table and began enchanting the twenty long rifles and pumpkin heads.
In MC, there was a very simple machine that could "barbecue" a CPU: a lightning rod stuck into a sticky piston, then a trident enchanted with Channeling stuck into the lightning rod.
The effect of the Channeling enchantment was simple: during a thunderstorm, it would call down a lightning strike when the trident hit something. Hitting a lightning rod would also trigger this effect.
And when a sticky piston pushed the lightning rod, the block would be re-evaluated, thereby triggering the Channeling enchantment again.
Coupled with high-frequency redstone, a sticky piston could complete ten evaluations in a short second, meaning one trident could trigger ten lightning strikes in a second.
The most, most, most important thing was that this effect could be stacked with multiple tridents enchanted with Channeling!
If he stuck all twenty long rifles enchanted with Channeling onto one lightning rod, that would mean two hundred lightning strikes per second!
As Fu Zhu pictured that scene, a grin couldn't help but spread across his face.
"Phantylia, I hope you also have Steve's invincibility frames, otherwise... you better succeed in your tribulation."
However, Fu Zhu wasn't counting on this "Rapid-Fire Lightning Array" alone to kill an Emanator. To be safe, he still needed to prepare an ultimate trump card.
A trump card that even an Aeon couldn't resist!
Fu Zhu took out the twenty buckets of lava that Phantylia had prepared for him earlier. This would be the grave Phantylia had dug for herself.
Fu Zhu walked into the wooden house, dug away the blocks under his feet, and then began to construct the frame of a Nether portal using lava and water. Finally, holding flint and steel, he lit it with anticipation.
In that instant, the Nether portal activated, its ghostly purple light shimmering within the frame.
"It really works!"
Seeing the Nether portal successfully activate, Fu Zhu couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
"Little friend Fu Zhu, what is this?"
Hearing a familiar voice from behind, Fu Zhu didn't even turn his head, retorting irritably, "Why didn't you just come out and fight Phantylia with me earlier? Jing Yuan."
Jing Yuan stood smiling behind Fu Zhu, his hands clasped behind his back, his gaze fixed on the Nether portal.
"She is a Lord of Annihilation, after all. Without sufficient preparation, it's difficult to kill her. If I were to act rashly, I fear the Luofu would suffer greatly. But now I see, little friend Fu Zhu, that you dare to invite Phantylia here for a private meeting. You must already have a plan?"
"Mm, see this portal?"
Fu Zhu reached out and patted the Nether portal, then tilted his head back to look at the ghostly purple light.
"This is the final trump card. Using an infinite world to seal Phantylia. This is treatment that not even an Aeon receives. Even if she is a Lord of Annihilation, she should feel honored by this!"