As Zuo Lin'an continued shopping, he soon thought of some special items, such as personal belongings that belonged to the two brothers.
For example, photos.
He searched the system's mall specifically for this type of product and quickly found someone who specialized in it.
After obtaining the seller's contact information, Zuo Lin'an proactively sent a message.
【Hello, I would like to get some photos.】
The other party quickly replied to Zuo Lin'an's message.
After a brief exchange, Zuo Lin'an obtained many photos of “himself” and “himself” together.
However, no matter who looked at the photos, their first thought would be that they were two brothers, not the same person.
Zuo Lin'an randomly tapped on a photo to inspect it closely.
The two people in the photo were shown clearly; the older brother looked exactly like he did now, and beside him was the “younger brother.”
This younger brother looked just like him in both features and height, but his face was noticeably pale, his lips were bloodless, and he was very thin. One glance was enough to tell he was in poor health.
“These group photos are quite good. I can place a few in both of the brothers' rooms later.”
In addition to those, there were dozens of photos of the brothers growing up, as well as a few individual portraits.
He had to admit, the craftsman who was able to leave contact details in the system's mall truly had impeccable skills.
【Dear customer, these photos will be delivered to your registered address within two days. Please keep an eye out for them.】
Once Zuo Lin'an received the exact delivery time, he closed the chat page.
Xu Youyou had watched the entire process from the side.
“I didn't even know such products existed. Can you really buy just about anything here?”
Zuo Lin'an was quite satisfied with it.
“It is indeed very convenient.”
Xu Youyou took out his phone and glanced at the time. “It's almost Monday again. I need to go prepare for my dungeon.”
Zuo Lin'an patted his shoulder.
“Good luck.”
Xu Youyou stood up, seemingly planning to head back and make preparations.
“Remember to help me brainstorm some strategies.”
Zuo Lin'an agreed.
“No problem. Message me anytime.”
Only then did Xu Youyou leave satisfied, taking Xuan Jiu with him.
Once the two of them disappeared back through the white mist, Feng Xingyun approached.
“Young Master.”
Zuo Lin'an glanced at him. “Is something the matter?”
Feng Xingyun looked toward the distant construction site.
“I recall that there is no water in the dungeon. If we build houses on the mountain, what will we do for a water source? And what about electricity? Will we run wires from here?”
Zuo Lin'an pondered for a moment. “Ah, that.”
He had actually worried about these issues before, but the construction team told him they could extract groundwater.
Although it was a bit troublesome, it was the only option for now.
As for the power lines, they would indeed be run from here. The construction team was highly professional and had already discussed the plan with him beforehand; everything would be buried underground anyway.
And speaking of water sources... things wouldn't actually remain this difficult forever.
Once they successfully assimilated the Wuxia World this time, their supernatural world would receive a massive feedback of energy. With this energy, the conditions of the supernatural world would improve significantly.
The most direct manifestation of this would be a noticeable improvement in the environment of many barren, lifeless, uninhabited zones.
In other words, in the later stages.
As more and more worlds were assimilated by the supernatural world, the energy feedback they received would continue to grow.
The state of their world would keep improving.
And the Withered Forest and Barren Mountains Zone Two that he currently owned—a territory spanning a full eighty-eight mountains—would eventually transform into a breathtakingly beautiful landscape of lush hills and clear waters.
Perhaps by then, it would no longer be called the Withered Forest and Barren Mountains.
He could set aside a few mountains specifically to build his own houses to live in.
Furthermore, by that point, vehicles might even be able to run around here.
After all, the territories demarcated by different dungeons were not all seamlessly connected. Many areas unsuitable for specter dungeons were simply left empty.
Some were even sold to those in need.
For instance, the construction team they had contacted earlier would set up transit stations near areas with a high concentration of dungeons.
Feng Xingyun asked thoughtfully, “Since I am playing the butler this time, do I need to study for the role in advance?”
He had just searched on his phone for some information about modern-style butlers, but... he felt those styles wouldn't really suit the way he and Zuo Lin'an interacted.
Zuo Lin'an shook his head.
“No need.”
“Once the dungeon opens, you just need to maintain your current attitude. Of course, since you are the only NPC, you'll have to do many things yourself.”
Feng Xingyun thought about it. “Including cooking?”
“Yes.”
“Then... if a player kills me, will I turn into an unsolvable specter?”
Hearing this, Zuo Lin'an paused his movements.
To be honest, he had considered this point before and had searched the forums for answers.
As it turned out, he found that such situations were actually very common.
After all, most dungeon bosses possessed puppets, all of whom were players who had failed to clear the dungeons.
These players would basically serve as dungeon NPCs.
And since they had become NPCs, it was only natural that they might die at the hands of players. This was especially true when a dungeon first connected to a brand-new world, bringing in a massive influx of new players.
Knowing nothing, when faced with a completely unfamiliar and eerie environment, they were highly likely to attack the NPCs. After all, to them, these NPCs were the most suspicious entities.
But if the puppet NPCs couldn't restore to their original state after the dungeon ended...
Then things would become very complicated.
One had to remember that an unsolvable specter was worth five Contribution points.
This was a temptation that many dungeon bosses couldn't resist.
Therefore, for the sake of Contribution points, most low-star dungeon bosses would definitely do everything they could to keep players alive while ensuring they failed to clear the dungeon.
After turning them into dungeon puppets, they would throw them back into the dungeons to mass-produce unsolvable specters.
After all, plotting against active players was far more difficult than plotting against puppets within one's own dungeon.
For this reason, once an NPC became a dungeon puppet, they would remain a dungeon puppet forever.
No matter what they went through or what they turned into while the dungeon was active, they would restore to their original state once it ended.
Unless the dungeon boss itself wiped them out.
Zuo Lin'an snapped out of his thoughts.
“If you are killed by a player in the dungeon, you will indeed turn into an unsolvable specter. However, once the dungeon ends, you will still restore to your original state.”
Only after receiving this definitive answer did Feng Xingyun breathe a sigh of relief.
“That's good then.”
He certainly didn't want to turn into a mindless, senseless unsolvable specter, only to be locked in a cage and carted away.
Although he didn't know what happened to unsolvable specters after they were taken away, he had a feeling it wouldn't be anything good.
Zuo Lin'an suddenly remarked.
“Considering your strength, the ones who should be worried are those players.”
Feng Xingyun's interest was piqued.
“Then am I allowed to make a move against the players? Of course, I mean in other ways, not killing them.”
Zuo Lin'an nodded.
“Of course you can, but you still need to exercise some restraint.”
“After all, many worlds possess rather peculiar powers. For example, in your world, people can practice martial arts. Perhaps in other worlds...”
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