Chapter 2847 - 2842: Glorious Deeds

Chapter 2847: Chapter 2842: Glorious Deeds

Among the numerous superior beings, Lord Patch always stands out with the most distinct temperament.

When others emphasize results, insisting on having it all in various forms, the idea of "enjoying the process" truly sets him apart.

From Ancient Gods of equal status to insignificant Transcendent novices, all can inadvertently stray off the path to amuse him.

Even when it comes to developing Oath Takers, he has playfully turned it into an art.

Not only did he design a trial akin to a deadly test for the group led by Dr. Gaya.

He even created an entertainment project in reverse targeting potential warehouse interventions, exploiting SAN Points.

In short, with such an acquaintance, it’s best to examine the careless parts of one’s mind when doing anything.

Such as sampling inspections, which conform to daily habits but lack logical rigor in essence.

"Can’t walk on walls" is effective...

"Can’t open umbrellas in the laboratory" is effective...

"Can’t exceed the height of the White Tower" is effective...

Can this prove that the White Tower Codex encompasses the entire Archipelago, even in this broken dream?

Honestly, being able to verify three times is already rigorous for most people, many even apply it directly based on mind-filling.

But if one were to truly slack off here, the next inference would be like before—

If Old Master Lu and the others are still here, they would violate "cannot hide from Observers in high places," so they must have left.

Getting stuck by one’s own thoughts, falling into a dead-end.

Fortunately for Fu Qian, maintaining skepticism towards unseen aspects of things, regardless of external luster, is a basic virtue of intelligent life.

So much so that when his fingers first bled due to "walking on walls," he evaluated that the Codex "appeared" to be functioning.

This somewhat reserved assessment even carries dual meanings.

Firstly, did the Codex really function before he entered this place?

Though later, Old Master Lu and others showed familiar use of the rules.

But here, on reconsideration, it becomes apparent that the familiarity is mere appearance, essentially too "luxurious."

How crucial and capable this intelligence is at creating advantages through information gaps?

Only at the cost of finger bleeding to test it?

Not to mention this intruder came openly hostile, even an evident mortal enemy.

If the two weren’t in a good state, understanding this waste might still make sense.

Yet it was later proven that Old Master Lu and the others were in excellent shape, even with amazing control over the entire Dream.

Detecting the intrusion quickly without meticulously designing a trap to drive the enemy to jump off a building would be a waste of such a hand.

Yet they didn’t do it, and even though he utilized his Master boldly, there was no discreet reminder before entering.

Overall, both sides exhibited astonishing waste in resource utilization.

This made Fu Qian suspect whether the obvious conclusion he reached was equally clear to them.

Is there a slight chance Old Master Lu and the others were somewhat surprised by the sudden effectiveness of the Codex?

For them, should the place not have been this way?

This led them to expect to seize the advantage but hardly managed to gain any overt lead.

As for the second meaning, it’s related to the sampling inspection mentioned earlier.

If a few samples work, then does everything work? Is it possible to have randomly checked the qualified ones?

This might sound like deliberately nitpicking, and in normal circumstances, it might not warrant too much attention.

But when paired with the peculiarities of the first point, pondering over it becomes necessary.

And Lord Patch’s reaction seems to confirm that this wasn’t overthinking.

"Hehehe... isn’t it something you love to do?"

In the following moment, faced with Fu Qian’s praise, the other party let out a sneaky laugh and returned the compliment.

...

Indeed.

It’s said, those who flatter receive flattery, seemingly lost in criticizing others, forgetting their own style isn’t far off.

I can only say, old friendships are invaluable. Fu Qian expressed that Lord Patch’s reverse commentary seemed flawless.

Artificially creating psychological pitfalls, unwittingly leading people astray, was something he himself did quite a bit.

Even at the Lonely King’s Palace, both sides silently collaborated on this shared interest—actually, twice.

Besides jointly deceiving Rom, who wanted to be the fisherman, Patch even showed interest in Fu Qian masquerading as Ariel’s Puppet and smearing Native Council members, eventually joining in on spreading dirt.

A once highly prestigious organization quickly fractured under the Night Watchman’s pressure afterward, for which this one could take much credit.

"That’s true, actually I met Rom a few days ago."

For a moment, Fu Qian did not shy away and accepted Lord Patch’s recognition, even casually mentioning the victim.

"Oh? Where?"

Unsurprisingly, Patch seemed aware that the Lonely King’s Palace incident wouldn’t completely wipe Rom out.

"Sea of Ashes."

Of course, the curiosity of such a character is hard to gauge as genuine; knowing the answer beforehand ensures responses are natural.

But even with this understanding, Fu Qian remained sincere in dealing with him.

"That kind of place indeed... That’s somewhere he would certainly go."

Patch appeared to know something, contemplating.

"Inverted Lake."

However, Fu Qian did not stop, further refining the location.

...

Indeed, when dealing with experts, words need not be lengthy. The term Inverted Lake carried significant weight.

"How could it be... you found the Inverted Lake in the Sea of Ashes?"

At that moment, Patch turned quickly, looking shocked.

"Impossible?"

Being able to astonish such a character might count as an "illustrious deed" in-game.

Yet, to this exaggerated reaction, Fu Qian merely glanced disdainfully and casually retorted.

"Hehehe... of course, it’s possible."

Indeed, Patch quickly regained composure, laughing slyly and putting away his surprised demeanor.

Then he even squatted on the spot, arms hanging down, yet again making a classic village elder gesture.

"But it’s quite the accomplishment, after all, even the Prism of Radiant Transformation couldn’t find it."

In the next moment he emphasized that he wasn’t entirely acting as an atmosphere creator earlier.

Fu Qian’s achievement is certainly worthy of the word illustrious.

Even to validate his words, he directly mentioned a significant name as a backing.