As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 516: Li Nuo and Soran's Boring Time
One month after the "Chimera Ant" script was completed.

Li Nuo has been busy with comics recently.

However, after a month, it is time to reap the fruits.

The yard is quiet today.

Maljer disappeared for days.

Cha Bai locked himself in the room to study magic for quite some time.

So Li Nuo is the only idle person.

The purification demon, enjoying the folding stool, still stood in the yard in the form of a tree.

There was a round bulge on the demon's trunk.

Then a thin hole appeared from under its trunk...

A strange-looking fruit rolled out of the hole...

Li Nuo didn't know how to complain. She was actually simulating giving birth.

He went over and picked up the fruit.

【Weapon Fruit (Purified Version)】

【Excellent quality】

[Effect: Any part of the body can be transformed into a weapon, including cold weapons such as swords and axes, and hot weapons such as pistols and cannons. Please note that the degree of power is related to the degree of development, and the difficulty of development is extremely high.]

[Brief description: Xiao Ming turned himself into a cannon, and after firing two round cannonballs, Xiao Ming became a eunuch]

[Note: Although this is a purified version, you may still experience physical discomfort when exposed to "seawater"]

Li Nuo was not satisfied.

Although he wanted to use a fuel-air bomb, this thing was still weak against sea water.

The Purification Demon explained, "I can't help it. I can only summon devil fruits in this state. Who knows what kind I can summon."

In other words, she becomes a tree, producing random fruits with different effects than the original.

You won’t know the specific difference until you eat it.

So it’s a rip off.

The demon added: "Besides, aren't you a weapons master?"

"Flattering is useless, even though you are right." Li Nuo paused and asked, "Can it be reproduced?"

"I don't know..." the demon said, "Maybe I need to rest for a long time. I need nourishment."

Li Nuo urinated on her (the tree trunk).

"Does that count?"

"Ah ah ah ah."

"I'm getting angry..."

"Ah ah ah ah."

[The Purification Demon is very dissatisfied and in a bad mood]

Li Nuo saw a strange panel popping out of the demon's trunk. It was a special panel with a frame wrapped by vines.

[She needs nourishing products to bear fruit. After the first summoning of the devil, maybe next time I can get a fruit that suits you.]

As the saying goes, "There is life, there is hope." At least having a fruit is better than having nothing, and the [Weapon Fruit] is actually considered a "superior" fruit in "One Piece."

There was the sound of cutting vegetables in the inner room.

Die came out of the kitchen holding a kitchen knife and yelled, "Mr. Li, you used my ○○ to feed the gorilla again!"

There are some ○○ of monsters from the "Basel" mining area in the room.

Because Die's cooking is superb, I usually wait for her to come over from time to time to show off her skills.

Ever since the gorilla maid appeared, Li Nuo liked to feed ○○ to it. He felt like he was watching an animal world, which was very interesting.

"Oh, sorry."

Li Nuo originally just wanted to apologize, but seeing Die's fragile appearance...

"Die, do you want to become stronger?"

"Sure. You gonna teach me how to fight?"

Li Nuo stuffed the [Weapon Fruit] into Die's mouth.

……

"So you were kicked out?"

Soran sat on a park bench and glanced sideways at Li Nuo next to him.

"Oh no……"

Li Nuo stared with dead eyes.

"Victor kicked me out. He scolded me for always bullying others and told me to come out and reflect on myself."

Having said that, Butterfly is indeed about to become very strong because of the [Weapon Fruit]...

Die has been out of control since the "World War" began. Whether it's her main world or the possibility that she will appear in the script, she has been so wasteful that she will be stabbed sooner or later.

Moreover, as a killer, that thing is very suitable for Die. In addition, this girl usually does not show up in public, and no one will use sea water to mess with her. Most importantly, Die is not a player, so no player will deliberately target her.

"Should you tell them what you think?"

Sauron understood Li Nuo's intention.

Li Nuo sneered: "They have formed the dirtiest prejudice against me, and no one will take it seriously even if I tell them."

Soran: "They should just be annoying you, not prejudiced."

Li Nuo changed the subject and asked, "As for the Devil Fruit, do you have any item that can make the fruit tree produce continuously?"

Soran said: "Why don't you just sell it to me?"

There was a hint of pity in Li Nuo's eyes, which made Soran feel something was wrong.

"But she's a woman."

"I forgot……"

"Are you clear about the issue of upgrading the Devil Fruit?"

"I know better than anyone else." Soran said, "The characters in One Piece that we see can quickly master the Devil Fruits... because they are essentially creatures from that world. The Devil Fruits are not like what everyone thinks, that you can gain abilities by eating them. In fact, they are like a medicine to unlock your inner strength. Most people can only master one or two abilities of the fruit in their lifetime."

Li Nuo took the thermos cup and unscrewed the lid, his eyes rolling around: "So, that Charicos is pretty powerful."

"More than amazing." Soran saw the truth at a glance: "If I guessed correctly, that guy should be quite 'easy-going' at ordinary times, always taking a back seat, and his behavior is linked to the ability of the [Devil Fruit]. He needs to protect himself in order to allow the [Barrier Fruit] to evolve."

Soran took the tea that Li Nuo poured for him.

"Thank you. I've eaten a Devil Fruit before, so I know better than anyone."

"You have eaten?"

"[String-String Fruit] Ah, have you forgotten? When we first fought, didn't a bunch of strings appear when I hooked my fingers?"

"I thought it was magic..."

"After the incident with Croyd, I washed away my Devil Fruit abilities in order to weaken my weaknesses."

Li Nuo was shocked.

"Can this be washed?"

"It's just like removing a tattoo." Soran looked at the central tower behind the gap in the leaves and said, "In the middle area, there is a native who can do this, 120 million gold coins."

"..." Li Nuo knew that Sauron wanted him to be envious, so he didn't respond.

Soran had no choice but to start the topic himself: "I have too many unused props, so I often go to the player's market to sell things, and I make a lot of money. I have more money than I can spend."

Li Nuo suddenly had an idea: "You sell the things to Wen Ke, and Wen Ke will sell them to players at a high price. Then you, Wen Ke and I can split the profits."

Soran touched the frame of his glasses, and the lenses flashed white light: "Are you the only one here who does nothing but takes the money?"

Li Nuo laughed: "All pimps are like this."

Soran: "You wish. For a corrupt capitalist like me, getting something for nothing is..."

The soundtrack of "Pokémon Gold and Silver", "Wakabatai" was playing on the roadside.

Soran couldn't continue speaking.

Li Nuo leaned back on the bench, looked up at the swaying leaves above, and said, "I don't know what kind of fruit I can get next time."

Soran chuckled and said, "Captain Ma's [Poop Fruit]."

"How is that possible~" Li Nuo said, "Malger itself is the [Poop Fruit], Soran, help me get something that can nourish this tree."

"Let me look for it." Soran changed the subject again: "2B beat my Gardevoir last time in the 'Pokémon Academy'."

Li Nuo stared with dead eyes and said: "Your Gardevoir is squatting in the women's restroom..."

Soran took a sip of tea, and the heat made his glasses foggy. "No, I mean, thank 2B for me. She did a good job. I've wanted to beat up that Gardevoir for a long time."

Li Nuo poured him a cup of tea and said, "Be careful. Cha Bai has been researching [Atomic Breath] recently and he probably wants to fight you again."

"I'm not interested." Soran blew the hot steam from the tea in the bottle cap and said, "It's not difficult to fight her, but I can't be ruthless. It's boring."

"You are so confident..."

"Teach 2B how to use her brain when you have time. Her straightforward personality was easily confused by just two feints."

Li Nuo was speechless. Cha Bai’s weakness was indeed his brain.

Soran added: "It's still more interesting to fight with Xiao Wu. I can beat her to death."

Li Nuo: "Sometimes the fact that you can't find female team members has nothing to do with the curse."

“Speaking of which…” Soran’s glasses flashed white again: “Do you have any mortal enemy, or someone you really want to kill?”

Li Nuo guessed what this guy meant: "Ah, Soran..."

Soran said, "How about you help me pick up Lillian? After that, I will give you some money."

Li Nuo looked at him without saying anything.

"Sorry, I'm a little bored."

"It's okay. I'm bored too."

"Well, that's good if you know."

"Sauron, in fact, if you find someone a little more powerful, he can break the curse, right?"

"You should understand my intention."

The corners of Soran's mouth curled up slightly.

"Obtaining Lillian is the shortcut to conquering the Endless Corridor."

Li Nuo felt that he couldn't continue this topic, so he chose to remain silent...

It is two o'clock in the afternoon. Basel is sunny, shining through the scattered leaves, making the two people's faces green.

The elevated railway passes over the park, sparks flying from the friction between the wheels and the rails, and pedestrians are hurrying and making noise coming down from above.

"Someone is holding a concert again." Soran said, "Basel...is just an ordinary city once you get familiar with it."

Li Nuo nodded and stared at the sign floating in the air one kilometer away. It was Nanami's second advertising endorsement.

“I heard that many players tried to integrate into this world, but they still died in the end.” Soran said in a very unpleasant way.

"The higher the level, the more dangerous it is, that's normal." Li Nuo shrugged his shoulders. "Besides, in real life, you can get hit and killed just by crossing the road, but in a script, death is just a natural death."

“Now that I think about it, your idea of ​​not wanting to be a player is right.” Soran praised him, which was rare.

"I just want to live a stable life." Li Nuo was very humble.

"I want to be the best." Soran agreed.

"That's almost the same." Li Nuo concluded.

That being said, if Li Nuo really wants to achieve his goal, the first element is to at least have the ability to not be threatened by anyone.

So at first glance it may sound like he is avoiding risks, but in fact the safest way to avoid them is to enrich one's martial virtues.

"By the way, Soran." Li Nuo took the lid from his hand, covered the thermos cup, and said, "I asked you out to ask about the upgrade."

Li Nuo's three main equipments are [Blood Blade's Black Order Vest +18], [Sinner's Cane +18], and [Maggie +18]. It is very difficult to upgrade any further.

I have a [World Core Fragment] in my hand, but considering that it can be used to upgrade equipment at any time, I want to test it in actual combat. I didn't use it in the last scenario.

The problem now is that after the equipment level reaches +18, the way to upgrade the item becomes finding the materials yourself.

"Do you know where is the best place to get materials?"

"Border Prison Script."

“There’s many times more good stuff in that kind of script than in a normal script,” Soren explained.

Li Nuo touched his chin in confusion: "My last script was about Bian Yu."

"Your script is not complete." Soran sighed, squinted at the sunlight, and said, "I wrote a script for the prison, which is ridiculously difficult."

Li Nuo: "I guess the main mission is for you to recruit a female team member."

Soran did not fall for the trick and complain, but said: "The difficulty lies in the strength of the world. Let me give you an example. In the real 'Border Prison' script, a brick can kill you."

Although there is some exaggeration, what he said is basically the same.

The strength of the world determines the difficulty of the mission, and it also determines the value of the harvest.

Soran said, "You can go and try. Captain Ma has a pair of special sunglasses. Let him go to those worlds and you'll know what's going on."

Li Nuo nodded, then he took out a bottle cap-sized gem from his pocket.

Red glowing gemstone.

[Blood Rose Gem]

[Quality: Epic]

[1. An upgrade material that is extremely difficult to obtain. You need to spend at least one million gold coins to see its sales column in the mall]

[2. If you choose to eat it, you will gain increased resistance to slashing, blunt attacks, penetration, etc., and perfectly resist bleeding damage. The longer the battle lasts, the higher the resistance will be, and the maximum resistance can be stacked up to +20% (there are hidden items that have not yet been discovered)]

"This is the reward I got after the last script ended. I just finished appraising it... so I was thinking about how to upgrade it."

Soran suggested, "You can ask the church in the upper district. They have professional appraisals there."

"Forget it." Li Nuo shook the gemstone and said, "I don't want to get involved with any big forces. It's troublesome to meet them once."

"That's right. The price for their help is that you have to do things for them." When Soran was a thief in "Bahamut's Wrath", he investigated the upper church and found that those guys were not good people. It's better not to get too involved with the upper structure of Basel.

Li Nuo thought about it and simply put the gem into his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp.

Soran glanced at him and said, "No one can beat you. You might as well keep it as material instead of eating it."

Li Nuo took a big sip of tea, swallowed the gem, and said, "Why wait until later when you can use it now? It's not something like the [World Core Fragment] that only has one function."

[Get passive skill: Rose Protection]

[The effect turns on when you are hit, and turns off automatically after you beat your opponent]

[The second stage can be started in unknown situations. Because it is an unknown situation, I don’t know how to trigger it.]

Li Nuo ignored the information on the panel and continued to ask: "Do you have a manual on clothing matching?"

Soran said, "You mean the book that allows you to wear multiple bound equipment without causing any rejection reaction between the effects of the equipment, right?"

Li Nuo nodded: "Yeah, it's just like queuing up MODs."

Soran sneered: "I was thinking of asking you to look for it."

The chat is over again.

The two of them leaned on the bench, bored.

Li Nuo: "By the way, Soran, let's give Thin Brother some special training."

Soran asked, "Is it because of Johannesson's incident? Are you worried that Chen Shou will repeat the same mistake?"

Li Nuo hummed and said, "The reason why you and I can be relaxed is that most situations are not dangerous to us. For example, Johannessen is very powerful, but he is actually much worse than Malger. Shou Ge is a good man, and I don't want him to die."

Soran said, "Don't worry about it. I'm here for you."

Li Nuo: "By the way, Soran, it seems like quite a few people are looking at us."

Soran replied: "It's normal that there are players nearby. They are all above level 80, so it's normal for them to observe us."

For example, there was a big man in the toilet opposite who was always watching them.

There was also a player squatting in the bushes behind.

There were about ten guys standing on the overpass next to them.

They were like two fugitives, being watched closely.

Soran said, "At least below level 90, we are the ceiling. Everyone is staring at us. You are a bunch of idiots."

Li Nuo nodded: "In the past, I would try to remember them and then find a chance to kill them, but now I don't have that idea anymore."

They both said in unison: "Too strong, so boring."

Soran reminded, "Don't be too careless. Many lone wolf players hide very deeply, such as Nanami. Even if you promoted her fame in your comic, most people still think it's a 'movie'. Few people know how powerful that flat alien is."

He added: "I have met someone like Nanami in a script. He was a guy without a name, but he was ridiculously powerful."

"What happened next?" Li Nuo asked.

"Then she died." Soran said, "Although I don't think it's my fault, I still think it's all my fault."

"Last time I saw a few new people who were interested in us." Li Nuo paused and said, "I took a quick look and they were average."

Soran was amused: "Our group is like a cheat, so what if the newcomers are so powerful."

Li Nuo: "But you still have to be careful."

Soran agreed: "We must at least use 70% of our strength to kill them."

They both sighed at the same time.

so boring.

Soran: "To put it bluntly, we went too far before, and now no one is bothering us anymore..."

Li Nuo remembered something: "I am in trouble in reality."

Soran immediately said: "I won't give you a room."

Li Nuo said: "I found that I had an independent 'fan website'."

Soran was shocked: "Who is so sick?"

Li Nuo said: "I can't find out who founded that website. The name is a bit scary."

Soran: "Oh, what's the name? The Remnant Avengers Alliance?"

Li Nuo: "Li Nuo's house."

After these words were spoken, Sauron fell silent.

"I only know about Perfect Blue. From the name, I can tell that someone is observing my life." Li Nuo said, "Do you think it has something to do with that comic?"

"With the Cairo people here, nothing will happen." Soran said as he took out a pack of cigarettes, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth. Li Nuo snapped his fingers to light his cigarette, and then Soran took out another cigarette and gave it to Li Nuo.

"I don't smoke."

"As long as you don't light it, this cigarette is just a chocolate bar."

"Crackling~"

"call……"

Li Nuo was eating a chocolate bar and Sauron was smoking a cigarette. The two of them were leaning on the back of the bench, looking at the sky lazily.

"I am bored."

"Let me encounter some setbacks and then I can pretend to be awesome and slap my face."

"Send me a female team member."

"I really want to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger."

"Let Gardevoir's sexual orientation be normal."

"Who can come and pick a fight with me?"

The players who were watching the two of them were in deep suspicion.

Isn't this what a boss should be like?

Why do they look like two losers?
Shouldn't they exchange a few words before confronting each other?
In short, the group of players who are waiting and watching probably have the above-mentioned psychological state.

But the problem is that Li Nuo and his companions are now going through a transition period. They can't touch the strong ones, and the weak ones can't touch them, resulting in almost no players who can threaten their safety.

In the strongest "Corridor of the End", the two top guys Amuro and Phil have already formed an "alliance" relationship with Lino.

The Grand Guild of the Sky Corridor also established contact with Li Nuo.

The guys who came to avenge Li Nuo in the "Death Corridor" are all dead.

Sauron has been struggling with the "Corridor of Eternal Life" for a long time, and after so long, the corridor has become so bad that the first thing it does when it sees him is to run away.

The class represented by the two is about to grow mushrooms on the bored heads of the "Endless Corridor".

"By the way, Li Nuo, speaking of trouble, I did run into something."

"Your family finally went bankrupt?"

"My dad is dead."

Soren laughed.

"Cardiovascular disease, it's just a sudden death. In the final analysis... no matter how powerful I am, I can't save a dying person."

Li Nuo remained silent and stuffed the entire chocolate bar into his mouth.

“He just finished shooting.”

Sometimes Li Nuo is so gentle that it doesn't seem like himself.

Soren: "But my father has a bastard."

Li Nuo: "Our father..."

Soran: "I'm going to tear your head off. I mean, don't be too relaxed. No one knows when an accident will happen. You'd better be careful of 'Li Nuo's Room'."

Generally speaking, when this is said, it means that someone is leaving.

"So, Soran, shouldn't you support me with some gold coins? I'm a very unpredictable person, and I might be killed by instant noodles one day."

"You have to earn your own money. Have you ever heard of prostitutes letting others pay for their services?"

Li Nuo thought it made sense, so he said, "Then don't forget the nutrient solution for the Devil Fruit. If I get the Succubus Fruit, I'll give it to you."

Soran didn't want to talk anymore, he planned to go back and have some fun.

"I'm leaving now. I want to remind you that what you want is most likely in the script of Bianyu. You must survive that time."

Li Nuo understood what he meant, that is, the probability of finding the "ticket that doesn't want to be a player" in the "Border Prison Scenario" is the highest.

"I am leaving."

The next second, Soran's glasses disappeared and he stood still.

Li Nuo stared blankly: "You must be crazy."

……

at the same time.

Malger returned to the "Endless Corridor" where he had been missing for several days.

The first thing she did when she came back was to shout to the upper floor of the house, "Miss Chabai! Come down and prepare to welcome the guests!"

boom!
A blue breath exploded from the house, brushing past Malger's body and hitting the wall behind. If it weren't for the corridor's built-in shield, Xiao Wu's home across the street would probably have been destroyed.

Maljie trembled and said, "Um... Miss Chabai... did I say something bad just now...?"

Victor poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Sister Cha has gone too far in her research on breath."

Maljie raised his head and saw Chabai standing behind the broken wall. Smoke was coming out of the corners of her mouth and she was in a hollow state.

"I'm sorry, Malger... I think my brain is burned out..."

Cha Bai tilted his head and patted it, and some black residue fell out of his ears.

"You just said welcoming guests? What's going on?"

"Humph……"

Marger laughed.

"Li Nuo's mission as the 'nail house' requires him to go to the 'Cairo Ramen Shop' to negotiate for the reward. I have been discussing this with the general agent of that shop these days."

Cha Bai jumped down, conjured up a magic chair and sat down, he stretched out his hand and the gorilla maid handed him a cup of hot tea.

She took a sip and asked, "The Cairo people are coming over?"

Maljie said: "No, what Li Nuo wants is the 'Ticket to Not Be a Player'. That kind of thing is not available, but they said they can locate us and send a powerful guy to help us do something."

Victor: "Brother Ma, you don't know who will come?"

Maljie smiled confidently: "Huh, I don't know."

At this moment, Die's roar came from the kitchen: "Ah——!"

Victor complained: "Brother Li fed her a [Weapon Fruit], and after that, Butterfly's fingers turned into [beep], which scared the child so much that he became insane... I'll go and persuade her."

After Victor went in, Old Victor yelled, “Oh my god—!”

Maljie was startled: "What happened to Lao Wei?"

He immediately entered the kitchen as well.

"snort--!"

Cha Bai slapped her forehead. She felt helpless about these guys.

Then she entered the kitchen.

Then, Cha Bai's expression froze, confused, numb, unbelievable, who am I, where am I...

A yellow robot cat climbed out of the kitchen fireplace.

Chabai: "Doraemon?"

The robot cat curled his lips and said, "My name is Doraemon."

It is a temporary reward from Cairo Ramen Shop.

(End of this chapter)