Respective Intentions

Ten minutes later. Xiao Sensen squatted in a corner, drawing circles on the floor. The singularities it possessed were already down to the double digits; every point used was one fewer. Having just been extorted by Yu Xian and the others, its already meager pockets had suffered yet another blow. "Xiao Sensen, how do we use a singularity?" Little Nora's finger glowed with a faint light. This was the singularity Xiao Sensen had given her. The trouble was that she had no idea how to use it, and feared wasting it by doing something wrong. Xiao Sensen sighed, rose from the corner, picked up a nearby cup, gave it a swirl, and said, "All you have to do is focus on an object, think in your mind about using the singularity to turn it into a miraculous item, and then touch it. The singularities I gave you are all bound-type singularities; the miraculous items made from them can only be used by you yourselves, so feel free to pick whatever items you want." "Can we choose its functions? For example, turning a cup into a wish-granting Holy Grail?" Niman asked Xiao Sensen, gazing at the point of light on her finger. Xiao Sensen shook its head. "No. Whatever attributes a miraculous item gains are completely random. It might turn out to be a very, very miraculous treasure, but it might also become something utterly useless." "I see. In that case, we can't use it on our most critical gear. We should choose something replaceable, yet relatively valuable," Yu Xian analyzed after listening. Using it on complete junk would be a total waste of such a precious singularity, but if it were used on their most essential possessions and rolled useless attributes, it might end up ruining an important item. Judging by Xiao Sensen's reaction, Yu Xian knew these singularities were extraordinarily rare, and Xiao Sensen probably had very few left. Good steel had to be used on the blade's edge. "Let's not rush to use them. Everyone, share your thoughts first so we can brainstorm together," Niman said to the group. Then she looked toward Yu Xian and asked, "Yu Xian, what item do you plan to use yours on?" "For me, the Star Ring." Yu Xian, rarely activating his Super Brain, gave his answer in an instant. First, the Star Ring's technological level was sufficiently high; second, the Star Ring was a replaceable product, so even if it were truly ruined, he could always buy a new one once they returned to Crescent Bay; third, the Star Ring possessed ample functions, so as long as the singularity enhanced any one of them, he would come out ahead. "A fine idea. Nora, what about you?" Niman's eyes lit up as she praised him with a smile, then turned to look at Nora. In truth, Nora hadn't thought of what item to use the singularity on, but Yu Xian's answer inspired her. She smiled faintly and said, "What about the King of the Abyss?" "It's a good choice, but the King of the Abyss is our retreat route. I think using it on the Aska would give better cost-performance," Yu Xian immediately offered a counter-opinion upon hearing that. Niman pondered for a moment and nodded. "That makes sense. Nora, why don't you use it on the Aska instead?" "I was only worried about turning the Aska into junk, which is why I considered the King of the Abyss. But since both of you say so, let's take a gamble," Nora nodded. In reality, the Aska was the first thing she had thought of, but because the attributes granted by a singularity were completely random, she worried she might turn the Aska into scrap, which was why she had settled for a second-best option. She just hadn't expected that Yu Xian and Niman would worry about losing their retreat route and prefer that she use the singularity on the Aska. With Yu Xian's and Nora's choices settled, Niman looked toward Little Huangquan and Little Nora. Before she could ask, Little Huangquan spoke up: "I want to use the singularity on my mask. May I?" She had always hoped to be of help to Yu Xian, but her own combat strength was very low. When Yu Xian fused with her, his true strength actually came from the hero mask that had been purified from the ghost mask. Yet the hero mask only provided 100 combat power, and Little Nora had already surpassed her. During this recent time spent training with everyone in the training room, she had gradually learned a great deal. She wanted to become stronger, so reinforcing the hero mask was the best choice she could think of. "Of course you can. That's actually a wonderful choice." Yu Xian knew that Little Huangquan had little strength of her own right now and relied entirely on the hero mask to prop up her combat power, so he genuinely thought her choice was an excellent one. Finally, everyone looked at Little Nora. Little Nora had originally intended to turn the bowl she usually ate from into a miraculous item, but seeing how eager to improve Little Huangquan was, her competitive spirit flared up again. The problem was, she didn't have a Star Divine Artifact! Seeing Little Nora's bewildered look, Yu Xian couldn't help but find it amusing. He stepped forward, stroked her head, and comforted her, "Just use it on whatever you want. The attributes are totally random anyway, so it doesn't matter." In truth, he placed few demands on the two little ones. While he disciplined Little Nora from time to time, his greater wish was for them to grow up happy and carefree. "Then I'll use it on... my bowl, okay?" After racking her brains, Little Nora couldn't think of anything more important to her than her bowl, so she asked hesitantly. Amused and helpless, Yu Xian replied, "That's your choice. Of course you can." Finally, Niman shared her own thoughts. She planned to use her singularity on the mushroom house; if luck was on her side and it further enhanced the mushroom house's defenses, that would be ideal. With everyone's choices decided, the time had come to use them. "Let's reverse the order this time—youngest to oldest," Yu Xian said with a smile. He was looking at Little Nora, but Little Nora turned her gaze toward Little Huangquan. Both Niman and Nora found it amusing, though Little Huangquan didn't mind in the least. Readily obliging, Little Huangquan pulled out the hero mask from within her body and looked up at Yu Xian. He immediately encouraged her, "Go for it!" "Great Lord of the Forest, please turn this mask into a useful miraculous item!" Gathering her courage and thinking of the Lord of the Forest that Xiao Sensen constantly spoke of, Little Huangquan silently prayed in her heart. She touched her finger to the mask. The speck of light at her fingertip instantly sank into it, and the mask gradually began to glow. Once the light completely enveloped it, the glowing mass was frantically kneaded like dough, finally transforming into a pink mask that only covered the eyes, centered with a large, heart-shaped ruby. "..." Yu Xian was struck speechless by the transformation. Even if he fused with Little Huangquan in the future, he would definitely never wear this mask again. The mask had originally granted him an immense boosting effect, but in its current form, he felt that if he ever put it on, he would never be able to wash away the title of pervert for the rest of his life. Little Huangquan cradled the mask in both hands, instantly learning its attributes. "Little Sister Huangquan, what are the mask's attributes?" Little Nora asked curiously, eyeing the mask in her hands. Little Huangquan blinked, then shared the mask's attributes with everyone. After hearing them, everyone was stunned. The attributes of this mask... seemed a bit too surreal, yet somehow extraordinarily powerful.