My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 32 The World
"Since you don't like it, I'll try a different style."

The instructor smiled and didn't take it seriously.

He reorganized his words and continued, "The Stranger usually doesn't frequent the city. Their hiding place is inside the belly of a whale called 'Chicanao'. Inside this whale's belly is a vast world, which we generally call the 'Whale's Box Garden'."

Seeing Ji Minghuan drawing circles on the table with his fingers without saying anything, he continued:
"Just looking at the size of the whale, you wouldn't guess how vast the world inside it is. Within the whale's inner chambers are a series of massive buildings: a maritime city, a royal palace, and the royal family of the Strange News Messenger resides within the palace."

Ji Minghuan's eyelids drooped, as if he was about to fall asleep.

He wondered, "I'm not interested in whether they live in the belly of a whale or a shark. Could you first tell me what a Curious Messenger is and what special abilities it has?"

The instructor said calmly, "Every Strange Stories Envoy will awaken at a certain age and receive their own 'Strange Stories Atlas'. This Atlas will help them find nearby Strange Stories Secret Realms... and within these Secret Realms are hidden Strange Stories Fragments. If they can conquer Strange Stories with their own strength, they will receive the corresponding Strange Stories Fragments."

He raised his hand to adjust his glasses and continued, "Using the atlas, they unleash the strange power remaining within the fragments. This is their fighting style."

"Right? Can't you just get to the point?"

"I can't help it. I was afraid you would fall asleep."

Ji Minghuan rested his chin on his folded arms, slumped on the table like a puddle of mud.

He casually asked, "And then... what's the specific use of those odd scraps I picked up like trash?"

"Anecdotes are usually stored by the Anecdotes Master within the atlas. Based on the strength of the fragments, they are generally divided into four levels: mythical anecdotes, generational anecdotes, popular anecdotes, and universal anecdotes."

The instructor paused. "Among them, the most powerful are the 'Mythic-Level Wonders'. As the name suggests, they are closely related to myths from all over the world. Currently, there are very few 'Mythic-Level Wonder Fragments' that have appeared in history. According to records, only fragments of the following gods have appeared: Zeus, the chief of the gods; Yamata-no-Orochi; Ra, the sun god; Hades, the god of the underworld..."

"Oh, what about the 'generational' oddities that are a little bit lower level?"

"You've probably heard of most of the names of Generation-level Wonders: 'Santa Claus,' 'Titanic,' 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons'... These Wonders fall within the Generation-level category. Currently, the strongest among the Wonder Envoys are those who possess fragments of Generation-level Wonders. Each of them possesses the power to awaken history."

Ji Minghuan raised his eyebrows and became a little interested.

He said, "Let's put aside the well-known ones like 'Santa Claus' and 'The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons'. Isn't 'Titanic' the ship that sank in the Atlantic in 1912? I remember it was later adapted into a romance movie."

The instructor nodded. "Yes, these things become 'strange stories' after being passed down through word of mouth. Wherever there are strange stories, there will be fragments of them left behind, and strange story users can extract the power of strange stories from these fragments... It's no exaggeration to say that if a strange story user possesses a 'mythical-level' strange story fragment, it's equivalent to gaining a portion of the power of an ancient god. It's only a matter of time before they destroy a country."

"It sounds like these strange news envoys are more dangerous than me, right?"

"Let's not talk about the fact that there have been very few Wonder Envoys in history who have been able to conquer 'Mythical Wonders'. Furthermore... there is a fundamental difference between the power to destroy a world and the power to destroy a country."

Ji Minghuan rolled his eyes: "So I am just a star of misfortune."

"I hope you understand. We're here to help you." The instructor crossed his arms, his voice becoming more serious. "Only by understanding how your powers work can you have a chance of leaving here. For example, you're a nuclear bomb, and we need to find the 'launch' switch within you. If we can't find it, we'll have no choice but to seal you away here. Otherwise, there's no guarantee you'll walk down the street one day and explode without warning, killing thousands of innocent people."

At this point, his tone suddenly relaxed and became gentle. "But if we can find the switch, it will be different. Things that can be controlled and things that cannot be controlled are definitely two different concepts."

"You talk as if a nuclear bomb with a switch on is allowed to walk down the street."

"At least there's a chance... It's better than being locked up here forever, right?"

Ji Minghuan sighed: "Even if you say so, I don't know where the 'switch' is."

"So, our job is to keep wasting time here with you until we understand where that 'switch' is in you. If you're unwilling to cooperate, then we don't really have any particularly good solutions."

The instructor responded calmly.

"Who exactly are the 'we' you're talking about? I still don't understand your origins."

"This must be kept secret from you for now."

"Aren't you from the Alien Association?" Ji Minghuan asked tentatively.

"Wrong... Our work is far more dangerous and noble than that of the Abnormal Association. Similarly, we do not belong to the forces of the Stranger and the Exorcist."

Seeing that Ji Minghuan did not respond and just lowered his head in thought, the instructor slowly changed the subject:

"Where were we just now? Well... I'll leave it at that for the story of the 'Strange News Envoy'."

[We have learned a series of key intelligence regarding the "Strange News Envoy's World View."]

The current progress of the "Stranger" branch's worldview development has changed: 1% → 30% (Due to the increased development progress, the probability of generating higher-potential "Stranger" characters in the "Character Creation" phase will also increase.)

Ji Minghuan glanced at the text on the panel and thought to himself, "Wow... it jumped directly to 30% progress. It seems that the information given by the instructor was not a lie."

He couldn't wait to create a 'Strange News Messenger' character to test the waters. Although it was only two days, he was already a little tired of the character of Black Pupa, a psychic who played with the belt.

Ji Minghuan then looked up at his mentor and continued to try to get some information out of him:

"Now that we've finished talking about 'The Curious Messenger', what is 'The Exorcist'?"

There will be another update at 0:00 am tonight. The protagonist will create a second game character. If you haven't slept yet, you can wait and watch it before going to bed.
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