Want to be human, but cube-like

Rather than human emotions, she preferred to believe that it was just a beastly instinct.

"Alright, that's not important, anyway the witch has been defeated."

Suddenly speaking, Alex interrupted Xiangzi's thoughts. Seeing that Xiangzi's gaze had turned to her, she continued.

"I'm about to start."

Holding a glass bottle in one hand and cutting out a newly synthesized, heavy golden apple from her backpack with the other, Alex gave a reminder.

"This is... a golden apple made from eight gold ingots? Is it really edible?"

Xiangzi, who had just heard Alex explain the specific function of this item, gazed at the golden apple.

Its name sounds like the golden apple from Greek mythology, but it possesses powerful effects that the golden apple that sparked the Trojan War did not have.

Its effects are so powerful that they can be said to be even more potent than healing potions in video games.

She had just taken a look at it and was very curious about where the mass of the eight gold ingots went after they were combined. It seemed that they were all integrated into the golden apple, but the apple itself only became several times heavier. Could it be that they all became the energy inside the apple?

"When resources become plentiful, there will be so many golden apples that we can eat them as food. If you're curious, Xiangzi, you can eat as many as you want without any problem."

Seeing her genuine curiosity, Alex spoke up.

According to the quest log, all minerals can be purchased directly from the weaponsmith, so there will definitely be no shortage of gold ingots in the future.

The only question right now is what the prices are like for the villagers in this floating island world.

Alex uncorked the glass bottle, gently shook it, and held the bottle up to the head of the still-screaming zombie villager. She took a deep breath and nervously began to slowly pour the contents of the bottle.

At this point, she was still somewhat nervous. After all, Alex hadn't dared to waste this non-renewable golden liquid. She hadn't conducted any experiments and couldn't be sure whether the zombie villagers would suffer from the debuffs inflicted by soaking in the golden liquid.

If that doesn't work, then it's all just empty talk.

We have to go back to the solution of traversing the map to find biomes.

Xiangzi was also affected by Alex's emotions. She held her breath as well, and the two of them stared intently at the viscous liquid slowly flowing from the mouth of the glass bottle, falling in mid-air and leaving a golden thread.

Finally, it was all poured over the heads of the zombie villagers, making a sizzling sound as it seeped in.

Then, as Alex breathed a sigh of relief, she saw seven debuffs appear above the zombie villagers' heads.

Weakness, nausea, blindness, digging fatigue, slowness, hunger.

Aside from the [Poison] debuff that undead creatures are immune to, the other negative statuses appeared on the zombie villager as Alex had predicted, and several different particle effects began to slowly emanate from it.

The most important one is the [Weakness] effect. As long as this effect appears, that's enough. The rest are not important.

She shoved the golden apple from her other hand into the still-screaming mouth of the zombie villager, who choked. Then, the two of them stared at its body and began to tremble.

In Alex's view, the [Weakness] effect instantly changed into the [Strength] effect, and below it, a column of constantly changing numbers appeared.

[Conversion Time: 212]

It seems that it will take about 200 seconds to complete the transformation and be cured back into a villager.

The screams of the trembling zombie villagers grew increasingly heart-wrenching, as if they were enduring some kind of intense pain that even zombies could not bear.

"Woo..."

The terrifying scream made Xiangzi shrink back. She moved closer to Alex with slight fear and couldn't help but sob softly.

"It's okay, just wait about three more minutes, and it will be done."

Gently taking Xiangzi's little hand, Alex thought for a moment.

"If you're really scared, we can go up first and then come down to check on it later. We can just leave it aside and not worry about it."

she suggested.

"...I want to see how it becomes a villager."

With his lips pursed, Xiangzi said somewhat stubbornly.

She was still very curious about how Alex had turned the monster in front of her into a villager who could trade items.

Moreover, Xiangzi wanted to know more about Alex and the sky island. Even Alex herself described the transformation process as fraught with difficulties, and she really didn't want to miss it.

Looking at this pixelated, abstract-looking monster with a ferocious appearance, Xiangzi thought to himself.

She thought she could help Alex more in the future.

She didn't want Alex to tell her later that she didn't need her help, or that she couldn't help Alex...

…………

P.S. The reputation of the C-team members has really plummeted... I spent all night last night scrolling through the Bilibili comment section, and I feel terrible, so agitated I had trouble falling asleep.

Looking at my outline for the Mygo main storyline, I'm a little worried. It's said that it can be separated, but it will still have an impact. Also, the character designs for three members of the Chicken Group aren't fully revealed yet, and there's even a rumored plot hole involving Hatsuka's background—I don't know if it's true.

My biggest worry is that when I write about the formation of Mygo, the negative public opinion might affect people's attitudes towards the characters in the book.

It feels like the discussion environment will be terrible until episode eight comes out. As for after episode eight, it's hard to say whether it will improve or get worse.

Feeling a bit lost

Volume 1: Chapter 120 Audacious Scoundrel!

Unfortunately, this transformation ultimately disappointed Xiangzi.

In those short two hundred seconds.

She fantasized that a bolt of lightning might suddenly strike and transform the monster into a human.

I've also fantasized that a golden light might suddenly shine out, and then a villager would emerge from it.

I even wondered if I might turn into an egg and hatch a new creature from it.

However, the moment the conversion time returned to zero was very abrupt.

"……it's over?"

Looking at the creature in front of him, which had been a ferocious monster a second ago, but had been completely replaced and refreshed as if refreshed, turning into a strange cube-shaped humanoid, Xiangzi hesitated and asked.

"Yes, the conversion is complete."

Alex, on the other hand, had an expression that suggested she was used to it.

"Alex, when you mentioned your former blocky appearance... did you mean something like this?"

With a slightly strange expression, Xiangzi straightened up a bit and leaned close to Alex's ear, whispering a question.

"Hmm, more or less, but clothes and appearance are quite different. I'm much better looking than it."

Nodding, Alex looked at the blocky figure in front of her with a touch of nostalgia and said.

I used to be similar to that person.

The villagers in this world appear to be equipped with modules, not the big-nosed ones she remembered, but models similar to player units. The villager in front of her had a bulge in the front of her chest and neatly tied hair draped over her shoulders, so she was probably a woman.

"what……"

Upon hearing Alex's blunt statement, Xiangzi subconsciously glanced at the villager in front of her. However, worried that the villager might be angry after hearing Alex's words, she only saw the silent villager blinking his black and white pixels, which were probably his eyes, turn around, and turn his head towards the two of them.

This lifeless, stagnant reaction reminded Xiangzi of the banker witch before she went mad.

"Can't it talk?"

After hesitating for a moment, Xiangzi asked again in a low voice.

"I don't know, let me take a look."

If we disregard the existing NPCs in the storyline, this was the first time Alex had ever seen villagers like this. As she spoke, she raised her hand and waved at the blocky figure.

"Eh...it's a new interface."

Then, staring blankly at the interactive box that had appeared in his field of vision, he paused for a moment.

Alex's mother had never used this villager module before, and this was the first time she had seen these interaction options.

As far as I can recall, there are similar interactive elements in some worlds with high levels of construction and rich modules.

"We can still talk?"

This reminded Alex of the past, when her mother would choose various options to complete fixed conversations with NPCs.

This is the first time I've talked to a villager I've transformed, and the options are somewhat different from those of NPCs.

For example, the interactive content you see after clicking on the first chat option.

Options such as gathering information, chatting, telling jokes, and telling stories are quite ordinary, and...

"【Embrace】?"

Alex glanced at the option with surprise, then looked up at the villager in front of her, somewhat astonished.

This is the first time I've seen an option with such substantial interaction.

So she clicked it.

Um... thank you?

Nothing happened; the two of them simply saw a small square appear above the villager's head, with a strange line of dialogue displayed on it.

"...?"

Alex tilted her head in confusion.

"What's this?"

Xiangzi looked up in surprise, watching the frame slowly disappear.

"I don't know, I just clicked on the [Hug] interaction option."

Shaking her head in confusion, Alex explained what she had just done.

"【Embrace】?

"

It sounds like the interaction and dialogue with an NPC in a role-playing game.

However, Xiangzi had gotten used to it. She had had similar feelings before. The various characteristics of this floating island world always gave her the illusion that she was in a game world.

"Hmm, there's this next one, [flirting]... What does that mean?"

Before Xiangzi could finish speaking, and before he even realized what Alex had said, she pressed another option.

Don't look at me like that, and don't say those kinds of things again!

This time, a new box appeared above the villagers' heads, containing another sentence that sounded like a line from a script.

"...Don't do strange things so casually."

Xiangzi hesitated for a long time before finally speaking weakly.

"Strange thing? What exactly does flirting mean?"

Looking puzzled, Alex turned to Xiangzi, not understanding why this villager, who had been so friendly just moments before, was suddenly speaking to her like that.

"Hmm... flirting, you know... oh dear! Alex, you don't need to know this yet, it's not important!"

With a slightly flushed face, Xiangzi stammered, completely unsure how to explain to Alex, and finally could only give a perfunctory answer.

"And it looks a bit angry, doesn't it?"

She quickly steered the conversation back to the villagers.

Although he couldn't see any change in the villagers' expressions or behavior, Xiangzi could tell from the text in the box that the villagers were already somewhat dissatisfied.

"Oh, it doesn't matter. These changes in attitude don't affect its effectiveness."

Alex, however, acted as if she didn't consider the villagers human beings. She turned to Xiangzi with a smile and said.

"Hmm, there's still the [kissing] option I haven't tried... What's that?"

Alex casually swiped open the interaction with the villagers again and said curiously.

"etc……!"

Xiangzi, realizing what was happening, widened his eyes and was about to reach out to interrupt Alex's actions.

But she was still not as fast as her opponent.

How dare you!