A few days have passed after I made the deal with the System.
I decided to stay with Alexa while it was building its new base in case something bad would happen.
I know Alexa has some strong guardians right now, but you never know what could strike you when you have your guard down.
Fortunately, it seems that my worries were for nothing as the main base was built safely.
Not even the Void seemed to react to what was being built on top of the hole.
Of course, I didn't just sit down and do nothing while Alexa did all the hard work.
I made a few tests with my mace to see what I was capable of doing with so much power.
And the answer it....pretty much anything.
It wasn't that I could only erase a city off the map if I so inclined to, but I could also build my own body by using the mace as a battery.
It seems that all the energy in the mace was considered to be my own, and if I build a whole body from it, then I would have complete control over it, and not have to worry about being a puppet.
That was some big news for me and a new hope for my freedom.
Unfortunately, building a new body, even with my energy, would take a lot of time with lots of trial and errors.
Sure I could copy and paste the exact body that I had right now, but that would be a waste of an opportunity to get stronger.
That's why I was determined to study more anatomy of this world, to do a few more experiments to see what a flesh body is capable of and, of course, study my own soul so I could use its full potential.
Sure, I could make a body with Netherite skin and be as fast as my horse, but if I lose the ability to use my inventory, it wouldn't be a worthy trade-off.
The people in this world don't know the value of something so convenient at their fingertips.
People from my old world would kill to have only one inventory slot, much less 37 of them.
I was still debating If I should put skills as well or live completely free like the original character in the game.
On one hand, I saw how useful they can be if used correctly, on the other hand, I'll have to use a lot of energy to maintain them.
And that was from the limited knowledge I had, who knows what other complications would arise along the way.
But today Alexa completed its defenses and the filter for the Void energy.
The hole over the black Void was covered by a huge cube made with Netherite Block, all heavily enchanted with enchantments that I couldn't even begin to understand.
From what Alexa told me, that cube alone costs over 80% of its stored energy.
But it was a good investment, as now it could absorb back in a slow but consistent stream of energy.
Out of curiosity, I tried to absorb some of that filtered energy, and I felt that it was similar to what the Wither managed to achieve.
No, it was much purer and I could absorb more.
If I stayed with the mace in this machine for one week, I think I would be able to recuperate the energy I spent on breaking the System's barrier, which was amazing, but still too long for me to start now.
"Well, Alexa, it looks like you won't need my protection anymore. Try not to get drunk with power while im away, and wish me luck to find those heroes to get this final journey started."
<I am incapable of getting drunk, so you do not have to worry about that Trader. But good luck with finding Merry and Daniel. I will be waiting for the good news.>
While I said that like we were about to part ways, it was more towards the main body than to Alexa itself.
Since, as usual, the Allay would follow us in all of our adventures, being a walking library filled with forbidden knowledge.
"Ok Violet, it's time to go! I'll be going to the tribe, so don't be surprised when I'll suddenly disappear."
"Don't worry, I was here from the beginning and heard about the plans."
I jumped to the side in surprise when I heard Violet's voice so close to me.
Since when was she there?
<You've been here this whole time? But you didn't appear in any of my scans...even now my scans don't seem to see you. Please don't leave until an explanation is given.>
Violet clearly not wanting to deal with this, ripped space apart to my tribe and pushed me with Alexa on the other side before closing the rift.
Well, that was another thing I learned about Violet.
It seems that her invisibility has gotten stronger, it got so strong that even Alexa couldn't pick it up.
But if Alexa couldn't pick it up, does that mean...
"Hey Violet, were you there with me when I spoke with the System by any chance?"
"Of course! I would be with you no matter the place or danger. My human."
She looked at me with some scary eyes while she said that.
No wonder that she didn't complain that I talked with the System, she was already there.
"Did the System see you?"
"Unfortunately, yes, I couldn't hide myself fully, and I was found out after a while."
So she was half capable of hiding from the System.
At this point, she was the perfect assassin.
It was a good thing she was on my side, I wouldn't want to be her enemy.
Unfortunately, our sudden arrival didn't go unnoticed by the inhabitants of this place, since a crowd of concerned and ready-to-fight Piglings gathered around us, waiting to see what our next course of action would be.
Not even my amazing armor could hide our big entrance.
And luckily, some of them seemed to recognize me.
The only reason they seem to be on guard is because of Violet who is now visible.
Reading the room, Violet teleported away leaving purple particles behind.
I'm sure that she'll be back invisible, but this was enough to calm down some of the Piglings who recognized the signs of an Endeman running away.
Sure, this Enderman was much taller and scary-looking than the other ones, but an Emderman was an Enderman no matter the height.
"Elder Trader! Welcome back, what was that monster doing here?"
One of the Piglings dared to ask.
"It's a long story, that I'll probably tell you next time we'll drink. For now, I wanted to check if the soldiers from the Fortress came here by any chance?"
Once I reassured them that everything was ok, the people got back to their lives while some stayed behind to tell me what happened in the past few days.
Apparently, the Nether shook for a while and the portal was broken.
The soldiers didn't know how to open it back, but had faith that Bobby or me would be there to fix the problem.
After all, we did claim to know how to open the portals.
But days passed, and no help arrived.
The food was almost gone, and since most of them were nobles, they couldn't live into this lifestyle.
Then they remembered about the tribe that had a deal with them and decided to take over it to survive.
At first, they tried to threaten the Piglings into submission, but quickly learned that the Piglings were not that easy to intimate.
After a good beating and with the help of Blue, they found out the truth and are held as 'prisoners' until things get back to normal.
While the Stone Kingdom desperately needed the help of the Tribe, the same could be said about the Tribe as well.
Because of this deal, they had a massive influx of gold coming into their inventory, which put them on the map in the Nether.
While they were a small tribe, with great wealth and armor, they were treated as a large tribe, which gave them quite a few benefits when it came to negotiations.
"I see, don't worry, the problem of the portal has been solved, so soon you can go back to your normal life."
A cheer rang through the crowd and I could see someone that tried to wiggle in through all this wall of muscles.
It was Blue, who was confused about what was happening but was relieved once he saw me.
"Trader is you! Good thing you came, we need your help with something."
"Don't worry, the others have told me about the prisoners. They would soon leave to their world."
"Ohh, that's good. I don't think we could've kept those spoiled guards any longer."
Amused, I followed Blue to their house, where he proceeded to tell me what happened after the prisoners were taken in.
With the help of Solomon, they managed to produce a weak version of the Fire Resistance potion that could stay in effect for longer periods off times.
It was the perfect potion for the guards since not everyone had fire Resistance on their armor, and were having a hard time adapting to the new dimensions after so many days.
But because they were treated more as guests of honor than 'prisoners', they suddenly got cooky and began to demand better food and more unrelated items.
Now Undying and Blue were in an particular position right now.
Since most of the guards chosen for the Nether were nobles, they couldn't ignore their demands since they still had some power in the Overworld.
But at the same time, they couldn't just release them since they would do more damage to the tribe or, System forbid, kill themselves because of their ignorance.
So they were very eager to solve the portal problem since it didn't work when they tried to open it back on.
"Don't worry, the thing that stopped the connection from being made is now gone, and it should work as normally now. Just make sure to send the bill of what damages they did to the royal family afterwards."
"Oh don't worry, I made sure to note everything they requested and give 'premium' prices at the end."
Blue gave an evil smile, while I felt sorry for the upcoming headache Bobby was going to deal with.
Finally, we arrived at the prison where almost every soldier stood in their own cell, which was so heavily modified that it looked more like a luxury bedroom than a prison cell.
Once they saw Blue, all of them came to the bars with a smirk on their faces.
"Hey Blue eyes. The milk is too warm, it's making me sleepy, do you have something colder in here?"
"I'm getting a headache from all the light in this room, can you turn it off?"
"Can I have a glass of water please, I'm getting thirsty in here."
Oh wow, they were really a pain to deal with.
No wonder Blue wanted to get rid of them as soon as possible.
I think he kept Undying away from this place intentionally, otherwise she would kill everyone in here regardless the consequences.
"I'm sorry Sirs, but I can't fulfil any of your requests today."
"Haaa! Then why did you come here?"
"We came hear to deliver you some good news gentlemens. You can go back to your old world soon, so please get ready to leave."
As soon as I spoke, all of them become pale as a sheet of paper.
They knew they were in trouble, but didn't dare to say anything about it.
I could only smirk at their fear for me, and left the prison to open the portal.
After greeting Undying as well, I teleported at the Fortress where I proceded to open the portal without a problem.
That caused quite the stir on the other side, that I didn't know If I wanted to be a part of.
But in the end I decided to stay there, since I had to collect Merry as well.
It's going to be a long day filled with a lot of explaining.
POV: Merry
I mixed some of the ink with redstone, lapis, and soulsand.
This was my 214 attempt at making an ink more compatible with a flesh body, or a moving body in general.
The ink quickly turned into a dark color that gave an ominous vibe.
"Well, this is a good start. Let's see if it's going to be useful for what I need as well."
While I looked at the library of the Sandstone Palace for more information about Enchanting.
I stumbled upon a book that described different ways to make ink.
And because of the System, I should be able to achieve my dream of creating permanent enchanted tattoos.
I tried various inks on different animals, and unfortunately, it was much more complicated then it seemed.
Most of the ink that was written in the book was intended for blocks, not living beings.
But I learned the principles behind each model, so I could create my one of my own.
Some of them had success, while others didn't, but I learned that soulsand was crucial for my tattoo ink.
I couldn't use any animals either, since the chicken was too small for me to do something significant and the caw leather was too dark to see the ink clearly.
That only left the pigs, which weren't in great numbers here in the desert.
But because of my status as a hero and the fact that I was helping progress the Enchanting field, I was given plenty of resources for this.
Plus, it's not like it was hard for me to find a sponsor.
Everyone knew my name, and I had a pretty good reputation amongst the nobles and the commoners.
I tried to help Daniel integrate into his new life as Trader did with me.
But unfortunately, Daniel didn't see himself as a student, and instead, he was offended that I tried to teach him something about this world when he knew more then me.
This was true when it came to information about the game, but I don't think he realized how different it was from what he knew.
One time he kidnapped a villager and brought her into a prison cell, where he proceeded to feed her to a Zombie.
I was sent on a mission to find that girl, only to see Daniel give me the traumatized girl, and complain that he didn't get any discounts for saving her.
Luckily, the poor girl doesn't remember too much of what happened, only that it was painful.
But because of those actions, I couldn't see Daniel as a hero anymore, more like a villain.
And he had the audacity to tell me that those were just plain "Villagers" and not to get worked up about them.
I cut off any ties I had with him at that moment and made sure to tell everyone to be worry of him.
The last I heard of him, he went to the Coral Kingdom, and nothing more.
As I was remembering those unpleasant memories, I finished writing the last letter on the pig.
The pig was put to sleep beforehand, from experience, they tended to be very ticklish when being written on.
Once I was done, I placed a small pile of carrots on top of 4 block tower and awakened the beast.
Once the pig was up, he looked confused around him before beginning to smell the delicious carrots out of reach.
He tried to find a way to them but had no luck, so he began jumping.
At first, he jumped normally, only one block. But as hunger got the better of him he suddenly jumped to the top of the tower, where he happily ate the carrots.
"Good, the first part of the experiment was a success."
Since animals didn't know how to consciously activate the enchantments, I used a driving force for them to activate them unconsciously.
For this one, is was hunger.
I also found out that animals with activated enchantments tend to eat more than normal, but only if they activate their superpowers.
"Now let's see if it can pass the final test as well."
This is where most of my experiments ended, and the reason was pretty stupid as well.
After the pig got his fill, I built a bridge and brought the pig to a bath.
That's right, my biggest challenge was to make the ink stick to the skin.
While it wouldn't be a problem in my old world, in this one, it was a problem since the regeneration system was too good.
I could make a tattoo gun and and draw the characters on the skin, but once the victims eat something, they would return to their full health which deleted the tattoo.
That's why most people gave up on trying to persuade this kind of experiment, or at least I don't have any more data that would help me with this case.
As the pig sat comfortably in the warm water, I began to scrub off the ink of his pink skin.
"I can't believe it... it's a success!"
Suddenly, I felt my guts being pulled, and the bathroom that I was previously in was replaced with an old-fashioned-looking office.
"Merry! Glad to- was I interrupting something by any chance?"
"Nooo! I was soo close, the answer was right in front of me!"
I slammed my fists into the ground feeling the pain of my flesh and my soul.
"Merry, what happened?!"
A voice tried to comfort me.
I looked through my teary eyes and saw a dark-looking armor that gave a menacing aura.
There was only one man who had thar creepy armor, and that was my teacher Trader.
"Sorry that I summoned you all of a sudden. Did you lose something important? If you tell me the rough location, I can teleport you back."
I took a deep breath to calm down and remembered that my experiment was a success. Not only that, but I also remembered the exact ratios for each ingredient, so it wasn't like I lost everything.
The only bad thing about this is the fact that the servants and the Pope would get worried about my sudden disappearance, but I already warned them about my Perl station in the Stone Kingdom.
It was such a good idea that we decided to place one in the palace and church as well.
"Are you...ok? Sorry if I interrupted something important."
"It's ok Trader, it's not something that I can't write down, and if you summoned me, that means it's very important...now that I'm thinking about it, what kind of help do you need that requires me?"
While Trader wasn't the best partner, I was glad that I didn't stick with him in his adventures.
They sounded fun and something a hero should do, but I began to appreciate this world and the life I was building myself here.
And let's say, that Trader did not know the concept of a chill life.
The last time we met, I died because of an explosion that wiped a city off the map.
I still felt bad about that, and I wasn't even the cause of that explosion.
Daniel didn't care, and Trader was very upset with himself that something so horrible had happened.
Ever since then, he tried to improve himself and send some funds to the families that were affected by this.
That was one incident, which was pretty major, but the second happened a day after we got revived.
He got cursed by the System so he wouldn't be able to walk in the Overworld without his armor!
Then he went silent for the next few months.
Trader tends to do things alone, and if he calls you to help him, that means he doesn't have a choice but to call you.
And if he can't do it alone...I don't want to think what he considers to be too dangerous to be done alone.
"Well, a lot happened that I can't talk about here in the Overworld, but long story short, I defeated the Wither, but not before he managed to break the Bedrock to the Void where the Ender Dragon escaped and wants to attack this world in about a year."
As always, he can't have a normal life.
It's been almost 2 years since I came to this world and had the opportunity to learn a lot of information from the books and people that I met.
Daniel may consider me inferior to him and Trader when it comes to the ways of this world, but I know for a fact that what he knows is only partially valuable, while what I knew is something not even the kings of those kingdoms dared to imagine.
The only one who knows more than me would be Trader, but I don't think I want to use the same method to get that information as he did.
What I wanted to say is, that I knew what he meant, when he said that the Wither destroyed the Bedrock.
This was something not even the ancient civilization was capable of doing, and they managed to create a fake God.
Not only that, but Trader somehow managed to defeat this being capable of such destruction, only to be scared of this Ender Dragon enough to call for help.
Trader doesn't like to drag his friends into dangerous battles, but If he wants me to join him, then that means the world is truly doomed.
"Ok, let's wait a bit so I can process what I just heard."
I sat down while messaging my head, and Trader waited patiently for me to gather myself.
"Ok, I'm now focused and ready to tackle whatever this is. So what do I need to do, and how likely are we to die on this adventure?"
"Honestly, if I didn't have a choice I would've preferred not to involve you in this. If the Wither was a level 8 threat, the Ender Dragon is something even the System is scared of."
Yeah, that didn't help me with my worries Trader, thanks for pointing that out.
"Unfortunately, I don't know how to defeat the Ender Dragon in this world, and the System doesn't want to tell me either unless I bring you and Daniel with me."
Well, that was reassuring... my literal patron was throwing me under the bus.
What could I even do in this final battle?
"Unfortunately I can't tell you all the details since we're still in the Overworld. So I wanted to ask you if you knew where Daniel is, so I could bring him here and get this over with."
"I haven't seen him in months, and last time I checked he visited the Coral Kingdom, but nothing beyond that."
"Aha...I know this may sound unrelated to what we talked about, but did you by any chance need some items from my base to level up your skills?"
"Why would I need to do that? I have my own people or hands to gather resources."
"Yeah...that's what I though as well. Looks like we'll have to go to the Coral Kingdome and find Daniel. Do you think it would be hard?"
Looks like something happend to his base if he asked me that... I was more worried for Daniel now.
"I don't think that would be a problem. He doesn't like to live a quiet live after all, so If we follow some rumours we should find him."
"That's true! Before we leave, do you want to say hi to someone from the castle?"
It would be nice to see Bobby and Elisabeth, but I'm sure they'll keep us here for a while, and it would take us a few weeks to get to the Coral Kingdom.
"No, I think it's better if we go as soon as posibile."
"I fell the same. Here, hold those 2 perls, put one on the pillow and the other in the Enchanted square."
"Ok?"
I took the 2 Perls and placed them as instructed while beeing confused.
I understood the one for the pillow since I needed to replaced the emergency Perl, but I couldn't see the point on place the other on on the floor.
After he did the same he told me something odd.
"Ok, see you on the other side."
Then the square began to glow and the Perl disappeared.
Suddenly I felt my guts being pulled and I was now standing on a patch of grass while looking at a floating city.
"Yeah, no matter how many times I see it, it's always crazy."
Traders voice made me jump a little.
We're we at the Coral kingdoms Capital?
That was thousands of blocks in an instant!
I looked at Trader with a shocked and confused face.
You never wanted to make an enemy out of Trader...and I hoped that Daniel didn't make that mistake.
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