The journey here took an hour.
But upon finding the Hydra and officially beginning the subjugation, infighting broke out within the subjugation squad.
A man and a woman, two team members, began to 'battle' in front of the Hydra.
This battle was incredibly exhilarating and fierce.
By the end of the battle, both the man and the woman were drenched in sweat. Collei, lying in Jack's arms, said,
"Bad gege, I can't hold the camera steady at all now. Are you still going to film?"
Jack comforted and healed Collei.
"Of course! Why wouldn't I? It just means the Hydra will have to wait a bit longer."
Hearing this, Collei glanced at the Hydra, which was still being continuously burned and regenerated in the fire, and stuck out her tongue.
"Bad gege, it's been burning for almost an hour. It's a bit pitiful."
"It's fine. Back in my hometown, there was a monkey that was burned for forty-nine days, and no animal protection association came to complain. It's only been an hour, no big deal."
"What kind of monkey can be burned for forty-nine days and be fine! Does it also have nine heads?"
Collei asked curiously.
"Not nine heads, but its life is much tougher than a Hydra's."
While Collei recovered.
Jack began to tell her the story of Journey to the West.
There were no magical alterations, nor any content from other literary works.
It was the complete Journey to the West, telling the story of a monkey demon who ate raw meat and drank blood, a rebellious Great Sage.
...
As the sun set.
Jack held Collei as they sat on a tree branch, recounting the mythical adventure stories of another world.
Collei, who had once been unable to truly see the world due to her Demonic Scale Disease, yearned for the wondrous adventures of the master and disciples in the story.
It should have ended long ago, and they should have given the Hydra brother a quick end.
But at the insistence of his little girlfriend, Collei, Jack continued to tell the story until evening.
"And then? And then? The monkey was driven away by the bald master, did he come back later?"
"We'll tell the rest of the story later. If we don't deal with the Hydra soon, it'll be too dark to film."
"Oh, okay."
Collei showed a regretful expression.
After all, happy times are always short, and today's date would end here.
...
"Pay attention. Here is a wild Hydra. It typically lives in swamps and wetlands and possesses powerful regenerative abilities, making it a very troublesome monster."
"However, it doesn't matter. Even the most formidable magical beast has a counter-method, and the Hydra is no exception. As long as it has fire attached to it, its regenerative abilities can be greatly restricted."
Whoosh!
A flaming arrow shot out, striking one of the Hydra's eyes.
The sharp arrow pierced through, skewering the Hydra's head.
"See? This is the power of fire. One of the Hydra's heads is already incapacitated. We just need to repeat the process a few times to conquer this powerful swamp killer."
"By the way, the fire here is not a fire element god's eye ability, but a powerful special effect obtained through the weapon enchantment system."
"Eternal Continent is different from Teyvat. Runes, books, gems, and other items are considered to possess magical properties, and everyone can use them. However, it's important to note that external power can give a false impression; true personal strength is the lifelong ideal pursued by the people of Eternal Continent."
...
During the brief combat tutorial.
Jack interspersed some basic knowledge about the Minecraft World.
In the future, Eternal Continent would be MC's alias in Teyvat. This naming convention would instinctively make the locals believe that the two continents were located on the same planet, separated by sea.
This way, when they truly went to the Minecraft World, they would feel a sense of familiarity.
Unlike the dark forest rule of the cosmic starry sky, where a resource planet is immediately colonized, occupied, and claimed upon discovery.
The video shoot ended, and the sun was already turning red, about to set beyond the forest sea.
Collei, dressed in a white and green dress, looked at the sunset, a happy smile on her lips.
"What a beautiful view."
Jack, after reviewing the video, stood beside Collei.
"Indeed. It's just an ordinary sunset over the forest, but today, this sunlight feels especially warm."
"It seems the Eternal Contract we signed during our last meeting didn't completely put Collei at ease. That's my oversight... In the future, I will continuously fill little Collei's inner emptiness and make you 'warm'."
Jack hugged Collei from behind, his palm pressed against her lower abdomen.
Warm...
Collei's emotional intelligence suddenly surged at this moment, and she instantly understood what Jack meant by 'warm' in that particular context.
She could feel a gentle energy at her lower abdomen, subtly improving her physical condition.
"It really is very warm~"
Both physically and mentally.
Collei added in her heart.
...
Chenyu Vale.
"Why are you two back so late? Did you encounter any trouble on the way?"
Tighnari looked at Jack and Collei nervously.
Especially upon seeing Collei in different clothes than when she left, he was afraid she might have been injured.
"I… I'm fine, Master. That… I still need to help Jack prepare dinner, I'll leave first!"
Collei was not used to lying.
To avoid exposing the absurd incident of her muddled battle in the wilderness with her beloved Jack today, she had to flee the scene, lest her Master, an excellent Akademiya graduate, notice anything amiss.
Jack was much more open than her.
He winked at Tighnari, and the latter immediately understood.
These two have finally officially confirmed their relationship!
Tighnari felt greatly relieved by this.
"This is the promotional video I filmed. How did you feel after trying out the Eternal Continent game this afternoon?"
Tighnari finished watching the video content.
He only felt that Jack's fighting style was very impressive.
His observational skills and adaptability were already on par with seasoned adventurers with decades of experience.
But when it came to Jack's full-dive game, Eternal Continent, Tighnari's face fell.
"I can tell that the game's difficulty wasn't set very high initially, but there's a sense of awkwardness when controlling the body, like using your five senses to control a completely different body. If you play for too long, you might even forget how to walk in the real world."
"You didn't use the simple operation mode?"
"No, after all, Traveler, you gave us the test qualification in advance. I thought we might need to help with something, so I chose full-body immersion and set the realism to 99%."
"That is indeed a problem. We should set up an anti-addiction time limit later to restrict players' playtime."
Jack thought for a moment. The freedom of his Minecraft World game was consistently high.
Calling it a second world was not an exaggeration at all.
But this could easily lead to a problem: internet addiction.
His purpose in launching this game was for Teyvat Continent to formally connect with MC in the future, so that if monsters like the Netherite Colossus or Hydra appeared in Teyvat, there would be a way to deal with them.
If a large number of people went to play online games, then who would work for him? Wouldn't the Minecraft World territory, Entara, fail to develop completely?
Therefore, in summary.
An anti-addiction system is very necessary, and moreover, extremely crucial!
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