After some conversation, Xiao Se shared the modified version of his journey through the Tager Desert with Au Tuo, Fu Lan Ke, Xue Mei, and Lin Fei.
"Good lad, you managed to survive alone in the Tager Desert for that long," Au Tuo exclaimed in admiration after listening.
"Just lucky," Xiao Se smiled and shook his head. Then, with a change in tone, he asked curiously, "By the way, Masters, isn't the Alchemist Tournament held every eight years? Why did it suddenly change to every four years?"
When Au Tuo first mentioned the Alchemist Tournament, Xiao Se didn't think much of it, but seeing Gu He reminded him that it's held every eight years. Gu He was the champion of the tournament two rounds ago—a greasy middle-aged man in his forties.
If it had really been eight years ago, Gu He would've been over thirty, which would have disqualified him from the category of young alchemists.
Fu Lan Ke shook his head, saying, "I'm not too sure. I just know that the Alchemist Headquarters made the decision two years ago."
"There are rumors that President Fa Ma believed eight years was too long and that it caused some capable alchemists to miss the best age for competing, affecting the fairness of the tournament. So, he suggested shortening the time between tournaments. Of course, the rewards are still as generous as before. This time, it's said to be a six-tier pill formula." Au Tuo rubbed his round belly and added.
"Two years ago?" Xiao Se thought for a moment. That was when he had activated the system and received the Luohan's inheritance. Could there be a connection?
Seeing Xiao Se deep in thought, Lin Fei, sitting beside Xue Mei, smiled and said, "Isn't this good? It means we might get a chance to compete in the next tournament."
"Why don't you pass the first-tier alchemist exam first," Xue Mei glanced at Lin Fei and delivered a blow to her pride.
"What's so great about you? You just got lucky, making that Strength Pill by accident. Try making another one if you dare!" Lin Fei shot back, her eyebrows raised, glaring at Xue Mei's first-tier alchemist badge with gritted teeth.
"Sometimes, luck is a part of strength," Xue Mei replied calmly.
"You..."
Seeing the two girls bickering again, Fu Lan Ke could only smile bitterly and shake his head. He explained to Xiao Se, "Since you left, these two have been pestering Au Tuo and me to give them alchemist exams every few days. Xue Mei got lucky about half a month ago, barely refining a Strength Pill and passing the first-tier alchemist exam. But she still fails nine out of ten attempts."
"Got it," Xiao Se nodded slightly, stood up, and bowed to Fu Lan Ke and Au Tuo. "Masters, I've been traveling for a long time, and I'm quite tired. I'll take my leave to rest."
"Go ahead," Fu Lan Ke and Au Tuo didn't mind. For them, the fact that Xiao Se came to represent the Black Rock City Alchemist Association was already a pleasant surprise.
After leaving the room, Xiao Se was led to a small room by a maid.
Lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, Xiao Se fell into deep thought. Why did Fa Ma suddenly bring forward the Alchemist Tournament by four years? There must be someone influencing this from behind. Who is that person? What are their motives? Could it be related to me?
After thinking for a while, Xiao Se couldn't figure it out and decided not to bother. He called out in his mind, "System, open my personal panel."
[Ding! Opening personal system panel...]
Host: Xiao Se
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Cultivation: Five-star Da Dou Shi.
Qi Attribute: Fire (with a trace of Wood).
Techniques: 'Flame Mantra' (Advanced Mysterious Level), 'Return to Origin' (Grade Unknown).
Battle Skills: 'Scarlet Flame Sword' , 'Fleeting Smoke Step' , 'Lion's roar', Qi Concealment Technique' (Grade Unknown), Sky Splitting Kick' , 'Eightfold Peaks'
Exchange Count: 1.
System Warehouse: System Patch x1, Heaven Controlling Vial, 'Flame Mantra', 'Return to Origin', Inflatable Doll.
Xiao Se ignored the inflatable doll. When he saw the system patch, he paused for a moment and thought to himself, "I almost forgot about this after breaking through to Da Dou Shi. System, install the patch."
[Ding! Installing system patch... estimated time: 1 hour.]
[Ding! The system refresh period will occur in ten days. Exchange options will be automatically refreshed. Would you like to exchange now?]
Hearing the system prompt, Xiao Se casually picked up a cup of tea beside the bed and said, "System, exchange this tea cup."
[Ding! Congratulations on exchanging for 'Kuchikamizake' brewed by Miyamizu Yotsuha from the world of 'Your Name'.]
"Kuchikamizake?" Xiao Se was startled. He had seen the movie 'Your Name', which tells the story of two people in the same world but different time periods who swap bodies.
In the movie, the male protagonist drinks the Kuchikamizake brewed by the female protagonist, returning to the moment before a comet falls and saving her and the entire town. Miyamizu Yotsuha is the younger sister of the female protagonist, Miyamizu Mitsuha.
Could drinking this sake make me swap bodies with Miyamizu Yotsuha?
With doubts in his mind, Xiao Se asked the system, "System, if I drink this sake, will I swap bodies with Miyamizu Yotsuha?"
[Ding! Since Miyamizu Yotsuha has already swapped bodies with another male, drinking the sake will allow the host's soul to briefly enter the body of a female from one of the worlds you've exchanged with.]
Xiao Se suddenly understood. Over the past two years, he had exchanged with worlds like Naruto, Battle Through the Heavens, Soul Land, and a few other daily life anime worlds. If he could enter Soul Land and obtain the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well's rare herbs, his strength would increase significantly.
Xiao Se continued to ask, "System, if my soul temporarily travels to another world, can I still use the system? How long will my soul stay there? I don't want to be gone for years. Also, if the girl I enter dies, will I die too?"
[Ding! The system is bound to the host's soul. The soul's travel time is limited to your sleep duration. If the female dies, the host will automatically wake up.]
Hearing this, Xiao Se let out a sigh of relief. Since it was only during sleep, it seemed like a short trip to another world wouldn't be too bad.
Afterward, Xiao Se placed all the necessary items from his ring into the system warehouse. He sat on the bed and began meditating, waiting for the system patch to complete its installation.
[Ding! System patch installed. New features: Spin Wheel, Information Identification (including language, text, and object recognition sync).]
Hearing the system notification, Xiao Se blinked in surprise. When he opened the Spin Wheel feature, he found it to be very similar to the wheel of fortune from his previous life.
There were twelve sections, with a pointer in the middle. Four sections were "Thank you for participating," while the other eight contained various bizarre items, including two especially eye-catching ones: Naruto Travel Voucher (limited time) and Soul Land Travel Voucher (limited time).
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