Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

Ling Hansu shook his head:

"No, the group leader in the guild has said that most people don't start with any traits; they must reach a corruption value of one hundred to unlock a trait."

"However, I don't know how to reach a corruption value of one hundred... And after reaching a corruption value of one hundred... it is said, it is said that you will be transported to a much later version and remain there forever, unable to return to version 1.0."

This information is unrelated to the version details.

But to ask an intermediary would definitely come at a cost.

And... Lin's intermediary is fraught with randomness. You never know when you might get a wave of nonsensical literature.

Zhou Baiyu thought for a moment; Ling Hansu's value might still be significant, perhaps even greater in practical combat than he anticipated.

Ling Hansu continued:

"Brother Zhou... what is your trait?"

"I can't tell you."

"Oh... okay then."

Zhou Baiyu changed the subject:

"Most people don't have traits and need a corruption level of one hundred percent to gain a trait? Is it that difficult? It's not like everyone has several traits. Will traits increase later on?"

This question might not be answerable by other professions, but not for a Spymaster.

As long as one is willing to spend reconnaissance points, Spymasters can see many people's traits.

Of course, after seeing a lot, you would realize most people don't have any traits.

Only the first few times would you be fooled by an intermediary, wasting reconnaissance points.

Therefore, later on, most Spymasters lose interest in spying on others' panels.

On the contrary, Ling Hansu is the type who could be deceived seventeen or eighteen times by the same reason by intermediary Mo Sangyu.

So much so that Mo Sangyu eventually felt a bit sorry for him and often admonished him to think more deeply.

So, Ling Hansu was quite authoritative on this matter:

"Three traits... that would be a genius among geniuses. I already had a golden start. The group leader said that because of my trait, my profession and initial identity were almost the best. But I only have one trait."

"Apart from that corruption trait, those with two initial traits are generally very famous trailblazers."

"I have never met anyone with three, but they do exist, reportedly the guild leader of the Baichuan Sanctuary has three initial traits."

Baichuan Sanctuary? It sounds like an organization I would definitely never join.

Zhou Baiyu was not interested in that guild leader. However, he was interested in what Ling Hansu had said.

It also confirmed that he was not doomed from the start; he indeed had many exceptional traits.

Since he could not speak about the version details, the strategy for the "Pavilion of Haunted Spirits Night" could only proceed through the transfer station, exchanging information through a payment method.

Zhou Baiyu had 430 points. Although Ling Hansu had lost a large sum, he was still wealthier than Zhou Baiyu.

The two could afford to exchange information in such a luxurious way.

For now, before the countdown appeared, Zhou Baiyu could only find out some of the most basic things.

"You said your initial identity is the best, what is it?"

Ling Hansu nodded:

"Code-named 'Snow Demon' operative. My initial Pilgrimage into the world started in version 1.04, a D-level corruption area. I had to rescue a little girl in a place filled with demons... If the little girl died, I would die too. That was my initial Pilgrimage."

"An operative? You?" Zhou Baiyu was skeptical...

But after thinking it over, a normal radish in this world was just a regular radish.

In the Pilgrimage world, that radish became a genetically modified giant radish.

So perhaps Ling Hansu, whose brain seemed decorative in this world, could actually possess the mind of an operative in the Pilgrimage world?

Zhou Baiyu suddenly became excited, but this excitement was extinguished the next second by Ling Hansu's honest reply:

"I... although I am an operative, those memories are too complex for me, and when the memories of my initial identity flood in... my head hurts, and every time I try to use some operative skills to do something... it still just hurts."

Ling Hansu's excessively honest answer made Zhou Baiyu both laugh and cry.

What was this?

Having installed numerous powerful apps in his brain, but since the dominant soul was still Ling Hansu from version 1.0, not Snow Demon...

So, did that mean Ling Hansu's brain, or rather, his CPU, was unable to run the apps belonging to an operative?

Simply put, whenever Ling Hansu used his initial identity's memories, his not so clever brain would crash.

Zhou Baiyu held his forehead.

The good news was — the software configuration was top-notch.

The bad news was — his brain was as good as a brick.

But Zhou Baiyu had no choice but to accept the situation, the agent at least provided Ling Hansu with decent physical abilities.

Brains are not needed, being agile with hands and feet is sufficient.

He then started to discuss other matters with Ling Hansu.

"In the coming days, I'll prepare new social media accounts and contact methods for you; set aside your past ones. Except for me, do not respond to anyone who contacts you."

"Also, you must keep any information about me confidential."

After advising him on these matters and seeing Ling Hansu's serious response, Zhou Baiyu felt somewhat relieved.

Both he and Ling Hansu were waiting for the countdown.

The first countdown would take them directly into the pre-release version of the world.

Afterward, it would be different; they would first enter a transfer station.

The details of the Haunted House night could only be discussed in the transfer station.

...

...

In recent days, Zhou Baiyu's life had been incredibly dull.

He first went to the company to resign. Although he was leaving, most people who saw that Zhou Baiyu was still alive and unharmed were overjoyed.

Li Ping, who sat next to him, even excitedly hugged Zhou Baiyu.

Zhou Baiyu was indeed grateful for these colleagues.

But he was very aware that he and these people were now from two different worlds.

The world of the pioneers was too cruel.

After resigning, Zhou Baiyu spent the week dealing with his parents.

It was mainly Zhou Baiyu's mother, who had a really wide network.

After resigning, it turned into a week of arranged dates, which for Zhou Baiyu, meant nineteen dates.

The first time, he rejected the girl who still believed in Hearthstone.

And tactfully expressed, "Mom, I actually prefer magical girls."

So, that same day at three in the afternoon, a girl with purple hair, dressed as Madoka but holding Sakura's magic wand, met Zhou Baiyu for coffee.

Zhou Baiyu politely declined, tactfully expressing, "Mom, I'd actually prefer girls who speak with a northeastern accent, like cyberpunk, and have Mickey Mouse tattooed on their hands."

The very next morning, Zhou Baiyu was woken up by his mom to meet a girl who spoke with a northeastern accent, had a cybernetic arm, and a Tom and Jerry tattoo on the other hand.

And she precisely predicted Zhou Baiyu's next move, even pulling out from her suitcase the exceedingly thick "Necronomicon" from Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos.

When Zhou Baiyu politely declined, a wrench fell from her, and she explained that she was a cyberpunk repair worker, so carrying a wrench made total sense.

In any case …

Zhou Baiyu's mother seemed too well-connected, which made Zhou Baiyu stop making requests, fearing his mother might find someone from the M78 nebula …

So he quickly retreated back to his rental home to play dead.

Of course, the matchmaking ordeal didn't trouble Zhou Baiyu for long.

Soon after, the countdown appeared in both Ling Hansu and Zhou Baiyu's eyes once more.

The two quickly met up. In these days, Ling Hansu had carefully heeded Zhou Baiyu's words, hadn't contacted anyone, nor let anyone find him.

Ling Hansu was visibly unsettled, and even Zhou Baiyu felt a chill.

Because unlike the previous black countdown, this time, both saw a 24-hour red countdown in their eyes.

The blood-red numbers seemed to flow, like thick blood slowly deforming.

When the computer screen went blue —

Zhou Baiyu saw the version update notice, it was clearly version 1.44, area D corruption, but for some reason …

The content seemed to be from an area more terrifying than version 2.21.