Thunderstruck Enterprise had never stopped its in-house testing and this one would be their very last. Afterward, Starscape would be open to the public.
In his past life, Du Fei was unable to join this last testing while Li Mo had no idea Starscape even existed. This led to him having no clue as to what awaited him on the other side of this time-space rupture.
“Do you know the roster for this test?”
“The only ones I know are me, Xin Xiaowei, and Ao Jiuxiao. But I heard how this will be the final in-house test and there will be foreign country participants as well. The whole world is joining.”
“It will start tonight, location unknown.”
Li Mo hanged up.
He called over the panda to prepare.
“What’s that about an in-house test? Count me in.” Ye Xiaolu was pumped.
The three demons were also watching with hope. Only the snow people were indifferent since no dangerous place was suitable for them.
Li Mo eyed Ye Xiaolu, “Why would I bring you when you only have more grief when compared to the average human and know no soul arts?”
“I-I can beat them up.”
“If you can beat Jianguo, you may come.”
Ye Xiaolu faced the panda, who was sticking out its snout and roared, spitting out his black and white demon core to show off his swag.
“I am a human and won’t lower myself to an animal’s level.”
Ye Xiaolu left.
The panda was even more prideful, strutting around with its core.
Li Mo said to the panda, “You can’t come as you are. You need to cover your head and all your fur.”
The panda made an ok gesture and ran into his room to suit up.
He was back wearing a bamboo hat, cape, sunglasses, a red scarf to hide his nose and mouth, and a black majestic robe.
‘Now that’s a getup!’
“Why do we fight? To protect home and family, to preserve balance and bring harmony. For my kind, the true question is, what is worth fighting for!”
A powerful voice came from behind the panda, from its tablet.
This was the voice of the panda in the World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria’s trailer…
Coming back from the stone golem planet, the panda was hyped about the old classic game, World of Warcraft, playing as a panda. With Su Qingyi’s help, he then ordered this getup only.
“It will have to do…”
Li Mo nodded. The panda may have exaggerated a little bit with the props, but the world was filled with cosplayers. It wouldn’t raise even an eyebrow if people saw him walking down the street.
Night descended and Li Mo left the mansion with the panda.
Seeing the panda unaffected by the lack of spiritual qi, jade pipa and the nine-headed pheasant were speechless.
Nine-tailed arctic fox smiled, “Sisters, don’t be angry. After all, if it weren’t for this man, we would’ve died in that bizarre world. We may not be able to wander off, but at least we’re alive.”
“There’s no point in brooding.”
“Forget it, second sister, let’s go watch soap operas.”
“Shows these days are so lame, with the same plot over and over again. There’s no point.”
“Yeah, I feel the same. Let’s just go watch a movie then.”
“I’m sick of watching…”
“Watching the TV day in day out bored me to death.”
“The point is, we can’t go out, or we wouldn’t be so bored.”
“Don’t say that. I’m sad enough as it is.”
“Yeah.”
“Folks, what are you so down about?” Ye Xiaolu walked over.
“Having fun couldn’t be easier. Let me teach you!” Ye Xiaolu took out her phone.
… “Warp is easy to learn but hard to master. The almighty figure from the ancient past could trek the galaxy in one step, while a poor cultivator could only move three steps.”
The panda listed to Li Mo’s explanation and sank into training.
Failure the first time, the second time, the third, fourth…
The panda practiced from six to eleven but still couldn’t use Warp.
Li Mo was stumped. When Du Fei learned it, he got it on the first try. ‘Why isn’t it working on the panda?’
“Du Fei is on the move and will follow his group in an hour. It will be troublesome if your speed will stay the same.”
What Li Mo thought teaching Warp a done deal turned out to be fruitless even after hours sunk into practicing it.
“If you can’t keep up, go home.”
The panda was panicking, working harder on learning it…
Half an hour later, with a puff of smoke, the two-meter large panda turned palm-sized in a blink.
“Roar?”
Wei Jianguo drew a big question mark in the air. He was clueless as to what was going on.
Li Mo furrowed his brow, “This is a sacred beast level trait one can comprehend, Dwarfstar. See if you can change back.”
Pff…
After the white smoke passed the panda went back to normal.
Pff…
Then small.
He could downsize, but not upsize.
“Curious, the Dwarfstar comes from the immortal ape’s bloodline. How come you can use it, despite damaged…”
Wei Jianguo’s face was a mask of confusion.
“You may not be able to pick up Warp, but knowing Dwarfstar instead is also great. At first stages, you can adjust your size, while in the high stages, you can turn just like the ancient immortal ape as big as a galaxy or as small as a grain of rice.”
Wei Jianguo was dancing in joy.
Li Mo closed her eyes for a moment, “Time to go.”
Pff…
The panda turned palm-sized and Li Mo carried it as he used Warp to speed towards Du Fei.
In the suburbs of Yunlei city in the Chuan Province sat an unremarkable hill where hundreds of people gathered.
They were all in-house testers of Thunderstruck Enterprise. Among them were gamers, martial clans’ members, and gifted from all around the globe.
They were standing before the time-space rupture as they listened to Lei Tian’s speech.
He was the team leader of this operation.
“The instance this time is simple. There’s only one boss inside. Kill it and we will clear it. I need to stress however this boss’s power. Only by working together can we defeat him.”
“As usual, those participating will receive a stipend from Thunderstruck Enterprise and this time is no exception either. Each participant will receive two million. If you kill the boss, you’ll receive five more!”
Hearing Lei Tian mentioning rewards, the three hundred people were silent.
They all had been through many instances so far and knew more or less what kind of danger they’d face. Money was good and all, but only when one was alive to spend it.
“Alright, there will also be another longevity pill for everyone on top!”
“Longevity pills!” The crowd was moved.
