Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'

Ears ringing, stabbing pain, tearing.

It's like taking a hot shower and immediately being thrown into an icy cavern. Every single cell in the body wails and twitches, more outrageous pain than anything ever felt before, the body bending, curling, wringing out every drop of moisture.

This kind of pain continued unabated for a dozen hours.

But once the pain truly vanished from the body, it disappeared suddenly as if it were caught in an affair, as if it had never been there.

Caramel Snail blinked his eyes.

[Awakening Implant Gear System...]

Looks like it's all over. In truth, the pain was not that terrifying; once you endure the initial phase, in the face of truly strong Will, it's just a piece of cake.

[Pain nerve connected]

"Damn—it hurts it hurts!"

Okay, the fact is, some things can't be overcome by Will alone.

[Motor system connected]

Caramel Snail quivered as he stood up. He couldn't spare a moment to look around; he quickly activated the self-diagnostic plugin of the Implant Gear system.

[Self-diagnosis in progress...]

That battle just now, who knows where they got blasted to; as a conscripted body, one must pay close attention to physiological information.

Fortunately, the bio-chip wasn't damaged, otherwise, he'd have to endure the high latency without a central processor.

The conscripted bodies function well, with precise actions and sensitive reactions, more durable, and even childbirth requires no effort, though they require maintenance like machines.

[Diagnosis complete]

[Affected by external environmental changes: circulation system normal, body fluid pH level altered, pressure adjusted, telomere lifespan greatly extended.]

[Alert: Neural interface deformed, incompatible with current Implant Gear, to prevent inflammation, steroid injection imminent...]

Not much of a problem; the Implant Gear's internal system will use proteins to generate needle sites for internal injection, followed by self-degradation, accompanied by coolant discharge.

"Lucky for my good relationship with Li Aozi, upgraded the Implant Gear to the latest model and stocked up on medication. Otherwise, this trip would have been hard to handle."

Caramel Snail spread his hands, bringing up the system panel:

"Alright, let's see where exactly I am now—"

[Current location: Border Abyss—Platinum Orchid Confederation jurisdiction]

"Oh, got blasted directly to Border Abyss?"

Caramel Snail flicked his wrist, noticing his shadow was slightly crooked, even light shining on him would bend a bit.

"Curses are upon me... looks like I've truly arrived."

Though surprised, at least the purpose of this journey was achieved.

Feeling good, Caramel Snail opened the chat group, with the privilege of being the distinguished group owner, @ all members:

"I've arrived at Border Abyss, where are you all now? Did you safely reach your destination? If it's inconvenient to type, just leave a number, those safely in Border Abyss, press 1."

Yutianxiao: 1

Long Yuqiong: I'm with Yutianxiao.

Night Fighting Sword: 1111, group owner can you send some pudding?

Severston: 1, but I've encountered a minor issue here, so it'll be a while before I can join you.

Caramel Snail: No worries—seems that Yueyue and True General still haven't arrived.

Yutianxiao: With their strength, there should be no problem.

Long Yuqiong: Not sure, let's find a place to meet first.

Caramel Snail: Okay, hold on, let me check the coordinates—

Pa!

Caramel Snail, just about to check the map, suddenly felt something was off, immediately turned and drew his sword facing the woods behind him.

"Why are you so tense?"

Glina Swirl leisurely parted the bushes, appearing in view. She lightly swayed a fan, her attire now an exquisite and luxurious gown, platinum hair woven into a complex fishbone braid and fixed with a jade hairpin.

"Glina..." Caramel Snail was surprised, "What are you doing here?"

"Idiot, stupid cow, blockhead."

Glina covered her face with the fan, looking disdainfully at Caramel Snail:

"Do you think I'm looking for Underwater Abyss Port because I'm bored?"

"Uh, isn't it?"

Pa!

Glina smacked Caramel Snail's head with her fan, complaining:

"That's why, a straight-laced man like you is really no fun—listen up, this time I'm diving into Starry Abyss to truly forge our Dragon Race's Pathway because you undead are quite handy and might help me—for this reason, I agreed to bring you along on this dive. Got it?"

"Got it." Caramel Snail rubbed his head, speaking innocently, "Can we talk without hitting?"

"Heh? Do you think I want to hit you? In Layer Abyss, those who scatter their fortunes just to beg me to kick, step on, and insult them, they're everywhere, these things are clearly priced projects..."

Glina spoke, glancing at Caramel Snail disdainfully:

"But seeing your look, I'd rather pay to hit you."

"What did I do wrong..."

"I hate idiots and those who look like idiots."

Glina put away the fan:

"But even an idiot like you is not completely useless—hey, what's your name again?"

Caramel Snail glanced at the conscripted body's name, it's too convoluted to pronounce, so he casually said:

"Gio Zieou. Call me by the nickname Caramel Snail, Snail, or Ah Niu, whatever you prefer."

"Hmm? Gio Zieou?"

Glina paused, then laughed:

"The name sounds nice."

Caramel Snail puzzled: "Ah, I just made it up, does it mean anything?"

"Gio Zieou, in ancient Divine Clan texts, means: 'Breaking illusion.' Whether by implication or sound, it pleases me greatly."

Glina laughed, covering her face, looking at Caramel Snail:

"Alright, I've decided, I'll grant you the role of my temporary servant in Border Abyss."

"I refuse."

Caramel Snail said coldly.

"I'll pay you wages, you know."

"That's your obligation, even capitalists know hiring people costs, are you worse than a capitalist?"

"Hmm, what you say makes sense, I should set an example for them."

Glina pondered briefly, agreeing:

"Even though I have no concept of money, I must do the superficial work, this keeps human hearts steady."

"Besides." Caramel Snail said, "When we initially agreed, it was only that we must accept your requests, didn't mean we have to serve you like oxen?"

"True."

Glina spoke, naturally lifting her skirt:

"But don't you want to see the top of my foot?"

"What nonsense?"

"Considering you're fairly interesting, if you agree to be my servant, I might allow you to have a look."