A1: We were an Enigma. A group of humans broke off from the normal, everyday life. Retreated to the woods. They made their own way, guided by the wolf ways. A ravid rogue wolf bit one of the Original tribe, her blood held a unique component, one that not only reversed the mind necrolysis, but reduced it. She turned up fine, time went on. She got married, ended up infecting her mate with the same virus. He also turned out to be fine. They had a family together, consisting of 7 children. Everything was great. It was later discovered that the soil the village was located on was afflicted with a type of chemical, caused by the decomposition of the hemlock plant that grew in adundance in their living location. The chemical had gotten into their bodies, and somehow their bodies adapted. Some died of sickness, some didnt. Natures way of weeding out the weak. Anyway, during a blood moon, something afflicted her. A type of sickness. Even today it's a mystery what kind of sickness. The sickness... triggered her rage, and the rage afflicted her DNA. She went Rogue, infected nearly the entire village before she was put down. The sickness afflicted many, but alot of them died. All of the Seven children survived the Sickness. However, they had been... altered. Their DNA advanced, the Sickness triggered something in their bodies, unlocked a portion of the brain needed to alter ones appearance, I guess you could say. The siblings went off, infected others by way of the bite or by blood trading. And over time things kinda just... went from there. Now, it is only Natural for us to be able to shift our forms. We have evolved. I guess you could say.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how WELL WRITTEN the dialogue is in these chapters? Specifically Qiao Duoduo's conversations with her master? When she confronts him about the crafting system block, she goes from reasoned questioning to full-on victim mode in two seconds flat. "Master, you're scolding me, blocking my path to wealth, and scolding me again! Master, do you regret taking me on as your apprentice? I knew it, you've always looked down on me!" And the narration explicitly tells us: "Qiao Duoduo was genuinely aggrieved, but reasoning wouldn't work here, so she resorted to playing the victim, adding flair to her performance. She perfectly embodied a fragile girl being bullied by a harsh master." SHE'S ACTING. She's deliberately performing victimhood because she's smart enough to read her master's guilt and exploit it. This is a character who understands human psychology and uses it as a tool. I love her. Then there's the banter between Su Ning and Qiao Duoduo on the carriage: "Su Ge, how do you think I should style my hair? This headband of yours is so inflexible." Later: "What nonsense are you talking about?" After finishing her hair, Qiao Duoduo immediately regained her arrogant attitude. She goes from shameless flattery back to prideful in one beat. The dialogue captures her personality shift perfectly. And Su Ning's voice is distinct — more measured, practical. When she says "Thanks!" perfunctorily to Xu Ming and quickly pulls Qiao Duoduo away, you can feel her discomfort in two words. The author trusts the dialogue to carry subtext without over-explaining. Every character sounds like themselves. No one sounds like the author forcing words into their mouth.
"What do you mean it's not safe here!?" Kon yelled/asked in a hushed voice.
He could see people around him doing many things, but he can't hear him. Many of them even had half faces and some had blurry faces. Some even had animal or fruit faces. It was a bizzare but familiar scene for him.
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Cahir shivered. The temperature only got colder until the ship emerged from the grey mist and a strange planet suddenly came into view.
"What's wrong dude? She is not here."
Everyone's eyes widen, especially Tyre.
"Master, what is a mana realm?"
Chii! This is gonna hold much longer.
Eve composed herself. She had already thought out about this particular offer.
"Sure, let's sit together."