"good fortune gel? Isn't that the item that guarantees a three-star blessing after combat?"
Looking at the item in her inventory, which looked identical to the one in the Simulated Universe, Cipher said with some uncertainty.
Mainly, even when she played the Simulated Universe, she didn't know what this item was originally used for.
Next, Cipher lowered her head and looked at the effect description of the good fortune gel.
"After use, safely get through the day? Does this mean that even if I encounter a life-or-death crisis, using this will still let me survive the day safely?"
Just by glancing roughly at the item's function, Cipher instantly understood its true purpose.
Isn't this equivalent to forcibly extending life by one day?
Thinking of this, the look in Cipher's eyes changed, after all, a things that can forcibly extend life by one day is extremely precious no matter where you put it!
"It seems my luck is good today. First, I drew a high-attack item, and now I've also been given a life-saving item. One offense, one defense, this is absolutely fantastic, meow!"
Looking at the good fortune gel and a wisp of aura in her hands, Cipher smiled, and even the Tail behind her swayed slightly, proving how happy the owner of this Tail was at the moment.
Immediately after, she put the two purple items into her system inventory, then stared intently at the gacha interface.
"System... this cat has already pulled sixty times. If you know what's good for you, hurry up and give me a gold item!"
After speaking, Cipher waved her small hand, and 1.6 million credit points were spent again. At this point, of the seven million she brought out from the base, only over 800,000 remained.
The System ignored Cipher, throwing her a result of nine blues and one purple.
"You just 'have' to hit pity, don't you!!!"
Cipher yelled, visibly distraught.
Back in the past, she was used to hitting both soft and hard pity constantly; she had finally gotten a ten-pull with seven golds, but she transmigrated before she even had a chance to show it off.
She thought she might get luckier after transmigrating, but she was still stuck with the familiar pity system.
Can this damn gacha pool even be pulled from anymore?!
Whew... never mind, never mind. It's already extremely lucky that I transmigrated as Cipher and came to this world. If I hit pity, I hit pity; I'm used to it anyway.
After complaining wildly for a while, Cipher began to convince herself, and the effect was quite successful, allowing her to regain her composure.
Let's first see what this purple item is.
Thinking of this, Cipher opened the system inventory, wanting to see what exactly she had drawn.
But the moment she opened it, Cipher froze immediately, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Because she heard a familiar voice coming from inside the system inventory.
"Hiss... By the Ancestor Zagreus, where have I been taken? Have I already reached the Underworld? But why don't I see that little girl Castorice?"
"Is that... Bartholos?!"
Hearing the familiar voice and seeing the purple object wriggling around in the inventory slot, Cipher was momentarily stunned.
However, before she could recover, Bartholos's voice came out of the system inventory again, instantly snapping Cipher back to reality.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Is there anyone in this damned place?! If there is, chirp! Don't just leave me here all alone!"
"Bartholos, stop yelling. I'll let you out now."
After speaking, she took Bartholos out of the system inventory.
"Huh? Where is this? Wait... Boss? You're alive!"
As soon as he came out, Bartholos was initially confused, but then he froze in place, looking at Cipher in disbelief.
"Do I look like I'm dead?"
After hearing Bartholos's comment, Cipher was silent for a moment before retorting.
Seeing this, Bartholos quickly shook his head like a rattle-drum.
"How could that be? Boss, you are so formidable, how could you die? Look at this mouth of mine, always spouting nonsense."
Bartholos said somewhat flatteringly, then reached out and slapped his upper face.
After doing this, he looked around the surrounding environment with some confusion, then asked Cipher:
"It's just... Boss, where are we now? Did that brat already complete the Re-Creation? But this place doesn't really feel like Amphoreus..."
"Re-Creation..."
Hearing those three words, Cipher fell silent. As a player who had already finished the 3.4 Storyline, how could she not know the meaning represented by "Re-Creation"?
Re-Creation was just a lie, and the so-called Flame Chase Journey to save the world was merely a process used to give birth to Lord of Destruction Irontomb..
"Boss, what's wrong? Did that brat fail?" Seeing that Cipher's mood was off, Bartholos stomped his foot in the void, then feigned an angry expression. "We trusted that brat so much, and he couldn't even manage this small task?"
"Shut up, Bartholos."
"Mmm, okay, Boss, I'll shut up."
As soon as she said this, Bartholos immediately covered his mouth, signaling that he was silent.
"This is not Amphoreus, but a completely new world. Here, there is no Flame Chase, no Titans, and no need to worry about the arrival of the Black Tide..."
"However..."
Pausing here, Cipher continued, "Bartholos, the other Chrysos Heirs from Amphoreus aren't here either, at least none that I've found... For you, this will be a completely unfamiliar world..."
"Boss..." Hearing this, Bartholos also fell silent, but he quickly cheered up again.
"It's fine! For me, any place where Boss is present is a good place! Anyway, I'm not close with the other Chrysos Heirs, so why should I care about them!"
"Is that so..."
After hearing Bartholos's declaration, Cipher fell silent once more.
She first took a deep breath, seemingly preparing herself mentally, and then she spoke a sentence:
"But... Bartholos, I am not the Cifera from Amphoreus that you remember... Although I can't explain the specific reasons to you, I am truly not her..."
Although she knew that saying this might not benefit either her or Bartholos.
She clearly just needed to go along with Bartholos's words and let him believe she was Cipher herself... but... she couldn't do it...
Bartholos could be considered Cipher's closest partner, and the only companion who had stayed with the cat throughout the more than eight hundred years of loneliness.
She liked Cipher, but that didn't mean she wanted to become or replace Cipher.
Deceiving and taking away Cipher's only companion—she truly couldn't do it...