In his previous life, Lu Ze's "Palworld" had many settings that enhanced the gaming experience.
For example, no item drop on death, reduced stamina consumption, reduced item weight, increased item drops, increased experience points...
But in the Illusion Realm.
All of these had been gutted.
If the players were allowed to have too good a time, then Lu Ze's own days would be miserable.
The easiest mode that the cultivators of this world could experience was still the purest survival mode.
And as the level of the regions increased, the Pals on the later islands were far more dangerous than those on the starting island.
However, these cultivators had never tasted anything better anyway. Under such harsh conditions, the Pal world only made them more and more addicted.
"AHHH!! My Pal Spheres, my money, my equipment!!!"
Zhou Qiaoling respawned at the base camp, staring at her completely empty backpack and wailing at the top of her lungs.
"Why on earth did you have to go and provoke a Mammorest..."
Zhong Yi, who had just returned to the base, chuckled as he looked at the pitiful Zhou Qiaoling.
The next second.
[Mammorest killed Unbreakable and Unyielding!]
Zhou Yue's figure also appeared in the base camp.
"ZHOU! QIAO! LING!! Are you trying to get your brother killed?!"
Zhou Yue's back teeth were grinding audibly.
He had just finished crafting a Pal Sphere, teleported to the Statue of the Giant Eagle in the Mammorest territory, and was about to continue exploring.
And he ran right into the Mammorest that Zhou Qiaoling had enraged, which had started attacking indiscriminately, sending him back to home base in a single second.
At this moment, he was wearing nothing but his boxers, and with that face of his—thick eyebrows and big eyes—he looked absolutely miserable.
"Alright, alright, you two stop bickering... Here, let me show you something."
With that, Zhong Yi cheerfully pulled out a Pal Sphere and summoned a slender blue Pal with big doll-like eyes.
"Wow!! It's that little blue dragon from the promo video!!!"
Zhou Qiaoling's eyes, which had just been filled with despair, instantly lit up.
"It's not some little dragon... It's called a Dazzi."
Zhong Yi chuckled and scratched under Dazzi's chin. Dazzi squinted its eyes, tiny heart symbols constantly popping up on its forehead, its tail swaying left and right, clearly enjoying itself.
As the most popular Pal among players in his previous life, it was no different in this one.
Not just Zhou Qiaoling—even Zhou Yue, who always cared most about combat strength, couldn't help but stare at it with an auntie-style smile.
And especially when Dazzi came over and sniffed at Zhou Yue's body again and again, Zhou Yue actually blushed—something that rarely ever happened.
"Haha, I think it's telling you that you smell stinky!"
Zhou Qiaoling couldn't help teasing.
"Also, this Dazzi can be ridden!"
Zhong Yi proudly picked up the Dazzi saddle that the Mischief Cat had just crafted from the Pal Gear Workbench and equipped it.
The next moment, he let out a whistle, and Dazzi really did glide back over, using its head to nudge Zhong Yi onto its back to sit.
The sight made Zhou Yue and Zhou Qiaoling extremely envious.
"Uh, it's just... a bit cold, isn't it?"
Zhong Yi couldn't help shivering.
Dazzi was an Ice-type Pal, and the freezing mist emanating from its body immediately made Zhong Yi feel uncomfortable.
"Old Zhong, where did you catch this Dazzi? I want one too!"
The envy in Zhou Yue's eyes was practically spilling out.
"It's the great demon on the hillside to the northeast. Now that it's been captured, it'll probably have to wait for a respawn."
Zhong Yi explained.
"Senior Brother Zhong, I really like this Dazzi... Could I trade you a Wolf for it? It can be ridden too..."
Zhou Qiaoling stared at Dazzi under Zhong Yi with intense longing, carefully holding out a Pal Sphere containing a Wolf.
"Of course. Once it respawns, I'll just go catch another one."
Everyone had known before entering the Illusion Realm that Zhou Qiaoling loved Dazzi. Zhong Yi didn't refuse and agreed without hesitation.
"That's weird... Since it's a great demon, how did you take it down so easily?"
Zhou Yue was puzzled.
Zhong Yi had caught a Dazzi without a word, seemingly smooth sailing the whole way, no problems at all.
It completely broke his reputation as a clumsy fool!
"Haha, that's where you don't get it!"
Zhong Yi chuckled and summoned a Foxspark.
"Fire beats ice—you know that, right?"
"It's not really that much of a counter... Old Man's sparring matches with Senior Sister Li have never ended in a win..."
"SHUT UP!!!"
"Haha, anyway... the elemental advantages in the Pal world are pretty obvious. Foxspark deals insane damage to Dazzi. And have you noticed? Foxspark also has a saddle!"
With that, Zhong Yi scooped Foxspark up and held it to his chest, aiming it like a rifle.
"When I heard you guys warn me, I quickly crafted a Foxspark harness on the spot, and then I found out I had a combo move with it!"
Zhong Yi demonstrated as he spoke, and a long torrent of blazing flames shot out from Foxspark's mouth.
"So I just held Foxspark up and blasted Dazzi with it. After all that spraying, Dazzi had less than half HP left... No challenge at all!"
"Damn, that's insane. Junior Brother Lu, really—where does your imagination even come from..."
Zhou Yue stared in awe, unable to help but marvel.
Coming up with all sorts of bizarre Pals was one thing, but who would ever think to hold a fire fox to their chest and use it like a flamethrower to hose down an enemy?
When it came to creative thinking, everyone had to hand it to Lu Ze.
"So, that means Pals that can be paired with crafted gear are all pretty powerful?"
Zhou Qiaoling said thoughtfully.
The riding of Wolf and Dazzi, and the flame launcher of Foxspark—both were incredibly strong.
Zhou Yue immediately agreed.
"Quick! Let's see what other Pals have gear that can be unlocked!"
The three of them got to work immediately, each opening their skill tree panel to search for Pal-related gear they hadn't seen before.
"Found it..."
All three said at the same time, and six eyes turned in unison toward a Pengullet watering the berry field diligently.
"Pengullet!"
"Squeak squeak squeak?"
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