Chapter 1 Dou Dou's Drinking Capacity

As a tiny fish only a foot long, Dou Dou’s alcohol tolerance was basically between one and two drops—and the basement of Becky’s house once stored at least ten tons of hard liquor. Even after the barrels were moved out, the lingering aroma alone was enough to make the little one completely intoxicated. After leaving the basement, she remained dizzy for quite some time, giggling foolishly while holding two balls of holy flame. She set fire to anyone she saw, igniting everything in sight, until Nangong Wuyue, left with no other choice, trapped the little fellow in a water ball to finally calm her down.

Becky was astonished to see Dou Dou conjuring fireballs, finding it incredible. "Landlord, your daughter is learning more and more! Is this what Sanba taught her?"

Hao Ren chuckled dryly, surveying Becky's living room. The last time he was here was over a month ago, but due to his busy schedule and the series of overwhelming events, this short month felt much longer. Seeing the familiar Holletta style and the familiar mercenary girl gave him a sense of warmth. He noticed some changes in Becky’s home, the most prominent being a forty-two-inch LCD TV in the center of the living room. Next to the TV, on a small desk, was a laptop computer. These two items were placed amidst a pile of otherworldly furniture, creating a stark contrast that was practically an art form...

At this moment, Becky had already used a magical communication device to inform Ofra that "reinforcements had arrived." She turned to greet everyone, "Everyone, please sit down and rest for a bit before we talk. Lady Ofra will be here soon. This is a big deal, so let’s discuss it thoroughly and not rush into action."

Everyone took their seats, and a maid served tea and snacks. The chestnut-haired maid seemed to be new to Becky's household, her face unfamiliar. She seemed curious about the strange guests who had emerged from the basement and were chatting casually with the "legendary mercenary." She occasionally stole glances at them. Hao Ren smiled friendly at the maid, then pointed to the TV and computer in the living room, "Your life is quite colorful now. Are you getting used to using these things here?"

"It's great. I live for them now," Becky said with a beaming smile. "Thank you for bringing these things here. Otherwise, the aristocratic life here would be unbearable... It's all banquets and cocktail parties all day long. Sometimes the king asks me to discuss serious matters, and I don't even understand. It's not as interesting as risking my life in the ruins."

"Who was it that jumped up and down with joy when they heard they could become an aristocrat?" Lily teased Becky with a giggle. "And bragged endlessly at banquets, talking for two hours straight without taking a sip of water."

Becky twitched her lips. "The novelty wore off. Now I feel like watching a couple of cartoons is more interesting than attending those banquets."

Izaak curiously went over to examine Becky's TV and computer. He saw that they were placed on modified furniture: the furniture was originally traditional Holletta equipment, but it had been carefully modified to facilitate wiring and accommodate some components. Some wires extended from under the furniture, connecting to a shimmering alchemical device not far away. Izaak was curious, "You didn't use the generator I left you? Why did you switch to a different setup?"

"The generator was too noisy, and it had some minor problems. I asked a few dark elf artisans to tinker with it for two days, but they couldn't fix it. So I simply created something more creative," Becky said with a proud expression. "This setup is connected to a magic circle behind the house. I asked the vice president of the Mages Association to help me with it, modifying the magic formula of a lightning trap, improving the energy cycle and replenishment mechanism, so that it can continuously output a stable current. Then I used crystal cluster ore to make voltage regulators and transformers, plus a small alchemical gadget that converts AC and DC power... That's how I solved the power problem."

Hao Ren was stunned. Although he didn't quite understand the magic aspects, he vaguely realized that Becky seemed to have done something remarkable!

As expected, Becky had more to say: "Our world also has a lot of clever alchemical techniques, such as long-distance communication, public lighting, and ventilation ducts and drainage pumps used in mines, but the applications aren't very widespread. But this power conversion system that I worked out with the vice president is said to be a treasure by some scholars, something about... oh, controllable energy standards, that's the term. Anyway, His Majesty the King is preparing to allocate funds to study these things... Why are you all looking at me?"

Lily sized Becky up. "Finally, someone did something a transmigrator should do—are you actually the protagonist?"

Becky was bewildered. "?"

Hao Ren was also filled with emotion. He was leading this group of weirdos around the world, visiting different worlds and planets. By the standards of transmigrators, this group had transmigrated more than anyone, but they hadn't done a single thing that a transmigrator should do: no otherworldly infrastructure, no conquering the world, no cultivation methods, not even spreading papermaking, glassmaking, or metallurgy. Hao Ren had originally thought that this was just the style of his group, but he didn't expect that the real transmigrator template was on Becky's head. He couldn't help but remember when Becky had first come to his house, when she had said that she wanted to engage in speculative arbitrage between the two worlds and build up her power...

"You got on the wrong ship," Hao Ren said with emotion, patting Becky on the shoulder. "If you switched teams, you'd at least be a protagonist, the kind that survives to the end."

Becky remained bewildered. "?"

Nangong Wuyue, bored, went to play with Becky's laptop, wanting to see what a person living in another world would browse on the Earth's internet. But after looking at a few pages, she exclaimed, "Why are you browsing Taobao in this place?"

Becky said with a mournful face, "To indulge my cravings... Can you bring me a couple of food factories next time you come?"

"Let's not chat about this, let's talk about the Regression Church," Hao Ren said with a smile, waving his hand to get Becky to be serious. "We haven't heard any news from your side. What progress has been made?"

Speaking of the Regression Church, Becky became truly serious. She sat up straight and gave a signal to the servants in the living room, and the irrelevant people immediately left and closed the door. Then Becky began, "Let me start from the beginning. After you left, the entire continent launched a campaign to encircle and suppress the Regression Church and similar cults. Not only was Holletta busy, but the Northern Empire and the surrounding tribal nations were also taking action."

"Such a big commotion?" Vivian said with some surprise. "Wasn't it originally confined to Holletta?"

"Two world-shaking events happened, which made people all over the world pay attention to this. The first event was the two 'miracles' you created: Sunset Volcano and the Giant Tree of Life were directly transported into the sky by divine power. The Church of Radiance took this opportunity to promote themselves, saying that it proved that the goddess's power had completely returned to this world and had begun to punish heresy—they used this opportunity to launch a holy war against the Regression Church. The second event was the assassination attempt in the capital. The external propaganda later claimed that the goddess had descended her divine power to directly protect the Pope, causing the cultist's spells to fail on the spot, but this event still shocked all the countries in the world. As you know, the Church of Radiance is the only orthodox church in this world, and the Pope can be said to be the Pope of the whole world. His assassination caused an uproar among believers all over the world, so all countries, whether they were willing or not, had to start investigating the Regression Church," Becky said with a smile. "This development can be said to be a bit beyond our expectations, but overall it is developing in a good direction. The Regression Church has indeed developed its forces outside the Kingdom of Holletta. They mainly operate in Holletta because most of the goddess's relics are within the kingdom, but they have also established many strongholds outside..."

As Becky spoke, she pulled out a large map from under the table. After unfolding the map, everyone saw many small dots drawn on it. Becky pointed to those marks, "The Northern Empire discovered the Regression Church's branch faction, the 'Origin Holy Church,' which has developed to a large province. The werewolf tribal nation even has secret altars of the Regression Church. In addition, there are dark elf hideouts and the Twilight City where vampires live. These places have all found clues of the Regression Church or organizations suspected of being subordinate to it. To be honest, even the Pope was shocked. Lady Ofra even sighed, saying that the more this Regression Church is investigated, the more frightening it becomes. They are like a thousand-year Jing (a native Holletta plant), the part on the ground may not be very eye-catching, but digging down is almost an endless root system. But fortunately, people all over the world are helping to dig, and their roots have been dug up almost completely."

Lily looked at the map in a daze. "Becky, you've become amazing after not seeing you for a while. This map looks quite professional."

Becky scratched her head and chuckled foolishly, "Just put this thing at home, so when Lady Ofra comes, I can get close to her."

Hao Ren sighed when he heard that this was indeed the reason, "You're really persistent... You two should just get together."

Becky's face immediately turned red, and she fidgeted. "Lady Ofra is an Ancient One, she has high resistance. Drugs don't work on her..."

Then everyone was shocked.

(I'm going to promote Xi Yan's new book again while I have nothing to do, "Echoes of the Wall of Heart". She said that she doesn't plan to abandon it this time, so you can rest assured to read it =.=)