"Did it really succeed just like that?"
Bai Luo was still a bit dazed at this moment; he had thought about gaining more benefits in another world.
But he hadn't expected things to go so smoothly.
Regardless of the Konosuba world's strength.
But the adventurer skills here, and the mechanism of leveling up by fighting monsters, were indeed of no small help to the current Bai Luo.
"As expected of Aqua."
"Thank you very much!"
Bai Luo quickly sensed the gift from the gods, that ability called 'Copy'.
[Bai Luo]
Race: Mixed-Blood Demon
Existence Value: 3505
Magic: Energy Cube Production, Pokémon Space, Appraisal
Inherent Ability: Adaptability
Unique Skill: Traveler [Broken] (Returnable), Leader, Capturer, Duplicator (Analyzes and copies abilities held by others)
Familiar: Egui Peng
Marked Worlds: Pokémon World, Konosuba World
"Duplicator!"
Looking at the description of 'Duplicator' that appeared in the Unique Skill column.
Bai Luo knew that his Crossing this time was not in vain.
The world's voice of the Cardinal World does not exist in the Konosuba world.
The two belong to different worldviews and cannot influence each other.
But!
Because of the Traveler's Unique Skill, Bai Luo was like an anchor point cast by the Cardinal World into the Konosuba world.
Similar to a signal station, Bai Luo could receive and feedback from the Cardinal World and interact with the world's voice at any time.
This interaction did not only apply to Bai Luo.
It also had an effect on his familiars within a certain distance around him, such as Egui Peng.
Therefore, the moment Bai Luo obtained the copy ability, the Cardinal World analyzed it and made a new judgment.
The final result was that Bai Luo's copy cheat ability disappeared.
In its place was a powerful Unique Skill called 'Duplicator'.
"Let me see the purity of this Unique Skill."
Bai Luo said, focusing his attention on the words 'Duplicator'.
Soon, information related to this skill emerged in Bai Luo's mind.
"The Duplicator's copying is not an instant process."
Bai Luo secretly thought: "It will consume different amounts of time for analysis, depending on the strength of the ability to be copied."
"Only after the analysis is complete can I truly learn the skill and make it my own."
Theoretically, as long as it's not an ability with 'uniqueness' or 'biological nature', Bai Luo can copy it.
Uniqueness means only one can exist in the entire world.
Biological nature, for example, refers to moves that require a tail, a third hand, or special body organs to release.
Of course, if a biological ability can be solved with 'magic power'.
For example, if spider silk is purely a product of physiological structure, Bai Luo cannot copy it.
Conversely, if the silk is essentially a product of magic power, Bai Luo can simulate it through magic power.
Specifically, the limitations and extremes of the Duplicator are still unclear to Bai Luo due to the short time he has had it.
"I need to find a few targets to test the effect of the Duplicator."
As Bai Luo thought this, Egui Peng gently tugged on his hand.
"What's wrong, Egui Peng?"
"Where are we, Bai Luo?"
Egui Peng had seen similar Western fantasy-style buildings before, back when Bai Luo was still in the village on the edge of the forest.
However, Bai Luo's original village definitely couldn't compare to this beginner city for adventurers.
Compared to the prosperous Axel, that village was completely rural.
"This is the other world we're going to explore next."
Bai Luo stroked Egui Peng's little head and smiled, "Don't worry, I know a bit about this world. Just follow my lead."
"Mhm!"
Egui Peng was very curious about the new world.
The dazzling stalls and the clothing of the passersby made the eyes of the inexperienced Egui Peng sparkle.
"Now, let me think."
"Hmm, first, we'll go to the Adventurers' Guild and register as adventurers."
Bai Luo recalled the Konosuba plot and knew that only by becoming an adventurer and getting a skill card could he truly integrate into this world.
Bai Luo, who possessed the 'Adaptability' Unique Skill, was not worried about being unable to acquire the Konosuba world's abilities.
However, Egui Peng might have some trouble adapting.
Without Adaptability to integrate into the Konosuba world, Egui Peng would still be using the Cardinal World's system.
And according to the principle Bai Luo mentioned earlier, the strength of the Cardinal World far exceeds that of ordinary worlds.
Although the Konosuba otherworld also has magic factors, and every plant and tree here is also infused with magic, possessing strength and resilience beyond the material world.
However, the magic concentration here is far too low compared to the Cardinal World.
Calculated by the Chaos World rating, it roughly only reaches a medium concentration level.
To put it simply, Egui Peng, who only had a B-rank evaluation in the Cardinal World, would at least be two major ranks higher, reaching Special A, when placed in the Konosuba world.
Bai Luo could also do this, for example, by actively closing Adaptability and then gaining A-rank combat power.
But in that case, Bai Luo wouldn't be able to acquire the new world's power system.
"Oh, right, Peng Peng, in this world, you must control your strength. You absolutely cannot use more than B-rank magic."
"Eh?"
Egui Peng looked at Bai Luo in confusion, only to hear the latter explain: "Our method of crossing over this time is different from when we went to the Pokémon World."
"In the Pokémon World, I entered with my true body."
"But this time, the situation is a bit different from then."
Cutting into the reincarnation ritual that Aqua was in charge of was actually the Cardinal World exploiting a loophole in the Konosuba world's rules, making it treat Bai Luo as one of its own.
Essentially, Bai Luo's action was more like a hidden identity's smuggling.
"I have power I want to obtain in this world."
"So, you must hide your identity as much as possible to avoid being rejected by the rules of this world."
Otherwise, if Bai Luo actively closed the Adapter and stepped out of the framework of the current world, the Konosuba rules would blacklist Bai Luo.
The worst-case scenario would be being driven out, and Bai Luo would never be able to return to the Konosuba World.
A slightly better outcome would be losing the opportunity to acquire the Konosuba World's rules and strengthen the Cardinal World.
Bai Luo didn't want to face either of these outcomes.
"Peng Peng!"
Egui Peng raised her small hand: "Peng Peng understands, Peng Peng will be careful!"
"You don't need to be that careful," Bai Luo said with a smile.
"Just control your power to around B-Rank, and that's fine."
"If you really encounter danger, saving your life is definitely more important."
"If the world is gone, it's gone; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
And on the premise of protecting himself, Bai Luo felt there was nothing wrong with acting low-key.
"Peng Peng has a question!"
"Ask away."
"Why B-Rank?"
Egui Peng felt that she was very powerful now, and she wasn't quite sure what level of B-Rank Bai Luo was referring to.
"Hmm…"
"In that case, let me explain simply."
Bai Luo: "First is expressive power, Peng Peng, can you understand?"
"Expressive power?"
"That's right."
Bai Luo explained: "Worlds are different; the Cardinal World is stronger. A rock there might be harder than steel in this otherworld."
"Peng Peng, in the Cardinal World, a normal attack from you can destroy a house."
"This is called B-Rank expressive power!"
"So, here's the question."
Bai Luo pointed to the road beneath their feet and said: "Peng Peng, what kind of destruction can your full power cause in this world right now?"
Based on the first level of concentration, it is a major realm division.
Egui Peng, who came to the Konosuba World, is equivalent to a Special A-Rank monster.
And a Special A-Rank strike…
"Things here are very fragile."
Peng Peng wasn't stupid; her battle intuition was very strong, so she quickly made an accurate judgment: "If Peng Peng throws one punch, the entire city will collapse."
A full-power blow from a Special A-Rank is enough to cause earthquake-level destruction to this city.
And this is called Special A-Rank expressive power!
"Do you understand?"
Bai Luo said: "The power you can display in the Konosuba World should appear the same as in the Cardinal World."
"You mean, Peng Peng needs to control her punch to only create a pit a few meters deep?"
"Exactly!"
Bai Luo confirmed: "That's it!"
If it's B-Rank in the Cardinal World, then when entering a new world, it also needs to be controlled to a B-Rank level.
It's not like when Bai Luo traveled to the Pokémon World, where he didn't need to care about expressive power because his true body traversed.
At that time, Bai Luo, who was only E-Rank, directly increased his expressive power by 3 levels to B-Rank in the Lower Chaos World.
The mere Kitakami villagers, in front of B-Rank Bai Luo, were naturally one-punch KOs!
"Worlds have memories. We can trick her, but we cannot use the same method to trick her twice."
Therefore, unless Egui Peng also gains an ability similar to the Adapter in the future, she should ideally maintain the same expressive power in other worlds as in the Cardinal World.
"Peng Peng understands!"
Egui Peng understood; she was not a Pokémon who would cause trouble for her master.