"Ma Dan, the S-level trial won't be so perverted, right? Magical creatures will appear in the third one." Sherlock felt bad the moment he saw the Whomping Willow.
According to the setting of Forgotten Realm, all fey creatures are magical creatures or higher-level creatures. As you can see from the name, the Whomping Willow is a kind of tree spirit. Although it is the lowest-level magical creature, it is not difficult to transform.
, but Sherlock has no experience in transforming into plant life.
Looking at the Whomping Willow that kept moving around in front of him and waving its branches from time to time, Sherlock could only pay close attention and observe.
In fact, as a tree, it is not difficult to embody the image of the Whomping Willow, and the difficulty of substituting one's consciousness into a tree is even a little lower than before. At first, Sherlock was only frightened by its identity as a magical creature.
arrive.
The main problem now is that Sherlock can't choose between the quality and quantity of transformation. The third link is a magical creature like the Whomping Willow. Subsequent transformations will only become more and more difficult. It's better to spend more time on simple transformations.
In order to get as high a score as possible, you should seize the time to complete more transformations.
"Forget it, if this continues, it will just be a waste of time. We should give priority to quantity." Sherlock is not a very decisive person, and there is no special basis for making this decision. It's just that he suddenly wanted to see what changes the Druid will have in the later period.
Body shape.
Theoretically speaking, natural creatures on the main material plane and elemental creatures on the elemental plane are within the scope of Druid's transformation, but in fact it is impossible to design it this way in the game. The Forgotten Kingdom has made an extremely large transformation for all natural creatures.
After screening and integration, only about 500 morphological transformations with distinctive characteristics or universality were left.
Compared with the base number of more than 100,000, 500 seems to be a very small number, but for players, 500 transformation forms are definitely an irresistible temptation, so even if they know that the Druid profession is a trap, they still
There is a steady stream of newbies jumping in just for the figure who transforms into a black dragon in the promotional animation. Even when the game was first launched, the number of druid players actually exceeded that of warriors and mages.
So Sherlock was completely curious at this time. Now that he had made a decision, he no longer thought about the second way. He gave up trying to visualize the densely twisted branches and roots of the Whomping Willow. The image in his mind was just
There is only one straight trunk and two bare branches left, and the root only bifurcates into two.
System prompt: Transformation into the Whomping Willow completed, score 46, next target - Bear Hound (3-20)
Although Sherlock's transformed Whomping Willow looked no different from a human being at first glance, the score of 46 was beyond his expectation, not even reaching the passing mark. The subsequent transformation into a bear and hound made him even more stressed.
Because Sherlock had seen the form of the bear hound in a guide. It was a B-level trial and was the player's twelfth level transformation form. But now, the bear hound actually appeared in the fourth level.
.
Sherlock knew about this natural companion that was loved by druids, and even his mentor Visid in the Novice Village had a bear hound among his natural companions.
The bear hound is a wild creature. It is large in size and has the appearance characteristics of both a bear and a dog. It has the teeth of a bear and the nose of a dog, and has weak magical abilities. As the top of wild creatures, his strength is unquestionable, and most of them
Bearhounds are very docile and friendly, and are one of the favorite natural companions of druids and rangers.
Unfortunately, unlike the Whomping Willow, which only needs to be similar in shape to successfully transform, animal transformation has certain requirements for some main features, the proportions and lines of the entire body, and Sherlock constantly adjusts the embodied image in his mind.
, but it has never been able to meet the minimum requirements for transformation, and there are also big problems with the substitution of consciousness.
"It's just a natural transformation of a bear hound. How long do you want to hold it in?"
Suddenly hearing a mechanical sound coming from his feet, Sherlock saw that Luna No. 1 had come out of the Golem's Heart at some point. He didn't know whether it was because he was too nervous for the trial or because he didn't expect that he didn't wait until the other party made a sound.
Only then did I realize that this was usually unimaginable.
"My energy is very precious, and I don't want to waste it on recording your constipated face." Luna No. 1 continued to complain, ignoring Sherlock's surprise.
Sherlock discovered for the first time that this mechanical sound was really annoying, just like turning on the BUFF of Taunt 2, and he finally confirmed that Luna One was indeed not Luna herself. Although Luna was crazy, she spoke very directly.
, but definitely not so venomous.
"I just want to project a more fitting image and try to get high scores, you know?" Sherlock, who couldn't afford to lose face, looked down at Luna One and defended.
"Look into my eyes."
"What's so good about your eyes?" Sherlock had always been upright when it came to people he trusted. After saying this, his eyes moved involuntarily to Luna No. 1's eyes.
The strange thing is that Luna No. 1's eyes seem to have a new pair. The whites and black pupils of the eyes have disappeared, replaced by a spiral pattern that is constantly rotating from the outside to the inside.
…
System prompt: Transformation into bear hound completed, score 86, next target - primary fire element (5-20)
Hearing the system prompt, Sherlock suddenly woke up, and then found that he had completed the transformation. Seeing that he clearly remembered looking into Luna No. 1's eyes a second ago, why did he hear the system prompt the next second?
I can feel that something is missing in the middle, but I can't remember it.
"Did you help me?" Sherlock asked tentatively.
"Could it be that Opal (the Druid God) helped you?"
Hearing Luna No. 1's affirmative reply, Sherlock had no doubts. Apart from Luna No. 1, there was indeed no other possibility. But how did she do it? There has not been a single bug in the Forgotten Kingdom since its open beta.
It has been discovered, but there is no way Luna 1 has the ability to modify the system.
"Luna No. 1, how did you do it?" Sherlock asked excitedly and eagerly. It doesn't matter how he did it, as long as it works.
"I just poked your ass..."
"Is it hypnosis?" Charlotte has already reflected, "So you also gave me a hint that I am a bear hound."
"Uh, okay, you got the answer right." Luna 1 was suddenly interrupted and obviously didn't expect Sherlock to react so quickly.
Regarding the transformation mechanism introduced by Forgotten Kingdom, it attracted countless players to study the first moment it was discovered by players. Putting aside those meaningless doubts, there are several opinions that have been affirmed by the majority of players, among which the most theoretical basis is
It's about the subconscious mind.
The core of this theory is to use the subconscious mind to complete the embodiment of images and the substitution of consciousness. This point of view has a very sufficient theoretical basis. It has been elaborated in detail from various perspectives such as mental patients, hypnosis, conditioned reflexes, etc., and in virtual games
The player is actually in a state of pure consciousness that has abandoned the physical body. The barrier between internal and external consciousness is broken, and there is a complete possibility of using the subconscious.
"Even for druids, natural transformation is not a simple matter. It requires years of contact. I really can't understand why you adventurers can master it so quickly. I should suggest Luna to treat this as
Next topic.”
Ignoring Luna No. 1's doubts, if Luna could find out the player's secret, she would no longer be an NPC. Sherlock received a positive answer and was completely convinced of the subconscious theory of natural transformation. The key now is how to
He is completely incapable of using his subconscious mind to give himself psychological suggestions, but it's not like he has no clue at all.
The next target is the fire element, which is a kind of elemental life. The elemental life is one of the very few non-material plane creatures that druids can transform into. The shape of the fire element is a human-shaped white flame. It should not be difficult to manifest.
Gao, just in time for him to conduct experiments.
"Luna No. 1, can you hypnotize me again?" Sherlock looked into Luna No. 1's eyes and said sincerely. He had some feeling about the hypnotic state just now, but because he didn't care at first
, this feeling has gradually disappeared, and he is ready to enter the hypnotic state again. Theoretically speaking, it is not difficult to awaken the subconscious mind after losing the barrier of consciousness.
Luna No. 1 didn't reply, but her eyes turned into spirals again.
"Of course, yes, yes." The moment he finished saying the word "la", Luna's palm waved lightly, and Sherlock closed his eyes again.
"Fortunately, I learned a few more hypnosis techniques, otherwise I would have been embarrassed." Looking at Sherlock who was hypnotized again, Luna No. 1 muttered in a low voice, and then dropped a hint.
Randomly, a gust of hot wind blew by, and a scorching fire element appeared in front of Luna One.
System prompt: Transformation into fire element was successful, score 92, next target - Explosive-tailed Skrewt (6-20).
With a "bang", Sherlock, who became human again, didn't even hear the system prompt. The moment he woke up from the hypnotic state was the transition point between the inner and outer consciousness, and it was the best opportunity to remember that state.
A minute later, Sherlock, who was completely awake, immediately observed the creature such as the Blast-Ended Skrewt. He now couldn't wait to transform again.
The appearance of the blast-ended snail should be said to be quite strange. It is a snail-like creature with many tentacles on the bottom. It is not clear whether it is the head or the tail, and it is constantly spraying sparks. However, Sherlock doesn't care about this at all now.
He needed to quickly observe and record the morphological characteristics of the blast-ended snails.
After observing for less than a minute, Sherlock closed his eyes again.
In fact, Sherlock still doesn't know how to actively call out his subconscious. The only thing he can do is to enter the state he was in when he was hypnotized just now.
Just like in real life, when we do many things, we often hear the words "find a feeling". This feeling is illusory, but it is real. It is a subconscious stimulation, and it exists in us.
Day after day of practice and a faint premonition of how things will develop.
Fifteen minutes later, with a "squeak" sound, Sherlock finally succeeded in turning into a snail, and it was very close to the one generated by the system.
System prompt: Successfully transformed into a bomb-tailed snail, score 83, next target—Wind Fairy (7-20)
