Ultimately, this Echo was taken by a math teacher.
He had proactively stepped forward to suggest he be the one to Dead-bind the thing. Mo Shao managed to remember his name because of it—Zhang Xiao.
He was someone with a good sense of his own limits and was grounded in reality, not one to daydream about potential future opportunities.
From Mo Shao’s perspective, the more people like him, the better. After all, combat power was desperately needed in the early stages.
Dead-binding an Echo meant an immediate leap in combat strength, as one could directly summon the Echo to help in a fight.
This didn't require much combat skill from the binder themselves, and once the Dead-binding was complete, they could then Live-bind another item.
Whether it was Live-binding a bow for long-range support, a shield to block attacks, or simply using tools to get work done—they would make for excellent support personnel.
As for those who wanted to wait for better Dead-binding items or transformation accounts? They were nothing but pure parasites.
Perhaps they would claim they could also help, but the assistance they could provide was a mere drop in the bucket compared to the former.
Someone who had completed a Dead-binding and then Live-bound an iron pickaxe could mine who-knows-how-many “blocks” in a day. And a normal person?
They could probably manage just a few “blocks” worth of work.
But it didn't matter. Once the monsters “besieged the city” at night and they felt their own powerlessness, they would naturally make a choice.
For now, she would let them daydream a little longer.
...
Besides, this Echo was already quite a decent Dead-binding item. A single Dead-binding slot could accommodate and store other Echoes of the same set.
As for Object-types, although the power they formed was consistent and there was a possibility of storing them in one slot, they weren't explicitly categorized into a “set” of equipment like Echoes were.
Therefore, the difficulty of storing multiple Object-types was much higher.
And don't forget, while a game character could only equip five Echoes, there were far more than five types of Echoes in the same set.
There was a massive amount of room for maneuvering within that system.
Of course, that was just the upper limit. How many an individual could actually absorb and utilize depended entirely on their own ability.
After all, even with just this single Mimic Echo, Zhang Xiao had clearly struggled a bit during the Dead-binding process.
Using the body’s Dead-binding slots, the speed of the binding, the storage limit, and the final effect—all of these were naturally related to one’s physical constitution.
And obviously, as a high school math teacher, Zhang Xiao hadn't exactly had many opportunities to exercise his body.
...
“So, what set is it?” Mo Shao asked naturally after watching Zhang Xiao finish the Dead-binding of the Mimic Echo.
“Um...” Zhang Xiao, who had never played Wuthering Waves, was initially confused about what a “set” was, but he instantly felt an instinctual realization.
“It’s [Freezing Frost],” he answered, following that instinct.
“Oh, it’s the new Glacio set,” Mo Shao nodded in understanding. She played a “Little Potato” character in Wuthering Waves, so she remembered this set quite clearly.
The two-piece effect of the new Glacio set increased Resonance Skill damage by 12%—which translated to a 12% skill damage boost in reality.
The five-piece effect had quite a few words, so she didn't repeat them to herself and just considered its real-world effect.
When using a skill, your Glacio DMG increases by 22.5% for 15 seconds; when using a Resonance Liberation, your skill damage increases by 18% for 5 seconds, stacking up to two times.
As for how to distinguish between an Ultimate and a regular skill in reality—it depended on the level of drain on one’s own status.
If the drain was large, it would be recognized as a Resonance Liberation. However, the specific judgment for this varied across different systems.
Though, there wasn't much point in worrying about that now, as Zhang Xiao had neither skills nor an Ultimate.
...
Of course, what was mentioned above were just the base values.
As mentioned before, Dead-bound items would grow stronger as the binder grew stronger. Later on, those values would be much higher.
“What’s the attribute?” Mo Shao asked again. If the person had been a Wuthering Waves player, she would have directly asked what the main stat was.
“Health,” Zhang Xiao answered much more smoothly the second time around, having had the first experience.
“Health, huh? That’s actually quite good,” Mo Shao nodded.
For a binder with no combat experience in the early stages, stacking defense was far better than stacking attack.
After all, this wasn't a game; if you died in reality, you were dead for real.
Furthermore, while one might look down on a 1-cost low-rank Echo from the new Glacio set with an HP stat in the game, it was a different story here.
In reality, even the fixed health bonus from the Echo nearly doubled Zhang Xiao’s vitality.
Looking at him now, repeatedly clenching his fists with a slightly excited expression, he had clearly already felt the difference.
In reality, the vitality bonus wasn't isolated; it also affected other attributes.
Zhang Xiao’s strength, speed... and other values related to his body had also received some significant boosts.
You could say he was now something of a little superhuman. Of course, that was only to say that his attributes exceeded those of an ordinary person.
...
“Take this spear and Live-bind it.” Mo Shao handed over the iron spear that had been tied to her backpack.
For a novice, a spear was far better than a sword, simply because the attack range was much longer.
After all, an inch longer meant an inch stronger.
The spears and pikes in Minecraft weren't much different from each other, and a certain classic phrase already proved the superiority of this weapon:
“Every weapon has its own proud Spear-Breaking Stance.”
“Eh?” Zhang Xiao clearly hadn't reacted to the fact that Mo Shao would just hand this thing over to him.
“Just take it, it’s not exactly a rare item,” Mo Shao waved it off. It was just an iron spear; she could mass-produce them whenever she wanted.
There were plenty of iron ingots in the chests buried outside. As for where they came from? Simply pillar up three blocks and then beat the crap out of an Iron Golem.
Supplementing their combat power was the priority right now. With one more fighter, her own safety would naturally increase.
If she hadn't forgotten to bring a shield, she would have wanted to turn Zhang Xiao into a tank immediately—tanks provided a huge sense of security to their teammates!
...
But it wasn't too late to go get some. As for now...
Mo Shao gave a wave of her small hand. “Everyone, take as much as you can from the supermarket. We’re heading to the canteen.”
While they had plenty of time to move things since no monsters had entered the school yet on the morning of the first day of the apocalypse, the school's situation was strange.
For some reason, not much had been moved from the supermarket yet.
She didn't bother asking about it... forget it, she could learn more on the way. Regardless of how many supplies were left here, they had to leave.
In an environment like the supermarket, you could get away with it on the first night when no monsters were around, but by the second night, staying here would be as good as offering yourself up as a snack.
And the best defensive position in the whole school was the canteen. It was on high ground with a mountain behind it, so there was only one road leading to it.
Once she retrieved her chests and armed everyone with bows, shields, and spears, they would definitely be able to pass the second night with ease.
Rate on N.U.
