Chapter 042: Fusing the Body

After the One Ring was destroyed, Sauron naturally fell.

Then, Wang Bo and his group received a notification that the quest of the Fellowship of the Ring was complete, and each of them gained a large amount of experience. Wang Bo's experience jumped by seven or eight levels in one go.

He had now reached level twenty.

This was an achievement that ordinary players could only attain after a year or several years of hard work.

But Wang Bo had accomplished it in a single quest.

Large-scale quests like this indeed offered rich rewards, but the danger was also high. If not for the presence of Lady Gremory, a cheater, Wang Bo's group would have had a very high chance of failure in this quest.

After all, they had encountered too many crises along the way.

After the quest ended, Wang Bo discovered that the teleportation function, which had been disabled since the start of the quest, was now available. After paying a teleportation fee, the group instantly arrived in Rivendell from Mount Doom.

Even though Wang Bo had only destroyed the Ring and killed Sauron a few minutes ago, Rivendell was already decorated with lanterns and banners, celebrating Sauron's death with great fanfare.

As soon as Wang Bo returned, a group of enthusiastic elves took him to a banquet.

At the banquet, Wang Bo saw Aragorn, Legolas, Elrond, and Galadriel, and even saw Gandalf, who had died, and Frodo.

Both had been resurrected, smiling as they toasted Wang Bo's group.

Gandalf, now in white robes, raised his glass and loudly praised Wang Bo's group, showering them with words like courage, perseverance, determination, and fearlessness, as if they cost nothing.

Then, as a Maia, Gandalf bestowed a blessing upon Wang Bo's group.

"You have received the blessing of Gandalf the Maia. Luck increased, item drop rate increased. PS: Only effective in magical planes."

After Gandalf gave his blessing, Galadriel stood up, raised her glass, and bestowed another blessing upon Wang Bo's group.

This blessing was simpler: when players used magic, the power of the magic increased by fifty percent, while mana consumption decreased by fifty percent.

This was quite practical for mages, a very good buff.

The reason Wang Bo had returned to Rivendell was precisely for these two buffs.

They were the rewards they deserved.

Next came a banquet of universal revelry. The elves generously brought out fine wines and delicacies, hosting a grand feast.

After the banquet, Wang Bo's group left the world of The Lord of the Rings and found Dr. Bravestone in a bar in a cyberpunk world. Dr. Bravestone had unfortunately died in the previous battle and had now started a new character, which was only level two, relaxing in the bar.

Hearing that Wang Bo's group had completed the quest, Dr. Bravestone immediately offered his congratulations.

As for those two buffs, Dr. Bravestone wasn't envious at all; he wasn't originally from this world and played games only to relax.

After Wang Bo sent Yui Ikari and Asuna back, he would return to his own world, as there was a mess waiting for him there.

In the following days, Wang Bo didn't undertake any large-scale quests but instead visited some leisure planets and played several quite interesting casual games.

Of course, even casual games were very thrilling.

For example, skiing on the highest peak of Mount Everest, or skydiving from Tokyo Tower, racing in a cyberpunk world, or engaging in life-or-death pursuits with monsters like pythons and mammoths in the jungle.

Tense and exciting.

Just as Wang Bo was having a great time playing, Fiora found him and told him that the body he wanted had been created and was ready for use at any time.

Only then did Wang Bo realize that, without his noticing, he had already been playing for several months.

He found Yui Ikari and told her that her body had been manufactured and that her soul could be transferred into the new body at any time to send her home.

After some hesitation, Yui Ikari decided to send Asuna back first before returning home; she was a bit worried about Asuna.

But Asuna said, "No, I want to see Sister Yui go back first. If Sister Yui doesn't go back, I won't go back either."

She didn't want Yui Ikari to delay her own world because of her.

"Doesn't Sister Yui want to see her own family?"

Yui Ikari shook her head and said, "Forget it, let's send you back first. I'm not in a hurry."

After all, she had merged into Unit 01 when Shinji Ikari was very young, so a few more days' delay wouldn't matter.

Wang Bo said, "Then I'll put your soul into the body first. After all, this body isn't your original one, and there may be a disconnect with your soul. You'll need to slowly adapt to this body."

After all, Yui Ikari had come through soul transmigration; Wang Bo didn't have her DNA, so the manufactured body had nothing to do with her. Integrating into this body wouldn't be simple.

This time, Yui Ikari did not refuse.

Then, Wang Bo had Fiora deliver Yui Ikari's body to his villa in the Ready Player One world and used a special method to transfer Yui Ikari's soul out of the game and into this body.

After about a day, Yui Ikari's soul gradually adapted to the body, but controlling the body was not that simple.

"How do you feel?" Wang Bo asked.

Yui Ikari blinked and said, "It feels like I'm wearing a thick layer of clothing."

"Try raising your arm. Let me see."

Yui Ikari tried and said helplessly, "No, I can't do it."

At that moment, she could only blink and speak; she couldn't even shake her head, let alone raise her arm.

After all, this was not her original body.

Wang Bo comforted her, "Don't worry, after you adapt for a while, everything will be fine."

Yui Ikari blinked, which counted as a nod.

And as it turned out, Wang Bo wasn't lying. By the second day, Yui Ikari could shake her head, and by the third day, she could move her fingers.

Naturally, each day got better.

On the fifth day, Yui Ikari could raise her arm.

On the seventh day, Yui Ikari could smoothly control her upper body.

On the ninth day, Yui Ikari could move her toes.

On the twelfth day, Yui Ikari could get out of bed, but she still wobbled when walking and had to learn from scratch. Fortunately, she was very patient and didn't lose her temper.

After half a month, Yui Ikari could walk steadily, basically no different from an ordinary person, but she couldn't do any strenuous exercise.

During these days, in order to control the body as quickly as possible, Yui Ikari did not log into the game. All her recent news was relayed by Wang Bo.