Chapter 4

【Ding! First doll draw: 100% critical hit.】

【Congratulations, host! Obtained doll: Petigius Romani, the Vassal Doll of Emperor Kang.】

【C-class doll, Monu Sect·Daiduosi Sect·Fingertip.】X10

【D-class doll, Monu Sect·Daiduosi Sect·Acolyte.】X100

As Lin Cheng was pondering how to use the Daiduosi Sect dolls, his system inventory suddenly gained ten more C-class dolls and one hundred D-class dolls.

Here, it's worth noting that doll ranks are divided into seven tiers: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D.

But these seven tiers do not denote strength, rather they indicate cultivation potential—every doll, regardless of rank, can be cultivated.

With sufficient resources, it's not impossible to cultivate a D-class doll into something stronger than an SSS-class doll, though the resources required would be wildly disproportionate to the gain.

C-class and D-class dolls have no cultivation value.

B-class and A-class dolls are cultivable; investing appropriate resources yields considerable returns.

S-class to SSS-class dolls, however, are truly extraordinary.

The Daiduosi Sect's A-rank rating is already quite decent here; though its power pales far beyond comparison to the many strong figures in RE: 0, its potential is still notable.

It has been rated by the system as cultivable.

Dolls can be controlled by Lin Cheng's consciousness, or set to AI mode; aside from absolute loyalty to Lin Cheng, their actions and thoughts differ little from the original.

"They also gave me C-class and D-class dolls?"

"But in the original story, these C-class and D-class dolls are all cannon fodder—seemingly useless."

Snuggled under the covers, Lin Cheng recalled the scene from before his transmigration, when he had been watching RE: 0.

Though the Daiduosi Sect and its acolytes appeared as the final major bosses of RE: 0 Season One and caused the original protagonist, Subaru Natsuki, to die many times, their raw power was not truly overwhelming.

Those acolytes, in particular, were nothing but grass to be cut.

Now that he had the Daiduosi Sect doll and many cannon-fodder dolls, his ability to defend himself in the Tail World was certainly improved—but just how much, Lin Cheng wasn't sure.

The combat power in the Tail World is still extremely exaggerated; the combat system of the RE: 0 world is roughly comparable only to its top-tier figures.

For example, the combat ceiling—the world's chosen one, the Sword Saint Reinhard.

"Boom!"

As Lin Cheng, half-asleep under the covers, was gradually drifting into drowsiness, a violent explosion rang out.

The violent explosion instantly shattered his fading sleepiness.

"What's going on?"

"What happened?!"

Mengmeng, who had already fallen asleep, was also jolted awake by the explosion.

Fluttering her tiny wings in panic, she darted wildly around the room.

"This doesn't seem right."

Compared to the panicked Mengmeng, Eclair's emotions and expression were far calmer.

Crouched by the window, Eclair stared at the distant flickering flames and faint cries, her face grim: "We can't stay in this city any longer."

"Damn mages."

"Lin Cheng, get up. Let's go."

Saying this, Eclair rose swiftly.

She left everything in the room untouched and rushed out the door with Mengmeng.

For certain special reasons, Eclair disliked mages, so she usually chose to settle in remote areas with no mages or Mage Guilds.

And precisely because these places were remote and lacked mages, they were almost completely undefended.

They were easy targets for mages from dark Mage Guilds.

After all, no matter how backwater a place is, if there are enough people, there's always some wealth to be had—the Tail World, after all, remains a fairly feudal society.

Prosperous areas might have systems as advanced as modern society, but in remote regions, that's not the case.

"Hey, aren't you taking anything with you?"

"At least grab some food and water."

Lin Cheng stared in disbelief at Eclair, who was leaving with empty hands and ready to go.