The registration interface before him was largely the same as the countless ones he had seen in his previous life. Xu Fang believed he could fill it out without any issues.
However, upon seeing the first item, Xu Fang found himself stumped.
"Treasure Name?"
The phrase "Thunderous power, heaven-shattering, earth-collapsing, purple-gold hammer" instantly flashed through Xu Fang's mind. He immediately shook his head.
How had the influence of Douyin persisted for so many years in the Great Desolation?
"But, it seems the name 'Purple-Gold Hammer' isn't bad."
Thinking this, Xu Fang searched the chat group to see if any such treasures existed.
The search results quickly appeared, and Xu Fang saw that there were indeed quite a few treasures named Purple-Gold Hammer, such as the Eight-Branched Purple-Gold Hammer and the Five Elements Purple-Gold Hammer.
"Forget it, I don't want to have the same name as someone else."
Xu Fang shook his head. Although there were no restrictions on duplicate treasure names in the Great Desolation, he still didn't want to use a name too similar to another treasure.
Xu Fang continued to ponder, with names like God-Slaying Saber, Soul-Annihilating Spear, and Endless Pagoda flashing through his mind.
At this moment, Xu Fang realized that most of the treasure names in the Great Desolation seemed rather unsophisticated from his previous life's perspective.
Even the God-Slaying Spear, a celestial malevolent treasure, had a strong chuunibyou vibe. If a post-00s individual unfamiliar with the lore of the Great Desolation were to see it, they would likely mock it.
Xu Fang thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a striking name.
"Forget it, I'll worry about this later. Let's look at the other items!"
Since he couldn't decide on a name, Xu Fang didn't dwell on it further. He skipped that item and looked at the other required fields.
"Treasure Grade, Category?"
Xu Fang looked at the next two items, and countless treasure forms flashed through his mind.
Treasures in the Great Desolation were mostly classified by grade, with categories like Chaos Spirit Treasures, Innate Spirit Treasures, Acquired Spirit Treasures, and Merit Spirit Treasures.
Within each grade, there were further subdivisions such as supreme, excellent, and ordinary.
In addition to these, the top-tier Innate Supreme Treasures were further divided into Celestial Supreme Treasures and Celestial Malevolent Treasures.
For example, the Treasure Distribution Rock and the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud were Innate Supreme Treasures, also known as Celestial Supreme Treasures.
The most famous representatives of Celestial Malevolent Treasures were the God-Slaying Spear and the Immortal-Slaying Sword.
However, this was classification by grade, and classification by category was different.
This category classification disregarded grade and was based on the treasure's origin or shape.
Classified by shape, for instance, Xu Fang's Seven-Jeweled Exquisite Pagoda and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda were considered pagoda-type treasures based on their form.
Classified by origin, Xu Fang's foolish elder sister, the Yellow Mid-Month Plum, and the first-rated spiritual root sister of Mount Buzhou, the Gourd Vine, were classified as spiritual root treasures.
"I think a Post-Acquired Spirit Treasure grade should be sufficient."
Xu Fang quickly made a decision and chose the grade of Post-Acquired Spirit Treasure.
After all, although the Great Desolation had countless treasures, everyone was familiar with the top-tier artifacts. He had no need to overreach and pretend to be a top-tier treasure.
This might impress the treasures in the group for a while, but over time, cracks would inevitably appear, and they would begin to investigate.
It was better to choose the grade of a Post-Acquired Spirit Treasure. Although it was at the lowest end of the treasure grade spectrum, it perfectly suited the identity of Xu Fang's alternate account.
The Great Desolation had an immeasurable number of treasures, and Post-Acquired Spirit Treasures were innumerable.
The treasures in the group would not be so foolish as to probe the origins of a mere Post-Acquired Spirit Treasure. This would allow Xu Fang to remain perfectly hidden, which was ideal.
After deciding on the grade for his alternate account, Xu Fang fell into thought as he looked at the category field.
Xu Fang himself was born from a spiritual root, so he naturally wanted to attribute this origin to his alternate account.
However, Xu Fang realized that a spiritual root capable of becoming a treasure would at least have to be an Innate Spiritual Root.
Even his Innate Spiritual Root, the Four Symbols Banana Tree, was only a Post-Acquired Spirit Treasure in terms of grade.
If he were to fill in the spiritual root attribute, it might backfire, making the other treasures curious about his specific spiritual root, thus preventing Xu Fang from remaining low-key.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Xu Fang had to reluctantly abandon his humble origins and give up on the spiritual root background.
"Transform into a pagoda, a saber, or be a sword-wielder, or perhaps a staff-user?"
Countless treasure images flashed through Xu Fang's mind as he tried to find a shape he liked.
However, after pondering for a long time, Xu Fang still couldn't decide and chose to leave it blank.
"This feeling is even harder than creating a character and choosing an origin in online games from my previous life!"
Xu Fang felt that his indecisiveness, even after transmigrating and being reborn, followed him like a shadow, inescapable.
As he thought this, countless treasure images churned in his mind, giving Xu Fang a splitting headache, as if his head were about to explode.
Xu Fang immediately shook his head, dispelling the杂七杂八 thoughts, and calmed himself down to ponder.
"Forget it, since it's an alternate account, it's just a tool. Why not just call it a robot?"
Since Xu Fang couldn't decide among the many treasures, he decided to take a different approach.
After all, this alternate account was merely a tool for him to gather information, so calling it a robot fit its role.
As for why not call it a "tool person" (工具人), it was because "tool person" was too obvious. The treasures in the group already understood the meaning of "tool person."
This was evident from the matter of Duke Dong and Queen Mother Xi being arranged by Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
"Robot? Oh, I seem to remember something."
As Xu Fang muttered the name "Robot," his mind suddenly stirred, recalling some things from his previous life.
In his previous life, on QQ, which was affiliated with a certain messaging app, he had added actual robots.
Basically, every QQ chat group had an AI-controlled "Little Ice" robot.
Although this thing was said to assist the group owner in managing the chat, it was essentially just a robot operating according to pre-programmed instructions.
"In that sense, this Little Ice robot is similar to my current situation."
This alternate account was also a means for him, the group owner, to guide topics and control the direction of discussions within the chat group in order to obtain information.
This was very similar to QQ's Little Ice robot; both were robots.
"Good, now not only the category is decided, but the name is too!"
Xu Fang finally smiled and immediately finalized this decision.
Fate works in mysterious ways. Since things had reached this point, the name and category of his alternate account could be settled.
Without further hesitation, Xu Fang filled in both the name and category, and after filling in a large amount of other information, it was finally complete.
"Excellent! Little Ice Robot, officially online!"
Xu Fang was curious and eager to see what attitude the treasures in the group would have towards this alternate account!