I Have A Game Clone

by Stayrr

Ning Shi, a man from Saturn, accidentally downloaded a game on his phone called the Age of All. “Beep! Clone successfully created!” Ning Shi received a clone in the game. Whenever his clone got stronger, his real self would get stronger as well. “Your clone has trained in the training room for 12 hours. Vitality 1, Mentality 1.” “Your clone has slain the Earth-Dragon. You have re

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Getting Stronger by Playing Games

After a day's work, Ning Shi returned to the rented house.

The computer in the room cost more than 10,000 yuan. The mainframe was covered in dust and the monitor had not been turned on for a long time.

For the first two years of his work, Ning Shi looked forward to getting off work and resting on weekends, playing all kinds of 3A games and MOBA games.

In the third year of his work, he no longer play computer games and began to play King's Glory with his colleagues.

By now, he didn't even want to play King's Glory anymore.

Ning Shi was lying on his bed, playing short videos.

Suddenly, a pop-up window appeared on the screen of his phone.

"Five-star mobile game 'Centuries', fully automatic play, one-click hack upgrade!"

"Centuries"?

It looked a little interesting.

Ning Shi clicked on the pop-up window link and downloaded the game.

The game was very big, with a total of 13 gigabytes.

1%... 5%... 20%... 100%.

Installing... installation complete.

This game was very strange. The icon was a black figure meditating and practicing.

Ning Shi clicked on the icon and entered the game.

This game was too substandard. There wasn't even any background music. A dialog box directly popped up on the screen.

"Do you want to create a game avatar?"

A 13-gigabyte game took a lot of effort to download. Ning Shi maintained a certain level of patience and directly clicked "Yes."

Ning Shi suddenly felt a chill in his head. It was as if he had been cut by a sharp knife. His head was empty as if something was missing.

"Avatar created, the game officially begins!"

Then, Ning Shi's game character appeared in a bare room.

Ning Shi clicked on the screen and controlled the character to move. He wanted to open the door and walk out.

"Avatar ability is too low. Unable to enter novice village."

The game notification stunned Ning Shi. What kind of game was this?

Creating a character with no profession or skills, just staying in an empty room.

Ning Shi resisted the urge to delete the game. He clicked on the character's profile to check the interface.

"F*ck!"

The image on the screen shocked Ning Shi so much that he almost threw his phone out.

On the character's profile image, it was a person who looked exactly like Ning Shi.

He was wearing shorts and his upper body was bare. He was sitting cross-legged. Not only did he look exactly like Ning Shi, but he had the same bloated figure.

Even the shape of the scars on his arms was the same.

"Could it be that the game developer recorded all the characteristics of my body through massive data collection?"

"That's impossible. I just downloaded this game. The developer wouldn't even have time to create a temporary model."

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Ning Shi picked up his phone and was ready to log out of the game and return to the phone's home page.

"You are about to log out of the game. Do you want to hang up and let your avatar train on its own?"

Ning Shi felt that something was off. He chose "No".

After choosing "No", he was still in the game and could not log out. Feeling helpless, he could only choose "Yes".

"Your avatar is in the training room to train, please wait patiently." 𝗇𝒪𝗏𝑬𝓵𝓤𝒮𝐛.𝗰𝗈𝑀

Ning Shi ignored the game notification. He logged out of the game and opened his mobile browser to search for "Centuries".

He found that there was no such game on the Internet. The search results all led to a book.

"Centuries" was a collection of prophetic poems written by the Prophet Chadain of the Kingdom of Mies. This book was written in the 16th century and accurately predicted many major events in the future of the Saturn World.

The birth of nuclear weapons, the impact on the Mieln Federal World Trade Center and the eruption of an undersea volcano in the Eastern Ocean. Whether it was in the field of science and technology, social hotspots or natural phenomena, "Centuries" had made accurate predictions.

Ning Shi read through the collection of poems earnestly. The last paragraph of the collection was a prediction of the human world in the 21st century.

"The world is a piece of paper in the hands of God. God was so playful that he folded it into a paper airplane. In the future, the paper airplane will eventually flatten into a piece of paper again."

If it was in the past, Ning Shi would have scoffed at this kind of vague prediction.

It was nothing more than a fortune teller's bluff.

But today's experience was a little strange. Ning Shi had to be careful and remember this sentence in his heart.

He opened the desktop computer that he hadn't used for a long time and logged into the major game forums, but he still didn't find any clues about this game "Centuries".

This game seemed to have been born out of thin air.

Ning Shi made up his mind and entered the game again. He found the avatar that looked exactly like him in the training room doing squats.

Ning Shi opened the character's profile and looked carefully.

Game Avatar: Ning Shi

Physique: 4 (sub-healthy)

Spiritual Power: 3 (weak)

Appearance: 6 (quite handsome)

Family Background: 5 (ordinary)

Bloodline: Ordinary human

Occupation: Programmer

Skills: Software programming Level 4, PPT production Level 1

Talent: Learning (white)

Achievements: None

Ning Shi clicked on "Physique" and an explanation about it appeared.

"'Physique' represents the overall quality of the body, including strength, agility, reaction ability and a series of indicators. As strength, agility and other indicators are interrelated, they are not listed separately. The standard physique of an ordinary human is 5, and the limit physique is 10."

"The main body is engaged in mental work all year round and lacks exercise. The body is in a sub-healthy state and its physique is 4."

He continued to click on "Spiritual Power".

"'Spiritual Power' represents an invisible power that governs the body, including soul, mind, wisdom, will and other indicators. The standard spiritual power of an ordinary human is 5, and the limit spiritual power is 10."

"The main body is a graduate of a famous university, so its brain power is better. Spiritual power was originally 6, but it took 3 points to create the avatar, so its spiritual power is 3."

As for the rest of the information such as "Bloodline", "Skills", "Talent" and "Achievements", when he clicked on them, the game only gave a cold response.

"Please explore on your own."

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Ning Shi's expression changed and he clicked on "Game Avatar".

The system gave an explanation as expected.

"The 'Game Avatar' is made up of a part of the main body's soul. If the avatar dies in the game, its spiritual power attribute will drop a little. When the spiritual power drops to 0, it will die permanently. Note: The avatar and the main body's various attributes can be synchronized."

The avatar was made from the main body's soul and it could be synchronized with the main body's various attributes!

Ning Shi understood that he had hit the jackpot!

If the avatar in the game became stronger, his main body would also become stronger!

Of course, opportunities also represented danger. If his spiritual power was 0, he would die!

Ning Shi fumbled around with the game interface again and found the synchronization button at the top of the game interface.

He clicked it and the game notification said, "There is no data difference between the avatar and the main body at the moment, unable to synchronize."

If Ning Shi did not manually synchronize, the game would automatically synchronize the body data of the avatar and the main body every month.

Ning Shi set the timer to synchronize at 10 a.m. every day.

Synchronize once a day.

Whether this game was a scam or if it had superpowers, would depend on whether Ning Shi's body was effective after the synchronization.

In his heart, Ning Shi already believed that he had picked up a golden finger.

Whether it was the realistic feeling of his soul being cut apart when he created the avatar or the avatar being the same as him in reality, it all showed that this game was not something that ordinary humans could develop.

After thinking for a while, Ning Shi felt unusually tired. He lay on the bed and fell asleep in a daze. He had lost 3 points of spiritual power. It was impossible for him to not have any sequelae.

He slept very soundly until 9:30 a.m. when his immediate superior, Yu Shilong, called.

"Ning Shi, where are you? Didn't you know about this morning's meeting? Do you still want to work?"

Yu Shilong roared on the phone. Ning Shi's face was filled with disgust as he said coldly, "I'm not feeling well. I'm asking for leave today."

"What?! I won't allow it! There's a hole in the technical post and requests for leave must be reported one week in advance..."

Yu Shilong was still rambling over the phone and Ning Shi directly hung up the phone.

This Yu Shilong's technical ability was extremely poor. He relied on his flattery and superb PPT production skills to become the team leader. To find a sense of presence, the team members had to have a morning meeting at 9:20 a.m. every day.

One had to know that Ning Shi works for an Internet company. The company's working hours were from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Encountering this kind of leadership, Ning Shi had long wanted to resign.

Ning Shi had worked for five years and had always been single. He did not have any huge expenses. Given his programmer's salary, his bank account had more than 600,000 yuan.

He was single and his parents did not need him to take care of them for the time being, so there was no pressure on him.

Ning Shi shook his head. After his spiritual power dropped, his thinking seemed to slow down.

He went downstairs to eat a bowl of beef noodles. When he returned home, it was just 10 o'clock.

The game notification appeared directly in his mind.

"The avatar is training in the training room for six hours, physique 1, meditation for six hours, spiritual power 1."

"Synchronizing the main body and the avatar..."

Ning Shi felt unknown energy flowing into his body and it was very comfortable.

His body had changed.

His small belly, caused by years of inactivity, slowly disappeared and muscle contours appeared on his arms. The cervical spondylosis caused by years of sitting at a desk and playing with his phone also healed without the use of medicine.

He shook his neck and there was no pain at all!

Not only that, the degree of myopia in his eyes also decreased. Ning Shi's previous myopia was more than 600 degrees, which was considered high myopia. When he took off his glasses, his vision was blurry.

Now that he did not wear glasses, he could see some things clearly!

"This has only added one point of physique, and my physique has reached five points. It is the standard physique of an ordinary human, but it already has such an effect."

Ning Shi muttered, "Looks like I'm going to be rich. With this game avatar, anything is possible!"

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First Mission

When his physique reached 5 points, Ning Shi entered the game and once again controlled the game avatar to push open the door of the training room.

[We are about to enter the novice village. There are three modes in this game:

The first mode is the system hack, which is recommended to be used to repeat the mechanical process. The game system will not be responsible for any abnormal events that occur during the complex game process;

The second mode is manually controlled by a third party, with the main body controlling the game avatar on the phone to operate it;

The last mode is the first perspective mode. With this mode, the main body's consciousness would attach to the avatar, immersing itself in the charm of the game world. This mode is beneficial for the main body to familiarize itself with the battle and greatly improve the game experience.]

After the notification, three options appeared on the screen.

[System hack.]

[Third perspective.]

[First perspective.]

Ning Shi clicked on the first perspective curiously.

Immediately, Ning Shi felt his vision go black and he was standing in a bare training room.

A line of words appeared in front of his eyes.

[The main body will enter deep sleep in the first perspective mode. It is recommended that the duration of the game should not exceed 12 hours.]

[Please follow the demonstration and perform the following actions.]

Under the first perspective mode, Ning Shi followed the demonstration and learned a series of operations such as opening the system interface, picking up the items to place into the system backpack, exiting the first perspective game and other actions.

Then, he pushed open the door of the training room.

A breeze blew past his face, mixed with the fragrance of the earth. The sun shone on his body, giving him a warm smell.

Ning Shi subconsciously used his hands to cover his eyes. The morning sunlight was somewhat dazzling.

At this moment, he was standing on a hillside.

At the bottom of the hillside, there was a clear and gentle river. The river flowed gently, passing through a quiet and peaceful village.

Was this the novice village?

The feeling from the first perspective was too realistic. If not for the game interface that could be called up at any time, Ning Shi almost thought that he had transmigrated to the real world.

"Am I in a metaverse? A 100% holographic online game?"

Ning Shi walked down the hill and washed his face by the river.

The cold touch of the river made his muddled head clear up.

He walked to the entrance of the village. It was a prosperous village. The architecture was similar to the manor in the North Gull Country. The spires were tall and mainly made of stones.

At the entrance of the village, an NPC with an exclamation mark on his head was walking back and forth.

Ning Shi's mind jolted. This was a mission!

He quickly walked over.

"Hello, elderly!"

"Hello, young man. In my family's field, I've just planted soybeans. Rabbits often steal them. If you can kill 100 rabbits before nightfall, I'll be eternally grateful."

Well, the rabbits in the novice village were the most pitiful creatures.

Ning Shi decisively accepted the mission "Sir James' Request" but he did not directly kill the rabbits. Instead, he walked into the village.

[Main Mission: Complete the job. Please go to the village chief of the novice village, select your job and complete the job.]

The village was bustling with people and many NPCs had exclamation marks on their heads.

Ning Shi did not stop there. He went straight to the central square of the village. There was a ten-meter-tall black bear statue in the square.

Under the statue, there was a white-haired but energetic grandfather.

[Grimm, the village chief of Black Bear Village.]

Ning Shi walked over quickly. Before he could speak, the village chief, Grimm, spoke first.

"Young man, welcome to Black Bear Village. I hope you can have a pleasant journey here. I already know why you're here. Here are all the professions in Black Bear Village. You can choose from them."

A bunch of options appeared in front of Ning Shi's eyes.

[Farmer, fisherman, blacksmith, hunter, winemaker, tailor...] 𝑵𝑂𝑣𝑒𝐥𝚞𝕊𝓫.𝑐𝓞𝔪

There were no warriors, mages and other professions that he had expected.

The corner of Ning Shi's mouth twitched. These professions suited the actual situation of the village. Thinking of his next mission to kill rabbits, Ning Shi finally chose "Hunter".

[Hunter: A profession that hunts for a living. Potential: ordinary. Profession level upper limit: Level 10.]

[After you have successfully assumed the post, you will receive a rusty iron sword, a willow longbow and a wooden arrow. You will receive 1 skill point. Opening skill bar.]

In the skill bar, there were a total of three skills that a hunter could learn. They were "archery, trap making and running through the forest".

Ning Shi first learned the archery skill.

In the first perspective mode, after Ning Shi learned the skill, it was as if he was enlightened. A bunch of archery skills appeared in his mind.

Even his fingers had calluses.

Ning Shi tried to click on the archery skill in the skill bar but found that he could not release the skills by clicking on the skill bar.

"Looks like it's an all-free operation mode."

Ning Shi bid farewell to Village Chief Grimm and went straight to Sir James' field according to the map's prompt.

The hares in the field were rampant. When they saw Ning Shi coming over, not only did they not run, but they also looked like they wanted to attack people with red eyes.

Ning Shi let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there were enough rabbits and they were stupid enough. The mission was relatively easy to complete. If the rabbits played hide-and-seek, Ning Shi would scratch his head.

Recalling the skills in his mind, Ning Shi focused his mind and calmed his breathing. Then, he drew his bow and nocked the arrow.

"Whoosh!"

A wooden arrow left the bowstring at an extremely fast speed. Unfortunately, its accuracy was a little off. It brushed past a rabbit's ear and accurately found a gap in the middle of the densely packed rabbits, piercing into the grass.

Ning Shi smiled embarrassedly. "It's indeed not easy to shoot an arrow for the first time."

Fortunately, these rabbits were stupid. They completely ignored Ning Shi's bow and arrow, and continued to leisurely eat the grass in the field.

After all, there was a bug called skill points. After Ning Shi shot a few arrows, he gradually found the momentum and began to hit the target with 100% accuracy.

[Kill one rabbit, gain 1 experience point.]

After killing 20 rabbits, Ning Shi's arms were extremely sore.

Fortunately, he had accumulated 20 experience points, which was enough for him to level up.

[The hunter level has raised to Level 2, obtained 1 skill point and 1 potential point.]

[Potential points can be used to upgrade all the attributes of the avatar. They are extremely precious. Please use them carefully.]

Ning Shi directly added potential points to his physique. When his physique reached 6 points, the contours of his muscles became more obvious and the sore condition of his arms also greatly improved.

He did not save any skill points and directly add them to his archery skill.

A Level 2 archery skill was not only more accurate in shooting arrows, but also allow one to learn techniques that saved effort.

Even so, after killing another 30 rabbits, Ning Shi was already exhausted.

He was unable to shoot anymore...

A hunter needed 50 experience points to level up from Level 2 to Level 3. It would be difficult to complete it in a short period.

[Rabbit corpses can be collected and sold to the butcher shop or tavern in the village. The reference price is 2 copper coins per rabbit.]

Ning Shi put all 50 rabbit corpses into his backpack and went to the butcher shop in Black Bear Village.

"Hey! Newly promoted hunter, I knew you could bring more fresh meat to the butcher shop. Unfortunately, it's rabbits. This thing is overrun. I can only give you 2 copper coins per rabbit."

Hearing what Uncle Sam, the owner of the butcher shop, said, Ning Shi did not haggle and took out 50 rabbits.

100 copper coins were obtained.

According to the game notification, the currency units in this world were copper coins, silver coins and gold coins. 1 gold coin = 100 silver coins = 10,000 copper coins.

One copper coin could buy a large piece of hard rye bread and the purchasing power was still acceptable.

Ning Shi was hungry. He walked to the restaurant and ordered a tomahawk steak.

The steak was tender and juicy. It had a unique flavor when paired with crispy and soft bread.

This game was too realistic. It was like having a second life. The taste of delicious food was no different from the real world.

After eating and drinking his fill, he spent a total of 50 copper coins.

Ning Shi took the remaining copper coins to the pharmacy and bought two bottles of beginner stamina potion.

[Beginner Stamina Potion: A small amount of stamina recovery, must be in a non-combat state when used. Price: 20 copper coins.]

With the support of the potion, Ning Shi's progress in hunting rabbits was greatly accelerated.

By 3 p.m., Ning Shi had killed another 50 rabbits. His hunter level had also risen to Level 3. One potential point was directly added to his physique and his physique attribute reached 7 points.

As for skill points, Ning Shi had temporarily saved them. Level 3 archery sill required 2 skill points.

Arriving at the entrance of the village, the exclamation mark above Sir James' head kept flashing.

Ning Shi walked over and the mission was automatically completed.

"Thank you, brave lad. I have a drink recipe that I have treasured for many years here, so I'll give it to you as a gift!"

[Completed "Sir James' Request", awarded one drink recipe and 50 experience points.]

Ning Shi took a look. The hunter's profession level had changed to Level 3 (80/100). He was still 20 experience points away from reaching Level 4.

[Drink Recipe: An ancient and mysterious drink recipe. According to the recipe, you can make the five-grain juice. The five-grain juice is delicious. After drinking it, it has the effect of calming the mind. After long-term consumption, it can moist and clear the intestines.]

The ingredients used for the five-grain juice were very common. Corn, soybeans, barley, black beans and sesame seeds.

Five kinds of grains. No wonder it was called the five-grain juice.

Ning Shi did not think about the use of the recipe. He did not plan to open a shop in the game for the time being.

Ning Shi returned to the village and sold the rabbit meat to the butcher. He then went to the blacksmith's shop and bought a wooden arrow, then repair and maintain the willow longbow.

Just as he was about to accept the mission to continue leveling up, a system notification came.

[Incoming call, the contact's name is "Mom."]

Ning Shi could also pick up the call in the first perspective mode, so he directly picked up the call.

"Mom, what's the matter?"

"Son, tomorrow is Saturday. Don't forget about the blind date! Tomorrow at noon, at Yanyu Private Kitchen."

A trace of helplessness appeared on the corner of Ning Shi's mouth. It had been five years since he graduated, and he had never found a partner. His mother had always been very anxious.

She had always arranged some embarrassing blind dates for him, So Ning Shi could not refuse. After all, she was his biological mother.

"Okay! I'll remember it."

Hearing her son's perfunctory tone, Wang Yan's anger could not be contained.

"You are like a rock. Let me tell you, this blind date was introduced by your uncle. The woman is not only extremely beautiful but also a civil servant. You have to grasp it."

"Dress up a little. Don't match a plaid shirt with sneakers like last time."

What was wrong with a plaid shirt with sneakers? As long as it was comfortable to wear, it was fine. Ning Shi usually wore this at work.

Ning Shi did not understand the so-called popular aesthetic nowadays.

"Got it, Mom. I'm busy with work. I'll be there on time tomorrow."

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The Tyrannical Effect of the Five-grain Juice 𝑛𝑂𝐕𝑬𝓵𝓊𝚜𝓫.𝑐𝚘𝓂

After hanging up the phone, Ning Shi accepted three missions in one go.

[Meat Requirement: Uncle Sam, owner of the butcher shop, needs a large amount of wild boar meat. Kill 10 wild boars and sell the meat to him.]

[Herb Crisis: There is a shortage of raw materials in the pharmacy. Please collect 100 units of beginner herbs and sell them to the pharmacy.]

[Lena's Trouble: The village chief's daughter, Lena, has lost her pet black bear. Please find the black bear and return it to Lena.]

There was one bad thing about this game. The reward of the mission was not stated in advance. Ning Shi could only cast a wide net.

These missions included hunting wild boars and entering the mountains. They were quite dangerous.

Ning Shi was not impatient. He first went outside the village to farm 20 hares and raised the hunter level to Level 4.

With one potential point added to his physique, his physique became 8 points.

With 8 points of physique, he had already reached the level of a sportsman who had trained for many years. With a little training, he might be able to compete for a medal in the Saturn Olympics.

Ning Shi felt that his strength and agility had increased by a large margin. Unfortunately, after the hunter level reached Level 4, he did not get any experience points from killing the hares.

Moreover, a hunter needed 200 experience points to reach Level 5, so it would be difficult to complete it in a short period.

Considering that the next mission was to enter the forest, Ning Shi used two skill points to learn trap making and forest running.

Trap making could be used to trap wild boars. Forest running could greatly increase Ning Shi's movement speed in the forest and save his stamina.

Ning Shi came to the Black Bear Mountain behind the village, picked a dozen herbs and set up four traps. Seeing that it was getting dark, he returned to the village.

He couldn't go up the mountain when it was dark, this was the system's warning of danger.

The village chief arranged a simple stone house for Ning Shi. Ning Shi returned to the house and chose to quit the game.

[Detected main body quitting the game. The system will automatically activate the hack function.]

After staying in the game world for more than ten hours, Ning Shi was a little dazed when he returned to the real world.

For a moment, he could not differentiate between reality and illusion.

Ning Shi could not wait to click on the manual synchronization button. The familiar warm current filled his body.

Ning Shi's main body physique had also increased to 8 points. Streamlined muscle lines appeared on his body. There were 8 abdominal muscles on his stomach. Even his vision had completely recovered!

Taking off his glasses, Ning Shi could still see very clearly. Moreover, due to his job as a hunter, Ning Shi's vision had become very good and he could see very far.

He had even learned the three skills, including archery skills.

In just a short day, Ning Shi had transcended more than ten years of training for ordinary people, and he had gained a strong physique.

This feeling was too good.

Looking at the time, it was already 6:15 p.m. Ning Shi hurriedly washed his face, changed into a T-shirt and drove out in the second-hand Cadillac that his mother had given him.

Tonight, he had an appointment with his two childhood friends for dinner.

At this time, it was the evening rush hour of Donglin City's traffic, so it was very congested. It was a 20-kilometre journey, so Ning Shi had to drive for almost an hour before he arrived.

When he arrived at Linjiang food stalls, Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei had already arrived.

They were sitting at a table by the window.

On a midsummer night, they sat by the window, eating seafood while enjoying the beautiful riverside night scenery. It was originally an extremely pleasant enjoyment.

However, the two of them looked unhappy.

"Aiyo, what happened to the two of you? Are you out of love?"

Chen Wei laughed and said, "Before you came, the two of us played two rounds of King's Glory. We met a team of elementary school students and got killed indiscriminately."

Seeing that Ning Shi had arrived, Yang Yunzhi also smiled.

"Hey, Shitou, you've lost a lot of weight. Even your glasses are gone. You've changed a lot in a month!"

"D*mn, I didn't notice it just now. Now that you've said it, Shitou has indeed lost weight. He's full of energy and looks more handsome!"

Ning Shi smugly stretched out his arm and made an uppercut gesture, showing off his biceps.

"Look at my muscles. This is the effect of training. Not only did I lose weight, but I also had myopic surgery and removed my glasses."

This was a tactic that Ning Shi had long thought of. If he told his brothers what he had experienced, no one would believe him.

Yang Yunzhi chuckled and touched Ning Shi's muscles in a wretched manner, pretending to be in love with him.

Ning Shi patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be silly. Go and order the food now!"

This seafood food stall let the patrons order the dishes at the entrance of the stall. Yang Yunzhi was familiar with this place and he was the one who was treating them. Ning Shi sent him to order the food.

After Yang Yunzhi left, Ning Shi asked directly, "Tell me, Ah Wei, why were you all so sad just now? What were you hiding from me and why?"

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from you." Chen Wei sighed. "The milk tea shop that I opened with Dazhi has been losing money for three months in a row. It's about to close down.".

"It's not a big deal. Before opening the shop, I already knew that this thing was almost a goner. The key is that Dazhi's family business seems to be in trouble. Recently, his finances have been quite tight, so he didn't want me to tell you because he was afraid that you would take the initiative to lend him money."

Yang Yunzhi's family was in the shoe and clothing trade. Their business was very big. As the only son in the family, his parents usually gave him a lot of pocket money. He was the one who treated them to the monthly party.

The three of them grew up together and had a very good relationship.

Ning Shi had always been the leader of the trio.

He had been naughty and mischievous since he was young, yet he was also able to improve his academic results. He was a student that the teachers loved and hated. Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei had always admired him.

When they opened the milk tea shop, they wanted to let Ning Shi buy the shares for free. Ning Shi did not want to take advantage of his brothers, so he did not agree.

Seeing that Ning Shi was silent, Chen Wei continued, "Yang Yunzhi opened the milk tea shop because of me. It's all my fault for being one-track-minded."

Ning Shi patted his shoulder. "Alright, we're brothers. Besides, the investment for a milk tea shop is around 200,000 yuan, which is only a month's pocket money for Dazhi."

"We agreed at the beginning that it was just for practice."

Chen Wei and Yang Yunzhi's academic results were not good. They entered a regular university and after that, they did not look for a job.

Yang Yunzhi's family was relatively well-off, so he brought Chen Wei to start a business together.

The two of them had opened a restaurant, a game hall and even a children's amusement park together. Some of the projects earned a little revenue while others suffered losses.

So far, none of them had lasted long.

It was not a matter of ability. It was mainly because the economic environment had been bad these years, making it increasingly difficult to start a business.

Chen Wei lowered his head and fiddled with the bowl and chopsticks in front of him.

Ning Shi did not console him alone. Instead, he waited for Yang Yunzhi to come back after ordering, and then continued.

"Dazhi, what's wrong with the family business? I think you're itching to hide it from me."

"Sigh, I don't know who my parents offended. Now the factory has been closed down by the Marketing Bureau, saying that there's a hidden danger in the fire safety. The factory has been closed for a week. If the order cannot be delivered on time, the estimated loss will be more than 30 million yuan. Moreover, the sales channels in the future will be affected."

Yang Yunzhi's expression was gloomy. "If this drags on, the family's company will probably go bankrupt."

This was the business environment in Yunmeng Kingdom. If one provoked the wrong person, their business would be shut down at any moment.

Ning Shi could do nothing about this. He could only console him. "If you really can't get through this, let your parents stop. They've accumulated a lot of wealth over the years. It's enough for your family to live comfortably.".

"Since ancient times, people have never fought with officials. It's necessary to endure for a while."

Yang Yunzhi nodded. "My father thought so too. He found a few personal connections, but the Marketing Bureau wouldn't let go. He's prepared to withdraw."

Ning Shi saw the frustration and confusion in Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei's eyes.

After Yang Yunzhi's family's company closed down, the two of them couldn't continue their business without financial support.

Apart from starting their own business, the two of them didn't know what to do.

Thinking of the five-grain juice recipe that was the reward for the first mission in the game, Ning Shi had an idea.

"I recently found a drink recipe. You can try it. If the effect is good, perhaps the milk tea shop can be revived."

Ning Shi was not sure if the recipe in the game would have any effect in the real world, so he gave it a try.

"Okay, let's not talk about unhappy things. Let's eat first. After we finish eating, we'll go to your shop to test the effect of the recipe."

After Ning Shi spoke, Chen Wei and Yang Yunzhi were no longer dull. As the seafood dishes were served one by one, the three of them toasted to one another and the atmosphere gradually became warm.

After eating and drinking, the three of them drove to the milk tea shop.

One Cup Milk Tea Shop.

The address was on the street outside Wanxiang City in Dongpu district. This location could be said to be very good.

Dongpu district was Donglin City's most prosperous new development area. Wanxiang City had always had a lot of people. Although the street outside was not as good as the inside of a shopping mall, there were still a lot of people.

Unfortunately, the milk tea industry was indeed a poison industry. There were only a few that could survive.

Before they came, Yang Yunzhi had already followed Ning Shi's instructions and asked the shop assistant to buy the raw materials and the tools needed for the processing of five-grain juice.

After the three of them arrived at the shop, they asked the shop assistant to leave work early and started to make five-grain juice.

"The soybeans need to be fried at a temperature of about 200 degrees for five minutes, and the barley needs to be soaked in boiling water for two minutes..."

Ning Shi followed the recipe and began to make it. About half an hour later, he obtained about two catties of powder.

"The ratio of powder to water is 1:5. The temperature of the water is optimal at 40 degrees."

Ning Shi took out three cups and used the powder to brew three cups of five-grain juice.

"Try the taste. According to the recipe, the taste of five-grain juice is very delicious. It also has the effect of refreshing the mind and calming the breath. It can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation."

Looking at the purple, sparkling five-grain juice in the cup, Yang Yunzhi couldn't wait to take a sip. It was very fragrant and full of the aroma of grains.

The taste was sour and sweet, very delicious!

The more Yang Yunzhi drank, the more intoxicated he became. He finished the cup in one go.

"F*ck! Awesome! Shitou, this five-grain juice is amazing! I was a little sleepy after eating and driving all the way. After drinking it, I immediately became energetic!"

Chen Wei also finished drinking. His eyes lit up. With this five-grain juice, not only would the milk tea shop come back to life, but it could also make the business grow and grow!

Just as he was about to speak, Yang Yunzhi clutched his stomach and ran into the shopping mall.

Chen Wei laughed. "Dazhi has been in a hurry these days. He has been constipated for several days. As the formula said, the five-grain juice can moisten the intestines and relieve constipation. This effect is too overbearing!"

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Hack and Resignation

Half an hour later, Yang Yunzhi returned to the shop with a relaxed expression.

"Dazhi, you're awesome. You took so long to go to the toilet. Alright, I'll leave the recipe to you guys. I'm going home to sleep."

Seeing that Ning Shi was leaving, Yang Yunzhi took out a document.

It turned out that he had used the time to go to the toilet to print out a share transfer agreement.

"Stone, this recipe of yours is of great value. Last time, we wanted you to join us, but you didn't agree. This time, you definitely can't back out. If you don't join us, we won't use this recipe."

Chen Wei didn't say anything and directly stopped Ning Shi to make his stand.

Ning Shi knew what his two good brothers meant. He didn't even look at the contents of the document and directly took it over to sign.

"Is this okay? I don't have the mood to do business. I just need to use the recipe to get some shares. I'll leave the rest to you guys to handle."

Seeing Ning Shi sign the document, Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei laughed out loud.

"Shitou, we've listened to you since we were young. Without you overseeing the start-up, we wouldn't feel at ease. Now that you're here, our start-up will be a great success this time."

"Don't worry. We'll take care of the daily affairs. If there's anything important in the company, we'll still look for you. Give me your ID card. I'll change the name of the company and share ratio tomorrow."

Ning Shi gave his ID card to Yang Yunzhi and drove home.

After Ning Shi left, Yang Yunzhi said to Chen Wei, "Now that property prices have reached their peak, I'll sell a property and invest all the funds into the five-grain project. Once this project is done, it won't be a problem for it to sweep across the country."

"Ah Wei, you don't have any objections to me distributing the shares like this, right? You should know the value of this recipe."

"What are you talking about? The shop's capital is yours and the recipe technology is Ning Shi's. I'm just basking in the glory."

On the share transfer agreement, it was shockingly written that Ning Shi held 80% of the shares and Yang Yunzhi held 15% of the shares. Chen Wei had 5% of the shares.

The two continued to discuss the details of the company's production and sales.

Ning Shi drove back to the rental house.

Looking at the time, it was already past 11 p.m.

Ning Shi clicked on the "Centuries" image and entered the game. He found his avatar meditating in the stone house so he did not enter the game again.

After taking a shower, he fell asleep.

The sequela of the soul cutting was still present so he slept very deeply.

It was not until 9:40 a.m. that Ning Shi woke up.

Today, he planned to go to the company to submit his resignation letter, and then go to attend the blind date arranged by his mother. He didn't have time to play games.

He could only let the system continue to hack.

Ning Shi had no choice but to quickly deal with these trivial matters and concentrate on enjoying the game.

After washing up, when he was eating breakfast downstairs, there was a sudden surge of energy in his body.

Ning Shi only felt that his head was clear and his mind was more agile.

The automatic synchronization at 10 a.m. every day began.

Ning Shi opened the game and checked the avatar's log.

[Avatar and Lena have talked for half an hour. Character intimacy 2. Current character intimacy: 56.]

[Avatar and Lena have played rock-paper-scissors. Character intimacy 2. Current character intimacy: 58.]

[Avatar and Lena danced together. Character intimacy 2. Current character intimacy: 60.]

Ning Shi's mouth twitched. The avatar seemed to be acting a little imprudently during the system hack.

He had nothing to do the whole night but to pick up girls.

Although Lena had long legs and big breasts, blonde hair and blue eyes, and was indeed the most beautiful woman in the village, was this a good idea?

[Avatar meditated for 8 hours. Spiritual power 1. Current spiritual power: 5.]

[Avatar entered the forest and found Lena's black bear. Mission completed. Reward: 100 experience points, character intimacy 10. Current hunter level: Level 4 (100/200). Current character intimacy: 70.]

The avatar during the system hack was probably a Teddy poodle. It didn't do anything when it woke up in the morning. It didn't even check the trap set up yesterday. It spent three hours helping Lena find the black bear.

Although Ning Shi was complaining, he was still very satisfied with the system hack.

The reward for automatically completing the mission was really good

For convenience, Ning Shi specially rented a house near the company. After breakfast, he walked to the company.

As expected of an Internet company. The 996 reward was very well received. Even if it was a Saturday, the company still went to work as usual.

Walking into the office, the colleagues of the project team winked crazily. Fatty Wang, who looked a little dispirited, took the initiative to come over and whispered.

"Ning Shi, you have to be careful. Yu Shilong was furious yesterday and you didn't attend the meeting this morning. He was very angry. Not only did he say a lot of profanities, he even threatened to fire you."

"It's not a big deal. Thank you for your concern." Ning Shi smiled. Other than the disgusting leader, Yu Shilong, the other colleagues in the project team were all good people. 𝚗𝗈𝑣𝑒𝓁𝑈𝓈𝑏.𝒞𝑶𝕞

Looking at the colleagues around him, the men still looked like they had not woken up in the morning. Even if the women had put on makeup, it could not cover the dark circles under their eyes.

They were all hard-working social animals.

If he did not have a game avatar, he could only continue to be like them, rolling in this industry until he died.

Ning Shi sat at his desk, turned on his computer and began to write a resignation letter.

Yu Shilong, who had a single office, could not sit still.

He already found out that Ning Shi had arrived to work and deliberately did not go out. He waited for Ning Shi to come and apologize to him so that he could take the opportunity to criticize Ning Shi and increase his prestige.

However, Ning Shi didn't care about him at all.

Yu Shilong walked to Ning Shi's side with a gloomy face and said coldly.

"You still have the face to come to the company? Yesterday, you took a leave of absence for no reason. Your colleagues in the team worked overtime for two hours because of that. Aren't you apologetic at all?"

Those who could become leaders were all capable. Critics had to unite the strength of the masses.

Whoosh! The printer spat out a piece of paper. Ning Shi walked over to pick it up and calmly handed it to Yu Shilong.

"I want to resign. Hurry up and approve it."

Yu Shilong was stunned. Ning Shi deliberately said loudly, "I know why you've been targeting me. Wasn't it just that I accidentally saw your little thing when I went to the toilet?

"I've always sympathized with you. It's so small. I don't know if it can be used. It's normal to be afraid of being seen."

Ning Shi's voice was very loud and the dozens of people in the large office all heard it.

And they all understood it.

The veins on Yu Shilong's face were exposed and he shouted, "Bullshit, mine's not short!"

Ning Shi did not know how long or short Yu Shilong's thing was. He was deliberately trying to disgust him.

If this matter was spread out, unless Yu Shilong could be naked in public, there would be no way to defend himself.

Ning Shi was not someone to be trifled with. He had been targeted by this team leader and had suffered so much. Before he left, he naturally wanted to disgust Yu Shilong.

Following Yu Shilong's angry roar, the colleagues in the big office began to whisper among themselves.

"Is it really very short?"

"I've never seen it before, but every time he goes to the toilet, he covers it very tightly. He must be afraid of people seeing it."

"I think he can change his name in the future. His name is not Yu Shilong, it's Yu Shichong."

All kinds of teasing words kept coming. Yu Shilong was helpless and furious, but there was nothing he could do. He was only a team leader, not some big leader.

How could he dare to scold everyone in the big office?

"Hurry up and approve it, or else I have more dirt waiting for you!"

Yu Shilong calmed down. Ning Shi was going to resign and he couldn't do anything to him for the time being. He quickly signed his resignation letter and used his phone to approve it in the system.

"Just you wait, Ning Shi. I will tarnish your reputation in the industry. Let's see which Internet company dares to hire you in the future!"

Faced with Yu Shilong's threat, Ning Shi smiled indifferently.

"Don't block the way. I have to go through the exit procedures!"

After spending an hour, Ning Shi walked through a few departments and completed the exit procedures.

He did not have a new job. His files would be kept in his old company for some time before they were transferred to the talent center.

All these did not matter anymore. With the game avatar, Ning Shi would never work for anyone again.

After settling the matter of his resignation, Ning Shi returned home and changed his clothes.

He wore a T-shirt with a round collar, casual shorts and a pair of sports shoes. It was a casual outfit.

"Now it's not a plaid shirt with sports shoes. Mom has nothing to say, right?"

It was not that Ning Shi did not have any clothes. He was wearing casual and not formal clothes as a silent protest against his parents arranging a blind date.

It was already 11:15 a.m. Ning Shi did not delay any longer. He drove his shabby second-hand car to the location of the blind date.

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An Unforgettable Matchmaking Experience

At 11:55 a.m., Ning Shi arrived at the matchmaking location five minutes earlier.

Yanyu Private Kitchen is a high-end restaurant. The per capita consumption was more than 300 yuan.

The dishes were arranged delicately, and the taste was not bad, but the portion was too small.

Ning Shi himself did not want to come to this kind of restaurant. Not only was it expensive, but he also did not have enough to eat.

The decoration style of the restaurant was mainly black and red. The lights were very dim, giving people a hazy atmosphere.

There were all kinds of nude art statues in the restaurant, as well as small details about making wet tissues into condoms, which showed the interest of little girls.

Early in the morning, his mother sent the contact number of the woman and the seat that she had reserved for the meal.

No. 18, "Almost Lover".

Even Ning Shi was embarrassed to say the name of this booth.

"Table No. 18, we have a reservation."

"Okay, sir, please follow me!"

The waiter led the way in front. The restaurant occupied a large area, and after half a minute of meandering, they arrived at Table No. 18.

The woman had already arrived and was sitting in her seat, looking around.

She had a round face and big eyes. Under the dim light, her skin was still emitting a white jade-like luster. From the shape of her face, she looked like a princess doll from a fairy tale. She was very cute.

She was wearing a red low-cut dress and the cleavage on her chest was unfathomable. It could only be described with two words.

Big breasts.

Ning Shi was a little embarrassed. The woman was dressed very formally. It was obvious that she was very serious about this blind date. In contrast, he was resisting his mother's arrangement and was dressed a little too casually.

Walking to the table, Ning Shi generously stretched out his hand. "Hello, I'm Ning Shi. Nice to meet you!"

The girl blushed immediately. She shyly stretched out her small white hand and said in a low voice.

"Ning Shi, long... long time no see."

Ning Shi was stunned for a moment. He looked at the girl's face carefully and found that she indeed looked like his old classmate. He asked tentatively.

"You are... Hao Meng?"

The girl nodded and said, "Yes."

Her voice was very soft. If Ning Shi's physique hadn't greatly improved, he might not have been able to hear her clearly.

She was his junior high school classmate!

Hao Meng was his classmate in the third year of junior high school. She was a child prodigy. She had entered junior high school earlier at the age of 10 and had jumped to the third year at the age of 11.

Due to her young age, Hao Meng's personality was rather timid. Ning Shi had always admired such a genius, so the two of them could be considered good friends.

"Sit down. I heard from my classmate that you entered the youth class of Central University at the age of 13, and you went abroad to study for your Ph.D. at the age of 16. It's been more than ten years since we last met. How have you been recently?"

Hao Meng sat down obediently, took a sip of lemon juice and said, "I have just returned to China recently and am a teacher at Central University. I live in Central City."

Ning Shi was still very happy to see his old classmate.

"Impressive. A straight-A student is really something. Central University is the best university in Yunmeng Kingdom. In the future, when I have children, I can depend on you to educate them! By the way, you are only 24 this year, right? Why are you going on a blind date at such a young age?"

Hao Meng's face turned red again, and this time, it was so red that it reached her ears.

"After I returned to China, I wanted to contact you. I knew that your uncle was very close to my father, so I asked him about you. Who knew that they would misunderstand..."

"So they arranged for us to go on a blind date?"

Hao Meng nodded.

Ning Shi was a little speechless at the sensitivity of the elders, but he was still secretly happy in his heart.

Not only was the beauty sitting opposite him pleasing to the eye, but her personality was also good and they got along very well.

"Mengmeng, you've changed so much. You're so beautiful and dazzling."

Hearing Ning Shi's praise, Hao Meng's big eyes narrowed into a line and she smiled happily.

"It's good that you like it. It's my first time wearing this kind of dress and I was worried that it wouldn't look good."

"Haha, you don't know yourself very well. Add me on WeChat first."

After adding WeChat, Ning Shi picked up the tablet on the table and began to order dishes.

He ordered a plate of pan-fried cumin lamb chop with potato balls and a plate of black truffle crispy tofu, then handed the tablet to Hao Meng.

"I ordered two dishes. See what you want to eat. It's rare to meet an old classmate, so don't stand on ceremony. It's my treat today."

Hao Meng looked at Ning Shi in amusement and said, "This shop has a branch in Central City. I've eaten it before. The dishes are exquisite, but not enough. Let's just eat some."

After saying that, she added another dish and a serving of soup.

While the two were chatting, a loud noise suddenly came from the next table.

Bang!

A man suddenly stood up and smashed the railing of the booth. Like an arrow released from a bow, he ran toward the window.

His speed was so fast that it was like an afterimage. The people and things that were in his way were all knocked down by him.

As he approached the window, the man's expression brightened. He leaped up and wanted to break out of the window.

However, it was as if there was a wall of qi in front of him. He rebounded out of thin air.

Knowing that there was no hope of escaping, a ferocious look flashed across his face. He grabbed a woman that he had knocked down and shouted loudly.

"I have a hostage. Open the cage and let me out, or I will kill this woman!"

Ning Shi was stunned. How could this man have such speed that was not of an ordinary person?

And the wall of qi that was created out of thin air.

What the hell? Was he involved in a supernatural incident? 𝚗𝗈𝑣𝑒𝓁𝑈𝓈𝑏.𝒞𝑶𝕞

Hao Meng, who had been sitting opposite him, suddenly sat beside Ning Shi. Ning Shi thought that she was afraid, so he didn't mind it.

The restaurant was in chaos and everyone ran to the door. The door was open, but there seemed to be an invisible wall in the air and no one could get out.

The man who had sneaked away didn't dare to move after taking the hostage.

He had a panicked look on his face and beads of sweat kept dripping down the sides, as if he was afraid of something.

"I'll count to three. If you don't open the cage, this woman's life will be in danger! You will be punished too!"

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

The man hardened his heart. Just as he was about to crush the hostage's throat, he suddenly felt that his arm was soft and he could not exert any strength.

He raised his hand with great effort and touched his forehead. A hole appeared between his eyebrows.

"The qi manipulator, it's true.. to its...name!"

After saying that, he fell to the ground. A pool of red blood flowed out from his forehead, scaring the hostage who screamed crazily.

After the man who tried to escape had died, a middle-aged man appeared out of thin air. There were five deep scars on his left cheek and coupled with his long and narrow eyes, he looked intimidating.

He stood in the air and said coldly, "Suspect No. C11 is dead. Clean up the scene."

As soon as he said that, a few people in black uniforms came in from the restaurant entrance.

One of them was holding a crystal-like ball. He raised the ball and muttered.

Immediately, the crystal ball emitted a purple light. Anyone who was illuminated by the light fainted.

Ning Shi was holding his phone. After being illuminated by the light, he didn't feel anything at all. When he saw the unconscious Hao Meng beside him, he immediately understood.

It was not a good thing to act alone at this time.

Therefore, he collapsed on the chair and fell into an artificial coma.

A faint sound came into his ears.

"Everyone's memories have been erased. The restaurant is slightly damaged, and it will take five hours to repair it."

"Forget it. Let the restaurant handle it on its own. Move the injured people to the hospital and leave the rest of the people on the spot. When they wake up, they will figure it out on their own."

"Got it!"

There was another rustling sound.

After about five minutes, the restaurant was completely quiet. All the uninvited guests left.

Ning Shi still didn't dare to move. It wasn't until a few customers woke up that Ning Shi opened his eyes and sat up.

One after another, everyone in the restaurant woke up.

Hao Meng also woke up. She sat across from him and didn't say a word.

"Mengmeng, are you okay?"

Ning Shi asked naturally. He suddenly remembered that according to what those people said, Hao Meng should have lost her memory during this period of time.

Would it be awkward and abrupt for him to ask her?

Hao Meng tidied up her dress and said naturally, "It's okay, Brother Shitou. Shall we continue eating here or go to another restaurant?"

Hearing Hao Meng's words, Ning Shi instantly understood that Hao Meng didn't lose her memory. He was about to ask again when Hao Meng blinked her big eyes.

Ning Shi understood and stopped asking.

The customers who woke up in the restaurant wouldn't let the matter off.

"What's wrong with me? I can't remember anything. I was at home and was about to come to Yanyu Private Kitchen for dinner. How did I teleport into the restaurant?"

"My head feels dizzy. I seem to have forgotten something."

"You feel the same too? We didn't eat in the restaurant and suffer from collective food poisoning, did we?"

"What's going on in the restaurant? There are a few booths that are a mess. Was there a fight?"

Faced with the collective doubts of the customers, the restaurant owner had no choice but to think of something to appease the public's anger.

He immediately chose to call the police, then, he said, "I don't remember anything, just like everyone else. I can guarantee with my life that the ingredients in this restaurant are absolutely not poisonous. The police will be here later to verify it on the spot."

"To show my apology, the meal is on us for those who are willing to continue eating here!"

The restaurant owner had been through a lot. He knew that no matter what the truth was, he had to first remove the suspicion of food poisoning and then stabilize the feelings of the diners. These two things had a great impact on the reputation of the restaurant.

As expected, the customers stopped blaming the restaurant after he said that.

Everyone gathered in twos and threes to discuss what had happened today.

When he heard that the meal was free, Ning Shi didn't stand on ceremony and ordered 10 dishes in one go.

After experiencing the incident with his avatar in the game, Ning Shi had become quite open-minded. He didn't have much of a reaction when he encountered the supernatural incident just now. He should eat and drink as much as he can.

Hao Meng was the same. She seemed very calm and steady.

The two of them chatted as they ate. The atmosphere was extremely relaxed.

"This is the first time I've eaten my fill in this restaurant." Ning Shi touched his bulging belly. "Let's go and find a cafe to sit down?"

Ning Shi wanted to ask Hao Meng about the situation. Hao Meng was aware of his intentions. She smiled and said, "I still have something to do in the afternoon. Let's eat together another day and keep in touch."

After saying that, she took out her phone and opened WeChat. There was an unsent message.

"Just now, the Investigation Department arrested the awakened criminals. We are still under surveillance, so we have to be careful with our words and actions. I have an urgent matter in Central City. I have to take a plane back in the afternoon. Recently, Donglin City is not peaceful. Be careful. If there is anything, contact me directly. I will protect you."

After Ning Shi finished reading, Hao Meng put away her phone and deleted the unsent message.

"Brother Shitou, I'm glad to see you again!"

Hao Meng reached out her white and tender hand. Ning Shi understood and shook her hand.

Her hand was soft and soft, and it felt great. Ning Shi felt it for a while.

Hao Meng blushed again. She shyly looked at Ning Shi and said in a low voice.

"The driver is here to pick me up. I'll come back to Donglin City to look for you after I'm done with work."

With that, she wrapped herself in a coat, covered her chest and back, and walked out of the restaurant.

Ning Shi followed her and watched Hao Meng get into a Mercedes Benz.

It was really an unforgettable matchmaking experience.

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Lena's Ambition

Just as he sent Hao Meng away, his mother called him.

"Little Shi, did you get any results from today's blind date?"

Ning Shi had planned to tell his mother that the woman was his classmate and that the blind date was a misunderstanding.

But on second thought, if he told her the truth and his mother had to arrange a new blind date, he might as well just let the mistake pass.

"Today's blind date was very good. I like it very much. The woman is also very satisfied with your son. We have already added each other on WeChat. We will continue to communicate in the future."

"Really? That's great!"

"It's true. To not let the woman misunderstand, don't arrange blind dates in the future. I will work harder and try to take her down."

His mother hung up the phone in satisfaction, and Ning Shi also got a short period of peace.

As for Hao Meng's side, she was his old classmate anyway. If there was any misunderstanding, he could explain it to her face in the future.

After settling the trivial matters of life, Ning Shi drove to the supermarket and bought a pile of dry rations and food.

Next, he had to focus on conquering the game world.

When he entered the game again, it was already 2 p.m. As usual, he checked his log first.

[Avatar kills one wild boar. Experience points 10.]

[Avatar kills one wild boar. Experience points 10.]

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[Avatar treats Lena to lunch. Character intimacy 2. Current character intimacy 72.]

[Avatar kills one wild boar. Experience points 10.]

The system hack was very efficient. In four hours, the avatar had already killed eight wild boars.

Ning Shi lay on the bed and clicked on the first perspective. He was completely immersed in the game world.

The sound of cicadas clicking and birds chirping could be heard in his ears. His nose was filled with the faint smell of vegetation.

This was in the forest.

Ning Shi was holding a bow. In the distance, a black wild boar had fallen into a trap. It fell into a big pit filled with wooden thorns. It kept wriggling, trying to crawl out from the bottom of the pit. 𝔫𝑶𝗏𝖾𝔩𝑢𝒮𝓑.𝗰𝑜𝐦

Unfortunately, the more it struggled, the faster it bled.

After a while, the wild boar died.

[One wild boar was killed. Experience points 10.]

There was only one wild boar left and then the butcher shop's mission could be completed.

Ning Shi picked up his tools and set up a few more traps near the forest.

There were many wild boars in this forest. Soon, a wild boar fell into the trap.

Unfortunately, this wild boar was very alert. Just as it was about to fall into the trap, it turned its head and jumped out.

This trap had failed.

Ning Shi was not in a hurry. He quietly waited for the other traps to take effect. He was using a wooden arrow now, so he could not shoot through the thick fur of the wild boar.

He could only rely on the trap to kill the wild boar.

Ning Shi turned around to look for herbs. After spending more than half an hour and finding 20 herbs, another wild boar fell into the trap.

[Killed one wild boar. Experience points 10.]

[Hunter level increased to Level 5 (0/500), skill point 1, potential point 1.]

He had levelled up again! Ning Shi continued to add potential points to his physique. His physique had reached 9 points, which was infinitely close to the limit of an ordinary human.

Ning Shi pulled the willow longbow in his hand. He felt that this bow was too soft and could not display his strength.

Even though his physique had only increased by one point from 8 to 9 points, it was still a huge improvement to his body.

The points in this game were not linear. The further one went, the stronger the effect of the points.

As for the skill points, Ning Shi still kept them for the time being. He would decide to add more points after the subsequent missions.

After the wild boar killing mission was completed, Ning Shi did not go down the mountain. Instead, he searched for herbs on the mountain.

It was not until the sun was about to set that Ning Shi collected 100 sets of beginner herbs.

"The king asked me to patrol the mountain~" Ning Shi hummed a song as he returned to Black Bear Village. He first went to the butcher's shop and the pharmacy to hand in the missions.

["Meat Requirement" completed. Experience points 300.]

["Herb Crisis" completed: Experience points 100. Obtained three armor-piercing arrows from the owner's collection.]

This mission was not bad. He had obtained 400 experience points in one go and three armor-piercing arrows. With the armor-piercing arrows, he could also try long-range shooting against wild boars.

Moreover, wild boars were sold for 3 silver coins each and one set of beginner medicinal herbs was sold for 10 copper coins each. Ning Shi had earned 40 silver coins in one go, filling up his treasury.

After completing the mission, it was time for dinner. Ning Shi chose to log out of the game.

He had a full lunch and cooked a bowl of instant noodles for dinner. After finishing his dinner, Ning Shi returned to the game.

After regaining control of the avatar, Ning Shi found himself sitting in the tavern.

Sitting opposite him was a beautiful lady with blue eyes and red lips.

The system had always been like this. Ning Shi was helpless. After logging out for a while, the avatar found Lena and brought her to the tavern.

"Ning Shi, the dishes haven't been served yet. It's too boring to just sit here. Let's arm wrestle!"

With 72 points of intimacy, Lena had already regarded Ning Shi as her best friend. She raised her healthy arm and said with a smile.

Lena's skin color was a healthy wheat color. It was obvious that she was someone who had been training all year round. However, her arms were round and slender, with only shallow muscle lines. She did not have a strong sense of strength.

Ning Shi was not interested in games that were not challenging.

[Mission: "Lena's Challenge". Defeat Lena In arm wrestling.]

The system issued a mission. Ning Shi was helpless and said, "I will do my best in everything I do. I won't show mercy just because you are a woman."

After saying that, he stretched out his thick arm and put it on the table.

Lena didn't say anything. She also stretched out her arm and grabbed Ning Shi's palm. She was nearly 1.8 meters tall and was sitting on a chair. She wasn't much shorter than Ning Shi. It wouldn't be unfair if both of them were sitting and arm wrestling.

Lena's face was full of confidence as she said loudly, "I'll count to three. Let's use our strength together. Three! Two! One! Begin!"

The two of them used their strength together, and Ning Shi instantly became alert.

Because Lena's wrist was emitting a very strong force.

The wooden table kept shaking and the veins on Ning Shi's arm bulged. Lena's face was flushed red from holding it in.

The two of them were in a deadlock for two minutes. In the end, Ning Shi's strength was still a little stronger and he pressed Lena's wrist onto the table bit by bit.

Although he won, Ning Shi was still shocked. He was a man, so he was born with more strength.

Given that she's a female, Lena was able to wrestle with him for so long, so her physique was probably close to the limit of a human. She might have already reached 10 points.

A female body was good at flexibility and agility. Lena's agility and speed could probably beat Ning Shi.

"Ning Shi, I was right about you. You are the first man to beat me in arm wrestling. I have decided to give my pet black bear to you!"

[Completed mission "Lena's Challenge". Experience points 100, character intimacy 2. Awarded one black bear.]

[Hunter level increased to Level 6 (0/1000), skill point 1, potential point 1.]

He continued to save the skill points. The potential points were added to his physique. Ning Shi's physique had reached 10 points!

10 points for physique was the limit of an ordinary human. Ning Shi felt his blood boiling, and his muscles contracting and bulging. Even his height had increased by 2 cm.

Such strength! Ning Shi felt that he could kill an ox with one punch!

Feeling the changes in Ning Shi's body, Lena's smile became even wider.

"Ning Shi, I can't believe that you have reached the physique limit just like me. The Moen Continent is vast and boundless, and the bloodline is revered. Only by becoming a bloodline warrior can one break the shackles of the human body and enter the realm of transcendence."

"Ever since I was young, I've yearned to become a superhero famous throughout the continent. I've trained hard until today and finally reached the limit of my physique. I've already prepared a bloodline potion. As long as I find a suitable magical beast, I can fuse with the magical beast bloodline and become a bloodline warrior!"

After personally interacting with Lena, Ning Shi finally understood why the system hack had chosen to get close to Lena.

Lena was very likely to be a hero template, with great potential for development in the future.

Ning Shi asked, "Isn't your black bear a magical beast?"

Lena shook her head, "The black bear is a low-level magical beast. You can fuse with its bloodline, but I can't. The black bear is a magical beast that grows in strength, and it doesn't match my dexterity."

"Moreover, the potential for the development of the black bear bloodline is low. In the known path of advancement, the black bear bloodline can only leap twice at most, reaching the level of a Level 3 bloodline warrior."

"I'm a woman who wants to dominate the continent, so I wouldn't choose such a low-level bloodline!"

Lena raised her proud head, looking very spirited. She wasn't a bloodline warrior yet, but she had the aura to swallow mountains and rivers.

"I've found a wind-patterned python with great potential as my bloodline fusion target, but I'm not sure if I can defeat this magical beast alone. I want to ask for your help."

[Mission: "Lena's Ambition". Help Lena obtain the wind-patterned python's bloodline.]

"No problem. You can call me whenever you are ready." Ning Shi agreed readily. He was very excited at this moment. He could finally come into contact with the transcendent power of the game world.

As long as his avatar became a bloodline warrior, his main body would also have the power of the bloodline.

[Ding! After coming into contact with the secrets of bloodline warriors, the Bloodline Synthesis Shop opens.]

Ning Shi did some research. The Bloodline Synthesis Shop could combine different kinds of bloodlines to improve the ability and potential of the bloodline.

The synthesis would not fail but it required potential points.

Only then did Ning Shi realize the importance of potential points. He decided to accumulate more potential points in the future.

Lena was very happy to receive Ning Shi's promise. At the same time, the roasted lamb leg of the tavern was served on the table. Lena did not care about the heat. She tore the most tender part of the lamb leg and handed it to Ning Shi to express her gratitude.

Ning Shi did not stand on ceremony. He took it and ate it. The roasted lamb leg was superb. It was fresh, tender, juicy and full of fragrance. Together with the unique fruit wine of the tavern, the taste was amazing.

The meal cost Ning Shi 1 silver coin and he gained another 2 points of intimacy with Lena. The character's intimacy reached 76 points.

According to the system's notification, when the intimacy reached above 80 points, the success rate of confession was 100%. However, Ning Shi did not have such thoughts.

Right now, he was focused on levelling up, accumulating potential points and becoming a bloodline warrior as soon as possible.

After saying goodbye to Lena, Ning Shi wandered around the village for a long time.

The novice village was really good. There were many missions and Ning Shi was not picky. He found some missions that did not have a time limit and accepted five of them in one go.

[Blacksmith's Hatred: Blacksmith Kobe's youngest son, unfortunately, died in the tiger's mouth. Please avenge him and kill that tiger!]

[Village Chief's Thirst: Village Chief Grimm misses the taste of the monkey wine in the mountains. Help him brew a pot of monkey wine to quench his thirst.]

[Tailor's Long Cherished Wish: Tailor Williams wants to sew an exquisite animal skin coat to prove his strength. Please sell him a beautiful animal skin.]

[Guard's Request: The monkeys in the mountains have been invading the village. Please kill 100 monkeys to reduce the number of monkeys.]

[Taverns' Delicacies: The tavern needs goats. Please kill 20 goats and sell them to the tavern.]

Some of these missions could be done together and they were perfect.

After accepting the missions, it was already past 10 p.m. Ning Shi returned to the stone house and chose to quit the game.

His avatar was logged in by the system and began to meditate.

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Forest Longbow

His spiritual power returned to 5 points and the sequelae of the soul cutting had healed. In addition, his body had been in a deep sleep while playing games during the day.

Ning Shi, who had returned to the real world, was not sleepy at all.

He simply ordered a spicy crayfish takeaway. While eating supper, he watched variety shows.

Not to mention, iQiyi's self-made variety show, the "Annual Comedy Competition", was not bad. It was full of jokes.

Ning Shi watched four episodes in one go until 4 a.m. His body was still not sleepy but he felt mentally tired.

He took a shower and lay on the bed, falling asleep in a daze.

When he slept until 8 am, his working biological clock woke Ning Shi up.

He went downstairs and ate more than a dozen fried buns. When Ning Shi returned home, he cancelled the automatic synchronization at 10 a.m. every day.

[Avatar meditates for 10 hours, spiritual power 1.]

After meditating for 10 hours last night, he could only increase his spiritual power by one point. He estimated that the amount of time needed to increase his spiritual power by one point would be longer and longer in the future

He directly pressed the synchronization button manually.

In an instant, his main body's physique also reached 10 points. The change that happened to his avatar last night had happened to his main body again today.

Ning Shi was extremely excited. Last night was, after all, in the game. It was an illusion, but today was in real life.

Opening the game panel, Ning Shi saw his current attributes.

Game Avatar: Ning Shi

Physique: 10 (ordinary human limit)

Spiritual Power: 6 (slightly intelligent)

Appearance: 6 (quite handsome)

Family Background: 5 (normal)

Bloodline: Ordinary human

Profession: Hunter

Skills: Archery skill Level 2, trap making Level 1, forest running Level 1.

Talent: Learning (white)

Achievements: None

The game system was very intelligent. After Ning Shi resigned, the programmer profession disappeared and the related skills were no longer listed.

Ning Shi raised the sofa in the room, feeling his powerful strength.

"I need to hurry up and enter the game to complete the mission. I still want to become stronger!"

Ning Shi entered the game from his first perspective and found that his avatar was already shooting at monkeys with a bow and arrow on the mountain, but the hit rate was not high.

The arrow was bought by the avatar at the blacksmith's shop. It had an iron arrowhead. As long as it could hit, the damage was very high.

Unfortunately, the monkeys were very agile. They jumped around and it was very difficult to hit them.

Considering the upcoming mission, Ning Shi directly added the remaining two skill points to his archery skill.

His archery skill instantly rose to Level 3. According to the system notification, Level 3 archery skill was the highest level for the hunter profession.

After another burst of enlightenment, Ning Shi drew his bow to shoot. An iron arrow directly pierced through the monkey jumping around on the tree branch.

Level 3 archery skill was the pinnacle of archery for ordinary humans. Against a group of jumping monkeys, Ning Shi was still able to hit every target.

With Ning Shi's 10 points of physique, in just one morning, he had killed 100 monkeys. He went deep into the forest where the monkeys lived and successfully collected a large vat of monkey wine.

Ning Shi planned to return to the village to hand in his mission.

He found Village Chief Grimm and gave him the vat of monkey wine.

The village chief looked at Ning Shi with a kind expression. "Young man, you're very good. Do your best. I have high hopes for you!"

The village chief's words were somewhat inexplicable.

[Completed mission "Village Chief's Thirst", experience points 200, Lena's intimacy 5, current character's intimacy: 81.]

Ning Shi was dumbfounded. Village Chief, are you selling your daughter? Completing your mission and the reward is to increase intimacy with your daughter Lena?

Game world version of "Dealing with the Parents"?

Ning Shi was speechless as he found the guard. Fortunately, the guard's mission reward had calmed his nerves.

[Completed mission "Guard's Request", experience points 200, obtained a forest longbow.]

[Forest longbow: Legendary longbow made by a forest elf. Under its light exterior, it conceals an astonishing power. Special effect: Swift, powerful.]

An exquisite longbow appeared in Ning Shi's hand. The body of the bow was wrapped with unknown vines. The bowstring was as thin as a strand of hair as if it would break if one exerted force.

The longbow in his hand was as light as if it was nothing. He pulled the bow to its full length without any effort, making it look ordinary. However, with the two special effects of swift and powerful, the effect of this longbow was very overbearing.

Ning Shi tried it out. Using the forest longbow, the speed of his bow and arrow shot was doubled, and the strength of the shot was also doubled. After the strength was increased, the effective range was also increased, reaching 200 meters.

With the forest longbow and armor-piercing arrow, Ning Shi was confident that he could kill the tiger on the mountain.

After having a meal in the tavern and recovering his strength, Ning Shi bought some potions and arrows and entered the forest again.

According to the map's instructions, he first found the gathering place of the goats and killed 20 goats to warm up.

Then he walked to the top of the mountain. The tiger was the king of the forest and lived in the cave on the top of the mountain.

"Roar!"

A few hundred meters away from the top of the mountain, Ning Shi heard the sound of a tiger roaring in the forest. As expected of a top-notch hunter with an imperial engine. With a roar, leaves flew in all directions and all beasts fled.

The timid squirrel hid in the tree and shivered. Ning Shi also felt a little flustered. This was the suppression of his bloodline.

After taking a few more steps, a huge tiger appeared in Ning Shi's field of vision.

Its muscles bulged, and its eyes were cold and bloodthirsty. It gave off an invisible murderous aura. When it sensed Ning Shi, the tiger stood up.

This was not a tiger that was kept in captivity in the zoo in real life, but a top-notch hunter who had conquered a mountain forest through killing.

Ning Shi did not dare to be careless. He took out an armor-piercing arrow and put it on the bow. He held it in his mouth but did not fire.

If he shot the arrow in such a daze, the tiger would definitely dodge it. He had to create an opportunity.

Ning Shi deliberately turned his back and pretended to run away. The tiger was indeed fooled and pounced down.

This was the opportunity he had been waiting for!

The tiger was in mid-air and there was no room for it to turn around.

Ning Shi suddenly turned around and shot an arrow quickly. Without waiting for the result of the first arrow, another arrow was shot!

Puff! Puff!

Along with the sound of two arrows piercing through flesh and blood, the armor-piercing arrow accurately pierced into the tiger's left and right eyes. The power of the arrow was extremely strong. With the effect of armor-piercing, it pierced deeply into the tiger's head.

The tiger fell to the ground and struggled for a while before it died.

[Killed one tiger, experience points 100, hunter Level 6 (600/1000).]

After killing the tiger and the goats, he was short of 400 experience points before his hunter level could increase again.

Ning Shi's face flushed with joy. This time, killing the tiger was very smooth. Not only could he complete Blacksmith Kobe's mission, but the tiger's fur was completely intact. If he sold it to the tailor, he could also complete the mission.

With this, the remaining three missions were all completed.

After putting the tiger's corpse into his backpack, Ning Shi returned to Black Bear Village and handed in the missions.

[Completed mission "Blacksmith's Hatred", experience points 500.]

[Completed mission "Tailor's Long Cherished Wish", experience points 200, obtained a cool cape. Cool cape: After equipping, appearance 2.]

[Completed mission "Tavern's Delicacies", experience points 200, obtained a special fruit wine recipe. Fruit wine recipe: A recipe that has been treasured by the tavern for many years and can be brewed into a bottle of particularly delicious fruit wine.]

The mission reward was very generous. Ning Shi was very happy. The cool cape only needed the system to click on the equipment. It did not have to be worn. Who would not like to become more handsome?

There was also the fruit wine recipe. With the example of the five-grain juice, Ning Shi knew that the recipe was equally effective in the real world. If it was really delicious, it would be another lucrative business.

[Hunter's level has been upgraded to Level 7 (500/1800), skill points 1, potential points 1.]

His level had also been upgraded. This time, he had accumulated potential points and skill points.

After the tiger and the goats were sold, Ning Shi's treasury was once again filled. He already had three gold coins in savings. He felt that he was already the richest person in the novice village.

He swaggered into the pharmacy and asked about the price of the bloodline potion.

"Beginner bloodline potion: 10 gold coins per bottle."

"Intermediate bloodline potion: 500 gold coins per bottle."

"Advanced bloodline potion: 6000 gold coins per bottle."

The higher the level of the bloodline potion, the better the effect of the bloodline fusion and the higher the success rate.

Moreover, to fuse with a magical beast bloodline with great potential, one must use intermediate and advanced bloodline potions.

Seeing the price of the potions, Ning Shi retreated in defeat and the illusion of being a rich man dissipated.

"So I'm a poor person."

Ning Shi mocked himself for a moment and prepared to go to the tavern to eat and drink to soothe his wounded heart.

Just as he walked into the tavern, he saw Lena sitting in the same seat as last night.

Behind her, there were two long and narrow scimitars crossed on her back, and beside her was a black bear that was more than two meters long.

"Ning Shi, sit here. I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

His intimacy level with Lena had reached 81, which meant that they were lovers. She looked at Ning Shi with love in her eyes.

"In less than a day, why do I feel that you've become more handsome? As expected of the man that I, Lena, have taken a fancy to!"

Lena's straightforwardness caught Ning Shi off guard. Although it was a game, it was too real. Lena's passion was like fire.

Ning Shi changed the topic. "You're carrying a weapon. Are you ready to start the hunt?"

Speaking of hunting, Lena's body leaned forward slightly and her eyes became sharp.

"That's right. We'll start the hunt tonight. The wind-patterned python's characteristic is that it's nocturnal. We can only find it at night."

Lena took out a transparent potion and continued, "I've prepared the bloodline potion. We can kill the wind-patterned python on the spot. I'll take the potion directly and fuse with its bloodline."

Ning Shi nodded. The difficulty of killing it on the spot was much less than capturing it. This was the best plan.

Lena handed the potion to Ning Shi. "You have a piece of spatial equipment. You can help me keep the potion in case the potion is destroyed during the battle."

Ning Shi took the potion and the system gave a notification.

[You have received an intermediate bloodline potion. After consuming it, you can fuse with the bloodline of a magical beast of an intermediate level or below.]

It was actually an intermediate bloodline potion! Lena's background was not simple. 𝞰𝔬𝑣𝞮𝓵𝑈𝓈𝑩.𝑐𝞸𝗆

It could be seen that Lena already had a lot of trust in Ning Shi. She was willing to give him such a precious potion just like that. She was not afraid that Ning Shi would take the potion and leave.

Seeing Ning Shi put away the potion, Lena pointed at the black bear on the ground. "I'll go to your place later and settle the black bear. I can't let it run away again."

After the discussion, Ning Shi shouted, "Uncle Henry, two steaks, one leg of mutton, two cups of fruit wine and two servings of bread."

Seeing that Ning Shi had ordered so many dishes, Lena reminded him, "Don't eat too much before the battle. It will affect your movements and nervous reactions."

Lena was right, but Ning Shi was a character in the game, so he didn't care about these details.

"It's okay, I'm a big eater. You eat less later, I can eat more."

Lena, "..."

Giant Bear Bloodline

After the meal, Ning Shi was full, but Lena had to restrain herself and only had half a full meal.

For a foodie, it was torture to watch others eat.

Lena's eyes widened in anger.

"Haha, that's more like it. You just turned 18, don't keep pretending to be older."

After being teased by Ning Shi, Lena was so angry that she started to cry out. Her chest rippled and shook so much that Ning Shi could hardly open his eyes.

After Ning Shi promised two big meals, Lena finally calmed down. "Let's go. We'll set off early. The wind-patterned python is in the dark mountain range behind Black Bear Mountain. We need to go through Black Bear Mountain first."

After locking the black bear in Ning Shi's residence, the two of them set off.

They traveled at full speed and spent a full two hours before reaching the edge of the dark forest.

"There are a large number of magical beasts living in the dark forest. It's very dangerous. We can only move around in the periphery of the mountain range," Lena warned. "You follow behind me. Don't wander around."

Ning Shi nodded. Lina was extremely agile. She could walk in the forest without making any sound. Ning Shi could not do this, so he had to be more careful.

After walking for another ten minutes, they entered a bamboo forest. Lena whispered into Ning Shi's ear, "The bamboo forest is the wind-patterned python's territory. I'll go up and fight it later. You shoot at the periphery."

"The wind-patterned python is a wind-type magical beast. It is good at hiding and is extremely fast. We have to hit it with one hit. Once it senses danger and runs away, it will be difficult to find it again."

"Our attacks must be swift and fierce. We must not give the wind-patterned python the chance to cast wind magic."

A warm breath came from his ear. Accompanied by the unique fragrance of Lena's body, Ning Shi was momentarily intoxicated. It was only when Lena was advancing alone that he came back to his senses. He took out the forest longbow and armor-piercing arrow and concentrated his energy.

Lena walked alone through the bamboo forest. Suddenly, a green python several meters long appeared behind Lena.

The wind-pattern python was extremely fast. Although Lena dodged, her speed was still a little slower than the wind-patterned python. She was about to be strangled by it.

Puff!

Ning Shi shot an arrow into the wind-pattern python's eye. The arrow was extremely powerful and pierced through the wind-pattern python's head.

The wind-pattern python hesitated for a moment. Lena seized the opportunity and pulled out a pair of scimitars on her back.

She didn't retreat, but instead advanced. She brandished the pair of scimitars, and with a few strokes, she left a few bloody wounds on the wind-patterned python's body.

The wind-patterned python's vitality was extremely strong. Not only did it not die from the arrow that pierced through its head and stab wounds from the scimitars, but the attacks aroused its ferocity.

Its tail swayed and there was wind flowing around its body. It swam towards Ning Shi at an extremely fast speed.

Ning Shi shot another arrow and another hole appeared on the wind-patterned python's body. Then, it found a huge tree and climbed up swiftly. 𝞰𝔬𝑣𝞮𝓵𝑈𝓈𝑩.𝑐𝞸𝗆

The wind-patterned python became angry and hit the tree trunk. Ning Shi shot out the last armor-piercing arrow. This time, it shot through the wind-patterned python's other eye from above.

Lena arrived soon after. She was like a butterfly, nimbly moving between the wind-patterned python's body. Every time the blade went down, there would be a splash of blood.

The wind-patterned python finally felt that something was wrong. It wanted to escape, but it was too late. After its anger dissipated, the wind-patterned python gradually lost its strength. Under the combined attack of Ning Shi and Lena, it died.

Seeing this, Ning Shi didn't delay any longer. He directly threw the intermediate bloodline potion to Lena.

Lena took the potion. First, she sprinkled half of the potion on the wind-patterned python's head. Then, she drank the other half.

A mini wind-patterned python's shadow rose from the wind-patterned python's body and merged into Lena's body.

Lena moaned in pain. Her skin turned red and gave off hot air. The blood in her body was boiling.

The feeling of being cooked and torn was like being cut into a thousand pieces. Except for the first moan, Lena did not say a word throughout the whole process.

The whole process lasted for about 10 minutes.

After it was over, Lena took a deep breath. Her whole body seemed to be glowing. Her blonde hair was softer, her dark green eyes were deeper and brighter, and her wheat-colored skin was emitting a jade-like luster.

"Ning Shi, it's all thanks to you this time!"

Lena was extremely happy. She threw herself into Ning Shi's arms, raised her head and kissed Ning Shi's mouth deeply.

It was soft and fragrant, and the friction between their lips and teeth intoxicated Ning Shi. Since they were in the game, he did not have many scruples and hugged Lena's voluptuous body tightly.

After a long time, the two of them separated.

[Killed wind-patterned python with Lena, experience points 200.]

[First kiss with Lena, character intimacy 5, current character intimacy: 86.]

[Completed mission "Lena's Ambition", experience points 500, hunter Level 7 (1200/1800), character intimacy 5, current character intimacy: 91.]

According to the system's explanation, the character intimacy exceeded 90, reaching a level where love was stronger than gold. If Ning Shi wanted it, he could unlock some strange positions.

The mission this time was quite rewarding. The key was he had obtained the heart of a peerless beauty.

Ning Shi complained about how the system hack kept causing the avatar to flirt with girls online, but in the end, it could not escape the fact that it was indeed appetizing.

"Let's go back first. The dark forest at night is very dangerous."

Lena stood up from Ning Shi's arms, tidied up her clothes and held Ning Shi's hand very naturally.

Accompanied by the moonlight and holding the beauty, Ning Shi felt happiness from the bottom of his heart.

It was already 11 p.m. when they returned to the village. Lena went to Ning Shi's residence and took out a bottle of medicine.

"This is a bottle of beginner bloodline potion. I'm very hesitant about giving it to you. And this black bear, I also want it back."

"You wait for me for a month. I'll get another bottle of intermediate bloodline potion. At that time, we'll go to the dark forest together and hunt another magical beast with potential."

Ning Shi knew what Lena meant. She felt that the potential of the black bear's bloodline was low. Once Ning Shi used the beginner bloodline potion to fuse with the black bear bloodline, his future development would be restricted.

However, fusing with the black bear bloodline now was the best way for Ning Shi to develop.

Ning Shi could use potential points to fuse with the bloodline. He wasn't worried about the potential problem at all. Moreover, he could increase his strength now so that he could level up faster.

It would be a waste of time to wait until a month later to become a bloodline warrior.

"It's okay, Lena. I like the black bear bloodline very much, so I'll choose it. Besides, you'll become a famous woman in the future. Even if I'm not strong enough, you can still protect me."

Hearing Ning Shi's insistence, Lena respected his idea and gave Ning Shi the beginner bloodline potion.

Then, Lena handed Ning Shi a book, the "Bloodline Warrior's Holy Book".

Lena wanted to explain in detail, but Ning Shi said, "It's too late. You should go back and rest early. Staying up late is the natural enemy of beautiful women. I can study these things myself."

Lena's style had always been independent and autonomous She respected Ning Shi's opinion.

Hearing Ning Shi's words, she gently kissed Ning Shi's cheek.

"Then I'll go back first. Good night!"

"Good night!"

After Lena left, Ning Shi checked the system interface.

[You have received a beginner bloodline potion from Lena. Using the potion, you can fuse with a beginner level or a magical beast bloodline with the potential of three stars or below.]

[You have received a "Bloodline Warrior's Holy Book" from Lena. Click on it and you will be able to obtain relevant information about bloodline warriors.]

Ning Shi clicked on it and another round of enlightenment followed. All the information about bloodline warriors was input into Ning Shi's mind.

Bloodline warriors had developed for thousands of years in the Moen Continent. The people here had explored and developed tens of thousands of bloodline transition pathways.

Among the tens of thousands of pathways, only eight paths could achieve ten bloodline transitions and become the supreme bloodline God of War.

They were snake, vine, eagle, tiger, wolf, lion, ape and horn.

The wind-patterned python that Lena chose belonged to the snake path. As for the black bear, its potential was only three stars, and it could only achieve three bloodline transitions at most.

According to the Moen Continent, the black bear path belonged to the three-star path, while Lena's wind-patterned python belonged to the ten-star path, which was also called the supreme path.

Having a path didn't mean that one could reach the supreme path. In the past hundreds of years, no one in the Moen Continent had reached the supreme bloodline God of War.

It was mentioned in the holy book, "Every path can reach the end, but humans have yet to discover it."

Ning Shi agreed with this statement. He no longer hesitated, took out the armor-piercing arrow and shot an arrow through the black bear's head.

The black bear died very cleanly. Ning Shi took out the beginner bloodline potion, and poured half of it on the black bear and the other half into his mouth.

[You meet the requirements to advance to a bloodline warrior. Do you want to advance directly?]

Ning Shi directly chose "Yes." A warm current passed through his body. Ning Shi's muscles bulged and his tendons and veins expanded. After a while, his body returned to its original state.

"Fortunately, I didn't become a muscular tyrant. My physique is still normal, and my muscles are tight and streamlined."

Ning Shi heaved a sigh of relief, "I have become a bloodline warrior just like that?"

Thinking about the painful advancement process that Lena went through, Ning Shi smiled. This was the benefit for players. Advancing was straightforward and comfortable, and there was no need to worry about failure.

There was a high probability of failure in advancing to a bloodline warrior. The closer one's physique was to the limit, the higher the success rate.

[After becoming a bloodline warrior, you will obtain the black bear bloodline. Experience points 1000, physique 5, spiritual power 3, skill points 1, potential points 1. Talent obtained – great strength: strength increased by 50%.]

There was a huge stone table in the courtyard. It weighed more than a thousand pounds. Ning Shi walked over and lifted the stone table as if he was holding a glass of water.

After shaking it twice in his hand, it was effortless to hold something that weighed more than a thousand pounds in his hand.

Seeing the shining light of his bloodline, Ning Shi clicked it curiously.

[Do you want to use one potential point to increase the level of your bloodline? Yes / No.]

He could still do this? Ning Shi was overjoyed.

For the humans of the Moen Continent to advance their bloodline, they had to first develop their current bloodline potential to the limit, then use potions, magical beast essence crystals and other materials. According to the method of the pathway, only then would they be able to achieve the bloodline transition and level up.

The process was extremely complicated.

As for Ning Shi, as long as he used his potential points, he would be able to level up. This was too awesome.

[Bloodline transition to the giant bear bloodline, experience points 5000, physique 5, spiritual power 3. Great strength talent upgraded to giant strength: strength increased by 100%. New talent obtained – regeneration: Recovery from injuries, broken limb regeneration.]

With the bloodline upgrade, Ning Shi's physique had reached an astonishing 20 points!

According to the game's settings, 20 points of physique was not twice the limit of an ordinary human, but more than 10 times. Combined with the talent of giant strength, Ning Shi's strength was extremely terrifying.

There was also the talent of regeneration. As long as he did not die, any damage to his body could be quickly recovered.

Ning Shi suddenly felt that it was not wrong to choose the black bear bloodline. The strength of this bloodline was top-notch, but the path of advancement was unknown.

With potential points in hand, did he still need the guidance of the pathway?

He just needed to make it through.

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Unexpected Guest

After upgrading his bloodline, Ning Shi gained a total of 6000 experience points. He had allocated 2000 experience points to the bloodline warrior.

[Bloodline warrior level has been upgraded to Level 2 (0/5000), physique 2, spiritual power 1, skill point 1, potential point 1.]

Bloodline warrior was awesome. After upgrading, it would directly increase physique and spiritual power.

Now, Ning Shi's attributes were as follows:

Game Avatar: Ning Shi

Physique: 22 (35)

Spiritual Power: 13 (20)

Appearance: 8 (very handsome)

Family Background: 5 (normal)

Bloodline: Giant bear bloodline (limit physique: 35, limit spiritual power: 20)

Profession: Hunter Level 7 (1200/1800) / bloodline warrior Level 2 (0/5000)

Skills: Archery skill Level 3, trap making Level 1, forest running Level 1

Talents: Learning (blue), giant strength (blue), regeneration (gold)

Achievements: None.

He still had 4000 experience points, 2 potential points and 4 skill points.

The giant bear bloodline only gave the talent, not skills. Unlike Lena's wind-patterned python, it had some wind-type skills.

Ning Shi urgently needed to learn close combat skills to bring out his abnormal physique.

Ning Shi first spent 3800 experience points to level up the hunter level to Level 9 (200/5000), and then gained 2 skill points and 2 potential points.

This way, he had 4 potential points and 6 skill points.

To level up the giant bear bloodline to the violent bear bloodline, he needed 3 potential points. Ning Shi was about to continue upgrading when a system notification appeared.

[It is recommended that the avatar synthesize the bloodline first to increase the potential of the bloodline before proceeding with the bloodline upgrade. The higher the current bloodline level, the more difficult it is to synthesize the bloodline.]

Seeing the system notification, Ning Shi did not forcefully upgrade the bloodline.

Next, he had to learn close combat skills, hunt magical beasts and find a bloodline that could be synthesized.

After a busy day, although his body was not tired, he felt mentally exhausted. Ning Shi then logged out of the game and handed the avatar over to the system hack.

When he returned to reality, he immediately clicked on synchronization. All the abilities of his avatar were synchronized to his main body.

It was already 12:30 in the morning. Ning Shi was famished. He wore sandals and walked onto the street.

Donglin City was a bustling city that never sleeps. Especially now that it was midsummer, there were even more people coming out to do activities in the middle of the night.

Ning Shi walked through two streets and arrived at a barbecue shop.

"Boss, 50 skewers of beef, 20 skewers of pork loin, 5 drumsticks, 2 eggplants, 2 skewers of leeks, 20 skewers of mutton skewers, 2 skewers of mutton loin..."

Ning Shi ordered a large number of barbeques and found a small open-air table to sit at.

The business of this barbecue shop was very good. Although it was early in the morning, it was still bustling with people. Three or five good friends gathered together to drink a little wine and eat some barbeque. It was like the daily life of the people.

After waiting for a while, the barbeque was served. Ning Shi ate until his mouth was full of oil. He drank a cold beer and indulged in the delicious food.

Just as he finished eating, there was a commotion at the next table. A shirtless, fat man with tattoos all over his arms was cursing loudly.

"Motherf*cker, I didn't spend money just to listen to music. Be obedient and don't be shameless!"

In front of him, a girl was holding a guitar and shivering.

On a hot summer day, the girl was wearing a short shirt that revealed her belly button and hot shorts on the lower body. She looked very sexy.

She was singing at a barbecue stall when she met a street thug who was obsessed with her.

"I don't want the money. I'm just singing, not a street girl."

The shirtless man reeked of alcohol and his face was red. It was obvious that he had drunk too much. When he heard the girl's words, he immediately pulled the girl into his arms.

"You took my money, how can you still pay me back!"

As he spoke, his hands began to move dishonestly.

When the boss saw this scene, he quickly came over to dissuade him. However, there were more than ten people at the table and he did not care about the boss at all.

The surrounding customers did not dare to come forward either. Those with a sense of justice had already called the police.

"What bad luck!" Ning Shi muttered and stood up.

"A dozen men bullying a girl, do they still have any face? Let go of her!"

The hooligans were drunk. When they saw that someone wanted to cause trouble, they stood up while cursing.

These people were all shirtless and had all sorts of tattoos. Ning Shi had finally opened his eyes.

"Idiot, I advise you to mind your own business. Looking at your delicate skin and tender flesh, it won't be fun if you get disfigured."

Ning Shi was not afraid of being stared at by more than a dozen hooligans. "You're the idiot. Let go of her."

The hooligans were already drunk. After being provoked by Ning Shi, how could they hold themselves back? One of the hooligans, a tall and thin man who was the closest to Ning Shi, picked up the empty beer bottle on the table and threw it at Ning Shi!

Bang! Crash! 𝗇𝒐𝑽𝔢𝑳𝓊𝗌𝑏.𝑐𝗈𝓂

The beer bottle smashed onto Ning Shi's head and shattered all over the ground.

Ning Shi was completely unharmed. He twisted his neck and punched the tall and thin man's stomach. The thin and tall man immediately bent his body like a cooked shrimp and fell to the ground, gasping for cold air.

The other hooligans saw this and rushed over together. Ning Shi did not hold back and knocked them all down in just a few moves.

The surrounding customers were stunned.

"This handsome guy is a martial arts expert, right? He's too awesome. He single-handedly defeated more than ten people."

"Yes, he knows iron head martial arts. Just now, when the bottle hit his head, he didn't bleed at all."

"So handsome and so fierce. If I had such a boyfriend, I would feel so safe!"

"Young man, Auntie has two buildings at home. Do you still want to fight?"

Seeing the fat lady in heavy makeup in front of him, the corner of Ning Shi's mouth twitched. He paid the money and left.

Ten minutes later, the police arrived at the scene. After asking the boss about the incident, they brought all the hooligans back.

Back at home, Ning Shi took a shower and threw his clothes into the washing machine. He watched a variety show for a while before falling into a deep sleep.

The next morning, just as Ning Shi was about to enter the game, the doorbell at home rang.

He opened the door and saw an extremely capable beauty in a black uniform standing at the door.

Ning Shi's pupils constricted. He had seen this black uniform before. Two days ago, the officials who were at Yanyu Private Kitchen to capture the awakener were wearing this uniform.

"Hello, Ning Shi, right? I'm a member of the Yunmeng Kingdom's Special Affairs Exchange Bureau. My name Is Yun Moxiang."

The woman had a smile on her face. She looked like a spring breeze, but there was a sense of pride deep in her bones. The way she looked at Ning Shi was filled with a sense of condescension.

Ning Shi remained calm. "Miss Yun, why are you looking for me? Come in and talk."

"Take a seat. I live alone in this house. It's a bit messy."

Ning Shi took out a bottle of Sprite from the fridge and placed it on the table.

Yun Moxiang walked into the room and sized up the environment of the bachelor apartment. She sat elegantly on the sofa, her long legs wrapped in black stockings leaning to one side.

"Ning Shi, a local of Donglin city. He was mischievous since he was young and likes to play pranks. He has excellent grades and was ranked 21st in the entire city in his high school entrance examination. He got into Donglin No. 1 High School and scored 655 points. He entered the computer science department of Donglin University in the city. After graduating, he worked for five years at the large Internet giant, Longxing Group. The morning before yesterday, he tendered his resignation."

"Currently, he has a company under his name, Donglin One Cup Five-grain Juice Food Co. Ltd., which he co-founded with his childhood friends, Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei."

"His father, Ning Tao, is the vice president of Donglin Bank Wucheng district branch, and his mother, Wang Yan, is the boss of Donglin Jincheng Trading Co. Ltd., specializing in fabric sales."

Yun Moxiang unhurriedly told Ning Shi all the information about him. This was a silent warning and was also putting pressure on Ning Shi.

Ning Shi did not fall for this, he said lightly.

"Miss Yun, what is your purpose? Just tell me directly. This is the era of data. This information is not a secret."

Yun Moxiang changed her sitting posture and pressed her right leg on her left leg, revealing her sexy ankle and red high heels.

"The Special Affairs Exchange Bureau is the official special department of the Yunmeng Kingdom. It is responsible for the registration, training, recruitment of awakeners."

"We retrieved the surveillance footage of you at Yanyu Private Kitchen when we were arresting the criminal the day before yesterday. We have determined that your memory has not been erased by the bewitching crystal."

"Only the awakener can fight against the bewitching crystal."

"Originally, I would only come to look for you in a few days. Given your heroic action last night, I had no choice but to appear in advance."

Ning Shi did not deny the authorities' suspicion that he was an awakener.

He asked, "I injured more than a dozen hooligans yesterday. Do you think I'm dangerous because of that?"

"Your actions were done in the name of justice. I appreciate it. However, according to the regulations of the awakeners, unless one's rights are violated, an awakener cannot intentionally attack an ordinary person."

"I didn't do it on purpose."

"That's why I'm the one who came to see you, not someone from the Investigation Department."

Yun Moxiang picked up the Sprite on the table, opened the bottle cap and took a sip. Then she continued, "According to the procedure, I need to verify your ability and confirm your identity as an awakener."

Ning Shi didn't resist. He needed an awakener identity to hide the secret of his avatar in the game.

"My ability is very simple. It's just that my strength has increased and my body has become stronger."

Ning Shi raised the desk with one hand and demonstrated it.

"It's a strength-type ability." A hint of disappointment flashed across Yun Moxiang's eyes. She handed Ning Shi a piece of paper, "There's a web address and an account number on this. You can log in on your computer and check up on the general knowledge and regulations of awakeners."

Yun Moxiang finished the Sprite in one gulp and stood up. "Your file will be registered at the exchange bureau. If you don't want to be chased by the Investigation Department, don't bring trouble on yourself.".

"You're unlucky. In the past, the state would give you a monthly welfare payment of 10,000 yuan after you registered as an awakener. However, there have been some changes recently. Awakeners are no longer rare and your welfare is gone."

After saying that, Yun Moxiang had already walked out of the door. Ning Shi didn't say anything and let Yun Moxiang leave.

For the time being, he didn't want to have too much interaction with the authorities.

Ning Shi could feel that after Yun Moxiang confirmed that he had a strength-type special ability, her expression was disappointed and her attitude had also become much more distant.

He logged into the website that Yun Moxiang had given him, the Yunmeng Kingdom's awakener exchange forum.

Ning Shi understood the information about the awakener and also the reason behind Yun Moxiang's change in attitude.

The awakener was the collective name for extraordinary individuals who had awakened their special abilities in the Yunmeng Kingdom. There were many types of special abilities and their potential for development was naturally different as well.

Generally speaking, elemental-type, spiritual-type and other special abilities had the greatest potential for development, while strength-type had the lowest potential.

According to the information on the forum, the person with the strongest strength was called Anderson. He was a citizen of the Black Bear Country and was currently only a Tier 3 awakener.

Strength-type was the lowest level among awakeners.

Ning Shi guessed that Yun Moxiang had originally planned to invite him to join the official organization. After seeing that he was a strength-type awakener, she gave up on this idea.

That would be for the best. Not only would he have the cover of an awakener, but he would also be an inconspicuous strength-type awakener. There wouldn't be too much trouble.

Perfect.

Lena's Departure

Ning Shi did not enter the game for the whole morning. Instead, he browsed the awakener forum.

He learned that the Yunmeng Kingdom officially dealt with the affairs of the awakeners. There were two main agencies, the Special Affairs Investigation Department and the Special Affairs Exchange Bureau.

The former was like a big stick, while the latter was like a carrot. They used both soft and hard tactics.

Thanks to the management of the government, the ordinary people of Yunmeng Kingdom were safe and sound. They were not like the foreign countries, where all kinds of evil sects and organizations were rampant and bloody.

After logging into his account, Ning Shi gave himself a forum nickname, "Black Bear".

The government was highly efficient. Not long after Ning Shi logged in, his account name already had the authentication information.

"'Black Bear' Strength-type awakener".

After browsing through the various sections of the forum, Ning Shi found that the strength-type section was the most harmonious.

Perhaps it was because they were at the lowest level of the awakeners, the strength-type awakeners were more united and there were many cultivation experiences of special abilities in the section.

There were many high-quality posts at the top, and many martial arts were shared.

"Bajiquan, from practice to in-depth analysis of actual combat."

"Cloud Shadow Steps, create your footwork and share it with everyone, to make people smile."

"Analysis of the basic moves of swordsmanship, learn from the basics, god-level swordsmanship needs a solid foundation!"

"Analysis of the human body's structure, how to use force scientifically."

"The complete collection of willpower training methods, hand-by-hand teaching you how to fight against spiritual-type special abilities."

Seeing the martial arts in these posts, Ning Shi was eager to learn new things. He followed the teaching in the posts and began to learn fist techniques, movement techniques and swordsmanship.

In the game world, the skills of bloodline warriors were completely derived from bloodline abilities. Many close combat skills were learned by oneself and there was no place that offered systematic teaching.

Ning Shi was worried about where to learn close combat skills but he did not expect the awakener forum to be of great help.

After studying for three whole days, Ning Shi finally learned Bajiquan, Cloud Shadow Steps, and basic swordsmanship with the terrifying learning ability brought by his 13 spiritual power points.

On the character interface, Ning Shi's skill bar also had three new skills.

Bajiquan Level 1,?Cloud Shadow Steps Level 1 and basic swordsmanship Level 1.

Self-taught skills could also add points and one skill point could go up one level.

Ning Shi directly used up 6 skill points, raising Bajiquan, Cloud Shadow Steps and basic swordsmanship to Level 3.

In an instant, countless martial arts experience was input into Ning Shi's head.

A Level 3 Bajiquan could release up to two times his strength.

When Cloud Shadow Steps reached Level 3, Ning Shi's movement speed was so fast that it blurred. It was as if he had teleported.

As for his swordsmanship, it had already reached the level where he could send and receive strokes at will. He could cut a fly on the glass with his knife, and the fly would be cut in half. There was not a single trace on the glass.

Ning Shi was extremely satisfied. With these three skills, his combat ability increased by several times.

Ning Shi was ready to test his power in the game. He entered the game and checked the system log.

[Avatar has completed the mission "Lena's Challenge". Defeated Lena. experience points 200, character intimacy 2, current character intimacy: 93.]

[Avatar invites Lena to dinner 6 times, character intimacy 1, current character intimacy: 94.]

[Avatar killed beginner magical beast wind wolf, experience points 300, obtained one beginner wind-type magic core.]

[Avatar killed beginner magical beast lightning ferret, experience points 300, obtained one lightning ferret bloodline.]

[Avatar killed beginner magical beast giant ant, experience points 300, obtained one giant ant bloodline.] 𝗇𝒐𝚟𝑒𝗅𝗎𝗌𝐛.𝗰𝒐𝐌

...

[Experience points reach 4800. The system hack has allocated the hunter profession. Hunter level has been upgraded to Level 10 (maximum level). Skill points 2. Potential points 2.]

[Avatar received a letter from Lena, character intimacy 1, current character intimacy: 95.]

[Avatar kills beginner magical beast black bull, experience points 200, obtained one beginner earth-type magic core.]

...

Since all the missions in the novice village had been completed, the avatar had been hunting and leveling up in the dark forest for the past few days. In total, it had killed 31 beginner magical beasts. In addition to the 200 experience points from "Lena's Challenge" mission, it obtained a total of 8000 experience points.

The hunter level had reached the maximum Level 10 and the level of the bloodline warrior was currently Level 2 (3200/5000).

As the level increased, continue staying in the novice village would slow down the development.

In three days, the hunter level had only increased by one level.

Ning Shi planned to head to the main city.

Ning Shi clicked on the first perspective and entered the game.

The sun had just risen. The sunlight penetrated through the thin mist and sprinkled on Black Bear Village. It was a quiet and peaceful scene.

Ning Shi walked out of the stone house and went to Village Chief Grimm's house. He was ready to say goodbye to Lena temporarily.

"Hey! Uncle Grimm, is Lena here?"

Grimm looked a bit haggard and he didn't tidy up the stubble on his face. Hearing Ning Shi's words, he was stunned for a moment and then asked, "Child, didn't Lena leave a letter for you? She went to Rose City."

Ning Shi then remembered that there was a letter from Lena in the log. He hurriedly took it out and opened it.

"Dear Ning Shi, when you see this letter, I'm already in Rose City."

"Grimm always told me that everyone has their responsibilities. This time, it's my turn."

"I must return to Rose City and take back the glory that belongs to me."

"I implore you to meet me again on December 22nd at Fragrant Lime Street No. 22 in Rose City. Before that, don't come to Rose City."

"My heart will always belong to you."

"Love, Lena."

Ning Shi handed the letter directly to Grimm and asked, "Uncle Grimm, Please explain the reason to me. Otherwise, my curiosity will drive me to go to Rose City ahead of schedule."

Grimm took the letter, glanced at it and said in a hoarse voice.

"Lena is not my biological daughter. I found her by the river. Her full name should be Lena-Alice. She is the youngest daughter of Dubo-Alice, the current Duke of Rose."

"Lena is the daughter of the Duke and a maid. She is an illegitimate child. According to the laws of the empire, she does not have the right to inherit the title of nobility. She is not interested in the title of nobility."

"I thought that she would live happily in Black Bear Village. Unfortunately, something unfortunate happened. The Duke of Rose's family took an airship to the Ubisoft villa to escape the summer heat. On the way, they were attacked by the Taikoo Red Dragon. The entire family was killed off by the dragon. Not a single legitimate heir was left behind."

"Seeing that the Duke's title of nobility was about to be taken back by the empire and that his fiefs were about to be taken over by the royal family, the Duke of Rose's subordinates and vassals thought of the Duke's illegitimate children."

"They were divided into three forces, and each of them found three illegitimate children. They were appointed as the Duke's heir, and the ones who supported Lena were the Duke's Rose Knights."

Seeing that Uncle Grimm had lost his daughter and was in low spirits, Ning Shi's heart was also filled with grief. He had already forgotten that this was the game world.

He anxiously said, "Lena's trip this time, not only will she have to face the struggle of the other two illegitimate forces, but she also has to be wary of the actions of the empire's royal family. How can her safety be guaranteed? It's unwise to rashly fight for the title of nobility."

"There's no need to worry about Lena's safety." Grimm shook his head. "The death of Duke of Rose's entire family this time has already pierced the nerves of the empire's great noble groups."

The nobles were not stupid. Duke Dubo's airship was traveling on a safe route. How could it be so coincidental that it would encounter a Taikoo red dragon? The royal family's methods were too brutal. The nobles from all over expressed their dissatisfaction.

The royal family also knew that their actions had touched the bottom line of the nobles. To appease these nobles, the royal family of the empire would not only not assassinate the three illegitimate children, but would also send people to protect them.

"Moreover, the Rose Knights are supporting Lena. Their leader, Count Tagore, is a super expert with a Level 8 thunderstorm tiger bloodline. His professional level has reached Level 38, and his combat strength is incomparably tyrannical. He will protect Lena well."

Hearing this, Ning Shi instantly understood why Lena did not let him go to Rose City.

"Lena is not in danger, but you and I are in danger. The enemy cannot attack Lena herself. They will likely use the family she cares about the most as a bargaining chip to threaten Lena. Uncle Grimm, we must leave Black Bear Village."

After Ning Shi's reminder, Grimm woke up. He had now become Lena's biggest weakness.

"Good child, thank God I have you. I will pack my things. Today, I will take the teleportation array and go to the Copper Furnace Mountains to find my dwarf friend Grace. That is the dwarf's territory. It is safe there.".

"You don't have to worry too much. With the royal family as the enemy, the Duke's vassals will not allow the scope of the battle to spread. To preserve their strength, this battle for the title of nobility will be decided by the arena."

"Half a year later, on December 22nd, the three illegitimate children will battle in the arena. The winner will obtain the title of nobility."

"Battle in the arena? That's not fair to Lena. She's only 18 years old."

"That's right. The other two heirs, Gray, 23 years old, bloodline Level 3, profession Level 12; Allie, 24 years old, bloodline Level 4, profession Level 16. Lena has just become a bloodline warrior, so the gap is huge.".

"For the sake of fairness, this competition is a team competition, a 3v3. Each heir can invite two external helpers who are not older than 30 years old."

External helpers? This was good. This way, Ning Shi would have the chance to play!

"Uncle Grimm, I want to find a place with many magical beasts and full of battles to hone my combat skills. I don't know where is suitable?"

Grimm returned to his house and took out a map. He handed it to Ning Shi. "This is the map of the Brad Empire that I collected when I was adventuring in the early years."

"According to your request, the most suitable place is the desolate north plateau."

"Desolate north plateau?"

"That's right. The desolate north plateau is vast and boundless. The plateau is filled with forests and rivers. It is extremely suitable for the growth of magical beasts. Geographically, the desolate north plateau is located in the middle of the Brad Empire, the Ole Empire and the Elven Empire. It is a chaotic land without an owner. The battles are endless."

Ning Shi was delighted. The desolate north plateau was good. There were many magical beasts. They were all experienced creatures. If there was a battle, there would be a mission.

"The speed of leveling up must be accelerated! Half a year later, I want to step onto the stage as an external helper to help Lena seize the Duke's title of nobility."

After knowing Lena's background, Ning Shi instantly understood her intention to make a name for herself on the continent. She wanted to fight for her reputation and prove herself.

The ones that were born with power and money must be kings? An illegitimate child could also become a powerhouse!

"Ning Shi, I'm ready to leave. I'm going to the desolate north plateau. You have to first teleport to the Magic Horn City, then to the Wild Lion City and finally to the largest city in the desolate north plateau, Duohuang!"

"Okay, Uncle Grimm, see you in half a year!"

"See you in half a year!"

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Bloodline Synthesis, Potential 7 Stars

Following Uncle Grimm's route, Ning Shi went through three teleportation arrays and arrived at Duohuang City.

Each teleportation array cost 1 gold coin per person. After spending 3 gold coins, Ning Shi's treasury immediately dried up.

Fortunately, the avatar killed 31 beginner magical beasts and obtained 9 beginner magic cores and 2 bloodlines.

Ning Shi felt that there was no point in keeping the magic cores. He sold them to the Brad Bloodline Shop and obtained 30 gold coins.

As for bloodlines, Ning Shi directly synthesized them.

[1 potential point consumed. Giant bear bloodline merged with lightning ferret bloodline, becoming lightning giant bear bloodline, potential 4 stars.]

[1 potential point consumed. Lightning giant bear bloodline merged with giant ant bloodline, becoming lightning power bear bloodline, potential 5 stars.]

After the bloodline had become the lightning power bear bloodline, the great strength talent had turned into a gold color and the increase in strength had reached 200%!

Other than that, there was another talent: the electrostatic field.

[Electrostatic field: White talent. Each attack carries a small amount of lightning damage.]

This talent had a lot of potential. It was like a halo that could automatically switch on and off. After it was activated, every move and style would be imbued with lightning damage.

Ning Shi had used up 2 potential points and there were still 4 points left. Duohuang City was extremely dangerous. Ning Shi did not want to conserve his strength, so he spent another 3 potential points to upgrade his bloodline to Level 3.

[Lightning power bear bloodline has been upgraded to lightning violent bear bloodline, physique 5, spiritual power 3, great strength has been upgraded to violence. Strength has been increased by 300%.]

Ning Shi then added the two extra skill points to basic swordsmanship and Bajiquan respectively.

[Basic swordsmanship Level 4. Acquired characteristic: Swordsmanship expert, swordsmanship damage 50%.]

[Bajiquan Level 4. Acquired characteristic: Fist technique expert, fist technique damage 50%.]

As such, Ning Shi's various attributes were as follows:

Game Avatar: Ning Shi

Physique: 27 (50)

Spiritual Power: 16 (30)

Appearance: 8 (handsome guy)

Family Background: 5 (normal)

Bloodline: Lightning violent bear bloodline (Level 3 / Potential 5 stars)

Profession: Hunter Level 10 (Max) / bloodline warrior Level 2 (3200/5000)

Skills: Archery skill Level 3, trap making Level 1, forest running Level 1, Cloud Shadow Steps Level 3, Bajiquan Level 4, basic swordsmanship Level 4.

Talents: Learning (blue) , violence (gold) , regeneration (gold), electrostatic field (white).

Achievements: None

His physique had reached a terrifying 27 points and the maximum increase in physique had also reached 50 points.

With the addition of a series of talents and skill buffs, the damage that Ning Shi could deal with was extremely explosive!

Ning Shi finally felt a sense of security.

Duohuang City was extremely chaotic with no sense of order at all.

Walking in the city, Ning Shi had already seen three fights in just a few hundred meters. Some people had been beaten to death in the street, and the people around him were used to it, doing business with a straight face.

This was not the peaceful and friendly Black Bear Village, but the most chaotic and dangerous city in the Moen Continent.

Underneath this chaos was freedom without limits and the warped prosperity brought about by it.

Duohuang was located at the border of the three countries. Countless caravans came here to do profiteering international trade. Moreover, there were no official forces here and no one levied taxes.

As long as one was not afraid of death, coming to Duohuang and becoming rich overnight was not a dream.

Countless people made their fortunes here and also, more people lost their lives here.

Other than trade, Duohuang also had an extremely prosperous entertainment industry.

Not to mention the formal restaurants, the illegal industries that were banned by the various countries, such as brothels, gladiators, colosseum, gambling, slave trading, drug testing and so on, were all available in Duohuang.

Ning Shi strolled around the city for half a day. It was an eye-opener.

Fox beauties, bearman warriors, elf archers, Amazon natives and all kinds of people gathered here.

Ning Shi found a blacksmith shop run by dwarves. 𝑵𝐎𝑣𝖾𝑙𝐮𝔰𝐁.𝗰𝔬𝔪

"Boss, I want a sword, the heavier the better."

The dwarf who forged the iron was called Giggs. He had a thick beard, and his upper body was naked, exposing the steel-like muscles on his body. Under the light of the fire, his muscles were red and full of strength.

Hearing Ning Shi's request, Giggs picked up the black beer on the table and took a big gulp. He looked at Ning Shi again and shouted rudely.

"With your small body, you still want a heavy weapon? My weapon is not sold to a gigolo!"

Ning Shi was speechless. Is it my fault for being handsome?

He took out 10 gold coins and slammed them on the table.

"Are you selling or not? If not, I'll go and find another place."

Seeing the yellow gold coins, Giggs chuckled and quickly put the gold coins into his pocket.

He pointed at a long black sword in the corner and said, "This sword is made of black iron. The body of the sword is mixed with meteoric iron. It weighs 137 pounds. Not only is it extremely sharp, but it's also hard and durable."

Ning Shi walked over, casually picked up the long sword and waved it a few times. As a transitional weapon, this sword was not bad.

"How much?"

Giggs, who was ready to ask for a lot of money, immediately changed his mind when he saw Ning Shi waving the black sword that weighed more than 100 pounds as if it was nothing.

"20 gold coins. This is a weapon mixed with meteoric iron. I sold it to you at a loss!"

What rubbish meteoric iron. Ning Shi was not a fool. A meteoric iron weapon could not be sold for less than 100 gold coins.

He took out another 5 gold coins and accurately threw them into Giggs' hand. He said straightforwardly, "15 gold coins."

After saying that, he picked up the sword and left without caring about Giggs' reaction.

Ning Shi did not turn back, even though Giggs was shouting behind him.

[Black iron long sword, a pretty good hundred-tempered steel sword, price: 15 gold coins.]

There was a system notification and the price was precisely fixed.

After buying the sword, Ning Shi went to the pharmacy to replenish all kinds of potions. He also packed dry food and water in his backpack and walked out of Duohuang City.

He had just come to Duohuang City and was a nobody. He had walked around the city but he did not receive a single mission.

Since there was no mission, he might as well stay in the wilderness for some time and seize the time to farm monsters and level up.

"The desolate north plateau is too big. When I earn money, I must get a pet beast that can travel."

After galloping for two hours, Ning Shi arrived at the first monster farm: Redwood Forest.

According to the map's introduction, there were groups of magical beasts in Redwood Forest.

Not long after entering the forest, Ning Shi found a group of tricolor deer.

This kind of deer was more than three meters in size and had a hard and sharp horn on its head. Its close combat ability was extremely strong.

Moreover, its bloodline contained wind-type magic and it could cast wind-type spells. Its combat ability was also extremely strong among beginner magical beasts.

However, Ning Shi was not afraid at all. He raised his long sword and directly charged toward the deers.

Clang! A blade of light was raised and a deer's head rolled to the ground.

[Beginner magical beast tricolor deer killed, experience points 200.]

Dodging the collision of the deer horns and the cutting of the wind blade, Ning Shi stabbed his blade straight into the neck of a tricolor deer.

Puchi!

The black sword was pulled out and blood splattered everywhere.

[Beginner magical beast tricolor deer killed, experience points 200. Obtained beginner wind-type magic core.]

After killing 13 tricolor deers in a row, the herd of deer began to panic and fled in all directions. Ning Shi chased after them and killed eight more. The herd of deer disappeared.

[Bloodline warrior levelled up to Level 3 (2400/10,000), physique 1, skill point 1, potential point 1.]

This time, his physique only increased by one point. His spiritual power did not increase. Ning Shi frowned.

According to the settings of the game world, a Level 1 bloodline could support a profession to level up by five levels. Ning Shi was now at Level 3 bloodline and the highest he could reach was a Level 15 bloodline warrior.

When a Level 1 bloodline warrior reached Level 2, he was rewarded with 2 physique points. Ning Shi had originally planned to level up the bloodline warrior to Level 15 and then rely on the reward to push his physique to the limit of 50 points.

Now it seemed that it would be more difficult to increase his physique as he progressed.

Unfortunately, he didn't have any insight-related skills and couldn't see the number of characters in the game. Ning Shi wasn't sure what his 28 physique points were.

[With 3 advanced magic cores or one A-level spiritual crystal, the game can update the system. After the update, the avatar can use the insight technique.]

Seeing the system's thoughtful notification, Ning Shi revealed a bitter smile. Advanced magic cores came from advanced magical beasts.

According to the "Bloodline Warrior's Holy Book", advanced magical beasts not only had extremely tough bodies, but they could also cast intermediate spells instantaneously.

Advanced magical beasts could also awaken talent magic, which was extremely powerful.

Generally speaking, only bloodline warriors who had reached Level 30 and above could fight advanced magical beasts.

It seemed that the system update would take some time.

The most important thing now was to farm monsters and level up. Ning Shi added his skill points to his basic swordsmanship.

[Basic swordsmanship has been upgraded to Level 5. Acquired characteristic: Master of swordsmanship, swordsmanship damage increased by 100%. Hint: After basic swordsmanship has been upgraded to Level 5, 2 skill points are required for every level.]

Ning Shi found another group of black bulls and started a new round of farming monsters.

It was not until the sky turned dark that the system notified him of the upgrade.

[Bloodline warrior has been upgraded to Level 4 (0/20,000), physique 1, skill point 1, potential point 1.]

With the accumulated skill points and potential points reaching 3, the bloodline could be levelled up again. Ning Shi was ready to find a new bloodline to synthesize first.

Coincidentally, after the bloodline warrior levelled up to Level 4, the experience points for hunting a beginner magical beast dropped to 100 points.

Ning Shi planned to go deep into the Redwood Forest and go to the area where the intermediate magical beasts were active. He would hunt the intermediate magical beasts and level up faster while collecting the bloodline of the intermediate magical beasts.

Half an hour later, Ning Shi found a lightning lizard.

As a magical beast, the lightning lizard's physique was not very strong. The reason why it could be ranked as an intermediate magical beast was because of its terrifying lightning ability.

Lightning strike, lightning ball and chain lightning were the three lightning skills that the lightning lizard had mastered. Among them, the lightning strike skill could be cast instantaneously.

The perception of an intermediate magical beast was much stronger than that of a beginner magical beast. Before Ning Shi got close, the lightning lizard had already noticed him.

With a flash of lightning, smoke began to rise from Ning Shi's head and his entire body went numb.

The attack speed of the lightning magic was too fast! There was no way he could dodge it.

Fortunately, Ning Shi's physique was strong enough and he also had the talent of regeneration. Otherwise, he would have fallen with a single lightning strike.

The process of the battle was extremely rough. Ning Shi knew that he could not dodge the lightning lizard's skill, so he took another lightning ball head-on and killed the lightning lizard with a single slash.

Ning Shi's hair stood on end. The muscles that were struck by the lightning were charred black and dead. Under the effect of his regeneration talent, his body gradually recovered.

He had won this battle in a sorry state. Fortunately, the rewards were very rich.

[Killed an intermediate magical beast, lightning lizard. Experience points 500. Obtained one lightning lizard bloodline.]

The bloodline of an intermediate magical beast!

Ning Shi did not delay and immediately began to synthesize.

[Consumed 2 potential points. The lightning violent bear bloodline has fused with the lightning lizard bloodline. Your potential has levelled up to 7 stars. Your electrostatic field talent has levelled up to gold and your regeneration talent has slightly increased.]

Ning Shi was very satisfied with the increase in the potential of his bloodline. It seemed that he could fuse some more lightning-type magical beast bloodlines to strengthen his lightning talent.

A portion of the lightning lizard bloodline had used up all of Ning Shi's luck. The magical beasts he hunted next had some magic cores but not a single bloodline.

At 11 p.m., Ning Shi killed more than ten intermediate magical beasts, raising the level of the bloodline warrior to Level 4 (6000/20,000).

After killing magical beasts for a day, a wave of mental exhaustion hit him.

Ning Shi then exited the game.

As his level increased, his levelling speed became slower and slower. Fortunately, the avatar in the game did not need to rest. After Ning Shi exited the game, the avatar could still log in and farm monsters.

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Unknown Change

Returning to reality, after synchronizing his avatar's ability to his main body, Ning Shi once again wore his slippers and left the house.

"I've been sleeping all day and going out all night, so I belong to the night owls. I'm tired of barbequed food, so I'll change my taste and eat hotpot today."

There weren't many hotpot restaurants that were open this late, so Ning Shi went to a nearby Nightless City hotpot restaurant.

"Hello, Sir! May I ask how many of you are eating?"

"One!"

"Yes, sir, this way, please! A guest has arrived!"

Ning Shi followed the waiter and sat at a small table. The business of the Nightless City hotpot restaurant was not as good as before, so there was no need to line up now.

"Hello, Sir. This is Table No. 40. The seasoning table is on the right-hand side in front of you. My name is Xiao Li. If you need me, just call my name."

"Okay, I will order first."

The waiter, Xiao Li, took out his tablet. Ning Shi ordered the clear oil spicy hotpot base, fat beef, beancurd, tripe and other dishes. Since his physique became stronger, his appetite also became bigger.

Just as he placed the order, he heard a conversation coming from the big table across the aisle.

"Captain Yun, do you think the change this time is real? I still can't believe it."

"That's right. If It's real, we'll all be superior in the future. There's no need to be like before, cooped up in the dark like underground rats. You know my personality, Captain Yun. I like to show my divinity in front of others."

Captain Yun replied, "We're already conducting small-scale experiments. According to the data from the laboratory, the change this time is almost certain."

This voice was very familiar. Ning Shi quickly turned his head and glanced at the person.

It was a graceful back. Although it was just a back view, Ning Shi could confirm that Captain Yun was Yun Moxiang, a member of the Special Affairs Exchange Bureau.

There were nine people at Yun Moxiang's table. The person sitting next to her had five deep scars on his left cheek. His eyes were long and narrow, and he had a hooked nose. Just by sitting upright, he gave off a terrifying aura that no one was allowed to enter.

It was the scarred man who had caught the criminal at Yanyu Private Kitchen. He was the "qi manipulator" that the criminal had mentioned.

According to Yun Moxiang's words, the scarred man was from the Investigation Department.

It looked like the Investigation Department and the Exchange Bureau were having a gathering.

"That's great! I hope that the progress of the experiment will be faster." Old Zhu, who had just spoken to him, asked the scarred man again, "Captain Wang, logically speaking, we should all be promoted!"

The scarred man, who was also known as Captain Wang, grinned, revealing a smile that was uglier than crying.

"If the change comes, the Exchange Bureau and Investigation Department will expand their recruitment. According to the regulations above, the old comrades will be the backbone of the organization and the new colleagues will become your subordinates."

"Promotion is certain."

"But I also have to remind you that after the change, we will not only face criminals, but also the general public. Under the influence and supervision of public opinion, many things cannot be dealt with as simply and roughly before."

"You all have your standards. During such a sensitive period, if anything goes wrong, it will be treated as a typical case."

Captain Wang was an expert at catching criminals, but his ability to organize gatherings was much weaker. Everyone was originally happy, but after his reminder, the atmosphere of the gathering became a little chilly.

Fortunately, Yun Moxiang was an expert in creating an atmosphere. She smiled lightly and continued, "Everyone is a comrade who has shed blood for the country. The organization will not let the soldiers be disappointed. This reform is the time for us to hold our heads high!"

Yun Moxiang raised her wine glass. "Come, to a beautiful tomorrow, Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

For a moment, the toasts were exchanged and the atmosphere became lively again.

The group of people ate and drank happily.

The dishes on Ning Shi's side were also served. It was quite interesting for him to cook hotpot alone and he ate happily.

After three rounds of drinking, Old Zhu said softly, "Brothers, you can do it! This time, getting an A-level spiritual crystal is another great merit..."

Before Old Zhu could finish his words, he shut his mouth. Captain Wang was staring at him fiercely.

He knew that he had misspoken and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.

After all, he was his old subordinate. Seeing that Old Zhu knew his mistake, Captain Wang did not pursue the matter any further.

"Alright, let's not talk about work today. Let's drink and eat, and have fun."

After Yun Moxiang said this, the group of people indeed began to eat and drink. They did not mention anything else.

Ning Shi ate hotpot alone at an extremely fast speed. In about half an hour, he had finished all the dishes. His bladder was full so he got up and went to the toilet.

As soon as he stood up, Yun Moxiang noticed him. Ning Shi nodded at Yun Moxiang.

Yun Moxiang also nodded in response. Captain Wang noticed her movements and asked, "Who is he?"

"A special ability user."

As soon as Yun Moxiang finished her words, Captain Wang looked serious. He leaned forward slightly, looking ready to capture Ning Shi at any time.

"Don't be nervous, Captain Wang. He's a newbie and he's a strength-type. His family background is clean and his outlook on the world is normal."

"A strength-type newbie? Then it's fine."

heard their conversation. He smiled faintly, feeling the contempt the real world had for strength-type awakeners.

After going to the toilet, he paid the bill and left.

Listening to Yun Moxiang and the others' conversation, the Yunmeng Kingdom's officials might undergo a change. After this change, the Investigation Department and the Exchange Bureau would truly enter the public's field of vision.

At that time, the matter of the awakeners would be popularized? Ning Shi also paid close attention to the A-level spiritual crystal that Old Zhu had just let slip.

After all, the system needed an A-class spiritual crystal to be updated.

Everything was just hearsay and Ning Shi didn't know the specific situation. Thinking back to what Hao Meng had said before, Donglin City hadn't been peaceful recently, so maybe Hao Meng knew something.

Ning Shi immediately called Hao Meng.

"The number you have dialed is turned off. Please try again later!"

Turned off? Was she asleep? After all, it was already early in the morning.

Without more clues, it was useless to think too much. It was better to seize the time to level up and increase his strength.

Ning Shi returned to the rented house to rest.

When he woke up the next day, Ning Shi called Hao Meng again, but her phone was still turned off.

Ning Shi entered the game first and checked his log. He found that his avatar had killed 12 intermediate magical beasts at night. He had accumulated 12,000 experience points, and he was still short of 8000 experience points to level up.

His avatar's luck was good during the system hack and he obtained another bloodline.

[You have killed one intermediate magical beast, lightning porcupine. Experience points 500. Obtained one lightning porcupine bloodline.]

It was still a bloodline with the lightning attribute. To synthesize the bloodline of an intermediate magical beast required 2 potential points. Now that he only had 1 potential point, Ning Shi could only farm monsters and level up first.

Walking along the Redwood Forest, Ning Shi arrived at a valley.

Crouching Bull Valley, the gathering place of the intermediate magical beast, the azure bull.

The valley was full of lush green and water. There were tens of thousands of azure bulls living there. It was a good place to farm monsters and level up.

Ning Shi spent about two hours killing sixteen azure bulls.

[Bloodline warrior level has been raised to Level 5 (0/40,000), physique 1, skill point 1, potential point 1.]

His physique had reached 29 points and he had accumulated 2 skill points. Ning Shi immediately leveled up his basic swordsmanship.

[Basic swordsmanship has been raised to Level 6, special sword master has been raised to the sword grandmaster, swordsmanship damage 200%.]

Continue to synthesize the bloodlines.

[Consume 2 potential points. Lightning violent bear bloodline fused with lightning porcupine bloodline. Potential has been upgraded to 8 stars. Electrostatic field talent has been upgraded to purple and violent talent has been upgraded to purple.]

[Electrostatic field (purple): Attack with extremely strong lightning damage. Violent (purple): Strength increased by 400%.] 𝗇𝒐𝑽𝔢𝑳𝓊𝗌𝑏.𝑐𝗈𝓂

After increasing his strength, Ning Shi continued to farm monsters. After the bloodline warrior reached Level 5, the experience points obtained from an intermediate magical beast dropped to 400.

To reach Level 6, he would need to kill 100 intermediate magical beasts.

After all, intermediate magical beasts were not cabbages that could be killed at will.

He had to fight with every one of them and kill them off, so the speed of farming monsters could not be fast.

Time passed very quickly when Ning Shi was immersed in the battle. When the sky was getting dark, he killed more than 60 azure bulls. He moved forward like a cat, ready to find a new herd of bulls.

"What is that?"

Ning Shi's eyes narrowed. In a forest in the valley, a giant magical beast more than 10 meters long was lying on the ground.

It was shaped like a crocodile. Its entire body was covered in black scales, and there was a one-meter long horn on its head.

Under the setting sun, the scales of the magical beast shone with a cold light. Its eyes were as cold as ice as it stared at the group of azure bulls in front of it.

Ning Shi had read the magical beast illustrated manual and recognized the magical beast in front of him. It was an earth drake and was the overlord of intermediate magical beasts. From the looks of it, it was hunting for food.

The earth drake was huge. Just by relying on its strong physique, it was able to run amok among intermediate magical beasts. With the addition of the dragon's intimidation and earth-type magic, the earth drake was not afraid of an ordinary advanced magical beast.

Ning Shi did not dare to be careless in the face of the earth drake with abnormal combat strength. He stayed put and waited for an opportunity.

In the forest, the earth drake took advantage of the opportunity and pounced fiercely, biting the neck of the azure bull. When the azure bull herd saw the earth drake, they were affected by the dragon's intimidation and had no intention of fighting. They instantly scattered and fled.

The earth drake did not chase after them. After biting off the neck of its prey, it lay on the ground and enjoyed the beef feast.

In less than half an hour, what remained of the azure bull that weighed thousands of pounds was only a few bones.

After eating, the earthly drake narrowed its eyes and laid lazily on the ground, feeling sleepy.

"Now!"

Ning Shi suddenly made a move. A blade of light quickly slashed across the gigantic head of the earth drake.

The anticipated sense of cutting did not materialize. Ning Shi only felt that his blade had cut into an extremely hard stone. Using all the strength in his body, the blade cut through the scales of the earth drake and entered the head of the earth drake, but once it hit the bone, it could no longer go deeper.

Helpless, Ning Shi had no choice but to pull out his blade. It was covered in fresh blood and the blade had already curled up.

The blade was disabled, but Ning Shi did not panic. He threw away the black sword and began to dodge the earth drake's revenge attack.

Its head being slashed with the blade, fresh blood flowed down and soaked the earth drake's eyes red. It let out an angry roar and chased after Ning Shi while attacking continuously.

With the assistance of earth-type magic, the earth drake's speed on the ground was very fast. It hit with its head and whipped with its tail, and for a moment, the trees fell down with a crash.

Ning Shi used Cloud Shadow Steps, dodging and moving between inches such that the earth drake could not attack him.

Ning Shi dodged two earth-type magic spells consecutively, the earth spear and rock throw. Even the dragon's intimidation was not very effective on him either. The earth drake sensed that something was wrong and prepared to retreat.

Its movements were very big. Although the wound on its head was slowly healing, it was still bleeding.

Ning Shi would not let it escape. He jumped onto the earth drake's head, raised his fist and hammered at the wound.

"Roar!"

The earth drake let out a miserable roar. Its body rolled on the ground, trying to throw Ning Shi off its head.

Ning Shi hugged the earth drake's neck tightly. His fists did not stop and he continued to hammer.

After an unknown period of time, the earth drake gradually stopped struggling.

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Lightning Berserk Dragon Bloodline

The defense of the earth drake was too strong. Ning Shi's physique was as high as 29 points, and he had a purple violent talent that increased his strength by four times. His swordsmanship damage was increased by two times, and only then was he able to cut through its scales.

If it was anyone else, they would have to take a detour when they encountered the earth drake, and they would not be able to break through its defense at all.

[You have killed an earth drake. Experience points 400. Obtained one portion of the earth drake bloodline.]

F*ck! He was in luck! He had killed an earth drake and obtained a bloodline!

Ning Shi was ecstatic. Unfortunately, his potential points were now zero, so he could not synthesize a bloodline.

He continued farming monsters to level up.

He continued farming until 11 p.m. Finally, the sound of a notification came.

[Bloodline warrior level has been raised to Level 6 (0/80,000). Physique 1, skill point 1, potential point 1.]

When his physique reached 30, it was like entering a certain critical point. Ning Shi felt that his physique had increased greatly. Compared to before, it had more than doubled.

If he were to hunt the earth drake now, it would be very easy.

When a bloodline warrior reached Level 6, the experience points of an intermediate magical beast dropped to 300. It was too difficult to double the experience points of leveling up.

Ning Shi picked up the black sword on the ground and rolled up the blade. The sword could no longer be used.

Without the sword, it would be even slower to kill monsters with just his fists.

"Let's go back to Duohuang to resupply."

Ning Shi gave the system the order to log out and return to the city. He logged out of the game to have a meal and closed his eyes to rest.

Two hours later, he entered the game again. His avatar had returned to Duohuang.

It was already one o'clock in the morning. He stood on the hillside outside of Duohuang City and looked down at Duohuang City. It was still brightly lit and extremely lively.

Duohuang City did not have city walls. The entire city was centered around the Duohuang Chamber of Commerce Square. It was in a circular shape and radiated outwards. It formed a three-layer circle with a total of 118 streets.

The average number of people living on one street was around 3000 to 5000 people. The entire city had a population of about 500,000. On the Moen Continent, it was a large city that lived up to its name.

Duohuang was surrounded by various tribes and human villages. These scattered populations added up to over a million people.

Whether it was in terms of population or geographical location, Duohuang was a place with great potential for development. The Brad Empire, the Ole Empire and the Elven Empire all wanted this piece of land. The three sides were in a stalemate, resulting in this piece of land becoming a chaotic land with no owner.

There were four large factions in Duohuang: The Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce, the Griffin Chamber of Commerce, the Forest Night Song Chamber of Commerce and the Mercenary Alliance. Supporting the first three factions were the three empires. The Mercenary Alliance was an organization formed by local adventurers to protect their own interests.

Each of the four factions occupied 10 streets.

The rest of the streets were occupied by large and small chambers of commerce and organizations. All the factions that occupied the streets had to join the Duohuang Chamber of Commerce. Every time there was a fight among the factions and it affected the conduct of trade, the Duohuang Chamber of Commerce would step in to mediate.

The three factions, together with Duohuang Chamber of Commerce as the mediator, barely maintained the fragile balance of Duohuang.

Ning Shi found a bloodline shop and sold the surplus magic cores and magical beast carcasses on his body. He received 1400 gold coins. Among them, the most valuable were the magic cores of intermediate magical beasts. Each one was worth 100 gold coins.

When he came to the blacksmith shop of the dwarf Giggs, he found that it was already closed.

Dong Dong Dong!

Ning Shi directly knocked on the door.

"Who is it? It's closed. Come back tomorrow!"

Dong Dong Dong!

"Motherf*cker, where did this country bumpkin come from? How dare he disturb my sleep? By the true God Redding, I, Giggs, will smash this country bumpkin's head with my hammer today!"

With a creak, the door was opened.

Giggs stood at the door with an angry face. He was holding a huge iron hammer in his hand. The surface of the iron hammer was covered with purplish-black light, which was unique to meteoric weapons.

This hammer weighed more than a thousand pounds, so Giggs easily held it in his hand. Giggs must have some skills to dare to open a blacksmith shop in the wilderness.

Ning Shi ignored Giggs' anger and directly walked into the blacksmith shop. He threw the black sword on the ground and said, "Master Giggs, is this the meteoric weapon you were bragging about? It only took a few days for the sword to be rolled up, so I had to return to the city from the wilderness ahead of time."

The originally aggressive Giggs immediately restrained his anger when he saw the damaged black sword on the ground. He picked up the black sword, observed it for a while and shook his head.

"There's no problem with the quality of this black sword. I sold the sword to you for 15 gold coins and it was a fair price. The blade had curled up earlier and it was caused by your improper use."

Ning Shi did not bother with the black sword anymore. He walked around the shop and did not find any good stuff. He knew that all the good stuff had been hidden by Giggs.

Pa! A bag of gold coins was thrown on the table.

"Here are 200 gold coins. I want a real meteoric battle blade of the same quality as your battle hammer."

Giggs quickly grabbed the money bag and took out the gold coins to count them. After counting them, his eyes, which were originally wide open, unconsciously narrowed.

His beard was too thick, covering half of his face. The expression on the corner of his mouth could not be seen. He could only be judged by his eyes. At this time, he was smiling very happily. 𝑵𝐎𝑣𝖾𝑙𝐮𝔰𝐁.𝗰𝔬𝔪

"What? Didn't you want to smash my head with a hammer? I'm looking forward to it."

Hearing Ning Shi's teasing, Giggs laughed and took a sip of the dark beer in the cabinet to cover up his embarrassment.

"Follow me!"

Giggs opened a curtain and walked into the inner room, with Ning Shi following behind.

The weapons here were emitting different lights. They were obviously high-quality goods, much better than what they looked like outside, but they still did not meet Ning Shi's requirements.

Giggs did not stop. He lifted a piece of wood on the floor of the inner room, revealing a hole. With a whoosh, he slid down.

Ning Shi did not follow him this time. Firstly, he had to be careful. He did not know if there was any danger down there. Secondly, the hole was designed for dwarves. It was very narrow, so Ning Shi could not enter.

After five minutes, Giggs came out of the hole and took out a two-meter-long, one-foot-wide super large sword.

The hilt of the sword was half a meter long, and the body of the sword was one and a half meters long. Apart from the sword's width, the body of the sword was extremely thick and the back of the sword was ten centimeters thick.

The blade was not as thin as a Cicada's wings. It was extremely sharp and the blade was one centimeter thick.

The entire sword emitted a purplish-black glow. It was indeed a meteoric weapon.

Apart from its exaggerated length and thickness, the sword looked plain and unadorned. The hilt and the body of the sword were one, and there was not even a single pattern on it.

Giggs was out of character. He did not boast about his own weapon, hoping to sell it for a good price. He looked at Ning Shi without saying a word as if he was scrutinizing him.

Ning Shi picked up the long blade and the system's notification came.

[Meteoric heavy sword, weighing 99 kilograms. It is an exquisite and superb sword, has room for growth and is a priceless treasure. Reference price: 1000 gold coins.]

Ning Shi nodded in satisfaction. "I like this sword very much. Name a price, I'll take it."

Seeing that Ning Shi was someone who knew what was good for him, Giggs said, "A good sword can only be sold to those who are fated to have it! This sword is my grandfather Engel's masterpiece. It was just a little bit away from becoming a bloodline weapon."

A hint of regret flashed across Giggs' eyes. "This sword was forged using a special technique. It hammered meteoric iron and more than a dozen other metals together. The entire sword was integrated into one body, maximizing the characteristics of this sword."

Ning Shi continued, "Weight and hardness? Such a heavy sword is indeed not suitable for sharpening."

One had to know that when a sword killed an enemy, the sword itself also suffered from wear and tear. If the blade was too thin, it would not be able to withstand a few blows.

Giggs nodded slowly. "Once this sword is brandished, the wind it brings with it can kill the enemy. Although it is not sharpened, it can still cut off the enemy's body."

"How much?"

"2000 gold coins! Not a single coin less." Giggs was full of confidence as if this sword was a popular item.

"How long has this sword been in your secret room? 10 years? 20 years?"

"How many people have you recommended this sword to? 100? 200?"

"Your grandfather's works might never meet a fated person, right?"

Every time Ning Shi raised a question, Giggs' face turned uglier. The unique shape and weight of this sword were only suitable for people like Ning Shi who had great strength. Ordinary people would not be able to use it.

Finally, Giggs said with a gloomy face, "I won't hide it from you. This sword really can't be sold. It takes up space in the warehouse. 500 gold coins, take it or leave it."

Ning Shi didn't say anything. He took out another bag of gold coins and threw it to the dwarf boss. Then he took the meteoric heavy sword and left the blacksmith shop.

After making a loss, Giggs didn't look too good. He took the bag and found that the weight wasn't right.

He quickly opened it and counted. There were 800 gold coins in total. Including the 200 gold coins he received before, Ning Shi paid a total of 1000 gold coins for this sword.

Giggs smiled and happily closed the door. He went to the bed to count the gold coins.

The reason why Ning Shi gave 1000 gold coins was partly that he recognized the value of this sword and did not want this treasure to be buried in some corner. On the other hand, he also wanted to befriend this dwarf.

He estimated that he would have to stay in Duohuang for some time. In the future, he would have to deal with blacksmiths.

Even if he spent 1000 gold coins to buy this sword, Ning Shi still made a lot of money. The system had noted that this sword could grow, and it was a priceless treasure.

Ning Shi went to the shop to buy some potions and food. Then, he left Duohuang City and continued to farm monsters in the wild to level up.

After farming monsters for three whole days, Ning Shi had accumulated 80,000 experience points.

[Bloodline warrior levelled up to Level 7 (0/160,000), physique 1, skill point 1, potential point 1.]

He had accumulated 2 potential points, time for bloodline synthesis!

[Consumed 2 potential points, lightning violent bear bloodline fused with earth drake bloodline, lightning berserk dragon bloodline, potential 10 stars. Regeneration talent leveled up to purple. Acquired new talent: Draconic might (blue), draconic body (blue).]

[Regeneration (purple): Extremely fast recovery of injuries, limb regrowth.]

[Draconic might (blue): Causes a certain degree of intimidation to non-draconic bloodlines.]

[Draconic body (blue): Physique increased by 50%.]

Lightning berserk dragon bloodline!

Bloodline potential reached 10 stars, directly maxing out!

The key was the talent of his draconic body, which increased his physique by 50%. Ning Shi's physique had now reached 31 points, and after the increase, his stats had increased to 33 points. (The growth of physique stats is nonlinear. In the later stages, every increase of 1 point will have a great effect.)

Ning Shi felt that his current physique was probably even stronger than that of a giant dragon.

After a burst of joy, looking at the experience points that had doubled again, the corner of Ning Shi's mouth twitched. Now, he could only obtain 200 experience points from killing intermediate magical beasts...

The speed of killing monsters and leveling up was getting slower and slower.

After wandering around Duohuang City a few times, there was still no mission. Ning Shi estimated that after leaving the novice village, this game would no longer issue missions.

Without a mission and there were no traces of advanced magical beasts, Ning Shi could only helplessly level up by killing intermediate magical beasts.

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Aunt Was Injured

Over the next twenty days, Ning Shi had been hunting all kinds of intermediate magical beasts in the desolate north plateau. The level of the bloodline warrior had been raised to Level 9 (1000/640,000).

The basic swordsmanship had also been raised by two levels with skill points. It had reached Level 8, and now it had an additional trait, weak sword intent.

The potential points had been accumulated to 2 points, and the bloodline upgrade required 3 points. There was still one more point to go.

The current statistics were as follows:

Game Avatar: Ning Shi

Physique: 35 (50)

Spiritual Power: 16 (30)

Appearance: 8 (handsome guy)

Family Background: 5 (normal)

Bloodline: Lightning berserk dragon bloodline (Level 3 / Potential 10 stars)

Profession: Hunter Level 10 (Max) / bloodline warrior Level 9 (1000/640,000)

Skills: Archery skill Level 3, trap making Level 1, forest running Level 1, Cloud Shadow Steps Level 3, Bajiquan Level 4, basic swordsmanship Level 8.

Talents: Learning (blue), violence (purple), regeneration (purple), electrostatic field (purple), draconic might (blue), draconic body (blue).

Achievements: None

The leveling speed was getting slower and slower, and Ning Shi's strength had temporarily entered a stagnant period.

Ning Shi wanted to go to Rose City to help Lena, but he didn't know what level his current combat strength was at. Whether he could help or not was still unknown. Moreover, Lena wasn't in any danger now.

It was better to first get A-level spiritual crystal or advanced magical cores, update the game system and obtain insight technique.

After such a long battle, Ning Shi was also tired of it. He began to let the system hack more and more monsters.

July 19th was the day Ning Shi downloaded the game for a full month. During this month, he had been going out during the night. It had been a long time since he saw the sun in real life.

Today's weather was very good. Ning Shi casually wore a T-shirt and prepared to go for a walk by the river.

He basked in the sun and enjoyed the wind to relax his mood and enjoy the beautiful life.

Unfortunately, the day did not go according to his wishes. Just as Ning Shi reached the river, his phone rang. It was his mother calling.

"Xiao Shi, you didn't go to work today, right? Come to the Second Hospital. Your aunt was stabbed and is in the hospital."

Ning Shi was stunned. His aunt's personality was very Buddhist. She usually did not fight for anything and never offended anyone. How could she have been stabbed?

"Okay, Mom. I'll go over now. The injury isn't serious, right? Do you know the specific situation? How did Aunt encounter such a thing?"

"Sigh, the injury isn't fatal and her life isn't in danger. I don't know the specific situation since your uncle didn't tell me. Come over first. It's on the 22nd floor of Building No. 3 of the Second Hospital."

Ning Shi only had one uncle. Because his uncle was more strict, Ning Shi and his aunt's relationship was closer.

Arriving at the Second Hospital, Ning Shi bought some fruits near the hospital and went straight to Building No. 3.

Walking into the elevator, Ning Shi met some familiar faces.

Captain Wang and Old Zhu from the Investigation Department.

A bunch of people was squeezed in the elevator, but no one said anything. Ning Shi was not familiar with these two people, so he pretended not to know them.

They arrived on the 22nd floor.

Ning Shi squeezed out of the elevator and found that Captain Wang and Old Zhu had also gotten off the elevator.

"It should be a coincidence. Aunt was stabbed, and it has nothing to do with the Investigation Department."

Ning Shi muttered in his heart. When he came to the corridor, he saw his mother and father standing together in the distance.

Beside them were his grandmother, grandfather and youngest aunt.

The few of them had worried expressions on their faces as they stood by the wall of the corridor and chatted.

Ning Shi quickly walked over and greeted the elders one by one.

His grandmother held Ning Shi's hand.

"Good grandson, your aunt needs to rest. Go in and say a few words before coming out."

Ning Shi nodded in agreement and carried the fruits into the ward.

Uncle's business was very big and he had earned quite a bit of money. Aunt was staying in a luxurious single room with a sofa and coffee table. There was even a television hanging on the wall.

Uncle Wang Zhiguo and his cousin Wang Yuwei were sitting on the sofa and talking in a low voice.

Aunt was lying on the hospital bed. Her face was pale and her hands were on an IV drip. Her eyes were closed. It was unknown whether she was sleeping or resting.

Seeing Ning Shi come over, his uncle stood up and greeted him.

"Xiao Shi, sit here. Come, come. Why did you go and buy fruits?"

"Uncle, is Aunt alright? What happened?"

Ning Shi put down the fruits but did not sit down. Instead, he asked directly.

His uncle was about to speak when his aunt heard Ning Shi's voice. She opened her eyes and called out softly, "Xiao Shi, you're here. I am fine. Your uncle is making a fuss. I hope I didn't disturb your work."

Ning Shi came to the front of the hospital bed. Just as he was about to speak, another two people entered the ward.

They were Captain Wang and Old Zhu, whom he had just met in the elevator.

They also recognized Ning Shi, but they didn't address him. Captain Wang took out his identification and handed it to his uncle, Wang Zhiguo.

"Hello, we are the investigators in charge of the case of your wife being attacked. We would like to know the specific details of the case."

Uncle took the documents and confirmed the identities of the two of them. He said, "When my wife was attacked, I was by the side and witnessed the entire process."

"My wife has just finished her surgery and needs to rest. Let's talk outside."

The few of them walked into an empty doctor-patient communication room. When they saw that the police had come to handle the case, the elders and his cousin, Wang Yuwei, followed them. Only his youngest aunt was left in the ward to take care of Aunt.

Out of habit, Uncle wanted to pass the cigarette to Captain Wang and Old Zhu. However, when he saw the non-smoking sign on the hospital wall, he retracted his hand that was holding the cigarette and said, "This morning, my wife and I were taking a walk in the neighborhood. A man dressed in black with a mask on his face suddenly rushed out from behind a big tree."

"His speed was very fast. He stabbed my wife's chest with a knife. Before I could scream, the man in black disappeared. Fortunately, the position of my wife's heart is different from that of a normal person. Otherwise, she would have died."

His uncle's hands were trembling. It was obvious that he still had some lingering fear from this experience.

Captain Wang's expression remained cold. Although the scar on his face was terrifying, it also made him look like a detective.

"Mr. Wang, think about it carefully. Is there anything special about the mask on the face of the perpetrator?"

Uncle shook his head. "It's too fast. I can't see it. I can vaguely see that the mask is covered with all kinds of star patterns."

Hearing that there were star patterns on the mask, Captain Wang and Old Zhu looked at each other as if they had confirmed some information.

Old Zhu said directly, "Mr. Wang, I'm sure you also have questions that you want to ask. Why is the perpetrator so fast and his speed has surpassed the limits of human beings?" 𝓃𝗈𝗏𝞮𝑙𝗎𝓈𝑏.𝗰𝑜𝓂

Uncle's expression was filled with agitation as he stared at Old Zhu. Old Zhu enunciated each word.

"Because he's not an ordinary person. He's an awakener with transcendent special abilities!"

After saying this, Uncle's expression showed that he had already guessed it.

However, his grandparents, Ning Shi's parents, his uncle and even his cousin, Wang Yuwei, all had expressions of disbelief.

Captain Wang continued, "According to the rules, we shouldn't have told you this. The reason why we told you the truth is that the country will announce the matter of the awakeners to the public tomorrow."

"Secondly, the person who attacked Madam Gong was an awakener from the Pantheon of Gods. The Pantheon of Gods is a foreign cult organization. This organization's methods are cruel and they will not stop until they achieve their goals. There is a high chance that they will find you again."

"You can see that the mask is full of stars. That is the mask of stars. It is the unique equipment of the Pantheon of Gods."

Hearing this, his uncle's face turned pale and his heart was filled with fear. However, he was a person who had been through a lot, so he forced himself to calm down, he slowly asked, "What is the purpose of the Pantheon of Gods? My wife and I have always followed the law and tried our best to be kind to others. How could we be involved with such an evil organization?"

"A gemstone!" The scar on Captain Wang's face trembled. "Your wife bought a gemstone a month ago. That gemstone is a treasure needed by the awakeners, an A-level spiritual crystal!"

"The Pantheon of Gods targetted your wife because they want to take away the spiritual crystal. Killing people is just a matter of convenience."

Captain Wang finally explained his ultimate purpose. "Hand over the A-level spiritual crystal to us. We will announce to the public that the spiritual crystal has been obtained by the Investigation Department. In this way, the Pantheon of Gods will naturally not find trouble with you."

Old Zhu added, "To ensure your safety, we will still send people to protect you for some time after we obtain the spiritual crystal. We will compensate you three times the amount of money your wife spent on the gemstone."

It sounded like handing over the spiritual crystal to the Investigation Department was indeed a good choice.

However, his uncle's expression was solemn as he slowly said, "It's gone!"

Captain Wang felt that something was amiss, "What's gone?"

"The gemstone that my wife bought, which is also known as the A-level spiritual crystal, is gone."

"After she bought this gemstone, she liked it very much. She found someone to make it into a necklace and wore it around her neck all day. After the attack this morning, the necklace disappeared. It should have been snatched away by the man in black."

Ning Shi understood that his uncle was not a greedy person. It concerned the lives of his family members, so his uncle would not lie. The spiritual crystal was gone.

However, Captain Wang and Old Zhu did not think so.

"Mr. Wang, think carefully. The A-level spiritual crystal is of no use to you. Don't be blinded by greed. Be careful not to bring harm to your family."

Seeing that he was suspected, his uncle calmly said, "I have three companies under my name. I am worth billions. I have no interest in spiritual crystals. The necklace was stolen. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at my wife's neck. There should be a wound caused by the necklace when it was snatched from her."

Hearing his uncle's words, Captain Wang and Old Zhu returned to the ward and checked his aunt's neck. There was indeed a purple ligature mark.

So, the spiritual crystal was not here?

Captain Wang stood up and said, "Mr. Wang, according to the information we received, the Pantheon of Gods did not obtain any A-level spiritual crystal. They will likely find you again."

He pointed at Old Zhu and said, "This is my colleague, Zhu Daniu. He is a Tier 4 awakener and is very powerful. He will protect all of you closely from now on."

Ning Shi looked coldly to the side. It seemed that the Investigation Department had not completely dispelled their suspicion of his uncle. It was called protection, but in reality, it was surveillance.

Captain Wang whispered to Zhu Daniu again. After giving some instructions, he turned around and left.

His uncle knew that Zhu Daniu was spying on his family, but he did not care. At a time like this, being monitored was a good thing. This meant that his safety could be guaranteed.

After Captain Wang left, his other uncle could not hold it in any longer. "Old Wang, do you believe in superpowers? Why do I feel like these two are scammers who want to swindle gemstones and money?"

His mother, Wang Yan, echoed, "That's right, Brother, you should be more careful. Nowadays, there are more and more scams and it's hard to guard against them."

His grandmother and grandfather also had looks of disbelief on their faces.

His uncle was helpless and did not know how to explain. If he had not seen the man in black jump seven to eight meters away with his own eyes, he would not believe in any superpowers.

Hearing that he was suspected of being a swindler, Zhu Daniu smiled and pointed at Ning Shi.

"There is an awakener in your family. You can ask him."

Following Zhu Daniu's finger, everyone looked at Ning Shi.

Ning Shi: "..."

Call from Hao Meng

Qianjin Village was the largest urban village in Donglin City.

The houses here were all self-built houses in the village, and the rent was relatively cheap, attracting a large number of migrant workers to live here.

On the left side of the village was the bustling Wangda Square, and on the right side was the newly developed upscale residential district.

The people living in the village could only live tenaciously with a meagre salary and the prosperity of the city seemed to have nothing to do with them.

There was a large floating population in the village, so it was inevitable that there would be a mix of people. The security was relatively poor.

At this moment, a series of banging sounds came from a self-built house at the end of the village.

A man held his stomach and rolled on the ground in pain.

Beside him, the table fell to the ground, and the cups and other things on the table were shattered.

"What a waste! You failed to snatch something from an ordinary person! If it weren't for the Investigation Department keeping a close eye on us, why would I hand such an important task to you?"

A man with a ruddy face but white hair was cursing loudly.

"I've been in hiding for a month. All the information that I've obtained at my life's expense has been wasted by you!"

Thinking of this, the white-haired man became even angrier. He gave another kick to the man who was rolling on the ground. This kick was very powerful. The man who was rolling on the ground was sent flying and crashed into the wall.

When he landed on the ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood. It was obvious that his internal organs had been injured by the kick, but he did not dare to resist at all. He just let the white-haired man kick him.

The white-haired man kicked a few more times, and the woman who had not moved spoke.

"Enough, Steel Needle! It's useless even if you kick him to death. This is Yunmeng Kingdom. A death case is another trouble."

The woman was wearing a short shirt with an exposed navel and a pair of shorts that covered her buttocks, outlining her perfect S-shaped figure. However, Steel Needle did not dare to take another look at her.

He said hatefully, "I should listen to you, Green Snake. I shouldn't be too anxious. Strength-type awakeners are really f*cking unreliable!" 𝓷𝐎𝚟𝑬𝑙𝗎𝗌𝔟.𝗰𝑶𝓂

"This can't be blamed on you. The two of us are being closely watched by the Investigation Department. It's already good that we could recruit an awakener in a hurry. We can't be so picky."

Green Snake put the necklace in front of her to the tip of her nose and sniffed it before saying, "Perhaps, you've wronged this trainee."

"This necklace also has the scent of a woman's perfume on it. It should have been snatched from the target. As for why the gemstone on the necklace isn't a spiritual crystal, it's either someone got there before us or our information was wrong."

"Impossible, it was controlled by my hypnosis and people couldn't have lied. The information was not wrong," Steel Needle said with certainty, "This spiritual crystal was transported from the Kingdom of Mies to Yunmeng Kingdom. I have conducted hypnotic investigations for each process. The spiritual crystal was mixed in this batch of gemstones, and it was not opened during the transportation."

Compared to Steel Needle's confidence, Green Snake was more objective. She guessed, "Could it be that the initial information was wrong? There are no spiritual crystals in this batch of gemstones?"

"That's impossible. There are still unique fluctuations of spiritual crystals left in the gemstones. Besides us, the Investigation Department and the White Cloud Temple are also looking for spiritual crystals. They must have received accurate news."

Green Snake walked around while twisting her waist. Her eyebrows were tightly knitted and she was very confused.

"The Investigation Department is still keeping a close watch on us. It means that they haven't gotten the spiritual crystal yet. Could it be that other forces have taken the spiritual crystal before us?"

The two of them were puzzled. The trainee who was lying on the ground stood up shakily and said, "Maybe the spiritual crystal is still in Gong Li's house. Maybe the gemstone on the necklace was one of the other gemstones that she bought?"

The trainee was beaten severely and his body was covered in bruises. However, he didn't complain about Steel Needle at all. Instead, he hated Ning Shi's aunt, Gong Li.

In his opinion, it was all Gong Li's fault for not giving him the crystal.

Only a pervert with a twisted mind would be so easily recruited by a cult organization like the Pantheon of Gods and willingly become a trainee of the Pantheon of Gods.

"Esteemed ambassadors, why don't I search Gong Li's house?time, I'll find the crystals."

Hearing the words of the trainee, Steel Needle and Green Snake shook their heads together.

Steel Needle's expression was cold as he warned, "Stay here for the next few days and don't go anywhere. Do you think that the Investigation Department is just a bunch of freeloaders? If you get caught and implicate us, I'll make your life a living hell!"

The trainee shivered and did not speak again.

Steel Needle sighed, "Since things have come to this, we can only wait for the messenger of God's arrival."

Green Snake nodded, "With the messenger of God's ability, under a sudden attack, it's enough to destroy everything. However, our contribution points will be greatly reduced. This trip has been in vain."

Not mentioning the Pantheon of God's scheme, in the Second Hospital, Ning Shi faced his family's gaze and generously admitted his identity.

"That's right, I'm an awakener. You don't have to be surprised. Didn't you hear what Captain Wang said just now? From tomorrow onwards, the country will announce the matter of the awakeners. When that time comes, the streets might be filled with people with superpowers."

"F*ck! Cousin, you're too cool! What ability do you have? Does it allow you to fly around in the sky like a superman?"

Faced with his cousin Wang Yuwei's curiosity, Ning Shi shook his head.

"I'm just an ordinary strength-based awakener. It's just that my strength has increased a little, but I can't fly."

Ning Shi did not want to face the interrogation of his family and relatives. He tried his best to shift the focus, "This Captain Zhu is the real deal."

Hearing Ning Shi referring to him as Captain Zhu and receiving everyone's respectful gaze, Zhu Daniu felt refreshed. He sat on the sofa and shook his legs. He was very pleased with himself. He did not even notice that Ning Shi was teasing his name.

This Zhu Daniu was a realistic person. He liked to show his divinity in front of others. Perhaps he had to hide his identity as an awakener when he was carrying out missions in the past, so he was very stifled.

He deliberately pulled a long face and pretended to be an expert. He came to his aunt and shouted.

"Gather!"

Suddenly, a ball of water appeared out of thin air and gathered above his aunt.

"Run!"

The water ball slowly fell and fused into his aunt's left chest. A light blue light emitted from his aunt's left chest.

"It's so itchy!" His aunt couldn't help but want to reach out and scratch her wound.

Ning Shi grabbed his aunt's hand and said, "Aunt, Captain Zhu is helping you heal your wound. Bear with it."

Seeing the use of his superpower with their own eyes, Ning Shi's relatives were all dumbfounded and extremely shocked.

His cousin, Wang Yuwei, had just entered the first year of high school and was still a teenager. His reaction was especially exaggerated as he surrounded Zhu Daniu and shouted. All sorts of worshipping words could be heard.

After showing off in front of everyone, Zhu Daniu was already extremely happy. However, he still tried his best to pretend to be calm.

"It's just the healing effect of the water-type special ability. There's no need to make a fuss. 's wound has basically healed. Although she still needs to recuperate, she can already be discharged from the hospital."

Ning Shi was also amazed by the special ability. A knife wound that went deep into the internal organs could be healed with just one superpower.

Zhu Daniu didn't heal his aunt just to show off. He continued, "This is a hospital. The flow of people is complicated and it should be better for you to be discharged and go home immediately. That way, I'll have more confidence in protecting you."

Then, he pointed at Ning Shi and said, "This is your nephew, right? Let him come with you. After all, he's an awakener with a special ability. One more person means one more power."

His uncle, Wang Zhiguo, knew that the situation was dangerous. He didn't want Ning Shi to get involved. He asked, "Captain Zhu, it's the duty of the government to protect. Ning Shi has his work and life. How can he follow us all the time?"

Zhu Daniu did not expect Wang Zhiguo to care so much about his nephew. For a moment, he was stumped by the question.

Ning Shi, on the other hand, knew that the Investigation Department suspected that he might be related to the disappearance of the spiritual crystal.

After all, among his uncle and aunt's relatives, Ning Shi was the only awakener. It was useless for ordinary people to get the spiritual crystal.

Ning Shi himself wanted to protect his uncle and aunt's safety. Moreover, he also wanted to get an A-level spiritual crystal. After all, this was a necessary item for the game's update and upgrade.

As for the danger, he was confident that his fighting strength was much stronger than Zhu Daniu's.

Ning Shi said, "Uncle, I haven't been to your house for a long time. I want to stay there for a while. I don't know if it's convenient."

After saying that, he saw his parents and grandparents and said, "It's best if my grandparents and my parents stay there. Let's have some fun together."

While his uncle was still hesitating, Ning Shi's words were decisive.

"When we're together, we'll have each other's back. If we split up, it'll be even more dangerous. Who knows if the Pantheon of Gods will make a move on the people around you?"

"Right, right, right! Ning Shi, you're right!" Zhu Daniu's mind finally turned around. "The Pantheon of Gods will do whatever it takes. If you guys stay together, it'll be easier for me to protect you."

His uncle reluctantly agreed and went to go through the discharge procedures.

Ning Shi was about to talk to his mother when his phone rang.

It was Hao Meng!

Ning Shi quickly picked up the phone and Hao Meng kept apologizing on the other end.

"I'm sorry, Brother Shitou. After we parted last time, I was busy with a big matter, and my phone was always switched off. I didn't get your call in time. I'm sorry."

"Mengmeng, it's nothing urgent. You don't have to apologize. Are you done with your work?"

"Yes, everything is going smoothly. I'll be freer after dealing with some trivial matters. Why did you call me?"

Ning Shi glanced at Zhu Daniu, who was sitting on the sofa. He walked out of the ward and out of the corridor, whispering.

"The last time I ate, I met people from the Investigation Department. I heard from them that there will be a big change, so I wanted to ask you about the specific situation. If it's not convenient for you to tell me, then forget it."

"No, this change will be announced tomorrow.".

"The country had successfully developed a potion that could help children under the age of 18 to awaken their special abilities. This drug was named 'awakening potion'. After taking the potion, about 20% of the children would awaken their special abilities."

"Starting tomorrow, the government will announce the existence of awakeners. They will also use the school as a unit to organize children under the age of 18 to take the awakening potion."

F*ck, this wasn't a change, this was an epoch-making event!

If 20% of the youngsters had awakened their abilities, how many awakeners would there be in the Yunmeng Kingdom in the future?

It was simply unimaginable.

How would the government manage the number of awakeners in society? How would the interests of ordinary people and awakeners be balanced? These were all very big challenges.

It could only be said that the government was very courageous and determined.

"Why must it be a teenager under the age of 18?"

"The older one is, the less effective the awakening potion is, and the lower the probability of awakening a special ability after taking the awakening potion.".

The National Plan was to provide a portion of the awakening potion to teenagers under the age of 18 for free.

"For the older ones, if they want to take the awakening potion, they can buy it in the market. A portion of the potion is priced at 500,000 yuan."

"Awakeners need spiritual crystals for their cultivation. Later countries will open up the market for these crystals. The price of the most basic E-level spiritual crystal is 500,000 yuan."

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National Awakening, the Great Scientist!

As long as the awakeners required financial support from society, they would still need to bond and interact with others and actively integrate into society. 𝐍𝑂𝓋𝑒𝑙𝑈𝐬𝒷.𝓬𝒐𝗆

Ning Shi estimated that the authorities would still include the awakeners into the legal system of the society to ensure social stability and harmony.

"What's the price of an A-level spiritual crystal?"

"Each A-level spiritual crystal is a strategic resource. It's impossible to estimate its value because its effect is too great."

"For a Tier 6 awakener to advance to Tier 7, he must have an A-level spiritual crystal. If a Tier 7 awakener obtained an A-level spiritual crystal, it can also greatly strengthen his or her special ability."

Hearing Ning Shi's question about the A-level spiritual crystal, Hao Meng became very sensitive and sensed his interest in the spiritual crystal. She told him, "Brother Shitou, don't get involved in the A-level spiritual crystal incident in Donglin City. I've already prepared resources for you to cultivate your special ability. Give me another ten days and I'll come over to look for you."

After saying that, Hao Meng hurriedly hung up the phone.

Ning Shi rubbed his nose. This Hao Meng was not from an ordinary background. She not only knew a lot of official secrets but also said that she wanted to keep Ning Shi for herself. She sounded like a rich woman.

After the call, Ning Shi happened to see his uncle walking out of the elevator.

"Uncle, you introduced me to a blind date last month. The woman's name is Hao Meng. Do you remember her? What's her background?"

Wang Zhiguo was stunned for a moment and said, "This girl was introduced to me by my comrade-in-arms. She has high educational qualifications and good family background. I saw her photo and found that she was as beautiful as a flower, so I told Big Sister about it. Why? Have you taken a fancy to her?"

"We have a good impression of each other. So, you don't know her father?"

"Of course not. Are you progressing fast, kid? You're going to meet her parents so soon. If you need my help, feel free to tell me."

"No, no, I'm just asking casually. This matter isn't settled yet."

Based on his uncle's words, he did not know Hao Meng's father. Ning Shi clearly remembered what she said during the blind date.

"I knew that your uncle and my father were very close, so I asked to meet you. Who knew that they would misunderstand." This was what Hao Meng said at the time, but her uncle didn't know Hao Meng's father.

Why did Hao Meng lie to him?

For a moment, Hao Meng's identity seemed to be shrouded in mystery.

Ning Shi didn't feel conflicted. Hao Meng would come to Donglin City again in ten days, and he could ask her face to face.

His uncle had an acquaintance in the hospital and the discharge procedure for his aunt went smoothly.

The doctor checked and was baffled at it, but given that his aunt's wound had healed, he still agreed to discharge her from the hospital.

The group of people hurried to his uncle's house at Dragon City Villa No. 1 district.

After his uncle, Wang Zhiguo, was discharged from the army, he came out to start a business. He led a group of his comrades and started a construction company.

After going through hardships, he managed to build a family business. He lived in an independent villa with eight rooms. It was more than enough for Ning Shi and the others to live in.

On the day his aunt was discharged from the hospital and returned home, everything was peaceful. Nothing happened.

At 9 a.m. the next day, the government released a video.

In the video, the first thing they did was to define what awakeners were and introduce them to the public. They also displayed the awakeners' many abilities.

Some of the abilities of the awakeners include flying in the air and conquering the blue sky. Some could wave their hands and set fire to the surroundings. There were also other awakeners whose bodies will emit light or could teleport continuously.

The video also showed the bloody battle between the awakeners. The scene of blood and flesh everywhere was very realistic. It wasn't a game at all. Many people felt physically uncomfortable after seeing it.

Ning Shi felt that the authorities seemed to be under some kind of threat. They were deliberately trying to awaken the public's fighting consciousness.

The entire public was in an uproar and everyone was talking about it.

Who did not have a dream of becoming a hero? Who did not want to become an awakener with special abilities?

Adults above the age of 18 were filled with regret.

"I was born too early. I also want to go back to before the age of 18."

"This is age discrimination. I also want the awakening potion."

"Above, there is a success rate for the awakening potion. The probability of awakening after you take it is less than 5%, while the probability for teenagers is 20%."

"Don't tell the truth, okay? It hurts too much!"

"Work hard and earn money. When you save 500,000 yuan, you can buy a portion of the awakening potion. Although the success rate is not high, you still have to have a dream. What if it comes true?"

When Ning Shi saw the comments on the Internet, most people welcomed the awakening. Everyone was very optimistic and thought that becoming an awakener was a good thing.

There were also a few people who saw the blood behind the awakening, but their comments were drowned in the crowd of ecstatic people.

In just a short morning, Ning Shi had received a few calls. Some were simply sharing the news about the awakeners, while some were more realistic and wanted to borrow money.

"Ning Shi, I want to buy an awakening potion. I still lack 400,000 yuan. Lend it to me, and I'll return it to you after I become an awakener."

Ning Shi was speechless and hung up the phone.

In order to have peace and quiet, Ning Shi turned his phone on flight mode.

After a while, Wang Yan held her phone and walked into Ning Shi's room.

"Xiao Shi, Yang Yunzhi is looking for you. Child, did you turn off your phone?"

Ning Shi took his mother's phone.

"Dazhi, what's the matter? You actually called my mother's phone."

"Shitou, today is the day of the monthly gathering. We're going to have roasted sheep at the West Mountain Pavilion tonight."

Ning Shi thought for a moment. He felt that the Pantheon of Gods wouldn't do anything for the time being. With Zhu Daniu around, it wouldn't be too dangerous, so he said.

"Alright, I'll see you at 7 p.m."

Hearing that Ning Shi was going out, Wang Yan was a little worried, "Son, you have to be careful when you go out."

"Don't worry, Mom, I'm an awakener. I'm just going to have a meal and I'll be back before 10 p.m. Didn't cousin go out as well? It'll be fine."

This time, for the National Awakening, the officials were fully prepared. After the video was released, the awakening potion was transported to the schools and was directly given to the students of the right age to take.

Wang Yuwei had originally asked for leave today, but he also received a call from his teacher, informing him to return to the school to take the potion.

After the video of the National Awakening was released, the major media outlets in the government shifted their focus to the scientists.

"Thank you, Scientist H, it was he who developed the awakening potion."

"For the safety of the scientists, we are not able to find out about his true identity, but we will never forget his contribution!"

"In modern society, Newton discovered universal gravitation and Einstein put forward the theory of relativity. These great discoveries made the development of Kingdom of Mies and Mieln Federation ahead of us."

"And now, Scientist H has developed the awakening potion. This research and development will allow Yunmeng Kingdom to lead the West and also the future of the world."

Ning Shi casually turned on Weibo, TikTok, and other social platforms. The hot topics were all about Scientist H.

"Who is Scientist H?"

"I'm thankful to the greatest scientist of the 21st century, Scientist H."

"The great significance of the awakening potion!"

Even his WeChat moments were filled with all kinds of praise and gratitude for H.

It had to be said that H was indeed a great scientist. No matter what kind of path the awakener would lead to the development of human society, the great significance of the awakening potion was indelible.

At his uncle's house, Ning Shi did not use his first perspective to play the game. When he saw his avatar diligently farming monsters in the hack mode, Ning Shi did not want to interfere.

At 6 p.m., Ning Shi drove his uncle's Mercedes out the door.

Along the way, there were cheering crowds everywhere. There were already stores selling awakening potions and spiritual crystals by the roadside.

Through the car window, Ning Shi saw that the stores selling awakening potions were crowded with people.

There were still a lot of rich people in Yunmeng Kingdom. 500,000 yuan might not be an amount that the poor could save in a lifetime, but for the rich, it was just a drop of water in the bucket.

In less than a day, Yunmeng Kingdom had entered the era of National Awakening.

West Mountain Pavilion was located in the Jiayi district of Donglin City, in a relatively remote location.

The roasted lamb in this restaurant was all salted lamb from Ningxia region. They were fresh, tender and juicy. There was no smell of mutton at all.

When Ning Shi arrived, the place was already full of people.

The architectural and decorative style of the West Mountain Pavilion retained the characteristics of the northwest. It was built with a brick structure to form a closed courtyard. At this moment, Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei were sitting at a table in the southeast corner of the courtyard.

Compared to the gloominess from the last gathering, the two of them were brimming with cheerful smiles this time.

As soon as Ning Shi sat down, Chen Wei couldn't wait to say, "Shitou, the five-grain juice is too awesome! Whether it's the taste or the effect, it's far better than coffee. In just a month, we've opened 11 branches in Donglin City."

"So fast. It's better to start a business slowly and steadily. Open more stores if the benefits are good. Don't expand blindly."

Hearing Ning Shi's words, Yang Yunzhi smiled and said, "Don't worry. The benefits are very good. We set the price of the five-grain juice at 15 yuan per cup. After deducting the cost of raw materials, labor and store rental, we can earn a net profit of around 8 yuan per cup.".

"There's a long line in every store. Each store sells more than 1000 cups a day."

Ning Shi gave him a thumbs up. "Awesome. My brothers are awesome. No wonder so many people want to open a milk tea shop. The profit is indeed very high."

"Recently, there are people related to the industry who want to join our brand. Chen Wei and I are not sure. Do you think we should follow the franchise route?".

"According to the franchise route's business plan, we can open 1000 stores across the country in a year's time."

"If you want to make quick money, you can join. If you really want to make five-grain juice a business, it's best to expand slowly.".

"There are too many franchisees and the quality of the products is difficult to control. It's very harmful to the brand."

Yang Yunzhi nodded. "Then we won't follow the franchise route. We'll first gain a foothold in Donglin City and then slowly expand to other big cities."

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Cousin's Talent

After the business discussion was over, the roasted lamb was served. The shop assistant began to introduce the eating methods and characteristics of the roasted lamb.

"Life must have a sense of ceremony. Now, we are going to hold a lamb opening ceremony. Let's invite the most honorable guest to take a knife and cut the back of the lamb, indicating that he is wholeheartedly devoted to his friends."

"Let's invite another guest to make a vertical cut on the back, forming a cross, symbolizing that everything is perfect."

"The last guest can insert a knife into the ribs on both sides of the lamb, symbolizing that he would do anything for his friends."

It had to be said that the restaurant was very sincere. Seeing that Ning Shi and the other two were friends, they specially designed a lamb opening ceremony for the three of them.

Then, the shop assistant introduced the seven steps of eating the lamb.

"Dear guests, please put on gloves. First, pull off a piece of tenderloin in the middle of the back of the lamb. This is the most tender part of the lamb..."

Ning Shi and the other two followed the shop assistant's introduction and ate until their mouths were full of oil. It had to be said that the roasted lamb in West Mountain Pavilion was really superb, charred on the outside and tender on the inside. The taste was fresh and fragrant.

No wonder the place was so remotely located, yet it was still full of patrons every day.

The three of them drove here and could not drink alcohol. The iced Coke was also very satisfying.

After the shop assistant left, Yang Yunzhi grabbed a piece of lamb chop and took a bite. He said, "Have you bought the awakening potion? Damn it, I didn't expect that there was still the possibility of becoming a transcendent powerhouse in my lifetime."

Chen Wei shook his head. "I don't have the money. I'll buy it after the company pays out the dividends. It's just a thought. We're almost 30 years old, so the probability of awakening isn't high."

Yang Yunzhi picked up the Coke on the table and drank it in one gulp. "The company is developing at a high speed. I won't pay out the dividends for now. I'll lend you 500,000 yuan first.".

"A few days ago, my father found the crux of the problem through the guidance of an expert. He settled the market situation and my family's clothing trade reopened. I'm rich again."

Ning Shi, who was holding a large lamb leg, asked, "Who did your parents offend?"

"They didn't offend anyone. It was because of a gemstone. My mother accidentally bought a gemstone. This gemstone was originally reserved by a second-generation official. In order to get one, he used his connections, so my family's factory was closed down by the Marketing Bureau."

"After my mother sold the gemstone to the second-generation official, the factory resumed work."

Gemstone? Ning Shi's heart skipped a beat. He could not help but think of the reason why his aunt was assassinated. She also bought a gemstone by accident.

It seemed that it was very likely that the A-level spiritual crystal was mixed in a batch of gemstones and was sold to the market as ordinary gemstones by the merchants.

Since the second-generation official was involved, it should not be someone from the Pantheon of Gods. The A-level spiritual crystal was indeed tempting. There were other forces participating in the competition.

"Do you remember which shop your mother bought her gemstone from?"

"My mother always bought her jewellery from Zhou Liufu Jewellery Donglin flagship store. This gemstone was also bought from this store. What's wrong, Shitou? Did you find anything wrong with it?"

The issue with the A-level spiritual crystal was a little dangerous. Ning Shi did not want his friends to get involved, so he chose to hide it.

"It's nothing. I'm just asking. I don't need to buy the awakening potion. I'm an awakener myself."

"What?!"

"F*ck!"

Chen Wei and Yang Yunzhi stood up in excitement at the same time. They were genuinely happy for Ning Shi.

"Shitou, as expected of you, genius!"

"That's right. We are going to hug your thighs in the future. By the way, what's your special ability?"

Seeing the exaggerated reactions of the two, Ning Shi hurriedly calmed them down. "The most ordinary strength-type special ability."

The basic information about the awakener had already been made public by the country. Many people already knew the talent level of the awakener.

They also knew that the strength-type awakener were the ones with the least prospects. Up until now, no strength-type awakener had broken through to Tier 3.

"Being strength-type awakeners are already pretty good. At the very least, their physical fitness has greatly increased. It's said that if they don't seek death, the awakeners can generally live past a hundred years old."

"I reckon that none of us can become awakeners."

Yang Yunzhi and Chen Wei's reactions represented the mentality of most adults. Being able to become an awakener was already a big prize. As for what abilities they had, they did not have the conditions to pick and choose.

It was good to have friends. The three of them ate and drank, and time flew by quickly.

Before leaving, Ning Shi took out the fruit wine recipe that he had prepared in advance.

"This recipe can make very delicious fruit wine. The alcohol content is very low. You can try to promote it. Maybe it will become another main product in the shop."

Yang Yunzhi did not stand on ceremony. He put away the recipe so that he can go back to do research.

Ning Shi drove back to his uncle's house. It was already 10 o'clock at night. The villa was crowded with people, and it was very lively.

In the living room, his uncle sat on a mahogany chair and made tea for everyone.

Seven or eight people sat around the tea table.

The most eye-catching one was a Taoist priest in his thirties. He had sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. His long hair was tied up in a bun. He wore a green Taoist robe and held a white horsetail whisk in his hand. He looked like a celestial being.

Behind him stood two teenagers dressed as Taoist boys. These two did not sit down. They stood straight, giving off the aura of a Taoist priest.

Zhu Daniu's face was ashen as he sat far away on the sofa.

Seeing that Ning Shi had returned, his uncle hurriedly greeted him, "Xiao Shi, quickly come and greet Priest Qin. Priest Qin is an expert from the White Cloud Temple. His cultivation has reached Tier 6 awakener."

Ning Shi felt a sense of pretense from Priest Qin. He felt a little disgusted and lightly cupped his fists.

"Greetings, Priest Qin."

Priest Qin picked up his teacup and took a sip. He glanced at Ning Shi with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Is this Yuwei's cousin? He is just a low-level strength-type awakener. He is of no importance. Mr Wang, with me around, I can ensure the safety of your entire family."

Uncle didn't expect Priest Qin to be so straightforward. For a moment, he felt a little awkward.

Wang Yuwei, who was beside Priest Qin, didn't hear the ridicule in his master's mouth. He excitedly said to Ning Shi, "Cousin, I have become an awakener! After testing, my ability is a lightning-type special ability, my?awakener's aptitude is A-level!"

Wang Yuwei was only 15 years old and had the temperament of a youth. He could not help but want to share such a big surprise with others. 𝓃𝓞𝒱𝑬𝐋𝓊𝑆𝑩.𝗰𝞸𝕞

"Did you know, Cousin? In our entire school, I'm the only one with an A-level aptitude. My ability is an extremely rare lightning-type special ability. The entire school is in an uproar!"

"Priest Qin Lingyun happened to pass by the school and wanted to take me in as his disciple on the spot. He's a Tier 6 awakener and an expert even more powerful than Captain Zhu. With him around, the threat of the Pantheon of Gods would not be of concern anymore."

"The priest and my teachers came to my house to congratulate me!"

Ning Shi and his cousin were about ten years apart. The two of them did not get along much and their relationship was average. However, he was still very happy that his cousin had outstanding talent.

He patted his cousin's head and said, "Congratulations, Xiao Wei. Talent doesn't mean everything. You have to be careful of arrogance and rashness and cultivate hard."

Ning Shi's original intention was to encourage his cousin, but Qin Lingyun sneered.

"Talent determines everything. As a strength-type awakener, you should have a deep understanding of this. If it weren't for Yuwei's sake, I wouldn't have said anything to you."

Ning Shi rolled his eyes at Qin Lingyun's lofty behavior.

"You don't have to worry about what kind of talent I have. You look like a decent person, but you don't have any compassion at all. You sit and drink tea while the Taoist boys standing behind you help put on an act for you. Is it interesting?"

"Besides, my cousin hasn't agreed to be your disciple, has he?"

Ning Shi said to his uncle, "Uncle, you have to think carefully. The White Cloud Temple is a non-governmental organization. You don't even know its origin. Do you want Younger Cousin to be the disciple of this Taoist priest?"

His uncle was stubborn to begin with, and he was a man of his word. When he heard Ning Shi question Priest Qin, he slammed the table.

"Xiao Shi, Priest Qin is a senior expert. He cured your grandmother's leg disease as soon as he came. It's a great fortune for Xiao Wei to be his disciple. This matter has been decided. I will invite my good friends to hold an apprenticeship banquet the day after tomorrow."

Wang Zhiguo seemed to realize that his words were too heavy. He sighed and said, "Xiao Shi, I know that you are a strength-type awakener. Your ability is not up to par, so you have some misunderstandings about Priest Qin."

"Uncle felt that whether you are an ordinary person or an awakener, you have to find your place. If you are not strong enough, you have to learn to restrain your temper."

"A strength-type awakener can also shine."

Ning Shi shook his head. He had already said what he needed to say. Since his uncle was stubborn, he did not try to persuade him anymore.

"Don't worry, uncle. You are just an ordinary person. Do you still want to comfort an awakener like me? Come and say this to me after you awaken."

Wang Zhiguo: "..."

Ning Shi didn't want to see Qin Lingyun's smug face, so he went straight to his room.

He didn't have any plans to move away from his uncle's house for the time being. He still hadn't figured out the matter of the A-level spiritual crystal.

After a while, a commotion could be heard from the hall on the first floor. It was Ning Shi's mother, Wang Yan, lecturing her younger brother outside.

"It's not up to you to decide how my son is. Wang Zhiguo, your wings have hardened. Back then, when you were demobilized and couldn't afford to eat, who was the one who raised you for a year!"

Faced with his elder sister's reprimand, Wang Zhiguo didn't dare to retort. His face was in a sorry state, and the scene was once awkward. Qin Lingyun and the others took their leave first.

"Priest, today's reception was not good. The day after tomorrow at 10 a.m. is a good day. I will arrange a banquet at the Pearl Restaurant and let Xiao Wei pay respects to you as your master. I wonder if White Cloud Temple has any special requirements for the ceremony."

Qin Lingyun held the horsetail whisk and said indifferently, "Taoists stress on being spontaneous. Everything should be simple. I will invite my senior brother, Priest Qing Yun, to be my witness the day after tomorrow."

After saying that, the group left.

Ning Shi was not concerned about what was happening outside. He looked at the game and the system hack had been farming monsters for two days. He had only accumulated 80,000 experience points which was still far from 640,000 experience points.

The main reason was that the experience points provided by the intermediate magical beasts became less and less after he reached a higher level.

At this rate, he would need to hack for another 14 days to level up. The speed was too slow.

He had to get A-level spiritual crystals as soon as possible and update the game system. Perhaps there would be a faster way to level up after the system update.

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Awakener Level

After leaving Wang Zhiguo's house, Qin Lingyun and the two Taoist boys boarded a BMW.

One of the Taoist boys asked, "Master, this is your first time meeting Ning Shi. Why are you deliberately targeting him? After all, he is also Junior Brother Yuwei's relative."

Qin Lingyun stroked his Taoist robe and snorted coldly. "I hate men who are more handsome than me the most! Moreover, what I said is not wrong. Strength-type awakeners are all trash."

The two Taoist boys looked at each other speechlessly. They had only recently been assigned to Qin Lingyun as personal disciples by the White Cloud Temple. They did not expect their master to have such a strange personality.

As if sensing the doubts in the hearts of his two disciples, Qin Lingyun leaned against the car seat, he closed his eyes and said, "We have racked our brains and finally obtained a good set of cards. Wang Zhiguo should be able to understand my hint. The day after tomorrow morning, he will use an A-level spiritual crystal for the apprenticeship ceremony to complete the process."

"The grievances that the Wang family suffered because of the A-level spiritual crystal will be accepted by our White Cloud Temple as well."

"Senior Brother will arrive at Donglin City tomorrow night to meet us. He is not as easy to talk to as I am. You guys should also prepare yourselves. Do not be negligent."

"Yes!"

The two Taoist boys answered in unison and were abnormally respectful. Qin Lingyun nodded his head in satisfaction and did not say another word.

Little did he know that four people were standing by the side of the road, staring at the BMW he was riding.

Three of them were Steel Needle, Green Snake and the trainee.

Steel Needle bowed and said, "Lord Flame Messenger, I have just heard the conversation of the people from the White Cloud Temple. Qin Lingyun personally said that the day after tomorrow morning, Wang Zhiguo will give him an A-level spiritual crystal at the apprenticeship banquet. Please tell me how we should act."

The Flame Messenger was extremely tall. He was nearly two meters tall and wore a mask that was full of flame patterns.

Only a Tier 7 awakener could be called a Messenger.

Only the Messenger had the right to change a mask that was full of stars into his unique mask.

This person's mask had a flame pattern on it. He had mastered the fire-type special ability.

His tone of voice was very strange and judging from his accent, he was a foreigner.

"If we act rashly, we'll easily alert the enemy." It had to be said that the Flame Messenger knew Yunmeng Kingdom very well and his use of idioms was quite good. He continued, "We'll stay put and go directly to the apprenticeship banquet the day after tomorrow morning to steal the spiritual crystal."

"This is Yunmeng Kingdom and the Investigation Department is very powerful. We only have one chance. After we get the spiritual crystal, we'll leave. You have to arrange the route back to the Kingdom of Mies in advance."

The Flame Messenger's orders were reasonable and clear, but Steel Needle and Green Snake still had a trace of worry in their eyes.

They didn't expect that the Pantheon of Gods would send the Flame Messenger Brian to Donglin City to steal the spiritual crystal.

After all, the process of cultivating special abilities was extremely painful, so many high-level awakeners were a bit abnormal.

This Flame Messenger was even more abnormal.

He had once slaughtered a village in North Gull alone and burned more than 3000 people to death. This village was also his hometown. Among the people who were burned to death were his parents, relatives and friends.

After Brian finished talking about his plan, he opened his arms, raised his head and took a deep breath.

"Ah! What sweet air. It just lacks a little It's been a long time since I smelled the smell of human flesh being burnt. I miss it." 𝓃𝑶𝓥𝖊𝒍𝗎𝓢𝒷.𝐂𝑂𝔪

Hearing this, Steel Needle and Green Snake lowered their heads, not even daring to breathe loudly. As for the trainee, at this moment, he was already trembling. He was somewhat regretful.

Early the next morning, a guest arrived at his uncle's house. It was Wang Yunlin, Captain Wang of the Investigation Department.

His expression was extremely angry. The scar on his face was trembling, and his entire body was exuding an invisible pressure.

Zhu Daniu stood behind Captain Wang and did not say a word. It was obvious that he was expressing his dissatisfaction.

His uncle frowned and said, "Captain Wang, if you have something to say, just say it. I'm a law-abiding citizen. Your intimidation does not affect me."

Wang Yunlin said coldly, "I've been busy with the expansion of the Investigation Department for the past two days. In a moment of carelessness, I allowed you to find a so-called new backer."

"Mr. Wang, if you know what's good for you, just give me the A-level spiritual crystal. I'll guarantee your safety with the reputation of the Investigation Department."

"What A-level spiritual crystal? You don't believe me? I told you, that gemstone is gone!"

Even though his uncle's reaction was very real, Wang Yunlin still maintained a high degree of suspicion toward him. Now, all the evidence and clues pointed to Wang Zhiguo.

"I won't force you if you don't want to hand over the spiritual crystal, but you absolutely can't host the apprenticeship banquet. Your family is like a piece of fat meat now, and it's already extremely dangerous. Holding a banquet at this time is no different from courting death."

"My son has awakened a lightning-type special ability and has an A-level aptitude. He has already came White Cloud Temple. The Taoist priests of the White Cloud Temple have the ability to protect us, so I don't think they will dare to come. If they come, the Taoist priests can take care of them!"

Hearing Wang Zhiguo's words, Zhu Daniu, who had been standing behind Captain Wang, couldn't hold it in any longer. He rushed forward and wanted to curse, but was stopped by Captain Wang.

"Let's go, Old Zhu. Times have changed. Some people still live in the past. Since he wants to kill his family and friends, let him be."

Captain Wang turned around and left. Old Zhu followed closely behind him. He murmured, "Captain Wang, if Wang Zhiguo holds an apprenticeship ceremony at this time, a lot of people might die."

Captain Wang sighed and patted Zhu Daniu's shoulder. "Since yesterday, the number of crimes in Donglin City has increased by more than ten times. Many young people who have awakened their special abilities have lost conTomselves and walked on the wrong path of crime."

"In order to awaken the entire population, some innocent ordinary people will have to sacrifice themselves. This price has long been predicted by the organization, and it has tacitly accepted this fact."

"Our manpower and energy are limited. In this era of change, it will be difficult to protect our families. As for the others, we can only say it's their fate and cannot be forced."

Zhu Daniu did not expect the National Awakening to be so cruel. He had been looking forward to the arrival of the National Awakening. He could display his special abilities in front of his relatives and friends to his heart's content. He could show his divinity in front of others and show off his might.

However, he didn't expect to face the bloody reality before he could show his divinity.

After Captain Wang left, Ning Shi once again advised his uncle.

"Uncle, the National Awakening is led by the government. For Xiao Wei's group of awakeners, the government will certainly have further arrangements for the follow-up. I suggest that Xiao Wei follow the government and not become someone's disciple so easily."

"White Cloud Temple is just a non-governmental organization. Although it has been passed down for many years and has some abiliAfterill very different from the government."

In fact, after Captain Wang left with Zhu Daniu, Wang Zhiguo began to feel some regret. However, his business had been expanding over the years and he had gradually developed a character of being a man of his word. The more people tried to persuade him, the more he wanted to prove that he was right.

"The matter of becoming a disciple has already been decided. There is no need to say anymore. I have already sent out invitations to my good friends. After this banquet, everyone will know that I, Wang Zhiguo, have given birth to a good son with the best awakener talent."

"When Xiao Wei becomes a disciple of the White Cloud Temple, I will find a top-grade gemstone and give it to Qin Lingyun as a gift. This way, the outside world will think that I've given the so-called spiritual crystal to White Cloud Temple."

"D*mn it, that gemstone is really gone! Why is everyone asking me for spiritual crystals? Where would I get spiritual crystals?"

Seeing that his uncle was insisting on his idea, Ning Shi did not speak anymore.

"Ding! Ding!"

The doorbell rang.

It should be his express delivery. Ning Shi opened the door, and sure enough, it was a girl in an express delivery uniform.

"Hello, Mr. Ning. Your express delivery is in the car outside the yard. It's too heavy. Please carry it with me."

The express delivery was an alloy sword that Ning Shi asked Hao Meng to get for him. Ning Shi followed the courier to the gate of the villa.

"I'll take it in. Thank you."

Ning Shi picked up the long express delivery package and returned to his room.

He opened the package and saw a long sword that looked similar to the meteoric heavy sword in the game. Ning Shi had asked Hao Meng to customize it for him.

There was a note attached to the express delivery package, and there was a line of beautiful handwriting on the note.

"Brother Shitou, the sword is made of alloy and weighs 527 kilograms. It is attached with a book, 'Introduction to Awakener's Abilities'. Do not participate in the competition for the spiritual crystals."

Ning Shi felt Hao Meng's concern and his heart warmed.

He picked up the long sword and was troubled about how to carry it when a notification popped up on his phone screen.

[Found a long sword. Do you want to put it in your backpack? Yes / No]

Ning Shi immediately clicked 'Yes' and found that the long sword had entered the game backpack. He took it out and the long sword appeared in the real world.

Ning Shi studied it for a while and found the long sword could only appear in the backpack and in the real world. It couldn't enter the game world.

The meteoric heavy sword in the game world couldn't be brought into the real world either.

Ning Shi put the sword into his backpack and picked up a book that was mixed in the bag. He flipped through it.

This book should have been printed by Hao Meng. It introduced the levels and specific abilities of the awakeners.

At present, the known awakeners were divided into nine levels.

A Tier 1 awakener had a preliminary special ability, but after releasing it, symptoms such as weakness would appear.

A Tier 2 awakener could release his special ability multiple times without any sequelae.

A Tier 3 awakener could not only release his special ability multiple times but also learn the skills to release his special ability, which increased the efficiency and power of his special ability output.

A Tier 4 awakener would inscribe his special ability onto a certain part of his body, allowing him to instantly release his special ability. His combat power would become extremely powerful, allowing him to resist most of the hot weapons.

A Tier 5 awakener would inscribe his special ability onto his body's bloodline, allowing him to instantly release his special ability skills.

A Tier 6 awakener would be able to freely combine his special ability skills and he would be able to grasp the ultimate skills of his special ability. The ultimate skills that he released were extremely powerful and had destructive power comparable to a missile rain.

A Tier 7 awakener could be elementalized for a short period, and the power of his special ability would be greatly enhanced. A Tier 8 awakener could transform his body into elements completely, while a Tier 9 awakener could awaken his elemental spirit.

To a certain extent, the highest-level awakeners were already like the Gods in novels. It was no wonder that organizations like the Pantheon of Gods had appeared.

However, the cultivation of a special ability was not easy. There was no shortcut. One had to think of all kinds of ways to let the special ability merge into one's body and finally transform into an elemental spirit.

This process was extremely painful.

For example, his cousin Wang Yuwei was an awakener with a lightning-type special ability. His cultivation method was to use his special ability to shock his body as much as possible so that his body could adapt to the lightning-type special ability. Finally, he would gradually become one with electricity.

Being shocked every day was a pain that most people would not be able to endure.

Luckily, he had a game avatar so he did not have to suffer such torture. Ning Shi was glad about it. At the same time, he also understood why the status of an awakener with a strength-type ability was low.

It was because there was no path.

The cultivation path of a special ability was tailor-made for elemental-type and spiritual-type abilities. After an awakener with a strength-type special ability reached Tier 3, there was no path to move forward.

Moreover, after elemental-type awakeners reached a high level, their body would become elemental, and they would be immune to most physical attacks.

Even in the later stages, a strength-type awakener would not be able to compete with them.

Ning Shi's martial arts were all shared by the seniors in the strength-type section of the awakener forum. He could be considered to have inherited the mantle of the strength-type. If he had the ability, he was willing to pave a path for a strength-type awakener.

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Obtaining Spiritual Crystals

The most important thing for an awakener to cultivate was talent and resources.

Apart from the types of abilities, the most important thing for an awakener to cultivate was talent. Talent was divided into six levels, from E to S. The better one's talent was, the stronger one's adaptability to abilities was, and the faster one would fuse with abilities.

Resources referred to spiritual crystals.

Spiritual crystals contained energy that could be absorbed by others. They could speed up an awakener's cultivation and shorten the painful process of cultivation.

Every powerful awakener could not do without the help of spiritual crystals. In the new era, spiritual crystals were the most important strategic resources.

Therefore, an A-level spiritual crystal would attract the attention of many forces.

According to the introduction in the book given by Hao Meng, low-level spiritual crystals would emit a unique light and could be easily recognized. However, high-level spiritual crystals had the attribute of concealing godly items, so it was not easy to sense them in one's hand as high-level spiritual crystals appeared to be like ordinary stones.

Seeing this, Ning Shi had an idea. He went to find his Aunt Gong Li.

"Aunt, what's the appearance of the gemstone you bought?"

His aunt recalled for a moment and said, "It's a top-grade glass type jade. The color is light green and it has a rich luster. It's pure and transparent. It's very beautiful. I liked it at first sight."

According to Aunt's description, the jade she bought did not match the characteristics of an A-level spiritual crystal.

Why were all the factions so sure that Aunt had bought the A-grade spiritual crystal?

"When you bought the jewelry, did you encounter anything special?"

Aunt thought for a moment and shook her head. "No. I often go to Zhou Liufu Jewellery store on Saturdays. I'm very familiar with the store owner. When I bought the jewelry, it was very normal. There were no twists and turns."

"Xiao Shi, do you think there's something wrong with these people? I'm just buying some jewelry. Why do they accuse me of having spiritual crystals here? I'm just an ordinary person. What do I need crystals for?"

Aunt was also full of resentment after suffering an unexpected disaster. Ning Shi comforted her, "Don't worry. With me here, you'll be fine. Aunt, you'd better advise Uncle not to invite guests to the apprenticeship ceremony. It'll be simple. Also, do you still have the jewelry box?"

"Yes, I'll give it to you."

Aunt went back to her room and took out an exquisite mahogany box. She handed it to Ning Shi and said, "Xiao Shi, your uncle's temper is getting more and more stubborn. Don't argue with him. Aunt believes in your judgment and will try to persuade him again."

Ning Shi nodded. He took the box and returned to his room.

As expected of a box for high-end jewelry. It was made entirely of mahogany and the outside was carved with exquisite images of exotic beasts. Just this package alone would cost over ten thousand yuan.

Ning Shi opened the cover of the box and found a layer of golden silk inside, spread on a soft sponge.

The strange thing was that there were two grooves in the middle of the box.

In other words, Aunt bought two pieces of jade. Otherwise, why would there be two grooves in the box?

Could Aunt have been lying to me?

Ning Shi shook his head. This was impossible. Right now, Aunt wished that she really had the spiritual crystal, and then quickly sent the crystal away.

"Aunt, did you buy two pieces of jade back then?" Ning Shi came to his aunt's room again and asked directly.

"No, I only bought one because I was a black card member in the shop. The shop assistant gave me another gemstone, but that gemstone was pitch black and didn't look very good, so I didn't pay attention to it."

"A few days ago at the party, Elder Sister said that it was her company's vice president's birthday. I didn't know what to give her, so I gave this gemstone to Elder Sister."

Aunt also reacted, "Xiao Shi, are you saying that the inconspicuous black stone is an A-level spiritual crystal?"

Ning Shi nodded, "There's a high possibility that it is. Everything is just my speculation. Aunt, don't make a fuss first. Let's go look for my mother first."

The Elder Sister that his aunt mentioned was Ning Shi's mother, Wang Yan. After going around in circles, it turned out that the A-level spiritual crystal was in his mother's hands. He hoped that she hadn't given it away or else there would be more twists and turns.

"Are you talking about that black stone? That stone is really ugly. I couldn't give it away. In the end, I bought a watch and gave it to President Hu. Where is the stone? I think I left it at home. I don't remember the exact location. I have to go back and look for it."

Hearing his mother's words, Ning Shi was speechless. His aunt also held her forehead.

"I think I should go back and look for it. You all don't have the ability to differentiate. Keep this a secret first. Don't tell anyone. Don't go to the apprenticeship banquet tomorrow. The Pantheon of Gods will definitely think that Uncle is going to give the spiritual crystal to the White Cloud Temple. They will come and snatch it. There will be danger at the place."

"I'll try my best to take care of Cousin and Uncle."

Seeing his mother and aunt nod, Ning Shi drove back to his house.

The house was a mess. Ning Shi was already used to it. His parents did not like to tidy up.

He rummaged through the house and searched for half an hour. Finally, he found a black stone in his mother's black bag.

This stone was up. The color was very black, but it was not pure black. There were some grey impurities in the black. It was indeed very ordinary. No wonder his mother said that she couldn't give it away.

The reason why Zhou Liufu Jewelry gave this to their VIP was very simple. It was mined from the same mineral as the glass species, and it was also a gemstone.

It was this ordinary black stone that caused many forces to fight over it.

[A-level spiritual crystal found. Is it used for game system update? Yes / No]

After searching for it for a long time, Ning Shi found the A-level spiritual crystal that the big forces had been searching for!

He had to thank Hao Meng's book. If it hadn't recorded the characteristics of A-level spiritual crystals, Ning Shi might not have found it.

"Yes!"

Ning Shi clicked on the screen of his phone and the crystal in his hand immediately disappeared.

[Absorbed one A-level spiritual crystal. The game system is updating. This update will take 24 hours. Please wait patiently.]

Ning Shi was very satisfied with the game system update after receiving the spiritual crystal. 𝐍𝑂𝓋𝑒𝑙𝑈𝐬𝒷.𝓬𝒐𝗆

He had used the spiritual crystal and his uncle's family couldn't defend themselves anymore. They were still in danger and he had to solve this hidden danger.

Ning Shi thought for a moment. Perhaps the apprenticeship banquet was also a good thing.

Let all the disputes end at the apprenticeship banquet!

July 22nd, the weather was clear and cloudless.

At 9:30 a.m., The Peony Hall of the Pearl Restaurant was already full of guests.

Wang Zhiguo was wearing a decent suit, which accentuated his tall and straight figure. At this moment, his face was ruddy and full of pride. He stood at the door and welcomed the guests together with his son, Wang Yuwei.

"Chief Wang, congratulations! This is Yuwei, right? He's grown up so much. He's a talented person. An awakener with A-level talent. His future is limitless! That brat in my house only has a C-level talent."

"Chief Lin, your son is good enough. My son is a strength-type awakener. He's miserable. Chief Wang's genes are the best. His son has an A-level talent and lightning-type special ability. He's too awesome!"

"That's right. In the future, our families need to move around more. My son will follow Yuwei from now on."

The guests kept on complimenting him. Some of them were true friends and sincerely congratulated him. Most of them were business partners and deliberately flattered him.

For a moment, the faces of Uncle Wang Zhiguo and his cousin Wang Yuwei were all beaming.

Wang Yuwei's academic results were not good in the past. Every time Wang Zhiguo mentioned his son, he would feel very sullen.

Now that his son was gifted and had a bright future, Wang Zhiguo would flaunt it to his heart's content.

This was also one of the reasons why he held an apprenticeship ceremony.

Ning Shi looked at his uncle coldly. How happy he was now, how miserable he would be in the next moment.

Under his advice, his aunt was resting at home today. Grandma and Grandpa did not come, and his parents and aunty's family did not come.

This made his uncle very angry. Seeing that his family supported Ning Shi instead of himself, Wang Zhiguo felt very aggrieved. Even his cousin, Wang Yuwei, had a problem with Ning Shi.

"Cousin, you're just jealous of my talent!"

Ning Shi smiled and didn't bother with this short-sighted silly child.

Since his closest relatives weren't present, Ning Shi was much less restrained.

At 9:50 a.m., all the guests arrived. In the Peony Hall, more than 30 tables had been set up, and more than 300 guests had gathered.

On the stage in the hall, there was already an antique long table. In the middle of the table, there was a three-legged bronze table stove, and the stove was burning with expensive sandalwood incense.

On both sides of the table, there were big yellow rosewood chairs.

On both sides of the stage, there were two huge couplets hung with red cloth.

"Once a disciple, he will be a chicken dancing in the wind. He will be a father for life. He will repay the sect with only the jade pot and ice heart."

It had to be said that in regards to the sense of ceremony, his uncle had already done his best.

Today, Qin Lingyun was wearing a white Taoist robe. There was a white jade hairpin on his hair bun. His face was meticulously decorated. It was obvious that he had meticulously dressed up.

Looking at the arrangements, Qin Lingyun nodded repeatedly. He said to the person beside him, "Senior Brother Qingyun, my disciple's family is quite considerate. What do you think of this arrangement? Is there anything missing?"

Qingyun was a black-faced man with a long beard. He had a bandit's aura and wore a Taoist robe that made him look out of place. He held a large saber in both hands and nodded.

"Let's keep things simple. It's already very good that it could be done this way. After all, it's not in the temple."

It was rare to hear his senior brother's praise. Qin Lingyun laughed out loud and was extremely pleased with himself.

The auspicious time was approaching and Wang Zhiguo went on stage to give a speech first.

"Distinguished guests, family and friends, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend my son, Wang Yuwei's apprenticeship banquet..."

While Wang Zhiguo was boasting on stage, a waiter of the hotel pushed a dining cart into the hall. He was wearing the hotel uniform. His face was young, but his hair was white. He was Steel Needle from the Pantheon of Gods.

Steel Needle was mumbling as if he was sending a message to someone.

Outside the hotel, Zhu Daniu from the Investigation Department said to Wang Yunlin, "Captain Wang, all the other guests in the hotel have been evacuated. We only detected the whereabouts of Steel Needle from the Pantheon of Gods. We haven't found anyone else for the time being."

Captain Wang touched the scar on his face. His eyes were extremely sharp. He picked up the walkie-talkie.

"All of you. Today's operation. The first target is the A-level spiritual crystal. The second target is to reduce the casualties among the people. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

I Don't Care What Potential You Have

"Thank you all for coming once again. The auspicious time has come, and the apprenticeship ceremony has officially begun! First, let's welcome my son's teacher, White Cloud Temple's Tier 6 awakener, the top expert, Priest Qin Lingyun!"

Qin Lingyun shook his loose Taoist robe and walked onto the stage unhurriedly. After greeting the guests below the stage, he sat down on the yellow flower chair on his left.

The guests below the stage gave him face and applauded like thunder.

After the applause, everyone started discussing.

"This Taoist priest is really handsome. He isn't old yet, but he is already a Tier 6 awakener!"

"I've read the official introduction. A Tier 6 awakener can release a superpower, and its power is even more terrifying than a missile. If this were in ancient times, people would worship him as a god."

"Wang Zhiguo is so lucky. His son has the talent of a top awakener. He even found an expert to be his master. His path in the future can be said to be very smooth."

"White Cloud Temple is the largest Taoist temple in the south. It has many believers."

Hearing the guests' comments, Qin Lingyun was happy, but on the surface, he maintained the appearance of an expert. He could only smile.

Wang Zhiguo was much more direct. He grinned, revealing his back teeth.

After Qin Lingyun sat down, Wang Zhiguo sat on the chair to his right.

Wang Yuwei walked up to the stag picked up a cup of tea. He first knelt down to toast his father, then to his master, Qin Lingyun.

Qin Lingyun took the cup and took a sip. He said, "Disciple, no need for formalities." The horsetail whisk in his hand was like a golden cudgel, constantly lengthening. In the end, it reached under Wang Yuwei's knees and lifted him up.

This magical ability stunned the guests below the stage, even Ning Shi was speechless. This Priest Qin really liked to show off.

After the ceremony, Wang Zhiguo took out a beautifully wrapped gift box, he said loudly, "Priest Qin, Yuwei is still young and has a mischievous nature. I'll have to trouble you to teach him in the future. I thank you for your kindness. Here is a small gift. It's a gemstone that my wife carefully selected to express her gratitude."

Wang Zhiguo handed the gift box to Wang Yuwei. Wang Yuwei took it and knelt in front of Qin Lingyun. He raised the gift box above his head and presented it as a gift to acknowledge him as his teacher.

Hearing Wang Zhiguo said that the gift was a gemstone, Qin Lingyun was instantly overjoyed. He stretched out his hand and was about to take the gift box.

"Do it!"

With a loud shout, a huge ice spear appeared out of thin air and stabbed at Qin Lingyun. Qin Lingyun had no choice but to give up the gift box and dodge first.

"Darkness descends!"

As the voice fell, the entire Peony Hall fell into extreme darkness. Even with Ning Shi's abnormal vision, he could not see anything clearly.

He could only rely on his other senses to sense the movements in the hall.

After the hall fell into darkness, all sorts of screams could be heard from the guests. There were also sounds of tables and chairs being knocked over.

There was a series of banging sounds accompanied by the muffled groans of the injured humans. After about ten seconds, the battle ended and the Peony Hall regained its light.

On the stage, a man and a woman were lying on the ground. The man's head was rolling to the side, and he had already separated from his body. He could not be any more dead. The woman clutched her chest. Her eyes were wide open, and she did not breathe.

Fresh blood stained the red carpet, making it appear even more bright red.

Qin Lingyun's hair was messy and his face was pale. The battle just now did not seem to be easy either. He tidied up his appearance slightly and said to the frantic guests.

"Everyone, don't worry. These are two criminals who have awakened. They were killed on the spot by me and my Senior Brother. The darkness just now was a skill released by the dark-type awakeners. Everyone, don't panic."

Ning Shi saw the blood on the black-faced Taoist priest's blade and understood that these two were killed by Qing Yun. From Qin Lingyun's appearance, he should be a newbie who had never experienced battle.

This kind of person had the ability of a Tier 6 awakener, but he was strong in appearance but weak on the inside. In actual combat, his combat strength was greatly reduced.

After the deaths of the criminals, not only was Uncle Wang Zhiguo not afraid, but he was also relieved. He glanced at Ning Shi as if to show off his wise choice.

"Priest Qin, you and your senior brother are indeed experts. The scum of the Pantheon of Gods is not worth mentioning in front of you."

Qin Lingyun did not say anything. He found the gift box that was thrown on the stage and put it in his pocket.

"Mr. Wang, the apprenticeship ceremony is over. My senior brother and I will return to the temple first. After the storm passes, I will come back to bring Yuwei up the mountain."

"Priest Qin, the people of the Pantheon of Gods are all dead. There's no need to be so anxious." Wang Zhiguo was somewhat surprised by Qin Lingyun's reaction. In his opinion, Priest Qin and his senior brother were truly experts, they had killed a powerful heretic in less than ten seconds.

He was worried about the revenge of the Pantheon of Gods, so he didn't want Priest Qin to leave so quickly.

Qin Lingyun completely ignored Wang Zhiguo and looked at his senior brother.

Priest Qing Yun's hand shook, and the blood on the tip of the blade disappeared instantly. He put away the blade and said, "Hurry up and leave!"

After he said that, he turned to leave.

Wang Zhiguo was instantly embarrassed. Qin Lingyun's expression changed too quickly, making one's heart turn cold.

When Wang Yuwei saw that his master had left, he hurriedly chased after him.

Seeing this situation, Steel Needle, who was hiding behind the pillar in the hall, asked through the microphone on his clothes, "Lord Flame Messenger, the people from White Cloud Temple are leaving. Aren't we going to make a move?"

"Don't be impatient. We only have one chance to make a move. The people from the Investigation Department will not be able to hold it in first."

The Flame Messenger's words were very effective. Qing Yun had just reached the entrance of the hall when he was stopped by Wang Yunlin and a group of people.

"Priest Qing Yun, you want to leave after killing someone? Do you think our Investigation Department is invisible?"

Seeing Wang Yunlin, Qing Yun, who had always looked relaxed, frowned for the first time. He clenched the steel sword in his hand and said slowly, "We are only defending ourselves. According to the regulations of the awakeners, we did not break the rules."

A playful smile appeared on Wang Yunlin's face as he said, "Defending ourselves is only your theory. The Investigation Department only believes the facts that we investigated ourselves. Obediently follow me back to the Investigation Department to cooperate with the investigation."

Qing Yun's face was gloomy. The veins on his tanned face were exposed as if they were about to explode at any moment. In the end, he endured it and allowed Zhu Daniu to handcuff him.

Seeing that Zhu Daniu was still going to handcuff his master, Qin Lingyun, Wang Yuwei was anxious. He walked in front of Qin Lingyun and said to Zhu Daniu.

"Captain Zhu, you don't have any evidence. How can you randomly arrest people?"

Zhu Daniu directly grabbed hold of Wang Yuwei and pushed him to the ground.

After handcuffing Qin Lingyun, Zhu Daniu glared at Wang Yuwei and said.

"You two are a pair of retards. I've long been unhappy with you. Hurry up and scram to the side."

Wang Yuwei was stunned. Ever since he became an awakener and was tested to have an A-level aptitude, the people around him were all praising him. Under this flattery, he really thought of himself as someone important.

He lay on the ground and cried loudly, "I'm an awakener with a lightning-type special ability. I have an A-level aptitude and unlimited potential. I advise you to treat me with respect. You must know that the river flows east for thirty years. Don't bully the young or the poor. If you anger me, when I grow up in the future, I'll hang you up and beat you up!"

Ning Shi shook his head when he heard such a stupid statement.

Wang Yunlin laughed and kicked Wang Yuwei's stomach, sending him flying more than two meters away.

"I don't care what kind of potential you have. You are just a rookie awakener. How dare you talk nonsense in front of me? I have killed countless awakeners with A-level aptitude!" 𝗇𝑂𝚟𝑬𝐿𝑈𝑆𝒷.𝚌𝞸𝓂

Seeing his son being kicked, Wang Zhiguo quickly went to help him. He looked at Qin Lingyun for help but realized that Priest Qin, whom he wanted to rely on, was handcuffed and turned a blind eye to his disciple being beaten up.

Wang Zhiguo recalled how Ning Shi had advised him to follow the officials, and he turned green with regret.

Ning Shi was right. Compared to the officials, White Cloud Temple had no power at all.

He had been blinded by pride. Why did he have to suck up to the White Cloud Temple? Wang Zhiguo felt extremely regretful.

Wang Yuwei was also woken up by the kick. He finally realized that the world of the awakeners was not a child's game, but a cruel rule of respecting the strong.

There were still more than 200 guests at the scene. They were confused by what had happened today.

It was meant to be a normal apprenticeship ceremony. But yet, awakeners were fighting and killing one another. Then, the officials came to arrest the criminals. Many people had a premonition of danger and wanted to leave.

However, the Investigation Department was blocking the entrance. The leader was a man with scars all over his face. No one dared to move.

Wang Yunlin had no intention of giving way. He stood at the entrance and took out the gift box from Qin Lingyun's arms.

He opened the gift box and took out the gemstone inside. After carefully examining them, his expression changed.

"This is not the A-level spiritual crystal! Where exactly is the spiritual crystal?"

Following Wang Yunlin's words, Wang Zhiguo's entire body seemed to have been grabbed by an invisible hand, hanging in mid-air.

Wang Zhiguo's hand struggled, and his legs unconsciously swayed. Being grabbed by the hand of air, he couldn't breathe at all. His face flushed red, and he gradually felt the aura of death.

Ning Shi watched the whole process coldly. He knew that Wang Yunlin wouldn't kill his uncle. Letting his uncle suffer a little was also good for him.

Sure enough, seeing that Wang Zhiguo was about to suffocate to death, Wang Yunlin removed the hand of air.

"If you don't want to be tortured, then honestly tell me where the spiritual crystal is."

Wang Zhiguo fell to the ground with a face full of despair. He had no idea where the spiritual crystal was.

Wang Zhiguo didn't say a word. The atmosphere at the scene gradually became solemn.

Seeing that Wang Yunlin was about to make another move, Ning Shi stood up.

"I ate the spiritual crystal. It tastes good."

Ning Shi stood up to speak, but Wang Zhiguo misunderstood. He thought that his nephew was going to cover for him.

He staggered to his feet and shouted, "I told you, we haven't seen the spiritual crystal. That gemstone was snatched by the people from the Pantheon of Gods!"

"This is your family's gemstone necklace!" Steel Needle, who had received instructions, took off his disguise and stood up.

He threw the necklace that the trainee had snatched to Wang Yunlin and shrugged.

"Unfortunately, what we snatched is not an A-level spiritual crystal."

"So where did the A-level spiritual crystal go?"

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Take a Punch from Me

The cult member of the Pantheon of Gods actually swaggered out. Wang Yunlin narrowed his eyes. If it had been another occasion, he would have done it without a second thought.

But today, the A-level spiritual crystal was the top priority.

He had been stuck at the level of a Tier 6 awakener for almost five years!

It wasn't that his aptitude wasn't good enough, nor was it that his temperament wasn't firm enough. It was just that he didn't have A-level spiritual crystals!

For a Tier 6 awakener to advance to Tier 7, he needed to have A-level spiritual crystals.

Wang Yunlin had already felt the cruelty of the National Awakening. In the past, he could have waited a little longer.

However, in the new era, in order to protect himself and his family, he had to do everything he could to obtain A-level spiritual crystals and advance to Tier 7 as soon as possible.

Facing the evil cultists, Wang Yunlin held back his temper for the first time and make a move.

Steel Needle appeared calm on the surface, but he was actually panicking in his heart. If it were not for the Flame Messenger's strong order, as a spiritual-type awakener who was used to hiding behind people's back, he would not have dared to be so arrogant.

Faced with Steel Needle's inquiry, Ning Shi was a little impatient, so he said coldly.

"I already said that I ate the spiritual crystal. Don't you understand? Unrelated guests, please leave the scene."

Ning Shi didn't want to implicate innocent people. He wanted them to leave, but Wang Yunlin didn't agree.

"Before I see the A-level spiritual crystal, no one is allowed to leave!"

"Captain Wang, you're treating human lives like grass. Have you thought it through?"

The scar on Wang Yunlin's face trembled again. He slowly closed his eyes and said fiercely.

"I said, no one is allowed to leave!"

"You're just a small strength-type awakener. Don't talk nonsense here. If you anger me, I'll kill you directly!"

The Investigation Department had changed. It no longer had the objective of protecting the people.

Ning Shi changed his plan of relying on the officials. He walked to Wang Yunlin expressionlessly.

"The spiritual crystal is with me. As for whether you can get it or not, it depends on your ability!"

"Take my punch!"

A straight punch, a crushing fist!

Ning Shi's body was like a big bow. His fist was like an arrow that left the bowstring, shooting straight towards Wang Yunlin's face.

"You overestimate yourself!" Wang Yunlin stretched out one hand and clenched his fist. The air instantly surged from all directions, as if wanting to crush Ning Shi alive.

Ning Shi seemed to not be able to see Wang Yunlin's movements. He continued to swing his fist, pressing forward with an indomitable will!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of air explosions rang out. The power of Ning Shi's fist was extremely terrifying, directly piercing through the wall of qi.

After the wall of qi was shattered, a violent wind blew in the Peony Hall. Countless air fragments were carried by the violent wind and scattered in all directions, hitting the wall of the hall.

Countless densely packed holes appeared on the wall of the hall. Some of the guests had their arms accidentally injured by the fragments. Their arms were instantly pierced through, and it was a blurry mess of flesh and blood.

"Ah!"

"Run!"

"I don't want to die! Mommy, come and save me!"

The crowd was in an extreme state of panic. Many of them had already hidden under the dining table.

Wang Yunlin's expression changed drastically. He was about to make another move when Ning Shi's fist directly landed on his face.

Bang!

Wang Yunlin's head went dizzy. He felt as if the world was spinning around him and his entire face went numb.

His face had been punched so hard that his skin and flesh were split open. He fell to the ground and rolled a few times. He struggled to stand up, but couldn't.

The others in the Investigation Department looked at Ning Shi as if they were facing a great enemy. Zhu Daniu revealed a questionable look on his face.

"Are you kidding me? I've come into contact with Ning Shi before. How could he be so powerful?"

"A strength-type awakener knocked down Captain Wang with one punch!"

"Captain is a Tier 6 awakener, his ability is an extremely powerful qi-type special ability. How is this possible?"

Ning Shi laughed.

"As long as you have enough strength, nothing is impossible."

Uncle Wang Zhiguo's mouth was also wide open in shock. When he remembered that he had once comforted Ning Shi it was fine if his talent wasn't good, he immediately felt ashamed.

His cousin Wang Yuwei was also stunned. When he thought about how he had flaunted his talent, he felt like a clown.

Ning Shi ignored the threats from the Investigation Department and walked to Wang Yunlin's side.

"I can leave whenever I want. You're not strong enough to control the entire scene."

Wang Yunlin had just regained some consciousness when he heard Ning Shi's words. He spat out a mouthful of blood.

After teaching Wang Yunlin a lesson, Ning Shi turned around and stared at Steel Needle, saying, "You can't be the only one in the Pantheon of Gods, right? The spiritual crystal is in my hands. Do you have the ability to take it?"

After witnessing Ning Shi's strength, everyone finally acknowledged Ning Shi's words seriously. Many people had already believed that the spiritual crystal was in Ning Shi's hands.

This was the reality of the world.

Only the words of the strong had weight, and only then would people be willing to believe it.

Steel Needle's hair stood on end after being stared at by Ning Shi. He closed his eyes and the dozen or so ordinary people around him were instantly controlled by him. They charged at Ning Shi without any regard for their lives.

Ning Shi executed Cloud Shadow Steps and flashed past the crowd at an extremely fast speed. He gave a punch with his crushing fist.

Steel Needle felt a fatal danger. He bit the tip of his tongue and gathered all of his spiritual power. He shouted loudly.

"Steel Needle Explosion!"

Ning Shi's head tightened. He instantly felt countless steel needles stabbing into his mind.

If other awakeners with low spiritual power were hit by this spiritual attack, they would be brain-dead on the spot.

However, Ning Shi's spiritual power was as high as 16 points, forcefully withstanding this wave of attacks. His fist paused for a moment before continuing forward.

Bang! Fresh blood and brain matter splattered everywhere!

Ning Shi's fist punched the head of the Steel Needle until it exploded!

"Ah!"

"I want to leave! Please let me go!"

The fresh blood splattered everywhere and splashed onto the bodies of many guests. Once again, they let out terrified screams.

Such a bloody scene caused the scene to once again become chaotic.

It was Ning Shi's first time killing someone, but he did not feel anything strange in his heart.

He had fought with magical beasts for more than twenty days in the game world, day and night. He had long regained his blood-lust and was used to the bloody scene.

Wang Yunlin closed his eyes. He understood that Ning Shi had already shown mercy when he punched him just now. Otherwise, his head would have exploded long ago.

Where did this monster come from? Its strength was so great that it completely overturned Wang Yunlin's understanding of strength-type awakeners. 𝑛𝞸𝑣𝑒𝑙𝓊𝓢𝑩.𝒞𝒐𝔪

Qin Lingyun, who was handcuffed by the Investigation Department, had bean-sized beads of sweat dripping down his face.

He was originally very dissatisfied with the Investigation Department's arrest. After seeing Ning Shi's terrifying strength, he only hoped the investigation team would quickly escort him away and leave this d*mned place.

Thinking back to how he had arrogantly said those words to Ning Shi, he was worried that if Ning Shi was unhappy, he would blow his head off!

Priest Qing Yun also had a nervous look on his face. His expression changed and he activated his metal-type special ability. The handcuffs on his hands automatically fell off, and he once again held onto his large sword. Only then did he feel a little safer.

Ning Shi saw the expressions and actions of the two Taoist priests of the White Cloud Temple. However, he had no time to pay attention to them now.

After Steel Needle died, specks of blue flames appeared in the Peony Hall.

Wherever the flames passed, tables, chairs, walls, pillars, food and everything that came into contact with them were burned to ashes.

Two unlucky guests were directly burned to ashes when they came into contact with the flames.

After all the flames circled once, they finally gathered together to form a huge flame. A moment later, the flame transformed into a person.

It was a tall, golden-haired man wearing a flame mask.

Wang Yunlin's face turned even paler when he saw such an obvious feature. He cried out in fear.

"Flame Messenger Brian!"

Wang Yunlin finally woke up from his greed for A-level spiritual crystals when he saw the appearance of a Tier 7 awakener. He looked at the hundreds of guests in the hall and felt a trace of regret.

Although there seemed to be only one level difference between a Tier 7 and a Tier 6 awakener, the difference in combat power was like heaven and earth.

Ordinary flame abilities could not be compared to the power of Blue Flames which could turn everything into ashes.

Everyone in the awakener's circle knew about the Flame Messenger's brutality and perversity. With him here, no one would be able to survive today.

If he had listened to Ning Shi's words and let the guests go earlier, these innocent ordinary people wouldn't have died.

It was he who had caused the deaths of hundreds of lives.

Wang Yunlin closed his eyes in pain. In the next moment, he stood up resolutely and walked in front of the Flame Messenger.

"Everyone, quickly evacuate the crowd. I'll hold off the Flame Messenger!"

After saying this, he placed his hands behind his back and made a gesture to Zhu Daniu to request reinforcements.

Looking at Brian who was standing in the air, Ning Shi instinctively felt a trace of danger. He said to his uncle and cousin.

"You guys follow the Investigation Department. When the battle starts later, I won't be able to take care of you."

Wang Zhiguo's heart was filled with regret at this moment. Two guests had already died in the apprenticeship ceremony, and there were more than a dozen injured friends. He should have listened to Ning Shi's advice.

Just as Wang Zhiguo made a move, a blue flame suddenly appeared in front of him and landed on his body at an extremely fast speed.

Death was right in front of his eyes and Wang Zhiguo was overwhelmed by terror.

Clang!

A flash of sword light and Wang Zhiguo's left arm was completely cut off.

The broken arm flew in the air and turned into ashes, scattering on the ground.

At the critical moment, Ning Shi took out his sword and cut off his uncle's arm, saving his life.

"What a fast blade!"

Brian finally spoke.

Ning Shi held a long alloy sword in his hand and stared at him coldly. "The reinforcements from the Investigation Department will be here soon. You don't want to be stuck here, right? The spiritual crystal is with me. Let's find a place with no one and fight to the death."

"Whoever wins will get the spiritual crystal."

Brian was wearing a mask, so his expression couldn't be seen clearly. He spoke in a heavy foreign accent.

"Okay, but the person behind you must die for insulting the Pantheon of Gods! And the two Taoist priests from the White Cloud Temple! I'm very curious if the Pantheon of Gods is not worth mentioning in front of the White Cloud Temple!"

Wang Zhiguo gritted his teeth and broke out in cold sweat. His face was extremely pale due to excessive blood loss.

His son, Wang Yuwei, took off his shirt and tightly covered his wound.

He didn't expect that his flattery would cause the Pantheon of God's powerhouse to be so angry. Wang Zhiguo took a deep breath and said to Ning Shi.

"Xiao Shi, protect Xiao Wei well. Don't worry about me. I didn't listen to your advice and insisted on doing things my way. I deserve to die!"

Ning Shi ignored his uncle's pleas. He continued to stare at Brian. "I don't care about the Taoist priests. This person is my uncle. If you want to kill him, then try to see if your flames are stronger or if the sword in my hand is faster."

Ning Shi's mind was immersed in the long sword. An invisible blade was emitted from his body.

This blade seemed to be able to destroy everything.

After Qing Yun saw it, his tanned face revealed a shocked expression, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

"Sword intent! The legendary sword intent exists!"

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The Final Winner

Qin Lingyun looked confused and asked, "Senior Brother, what sword intent? Isn't that something only found in Xianxia novels? There are only special abilities in the real world."

Although Qing Yun was an awakener with metal-type special ability user, he had been obsessed with sword techniques since he was young. At this moment, he looked at Ning Shi like he was on a pilgrimage.

"According to the ancient records of the Taoist temple, before the last wave of spiritual energy died out, everyone could practice martial arts. At that time, the most famous person who used a sword was Guan Yu, the general of the Shu Kingdom during the period of the Three Kingdoms."

"Guan Yu held the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand and slayed the enemy generals with ease. It could be said that his sword light was feared by the nine prefectures and was famous in Yunmeng Kingdom. In the end, he became a martial saint."

Seeing that Qin Lingyun still did not believe him, Qing Yun sighed.

"Every generation has its own fate. In our era, the profound martial arts have all lost their effectiveness. Only the transcendent path of the awakener's special abilities is left."

"I wonder how this young man managed to cultivate sword intent."

"According to the ancient records, the power of sword intent was able to split mountains and seas with ease."

Following Qing Yun's explanation, everyone understood that Ning Shi seemed to have mastered a very powerful ability called sword intent.

The one who felt it the most was Brian. He was locked on by the sword intent and felt a sharp edge pressing toward him. It was as if he had returned to his childhood. Due to his playful nature, he was stripped naked by his father in the hot summer and pushed under the scorching sun to be exposed to the sun.

"The strong have the right to protect, but the weak do not! The reptiles of White Cloud Temple, take this!"

Brian felt Ning Shi's strength and gave up on the idea of continuing to attack Wang Zhiguo. He waved his hand and two flaming spears that were several meters long shot towards Qin Lingyun and his senior brother.

The spears were extremely fast, leaving beautiful afterimages of flames in the air.

Qing Yun's expression was extremely solemn. According to the Taoist theory of the five elements, his metal-type special ability was already countered by Brian's fire-type special ability. In addition to the difference between awakener levels, there was no chance of victory in this battle.

He was very decisive. The sword in his hand suddenly crashed towards the outer wall.

Bang! A large hole appeared on the outer wall.

The sword was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the sky.

Qing Yun was dragged along by the sword and escaped together...

After the Blue Flames lost their target, they turned to attack Qin Lingyun.

Qin Lingyun didn't have any actual combat experience to begin with. Furthermore, he only had the wood-type special ability, so he was also restrained by fire-type special abilities.

Amidst the dancing blue flames in the sky, he could only hold on for a few seconds before he was swallowed by the flames and turned into ashes.

A Tier 6 awakener was instantly killed by Brian in one move!

Being intimidated by Brian's terrifying flames, everyone at the scene stood silently on the spot, not daring to make the slightest move.

The people from the Investigation Department did not dare to evacuate the crowd. Even Wang Yunlin was in a defensive position.

After killing a Taoist priest, Brian stopped attacking. He looked at Ning Shi and said.

"Let's go! Follow me!"

After saying that, he turned into an afterimage and jumped out of the hole in the wall.

Ning Shi put away his long sword, paused his feet and used Cloud Shadow Steps to chase after him.

Seeing the two people leave, the people of the Investigation Department let out a sigh of relief.

Zhu Daniu said to Wang Yunlin, "Captain Wang, I've informed Advisor Zhao and he will be here in five minutes. What should we do now? Should we send someone to follow them?"

Wang Yunlin looked around and saw that Peony Hall was in a mess. 𝓷𝗈𝚟𝖊𝑙𝑈𝐬𝒃.𝒞𝓞𝓂

Fresh blood, charred black, broken tables, chairs and plates, along with the painful moans of the injured and the stifled sobs of the crowd.

"There's no need to chase. We'll talk about it when Advisor Zhao arrives. With the appearance of a Tier 7 awakener, we won't be able to get the A-level spiritual crystal. Call 120 over and send the injured to the hospital."

"Fortunately, Ning Shi stepped forward and challenged the Flame Messenger Brian. Otherwise, we would all have died here today."

Thinking of the terrifying Blue Flames, Zhu Daniu nodded his head with lingering fear and asked.

"Captain, between those two, who do you think will win the final battle?"

Wang Yunlin sighed. "The Flame Messenger has a 90% chance of winning. You have no idea how terrifying a Tier 7 awakener is. After all, Ning Shi is only a strength-type awakener. It is true that his strength is extremely great and his physical attacks can be said to be invincible."

"However, a Tier 7 elemental-type awakener can temporarily turn his body into elements and is immune to most physical attacks. Ning Shi is at an innate disadvantage."

When Wang Zhiguo heard Wang Yunlin's analysis, he ignored the injury on his broken arm and anxiously grabbed Wang Yunlin's clothes with his right hand.

"Captain Wang, please send someone to help Ning Shi. Doesn't the country still have hot weapons? Missiles, sniper rifles. I don't believe that the cultist is not afraid of hot weapons!"

Seeing Wang Zhiguo, Wang Yunlin was about to berate him, but when he remembered that this person was Ning Shi's uncle, he forcefully suppressed his temper.

"Don't say that we don't know the location of their duel. Even if we do, we don't have the authority to mobilize the army at will.

The use of heavy weapons was barely able to deal with ordinary Tier 4 awakeners, using them to deal with a Tier 7 awakener would be futile.

"You better mind your own business."

Hearing Wang Yunlin's words, Wang Zhiguo was furious. In addition to the excessive blood loss caused by the broken arm, he could not calm down and eventually fainted.

"Dad! Are you alright? Don't scare me! You mustn't die!"

Wang Yuwei pounced on Wang Zhiguo's body and cried until his eyes were red and swollen.

Wang Yunlin panicked when he saw that Wang Zhiguo had fainted. Although the chances of Ning Shi winning were not high, he might not necessarily die.

In a duel between high-level powerhouses, unless they fought to the death or could crush the other party in terms of speed, it was very difficult not to have casualties.

What if Ning Shi, this jinx, came back and found out that his uncle was dead and vented his anger on him?

The wound on his face from the punch was still burning.

"Hurry, he can't wait for an ambulance. Hurry up and drive him to the nearest hospital."

A few minutes later, Advisor Zhao arrived. After understanding the situation, he made it clear that he wanted to stay at the scene to protect the people.

What he meant was that he would not go after the Flame Messenger Brian.

Brian did not cause any sensational damage in the country. Without external pressure, Advisor Zhao would not be willing to risk his life against cultists of the same level.

Wang Yunlin had already guessed Advisor Zhao's reaction, so he was not surprised. After he dealt with the injured, he was busy dealing with the media interviews.

The incident at the Pearl Hotel was finally defined as a fight between the awakeners under the media coverage. It affected the guests who were attending the banquet at the hotel.

The Investigation Department reacted quickly and decisively. They rushed to the scene in time and killed the awakeners in the fight, preventing the increase in casualties among the people.

Dongping Mountain was several hundred of meters high and located on the outskirts of Donglin City.

The mountain was geographically remote and had no scenery. It was a wild mountain that no one cared about.

The mountain was overgrown with weeds and lush trees, and was home to numerous snakes, insects, rats and ants.

It was midsummer and the chirping of cicadas and birds should have been incessant. However, at this moment, the entire Dongping Mountain was silent.

The weeds and trees were all burned to ashes, and half of the mountain had been cut off. The rest of the mountain was full of potholes.

A man, who was completely black and naked, walked down the rocky hillside.

Ning Shi looked at the sun that had already reached the top of his head. Being exposed to the scorching sun at noon, he only felt that his charred body was even hotter, and the burned parts began to hurt again.

"This battle was still a little thrilling. If it weren't for my high physique and the strong recovery ability of my regeneration talent, I really wouldn't have been able to withstand Brian's flame attack."

Ning Shi and Brian walked to the outskirts of Donglin City and started fighting.

Ning Shi's physique was extremely strong, while Brian's special ability was endless. The two of them fought for two hours, from the plains in the suburbs all the way to Dongping Mountain.

In the end, Ning Shi's technique was still better. With a violent slash, he cut Brian in half.

The reason why he was able to win this battle was mainly because of his strong physique and recovery ability. He had forcefully exhausted Brian's elemental transformation ability, and in the end, Brain was vulnerable to physical attacks. In a moment of carelessness, he was killed by Ning Shi.

The process of the battle seemed dangerous, but in reality, Ning Shi had always been very safe. Brian's flame attacks had never been able to cause any fatal damage to Ning Shi.

Thus, Ning Shi held the trump card of his "electrostatic field" talent in his hands and had never used it.

Ning Shi estimated that if he used the lightning damage from the electrostatic field, he should be able to quickly resolve the battle. His current combat strength was estimated to be about the same as a Tier 8 awakener.

In just a short month, he had evolved from an ordinary person to a Tier 8 powerhouse. The feeling of being able to cheat was truly satisfying.

Ning Shi found an empty reservoir, took a bath in the water and rested for a while.

In less than 10 minutes, the charred skin on his body had completely faded, and new skin had grown out.

The hair on his body had also grown back, and his hair and eyebrows had returned to their original positions.

Looking down at his crotch, Ning Shi let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it had grown back. Otherwise, he would have become a naked chicken, which would really damaged his dignity.

Looking at himself in the water, his face was as fair as jade, his eyes were like stars and his entire body was filled with streamlined muscles. His new skin was white touched with red. Ning Shi nodded his head in satisfaction. As expected of a super handsome guy with a visual of 8 points.

However, there was a problem now. His clothes had been burned during the battle. Now that he was naked, how was he going to meet people?

Just as Ning Shi was about to secretly borrow a piece of clothing from a family in the countryside, a petite woman in black appeared out of thin air.

Ning Shi was shocked. "Who are you?"

Fortunately, he was in the water and was not exposed. When a boy went out, he had to protect himself well.

The woman in black had slim eyebrows and a small face. Her lips were like grease, and her eyes were not big, but her facial features were extremely beautiful.

From the moment she appeared, her expression was always cold.

"My name is Mo Yu. I'm here to protect you... on Miss Hao's orders."

"Hao Meng?"

"Yes."

Hao Meng sent someone to protect me? Ning Shi did not know what to say, so he asked casually.

"You only came after the battle ended?"

"I was always here. You were not in danger."

Mo Yu's answer was very simple. She took out a set of clothes and placed them by the reservoir.

"Here are the clothes."

Before she finished her sentence, she had already disappeared.

Ning Shi looked at Mo Yu the entire time. He had no idea how she had left.

He felt a great danger from Mo Yu, and it was even more dangerous than Brian's.

"What exactly is Hao Meng doing? Her subordinates are all so powerful."

Ning Shi muttered to himself for a while before putting on the clothes by the shore.

The T-shirt and beach pants actually fit very well.

Thinking back to what Mo Yu had said, she had been there the entire time.

She had probably seen everything that she shouldn't have seen, so the clothes she had bought fit so well?

Ning Shi: "..."

Aftermath of the Battle

After putting on his clothes, Ning Shi walked at a speed of more than ten meters per step.

When he reached a large banyan tree, he jumped onto it.

To prevent his phone from being damaged, Ning Shi threw his phone onto the banyan tree before the battle began.

After taking back his phone, Ning Shi called his mother.

It was answered in a second.

"Xiao Shi, are you alright? I heard from Xiao Wei that you ran off to fight with the cultist. I didn't even dare to call you. You're my only son. If anything were to happen to you, what would happen to your father and me?"

Hearing his mother's anxious voice that sounded like she was crying, Ning Shi quickly comforted her.

"I'm fine, Mom. Don't you understand me? If I'm in danger, I'll run far away. The threat from the Pantheon of Gods has been resolved. I'll go home immediately."

"It's good that you're fine. Go straight to Tzu Chi Hospital. We're all here. Your uncle is still receiving blood transfusions in the operating theater. Come over and have a checkup."

"Okay, I'll go over now."

Ning Shi hung up the phone and ran for another three kilometers before he stopped a taxi at the intersection.

He looked at the game. There were still two hours before the update. Ning Shi put down his phone and closed his eyes to rest.

When he arrived at the hospital, his uncle had already left the operating theater. There was a thick bandage on his shoulder.

His left arm had already been burned to ashes by the flame ability. He could only lose one arm permanently. This was the result of Ning Shi's hard work.

Thinking about the guests who had died on the spot, his uncle, the organizer of the banquet, had a responsibility that could not be shirked.

It was already good enough that he was still alive.

"Xiao Shi, it's all thanks to you this time. I heard from Xiao Wei that if it weren't for you, they would all have died."

Uncle was still unconscious. Aunt Gong Li stood by the bed and thanked Ning Shi.

"Alright, Aunt, we're all family. There's no need to be polite. Technology is advanced now. Uncle's arm is fitted with a prosthetic, so it won't affect his life too much.".

"Xiao Wei had learned a lesson today. He's still young. If this is not handled well, he will have psychological trauma. You have to pay more attention to him."

His aunt wiped away her tears and nodded.

Seeing that his mother was going to pull him for a check-up, Ning Shi quickly said, "Mom, I am an awakener. My body is very healthy. It is already 1 p.m., and I haven't eaten yet. I am so hungry."

"I will go find a restaurant to eat. After that, I will go straight back to the rental house."

Ning Shi was really hungry. He found a restaurant downstairs in the hospital that cooked vegetables.

There was a large plate of chicken, steamed meat, pork loin, dried pork and a tomato egg soup. 𝑛𝒪𝓋𝑒𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑩.𝒸𝑜𝐦

Four dishes and one soup. He ate five big bowls of rice in a row.

Ning Shi ate quickly. He was half full from finishing up the food.

He wiped his mouth with a tissue. Just as Ning Shi was about to pay the bill and leave, Wang Yunlin and Zhu Daniu walked in together.

Wang Yunlin had five scars on one side of his face, while the other side of his face was swollen and split open. His current appearance was somewhat miserable, but Ning Shi would not sympathize with him.

If it were not for him not letting the guests leave early, no one would have been killed by the Flame Messenger.

Ning Shi was ready to pay the bill and return to the rental house as soon as possible. He waited for the game update to be completed before continuing to stay at home and play games.

"How much, Boss!"

"153 yuan, just give me 150 yuan!"

Ning Shi deliberately ignored Wang Yunlin and Zhu Daniu, paid the bill and left.

Wang Yunlin followed behind and asked carefully, "Mr... Mr Ning, we have found the Flame Messenger Brian's body. What do you want to do with it?"

"If you don't mind, we will announce to the public that the Flame Messenger was killed by the Investigation Department so that the Pantheon of Gods won't come looking for you again."

Ning Shi sneered and stared at the wound on Wang Yunlin's face, asking, "Does the wound not hurt anymore? You want to take the credit so quickly?"

Wang Yunlin took a deep breath and looked at Ning Shi with a complicated gaze.

"Mr Ning, I, Wang Yunlin, awakened at the age of 15 and joined the Investigation Department at the age of 18. I served in the Investigation Department for 20 years and killed 3721 criminals of all kinds."

"For 20 years, I walked in darkness and pain, just for the faith in my heart, just so that more people could enjoy a peaceful and ordinary life."

"The cultivation of my special ability was extremely painful. In order to integrate my air-type special ability, I had to endure the despair of suffocation at all times. Do you see the scar on my face? I dug it out with my own hands!"

"In order to protect the lives of ordinary people, I had put in all my effort."

"I, Wang Yunlin, have a clear conscience towards the country and the people."

"Yes, this time, it was my mistake in my work that caused the deaths of innocent people."

"But I wasn't wrong!"

"In this era of change, I want to become stronger, obtain a higher position, control more power and protect the order in my heart. What's wrong with that?"

"I need an A-level spiritual crystal. Since the crystal this time belongs to you, I beg you to give me the credit for killing Brian. With this credit and my previous accumulation, I can apply to the organization to exchange for an A-level spiritual crystal."

Wang Yunlin's eyes were red, and the five deep scars on his face were both his painful past and his medal of merit.

After listening to Wang Yunlin's story, Ning Shi's heart was shaken. Human nature was indeed the most complicated thing.

"I have no use for the credit. I can give it to you, but the reward for killing Brian cannot be less than one cent."

Ning Shi finally relented. Wang Yunlin immediately replied, "The reward for killing Brian is one million. I will give an additional one million. I will transfer two million to you immediately!"

Ning Shi nodded, turned around and hailed a taxi to leave.

Five minutes later, a text message notification came from his phone.

"Your bank card ending with 6116 received a transfer of 2,000,000 yuan at 14:05 on July 22nd, 2023. The current balance is 2,013,210.11 yuan."

Looking at the notification of the transfer, Ning Shi sighed.

At the same time, in the self-built house in Qianjin village.

The trainee was lying on the ground with a purple face. There were two black holes on his neck, and some black blood was flowing out.

Judging from the symptoms, it seemed that he had been bitten to death by a poisonous snake.

Green Snake packed up her things and ignored the corpse on the ground. In a flash, she left the self-built house.

Green Snake knew that something bad was going to happen since the Flame Messenger had not returned for such a long time. The Flame Messenger must have fallen in Donglin City.

If she didn't run now, she would be hunted down by the investigators who were everywhere.

"I can't go back to the Pantheon of Gods. The Flame Messenger is dead. Someone has to take the blame. I won't be able to escape death if I go back. At this time, Yunmeng Kingdom is the safest."

Green Snake carried her luggage and drove an old used car that she had prepared in advance. She didn't take the boat to the southeast corner and return to the Kingdom of Mies. Instead, she went west.

To the west was the less developed area of the Yunmeng Kingdom. It was vast and sparsely populated, making it easy to hide.

Central City, the headquarters of the Special Affairs Department.

A few big shots from the Investigation Department and the Exchange Bureau sat together.

Yun Moxiang stood in the middle of the long table, reporting the situation to the big shots.

"The body of the Flame Messenger Brian has been found. According to the preliminary estimation, he died from a sword wound. His body was split into two by the long sword. The cutting surface is extremely neat, even more neat than the products of industrial cutting."

"Ning Shi's combat strength is currently on par with a Tier 8 awakener, and his ability is a strength-type special ability."

"The captain of the Donglin City Investigation Department, Wang Yunlin, has already contacted Ning Shi. Ning Shi is willing to give the credit for killing Brian to Wang Yunlin."

After briefing about the basic situation, Yun Moxiang asked, "That's the situation. How should we deal with it? Please give us your instructions."

The few big shots looked at each other, unwilling to speak.

Yun Moxiang also obediently remained silent. She knew that the faction war in the Special Affairs Department was intense.

The old minister was about to retire. Three people had the best chance of being promoted: the director of the Investigation Department, Jiang Yunsheng; the director of the Exchange Bureau, Tian Jun; and the deputy minister of the Special Affairs Department, Guo Qun.

These three people were competing openly and secretly. At this moment, they couldn't figure out the attitude of the old minister, Hu Changjun. No one was willing to speak first.

Hu Changjun sat at the head of the table and looked at the cautious looks of his old subordinates. He was disappointed as he said coldly.

"Before we discuss Ning Shi's matter, I'll first announce a piece of news. Given the current state of the Special Affairs Department, I've decided not to retire for the time being and will serve another term."

One term was five years, and the old minister still had to serve for five years. The three people who were competing for the position of minister were stunned.

"Ever since I announced the news of my retirement, the Special Affairs Department has been in a mess because of the three of you. The three of you have been engaging in factional conflicts every day, and you are not doing anything practical at all!"

"The matter of expanding the recruitment of the Investigation Department had been prepared for so long, but it was still a mess when it was implemented. The Exchange Bureau was responsible for the education and training of young awakeners, and until now, the project of the Awakener School had yet to come to fruition!"

"Take Ning Shi's case for example. His cousin had an A-level aptitude, but he had been snatched away by a non-governmental organization to take in as their disciple. What was the Exchange Bureau doing?"

"Every one of you is a vegetarian. You all took the resources provided by the state to cultivate, but didn't put your heart into doing anything."

"If this continues, I'll kill all of you!"

The Special Affairs Department was built by Hu Changjun alone. His prestige in the department was unparalleled.

Seeing that the minister was angry, the three big shots under him lowered their heads and admitted their mistakes like children.

"Leader, I was wrong. Regarding the expansion of the recruitment of the Investigation Department, I guarantee that it will be completed according to the schedule!"

"I was muddle-headed for a moment. Leader, the basic facilities for the Awakener School have been fully prepared. There are a total of 3421 schools, which are enough to accommodate about 12 million students. They meet the current needs."

Seeing his three subordinates admit their mistakes, Hu Changjun's face relaxed slightly. The three of them were his old subordinates who had followed him for decades. He could not criticize them too harshly, so he could only exhort them.

"Time is very tight. We have a very heavy burden on our shoulders. The pressure on the army is very great. We have to train our military forces as soon as possible."

"The A-level spiritual crystal incident in Donglin City has been announced publicly. Flame Messenger Brian was killed by Advisor Zhao of the Investigation Department together with his subordinates."

The head of the Investigation Department, Jiang Yunsheng, nodded. "Roger that. How will we account for the credit for killing the Flame Messenger?"

"Since Ning Shi allowed it, the credit will go to Wang Yunlin. We will also agree to his A-level spiritual crystal exchange request."

Hearing the minister's words, Jiang Yunsheng was elated. Wang Yunlin had received an A-level spiritual crystal, and the Investigation Department would have another noteworthy general.

However, the elation did not last long, Hu Changjun said, "After advancing to be a Tier 7 awakener, Wang Yunlin will be transferred to the front line of the army. In this A-level spiritual crystal incident, he created a lot of problems and his thinking wavered. He needs to experience blood and fire!"

Jiang Yunsheng was instantly speechless. The front line of the army was very dangerous, and there was the possibility of losing his life at any time. Wang Yunlin's future was uncertain.

As for the arrangements of the old minister, he could only follow them.

Hu Changjun suddenly asked Tian Jun, the director of the Exchange Bureau, "In the entire country, what is the ratio of strength-type awakeners?"

Tian Jun was stunned for a moment. He did not know this number. Fortunately, Yun Moxiang was smart enough to send him a message.

Tian Jun read out the number in the message.

"In the entire country, there are a total of 58.71 million 14-to 18-year-olds of the right age. A total of 11.8 million people have awakened. Among them, 2.1 million are spiritual-type, 3.55 million are elemental-type, and 6.15 million are strength-type."

"Strength-type accounts for 52% of the total."

Among the awakeners, the strength-type awakeners, who had always been looked down upon, were the majority.

Hu Changjun said, "From the perspective of the national strategy, Ning Shi's role is hard to estimate. Before him, the strength-type awakeners could at most advance to Tier 3".

"But he has the strength of Tier 8."

"If his cultivation method can be popularized, then he will be a grandmaster who will affect the progress of the era!"

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After Hu Changjun finished speaking, he turned to Yun Moxiang and asked, "Xiao Yun, what is Ning Shi's comprehensive score for his socialized personality and psychological evaluation?"

"His comprehensive score is 87. He's extremely outstanding and is worth recruiting."

Hu Changjun nodded and revealed a satisfied expression. Jiang Yunsheng was surprised and subconsciously retorted.

"Such a high score? That's impossible!"

The comprehensive score of 87 exceeded that of most of the investigators. Under the evaluation system of the Exchange Bureau, it was very difficult to get a high score.

Yun Moxiang said calmly after being questioned by the director of the Investigation Department.

"Ning Shi's family background is clean and his family relationship is stable. He has six immediate relatives and 21 collateral relatives. They have a very good relationship with each other and have a deep bond with each other. His family background score is excellent. The only deduction is that he is still single and has not married or had children."

"According to the investigation, since young, Ning Shi had a harmonious relationship with his classmates. He has helped his weaker classmates to resist the bullying on campus many times. When he started working, he had a friendly relationship with his colleagues and a poor relationship with his immediate superior who was the one at fault. This superior has a very bad reputation in the company. He also has two childhood friends who are like brothers to him. They started a company together. His social relationship is also excellent."

"According to Ning Shi's current level at Tier 8, the estimated time of his awakening was definitely before the age of 16. In the past ten years, Ning Shi had extraordinary strength, but he never used this strength to commit evil. Instead, he quietly became an ordinary person. After the change in his strength, his mentality was extremely stable. This is a bonus point."

"In this A-level spiritual crystal incident, Ning Shi had asked to evacuate the crowd. After the evacuation failed, he took care of the safety of the crowd and took the initiative to propose a duel to Brian, saving hundreds of lives."

"According to the intelligence we have, Ning Shi does not have the A-level spiritual crystal with him. However, in order to stop this dispute, he deliberately said that the crystal was in his possession. This is another bonus point."

"If Ning Shi's method of killing was not too violent and that he acted too calmly after killing, his comprehensive score would be above 90 points."

Yun Moxiang's words rendered Jiang Yunsheng speechless. If Ning Shi were here, he would definitely exclaim, "F*ck!".

"I'm not that good. It's all a misunderstanding!"

How would Yun Moxiang know that Ning Shi had a cheat like a game avatar? Everything was a logical deduction based on the logic of reality.

Hu Changjun was very happy. "Xiao Yun, you've done a good job. The Special Affairs Department needs people like you."

"I'll leave Ning Shi's matter to you. First, ask him to be a consultant for the Special Affairs Department. Then, set up a school specifically for strength-type awakeners and ask him to be the principal."

"If you want to be the principal, you must have prestige. How about this? Let's spread the video of Ning Shi defeating Wang Yunlin with one punch on the Internet and let all the strength-type awakeners in the world know that a monster has appeared among them."

"Wang Yunlin took credit for Ning Shi, so he has to pay a price!"

Hearing Hu Changjun's words, everyone present shivered, especially Jiang Yunsheng. He knew that when the old minister promised Wang Yunlin an A-level spiritual crystal, he had already planned to sacrifice Wang Yunlin's image, helping Ning Shi establish a golden body of prestige.

The old minister's resources were not so easy to take.

Yun Moxiang asked again, "If Ning Shi doesn't agree, how should we deal with it?"

"Reason with him, move him with emotion, lure him with benefits. Remember not to use force. If necessary, I will personally meet him."

Ning Shi did not know about the conversation that had taken place at the headquarters of the Special Affairs Department. He returned to his rented house and stared at his phone screen. 𝗇𝓞𝐕𝖾𝔩𝑢𝓈𝑩.𝑐𝒐𝓂

The game update was completed.

Ning Shi entered the game. Unlike before, he did not enter the login screen directly. Instead, he first entered an animation.

In the animation video, a black dragon with a wingspan of dozens of meters roared in the air. It spat out dragon breath and destroyed the city. Tribal warriors covered in drawings of totems on their bodies were engaged in a desperate battle with savage beasts. The holy and beautiful 12-winged angel was entangled with the ugly abyss demon. The mech warrior that roamed space destroyed a planet with a quantum cannon.

The animation ended and the scene froze.

[Centuries: The Real World]

The updated version of the game was called "The Real World". This opening animation was very vivid and had the texture of a top-tier movie.

The black dragon represented the bloodline warrior world that Ning Shi was attacking. Every scene after that might be a new game world.

Ning Shi was looking forward to it. The new world represented a new ability.

[Game update completed. Activating strong binding function. Currently binding only player: Ning Shi. After binding, Ning Shi can download this game from any device.]

This function was good. Previously, he had been worried that the game would be gone if his phone broke. After binding, any phone could download the game indefinitely.

[Activate the reputation system. Players can recruit followers and servants based on reputation points.]

[New skill: Insight technique, can gain insight into character information. The result of the information is determined by the ratio of the player's spiritual power to the insight target. Number of times to use: 2 times a day.]

The explanation of the insight technique was very clear. Ning Shi focused on studying the reputation system and found that reputation was the focus of this update.

[Follower: A battle partner who targets the player's targets and serves the?player's interests.]

Recruitment conditions: The target is willing to sign a follower contract.

Follower characteristics:

1. Character Template: The follower activates the hero character template. The follower can kill monsters and level up, learn skills and increase talent.

2. Talent Sharing: The player can share three of his or her talents with the follower. After sharing, the player's talent will not be affected.

3. Experience Feedback: 100% of the experience gained by the follower will be returned to the player.

4. Unlimited Loyalty: After the follower signs the contract, the loyalty to the player will be constant and full.

[Follower Recruitment Fee: 100 reputation points for 1 person.]

[Servant: A battle servant that obeys the player's will.]

Recruitment Conditions: Sign the servant contract.

Servant characteristics:

1. Character Template: Servant opens simple character template, can kill monsters and level up.

2. Talent Sharing: The player can share one of his or her talents with the follower. After sharing, the player's talent will not be affected.

3. Experience Feedback: 20% of the experience gained by the servant will be returned to the player.

[Servant Recruitment Fee: 1 reputation point for 1 person.]

With the reputation system, Ning Shi could recruit followers and servants and use crowd tactics to achieve rapid levelling.

As long as the number of followers and servants was enough, Ning Shi could build a force and quickly obtain various resources.

The reputation system came just in time!

Sure enough, updating the game system was the way to go. Ning Shi looked at the game system update notification.

[Update Energy Recharge: Current progress 0%. Current absorbable energy: spiritual crystals, magic cores.]

The updated energy was slowly accumulating. Ning Shi first looked at his reputation points.

[Reputation Points: Main body 81 (rising reputation) / Avatar 5 (unknown).]

Reputation points were differentiated for the main body and the avatar. Could it be that the main body could also recruit followers and servants in the real world?

He would study this in the future and enter the game first.

Ning Shi clicked on the first perspective and entered the game. The avatar had been farming monsters for the past few days, and its profession level was bloodline warrior Level 9 (168,000/640,000). If he continued to farm monsters, he was still far from levelling up again.

There were 351 intermediate magic cores in his backpack and Ning Shi took out 300 to recharge the energy.

[Update Energy Recharge: Current progress 0.4%.]

300 intermediate magic cores. The progress of the update was only so little. The game's update required more energy than expected.

Ning Shi put away the meteoric heavy sword and sped back to Duohuang.

He first went to the bloodline shop to sell the remaining 51 magic cores. He received 5100 gold coins. His wallet was bulging. Ning Shi walked into Shriver Street without hesitation.

There were 118 streets in Duohuang and Shriver Street was the most special one. The other streets were all mixed businesses but only Shriver Street specialized in one business.

Slave trade.

This street gathered all the well-known slave traders in the Moen Continent.

In Ning Shi's impression, the synonymous words of the slave trade were dirty, bloody and evil. However, walking on Shriver Street, he could not feel any bloody smell at all.

The street was clean and tidy, and there was no strange smell. The shops and stalls on both sides of the street were decorated in blue and black. The goods that were put on display by the merchants — slaves of all races were also wearing clean and beautiful clothes, the color was still mainly blue and black.

"It seems that the ruler of Shriver Street is a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder and values order. This is rarely seen in Duohuang."

Ning Shi muttered to himself as he browsed through all kinds of goods.

Those that could be displayed by the merchants outside the street were all the high-quality slaves in the shops.

There were beautiful half-elves, elegant nobles, rough and powerful savage barbarians, and all kinds of beast men who were "never slaves".

There were even pure-blooded elves with noble bloodlines.

These slaves had signed a bloodline contract and their lives were in the hands of the master of the contract. They were either numb or angry as they stood by the street, allowing the merchants to comment on them.

Ning Shi only had 5 reputation points. He planned to buy five slaves and recruit five servants.

"How much for this half-elf?"

"Dear customer, you have great taste! Half-elves have the advantage of being mixed and their looks are even more beautiful than humans and elves."

"This half-elf is called Bruce. Look at his smooth and fair skin, bright and deep eyes and sexy buttocks. He will give you the best experience in bed."

Ning Shi's face darkened. He asked for the price because he liked the half-elf's agility and human bloodline fusion talent, not because he wanted to buy a bed partner.

Moreover, this Bruce in front of him was a man.

"I asked you how much?"

The one who introduced Ning Shi was an old gnome. He had a crafty look on his face. He looked at Ning Shi and slowly opened his five fingers.

"5000 gold coins! No bargaining."

Ning Shi turned around and left. This old gnome was treating him like a fat sheep to be slaughtered. He was the one who had the system to quote the price. How could he be deceived by others?

"No, no, no! Please don't go! I'm just offering, you can bargain!"

"To be honest, this half-elf is of no use to me at the moment. I bought him out of kindness, understand? Out of kindness!"

Ning Shi bargained with the old gnome expressionlessly.

[Half-elf Bruce was moved by the player's words, character Intimacy 10, current character intimacy: 50.]

Ning Shi was about to continue lowering the price when he saw the system notification.

"This half-elf is really honest. He was moved by my bargaining skills. With character intimacy, perhaps this Bruce is a hero like Lena?"

Ning Shi had been in the game world for more than a month and had seen many people. Only Lena would have a character intimacy notification. Bruce was the second.

Ning Shi, who had been prepared to drive down the price, changed his mind.

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Extreme Barbarian

"1000 gold coins. This is my sincere offer for the sake of Bruce. You have 10 seconds to consider whether to agree to my offer."

The old gnome hesitated. Seeing that Ning Shi was about to leave, he immediately spoke.

"Agree! I agree!"

The old gnome took out a blood-red beast skin contract and said, "Give me 1000 gold coins and this contract will be yours."

According to the system's quotation, a half-elf slave was worth around 800 gold coins.

Of course, this was only a reference price. A beautiful person like Bruce would be more expensive.

Ning Shi was very satisfied with only spending 1000 gold coins to buy Bruce.

He took out a bag of gold coins and handed it to the gnome.

After receiving the bloodline contract, the game system sent a notification.

[Become the owner of half-elf Bruce. Character intimacy 5, current character intimacy: 55.]

After buying Bruce, Ning Shi suddenly patted his head. He remembered that he had the insight technique, but he had forgotten to use it.

[Insight target: Bruce. Spiritual power comparison: 16/11. Able to explore all basic information.]

Character: Bruce

Physique: 12 (20)

Spiritual Power: 11 (20)

Appearance: 10 (unparalleled in the world)

Family Background: 7 (son of a half-elf leader)

Bloodline: Wind wolf half-elf (Level 2 / Potential: 9 stars)

Profession: Bloodline ranger

Skills: Archery, gale steps, machete skills, gale roar

Talents: Learning (white), accuracy (white), luck (purple)

Achievements: None

[Accuracy (white): Increases the accuracy of archery and machete attacks by a small margin.]

[Luck (purple): The son of luck who stirred up the storm of the era, turning bad luck into good luck. Good luck comes again and again.]

[Bruce is a hero character. It is recommended to recruit him as a follower. If the recruitment is successful, Bruce will activate the hero character template.]

Ning Shi did not need the system's notification. Just by looking at Bruce's other information, he knew that it was a waste to have Bruce as a servant.

The half-elf race was in a worse situation on the Moen Continent. Because of their mixed blood, they had been rejected by both humans and elves.

Humans hunted half-elves, refined their bloodline and sold them as slaves.

The elves thought that half-elves were a disgrace to the noble bloodline of the elves. They had also launched a war to purge the half-elves.

Since the birth of the half-elves, they had been struggling and fighting for their lives. At present, the population of the entire race was less than 50,000. They lived in the Starry Hills in the southeast of the continent.

They relied on the complex mountain terrain of the Starry Hills to fight against the human slave-hunting team, and they were struggling to continue their race's bloodline.

Bruce was the son of the half-elf leader, so he probably had a story to tell.

Ning Shi was not interested in his background, but he was a little envious when he looked at the purple luck talent.

"Bruce, you stay by my side for the time being. I still need to buy a few slaves."

"Yes, Ma... Master."

Bruce's voice was a little sharp, like a child's voice. Ning Shi waved his hand.

"You can call me Boss from now on."

Calling him master was too ambigious and it was easy for people to misunderstand.

Ning Shi had originally planned to buy a few slaves with strong physiques so that he could use his violent talent. Buying Bruce was just an accident.

The old gnome was a good businessman. He put away his money bag and said to Ning Shi.

"Dear customer, it's not that I'm bragging, but you can ask around. The blue-black slave store is the largest and best slave store in Duohuang."

"Just tell Old Harper what kind of slaves you need. Old Harper will definitely meet your needs."

Ning Shi nodded. Shriver Street was blue and black. This store dared to use the name "blue-black". The owner behind it was probably the ruler of Shriver Street.

"I need slaves with great strength and good physiques. I only need four for now."

"No problem. Please follow me."

Old Harper led Ning Shi into the slave shop.

The shop was full of real leather seats. The floor was covered with soft carpets, and the walls were decorated with different styles. In the middle of the shop, there was a colorful magic crystal lamp.

The shop was decorated very luxuriously, but there were no "goods".

"Please sit down and have a glass of juice. There is a handbook on the table, which is the introduction of all the slaves in the shop. You can read the handbook first. If you like it, remember it first. I will go and get the goods for you."

Harper took two glasses of juice from the waiter, put them on the table and walked into the back room of the shop.

Ning Shi looked around and found that there were many customers in the shop. Most of them were human nobles who were dressed luxuriously. They sat on leather seats and flipped through the manual. If they were interested, they would tell the exclusive waiter next to them.

After the waiter noted it down, he would go to the backstage to transfer the goods. When the goods arrived, he would invite the customers to another hall to look at the goods.

The service of this shop had already surpassed that of many stores in the real world.

Moreover, it knew how to create a sense of nobility. In the shop, there would not be a single slave that would raise the status of the customer.

Ning Shi flipped through the slave manual. This manual was also very interesting. Not only did it have pictures and text, but it also introduced the characteristics of the slaves very clearly.

Moreover, it was very good at categorizing the slaves. It was like a slave search dictionary. You could search for slaves according to race, ability, appearance, bloodline and many other categories.

Ning Shi searched from the ability category. In the strength column, he saw bear men, Taurens, wild barbarians and bloodline warriors with violent bear bloodline.

There were dozens of types of slaves with outstanding strength alone.

Ning Shi drank a mouthful of fruit juice and casually said to Bruce, "The owner of this shop has something. Unfortunately, no matter how gorgeous the appearance is, it can't hide the evil nature of the slave trade."

Hearing Ning Shi's words, Bruce's handsome face flashed with a trace of emotion.

[The essence of the slave trade has been revealed and Bruce has approved of it. Character intimacy 5, current character intimacy: 60.]

Ning Shi only treated Bruce as a friend and casually said a few words, and he gained 5 points of intimacy.

After about 15 minutes, Old Harper returned to the shop.

"Dear customer, the goods have arrived. Please follow me."

Following Harper, they went through three gates and arrived at an empty hall.

Harper pointed at a group of strong men in the left corner of the hall and said, "These are the slaves you need."

Ning Shi walked closer and saw nine strong men standing together. They were extremely tall and each of them was more than two meters tall.

They were only wearing a skirt made of animal skin. Their upper bodies were bare and their muscles bulged like hard stones.

These people were not only tall, but they were also very thick and sturdy. Their arms were thicker than Ning Shi's thighs. In front of them, Schwarzenegger was probably a cute boy.

With such strong figures, it was obvious that they were a race that had maxed out their strength talent.

"Dear customer, these nine slaves are the strongest and have the best physique in our shop."

"Each of them can easily lift a weight of thousands of pounds. Look at the wounds on their bodies. They are all medals of merit left from fighting wild beasts."

Old Harper pretended to be knowledgeable and said while shaking his head.

"Not only that, their race is even rarer. They are the royal family of the wild barbarians, the extreme barbarians."

"The strength of the extreme barbarians is several times that of the ordinary barbarians. Moreover, they have a racial talent called 'original body symbiosis'. After using this talent, the extreme barbarians as an avatar will recognize you as the original body." 𝓷𝗈𝗏𝞮𝓵𝔲𝒮𝒷.𝑪𝑜𝔪

"The original body will gain the superposition of all the avatars, and the avatars will also benefit from the power of the original body. Both sides will become stronger!"

After listening to the introduction, Ning Shi immediately became interested and asked casually.

"How much?"

"These are the last nine extreme barbarians in our shop. I know you know what to do and don't dare to make a random bid. 10,000 gold coins. You can take all nine slaves with you!"

Before Ning Shi said anything, Bruce, who was behind him, spoke first.

"Bo... Boss, as far as I know, these nine people have been staying in the blue-black speciality store for almost half a year, but they haven't been able to sell. These nine people are very gluttonous, eating at least one gold coin worth of food a day."

"They can't sell slaves, and they have to pay to support people. Because of this, the blue-black store has been ridiculed by many of their peers."

Old Harper's face instantly fell.

Bruce ignored him and continued, "I've heard the stories of these nine people."

"They came from the northern ice field, the northernmost part of the wilderness. The weather in the northern ice field was extremely bad and the resources were poor. Their tribes were short of food and clothing, and last winter's blizzard had starved many of their tribesmen to death. In their eagerness, the nine of them voluntarily sold their bodies to the blue-black speciality store for 500 gold coins, and the gold coins they obtained helped their tribesmen survive the winter."

"However, it was stipulated in the contract that they had to buy or sell all nine of them together."

Ning Shi was very curious. "Won't they hunt magical beasts and obtain magic cores to sell for money? Moreover, even if they buy and sell together, with their talent ability, it shouldn't be impossible to sell them, right?"

"The cycle of hunting magical beasts is too long. The tribesmen can't afford to wait any longer."

The extreme barbarians' "original body symbiosis" talent could only be used once in their lives. Once they recognized their master, they could not betray him for the rest of their lives. Their abilities were indeed very strong.

"However, the extreme barbarians believed in the God of power, Torrell. In order for them to recognize their master, he had to be stronger than them in terms of power. The extreme barbarians formed a formation of nine people. When the nine of them are together, they can superimpose their power on any one of them."

Ning Shi understood. "That is to say, for them to be willing to use the 'original body symbiosis' talent, the original body's power must surpass the combined power of the nine of them."

Bruce nodded and revealed a helpless smile. "This is something that even the advanced ape bloodline warriors who are best at strength are unable to do. Perhaps only the legendary dragon bloodline warriors can do it?"

When Bruce asked this question, he stared at Harper.

Harper looked embarrassed and kept smiling apologetically to hide his embarrassment.

"Old Harper, you are not kind. How many times have you tried to trick me?"

Ning Shi's words were a bit harsh and Harper immediately cried out in grievance.

"Distinguished guest, you have misunderstood me. You said that you needed slaves with great strength and good physique. Is it wrong for me to recommend the extreme barbarians to you?"

"Even without the talent of 'original body symbiosis', the extreme barbarians are the strongest among all slaves."

"As for the price, I will quote it at will. You can bargain. Why don't you give me a price?"

"1000 gold coins for nine people!"

This price was directly cut to 10%. Ning Shi thought that Old Harper would bargain, but he did not expect that his face was beaming with smiles.

"Deal!"

Convince Others with Strength

If he still could not sell off these barbarians, he would really make a loss.

If he sold them now, he could still make some money.

Harper quickly handed the bloodline contract to Ning Shi, as if he was afraid that Ning Shi would go back on his words.

Ning Shi took out gold coins and prepared to pay.

Bruce advised, "Boss, these barbarians consumed about 500 gold coins a year just for food and drinks. If they want to fight for you, they also need weapons and armor, which is a huge amount of money."

"The key is that the extreme barbarians cannot fuse with bloodlines, do not know how to use magic power and do not have the ability to grow. Compared to bloodline warriors, the cost-benefit ratio is not high."

What Bruce said made sense. There must be a reason why these nine extreme barbarians couldn't be sold.

To others, the extreme barbarians were of little value, but in Ning Shi's hands, they were priceless treasures.

Harper's eyes almost popped out. He glared at Bruce with hatred. Ning Shi found it funny and still threw the bag of gold coins to Harper.

"Don't worry, Bruce. I don't have any other abilities. I just like to convince people with reason. I believe that these barbarians will like me."

"Harper, your shop has been ridiculed a lot because of the extreme barbarians. Do you want to save your reputation?"

Harper looked at Ning Shi with a doubtful look. Ning Shi weighed the contract in his hand and said with a smile, "I want to subdue these extreme barbarians in public and let them use the 'original body symbiosis' talent."

"As long as these extreme barbarians show their true talent, your shop will be able to change from 'not knowing anything' to 'having foresight'."

Harper was at a loss. He was just an old gnome and a good slave salesman. He was slow to react to other things.

"If you can't make the decision, can you get your superior?"

"Yes! Please wait a moment, I'll ask the shop owner."

Harper came back to his senses and left in a hurry.

A few minutes later, an elven beauty wearing a green dress and a wreath of thorns on her head appeared in the trading hall.

Her voice was ethereal and melodious, like a lark.

"Hello, my name is Garland. I'm the deacon of the Forest Night Song Chamber of Commerce and the manager of the blue-black slave shop. May I know your name?"

"I'm Ning Shi."

"I'm Ning Shi? That's a strange name..."

Ning Shi: "..."

"My name is Ning Shi. Harper told you about my proposal just now, right? What do you think?"

Garland nodded. "There's a fountain square in the middle of the street. There's a bluestone arena in the square. You can complete the talent contract there, and I can also help you summon the big shots on the street to watch it."

"But are you sure you can subdue these extreme barbarians?"

Ning Shi smiled. "You've already sold the slaves. If I lose, I will be the one who will be embarrassed. You don't have much to lose, do you?"

Garland remained expressionless the entire time. The elven arrogance was fully displayed.

"Sure. At 5 p.m., there will be at least a thousand people watching your performance."

After saying that, Garland left.

Bruce had an anxious look on his face. "Boss, you might not have any idea about the strength of the extreme barbarians. An adult extreme barbarian can compete with the overlord of intermediate magical beasts, the earth drake."

"You have to think carefully about subduing the extreme barbarians in public!"

Ning Shi now had 4 reputation points. It was not enough to recruit nine followers. He had specifically asked Garland to help him get people to watch, just to increase his reputation points.

"Bruce, let me teach you a proverb from my hometown, 'You can't judge a book by its cover'. Just wait and see my performance."

Ning Shi's confidence did not come out of thin air. He used his insight technique to check the information of the leader of the nine extreme barbarians, Magis.

Character: Magis

Physique: 24 (25)

Spiritual Power: 13 (15)

Appearance: 5 (ordinary)

Family Background: 4 (ordinary extreme barbarian)

Bloodline: Extreme barbarian

Profession: Berserker

Skills: Mace technique, extreme battle formation, fury

Talent: Learning (white), giant strength (blue)

Achievements: None

The strength increase of the giant strength talent was 100%. Ning Shi's physique was not only superior to Magis, but his talent was also superior.

In terms of strength, nine Magis were not even enough when combined.

Garland's influence on Shriver Street was extremely great. When Ning Shi arrived at the fountain square in the evening, the square was already filled with people.

"Hey! Brother, what are you guys doing here? It's so boring. It's more thrilling to go to the arena and have a man-to-man battle."

"Don't you know? The extreme barbarians from the blue-back speciality shop have finally been sold!"

"Ah! Which idiot is so stupid?"

"Not only is he stupid, but he also overestimates himself. Later, he will have to compete with nine extreme barbarians in the bluestone arena."

"Is it that exciting? Let's go to the arena later. I will finish watching the clown's performance first."

Bruce heard the crowd's discussion clearly. He thought that being captured and becoming a slave was the most shameful thing in his life. He did not expect that there was something even more shameful waiting for him.

Following his boss into the ring, the surrounding people looked at him as if they were looking at a fool. Bruce's face was red and he looked like he had nothing to live for.

However, Ning Shi was very calm. He looked at the densely packed crowd below the stage and led the nine extreme barbarians to the middle of the stage.

Tear.

The bloodline contract was torn into pieces by Ning Shi.

"Magis, defeat me in the contest and you can regain your freedom!"

Magis' eyes widened as Ning Shi tore apart the bloodline contract that restricted them. Seeing the hope of freedom of the barbarians, he shouted excitedly.

"Ha! Ha! Hu!"

"Ha! Ha! Hu!"

The nine barbarians chanted the chant as they performed neat dance steps.

The dance steps were rough and powerful, and the arena made of bluestone shook along with the dance steps.

The audience below the stage was shocked by the momentum of the dance steps and became completely silent.

Ning Shi also stood solemnly. Through the game notification, he knew that this was the extreme barbarians' berserker dance. Only when they met the most honorable guests would the extreme barbarians perform this kind of dance to show their respect.

Obviously, Ning Shi's act of tearing up the bloodline contract had won the respect of Magis and the others.

Ha!

Magis let out a final shout, and the dance performance ended. The nine people quickly formed a fist-shaped battle formation and red energy connected them.

A few seconds later, Magis' bronze-colored skin turned red. Ning Shi knew that the power of the nine extreme barbarians had gathered on Magis alone.

Magis strode forward with one leg. His left arm was placed on the crook of his right arm and his right arm was raised in front of his head, in a posture commonly used by extreme barbarians in wrestling.

Ning Shi followed the customs and assumed the same posture.

Both of their right arms were firmly pressed against each other. In the eyes of the audience below the stage, the wrestling match had yet to begin but seemed to be coming to an end.

Compared to the thick and sturdy Magis, Ning Shi's robust figure appeared extremely petite and did not seem to have any chance of winning.

Bruce still had a look of despair on his face. He came to the front of the stage and shouted loudly.

"Three! Two! One! Begin!"

As soon as he said that, Ning Shi and Magis exerted their strength together.

To the extreme barbarians who believed in the God of power, Torrell, the contest of strength was like offering sacrifices to a true God. It was sacred and could not be defiled. No matter what kind of opponent they faced, every extreme barbarian would go all out in the contest of strength.

Magis stood with his feet one in front and one behind, his body bent into a bow. This was the best posture to exert strength in the contest of strength. He mustered all the strength in his body and wanted to push Ning Shi down.

Magis kept exerting strength, but Ning Shi did not move at all.

He gritted his teeth, blood surging all over his body, his blue veins bulged and his sweat clouded his head.

But Ning Shi was like a big mountain, standing still.

The audience was in an uproar.

"I just heard from the blue-black shop that this man is called Ning Shi, right? He is really a powerful bloodline warrior. He can compete with the extreme barbarians and is not at a disadvantage at all!"

"Right now, Lord Ning Shi is competing with nine extreme barbarians. Judging from his expression, he seems to be very relaxed. He must have fused with an extremely noble bloodline."

"Judging from his appearance, Lord Ning Shi is very young. When did such a powerful genius appear in Duohuang?"

Ning Shi had been holding back his strength. Firstly, he wanted to test the strength of the extreme barbarians. Secondly, he wanted to intentionally prolong the time of the competition so that he could gain more prestige.

However, as the competition progressed, a creaking sound came from under their feet.

The supposedly indestructible bluestone arena started to crack as if it was about to collapse.

Ning Shi didn't hold back anymore and suddenly pushed forward.

Magis felt a strong force coming at him and he couldn't hold on any longer. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was pushed dozens of meters away, rolling down the stage.

The other eight extreme barbarians who were maintaining the battle formation also spat out blood. Their legs went weak and they sat on the stage listlessly.

The battle ended so quickly. The surrounding crowd was stunned for a few seconds before they collectively let out earth-shaking shouts.

"Ning Shi! Ning Shi! Ning Shi!"

This was the hot-blooded Duohuang. In this place, as long as one was strong enough, they would be able to obtain everything they wanted.

Ning Shi's reputation kept rising, 5... 11... 23... 45... 60.

It was not until it rose above 60 that the rate of growth slowed down.

After taking a deep breath, Magis and the others walked to Ning Shi and knelt on one leg. The three fingers in the middle of the right palm closed together and placed in the middle of the forehead, chanting in unison.

"Torrell, the God of power, you are the embodiment and symbol of power. Your authority is supreme. Believers pray to you, recite your name, and pray for your witness."

"Magis, Magel, Malu... recognize the Strength Messenger, Ning Shi, as the original owner. I will submit to the original owner and offer my soul, body and future to him..."

As the nine people chanted, a red light slowly rose from their bodies and disappeared into Ning Shi's body.

The original owner shared talent took effect.

Ning Shi felt that his strength had increased a little, but the increase was not very obvious. After all, the power of the nine extreme barbarians was not of much use to Ning Shi.

However, Magis and the others were different. After the talent took effect, their bodies swelled up like balloons. In just a few seconds, their bodies had expanded to more than 2.5 meters.

Magis' face was full of surprise. He clenched his fists and felt the surging and boundless strength in his body. He could not help but feel shocked.

"How powerful is Master's strength!"

He was not the only one who was shocked. All the big shots on Shriver Street were also shocked.

Seeing that the original owner had finished the sharing ceremony, the elf Garland gracefully flew to the arena. She no longer had her previous arrogance. Instead, she took out a black card, stretched out her hands and respectfully handed it to Ning Shi.

"Lord Ning Shi, you are a respected powerhouse. This is the black gold membership card of the Forest Evening Song Chamber of Commerce. With this card, you will get a 20% discount on all goods purchased in the chambers of commerce."

"Thank you!"

Ning Shi accepted the card.

Garland's action was just the beginning. After that, Ning Shi received more than a dozen cards of all kinds. They were all given by the many desolate forces that were deliberately friendly with Ning Shi.

As a follower of Ning Shi, Bruce was also treated with courtesy and adoration. 𝗇𝓞𝐕𝖾𝔩𝑢𝓈𝑩.𝑐𝒐𝓂

[Bruce is convinced by the strength you displayed. Character intimacy 10, current character intimacy: 70.]

Looking at the still shocked Bruce, Ning Shi smiled and said, "I told you, I like to convince others with strength."

Bruce refuted, "Boss, you said to convince others with reason, right?"

"Really? Bruce, let me teach you another proverb from my hometown."

"To convince others with strength is the way of the King."

Bruce: "..."

Character Template Opened

"Hey! Brother, did you see that? The extreme barbarian's body shape changed."

"I saw it. His entire body expanded. This is the result of the original owner giving him too much power."

"It's hard to imagine how powerful Lord Ning Shi's power is!"

Ning Shi's performance had ended, but he was still the topic of discussion on Shriver Street. Along with the flow of people, Ning Shi's reputation gradually spread from Shriver Street to a small area in Duohuang City.

[Reputation Value: Main body 127 (slightly famous) / avatar 121 (slightly famous).]

The main body's reputation value kept rising, but Ning Shi did not notice it.

When the avatar's reputation value was up, he asked directly, "Bruce, are you willing to become my follower? From now on, you will target my goals and benefit from my interests."

Bruce's heart was at war. He knew that he had been captured and was a slave. He was already very lucky to be able to meet a buyer like his boss. He did not reject following him.

However, there was still one thing that he had not completed.

"Boss, I can make a sacred follower oath, but before I work for you, can you give me some time to settle a personal matter?"

As the son of the half-elf leader, Bruce was captured by the human slave-hunting team. There must have been a traitor or political enemy who betrayed him.

Ning Shi was not interested in the grudges within the half-elf clan. But he would not stop Bruce from going back for revenge. He still had to give enough respect to the hero character.

"Yes, I'll allow you to settle your personal matters first."

Bruce knelt on one knee and said loudly, "By the God of half-elves, Eldor, I, Bruce Aso, am willing to become Lord Ning Shi's follower."

[After deducting 100 reputation points, the follower contract has been signed. Bruce has activated the hero character template. The player is invited to choose three talents to share with Bruce.]

The reputation value of the game avatar had become 21/121 (slightly famous). The left column was the available reputation points balance, and the right column was the total reputation points.

Ning Shi stared into Bruce's deep green eyes and said, "Very good, Bruce. As your boss, I will bestow you with berserk power, an immortal body, the power of lightning and endless potential!"

Ning Shi shared his three talents: violence (purple), regeneration (purple) and electrostatic field (purple), with Bruce.

[Talent selection completed. Bruce's character template has been successfully activated.]

Character: Bruce

Physique: 12 (20)

Spiritual Power: 11 (20)

Appearance: 10 (unparalleled in the world)

Family Background: 7 (son of a half-elf leader)

Bloodline: Wind wolf half-elf (Level 2 / Potential: 9 stars)

Profession: Bloodline ranger Level 2 (0/5000)

Skills: Archery Level 6, gale steps Level 2, machete skill Level 3, gale roar Level 2

Talents: Learning (White), accuracy (white), luck (purple), violence (purple), regeneration (purple), electrostatic field (purple)

Achievements: None

Bruce felt the sudden appearance of a character template in his mind and was stunned. After studying it for a while, he looked at Ning Shi as if he was looking at a God.

"Boss, are you the incarnation of a God walking on the Moen Continent?"

After Bruce became a follower, his loyalty was constant and full. He was definitely on the same side as Ning Shi, so Ning Shi did not hesitate to speak.

"I also have this template. You don't have to be surprised. You can gain experience by killing monsters or characters and use the experience to increase your profession level. After your level increases, you will be rewarded with skill points, potential points and attribute points."

"This template will give you endless potential. You can slowly experience its specific uses."

After saying that, Ning Shi let Bruce study the mysteries of the game template by himself. He came in front of Magis and the others and directly made them sign the servant contract.

Ning Shi chose to share the regeneration (purple) talent with the extreme barbarians. His reputation value increased to 12/121. Margis and the others opened the simple character template.

Character: Magis

Physique: 30 (30)

Spiritual Power: 13 (15)

Appearance: 5 (ordinary face)

Family Background: 4 (ordinary extreme barbarian)

Bloodline: Extreme barbarian

Profession: Berserker Level 2 (0/5000)

Skills: Mace technique Level 4, extreme battle formation Level 3, fury Level 2

Talent: Learning (white), giant strength (blue), regeneration (purple)

Achievements: None

A simple character template. After levelling up, it would only receive skill points, no potential points and no attribute points. Even so, it was still very impressive.

At the current stage, Magis' combat ability was superior to Bruce's. The berserker's fury, coupled with the purple regeneration talent, could allow Magis to go into unlimited fury without any burden.

Coupled with his physique, which had reached 30 points due to his original body, killing people and charging into battle was as easy as chopping vegetables.

The key was that there were nine experts like Magis, and there would be more in the future.

Ning Shi took his men to the dwarf Giggs' blacksmith shop and spent 1500 gold coins to buy a set of equipment for each of them.

"Bruce, you should set off early. I wish you all the best. If there are enemies you can't deal with, remember that you have a boss behind you."

Ning Shi chased Bruce away. Heroe characters had their own destinies. Ning Shi just needed to lay down, relax and gain experience.

"Magel, let's set off too. Move all our tribesmen to Duohuang as soon as possible and work for me. I guarantee that you won't have to worry about food and shelter."

The tribe of the extreme barbarians was located in the northern ice field. Currently, the tribe had a population of over 3000 people and around 500 berserkers.

With their previous combat strength, they would be like sheep entering the tiger's mouth if they came to the chaotic Duohuang.

However, with Ning Shi around, each berserker's combat strength could be dozens of times stronger.

Under such circumstances, the entire tribe would be able to make a name for themselves if they moved to Duohuang.

Magis and the others had already been completely conquered by Ning Shi's power. They were willing to convince their tribesmen to move to Duohuang and serve under Ning Shi.

Ning Shi led Magel and the other seven on their journey, leaving Magis and Malu behind.

"Magis, I need prestige. You and Malu need to make a name for yourself in the arena. Every time you win, you have to announce my strength and greatness."

Duohuang advocated martial strength and the strong were respected. The arena duels were the most popular event in Duohuang.

To subdue the extreme wilderness tribe, Ning Shi had to personally take action. He deliberately left Magis and the other two to participate in the arena battle. As long as the two of them could achieve good results, as the original owner, Ning Shi would naturally gain fame and prestige. 𝗇𝓞𝐕𝖾𝔩𝑢𝓈𝑩.𝑐𝒐𝓂

After explaining everything, Ning Shi and his group of eight rode the wildebeest they had just bought and headed north.

The desolate north plateau was vast, and there was only one big city in Duohuang. Further north, there were even fewer people, and there were no teleportation arrays available.

Ning Shi and the others could only continue on their journey.

Looking at the distance, the extreme wilderness tribe was more than 500 kilometres away from Duohuang City. Even if the wildebeest was not slow, it would take them at least half a day to get there.

Ning Shi did not want to experience the boring journey. Looking at the time, it was already 9:40 p.m., so he chose to log out of the first perspective game.

Once again, Ning Shi went out to look for food at night.

Wearing sandals and walking on the streets of Donglin City, Ning Shi found that there were fewer pedestrians at night.

When he arrived at the previous barbecue shop, the shop was closed.

A barbecue shop closed at around 10 p.m.? It was a little ridiculous.

Ning Shi went to the convenience store to buy a bottle of water and asked casually, "Boss, the business of Fatty Bro's barbecue shop has always been good. Why isn't it open tonight?"

"Aiyo, what a sin. Let me tell you, someone died at the barbecue stall last night. A gangster drank too much and quarrelled with a group of youths."

"One of the youths was an awakener. He created a huge fireball and directly burned the gangster to death. With such a thing happening, Fatty Bro's barbecue shop will be closed for some time."

"Let me tell you, young man. Don't wander around this night. The current public security is very chaotic. These little guys all know superpowers. They have no mercy. Just on our street alone, two people have died in the past two days."

Ning Shi paid the money and responded to the good intentions of the boss, "Okay, Boss, you also pay attention to your safety."

No wonder the street was much quieter. Ning Shi was very confused. What was the government doing?

Logically speaking, since they decided to make public the large-scale National Awakening, the follow-up education and guidance should be seamless.

A 14-to 18-year-old youth had yet to form his worldview. If he suddenly had superpowers, his state of mind would easily be out of balance. If he were to encounter strong stimuli from the outside world, it would be difficult to control his passion for killing.

Ning Shi turned a few streets and found that almost all the roadside food stalls had closed. Helpless, he could only find a Haidilao restaurant and continue to experience the loneliness of eating hotpot alone.

The next day, the avatar was still on his way into the game. Ning Shi slept in and did not wake up until 10 a.m.

Just as he was lying in bed and playing with his phone, the doorbell rang.

When he opened the door, Yun Moxiang stood at the door with a smile.

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Official Invitation

Compared to her previous visit, Yun Moxiang was obviously dressed more exquisitely this time.

She wore a sleeveless, polka-dotted shirt with a knee-length skirt and a purple ribbon tied around her waist, outlining her alluring figure. Her face was meticulously decorated with makeup, and she looked smart, capable and cute.

Ning Shi, however, frowned. It was very clear that this woman was dressed up for a purpose.

"What's the matter?"

Yun Moxiang walked into the rented house and sat on the sofa.

"Mr Ning, you don't seem to welcome me very much?"

"Yes, I don't like you and I don't welcome you either," Ning Shi didn't know where this woman's confidence came from. "You're not a Saturn coin."

Yun Moxiang's expression froze. She was rendered speechless by Ning Shi for a long time.

She had dressed up meticulously today and even put on perfume, hoping to take advantage of her looks to take the initiative in the conversation. Who would have thought that Ning Shi wouldn't fall for her trick at all?

Yun Moxiang was extremely capable and knew how to be flexible. She immediately changed her strategy and went straight to the point.

"Mr Ning, I'm here today on behalf of the Special Affairs Department. I would like to invite you to become a consultant for the Special Affairs Department."

Seeing that Ning Shi was silent, Yun Moxiang continued, "There are three levels of official consultants. From the lowest to the highest: consultant for the investigation team, consultant for the Investigation Department and consultant for the Special Affairs Department."

"Each level of consultant has a corresponding treatment."

Ning Shi chuckled. "They also have corresponding obligations."

Yun Moxiang shook her head.

"There is no mandatory obligation. The actions of the consultants are entirely voluntary."

"The purpose of the consultant system is to unite the strength of the experts among the people. The government will invite experts among the people who don't like to be tied down but have a righteous heart and want to do something for the country as consultants."

"We will issue missions or work content to the consultant regularly. Whether the consultant wants to do it or not is entirely up to him. The government will not interfere."

"As the highest-level consultant, the consultants of the Special Affairs Department have the right to arrest all kinds of criminals on their own. They enjoy the treatment of a division-level cadre, with an annual salary of 1,000,000 Saturn coins. Every year, they will be given a B-level spiritual crystal and an independent house in the Peach Blossom district. Their entire family can stay in the house."

"The above is the basic treatment. The rewards for completing the missions and work content for the consultants will be counted separately. Every year, based on the performance of the consultants, the Special Affairs Department will also award the best consultant. Last year, the best consultant was awarded an A-level spiritual crystal."

Ning Shi finally understood that the consultant system was the official scheme.

Awakeners had desires. In fact, the awakeners' desires were even stronger than ordinary people's.

Cultivation resources, social status and the most common Saturn coins. Every awakener could not avoid these things.

As long as one became a consultant, under the drive of these needs, they would unknowingly help the government to do things.

Of course, the government would not force anyone, because their desires would drive them to do it.

Ning Shi had a game avatar and was not interested in these things. His focus was very special.

"Peach Blossom district? Is there anything special about this district?"

Hearing this question, Yun Moxiang thought for a while and said, "According to the system, only after you become a consultant will you have the right to know the relevant information. Considering the special circumstances, I will make an exception and explain it to you."

Hearing Yun Moxiang's words, Ning Shi was shocked. He was not interested in official secrets, and knowing too much was not a good thing.

Just as he was about to reject her, he heard Yun Moxiang's question.

"Have you heard of 'Centuries'?"

Ning Shi immediately swallowed his words of rejection and replied, "It seems to be a book of poems. I've heard of it before."

"Mr Ning is indeed worthy of being a top graduate of Donglin University. He is knowledgeable and has a wide range of knowledge."

Yun Moxiang gave him a small pat on the back. This was her usual tactic.

Praising a man and looking at him with adoration would usually make a man so proud that he would forget himself.

Unfortunately, Ning Shi was unmoved. Yun Moxiang was not discouraged either and continued to speak.

"'Centuries' is a book of prophetic poems. It has been widely circulated in the Western world. Because the things predicted in the book of poems are extremely accurate, the Western aristocracy has made many cuts to it. Now, what ordinary people see is a condensed version. Many of the prophecies are vague."

"According to 'Centuries', the original book of poems, starting from 1980, a new wave of spiritual energy will surge, and awakeners with superpowers will appear. God has given human beings 40 years of development time, starting from 2020, human beings will experience three disasters. The first one will be the insect disaster, the second one will be the beast disaster, and the third one will be the spiritual disaster."

"After the three disasters, the world will become flat."

Ning Shi questioned, "Don't tell me the authorities also believe in such groundless predictions?"

"We have to believe it." Yun Moxiang walked straight to the fridge and took out a bottle of Sprite. She opened it and took a sip. "First of all, the first awakener that mankind can find is called William. He is from the Kingdom of Mies."

"While skiing in the wild, he crashed into a tree and suffered multiple fractures. His blood attracted a pack of gray wolves. He was about to die at the hands of the wolves. In his despair, he awakened his fire power and burned the gray wolves to death."

"This man later founded the infamous cult — the Pantheon of Gods. He called himself the Flame God. The Flame Messenger Brian, whom you killed, was his apostle."

"William's awakening date was 1980, which is exactly the same as the prophecy in the 'Centuries'."

Ning Shi touched his nose. "The reason why the authorities believe in the 'Centuries' so much is that the insect disaster appeared in 2020?"

"It's so easy to chat with Mr Ning, you catch up pretty quickly."

Ning Shi immediately understood everything.

"Is it because of the threat of the insect disaster that the authorities are recklessly carrying out the National Awakening?"

Yun Moxiang sighed at the mention of the National Awakening, as if she was dissatisfied.

"The National Awakening was an accident. No, perhaps it was also a necessity!"

"What do you mean?"

"The awakening potion was developed by the evil scientist H. The country originally did not have a plan for the National Awakening. It was H who took the plan and the potion, found the leader and finally carried out the National Awakening."

"That's why I said that the National Awakening was an accident."

"But thinking about the pressure the insect disaster gave the country, even without H, the government would sooner or later push for an even crueler National Awakening. Everything is inevitable."

Ning Shi concluded, "Everything is for the survival and continuation of the nation."

Yun Moxiang glanced at Ning Shi and sincerely praised him for the first time, "You're right, for survival."

"Judging from your tone, you seem to be very dissatisfied with scientist H?"

"I don't know H's specific identity, but I do know his background. H is the leader of an evil organization called the Heretic Research Institute. The Heretic Research Institute was established by a group of mad scientists. In order to research the mysteries of supernatural abilities, they captured human awakeners to conduct experiments on them. It can be said that they committed all kinds of evil deeds."

"As the leader of this kind of organization, you can imagine what kind of person H is."

Ning Shi sensed that there might be some personal grudges between Yun Moxiang and H. Her words were filled with hostility and hatred toward H.

"Since H is so evil, why would the authorities still cooperate with them?"

Yun Moxiang did not answer. When she talked about H, she seemed to have lost her original confidence and calmness.

Ning Shi changed the topic. "Then, the Peach Blossom district is a safe house built by the authorities?"

Yun Moxiang took a deep breath and adjusted her emotions, she replied, "That's right. In order to let the combatants have nothing to worry about, the authorities have built hundreds of Peach Blossom districts throughout the country. These districts have the highest level of defense and security protection, and are specially built for the relatives of the combatants to live in."

"Even if the insect disaster enters the country, the safety of the Peach Blossom district is also the most guaranteed." 𝗇𝓞𝐕𝖾𝔩𝑢𝓈𝑩.𝑐𝒐𝓂

Ning Shi was stunned. The pressure from the authorities seemed to be really great, and they had even built a large number of safe houses.

Seeing Ning Shi's solemn expression, Yun Moxiang explained, "The situation of the insect disaster is very grim, but the world has not collapsed because of it. The reason why we are taking the current measures is mainly to prevent the beast disaster and the spiritual disaster after that."

"According to the predictions of the 'Centuries', the beast and spiritual disasters are even more terrifying than the insect disaster."

Ning Shi nodded and asked another question.

"Why did the authorities not make timely arrangements for the newly awakened youths and instead, let them grow wild?"

Hearing Ning Shi question the official arrangements, not only was Yun Moxiang not angry, but she was secretly happy. Ning Shi was indeed a hot-blooded youth who cared about society, and his overall score of 87 was justified.

"As I said earlier, the implementation of the National Awakening was originally an accident. Although the official had prepared for a period of time, many aspects still had flaws."

"The main reason was that the vast majority of the official forces were in the fight against the insect disaster. With regards to the National Awakening, they were lacking in manpower. Moreover, within the organization, many people's mentality had changed after learning about the insect disaster. For example, Wang Yunlin. People were uncertain, hence many things had not been executed well."

"However, don't worry. Minister Hu Changjun of the Special Affairs Department has already rectified all the mistakes he made previously."

"Now, the conditions for opening an Awakener School have already been met. These youngsters will soon receive formal education and guidance."

Ning Shi knew that the government was also trying to cross the river by feeling for a rock when it came to the National Awakening. It was impossible to achieve perfection.

"Speaking of schools, we will open a special school for strength-type awakeners in Donglin City. We would like to invite you to be the principal. I don't know if you are willing to."

Ning Shi was shocked!

"Make me the principal? You must be joking!"

In Ning Shi's inherent impression, the principal was a respected old man.

"That's right, you are the strongest among the strength-type awakeners. In order to help you raise your prestige, we have already posted the video of you defeating Wang Yunlin with one punch on the Internet."

"It won't be long before you become the driving force and direction for all the strength-type awakeners. You're the most suitable candidate to be the principal."

"The establishment of the school, all the matters will be taken care of by the authorities. You only need to occasionally participate in the teaching."

Ning Shi was still willing to do something for the strength-type awakeners. However, he was not a strength-type awakener after all. How could he teach them?

"I need to consider the matter of the consultant and the principal."

After receiving Ning Shi's answer, Yun Moxiang smiled and stood up, preparing to leave.

Before she left, she said, "If you are interested in prophecies, you can look at the ancient books of the Yunmeng Kingdom. For example, Jiang Ziya's 'Song of Ten Thousand Years' and Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang's 'Back-Pushing Sketch'."

"In fact, the time span of the ancient prophecies in our country is longer. It's a pity that the ancient people's words are concise and many details need to be analyzed by later generations. They are not as straightforward as 'Centuries'."

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Survival Rules of the Extreme Wilderness Tribe

After Yun Moxiang left, Ning Shi went online to search for information related to the "Song of Ten Thousand Years" and the "Back-pushing Sketch".

"Thousands of waves in the world attract insects and beast spirits."

This was the prediction of the 21st century in the "Song of Ten Thousand Years". For a whole hundred years, it was only one sentence. No wonder Yun Moxiang said that the ancient people's language was simple.

The meaning of this sentence was the same as the "Centuries".

As for the "Back-pushing Sketch", there were many versions on the Internet, and many netizens were bragging about it. Ning Shi could not be sure which version was the real version, and one of them described the current society in this way.

"The rise of insects and snakes, the myriad worlds in the universe."

According to Yun Moxiang, the insect disaster that rushed out of the world boundary should have come from another world. In the ancient prophecy, besides mentioning the disaster, they also mentioned the myriad worlds.

If the prophecy was true, would there be more passages to other worlds in the future?

The game he was playing was called "Centuries". Was it a coincidence or was it really related to the same-titled book?

Ning Shi had all sorts of speculations but there were too few clues to make a judgment.

"Looks like I still have to maintain a good relationship with the authorities. A lot of information is only known through official channels. If I stay at home and play games all day, the information is too limited."

In any case, the game avatar could hang up.

Ning Shi thought for a long time and gave Yun Moxiang a call.

"If the consultant really doesn't have a mandatory mission, I agree to become a consultant of the Special Affairs Department. I can also become the principal. Let me be blunt. I can't guarantee the effectiveness of my teaching."

Ning Shi agreed to the Special Affairs Department's invitation. After completing the mission, Yun Moxiang smiled and said lightly.

"Consultants are freelance. You can rest assured about that. Up until now, there are a total of 11 consultants from the Special Affairs Department. Each consultant has a special liaison officer. From now on, I will be your Special Affairs Department's liaison officer. If you have any problems, you can look for me directly."

"I will complete the relevant procedures and documents in the next few days and bring them to you."

"The consultant of the Special Affairs Department is the highest-level consultant. The procedures will be more complicated and it will take a little longer. You have to be mentally prepared."

Ning Shi originally wanted to ask if he needed his ID card, bank card and other related documents. After all, he had found a new workplace. However, when he thought about the power of the authorities, Yun Moxiang probably knew all of his information, so he did not mention this matter anymore and said instead.

"I need the original collection of poems from 'Centuries', as well as relevant information about the insect plague. It would be best if there is a video recording."

"In order to keep it confidential, this information is not convenient to transmit over the Internet. After I complete the procedures here, your account level and authority on the awakener forum will become the high-level authority."

"There is a 'family matters' section in the forum. This section is an encrypted cloud space set up by the government. You can directly enter this section to check the relevant information."

"Okay, let me know when the procedures are done."

Ning Shi hung up the phone, found a restaurant for lunch and entered the game again.

At this moment, he was sitting in a large wooden house.

The wooden house was covered with carpets made of various animal skins. The wooden table, wine glasses, and various cutlery were a size bigger than those used by ordinary humans.

The walls were hung with the heads of various wild beasts, as well as weapons made of bone sticks. The wooden house was filled with a sense of desolation.

Ning Shi took a sip of the bitter wheat wine in front of him and secretly checked the log of his avatar.

[After 13 hours of riding, the avatar arrived at the extreme wilderness tribe in the northern ice fields.]

[The avatar fought with the tribe leader, Maku Gu, and won.]

[The avatar signed a servant contract with Maku Gu and shared his regeneration (purple) talent. Maku Gu's character template activated.]

[The avatar signed a servant contract with Maggie, sharing regeneration (purple) talent. Maggie's character template activated.]

...

Ning Shi was shocked when he saw the hack log. Was the avatar's hack so efficient?

In just over three hours, he had settled the extreme wilderness tribe and made all the berserkers his servants.

[The avatar has completed the test of the God of power. Obtained one power fruit from the God of power. After consuming it, vitality 1.]

[Under the blessing of the God of power, the avatar has formed a shared contract with 502 extreme barbarians. Strength has increased greatly and vitality 1.]

The system hack was really fierce. Ning Shi felt that he was a little redundant.

"Perhaps my first perspective of the game has hindered the development of the avatar."

Ning Shi mocked himself.

The purpose of coming to the extreme wilderness tribe had been settled by the avatar. Moreover, his physique had also increased by 2 points, reaching a terrifying 37 points.

According to the game's notification, there were Gods in the game world.

The avatar had received the power fruit bestowed by the God of power, Torrell. It was also thanks to the God of power's blessing that he could share with the 502 original bodies of the extreme barbarians.

One had to know that the original body was burdened by the original body sharing contract. With Ning Shi's powerful physique, it was not a problem to form contact with one to two hundred extreme barbarians.

But to form a contract with 502 extreme barbarians in one go was impossible in such a short period.

Ning Shi also guessed why the God of power wanted to help.

The extreme barbarians lived too hard and were too poor. Even the wine used to entertain Ning Shi was a bitter ale that was difficult to swallow.

This wooden house was their most luxurious residence, but it still looked extremely empty. It sounded like it was in the wilderness, but to put it bluntly, it was desolate.

The living environment in the northern ice fields was too harsh. Not only was the climate poor and resources poor, but the ice fields were also filled with wild beasts.

Different from magical beasts, wild beasts did not know how to use magic. However, their physiques were extremely strong and their bodies were huge. Just by relying on their bodies, they were already better than most magical beasts. They were extremely difficult to deal with.

Furthermore, wild beast meat had a sour and astringent taste. It was very unpalatable. After killing wild beasts, there was no magic core income, and they could not sell their meat. Only their fur was worth a bit of money.

One could imagine the hardships of the extreme wilderness tribe.

Under such circumstances, the population of the tribe was decreasing year by year. Until now, there were only about 3000 people left. To a tribe, this represented an endangered number for a race.

In the Moen Continent, the only people who believed in the God of power, Torrell, were the extreme barbarians.

Under such circumstances, in order to save his believers, it was reasonable for the God of power to help Ning Shi.

Since the contract had been signed, Ning Shi didn't pretend to drink anymore. He stood up and said to the tribal leader, Maku Gu.

"Maku Gu, throw away the unnecessary resources and leave enough food for three days. We will travel light. When we arrive at Duohuang, we will have everything."

"Yes, Boss!" After thinking for a while, the tribal leader, Maku Gu, expressed his thoughts. He asked hesitantly, "Boss, isn't it too risky to leave only three days of food? The entire tribe will be moving over. With the elderly, the weak, the women and the children, we won't be able to move fast."

"It might take three to four days to reach Duohuang. If we don't have any food in Duohuang, the tribe will starve to death."

Ning Shi didn't answer Maku Gu's question directly. Instead, he asked him a question.

"In the northern ice fields, where the living environment is so harsh, how did the extreme wilderness tribe survive?"

Maku Gu said loudly.

"Barbarity! The barbarity that gnaws everything! The barbarity that is even more reckless than a wild beast!"

Ning Shi reached out and patted Maku Gu's shoulder.

"Remember this sentence. The rules of the game in Duohuang City and the northern ice fields are the same. Only by maintaining barbarity can the tribe survive in Duhuang." 𝐧𝑜𝐯𝗲𝓵𝗎𝗌𝕓.𝒸𝒪𝓶

"Just bring rations and weapons for three days. Throw away everything else. What will we do when we reach Duohuang? What if we don't have enough food?"

Ning Shi stared at Maku Gu and asked.

Maku Gu raised the mace in his hand. His expression was ferocious and his eyes were cold.

"Seize! Seize at all costs!"

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Conquering a Street

After having contracted more than 500 servants, the game system's mission finally appeared once again.

This time, it was the main storyline mission given directly by the system.

[Commanding more than 500 troops, triggering main storyline mission.]

[Main Storyline Mission 1: Occupy a piece of territory to become the base of a faction.]

It was precisely because of this main storyline mission that Ning Shi had deliberately provoked Maku Gu to maintain his barbarity.

According to Ning Shi's plan, these extreme barbarians should have gone to the wilderness to help him farm monsters.

The extreme barbarians had excellent physical fitness. Even with the elderly, the weak, women and children, the team's speed was quite fast.

After three days, Ning Shi and his team finally arrived at the Redwood Forest near Duohuang.

"Rest on the spot. Duohuang is ahead! Everyone, finish the last of your rations and rest up."

Ning Shi gave the order and the long line stopped. Everyone sat on the ground and took out the buckwheat bread that was the speciality of the northern ice field and started eating.

Ning Shi could not eat the bitter bread. Instead, he looked around Redwood Forest to prevent the other magical beasts from attacking.

In the distance, two figures were rushing over. Ning Shi's eyesight was very good, and he recognized them at a glance.

Magis and Malu!

Their armors were still covered in blood, and the two-meter-long spiked mace was covered with the remains of unknown creatures.

"Magis, what happened? Didn't I tell you to farm reputation points in the arena? How come my reputation value has stopped increasing since yesterday?"

[Reputation Value: Main body 373 (somewhat famous) / avatar (423/1034) (somewhat famous).]

After Ning Shi left, Magis and Malu found an arena. With their abnormal physiques and regenerative ability, the two of them were like stamina monsters that never stopped winning 21 matches in a row. 𝑛𝓞𝓋𝓔𝑳𝒰𝓈𝔟.𝒸𝑜𝓶

Every time they won, they would shout the name of the original owner, Ning Shi. On the same day, they earned over 500 reputation points for Ning Shi. It was because of their reputation points that Ning Shi was able to successfully contract the warriors of the extreme wilderness tribe.

"Boss, Malu and I won 37 consecutive matches in the Blood Crime Arena. The boss of the arena, Gru, came to us and said that our consecutive victories had caused his casino to lose a lot of money and forced us to lose to our opponents."

"How could we do something that would damage our boss's reputation? So, we started fighting with them."

"After we broke out of the encirclement yesterday, we waited for Boss near the Redwood Forest. We had nothing to do, so we killed some magical beasts."

Ning Shi's experience points had been increasing for the past few days. Currently, he had accumulated 235,000 experience points. The system did not mention where the experience points came from. Ning Shi had always thought that these experience points were all from Bruce killing monsters.

"The tribe has come to Duohuang. We must have a base. I was still thinking about where to start. Now, there's no need to hesitate. Let's take down the Blood Crime Street first."

There were a total of 118 streets in Duohuang. Apart from a few streets, most of the streets were chaotic.

Although there were forces occupying the streets, these people were not willing to put in the effort to manage the streets.

Blood Crime Street was a typical Duohuang street. Its ruler was the leader of the Blood Crime Mercenary Group, Gru. Gru had a Level 6 bloodline rampage tiger and was a Level 28 bloodline warrior. He was extremely powerful.

Influenced by his bloodline, his style was overbearing and extremely brutal. Under his rule, Blood Crime Street fought endlessly every day. Bloodshed was a common occurrence.

The business of other merchants was greatly affected. Over time, Blood Crime Street became one of the most chaotic and poorest streets in Duohuang. However, Gru didn't care because he operated the Blood Crime Arena. The more people fought, the better the arena business.

The gambling industry, which was derived from the arena, also flourished.

Ning Shi did not know exactly how many people Gru's Blood Crime Mercenary Group had. He did not know which experts they had. Right now, his subordinates were all rough berserkers. There were no scouts that could gather intelligence.

The strongest force in Duohuang was the Griffin Chamber of Commerce, which was backed by the Ole Empire. They had a 100-man Griffin Knight Legion and a 3000-man Wolf Knight Legion.

With this force, the Griffin Chamber of Commerce ruled 10 streets.

The Blood Crime Mercenary Group was a small force. They only ruled one street in Blood Crime Street. Ning Shi deduced that they were probably not that strong.

"Maku Gu! Bring the warriors and follow me! The rest of you, rest on the spot."

With an order, more than 500 berserkers stood behind Ning Shi in unison. Each of them was over 2.5 meters tall and extremely sturdy.

Although many warriors were topless, holding only bone clubs as weapons, and looked extremely poorly equipped, a bloodthirsty aura had already formed.

Being intimidated by this aura, countless birds were startled in Redwood Forest and the cowardly magical beasts fled in all directions.

Just like that, the group of people walked into Duohuang. Wherever they passed, humans and beasts avoided them.

They went straight to the Blood Crime Arena. The Blood Crime Mercenary Group was stationed there. Ning Shi did not hold back and took out the forest longbow that he had not used for a long time.

Bang!

An arrow split the Blood Crime Mercenary Group's signboard in half.

"Who is it! Are you tired of living? How dare you come here to cause trouble!"

Along with this angry shout, a tiger's might was emitted from the mercenary group's base. The wildebeest that Ning Shi was sitting on snorted uneasily. If it was not for Ning Shi's pacification, the wildebeest would have knelt on the spot.

"Hmph!"

Seeing that the berserkers were also affected by the tiger's might, Ning Shi snorted coldly and a wave of dragon's might spread out from his body.

Pop! After being provoked by the dragon's might, the tiger's might burst like a bubble and disappear without a trace.

Gru rode out on a huge tiger, followed by hundreds of well-equipped mercenaries.

The originally aggressive group of people were intimidated by the dragon's might and their movements became stiff.

Gru had a big waist and a full beard. His eyes were a strange red. He looked at Ning Shi and the others with a solemn expression and slowly said.

"Sir, have I ever offended you? Why did you tear down my signboard for no reason?"

Sensing that Ning Shi and the others were not to be trifled with, Gru was not a fool. He knew to be patient. Even though the mercenary group's signboard had been torn down, he did not lose his temper on the spot.

Ning Shi did not answer immediately. Instead, he cast an insight skill.

[Insight Target: Gru. Spiritual power comparison: 16/15. All basic information can be explored.]

Character: Gru

Physique: 29 (40)

Spiritual Power: 15 (25)

Appearance: 7 (bearded handsome guy)

Family Background: 6 (side branch of the Tiger family)

Bloodline: Rampage tiger (Level 6 / Potential: 9 stars)

Profession: Bloodline warrior Level 28

Skills: Gale battle axe Level 5, wind shadow Level 4, fury Level 4, wind blade enchantment Level 3

Talent: Learning (white), violence (gold), tiger's might (blue), wind magnetic field (gold)

Achievements: Leader of the Blood Crime Mercenary Group, ruler of the Blood Crime Street in Duohuang

[Wind magnetic field (gold): When fighting within the magnetic field, the enemy's speed will be slightly reduced, and their speed will be slightly increased.]

[Wind shadow Level 4: After being released, the movement skill will borrow the power of the wind, and the speed will be increased by 100%.]

[Wind blade enchantment Level 3: Passive skill, attacks will have a certain amount of wind blade damage.]

[Fury Level 4: After being released, the strength will be increased by 300% and the speed will be increased by 100%. The damage will be greatly reduced. Duration: 5 minutes. After being released, the user will enter a weakened state.]

As expected of a powerhouse who could rule the streets of Duohuang. His skills and talents were too powerful. When his skills and talents were fully activated, his speed and damage were instantly maxed out.

Although his physique could not compare to Magis who was supported by Ning Shi, he relied on his extremely powerful skills and talents to suppress Magis.

It seemed that Magis and Malu were able to escape yesterday because Gru was wary of Ning Shi behind them, so he deliberately let them go.

Seeing that Ning Shi remained silent, Gru's anger flashed across his face.

"Sir, the Blood Crime Mercenary Group is a member of the Duohuang Chamber of Commerce and is an ally of the Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce. We don't have a deep grudge against each other. It's better for everyone to sit down and have a chat."

Ning Shi laughed, "The outside world says that Leader Gru is overbearing and cruel. Rumors really kill people. I think Leader Gru is very reasonable."

Ning Shi waved his hand, and Magis and Malu stood out.

Seeing these two people, Gru instantly understood.

"You are Ning Shi, 'Lord of the extreme wilderness' and also the person mentioned in the rumors that had been spreading for the past few days?"

Ning Shi was stunned for a moment. He already had a name so quickly. "Lord of the extreme wilderness" sounded like a villain.

"That's right. I'm here today to ask for an explanation for my men."

"Since the Lord of the extreme wilderness is here, I'm willing to pay compensation." Gru immediately said, "Harry, go and get two boxes of gold coins."

Soon, Harry came out with two boxes of gold coins and placed them in front of Ning Shi. Under Gru's signal, he opened the boxes.

"Lord Ning Shi, here are 20,000 gold coins. See if you're satisfied."

Ning Shi jumped down from the horse and came to the chest full of gold coins. He said with a smile.

"Leader Gru is really flexible. I admire your delaying tactics. Your men should have arrived at the base of Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce by now. I wonder when the reinforcements you are waiting for will come?"

Hearing that Ning Shi had exposed his delaying tactic, Gru knew that a bloody battle was inevitable.

In Duohuang, there was no lack of battles. He was not a person who would sit and wait for death. Although the opponent looked strong, he had to fight first!

Gru's legs clamped together and the huge tiger under his legs instantly activated, flashing in front of Ning Shi.

A bright light shone on Ning Shi's face. It was the blade light from the huge axe!

Ning Shi was about to dodge when he realized that his body was wrapped by the wind and his speed became a little slower.

Gru immediately activated his wind magnetic field talent.

Clang!

At the critical moment, Ning Shi pulled out his sword and blocked the giant axe.

Zi ~ zi ~

Ning Shi turned his sword around and the sword slashed across the giant axe. With a sizzling sound, it slid to the handle of the axe. Seeing that it was about to cut his wrist, Gru had no choice but to retreat.

The giant tiger beneath him reacted too slowly and was cut open by Ning Shi's sword.

With the support of the wind shadow, Gru's speed was extremely fast, and he instantly disappeared in front of Ning Shi's eyes.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The axe was wrapped with wind blades, and it attacked Ning Shi from all directions. Ning Shi dodged in a sorry state but he did not counterattack.

Seeing that he had the upper hand, Gru relaxed a little. He flashed behind Ning Shi and continued to swing the huge axe.

Swoosh!

A blade light flashed and Gru froze in mid-air.

"Do you really think that my speed is not as fast as yours?"

Ning Shi put away his blade and said calmly.

"What a fast blade..."

After saying this, Gru's body and head split into two and fell to the ground, blood splattering all over the ground.

Ning Shi's physique was 8 points higher than Gru's to begin with. In the later stages of his physique, every increase in points was very large. Ning Shi's body had been developing in a balanced manner. Not only was his strength strong, but his speed was also fast.

Ning Shi's speed was already several times faster than Gru's. Even with talent and skills to make up for it, Gru's speed was still not as fast as Ning Shi's.

Under such circumstances, Ning Shi still deliberately showed weakness and seized Gru's weakness to kill him in one strike, giving him no chance to release his fury skill.

Seeing their leader being killed by Ning Shi in one hit, the members of the Blood Crime Mercenary Group, who were already defeated by the berserkers of the extreme wilderness tribe, dropped their weapons and surrendered.

The Blood Crime Mercenary Group was wiped out!

The small goal of taking down a street was achieved!

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Order and Taxation

"Boss, in this battle, 31 members of the Blood Crime Mercenary Group were killed, 11 were seriously injured and 243 were captured. There were also some members of the mercenary group who took advantage of the chaos to escape. The tribal warriors have the gift of regeneration and there were no casualties."

Hearing Maku Gu's report, Ning Shi nodded. "Clean up the scene, burn up all the bodies and distribute the captives to the tribal warriors as subordinates."

"Don't account for the treasures at the mercenary group's base, no one will dare to touch them. Tell the warriors to stay alert. Gru's reinforcements are coming soon."

Ning Shi's words were very effective. Just after Maku Gu set up a bonfire and burned the corpses on the street, the battle legion from the Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce finally arrived.

Compared to the random troops of the Blood Crime Mercenary Group, the Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce's battle legion was very organised.

They had golden helmets on their heads, wore golden armor and sat on golden-haired three-eyed lions.

Three-eyed lions were intermediate magical beasts that lived in groups. Under the taming of humans, they cooperated very well. 200 lions walked over in neat steps.

The golden light was overbearing and the momentum was majestic.

This legion was the trump card of the Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce. It was the symbol of the Ryan family of the Brad royal family, the Wild Lion Knights.

Although there were only 200 of them, their momentum was indomitable. They were full of the strength of a king.

The leader was the vice president of the Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce, Obul. He was in the lead and the three-eyed lion he was sitting on was bigger than the others.

His lion's body was five meters long and its standing height was more than two meters. It was extremely majestic.

Ning Shi was not scared. He stood calmly on the spot, quietly watching Obul flaunt the strength of the Wild Lion Knights.

When Obul arrived at the scene, he saw more than 500 barbarians who were so strong that they did not look like human beings. The Blood Crime Mercenary Group had long been defeated and their bodies were starting to burn in the flames.

He had already started cursing in his heart.

"D*mn it, I brought too few people. If I had known earlier, I would have brought all 1000 knights here. Just 200 knights would definitely not be able to defeat these ferocious barbarians."

There were many lunatics in Duohuang. Many battle maniacs did not care who you were or what your background was. Even if you were from the Brad Chamber of Commerce, the lunatics would still kill you.

Obul did not want to die for no reason.

However, he could not turn around and leave without saying a word.

If he did that, how would the Wild Lion Knights maintain their dignity? When he returned, President Hilker would definitely fly into a rage.

For a moment, Obul froze.

The sun shone on the golden armor, shining brightly. This was Obul's favorite weather in the past. The Wild Lion Knights under the sun were cool and dashing, always causing countless ladies to scream.

But at this moment, they were too conspicuous. Obul felt Ning Shi's gaze.

He asked unwillingly, his voice a little dry.

"I am Obul, the vice president of the Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce. Who are you? Why did you attack an ally of the Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce for no reason?"

The golden armor on his entire body was really eye-piercing. This aesthetic was too boorish. Ning Shi could not bear to look at it, so he narrowed his eyes and said.

"I am Ning Shi, the Blood Crime Mercenary Group was hunting down my brothers. I am here to uphold justice. Why, does Vice President Obul have any objections?"

Following Ning Shi's question, the five hundred extreme barbarians held their weapons in their hands and glared fiercely at Obul. Just by standing together, these barbarians gave off an oppressive aura, not to mention that their weapons were covered in blood.

Obul immediately felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles. He wanted to say something fierce, but in the end, he swallowed it back.

"Duohuang seems to be chaotic, but there is also a hidden balance. If you do this, the Duohuang Chamber of Commerce will not ignore it."

After saying these words, Obul led his men and left.

The scene that happened here was witnessed by the merchants of Blood Crime Street. These merchants knew that the ruler of Blood Crime Street was about to change.

The merchants were neither surprised nor afraid. In Duohuang, it was common for the ruler of the streets to change.

After chasing away the reinforcements from Brad Bloodline Chamber of Commerce, Ning Shi completely occupied the street. He checked the system notification.

[Level 28 bloodline warrior Gru killed, experience points 10,000.]

Was the system encouraging him to kill people? Right now, an intermediate magical beast only gave 100 experience points, but killing Gru gave him 10,000 experience points.

[Main Storyline Mission 1 completed: Occupy a piece of territory, experience points 100,000. Rewarded a copy of the extreme body forging method.]

[Extreme body forging method: A body forging method that continuously surpasses the limits of the human body. Long-term use can effectively increase the physique. Note: After the physique exceeds 30 points, this body forging method is ineffective.]

The extreme body forging method was useless to Ning Shi, but Ning Shi was about to become the principal. He was worried that he had nothing to teach, but fortunately, the system rewarded him with the body forging method.

The game system seemed to be adapting to Ning Shi's needs.

Looking at the extreme barbarians clumsily counting their belongings, the corner of Ning Shi's mouth twitched. God was fair. By giving the extreme barbarians a strong body, he had appropriately lowered their intelligence.

Their mental strength, which was more than 10 points, was mainly a combination of willpower and resistance. In terms of intelligence, it was really to the extent of catching a chicken.

"Maku Gu, gather the captives in front of me. I'll see if there are any talents."

The barbarians were unreliable in managing the streets. Ning Shi had to find some talents in internal affairs.

Ning Shi tried to select among the captives. These captives were good at fighting and Gru was not interested in managing the streets. Of course, he did not have any talents under him.

After selecting for a long time, he finally found a pair of siblings, Amy and Elon.

[Insight Target: Amy. Spiritual power comparison: 16/19. Basic information can be explored.]

Character: Amy

Physique: 12 (20)

Spiritual Power: 19 (30)

Appearance: 7 (pretty and humble)

Family Background: 6 (Kambia family branch)

Bloodline: Green jade vine (Level 4 / Potential: 9 stars)

Profession: Bloodline warrior Level 18

Skills: Green vine whip Level 5, psychedelic spell Level 4

Talent: Learning (gold) 𝑛𝑜𝒱𝓔𝐿𝐮𝑆𝒃.𝓬𝑜𝓶

Achievements: None

This was the first time Ning Shi had met someone with a stronger spiritual power than himself and she even had a gold learning talent.

This pair of siblings should be from the Kambia family branch.

The Kambia family was a Duke family in the southeast part of the Brad Empire. This family had a long history and they were proficient in the evolution and transition of vine-type bloodlines. There were a lot of people in the side branches of the family.

Ning Shi didn't waste any time and directly forced the siblings to sign the servant contract.

"The two of you will be in charge of the management of the internal affairs from now on. Take the extreme barbarians and clear the resources first. When things settle down, recruit a few smart people to help you."

"Roger that, Boss!"

With the addition of Amy and her brother, everything became more organized.

The meeting hall of the mercenary base was cleaned first. Ning Shi was invited to sit at the first seat in the hall. His subordinate even poured a cup of sweet and sour fruit wine for him.

Getting internal affairs talents were necessary. If the extreme barbarians were to continue counting their resources, Ning Shi would probably have to stand outside.

The mercenary base occupied a large area and had many rooms. It was easy to accommodate three to five hundred people.

Ning Shi planned to let some of the warriors and their families stay here. As for the rest, he would give them money and let them earn their own living.

He could take care of the extreme wilderness tribe to a certain extent, but he could not feed them like pigs. The rewards for the warriors also had to be differentiated.

"Boss, the inventory is complete. A total of 112,230 gold coins, 271 intermediate magic cores, 1211 beginner magic cores, 311 sets of various weapons, 321 sets of armor, two boxes of gemstones and jewellery, and a total of 11 real estate deeds, including the Blood Crime Arena and the Blood Crime Casino."

Gru had been ruling Blood Crime Street for two years and had accumulated a lot of wealth.

Ning Shi nodded in satisfaction, he said, "There are more than 3000 people in the extreme wilderness tribe. Each of them will be given 10 gold coins to settle down. The tribal warriors participating in this battle will be given 5 gold coins each. Those who kill will be given an additional 10 gold coins."

"The tribal warriors will be given priority to own the armor and weapons. If they don't fit, find a blacksmith to melt them down and remake them. The standard to equip them with the full set of equipment will be based on Magis. Each tribal warrior will be given a set of equipment."

Money came and went quickly. It cost more than 50,000 gold coins to pay off the settlement fees and the equipment of the tribal warriors.

"Amy, make a public announcement. I want to establish order in Blood Crime Street. From now on, no private fights are allowed in Blood Crime Street. Those who do business here will be protected by the extreme battle group."

"As the price of protection, 5% of the merchant's transaction amount will be turned over to the extreme battle group as tax."

A hint of surprise flashed across Amy's delicate face. She couldn't help but ask, "Boss, no one ever collects taxes in Duohuang. If you do this, all the chambers of commerce will denounce you."

"To the public, we will not call it taxation but refer to it as collecting protection fee."

"The difficulty of collecting taxes is too great. Not only will the chambers of commerce boycott us, but we won't be able to control the transaction amount of the merchants. There's no evidence for the tax collection."

As a civilized citizen, Ning Shi could no longer tolerate the chaos and sin of Duohuang. It had a strategic location but had always been in a state of chaos because of the deliberate misdeeds of the three empires. As a result, it had not truly developed as a city.

Now that he had control of a street, he naturally had to act boldly and decisively.

"Whatever I tell you to do, you just have to carry it out. I will transfer 200 tribal warriors to you to form a guard team. If you encounter anyone who fights or causes trouble on the street, kill them without mercy."

"As for the tax issue, you can calculate the prices of the goods sold on the street. We will issue a market guide price. In Blood Crime Street, the goods must be sold according to the guide price. The fluctuation cannot exceed 20%. We will levy the tax according to the guide price."

It can be done like this? What a genius idea.

Amy was convinced by the market guide price set by Ning Shi. She bowed and left.

When she worked for Gru, the Blood Crime Mercenary Group only knew how to fight and kill. Amy was proficient in psychedelic skills and relied on her brain. She was very weak in direct combat.

The siblings were marginalized in the mercenary group. Not only did they not receive respect, but they also didn't get any benefits.

They hadn't expected that after the mercenary group was defeated by the extreme battle group and they became captives, the two of them would witness a new era.

Amy liked the feeling of being in a high position and planning the development of an entire street. She could decide the fate of the merchants on the street with just a few strokes of her pen.

She and her brother were obsessed with their work.

Soon, notices were drawn up and posted in prominent locations on the street.

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Changes in Blood Crime Street

Lauter was a small merchant in the Marquis of the Dolphin of the Brad Empire. He had been doing business in the Marquis of the Dolphin for more than ten years. He had sold spices, moved charcoal, and even managed aristocratic accessories. In the end, all of them failed.

It was not that he did not know how to do business, nor was it that he was not diligent enough. It was just that he was an ordinary civilian.

In the Brad Empire, without the backing of the noble bloodline, any business that had a slight upturn would find it difficult to continue. It would either be annexed or crushed by the nobles.

After Lauter's business hit a bump in the country, he sold the farmland in his hometown. With the last of his capital, he came to Duohuang and started international trade.

The black pork in Marquis of the Dolphin cost 10 copper coins per catty. If transported to Duohuang, it could be sold for more than 50 copper coins per catty. The price immediately increased by more than five times!

As for the bobo fruit, which could be seen everywhere in the Elven Empire, when they were transported to the Marquis of the Dolphin, they would be crazily snatched by the nobles.

The profits of a round trip to Duohuang would be more than 10 times!

Lauter immediately believed the widely circulated poem.

"Love or hate is up to you. Invite him to Duohuang. There will be people in Heaven and people in Hell."

In Duohuang, merchants could become rich as if they were in Heaven. In Duohuang, merchants could easily die and go to Hell.

As a small merchant, Lauter's appetite was not big enough, so he could only do business on the small streets.

Blood Crime Street was a place that Lauter loved and feared. Although he had hired a team of guards, he still did not feel safe.

In Blood Crime Street, he had seen a Level 5 expert with the violent ape bloodline being hacked to death. He had also met a merchant who was haggling with him a second ago but was then involved in a fight between experts in the next second and turned to ashes by a bolt of lightning.

This time, he pulled ten trucks loaded with 80 live black pigs. After selling them and deducting the cost and the fees of the guards, he could earn a net profit of 100 gold coins.

Thinking of the gold coins, Lauter was full of courage. He came to Blood Crime Street with a smile.

He saw a group of barbarians who were taller than beastmen patrolling the street.

A bearman walked into the street and was stopped by the barbarian patrol team.

"Look at the notice on the wall before entering Blood Crime Street!"

The bearman was impatient and about to protest when he suddenly saw a scene in front of the street.

It was a pile of bloody heads piled neatly on the wooden table. At a glance, there were at least dozens of heads. The stench of fresh blood attracted many flies, and vultures circling in the sky that liked to eat carrion.

Magis grinned and said to the bearman, "No fighting is allowed in Blood Crime Street. Those who violate the rules will be killed without mercy!

"Anyone who does business in Blood Crime Street must trade according to the market guide price. The extreme battle group collects 5% of the trading volume as tax. Those who dare to quote prices to disrupt the market or refuse to pay taxes will be killed without mercy!"

Bean-sized beads of sweat flowed down the black fur of the bearman. He, who had always been domineering, appeared weak and helpless at this moment.

"I... I'm here to fight in the arena. Can I fight in the arena?"

Magis revealed his neat white teeth.

"Yes."

Lauter commanded the convoy and obediently entered Blood Crime Street. He first read the notice carefully. Under the notice, there were all kinds of goods with guide prices.

Black pork: 50 copper coins/catty, bobo fruit: 1 silver coin/catty

Lauter saw the price of the black pork and bobo fruit immediately. This price was the market price in the past, and he could accept it.

As he walked along the street, Lauter noticed the changes at once.

The streets in the past were dirty and messy. The smell of sweat, feces, and urine mixed, and the stench was unbearable.

Now, the streets were clean and hygienic. The strange smell in the air was completely gone. On both sides of the streets, there was a simple hut called "Public toilet."

The previous notice mentioned that those who came to Blood Crime Street were strictly forbidden to urinate or defecate at will. If there was a need, it could be solved in the public toilet.

There were no more drunkards and bloody fights that happened at the slightest disagreement on the street now. Lauter's heart inexplicably relaxed.

"Hey! Old buddy, it's so good to see you again!"

"Stingy Lauter, I've been alive and well even after you died a hundred times. How many black pigs did you bring this time?"

"A total of 80, weighing about 35,000 pounds."

"I have to weigh them again. God knows how miserable these black pigs are living during the transportation."

Lauter laughed. "Old friend, it's rare that you know how to joke."

"Of course. I have a lot of sense of humor. It's just that I've been suppressed in the past. You've seen the price. 50 copper coins per catty. We'll have to pay the tax later, 5% each. Don't forget, or else you'll go before me."

After the black pigs were weighed, they had indeed lost weight. It was only 34,051 catty. Lauter completed the transaction according to this weight.

The old man handed him a list. "Lucky Lauter, you have earned a large sum of money again. This list is your proof of paying taxes at the center of the street. You must keep it well. If you don't pay the taxes, you won't be able to walk out of Blood Crime Street."

Lauter nodded. He had earned more than 100 gold coins by selling the black pigs. It was completely acceptable for him to pay taxes of around 8 gold coins.

He did not want to make a joke of his head.

Lauter took the voucher and did not go to the center of the street. Instead, he went to an elf shop first and bought 16 tons of bobo fruits. Then, he filled the empty truck again.

Bobo fruits were kept fresh by the elves' magic. They would not spoil even if they were kept for a month. If they were transported back to the Marquis of the Dolphin, the price would double.

With another voucher in his hand, Lauter took two vouchers to the center of the street to pay taxes. 𝓝𝑜𝓋𝔢𝑳𝓊𝕊𝕓.𝔠𝗈𝐦

In the past, every time he came to Blood Crime Street, he had to compare the goods with the other shops. He had to bargain with each other, and it would take at least three days to complete the transaction.

In less than half a day, Lauter had finished the business.

In a good mood, he went to the restaurant for the first time and invited the guards and helpers to eat.

In the restaurant, more than ten businessmen were sitting at the next table. They were wearing the same uniform and looked like a small chamber of commerce.

"Ridiculous, the extreme battle group dares to levy taxes? Duohuang has been developing for hundreds of years, but no one has ever levied taxes here. I, Old Lars, will not accept this!"

"Yes, yes, yes, President Lars, you have been in Duohuang for more than 20 years. Your seniority and prestige are high. We are willing to go with you to Street No. 111 next door to do business."

"That's right, Duohuang has 118 streets. We can go to any street we want to do business on. Can the extreme battle group force us?"

Seeing that his words were supported by everyone, Lars stroked his beard in satisfaction.

"Let's go to Street No. 111."

Lars stood up and the few lackeys who had just voiced their agreement also stood up.

The awkward thing was that half of the merchants on the table did not stand up.

One of the short and fat merchants said, "President Lars, I'm not greedy. I just need to do some small business here at the Blood Crime Street."

"That's right!" Another person said, "Our Chamber of Commerce can't all go to the same street. If the supply is too large, it will also affect the selling price."

Lars looked astonished at the person who was sitting. His face was livid. He said coldly, "You guys can stay in Blood Crime Street and be slaves of the extreme battle group."

After saying that, he walked out of the restaurant with a few of his underlings.

Seeing this scene, Lauter understood very well that this kind of dispute occurred in this small chamber of commerce. It was not because of feelings or interests, but just because their ideas were not consistent.

Taxation was a very sensitive matter for merchants. Some merchants could not accept it and would leave Blood Crime Street.

However, some merchants were willing to pay the price of taxes to enjoy a safe, fair, and more efficient business environment.

Lauter believed that as time passed, more and more merchants would come to Blood Crime Street.

The future of Blood Crime Street would become more and more prosperous. If it continued to develop like this, it would be just a matter of time before it became the most prosperous street in Duohuang.

Thinking of this, Lauter was full of respect for Lord Ning Shi, the Lord of the extreme wilderness who had rebuilt the order of the Blood Crime Street!

He couldn't help but raise his wine glass and toast to the merchants who chose to stay on Blood Crime Street at the next table.

"Praise Lord Ning Shi, the Lord of the extreme wilderness!"

The merchants were stunned for a moment. After they reacted, they also raised their wine glasses.

"Praise Lord Ning Shi!"

"May Lord Ning Shi rule Blood Crime Street forever!"

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