Free Web NovelChapter 202: Chapter 170: King Arthur: Your Money Is My Money
When he reached the sixth floor, the elevator doors opened. Lin Qi walked straight to Xia Chu’s room.
After thinking for a moment, he knocked on the door.
The door opened to reveal Xia Chu standing there.
"Lin Qi, Wang Ziru told me you went on a mission for the Hongshan Camp authorities. Are you hurt?"
He was met with Xia Chu’s concerned greeting, not the dramatic confrontation he had imagined.
Lin Qi shook his head. "I made a trip to Shuining City. I didn’t face too much danger, and I even obtained the Crystal Stone of a Tier Three Monster."
Lin Qi showed Xia Chu the Crystal Stone from the Tier Three Monster.
Xia Chu’s eyes unfocused for a moment. Then she said, "You faced a Tier Three Monster and you say it wasn’t dangerous!"
Lin Qi sat down and shook his head again. "It really wasn’t that dangerous. Besides, what I gained from this trip to Shuining City far outweighed the risks. In addition to the Tier Three Crystal Stone, there was also Ding Yang’s promised..."
Lin Qi proceeded to tell Xia Chu the whole story in detail.
He started with Ding Yang’s visit and covered everything up to the battle with the Tier Three Monster in Shuining City.
He also explained the situation regarding the Moon Worshipers.
He also talked about Wei Yue.
"She’s a pitiful soul. She only became a Moon Worshiper because her inspiration is too high and her Talent is too strong. If people like her hadn’t been drawn in by the Blood Moon’s call, they might have become some of the most talented Extraordinaries in this era of doom."
"Now that she’s obtained that incomplete Blood Moon characteristic, it’s a blessing in disguise. She’s temporarily free from the Blood Moon’s influence."
"But whether she can break free for good depends on if I can become strong enough before the Blood Moon Will arrives."
He also told Wei Yue’s story to Xia Chu.
The story of his trip to Shuining City led to the longest conversation Lin Qi had ever had with Xia Chu since coming to the Doomsday World.
Lin Qi told Xia Chu almost everything, except for the fact that he had returned to the Cyber World to retrieve his gear.
For now, Lin Qi couldn’t reveal anything about the Cyber World.
The Doomsday World was a strange place. Whenever he did certain things, it always caused anomalies with the Spiritual Particles.
Even though he had that official Extraordinary Item from the Dragon Country to serve as a cover, Lin Qi still suspected a mysterious entity was constantly watching from the shadows.
Otherwise, the feedback from the Spiritual Particles wouldn’t be so direct or so swift.
That was why Lin Qi didn’t dare rashly reveal the truth about the Cyber World, fearing it would cause even bigger problems.
When it came to Xia Chu, Lin Qi could only feel apologetic.
Xia Chu listened quietly to Lin Qi’s entire account without interrupting once.
A long silence fell between them.
Everything that needed to be said had been said, and Lin Qi didn’t know how to break the silence.
’I should get up and go back to the conference room to finish my daily Meditation, but Xia Chu is still here, watching me...’
"Lin Qi."
It was Xia Chu who spoke first.
Lin Qi looked into Xia Chu’s eyes.
"Can you promise me one thing?" frёewebnoѵēl.com
Xia Chu met his gaze, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
But there were no tears. She was not crying.
"Go on," Lin Qi responded.
"You have to stay alive," Xia Chu said, making her request.
Hearing these words, Lin Qi was stunned for a moment.
’Why does this feel like...’
Xia Chu suddenly smiled and continued before Lin Qi could respond. "I think we should take a break from each other for a while. The pressure of the doomsday is too much, and everything is changing too quickly."
"Of course, I’m not leaving the Mo University Camp. I’ll continue to lead our Extraordinary team and expand the camp’s territory."
"I hope that someday, when my Extraordinary Power has grown strong enough—maybe even stronger than yours—we can have this conversation again."
"You said it yourself—my Talent isn’t bad. You said that any Extraordinary who awakened on their own at the start of the doomsday has good Talent. We’re all on the same starting line. I’m confident that day will come."
Xia Chu had clearly given this decision a lot of thought.
And Lin Qi had no reason to refuse.
He even felt a sense of profound relief.
"Okay."
Lin Qi nodded solemnly.
Lin Qi also needed to be more focused on getting stronger.
When his power was great enough to counter the dangers of this world and ignore all the clandestine spying.
Then, if Xia Chu wanted to talk things through, Lin Qi could finally tell her the whole truth without reservation.
After hearing Lin Qi’s answer, Xia Chu, much like him, seemed to feel a great weight lift from her shoulders.
As she stood up, streams of crystalline, rainbow-colored light refracted through the room’s lighting and appeared around her.
A ring of what looked like ice crystals materialized around her.
Through his Spiritual Vision, Lin Qi clearly "saw" an explosive surge in her Spiritual Power.
Tier Two. Xia Chu had just become a Tier Two Extraordinary.
The sight left even Lin Qi stunned.
’Her Spiritual Power is growing so fast.’
Lin Qi had heard of Spiritual Power growing in this way, but he had never seen it before, nor had it ever happened to him. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
Meditation had always been the most fundamental and stable method for increasing one’s Spiritual Power.
But according to rumor, a person’s emotional state and hormonal levels could also influence their Spiritual Power.
According to intelligence from a Highest-Level Mercenary Corps, some large corporations were conducting research on the subject.
Unfortunately, Lin Qi had no access to such research.
’So it’s true that heartbreak can make you stronger. I always thought Guang Ling was just joking.’
In that moment, Lin Qi’s understanding of Spiritual Power deepened.
