Free Web NovelLu Yibei felt that he might have some masochistic tendencies.
It was rare to have the chance to steal half a day of leisure, yet he felt a bit uncomfortable.
It wasn't that he had developed any unusual feelings for Ju Meng.
It was just that his home had been noisy with an extra "person" for a while, and now it had suddenly become quiet again, just like when his eyes had just recovered and he returned home.
Staying at home alone with nothing to do, Lu Yibei decided to research the gains from his trip to find the ancient sword.
He emptied the contents of his guitar bag onto the living room floor and spread them out. After counting them, he realized he had taken over a dozen Spiritual Energy items from Li Tanghan's collection room.
Those Spiritual Energy items were incredibly poor in appearance and effectiveness. After trying them out, they simply couldn't reach the exaggerated strength his assistant had boasted about.
According to the Spiritual Energy item evaluation standards Lu Yibei had seen in the si ye book, they were all low-quality D-level Spiritual Energy items.
Only that half-bag of classic Weilong spicy strips was somewhat useful.
It could satisfy his craving, but that was all.
The effect of refreshing one spicy strip every half hour until it returned to a half-bag state mercilessly shattered Lu Yibei's dream of getting rich by selling spicy strips.
"As expected, things given away casually are never good stuff!"
Looting a used furniture recycling station and still hoping to find treasures was no different from a fool's dream.
If only these Spiritual Energy items could be used for strengthening and crafting, fed to high-level Spiritual Energy items like in those garbage pay-to-win mobile games. Lu Yibei thought.
She had tried feeding these Spiritual Energy items to the mingwang statue, just like when she used to make offerings to it, even burning two incense sticks, but the mingwang statue didn't react at all.
She didn't know if she was using the wrong method or if these Spiritual Energy items were too inferior and not to its taste.
As for Lingtai Pure Karma.
Qingji was still occasionally calling out inside, so Lu Yibei didn't dare to take out the "Two-in-One Collector's Edition Power-Up Version Ancestral Cleaver" before it turned into a Strange Tale at night.
After counting the Spiritual Energy items, Lu Yibei found a woven bag and packed those Spiritual Energy items into it like potatoes, throwing them in a corner of the room. Only then did he begin to study the most valuable gains from last night - the Taihe Gentleman Sword Illustration and the correct way to use a dependent.
During his time with Ju Meng, Lu Yibei often heard her talk about how good she was to her dependents in Peach Garden, coupled with Du Sixian occasionally appearing in his dreams, practicing Spells by exploiting glitches.
Lu Yibei had almost come to believe that the meaning of Strange Tale dependents was truly the same as the definition in the "Modern Chinese Dictionary": "family members, relatives, also refers to husband and wife."
But facts proved that he was overthinking.
According to the "Dependent Usage Guide" kindly provided by the mysterious girl, this was definitely a huge pit.
Besides storing information through consciousness transfer,
memory sharing, Spiritual Energy sharing, short-term ability sharing, and even life sharing and body snatching were all possible uses, which could greatly enhance the strength of both parties.
However...
Although this sharing was bidirectional, with the Strange Tale being able to borrow from the dependent and vice versa, the problem was that the decision-making power over when and how to use it lay with the Strange Tale.
Dependents were simply tools.
If they encountered a black-hearted Master, they would definitely be exploited until nothing was left.
Fortunately, I'm not that black-hearted, and Du Sixian doesn't have to worry about me plotting against her life or property. At most, I'll treat her as a mobile hard drive and data processor. Lu Yibei thought.
After learning the correct way to use dependents, Lu Yibei had already come up with a plan for the reasonable utilization of his sole dependent.
However, before officially going online, he needed to try it out more, first going through closed beta, internal testing, and technical testing.
After all, he had to ensure that his plan wouldn't cause any harm to Du Sixian.
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei let out a sinister laugh in his heart, "Sister Sixian, the next time you come into my dream, be prepared to face the storm!"
After studying how to use dependents, Lu Yibei changed into sportswear and running shoes, left his home, and went up to the rooftop alone.
He planned to try practicing what he {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} had learned from the Taihe Gentleman Sword Illustration.
On the rooftop of Building 3, Phase 3 of Jingyi Apartment Complex.
In the warm sunlight and cool autumn breeze, Lu Yibei stood with his feet shoulder-width apart, knees slightly bent, eyes closed, repeatedly recalling the movements Qingji had demonstrated in his mind.
After a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint in them, and his feet suddenly exerted force.
"Bang—!"
With a muffled sound of breaking air, the soles of his running shoes deformed, and beneath the torn trouser legs, muscles rippled like water, transmitting pure and exquisite force to his feet.
In an instant, his figure shot from the center of the rooftop to the railing at the edge of the rooftop.
The next moment.
"Hiss—ah—! It hurts, it hurts!"
He cried out strangely, clutching his calf, and fell to the ground.
It was as if he had fast-forwarded directly from the state of a real couch potato confidently going out for a jog to the state of pulling a muscle after running for one minute.
What the Ancestor said was true! Ordinary people really can't handle this.
Although I haven't turned into a Strange Tale, my body has already been strengthened by Spiritual Energy, and it still hurts so much, as if my legs are being twisted into pretzels.
It seems I can only try again after I turn into a Strange Tale, or if that doesn't work, I can only teach it to Du Sixian, let her learn it, and then I'll share it. Lu Yibei thought.
Lu Yibei had watched Qingji demonstrate the Taihe Gentleman Sword Illustration at least ten times, even memorizing Qingji's Spirit Mark description "Taiji Chaos."
However, it was a good sword technique, but he had no idea where to start learning it.
First of all, there was a very serious problem.
He was not a gentleman, and it clashed with the sword technique.
However, Lu Yibei was not in a hurry about not being able to practice the sword technique for the time being, and he wasn't very interested anyway, as there were other things he could learn.
For example, the movement technique that came with the sword technique, and that special method of generating wind and clouds around the body through Spiritual Energy to achieve a defensive effect.
Lu Yibei was very interested in these two things, especially the former.
The first time he watched Qingji demonstrate, he noticed that his movement trajectory in mid-air was very peculiar.
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In the howling strong wind, the explosive force hidden in Qingji's limbs and bones erupted, and Lu Yibei heard crackling sounds.
However, what made Lu Yibei feel strange was that Qingji did not show the state of his body being covered by Spirit Marks.
In the battle scenes of a small number of Psychic that he had interpreted from the knowledge of the Great Serpent God, in order to achieve a similar effect, there was always the phenomenon of Spirit Marks covering the whole body. freewebnøvel.com
In other words, this might be the first time the Great Serpent God had "seen" someone who could achieve almost miraculous Spirit Mark effects by relying on pure muscle strength combined with exquisite Spiritual Energy application.
The human body has over 600 muscles.
If Qingji's ability could be applied to every key muscle, and then arranged and combined according to the on-the-spot situation, it would be possible to create different variations such as offense, evasion, probing, defense, forceful attack and breakthrough, etc. freёwebnovel.com
However, even though it looked like a foot movement, it actually involved the coordination of muscle groups throughout the body and dozens of different Spiritual Energy applications, so it was not easy to learn.
According to Qingji, when he was learning from his Masters, he almost sprained a ligament once a day and tore a muscle every three days.
Lu Yibei was not like the young Qingji, a stubborn child who practiced exactly as his Masters told him. He was timid and afraid of pain, and he had only watched Qingji demonstrate a few times, so what he had figured out was really just the basics.
Some basics of defense, evasion, and defense.
It seemed that he had an extraordinary and strange talent in learning survival skills.
If I continue to develop like this, will I turn into a tank character?
The kind that stacks the most armor and takes the most damage.
Lu Yibei, sweating profusely from the pain, sat up, rubbing his calf, which felt as if it had been sprained, while thinking worriedly.
Soon, he ended the hurried practice of the movement technique that had begun and ended in a hurry, shrinking into a corner of the rooftop, drinking iced happy water for couch potatoes, and studying the last item he had gained last night.
That well-made, oddly shaped chip.
The wind blew through Lu Yibei's temples, and the sweat evaporated, leaving him feeling cool, but the chip between his fingers was even colder.
In Z Country, except for certain special administrative regions, the existence of casinos is illegal. Even if there are underground black casinos, their scale will definitely not be large.
Such black casinos are inherently hidden from the light and are even less likely to spend manpower and resources to customize such specially shaped and identifiable chips.
And the chip with the number "10" is usually the chip with the smallest value that can be exchanged in a casino.
Even many top casinos use resin materials for their small-value chips.
After Lu Yibei searched for the chip styles of major casinos around the world on his phone, he found that no casino had similar chips.
"So the only clue left is the pattern on the back?" Lu Yibei propped his chin with one hand, examining the pattern on the back of the chip, and muttered to himself.
It was a seven-pointed star pattern, with tiny characters engraved on the lines that were difficult to see with the naked eye. The tips of the six points of the seven-pointed star had a chaotic line shape, messy and with a strange beauty, but the tip of only one point was blank.
"A seven-pointed star..."
Lu Yibei muttered softly and picked up his phone to search for information about the seven-pointed star.
After quickly reading some information online, he frowned.
There were various opinions about the "seven-pointed star." Some people who claimed to have drawn a perfect seven-pointed star in one stroke said they saw the Archangel Michael, some said they saw the Infernal Demon Lord Lucifer, some said they saw the Tree of Life in heaven, the golden city under the sea, and some even said they saw the apocalypse.
"What angels, demons, golden cities... aren't they all urban legend?"
"Is that Qin Dalin guy out of his mind? Gambling with urban legend must have more tricks than online gambling. How could he win?" Lu Yibei muttered.
The more he delved into the world of urban legend and Psychic, the more he felt he didn't believe in the existence of gods and demons.
Of course, not believing is one thing, but you still have to be afraid of what you should be afraid of...
"This thing feels unlucky. I shouldn't have picked it up randomly. Should I..."
Lu Yibei thought of Mr. Rabbit, the culprit of his miserable experiences over the past few months, and looking at the chip in his hand, he suddenly had an urge to slap himself.
"No, Mr. Rabbit's advertising flyers can come back on their own even if you throw them away or burn them. Something like this, which was made with considerable effort compared to an advertising flyer, shouldn't be so easy to get rid of."
"Or, I'll send it to the Night Watch for processing."
He was quite skilled at reporting things.
Lu Yibei said, took pictures of the chip with his phone, and sent them to Jiang Li's official account.
Lu Yibei: "Leader, I saw a little gadget while wandering around the school today. It has weak Spiritual Energy fluctuations. Do you want me to send it over for you to see? 【Image】【Image】"
He paused, then added another message.
Lu Yibei: "You should be in the office, right?"
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Lu Yibei hadn't returned to Happiness Community yet. Jiang Li sat alone on a bench near the main road of the community, observing the residents passing by, trying to find clues of abnormality in this community from them.
The weather was good today, sunny and the sky was very blue. In such weather, even enemies would temporarily put aside their hatred.
The residents coming and going were as usual, meeting on the road, always greeting each other very kindly, couples walking side by side looked very affectionate, mothers holding children looked very warm, and even the social worker returning home alone after work looked full of confidence in life.
It would be great if such a scene was not produced under the influence of urban legend. Jiang Li thought.
She had experienced hellish pain, but she didn't hate the world. On the contrary, one of her favorite things was watching others happy.
Just as she was enjoying this false and fleeting happiness, her phone suddenly vibrated slightly. She took out her phone and glanced at it. It was a message from Lu Yibei.
Why is this guy suddenly sending me messages with this number?
Is he tired of pretending to be Wang Bu Liu Xing and ready to change his taste?
Jiang Li grumbled, clicked on the message and glanced at it, then her face suddenly changed, her slender hand clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white from the excessive force.
The world before her eyes seemed to suddenly be stained with a hint of blood, and her heart beat wildly, uncontrollably.
After a long while, she slowly released her hand and sent a reply to Lu Yibei.
Jiang Li: "I'm not here. Can you wait for me at the water bar near your home? See you in half an hour."
After replying to the message, Jiang Li put away her phone and walked out of Happiness Community with a gloomy face. A terrifying aura seemed to emanate from her, and even the residents who brushed past her dared not greet her.
She had searched for so long, and the clue to that gamble had finally appeared...
