Chapter 38: Dark and Hard, Fishman Provocation
Everyone was aware of Bai Yu’s peculiarity.
So when Bai Yu chose this scepter, everyone immediately became curious if it held a great secret.
The administrator also took out a tablet and pulled up the research data for the treasure.
He said with slight regret, “This item has been in the Treasure Vault for over 5 years. It has undergone 7 research attempts, but there has been no practical progress.”
“However, it is resistant to extreme heat and cold, and has sustained no damage even from attacks by Spirit Yuan Realm experts. It is definitely a treasure.”
Hearing this introduction, normally, one would regretfully give up.
But the team members remained very calm.
Reasonable! This is what’s reasonable!
As expected.
Bai Yu glanced at the research report. It was as he expected! The first section of the report conveyed the same information.
It was just that the text within the Investigation Bureau was more extensive, over a thousand characters.
Looking at it this way, the intelligence reports were shortened versions of the information.
After some thought, Bai Yu spoke, “I feel my Ancient God’s Item has some kind of connection with this item. Can I use my quota to exchange for this item?”
The administrator was a little surprised, then said, “Of course!”
“These treasures that haven’t been researched are kept in the Treasure Vault precisely to await destined individuals. Perhaps someone can discover their function.”
“It’s better for someone to use this treasure than for it to gather dust here in the warehouse.”
The system of this world is quite special, and it’s clear that many secrets are hidden, thus many items require research.
Take Ancient God Advancement Items for example.
Without waiting for Bai Yu to reveal too much, Li Yunbin said, “Since it’s connected to your Ancient God’s Item, then choose this one? The team will also do its best to help you research it.”
“Thank you, Captain!”
“Mm.”
The administrator beside them saw no issue. Since someone wanted to choose it and it complied with regulations, they would just register it.
Bai Yu, however, was very excited.
He had a slight understanding of the concept of a Level 5 Treasure Vault today. Those were items that even Fourth Realm experts dreamed of!
It’s important to note that in the current spiritual energy environment, there are fewer than a hundred Fourth Realm experts in Tianhai City.
And Tianhai City is a major city with a population of tens of millions!!!
‘It’s a pity that I don’t know the specific operation for activating the scepter.’
‘From the information, it was the people in the laboratory who did it. They consumed 500,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity in twenty minutes!!!’
Having used cheap electricity a lot in his previous life, he might not think much of it, considering it only two to three hundred thousand.
However, the energy contained within so much electricity is absolutely unimaginable.
One kilowatt-hour of electricity is equivalent to the complete combustion of 120 grams of coal.
Five hundred thousand kilowatt-hours is equivalent to the complete combustion of sixty tons of coal.
‘Calculating carefully, the amount of energy this small scepter can absorb is truly exaggerated.’
While Li Yunbin continued to select treasures, Bai Yu pondered his subsequent actions.
“If I need to use the laboratory, then I’ll need to find Professor Wang Wen.”
“Professor Wang Wen… it depends on who can’t hold their patience first.”
“I still have the recipe for the Red Horse Grass Potion. A potion to clear meridians is definitely something Professor Wang Wen would want to obtain!”
With that in mind, Bai Yu didn’t idle. He planned to use his over ten thousand contribution points to buy more materials to concoct the Red Horse Grass Potion.
He would also buy some high-quality Spiritual Fruits to temper his body and cleanse his meridians.
No matter how effective the Red Horse Grass Potion was, it couldn’t compare to top-tier Heaven and Earth Treasures.
After spending a full two hours in the Treasure Vault, Bai Yu made his purchases, spending a total of ten thousand contribution points!
As for Li Yunbin, after much consideration, he finally acquired a whip, which contained a dense fire-elemental energy.
This item was given to Liu Feifei.
Given Liu Feifei’s personality, she naturally couldn’t hide her excitement!
“Yay (＾－＾)V, thanks Captain!”
“Love you, Captain~ Heehee~”
Li Yunbin smiled helplessly, “With a weapon now, don’t get carried away during battles. Always pay attention to your safety.”
“Understood! Understood! Don’t worry.”
On the way back, Liu Feifei was naturally extremely happy.
She even huffed proudly at Bai Yu, “Hmph! If you call me stupid again, I’ll whip you with this.”
Bai Yu smiled helplessly, thinking to himself, ‘Once I activate the scepter, I’ll electrocute you.’
Emm…
This feels a bit perverted.
After a moment of excitement, Liu Feifei asked curiously, “By the way, what did you like about that wooden stick?”
Bai Yu gently stroked it and said very formally, “Look at it, it’s black, thick, hard, and long.”
The other team members, who had been listening with pricked ears, were instantly speechless.
Liu Feifei’s face turned red, and she then said, “Hmph! Pervert!”
After a moment of silence, she added, “But isn’t this the kind of thing girls like?”
Bai Yu: ???
I need to hit the brakes!
Jiang Chen and Zhao Bin looked out the car window speechlessly, while Sister Wan Qing blushed.
Night fell.
Indoors.
Bai Yu had bought bottles and jars and other items for potion concoction in advance.
He glanced at the Red Horse Grass, Silver Light Grass, and other materials obtained from the Treasure Vault.
“Let’s get started!”
“Let’s play for real!”
After half an hour of work, Bai Yu looked at the solution with green precipitate.
“This doesn’t seem right. The information said it should be a green solution mixed with red.”
“Let’s try again!”
He made three more bottles, each different: black, white, and red.
He felt a bit helpless. The operating steps were clearly not wrong!
He slowed down his pace and made another bottle. It matched the information, but he didn’t dare to drink it, fearing it might be fatal.
So he made another bottle and found that it also matched.
He gradually understood that the stirring process had been the issue. These two bottles indeed met the requirements!
He breathed a sigh of relief, took a small sip, and tasted it.
After digesting it, he circulated his cultivation technique and found that it did have a slight effect.
Only then did he drink it freely.
After finishing one bottle of the potion, he tried to run two Cycles.
“Hoo~ An average of fifteen minutes per Cycle. This speed is so fast!”
“【It greatly enhances the speed of practicing techniques and the efficiency of absorbing spiritual energy】. The effect is truly remarkable.”
He could feel that at this efficiency, his cultivation speed might be 3-5 times faster than before! He would likely gain two to three hundred Spiritual Energy in about ten days.
In about a year, he estimated he could reach the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm.
Of course, this is an ideal scenario, and there will definitely be many problems during cultivation.
But this is still astonishing! It’s worthy of technology changing fate.
“And I’m using a cultivation method from eight years in the future. I wonder how much faster my cultivation speed will be compared to others overall.”
He definitely wasn’t in a hurry to test it now; he would just quietly develop his strength.
He checked the time; it was already 2:30 AM.
Before sleeping, he checked his intelligence. He had accumulated 24 Intelligence Value points, enough to buy quite a bit of information.
【Intelligence One（Gray）
Keywords: Attack, Demonstration
Required Intelligence Value: 1】
【Intelligence Two（Gray）
Keywords: Thug
Required Intelligence Value: 1】
【Intelligence Three（White）
Keywords: Advanced Fishman
Required Intelligence Value: 5】
【Intelligence Four（White）
Keywords: Bar Owner
Required Intelligence Value: 5】
“???”
“These all seem like the same type of intelligence. And no intelligence related to the Vampire Baron.”
After considering it, he purchased the first piece of intelligence.
【Tianhai City Special Investigation Bureau General Announcement:
Yesterday at 11:17 PM, a low-level Fishman revealed its true form in the crowded Red Wine Manor Bar, causing 4 deaths and 11 injuries.
We deeply regret the casualties of innocent citizens caused by the Fishman’s violent actions.
This incident is a retaliation by the Fishman Alien Race against the so-called ‘Great Purge Operation’ and a blatant act of provocation against our Bureau!
Given the severity of this incident and the serious threat to public safety, our Bureau has made a major decision to take immediate action, launching a thirty-day comprehensive investigation and eradication operation against all known Fishman dens within the city!
Any act of provocation will be met with a resolute crackdown!
Release Time: July 18, 2037, 9:00 AM】
Bai Yu quickly scanned it.
“Last night… Release time.”
“That means it’s the murder case that happened tonight, right? The Red Wine Manor Bar isn’t within Jiangnan District though.”
Judging by the situation, this case might not be major, but its impact is too severe.
‘Revealing its true form on the spot, probably hundreds of people saw it.’
The scene of seeing a Transcendent Being for the first time must have been extremely chaotic.
“This is likely just a trigger. The subsequent comprehensive crackdown is the key.”
Since joining the Investigation Bureau, he had been gathering information and now knew that there were actually dozens of Otherworld forces in Tianhai City.
They were definitely not on harmonious terms with each other!
If the Investigation Bureau concentrated its efforts to eliminate the Fishmen, they would inevitably be severely weakened, perhaps even annihilated. Other forces would be happy about this.
This also serves as a deterrent, letting those arrogant Alien Races know that dealing with just one of you, I still have plenty of capacity.
Don’t be so arrogant as to cross the line.
“The case of the Fishman Followers – Zhang Yuqi, was enough for me to shine. There’s no need to rack up so many minor cases now.”
“I won’t redeem any other intelligence for now. At least I’ll observe the situation.”
He fell into a deep sleep.
