Chapter 12: Unknown Change
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
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%.]
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.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone