Although she said she was getting a change of clothes, Dong Chengling ended up coming over after her bath—and to avoid getting her slippers dirty, she teleported directly to Ren Suo's balcony.

No wonder she didn't take the keys I keep by the door when she left earlier, Ren Suo thought.

"You don't mind sleeping in someone else's bed, do you?" Ren Suo asked.

Dong Chengling paused for a moment, sat down, and looked down at the coffee table, letting her damp, refreshing hair cover her face. "I don't mind," she said in a calm voice.

Ren Suo sighed in relief. "That's good. My sister tidied up the guest room recently. She didn't change the sheets or the pillowcases, but she's a pretty tidy person—doesn't shed hair or drool—so the guest room bed should be quite clean... I'll have to trouble you to sleep there tonight."

Dong Chengling: I mind.

Ren Suo blinked, tentatively asking, "Then... shall I change the sheets for you?"

"No need," Dong Chengling shook her head. "I don't mind."

Perhaps I should turn off the Desire Detection ability, Ren Suo thought. Dong Chengling's echoes and spoken words are utterly confusing—does she mind or not?

Then Dong Chengling helped Ren Suo back to his bedroom. Ren Suo turned on his computer, and seeing Dong Chengling sitting by the bed looking at him, he said, "You can use my Spiritual Energy Aggregation Device to cultivate. After all, you're helping look after me tonight. Use my cultivation time tonight; don't hesitate, I have plenty of it."

As the ace medic treating injuries after the night of the attack, the school not only praised Ren Suo in notifications and public announcements but also naturally rewarded him—additional Bracelet Points were a given. Moreover, Deputy Principal Yuan Chu, knowing Ren Suo was 'striving to improve' through diligent cultivation, had gone through a special channel to increase his monthly cultivation time allowance, so Ren Suo had a lot of cultivation time available.

It's already the second half of September, so Dong Chengling's cultivation time must have run out long ago, Ren Suo estimated. She's probably buying more directly with Bracelet Points. So he kindly offered to share his.

After all, I've disrupted her cultivation for a whole night, Ren Suo felt a bit guilty and tried to find ways to compensate her.

Dong Chengling stared blankly at Ren Suo with her large, beautiful, clear eyes. Ren Suo blinked and said, "Don't hesitate. My home's Spiritual Energy Aggregation Device works just fine. Or... would you mind cultivating somewhere else?"

"I don't mind," Dong Chengling said, shaking her head somewhat sullenly.

Dong Chengling: I mind.

Hearing this echo, Ren Suo was slightly taken aback, but by then Dong Chengling didn't say anything more and left on her own.

So Ren Suo promptly swapped out the Desire Detection ability. Is this ability malfunctioning? It really needs to be paired with the Listening Headphones, he thought.

However, with Dong Chengling around, Ren Suo couldn't very well open the Mini-World Game Console and change the Equipment Slot—his reserve slots and Equipment Slot hadn't changed since he attended a banquet eight days ago. He had been passively cultivating in the meantime, and with his sister also around, Ren Suo had no chance to open the Mini-World Game Console.

Because he had attended the banquet, Ren Suo had naturally unequipped commonly used abilities like the Seeker of the Dao Correction Hat, Listening Headphones, data stream, and Good Dream Technique.

The Equipment Slot still isn't enough... Ren Suo sighed internally. Never mind the ability slots and item slots that can be active simultaneously; even the four reserve slots require careful planning.

Mulling over it won't help, Ren Suo thought before logging into the intranet. He discovered that it had pushed a lot of content to him.

Compared to the Fairy Palace Assassin, researchers on the intranet showed far greater interest in the Adventurer. After the appearance of the Fairy Palace Assassin, the intranet only pushed two discussions to Ren Suo, most of which were trivial comments like, "Mhm, mhm, ooh, ooh, the Fairy Palace Assassin must be a lolicon."

The Adventurer was different—

"Adventurer Personality Model Analysis (including impressions from kindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, and university classmates and friends)"

"Adventurer's Ability Analysis"

"Adventurer and Moon Lady"

"Adventurer's Battle Process"

Wait, what's this 'Moon Lady'?

Ren Suo clicked in and discovered that Moon Lady referred to a woman who had deep emotional ties with the Adventurer. Due to the Adventurer's involvement, her identity was also classified as top-secret; even as a Level 3 Researcher, Ren Suo could only view partial information about her.

「After consuming the Mango Pomelo Sago provided by the Adventurer, she was secured by the local Tactical Bureau. Moon Lady awakened 85 minutes later and, after a comprehensive physical examination, her Talent was confirmed to be 3.42. Moon Lady experienced 'rejuvenation,' and preliminary assessments based on her bones, skin, and blood indicated her physiological age had reverted to 18.」

Ren Suo raised his eyebrows. A Talent of 3.42? What does that even mean? If I hadn't gone to that Ghost Stall for a good meal back then, my Talent would probably only be around 1.8, almost half of Moon Lady's.

Without the Mini-World Game Console, the peak I could reach in my entire life might not even be someone else's starting point. This game called reality is too cruel.

「Moon Lady underwent blood tests 95 days ago; her Talent was 0.91, and she was a Non-Awakener. Based on testimonies from family and colleagues over these 95 days, no signs of Awakening or other abnormalities were observed (including during the period of the global spiritual energy eruption). This confirms that Moon Lady's Awakening and Talent improvement were effects of the 'Mango Pomelo Sago.'

The container for the 'Mango Pomelo Sago' has been recovered; there are no residues, nor any spiritual energy reactions. It awaits further testing.

Moon Lady's blood and bone marrow await further testing.

The 'Mango Pomelo Sago' has been verified as an item the Adventurer seized from a nearby dessert shop. The shop was preparing to hand the dessert to a delivery driver when it was suddenly snatched by the Adventurer.

Any connection between the shop staff, delivery driver, customer, and the Adventurer has been ruled out.

A thorough inspection of the shop revealed no other abnormalities aside from hygiene issues; it has been ordered to suspend operations for rectification.

Therefore, the Countermeasures System has made the following judgment: The Adventurer transformed an ordinary, low-quality dessert into a special food capable of inducing Awakening, Talent enhancement, anti-aging, and other as-yet-undiscovered effects. The cost for doing so is unknown.」

Ren Suo glanced at the discussion. This is confidential content only viewable by Level 3 Researchers, and it only has a few hundred views, yet there are dozens of comments! That ratio is way too high!

It was no wonder. The Adventurer's abilities were so bizarre and rare that the researchers were as excited as an 18-year-old boy whose girlfriend asked him to bring his ID for a nighttime date. They passionately expressed their views and, in just a few hours, analyzed the Adventurer's abilities more thoroughly than Ren Suo himself ever had.

For example, the top-voted comment left Ren Suo amazed:

「Based on the abilities the Adventurer demonstrated at 'High Energy Ahead' and the convention center, it can be concluded that his primary effect is: super-efficiently enhancing props and imbuing them with fantastical abilities.

Frostmourne, Ashbringer, Guardian Angel, and other game props all exhibited effects nearly identical to those in the games.

Mango Pomelo Sago was transformed into an exquisite celestial nectar.

However, once the Adventurer discarded the props, they lost their enhanced effects and reverted to ordinary items (Frostmourne and Ashbringer have lost their transcendent powers and are kept by the Countermeasures System; for more details, please click on 'Adventurer's Battle Process'). This indicates that the Adventurer must possess the items for them to maintain their enhanced effects.

Moreover, the Adventurer can enhance food props and give them to others to consume, granting significant benefits.

The exact cost of the Adventurer's actions is still unknown. Should there be an opportunity to communicate with the Adventurer again, the 'Enhanced Food' issue should be the top priority question, followed by the secondary question of 'can items be permanently enhanced?'

The Adventurer is a bona fide native of the Mysterious Country, likely deceased around the millennium. Although he has no relatives, he has friends (Moon Lady), suggesting that the Adventurer's loyalties lean towards our country. We should attempt to ingratiate ourselves with the Adventurer to possibly establish contact with the Fairy Palace, which could provide extra support to our country.

Additionally, the fantastical powers the Adventurer imbues in items often relate to the 'common perception' of the items (for instance, Frostmourne emits a necrotic chill).

Although it is still unclear when the Adventurer will next appear, if we want to utilize his ability to 'imbue fantasy,' the nation should vigorously develop the fantasy industry and related industries. We should support the production of fantasy animation that our citizens would love, and require these animations to include content and props related to bloody violence, Demons and Ghosts, foretelling the future, resurrection, etc., with 'magical treasures' and 'props' as their main selling points.

When the Adventurer next appears, we could try giving him corresponding props to 'imbue with fantasy,' thereby enhancing his combat power and abilities. We might even be able to trade with the Adventurer through this method.」

Honestly, this approach seems pretty good, Ren Suo felt. The Adventurer's High-Energy Alchemy Hand ability is indeed similar to 'imbuing fantasy.' If the country is willing to create fantasy animations that become nationwide hits and produce related powerful props, the Adventurer would undoubtedly benefit.

I have to run all over the place buying props because I need to gather items with specific effects for the Adventurer. If the nation could produce an animation centered on 'magical treasures,' it would certainly be much more convenient for the Adventurer to make a splash in the future, he thought.

Thus, Ren Suo agreed with this suggestion.

Should I use an anonymous account to leave a comment here as the Adventurer and give them a like? Ren Suo toyed with this bold idea but quickly dismissed it.

The intranet is my best way to get classified intel. If I actually dared to let the Adventurer pop up here, the country would definitely realize the intranet isn't secure from the Fairy Palace. They might scrap the researcher system entirely and use an even more secretive system to investigate the Fairy Palace and other mysterious factions. That would be a huge loss for me.

Ren Suo looked again and found that the intranet now only had investigative reports and discussions about the Adventurer; there was no information about Yun Wangshu, Azure Dragon Crescent Blade, and those others being released at all.

Their information's secrecy level is so high that even Level 3 Researchers aren't qualified to view it? Ren Suo was slightly startled.

After the Adventurer left the scene, Ren Suo only observed from afar as the Tactical Cultivators surrounded Yun Wangshu and the others; he had no idea what happened after that.

Actually, I'm quite curious about what happened to Yun Wangshu and her group. It's not just because of Ren Han; I mainly want to know what those Non-Human beings plan to do next.

The Fairy Palace has already said they won't take them in. So, will they continue to roam, or will they join the Mysterious Country's system and help develop the Supernatural Spiritual Energy System?

"Ren Suo." Dong Chengling knocked on the door and said, "I'm going to sleep."

Ren Suo checked the time. It was already midnight, and he also felt very sleepy now. This must be a side effect of those eight days of non-stop cultivation. Even with the Evolution of the Cat, I've temporarily lost my Innate Talent for pulling all-nighters and grinding.

"Mm, I'm going to sleep too. Good night."

"If you need anything, just shout, and I'll hear you."

"Thank you," Ren Suo said. "See you tomorrow."

"I'll wake you up at 8:00 AM tomorrow."

"I actually wanted to sleep in..."

"I need to go teach at the Intensive Cultivation Class tomorrow," Dong Chengling said. "I need to know how well your body has recovered before I leave."

"Alright." Ren Suo swallowed his refusal, thinking, I can just take a nap later. "Thanks for the trouble."

As if she had read his mind, Dong Chengling said, "I must know if you can move normally. If you cannot wake up on time, I will teleport in and get you up."

"That's very Temperance of you... Thank you."

Dong Chengling's concern was palpable to Ren Suo, who smiled and responded, "I won't lock the door. Just come in; no need to waste a teleport."

Lying in bed, Ren Suo suddenly recalled the names of a few NPCs in the game.

Her Royal Highness the Princess was actually an alias for Euphy.

Lady of Light and Phantom Girl likely referred to Karen and Little Jiu's abilities.

Friend Z was Zhao Huo, a Non-Awakener—who, without establishing a Bond with Ren Suo, couldn't even get a nickname in the game console.

Then there was the Reversed Female Demon, Upright Red Chariot, Temperance Female Knight, The Amorous White Emperor...

Ren Suo mused, The Reversed Female Demon... I can understand 'Qiao Muyi is the Female Demon,' but I'm not sure about the 'Reversed' part.

The Upright Red Chariot probably refers to 'a warrior with strong convictions and a touch of foolishness,' which fits Yu Kuangtu quite well.

The Amorous White Emperor... 'White Emperor' means 'a powerful and solitary person,' which fits Bai Ji perfectly. As for 'amorous'— Ren Suo recalled how Bai Ji was often surrounded by various women. It probably means 'Bai Ji is a lady-killer and very popular with women.' Though, it could also mean 'Bai Ji already has someone he likes.' But Ren Suo didn't delve deeper. Whoever Bai Ji likes is none of my damn business.

The Temperance Female Knight was a perfect match for Dong Chengling's image: strong, temperate, steadfast, and possessing astounding perseverance.

Speaking of which, I remember the Female Knight, White Emperor, and Female Demon had some kind of monologue in the game. But it was too long, and nearly twenty days have passed; of course, I can't clearly recall such details, Ren Suo thought.

As he indulged in these random thoughts, Ren Suo drifted off to sleep.

Due to the persistent soreness in his body, Ren Suo dared not toss and turn and maintained a face-up position to sleep.

***

For the first time in a long time, Ren Suo had a dream.

Since becoming a Cultivator, he had rarely dreamt.

The memories in the dream were very fragmented; he vaguely knew he seemed to be running away. He was not just running, but also running with a burden.

This burden seemed to be a large furball that he couldn't shake off, so he had to run while tightly holding it, his body feeling very heavy.

He was evading a pursuer. The pursuer didn't actively chase him, just let him run very, very far. Just when Ren Suo thought he was safe, the pursuer suddenly appeared above him and chopped off his neck with a knife-hand strike!

Ren Suo's head fell onto the blood-soaked ground. He felt his left cheek grow warm from the blood's heat...

"Ngh!"

Ren Suo opened his eyes and saw that it was daytime.

His left face was warm, his body felt heavy, and his hands touched something fluffy.

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