Chapter 62
Rong Yuan's heart moved, and he asked, "Did you wake up because you sensed that I was injured?"
"Yeah." Pea was so weak that it seemed that it didn't even have the strength to keep its eyes open. It closed its eyes and murmured softly and intermittently: "Rongyuan... is in danger... you must wake up..."
Rong Yuan suddenly remembered Bai Qixing's ultimate killing plan and Apollo's destructive light column. When he faced those crises, even when he was on the verge of death, his heart was not much touched. However, at this moment, hearing the incoherent whisper of Pea, he felt a surge of emotion in his heart, and he couldn't tell what it felt like.
After a long time, seeing Wandou frowning with a worried and uneasy look on his face, and trying to raise his head with his palms, Rong Yuan hurriedly said softly: "Don't worry, I can handle it, you rest first."
Hearing his words, Pea stopped struggling and lay quietly in his hand. Just when Rong Yuan fell asleep, Pea's little hand suddenly moved, raised up, and pressed on its belly.
The next second, an ancient book with a light blue cover appeared out of thin air and fell into Rong Yuan's hands.
It turned out that the pea took out the "Book of Merits" from its mustard seed space.
Seeing this familiar yet unfamiliar thing, Rong Yuan couldn't help but be stunned.
In my ears, I could hear Wandou's low, moaning muttering: "Heal Rongyuan's wounds..."
——It turned out that it had seen the blood on Rong Yuan’s chest with that glance just now.
Rong Yuan's eyes turned to the pea in his palm. After taking out the "Book of Merits", it seemed to finally let go of its worries and fell into a deep sleep.
Although it is said to be "sleeping", in fact, Pea is not a human being, but the spirit of the "Book of Merits". Its current state is more like "hibernation" or "freeze" rather than "sleeping". There is no breathing, no heartbeat, only the remaining temperature and soft limbs in its body, which shows that it is not completely dead.
Although Rong Yuan still didn't know what state Pea was in since it formed the white cocoon, it was obvious that it was not yet time for it to wake up. It was like a premature fetus, weak, powerless, listless, as if its life was hanging by a thread, but it would survive with unimaginable tenacity.
Although it couldn't even utter a complete sentence now and fell asleep again within two minutes of waking up, from the moment he saw it appear, Rong Yuan felt as if the emptiness in his heart was partially filled, and a gurgling warm current flowed from that place to his limbs and bones, dispelling the omnipresent coldness and making his eyes unconsciously filled with tenderness and pity.
To him, Pea is not only the spirit of the Book of Merits, but also a witness who has accompanied him from a young boy to where he is today, an accomplice who stands by him in both good and evil deeds, a confidant who understands all his past and feelings, and a partner who has accompanied him through countless storms and years. Whether in the past, present, or the infinite future, they will never be separated.
The pea originally had the ability to transform, which made it easier to hide and adapt to different needs, but it was obviously unable to do even the simplest transformation at this time. Rong Yuan carefully placed it in the pocket on his chest - the combat uniform he was wearing had many invisible pockets designed on it, and when the pea was placed in it, even a subtle bulge could not be seen from the outside.
The pea is the size of a fist, but its mass is lighter than it appears. When put in the pocket, only a little weight can be felt. However, this slight pressure makes Rong Yuan feel heavy in his heart. That is the gravity brought by responsibility.
After putting the peas away, Rong Yuan picked up the "Book of Merits" again.
It still had that ancient and simple appearance, with a blue cover and a gold ring edging, slightly larger than an adult's palm, with the words "Merit Book" written on the cover. At first glance, it looked a bit like the booklets used by temples on Earth to record donations from pilgrims. There was nothing surprising about its appearance.
On the title page, there are twenty-seven rules of use. The rules of the Merit Book are a bit of an afterthought, and they are only displayed when Rong Yuan, as the contractor, touches on the content of a certain rule. But these rules appeared one by one when he was still on Earth, and new rules have not appeared for a long time. I don’t know if it’s because his actions didn’t touch that line, or because the rules of the Merit Book are already complete.
The next page recorded his personal data. Rong Yuan remembered that he had read the contents of the "Book of Merits" the night before the accident. The data in it had changed greatly compared to today, proving how much he had grown over the years.
The following is a record of Rong Yuan's merit gains and losses, which records in detail the events and the values of merit addition and subtraction. If you really want to record all the processes of Rong Yuan's merit acquisition over the years, then the thickness of the "Meritorious Book" will not be enough even if it is increased a thousand times, so there are only the merit records of the last three days, and the previous ones cannot be seen unless Rong Yuan specifically asks it to be displayed.
However, at this moment, the page did not record Rong Yuan’s activities over the past two days, but records from an earlier time…ninety years ago.
For ninety years, the Merit Book has been frozen. No matter what Rong Yuan did, it neither added nor subtracted merit. The connection between them was temporarily cut off, with only a faint bond still existing. When Wandou woke up, the Merit Book saw the light of day again, and the contract became active again. It updated Rong Yuan's values in time, but the merit record would not change so quickly.
In addition, Rong Yuan also saw that his current merits were only over 50,000. But ninety years ago, although his merits were less than 100 million, they were also in the tens of millions. It seemed that Wandou had almost exhausted his merits in order to save him.
The next page was the merit exchange record, which also hid most of the content, with only twenty records displayed on the page. Rong Yuan did not look closely and simply flipped past it.
Then, there is the [Merit Mall]. As long as the contractor has enough merit, he can exchange it for anything he wants here.
When the merit of the contractor does not meet the redemption requirements, the items in the mall are all gray, neither displayed nor redeemable. However, in the past, Rong Yuan's merit once reached a very high value, unlocking most of the goods in the mall. These goods will not be locked again and turned into a dull gray after his merit value decreases. They are still colorful, but they cannot be redeemed temporarily.
Rong Yuan browsed the mall for a while and selected a [Cleansing Pill] worth 3500 merits. Looking at the round white pill in his hand, his eyes were distracted for a moment, thinking of some ridiculous past events, and then he raised his lips and swallowed it in one gulp.
【Clearing Pills】can remove harmful substances from the body at the elemental level in a short period of time. Generally speaking, its effect is comparable to that of a strong laxative. However, Rong Yuan is no longer the same person he was before. He closed his eyes and felt the power of the medicine spread rapidly in his body. He pressed one hand on his chest, and the string force vibrated slightly, cleverly forcing most of the power of the medicine to the wound.
Now, isn’t the biggest harmful substance in his body the genetic virus that hinders wound healing?
A few minutes later, the smell of blood on Rong Yuan's body suddenly faded a lot; after a while, one could see a layer of scar had formed on the wound on his chest; after moment, even the color of the scar faded.
Rong Yuan put down his hand, and there was a black and red pill in his palm, which was a mixture of his dirty blood and the virus. When he closed his hand, the black pill turned into fine black powder and leaked from his palm to the ground.
This is the power of the Book of Merit. A pill of low value can easily dispel the virus that has troubled Rong Yuan for a long time. Not to mention that there are many more expensive and more effective exchange items in the Book of Merit than this cleansing pill.
However, there was no joy on Rong Yuan's face after he got the "Book of Merits" back, nor did he have the mixed emotions he had when he saw Wandou. Instead, there was only indifference in his expression.
Because he remembered the time when he woke up, before he could break out of the white cocoon and couldn't tell what day it was, the "Book of Merits" directly conveyed the message to his consciousness:
[It was detected that the weapon spirit used the merit points of the contractor without permission. 】
[It was detected that the weapon spirit exchanged time and space energy without permission. 】
[It has been detected that the spirit of the weapon has lost its consciousness and is in a special state. The Merit Book cannot be separated. Warning! The Merit Book cannot be separated! Warning! The Merit Book cannot establish a stable connection with the contractor! ]
[It is recommended to kill the weapon spirit and restore the contractual connection. ]
[It is recommended to kill the weapon spirit and restore the contractual connection. ]
[It is recommended to kill the weapon spirit and restore the contractual connection. ]
The same request was repeated over and over again mechanically. Although Rong Yuan was not fully conscious at that time, he could still feel the chill going through his bones.
He chose to refuse without hesitation.
The endless demands in my consciousness paused for a moment.
After a moment, the Merit Book seemed to sense Rong Yuan's intention and changed the sentence:
[Since the contractor suffered losses due to the private behavior of the weapon spirit, it is recommended to kill the weapon spirit and restore the contractual connection. To compensate the contractor, after the weapon spirit is killed, the special contractor can redeem it again. ]
[Please make your choice within 3000 seconds. After 3000 seconds, if the contractor refuses again, the Merit Book will be completely frozen before the spirit of the weapon wakes up.]
It didn't take 3000 seconds for Rong Yuan to refuse again.
Because he knew that even if he could exchange it again, the newly exchanged spirit would only be a brand new, pure white life form, and that would not be his pea.
