"So, Sister Yuanyuan, you have reached the second form?" Xu Shen couldn't help but be curious.
"No, I'm also ready to sprint."
Zhou Yuanyuan smiled and said, "I hope to see you again next time."
Xu Shen understood what she meant, and there were some indescribable emotions in his heart, whether it was emotion, sigh, or melancholy.
These Zhanxu personnel live on the edge of a knife, and every mission is a life-and-death struggle.
If you want to advance to a higher level, breaking through the realm is a matter of life and death.
"It's really hard to survive..." Xu Shen murmured to himself.
After saying goodbye to Zhou Yuanyuan, Xu Shen left the Light Chasing Club headquarters accompanied by Da Lili.
…
…
What followed was a rare moment of normal life.
Eat, train, and occasionally stroll around the block.
This kind of ordinary life is a rare enjoyment for Xu Shen. If it can last a lifetime, it would be a good choice.
The 15 tubes of purifying agent were gradually absorbed, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
The amount of purifier in Xu Shen's body increased from about 60 tubes to 90 tubes.
"In another 5 days, we will be close to saturation and can sprint to the second form at any time!"
Xu Shen was somewhat expectant.
If he reaches the second form, his survivability will increase several times, and it is said that the second form will also stimulate special potential in the body, like the extraordinary power used by those second forms that are chasing him.
These days, Xu Shen asked Director Liu Jichuan about the intelligence information about the second form.
Now that Xu Shen has reached his limit, it is normal for him to want to know these things. Liu Jichuan did not find it strange. Instead, it would be strange if Xu Shen did not come to ask him.
He explained patiently to Xu Shen.
Xu Shen also gradually understood that some people’s abilities were usually stimulated when they reached the limit of the first form.
Even some people with extremely strong abilities showed their special powers soon after they became members of Zhanxu.
But at the moment I am unable to control it freely. I can only perceive and display it vaguely, and I can't even use it accurately.
Combining Liu Jichuan’s words, Xu Shen thought of a lot.
For example, Su Shuang. Captain Zhou Ye said that she has a strong telepathy, commonly known as the sixth sense, so she is responsible for reconnaissance in the team.
This may be the reason for premature ejaculation.
If Su Shuang could reach the second form, he would most likely develop quite outstanding perception abilities.
The same is true for Mo Xiaoxiao.
Most people would think that her weird and suspicious appearance was due to her personality, but after getting to know her, Xu Shen discovered that it might be caused by her own abilities.
In other words, everything Mo Xiaoxiao said was true.
It's just that what she felt was different from what she described, so people thought she had a problem with her brain.
These extraordinary abilities come in many varieties, but like fingerprints, basically no two are exactly the same.
But in the long history of the Zhanxu people over thousands of years, these strange and bizarre supernatural powers were eventually summarized and classified, and divided into six major types.
Attack, perception, manipulation, shadow, reconstruction, and special features!
No matter how strange and bizarre the abilities are, they will basically be covered by these six categories. If they are extremely weird abilities that are difficult to explain, they will be thrown into the trait system.
It specifically includes those weird abilities whose characteristics cannot be distinguished.
Xu Shen thought of the sword-holding girl he had killed. The latter seemed to have some kind of hiding ability that made it impossible to perceive. This was a shadow species.
So, the fact that I can see Xu should also be due to my ability to ejaculate prematurely...?
Xu Shen thought about his own situation. If he had to be classified, it would most likely be the perception system.
"Once I reach the second form, my abilities should change a bit..."
Xu Shen was somewhat curious and expectant. Once he reached the second form, he would be truly awakened and be able to master his extraordinary abilities. Perhaps after he reached the second form, he would be able to distinguish the levels and strengths of those ruins?
Or will we see even more terrifying ruins?
Xu Shen prayed in his heart that it was the former.
…
Beep.
The communicator beeped.
Xu Shen was a little surprised to see that it was the special communicator of the Xu Secret Bureau. An internal withdrawal had just been carried out within the team two days ago... Oh no, it was an internal battle within the team. He didn't hear about any mission at that time.
Besides, the last mission in the small town was considered high-intensity and it has only been completed for a short time. It is impossible to arrange a new one so soon.
When he saw the caller, Xu Shen's doubts disappeared, and he answered calmly, "Hello."
"Master Xu, it's bad, Youxu has appeared in Taikang Hospital!"
Zhang Liyao's voice came with a bit of anxiety.
Xu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly. He hadn't had time to put money into the market recently. After all, it was too expensive. Although he could lure them... the turmoil of the inner city team had just ended, and Xu Shen didn't want to cause any more trouble for the time being.
"Is Taikang Hospital on our protection list?" Xu Shen asked knowingly.
"Uh, no."
Zhang Liyao choked for a moment, then immediately persuaded: "Master Xu, Taikang Hospital is the largest hospital here and a three-star hospital. If it is temporarily closed due to the market, it will be a huge loss to our entire region, especially the doctors inside, who are all high-end talents..."
Xu Shen said: "If they are so important, why are they not on the protection list?"
“…”
Zhang Liyao was speechless again. Of course she was there. Didn’t you quit as soon as you came?
But she obviously couldn't say this out loud.
Besides, this matter is indeed embarrassing to talk about. When I withdrew earlier, I thought that even if there was a ruin, I could ask Lord Xu to solve it. But now, nothing happened to Xu Shen, but Xu Feng died!
He was the deputy captain of the first echelon and had been alive and well for the previous three years. But he died suddenly just after changing teams. It's so weird!
Moreover, he did not die while performing a mission, but was killed while he was in charge of handling the ruins in his jurisdiction.
Although when she went to inquire, she heard from the bureau that the death was somewhat suspicious and there seemed to be other reasons, no one knew what they were specifically. The cause of death and the files were also sealed. With her authority and connections, she had no way of investigating further.
Besides, there is no need to spend much effort to investigate a dead person.
Many of her familiar colleagues in the liberal arts department were talking behind her back, saying that Xu Feng might have died a long time ago, but was suppressed by the longevity aura of Team 2. Now that he has broken away, wouldn’t the god of death smell the scent and find him?
There are some things you just have to believe.
I have to admit it!
Now that Xu Feng is dead, the backs of those who had previously withdrawn from the protection list have collapsed, and all that is left in their hearts is regret and cursing Xu Feng.
Now they had no choice but to swallow their pride and turn around to continue begging Xu Shen.
Moreover, Xu Shen completed a mission in Team 2 some time ago and achieved outstanding results. Although the files are confidential, this confidentiality is only for outsiders. Internally, as far as the Liberal Arts Department is concerned, many colleagues have heard the news. After all, it is difficult to completely block the news of such a big event.
And she found out with a little effort.
He killed two C-level monsters alone and saved his teammates. What a great achievement!
Xu Shen's archival record is so gorgeous.
Moreover, this also reflects that Xu Shen’s combat capability has surpassed that of ordinary first-tier players and is now at the vice-captain and captain level!
If there is a vacancy in the future, Xu Shen will definitely be the first to be promoted.
There is a huge gap between team members and team leaders.
Every captain of the first echelon is the ace of the bureau and can stand on his own.
Zhang Liyao also felt that she had made a mistake in her judgment, and now she wanted to please Xu Shen. During this period of time, she delivered meals to Xu Shen every day, just to get closer to him.
"They were foolish and wanted to save money before, but now they are still blaming Lord Xu when they encounter the ruins. This is really outrageous!"
Zhang Liyao was good at socializing in the workplace and knew how to get along with everyone. She obviously knew how to speak nicely: "Master Xu, there is no need to haggle with these people. They are villains and we are gentlemen. There are many patients in Taikang Hospital. If there is a riot in this market, the patients will suffer the most."
Xu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, thought for a moment and said, "What level of ruins did you detect?"
"Judging from the detection of the Xu Beast Alarm, it should be D-level." Zhang Liyao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she saw Xu Shen wavering.
"500000."
Xu Shen said calmly: "Let them prepare the money, I will consider making a move."
"500,000?" Zhang Liyao was a little surprised. So expensive? This was simply taking advantage of the situation. The lion's mouth was asking for too much!
"Isn't it too much?" Zhang Liyao couldn't help but whisper.
"If you think it's too expensive, forget it." Xu Shen said indifferently: "Aren't they doctors kind-hearted? Saving patients is their duty, right? Besides, compared with the damage caused by the ruins and the water loss caused by , is this amount of money expensive?"
Zhang Liyao was speechless and said, "Then I'll go ask."
Xu Shen was too lazy to say anything more and hung up the call.
If these people were sensible and returned his previous losses with interest, then the matter would be over. After all, he didn't have much energy to deal with such matters.
"What, 500,000?"
On the other side, Huang Hao, who was driving to Taikang Hospital, almost wanted to throw the communicator and said angrily: "Are you kidding me? Don't even think about making a profit from the price difference at this time. Is this really what he quoted?"
Zhang Liyao's voice came from the communicator, saying unhappily: "How can I make money at this time? Besides, I am biased towards you, how can I make money from you?"
Huang Hao sneered. Although he didn't believe what the bitch said, he estimated that the other party really didn't have the guts to do so. He said coldly: "Is he trying to take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail me? Let alone 500,000, even if it's 300,000, I can ask others to help. This is the price of a house. He doesn't think that he is the only one in the world who can kill the ruins, right?"
Zhang Liyao could hear his anger and said, "Brother Huang, don't say that. Didn't we withdraw from the protection list earlier? I'm sure we're angry."
"What's wrong with being angry? Do I have to look at his face?"
Huang Hao said angrily: "A yellow-haired kid, can't he just kill the ruins? To put it bluntly, he is just a group of unlucky killing tools, not even as good as a dog!"
"Brother Huang, he is different now and is qualified to be the team leader. Please don't let what you said get out." Zhang Liyao frowned and reminded him immediately.
"If you don't tell anyone, who will tell others about it? Humph!"
Huang Hao snorted coldly and said, "500,000 is 500,000. Let him solve it first. The situation is tense now. My brother-in-law is there. Everything will be fine after we rescue him. I will explain this to my brother-in-law. Humph, our money is not that easy to earn!"
Zhang Liyao's face changed slightly and she said, "Brother Huang, don't be impulsive."
"Shut up and let him go!" Huang Hao hung up the phone.
Zhang Liyao's face looked a little ugly. She called him "baby" all the time on weekdays, but turned so cold and ruthless at the critical moment. Ha, men... She calmed herself down and quickly contacted Xu Shen, saying that the other party agreed.
Xu Shen didn't say anything when he saw this, and immediately went out with the ruins-destroying device, body bags and other tools.
Zhang Liyao drove her car downstairs to pick up Xu Shen.
Soon, the two arrived at Taikang Hospital.
There are people coming and going and traffic jams here.
On the surface, it doesn't look like there was a beast attack here.
"Master Xu, I'll wait for you here." Zhang Liyao parked the car far away on the outskirts and was unwilling to get closer.
Xu Shen didn't say much. He got out of the car and carried the ruins-breaking device to the hospital.
In a sparsely populated place, Xu Shen activated the ruins-breaking device and entered the ruins.
Ten minutes later, Xu Shen found the D-level monster that caused the incident.
"My stomach is so cold. You opened my stomach, but why did you walk away..."
The chest and abdomen of this D-level monster were completely split open, and there were dense teeth at the crack. The body looked like a middle-aged man, and the standing posture was twisted, biting the doctor in the operating room.
The patient on the operating table was so frightened that he fainted while the surgery was halfway through.
"Fill it in, fill it in my stomach, and I won't be cold anymore..."
Xu wanted to stuff the nurses into his stomach. The sharp teeth at the crack of his stomach kept shaking, and it was obvious that if he really stuffed them in, they would be bitten to pieces and eaten.
Some of the nurses fainted from fright, while others had trembling legs and their trouser legs were wet.
"You come too..." Xu saw Xu Shen and twisted his body to walk towards him.
Xu Shen also walked over.
puff.
The sword flashed, and Ci Xu's body was completely split into two from the chest to the belly.
Xu Shen put the sword back into the slot on his back and put the dead body into a body bag. The two nurses next to him looked at this scene in horror. They were not surprised, but trembling instead.
Xu Shen ignored them, knowing that these witnesses who were dragged into the Ruins Realm would either be absorbed by the Ruins Secret Bureau or become insane and sent to a mental asylum.
Perhaps soon, they will become their peers and colleagues.
Xu Shen turned around and left with the body bag, but he did not leave the world immediately. Instead, he wandered around the hospital to see if there were any other worlds.
But when I took a closer look, I saw many strange things.
In the basement of the hospital, some rooms and walls are actually impossible to see through.
Logically speaking, looking from the perspective of the Ruins at this moment, everything in reality seems illusory and can be traveled through at will.
But those rooms and walls were black, impossible to see through, and impossible to pass through. They were blocked, just like... touching the dust of the ruins.
Xu Shen thought of the safe of the wealthy couple. The two had similarities.
But the safe contains a fortune in cash and jewelry, so what would be stored in this black room?
In addition to the basement, there were many sharp black objects in the walls of a room known as the dean's office. They were actually steel bars rooted in the walls!
These steel bars also appeared in the Xu Realm. Obviously, if someone tried to travel into the other party's room, the first step would be blocked, or the steel bars would be broken, but this would most likely affect reality and tear the wall apart.
"A protective net formed by mixed materials from the Xu world..." Xu Shen's eyes flashed slightly, and he saw a middle-aged man sitting in the office, who looked gentle and refined.
Obviously, the other party has such a thorough protection against beasts, so his identity is probably not simple.
The other party was talking on the communicator. Xu Shen was standing outside the black steel bars, but found that he could hear the conversation inside.
In the world of ruins, his hearing was not blocked by the walls of reality.
Xu Shen discovered that not only his eyes could see into the deep ruins, but his hearing could as well.
"It's OK once we get there. We can talk about the money later. Don't worry, I'll be fine..."
The middle-aged man hung up the phone.
Xu Shen recognized that the voice on the other end was that of Huang Hao. His tone was obviously not as polite as when he talked to him face to face. He kept calling him "that kid" and was obviously dissatisfied with the money.
Xu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly. He opened the body bag, cut off some of the corpse's hands and feet, threw them outside the office, and hung them on the black steel bar.
Although the corpse will gradually decompose and dissipate over time, it actually sinks into a deeper realm after decomposition.
The corpse of the ruins will also attract its own kind.
This is why most of the corpses in the ruins are recycled. In addition to being used to make ruin purifiers, it is also to avoid secondary disasters.
He took money to behead the corpse, but whether to dispose of the body or not was his own business.
The rest depends on the other party's luck.
There is help only when there is a problem.
No problem, then create one.
Xu Shen packed the rest, turned around and left, returning to somewhere in reality, turned off the ruins-destroying device, then found Zhang Liyao's vehicle and asked him to take him back.
"solved?"
Zhang Liyao was a little surprised. It was her first time accompanying Xu Shen on a business trip, but the efficiency was a bit too fast.
"It took a while to find it." Xu Shen said, "It is indeed a D-level one. It has been solved. When will the money be transferred to you?"
Seeing the bulging body bag, Zhang Liyao could still smell the disgusting bloody odor, even though it was extremely airtight. Perhaps it was a psychological effect. She held her breath and said, "I'll notify them right away."
Xu Shen didn't say anything more.
When she returned to her residence, Zhang Liyao received news that the money had arrived.
She immediately told Xu Shen what happened, and they went together to get the money.
Xu Shen also opened a savings account of his own as it was troublesome to always use cash.
Soon, he had an extra 500,000 Luka coins in his account.
For the people of Wu, this is a sum of money that they could never earn even if they lived frugally for a lifetime.
That evening, Xu Shen received another invitation to a banquet.
It was the same group of people as last time, but several people were missing. The leader Huang Hao was not there, and the group led by Huang Hao also did not come.
The organizer of this event is a middle-aged woman named Xue Shulan, who looks to be under 40, still has charm and a plump figure.
Her polite words were no less than Huang Hao's, and her attitude was extremely sincere. She first apologized for what happened last time, and then expressed her hope to be added to the protection list again.
Xu Shen didn't buy it and just quoted his own price.
He wants to get back the principal and interest.
In addition, the monthly protection fee will be double the original amount.
In response to this, the originally harmonious dinner party suddenly became a little awkward. Although they expected Xu Shen to ask for compensation after the previous termination of the contract, they did not expect that he would double the protection fee.
This bite is so harsh that some people find it unacceptable.
Xue Shulan also felt embarrassed, but did not refuse immediately. Instead, she winked at everyone, and they agreed to go out for "some fresh air" and "use the bathroom", and then sat down in another box to discuss the matter.
Finally, the noise in the box became increasingly intense.
Xu Shen and Zhang Liyao were sitting in an empty box. Zhang Liyao knew that most of the others had gone out to discuss something. Seeing that Xu Shen was calm and composed, without any sign of insight, and was instead leisurely eating his meal, she couldn't help feeling helpless.
"They might agree if it's 20% higher, but if it's twice as much, it's really a bit high..." Zhang Liyao said tactfully.
Now that Xu Feng is dead, it means that the connection she had established is broken and she has no income either.
After all, Xu Feng is dead, who will take her seriously?
Xu Shen ignored him and focused on eating.
There are so many delicious foods, but these people turn a blind eye to them. It's really a luxury.
Soon, everyone came back one after another.
After everyone was seated, someone tried to negotiate with Xu Shen to get him to soften his stance, but Xu Shen didn't even raise his head and kept his promise without any room for negotiation.
Seeing that the young boy who was very talkative when they first met suddenly became unresponsive, these people felt helpless, and finally some of them stood up and said goodbye, choosing to give up.
In a blink of an eye, there were only four or five people left out of the twelve or thirteen.
Interest groups will eventually disperse due to their interests.
Xue Shulan and the remaining four people agreed, but they had a request, which was that they hoped Xu Shen would arrive as soon as possible after the incident happened, and no later than 24 hours.
Xu Shen promised to arrive as soon as possible, but rejected the specific restriction of 24 hours.
Several people tried to persuade and complain, but Xu Shen ignored them and just focused on eating.
In the end, everyone had no choice but to back down and the contract was finalized.
After the banquet was over, Xu Shen returned in Zhang Liyao's car and asked her to find out why these people were so eager to seek his protection.
Zhang Liyao felt a little embarrassed, but when she saw Xu Shen's cold expression, she realized that this young man was not as easy to fool as she had thought when he first arrived. She had misjudged him at the beginning. This young man was definitely a black-bellied person. He even seemed to be more difficult to deal with than Xu Feng at the beginning.
She lowered her head slightly, her eyes swept over her proud figure, with a gleam in her eyes. Perhaps she would have to use some tricks again to control him.
The next day.
Zhang Liyao found Xu Shen and found out why those who signed the contract were so eager to seek protection. Some of their industries had just signed large orders and were speeding up the work, while others had taken on large projects and were about to start construction. All of them were at a critical period.
If it is destroyed by the appearance of the ruins, the loss will not be a simple protection fee.
There may even be huge compensation!
As soon as Xu Shen heard it, he understood that he had asked for a too low price.
At the same time, I also understand that when others have needs, no matter how high your price is, someone will agree.
No demand?
Then create.
Just from the protection fees from Xue Shulan and other five people, Xu Shen can already get 80,000 yuan every month!
"It turns out that chaos is more nourishing than order... "
Xu Shenming realized a lot.
Everything he saw and heard made him grow rapidly.
the next day.
Someone in the bureau paged Xu Shen and he was called in.
"Section Chief Chen?"
Xu Shen was called into the office of this section chief whom he had never met before. He was a little confused as to why the other party found him.
"I am in charge of the jurisdiction of various places in the Black Light District." Section Chief Chen is a middle-aged man in his 50s. When he saw Xu Shen, he got straight to the point and said, "I heard that something happened in your jurisdiction. Do you know?"
Xu Shen was slightly startled, and immediately thought of many things, and said: "What is it? I haven't heard of it."
"That's your dereliction of duty!"
Chen Yong's face darkened, and he said, "The bureau thinks highly of you. With your file, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to captain in the future. However, the jurisdiction and Zhanxu are two different things. This is also a training for you!"
"The tax bureau called to complain that you were collecting taxes indiscriminately and allowing ruin beasts to cause damage. Is that true?"
"Um?"
Xu Shen understood immediately. He raised his eyebrows and said, "I am not familiar with the tax bureau, and I have never collected taxes. What I collected was the protection fee that was deducted from the taxes."
"It's useless for you to tell me this. I can't explain it clearly. Besides, there are many people in your jurisdiction who complain that you, as a manager, do nothing."
Chen Yong waved his hand and said, "I called you here today for no other reason than to remind you to pay attention to the area under your jurisdiction and not mess Also, it's best to return the extra money you collected. I'll let this matter go."
"Oh?" Xu Shen raised his eyebrows.