I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 198 - 168 Equivalent to Investing_1

Chapter 198: Chapter 168 Equivalent to Investing_1

Dusk had never restricted Zheng Yichen’s side from taking people away, but randomly taking some people after just making contact with a world would require taking responsibility until the end, unless one would no longer be connected with them in the future.

The nun had also said that it was fine to take people, but he would need to assume all the consequences that followed. Just like recklessly spreading the affairs of Dusk, the nun didn’t care about such matters, since whatever happened to the people who talked afterwards would not be related to Dusk.

As for staying here, that was also an option, as remaining here would not affect the next mission. When the time was right or a new mission appeared, Zheng Yichen would certainly set out again.

In general, Dusk would not impose any special restrictions on Proxy Agents and Dusk mercenaries regarding certain matters. The process was not important to Dusk; only the result mattered.

"Brother Chang Qing, can you come with me to Qi Family Town?" Qi Xiangyun hesitated for a moment before asking. She knew that Zheng Yichen was truly leaving, and deep in her heart, she was very reluctant to let him go, although they had been together for less than a month.

However, the things Zheng Yichen had done during that time had left a deep impression on her, whether it was donating blood to help them gain enough combat power, or fighting against the Supreme Demon. More importantly, even after finding out they were merely pawns used by previous enemies to restrict him, he still did not abandon them.

"Of course I can," Zheng Yichen said as he grabbed his hair that was nearly dragging on the ground and, taking a dagger, forcefully cut it halfway, which caused Qi Xiangyun and the others to wince. The hair Zheng Yichen had regrown was of very good quality.

Its black and lustrous sheen was visible from a distance, and now Zheng Yichen had casually cut it off halfway.

He placed the hair in the storage area, along with a small note. Liu Hongzhao could gain some characteristics just by practicing with his blood, so he figured his hair must hold some research value too?

Rather than carelessly discarding it, it was better to save it and see if he could exchange it for something later. Whether it was the witches in his family or the wealthy Mrs. An, especially the latter, it was not appropriate to keep freeloadingly taking from her.

Returning to Qi Family Town, Qi Xiangyun’s eyes became slightly moist as she looked at the remnants of battle scars. She quickly suppressed her tears and said, "I want to rebuild Qi Family Town, and then find the traitor!"

She was not sure if the mole was dead, but until she could confirm it herself, it would haunt her for the rest of her life. Also, the reconstruction of Qi Family Town was on her mind. She glanced at Zheng Yichen, wanting to say something but fell silent again, feeling a bit resentful that she was born a few years too late.

If she had been born a few years earlier, if she were a few years older...

The people of this world were much tougher than Zheng Yichen had imagined. Many had died, but some had survived. After all, there were spells in this world that could protect some people from the influence of the red mist.

Some of the survivors they had previously encountered from different sects were exactly like this, either they had used other methods to avoid the influence of the Demon Flower or they lived in some strange areas.

Even so, there were still more people in this world than in the previous Apocalypse World... at least twice as many, perhaps? In the Dusk Territory, there were still four Dusk nuns.

"I also need to check on the situation of the Battle Maniac Asura." The biggest factor in the destruction of Qi Family Town was the mole sabotaging the core of the Mechanical Techniques, resulting in a massive transformation of their combat forces, but the assault by the Asura Demons also brought significant casualties to the town.

"I’ll go with you," Liu Hongzhao immediately said. She too had her thoughts about Battle Maniac Asura. Even though he had controlled his weapon to severely injure the Snake God when she betrayed it, that wasn’t a reason to overlook Battle Maniac Asura.

After calming down, she realized that it wasn’t the Supreme Demon that was truly fearsome, but the human heart... Yet, without the bloody protection of Battle Maniac Asura, those refugees would never have encountered her.

No matter what, she was determined to challenge Battle Maniac Asura and kill him once in the future.

"I..." Lin Yaoyao looked perplexed as she observed Qi Xiangyun and Liu Hongzhao, both of whom now had their goals. But what about her? "I want to find my parents first."

Her parents were likely still existing as Aberrant creatures. She was too weak before, and when Ming Yue saved her, she was crying and didn’t want Ming Yue to kill her parents, even though they had transformed. After going through a series of events, she felt she had been naive.

"Then try to find a way to restore them," she continued.

"This... I’ll help you with that," Qi Xiangyun said, somewhat surprised by Lin Yaoyao’s words. "Qi Family Town still has many medical books stored away; you will definitely need those things if you want to restore them."

Watching the three girls alternately speaking, Zheng Yichen smiled and looked around at the ruins, "Let’s clean up here first."

Not many people had come to Qi Family Town before, because the influence of the Demon Flower was significant, so there had been no opportunity for clean-up. Now that they were back, it was definitely time to clean up properly. Qi Family Town was not the kind of place where a pile-up of corpses had caused environmental degradation.

There were hardly any corpses; the Aberrant creatures that lingered here had long eaten them up. The only thing they needed to deal with was those Aberrant creatures.

"...Just don’t let them die too horribly," Qi Xiangyun said after a pause, taking out the giant sword wrapped in bandages that she carried on her back.

Such a weapon was not suited for a girl like her, but being a Supreme Demon Weapon, the reconstruction of Qi Family Town demanded high combat prowess, and she would try her best to adapt to this sword. Otherwise, why would anyone give her, a girl considered underage even in Hazy City, a chance to rebuild?

Reconstruction required people, and the more people involved, the more likely problems arose. The presence of a mole in Qi Family Town made her wary but not to the extent of Liu Hongzhao’s profound mistrust of others; yet, it wasn’t easy for others to earn her trust either.

At dusk, Qi Xiangyun placed the last gravestone and gazed at the cemetery for a long time without a word. Finally, she wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and turned to leave, recognizing many familiar shapes among the aberrant creatures roaming Qi Family Town.

Although their appearances were distorted into those of monsters, their contours were still distinguishable, but she did not find her own parents among these aberrant creatures.

A localized shower washed over Qi Family Town as Zheng Yichen, holding an umbrella, exhaled: "Wind summoning and rain invocation isn’t just a saying..."

"That’s already very impressive," Qi Xiangyun remarked as she looked at Zheng Yichen. The small-scale rainfall was his doing, using his water-controlling ability. After exchanging insights with Liu Hongzhao, they too had tried to practice and to further sense the peculiar traits in Zheng Yichen’s blood.

But the difference was clear; they identified far fewer traits than Liu Hongzhao. There was a reason why the Snake God had targeted her after all.

The strengths they perceived were only half of what Liu Hongzhao had discovered.

Even some of the traits they sensed weren’t very clear. They didn’t perceive the devouring trait that Liu Hongzhao mentioned at all. The most evident power Qi Xiangyun could sense was that of thunder, an ability they had seen Zheng Yichen use in everyday situations.

Holding a device called a ’Converter,’ he would rub his fingers together to release lightning, then use that ’mechanism’ to convert it into a suitable, steady current - charging motorcycles and cellphones.

The clearest abilities Lin Yaoyao could perceive were those of water and earth. Clearly, as they practiced the Blood Asura, the attempt to acquire new traits from Zheng Yichen’s blood varied from person to person, with those of greater talent having more options.

Zheng Yichen couldn’t cast spells, and Qi Xiangyun had heard of spellcasters who could beckon rain, but that was rain produced through spells. What Zheng Yichen did was to create a localized rain shower through sheer control of his special abilities.

"Brother Chang Qing, come visit my home too," Liu Hongzhao said earnestly, also holding an umbrella, as she looked at Zheng Yichen. "Although we’re about to part ways, I want you to know where my home is."

"Me too," Lin Yaoyao quickly added: "Even though my home might be the most ordinary."

"No problem, we’ll set out tomorrow."

...

In Dusk Territory, three girls watched Zheng Yichen with reluctance, each holding a large box containing gifts prepared by him. They had to admit the storage at Dusk Cathedral was incredibly convenient. When used with trusted companions, it could transmit information and bring over certain items.

When he left a while ago, Zheng Yichen had left a letter in storage, instructing Katrina to prepare some things.

What do girls like? Well, considering the world had turned into the Apocalypse World, Zheng Yichen didn’t focus on frivolities, instead preparing practical items.

Apart from the durable, high-performance mobile phones and laptops for each person, there were also power generators, converters - those were the standard items provided, on top of other items prepared according to their needs, like mechanical design-related books and data, both physical and digital.

That would probably be compatible with Qi Xiangyun’s Mechanical Techniques.

The computers came with instructional tutorials on the phones, and since they had experience with phones, using them wouldn’t be too troublesome.

For Lin Yaoyao, Zheng Yichen planned to prepare some medical books later. He granted access to his storage to Qi Xiangyun but unlike before, opening it here cost money.

Damn it, it required merit points; being his home world, Hazy City was where Zheng Yichen’s storage was normally open.

In other worlds, his storage would sync temporarily, but that was a provisional sync. With his departure, the storage would lose sync too. This world wasn’t his home world, so there was no such thing as reserved access.

To keep his storage available here, naturally, extra steps to open it were needed, and it wasn’t just about money but about merit points. This was the case for Proxy Agents, as well as Dusk mercenaries, since such access implied a continuous stream of resources from this world.

It was essentially an investment...

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