Chapter 75: Bubu Wang Scared Out of His Wits
Su Xiao pressed Fate Dominator into a mass of faint golden gelatinous substance, and the enhancement began.
[You have used Divine Miracle (Immortal Rank).]
[Fate Dominator (Holy Spirit Rank) is being enhanced. Estimated time required: 13 hours 42 minutes.]
Su Xiao, seated on the sofa, moved his left arm. His left arm had fully recovered, feeling no different from before. This was a good thing; he had now reached the Eighth Rank, and his recovery authority was also at the Eighth Rank.
Amu, who had just recovered, had taken over the refrigerator. Baha and Beini hadn't gone out, seemingly waiting for something.
Su Xiao stood up, and Baha and Beini also rose. Baha had a mischievous grin on his face, while Beini had a small camera hanging around her neck.
"Woof!"
A sound came from the Alchemy Laboratory. Baha and Beini exchanged a glance and continued waiting.
"..."
Su Xiao walked toward the Alchemy Laboratory, with Baha and Beini immediately following.
Ten minutes later, Su Xiao brushed dog hair off his head. Beside him, Beini's head looked like it had been washed with water, covered in saliva. Baha's feathers were a bit ruffled. As for Bubu Wang, it was lying on its back on the operating table, all four paws tied with soft ropes, and its mouth taped shut by Beini.
Seeing Bubu in this position, Beini struggled to hold back her laughter. She took out her phone, searched for an image, and showed it to Bubu. The picture was of a cat, lying on an operating table in the same position as Bubu, its tongue hanging sideways due to anesthesia. The cat was about to be neutered. Bubu, of course, wasn't going to be neutered; the Apollo inside its stomach had adhered to the stomach wall and needed to be removed, after which the recovery function would be activated.
Seeing the image Beini displayed, Bubu nearly went into shock. Beini quickly picked up her small camera and snapped a picture, achieving her 'great revenge.' Last time, Bubu had worn a wolf head mask and scared Beini, who was half-asleep, causing her to let out a terrified meow.
Su Xiao patted Bubu's furry belly, then put on rubber sterile gloves. After a moment's hesitation, he didn't pick up the ion cutting saw nearby—that was Amu's tool. Instead, he picked up a scalpel. The narrow blade of the scalpel glinted coldly. Just as Su Xiao was about to administer anesthesia to Bubu, Bubu Wang's eyes rolled back, and it fainted.
"Hahaha, scared him unconscious as expected. He'll be fine after a nap."
Baha peeled off the tape around Bubu's mouth in circles. Su Xiao used the scalpel to make a two-centimeter incision on Bubu's side, inserted a capsule, and sealed it. This was a nanobot. Bubu didn't actually need surgery, but with its lively personality, it would have run around everywhere during the procedure. Scaring it a bit kept it docile.
Bubu's eyes secretly opened a slit, then immediately closed. Just as it was about to observe covertly, an irresistible drowsiness overcame it, and it began to snore loudly, drool dripping out.
Two hours later, Bubu Wang groggily woke up under the covers on the bed. It was warm. It yawned, still feeling a bit sleepy, so it went back to sleep.
Meanwhile, inside Attribute Enhancement Pod No. 1776 in the Skill Upgrade Hall, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the floor, preparing to enhance himself.
[Currently available True Attribute Points: 29 points. The Hunter may distribute them freely.]
Su Xiao continued his balanced development across four attributes, distributing them as: Strength +7, Agility +7, Stamina +7, and Intelligence +8.
The Attribute Enhancement Pod began to operate. An hour later, Su Xiao was still sitting cross-legged, steam from his evaporated sweat dissipating around him. He checked his stats.
Strength: 219 points (True Attribute)
Agility: 219 points (True Attribute)
Stamina: 219 points (True Attribute)
Intelligence: 219 points (True Attribute)
Luck: 32 points
Soul Strength: 470 points
Charm: -4 points
Tip: The Immunity Badge can negate multiple debuffs caused by Charm within -10 points.
Negative Charm Attribute Bonuses: Willpower +10 points, Aura Intensity +15 points, Killing Intent Tremor (Passive).
Tip: Blood Malice (Passive) will be mastered when Charm reaches -10 points.
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Seeing the prompt, Su Xiao knew he needed to start looking for items and authorities with higher immunity levels.
His current Charm attribute had no weaknesses other than in negotiations and Charm checks. He didn't need Charm checks; over 98% of Charm checks were terrifying due to control effects, confusion effects, seduction effects, hypnosis effects, and so on.
Compared to strong control, having his actions completely controlled by others was actually more frightening. Su Xiao wasn't worried about this; his Blade Grandmaster skill and 470 points of Soul Strength were not for show. Such influences were ineffective against him.
Su Xiao sorted through the items he had obtained. He had acquired many items this time. He handed over [Life Inscription (Immortal Rank)], [Spiritual Imprint (General/Class-Bloodline Item)], [Love's Comfort (Immortal Rank Gem)], [Heart of Steel (Immortal Rank Gem)], [Hellfire Eye (Immortal Rank Gem)], and [Light Silver Ore x 373 pieces] to Beini, instructing her to sell them.
Among these items, the Light Silver Ore was only to be sold to Lide. The market price for this was 46 Soul Coins per piece, but selling to Lide was 42 Soul Coins per piece. From the Third Rank to the Eighth Rank, Lide had always repaired Su Xiao's equipment for free. In this world, there was no one-sided giving.
Su Xiao never believed that just because he brought Lide out of the Shia World, Lide would willingly become his 'little brother,' always selflessly—no, always mindlessly—giving. He had never met such a person, nor did he want to, because that kind of person was the most dangerous; you never knew when they might stab you in the back.
Maintaining a mutually beneficial relationship with Lide was the safest approach. Su Xiao estimated that at a critical moment, there was a 90% or higher chance that Lide would be willing to help him face danger.
Su Xiao walked out of the Attribute Enhancement Pod. He couldn't open treasure chests for now; without the boost from Fate Dominator, he couldn't imagine how pitiful his gains from opening chests would be.
After taking a stroll through the Trade Market, Su Xiao happened to run into Yanchen and his group. Yanchen's Mingmen had risen suddenly and was now a Sixth Rank adventure group, following an 'elite route.' In reality, they were all madmen. No matter how crazy someone was, Yanchen would accept them. During World Wars, Mingmen was definitely the main force among their rank.
Just by looking at the people around Yanchen, it was clear that Mingmen was not to be trifled with in the Sixth Rank. The team doctor, Yogurt, always had a smile on her face. Don't be fooled by her fresh appearance; most of the madmen in the group felt a chill in their hearts when they saw her.
Yanchen's sister's personality disorder had recently worsened. According to Yanchen, she now had five personalities. Sometimes, she would suddenly slap herself and start fighting with herself.
The fake Jester hadn't changed much, or rather, his mental illness couldn't get any worse.
The Taliban player, Black Blood, was the most enthusiastic. When he saw Su Xiao, his smile was exceptionally pure. Of course, this was only when he wasn't about to self-destruct.
"You're still not dead."
Su Xiao looked at the OL-dressed beauty behind the stall. He remembered this person—the only normal one in Yanchen's adventure group.
"Yeah..."
The OL-dressed beauty's nose tingled. She felt deeply moved by the words, "You're still not dead."
After bidding farewell to Yanchen and his group, Su Xiao headed straight for the Skill Upgrade Hall. This time, he had abundant resources and planned to max out one ability.
Over ten minutes later, Su Xiao arrived at the Skill Upgrade Hall, walked to the innermost area, and entered a Skill Upgrade Pod.
[Skill Upgrade Pod activated. Please select the skill to be enhanced.]
Su Xiao selected an ability that had already reached Lv.70.
[Yes/No to enhance Basic Passive: Recovery Lv.70. Enhancing this ability requires 2100 Soul Coins.]
The enhancement cost was high. Su Xiao tried to enhance it by 11 consecutive levels but immediately received a prompt that it had exceeded the ability's cap. He chose to enhance it by 10 levels, and the Skill Upgrade Pod began to operate.
Hum~
Su Xiao's mind became empty. He felt a cool energy converging toward him, first entering his head entirely, then spreading throughout his body.
After an unknown amount of time, the cool sensation throughout Su Xiao's body faded.
[Basic Passive: Recovery has been enhanced to X.]
[Basic Passive: Recovery, X.]
Skill Effect 1: Total/Base Mana Points increased by 30% (increased by 10%, 8577 Mana Points added).
Skill Effect 2: Mental Strength +83 points (increased by 31 points), Mental Toughness +82 points (increased by 26 points).
Skill Effect 3: Greatly enhances innate talent for meditation and comprehension (such talent can only be enhanced through 'Basic Passive Abilities').
Skill Effect 4: Mental-type damage reduction 18% (this is a new trait).
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