Chapter 185 Seventh Level Death Notification, Potential, Gold Bear_1
The sea of clouds rolled silently outside the window, and the room illuminated by daylight was absolutely quiet, with only the sound of keyboard CLACKING filling the room.
Lu Yuan glanced at the focused, bun-haired girl playing video games in front of him, then looked down at the candy box in his hand...
After the initial shock and confusion, his mood quickly calmed down.
In fact, from the moment he prepared to participate in the Yellow Bear Organization's new recruit assessment, Lu Yuan had already considered this kind of situation happening.
By choosing to shine in the new blood trial, he had prepared himself to be in the spotlight and under the magnifying glass, ready to reveal some of his secrets.
But the timing and manner of this moment's arrival... had caught him slightly off guard.
"It's not necessarily a bad thing."
Lu Yuan picked a Red Bead resembling a crow's eye from the candy box, his eyes flickering slightly.
"At least not for now."
Thinking from a different perspective, Lu Yuan felt that if he were a part of the Yellow Bear Organization...
Would he simply kill a potentially huge talent, a rare genius with exceptional abilities in all areas, just because they possess a not so insignificant taint of using an evil force?
No way. How could a national-level organization lack such magnanimity? The police force in the Old City Circle even trained undercover agents to infiltrate criminal organizations.
Moreover... Lu Yuan once believed that there was no irreconcilable conflict between the Yellow Bear Organization and the Evil God Sect.
The Crow God Sect was cleaned up in Burnt Rock City mainly because they were sacrificing live humans on a large scale, seriously disrupting social order and peace.
Contrastingly, the Mosa Religion was living quite well; they even appeared on mainstream news shows.
In addition, Lu Yuan believed that the Yellow Bear Organization, after having dealt with the Evil God Sect for so many years, surely had researched how to harness and use the evil force... and he refused to believe otherwise.
"Lord Tong dislikes refusals."
The words Xiao Rui had said to him on their way reverberated through his mind.
With that thought, Lu Yuan gently crushed the Red Bead in his hand. The viscous crimson fluid flowed between his fingers and was swiftly absorbed by his skin.
"Well, let's do it then."
Lu Yuan started crushing one Red Bead after another from the candy box, watching the profession experience bar for Death Teller (Extraordinary) skyrocket.
The original lv5 (1,508/1,600) experience bar swiftly broke through to lv6.
Then it reached lv7.
After consuming all eight Red Bead Experience Pills, the experience level of Death Teller (Extraordinary) had reached—lv7 (5,539/6,400).
Two levels up! Nearly three levels up in total. On top of that, he got two free attribute points and two skill points.
"Phew—"
Suppressing the images of the Crow Dreamscape that kept surfacing in his mind, Lu Yuan exhaled slowly.
Closing the candy box, he looked at Yu Wentong again.
Yu Wentong had somehow finished her game, had one hand propping up her delicate, smooth chin, and was looking at him with interest.
Through the lenses of her black-framed glasses, Lu Yuan could see Yu Wentong's extraordinarily beautiful eyes; her pupils were a light purple.
"Thank you, Lord Tong."
Lu Yuan handed back the candy box and sincerely expressed his gratitude.
Yu Wentong glanced at the candy box and said nonchalantly,
"I let you taste one, how did you end up eating all of them?"
"Uh...."
Lu Yuan was stunned.
"Haha—"
Yu Wentong chuckled and shook her head. "Just kidding. Never mind, I'll stop teasing you."
Only then did Lu Yuan breathe a sigh of relief.
Yu Wentong adjusted her posture slightly, gazing at the screen in front of her, rapidly typing on the keyboard while saying to Lu Yuan, "Alright, you can follow me temporarily.
"You're quite strong, but you just joined Yellow Bear recently. Even though you've killed several Divine Servants and Divine Envoys of the Crow God Sect, your Merit is still not enough.
"I can only offer you the position and benefits of a Gold Bear for now. Get familiar with this position first.
"After completing a few substantial missions in the future, you'll undoubtedly be promoted to Flying Bear in no time...
"The Burnt Rock jurisdiction in the Old City Circle will be handed directly to you to manage.
"Don't worry if you don't know how; you'll have people under you who do.
"Just ensure no major incidents occur within your jurisdiction... As long as the civilian death toll does not exceed 100,000, I can handle it for you.
"You should stick to the Pure Martial route.
"This is very important.
"Without my permission, you must never accept any body modification or New Martial transplants.
"If anyone tries to persuade you to change your cultivation path, inform me, and I will have a proper conversation with them.
"Your Innate Evil Martial Physique is quite rare and can be of great use in the future...
"I will notify you in advance, so don't worry too much."
Yu Wentong spoke very fast, coupled with the CLACKING sound of her typing, Lu Yuan almost couldn't keep up with the rhythm.
At a certain moment, the sound of the keyboard and her voice suddenly stopped simultaneously.
Yu Wentong lifted her head to look at Lu Yuan, asking, "Any other questions?"
"I....."
Lu Yuan opened his mouth, not sure where to start with his myriad of questions.
After thinking for a bit, he figured that maybe he would just ask Xiao Rui afterwards.
So shaking his head, he said, "That's all."
"Great."
Yu Wentong blinked at him, her unintentional girlish playfulness reminding Lu Yuan of his older sister, Lu Jing.
"I love young people who are handsome and intelligent like you."
"Off you go."
Yu Wentong waved at him with a smile. "Let Xiao Rui guide you through the rest."
"Okay."
This legendary meeting—be it the beginning, the process, or the end—Lu Yuan hadn't guessed anything correctly.
He was left with a strange feeling that he couldn't describe.
Nodding at Yu Wentong, he was ready to leave.
After taking a few steps, Lu Yuan felt a bit reluctant and turned back.
"Anything else?"
Yu Wentong looked at him with a calm expression.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath, pointed at the game screen in front of Yu Wentong, which was already in the queue, and bravely said, "Could I add you as a friend? This game... I play it too."
"Uh..."
Yu Wentong stared in bewilderment for a while.
Then she laughed like a blooming flower.
「......」
"GG!"
After perfectly typing GG, Yu Wentong put down her keyboard and stretched languidly in her chair.
The oversized baggy white T-shirt could not conceal her almost perfect figure.
She casually reached under the table and grabbed a bag of chips.
She ripped it open and turned her chair to face the sunlight and sea of clouds.
Half-sunk in the chair, biting the chips one by one, her expression was as content as a lazy cat.
"ZZZZ—"
The screen behind Yu Wentong suddenly made a strange noise, and the image on it abruptly switched from the game to static.
A deep voice emerged from it.
"Have you seen the new recruit?"
"I have."
Yu Wentong seemed to know who was speaking; she answered languidly without turning her head.
"Does he truly possess that potential?"
"Perhaps."
Sucking on her chip-flavored fingers, Yu Wentong muttered an unclear response.
The voice from the screen suddenly became melancholy. "Let's hope so.
"So many have died over the years, and none have succeeded so far.
"If only one more person could practice that skill... our pressure would be considerably less..."
"Didn't the Star God Group just discover another genius last month who can comprehend the third level of the Light of Spirit?
"Counting him, four of them have emerged in the last five years."
"Their software capabilities appear promising, but their hardware simply does not measure up."
The voice sounded slightly frustrated. "The modification techniques we have are far inferior to those from Distant Star.
"During the initial trials, the testers from Distant Star far outclassed our own.
"The benefits they received were dozens of times greater than ours.
"The snowball effect has already started; our greatest fear now is to be crushed by it someday.
"Havel is barely holding on.
"Within the last ten years, half of the discovered potential talents have joined the Distant Star faction.
"We have to do our utmost to dig up talents, yet also keep watch to prevent our painstakingly cultivated talents from being poached...
"Everyone is really having a tough time."
"No worries."
Satisfied after sucking her last finger clean, Yu Wentong stood up from the chair with ease.
She gently untied the bun-like hair accessory on her head, and her pale purple hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
"Anyway....I am about to break through."
She made the declaration lightly.
On hearing this, even the static on the screen seemed to become agitated.
The voice also became a little uncontrollably excited.
"You are about to break through? Are you serious?
"How sure are you?
"How long will it take?"
However, Yu Wentong did not respond anymore.
She just meandered over to the large floor-to-ceiling window.
The window quietly opened in front of her.
The gale winds from the 10,000-meter-high altitude, carrying fog and clouds, surged in, blowing her clothes and long hair backward.
Yu Wentong squinted her eyes at the seemingly close sun.
She suddenly took off her black-framed glasses, faced the sun, and leaped out.
In the brilliant golden sunshine, Yu Wentong transformed into a dazzling radiance and disappeared into the endless sea of clouds in the blink of an eye.
「......」
"Miss Xiao Rui."
After stepping out of the silver door, Lu Yuan quickly found Xiao Rui at the corner, quietly admiring the sky view over a cup of coffee.
Xiao Rui exuded the charm of a mature and sophisticated elite woman, giving Lu Yuan a sense of security and reliability.
"How did it go? Lord Tong is easy to talk to, right?"
With a grin, Xiao Rui lifted her coffee cup, offering, "Want some? I can make a cup for you."
"No need."
Lu Yuan shook his head, frowning. "Lord Tong... is easy to talk to.
"But I didn't understand a lot of what she said, so I wanted to ask you."
"It's normal; after all, you are still a newbie."
Xiao Rui smiled, then took out a card she had prepared in advance and handed it to him.
"This is your Gold Bear ID Card, with which you can connect to our internal Yellow Bear databases and forums through any network.
"If you have any questions, you can first check them out there.
"If you still have anything else you don't understand, don't hesitate to contact me."
"Can I access it through the Old City Circle network?" Lu Yuan asked.
Xiao Rui nodded. "Of course."
Lu Yuan's expression immediately relaxed. He took the card, which was a small black card made of an unknown material.
It was about one finger long and two fingers wide.
On the front of the card was an exquisite image of a Gold Bear.
As Lu Yuan held the card, he immediately felt a subtle suction coming from it.
It could firmly adhere to the surface of any part of his skin.
Furthermore, upon contact with Lu Yuan's body, the card began to glow, and then...
A semi-transparent virtual screen appeared before him.
His personal information first appeared on the screen, followed by a line—[Welcome, esteemed Gold Bear Guard Lu Yuan, for activating the "Flying Bear Technology" network].
How magical!
The thin card seemed to integrate many functions of electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers.
At the same time as activating this card, all the information in his mobile phone seemed to be transferred here as if by magic.
He could clearly see all the unread messages in his chat account.
The very first one was—'Lord Tong Tong Tong has accepted your friend request.'
"You can study it later."
Putting down her coffee, Xiao Rui said, "There's still some time before the tests for the other new recruits end, and I'm not too busy.
"I can show you around Sum Nation now, how about it?"
Just as Lu Yuan was about to agree, he suddenly noticed several unread messages in his chat, and his eyebrows furrowed.
After hesitating for a while, he said helplessly, "I suppose that will have to wait until next time."
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