Chapter 212: [178] Devour! Attribute Light Group Reappears! (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Support)_1
Chapter 212: [178] Devour! Attribute Light Group Reappears! (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Support)_1
Chapter 212: [178] Devour! Attribute Light Group Reappears! (Seeking Monthly Votes, Recommendations, and Support)_1
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The night deepened.
Feng Jiao, carrying a large black suitcase, appeared at the Jiang ancestral home.
She encountered no resistance.
The numerous checkpoints set up in the back mountain over the past two days seemed to have utterly vanished tonight.
But Feng Jiao understood.
They had merely shifted into the shadows.
She carried the suitcase with ease all the way to the back mountain.
The vast fog of the night shrouded this mountain villa, which appeared exceedingly ominous.
Just as she approached the villa ahead, Feng Jiao paused for a moment.
In the brief span of a breath, she swiftly steeled her nerves.
Honestly, dealing with him… made her anxious.
She was about to step onto the staircase.
Suddenly, a chilly wind swept by, and the woman’s face froze, her body rooted to the spot.
“Family… Family Head.”
“Give it to me.”
“Yes…”
Feng Jiao obediently handed over the suitcase she was carrying.
At the moment of handover, the elder suddenly asked, “Did you encounter any trouble?”
“To answer the Family Head, there were scares but no danger.”
Having said that, she caught a glimpse from the corner of her eye as the elder took the suitcase and turned to leave, but before leaving, he dropped a comment, “Then continue the hunt, the Jiang family won’t let your efforts go unrewarded.”
“Please rest assured, Family Head.”
Feng Jiao knelt on one knee.
The silent back mountain was left with nothing but the sound of the wind brushing past.
She waited a moment before daring to raise her head and look around.
She was shocked to realize she hadn’t noticed when exactly he had left.
A tremor of awe struck her heart.
“Has his strength become so formidable?”
Cold sweat beaded on Feng Jiao’s forehead.
However, she had no intentions of running away. For someone like her who lived on the edge, the stronger her lord, the more likely he was to protect her.
Composing herself.
Feng Jiao finally turned to leave.
…
The light was dim, and the shadows almost took up two walls.
A flood of memories rushed into Pei Jinye’s mind.
The life of a down-and-out assassin had been successfully unlocked.
A new Transcendent [Power·Savage Mountain] was added to the attribute panel.
Three of the same Transcendents could synthesize advancement. Currently, [Power·Savage Mountain] had accumulated two, and just needed one more to promote.
The Transcendent Talent of [Power·Savage Mountain] was a triple strength multiplier.
Pei Jinye speculated that the talent after promotion would also be related to strength.
“If the strength multiplier is significant enough, then the gap in Vitality with Old Thief Chang can be effectively compensated for.”
“Not bad.”
A smile gradually brightened on Pei Jinye’s face.
…
Late at night.
The maids suddenly received an order to urgently prepare another evening snack.
To them, this was nothing out of the ordinary.
They had been brainwashed since their arrival to believe that serving the Family Head was the purpose of their existence.
…
Pei Jinye ate his medicinal meal without letting these people accompany him further.
He waved his hand, signaling for everyone to leave.
He observed the three figures continually rising on the attribute panel and lowered his gaze.
If he remembered correctly, another great gift was due tomorrow.
…
Early the next morning.
After practicing “Five Animal Frolics”, Pei Jinye felt his Vitality coalescing within him.
In this rebirth, he changed his strategy.
The number of Devour Transcendents greatly increased.
Devour·First Form had currently accumulated to 81; just 19 more Gene Fragments were needed for the upgrade to the Second Stage.
Pei Jinye could certainly achieve this if he wanted to.
However, he wasn’t willing to have all the Extraordinary-Human Genes he devoured be rubbish. Secondly, Devour required consuming three Attribute Points, so he always kept a reserve for emergencies — Pei Jinye’s habit.
He never liked to leave his chances of survival to fate.
Under high-speed rotation of the Great Success state of “Twelve Lotuses”, Pei Jinye’s meridian points began to vibrate.
Before long.
Two Blood Lotuses.
Lower Three Realm of Bone Forging successfully advanced.
Pei Jinye turned.
He walked into the main hall.
The middle-aged butler who had been waiting for a while bowed in greeting, “Master.”
Without even lifting his eyelids, Pei Jinye strode into the room, but his voice floated back to the butler’s ears.
“I have a prescription for you, go and prepare twenty new batches of Medicinal Bath Materials.”
“Yes, Master.”
It wasn’t long before the middle-aged butler left quietly with the note.
…
At eight in the morning.
Uncle Jiang Suhu arrived at the back mountain, but he was stopped by the security guards before he could enter.
The middle-aged man was furious.
But before he could express his anger, he was intercepted by the middle-aged butler who had hurried over.
“The Master is in seclusion; disturbing him at this time would not be a wise choice.”
“The old man is in seclusion again?” The middle-aged man looked doubtful and asked quietly, “If he is attempting a breakthrough, what do you think are the odds?”
“With the Master’s extraordinary talent, a breakthrough wouldn’t be surprising. Just wait at ease. Even the Vice Chairman doesn’t dare to disturb him lightly at such times, or else he would get scolded too.”
The middle-aged man’s face showed shifting lights and shades, eventually nodding, but still asked in a low voice, “Brother, do you think the Black Mountain Association’s business with Ma Gang is really the old man’s decision?”
“The old man often says, those with ability deserve the meals from Jiang family… Black Mountain Association proving its worth by taking over Ma Gang’s territory is already proof of its value,” replied the middle-aged butler impassively.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man’s expression changed subtly as he couldn’t help but inquire, “I heard that the Cai from Black Mountain Association has sent a card to the old man, wanting to pay tribute?”
The middle-aged butler suddenly chuckled softly, “Pay tribute? The Master’s summit is not one Cai can simply pay tribute to. Not everyone can meet the Master… However, I still advise you not to play tricks with the Black Mountain Association, the old man might have use for it.”
The middle-aged man’s smile froze on his face as soon as he heard the words.
…
It was 8:20 a.m.
At the Investigation Team’s Base.
Pei Jinye noticed that all three of his Attribute Points had been raised to 27.
Before he could continue looking, Brother Bi’s cursing voice rang out nearby, accompanied by a burst of barking.
“You’re still barking, even the police dogs won’t be paired with you! Do you understand the hierarchy?”
“Woof!”
“Woof your head! It’s not that I’m not giving you a chance, you damn well missed your chance to flirt in three minutes, you’re not using the opportunity given to you.”
A man and a dog appeared, both cursing and grumbling.
As Pei Jinye approached, the Big Black Dog saw him and immediately ran over with its tail between its legs, constantly whining and looking at Brother Bi.
Anyone could tell that the dog was tattling.
Brother Bi, with a black line on his forehead: “Damn, has this dog really become enlightened?”
“What happened?” Pei Jinye asked, looking up.
Brother Bi relayed the embarrassing tale of the Big Black Dog running over to the police dog area to flirt.
Pei Jinye looked down with interest to see a certain big fellow sniffing the ground with his head lowered, cunningly running to the side to pee and hide his embarrassment.
Pei Jinye and Brother Bi exchanged glances and laughed lightly.
After delivering the Big Black Dog to Logistics Old Zhang, Brother Bi offered Pei Jinye a cigarette, which Pei Jinye didn’t take.
Brother Bi shook his head, laughing lightly: “What do you think about the charcoal mutt?”
Pei Jinye seemed to grasp the implication: “Has that little guy awakened yet? Didn’t we test him before entering the base?”
“We did test him, and he didn’t awaken, but with that intelligence… If it weren’t for the fact that Xing Tian didn’t give a warning, I’d really think this guy took the Mutation path,” Brother Bi chuckled, shaking his head.
“Really not suitable for the police dog team?” Pei Jinye asked.
Brother Bi replied with a headache: “We tried, but this guy is too wild. He’s flirted with all the females in the police dog team… cough, and almost succeeded. The people from the police dog team are strict…”
At Brother Bi’s words, Pei Jinye couldn’t help but chuckle: “This little rascal really deserves to be called a rogue dog.”
“Hahaha, indeed a rogue.”
The two joked around and soon Zhou Ye appeared with a bun stuffed in his mouth, mumbling something unclear.
Pei Jinye didn’t understand, but Brother Bi responded loudly and casually: “Same as usual, routine patrol of Yalu Village, Jinye records, you shoot.”
Zhou Ye’s smile blossomed, he mumbled unclearly: “Thanks, Brother Bi.”
…
At eleven o’clock midday.
Inside Yalu Village.
Brother Bi was talking to the village chief to understand the situation, with Pei Jinye jotting down notes.
Yalu Village looked quite backward, a stark contrast to the bustling city center. An abnormal magnetic field disturbance had been detected here last night by Xing Tian, which is why people from the Investigation Team were here.
The village chief, who was discussing something, suddenly looked up genially and shouted loudly, “Ya Ya is back.”
“Back already, Uncle Zhong. My mom is calling me to eat; I’m going to head back first,” a girl with an air of innocence waved her hand.
Pei Jinye instinctively looked up and saw the dimples appear on the girl’s cheeks when she smiled.
Suddenly, he felt a bump on his shoulder.
Zhou Ye laughed and teased: “Stop looking, she’s already far away. If you’re really interested, should I ask for you? She’s a pretty innocent girl, and she seems about your age.”
“Don’t,” Pei Jinye interrupted immediately.
That was anything but an innocent girl.
He would never mistake her.
This little girl was the Starfire Army Rebel they had caught before!
“””
This can’t be happening; did I just stumble upon the thief’s lair?
Pei Jinye’s entire body began to tense up.
When he looked up again, Brother Bi was hooking shoulders with the village chief, puffing on a cigarette and laughing with a ‘hehehe.’
“…”
“Village chief, what was that girl’s name just now?” Zhou Ye suddenly asked.
The chief’s gaze seemed to land on Zhou Ye in an instant: “You mean Yaya?”
“Yaya,” Zhou Ye winked at Pei Jinye.
Pei Jinye was speechless.
I’m so thankful to you.
“Brother Bi, I’ve finished recording everything here. If there’s nothing else, we should be heading back.”
Reminded by him, Brother Bi extended his hand and shook the village chief’s: “Uncle, if there’s any issue in the future, just contact us.”
The village chief watched them with a beaming smile, his gaze following the three young men from the Investigation Team as they drove off into the distance, before turning back, taking a couple of deep drags of his cigarette and looking up at the sky.
“Damn the weather.”
…
Twelve o’clock noon.
Investigation Team.
[Attribute Points +10]
The Attribute Light Group appeared along its predetermined path.
Pei Jinye immediately beamed with joy, utterly unaffected by the Starfire Army.
To him, the Starfire Army and he did not interfere with each other’s water.
Ten attribute points were added.
The three attribute values successfully broke through the great mark of thirty!
Indeed, the benefits of rebirth were now apparent.
When Pei Jinye first consumed these ten points, his three attribute values had not yet broken through twenty. It was only after eating them that he barely surpassed twenty, but now all three attributes had been raised to thirty!
Now, having taken the initiative in several advances, his strength had increased even faster than he had imagined.
“Although being reborn is a bit troublesome, it’s not without its benefits.”
The increase in strength was clearly beyond expectations.
He had summarized his experiences from the previous two times.
Pei Jinye had made up his mind to play it safe and be cautious.
Teacher Chang was very strong and certainly had many hidden methods up his sleeve.
Last time he rushed in recklessly, and although he managed to get rid of this scourge, strictly speaking, he failed to Devour this BOSS, resulting in a tremendous loss!
So this time, Pei Jinye had learned his lesson.
Making money for the family was a minor matter; he also wanted his parents to not work so hard and to find some joy in life.
And he was definitely going to fleece the Jiang family for all they were worth.
The Black Mountain Association led by Cai Weiqian was an opportunity for him to get involved in the gray areas.
There were some things the Jiang family couldn’t do themselves, perfect for delegating to them.
Moreover, Cai Weiqian had already proven his loyalty.
“Feed the Silver-White Small Sword a bit of blood every day, the Yuanli Button wasn’t wasted on that Yang Qingdan woman… so my trump cards are still accumulating.”
The Devour Second Form, which Pei Jinye cared about, was also part of his plan this time.
Maybe it was another one of his trump cards.
Besides that, there’s the Attribute Light Group every two days…
“As long as I live long enough, even Heaven God can be shattered by me!”
“””