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"I have been playing black since the day I was born, and my life has always been one where others 'give me pieces'."
"I don't even need ideals. I just need to wait for you people to realize your ideals and then you'll be at my beck and call."
"I didn't even have time to hate this kind of life before I grew up in the daily family education."
"It wasn't until the world became what it is today that I truly did what I wanted to do."
"Sorry, I talked about a lot of irrelevant things."
Qin Hehuan paused for a moment, then took the first step.
"Let's go back."
Saotome followed behind with mixed feelings; this was the first time she had heard this cold and aloof student council president mention the past.
Nowadays, it seems that being born into a large family is not necessarily a good thing.
Seeing Qin Hehuan's somewhat desolate figure from behind, Saotome quickly stepped forward and mustered her courage to say:
"Don't worry, President..."
"Regarding Nie Qingyun, I... I will do my best..."
"Good luck?" Qin Hehuan turned to look at Saotome, a slight smile appearing on her lips.
"That's right, we can't always be half-baked."
"Bring your study materials to my room tonight, and I'll give you some 'practical training'."
Upon hearing this, the girl paused in her tracks.
"Huh? Huh????!!!!!"
Chapter 175: Can the Noise of Causality Be Upgraded?!
In order to save space, the common areas of office buildings are usually designed to be relatively narrow.
Even if ordinary people are forced to go out to search for supplies, they will generally avoid moving around in such dark and confined environments.
After all, once surrounded by zombies, you'll be surrounded on all sides, and the only options are to jump off a building or wait to die.
But none of these were problems for Qin Hehuan.
Even amidst the deep darkness and the low growls of zombies, she remained composed and elegant.
Because she doesn't need to fight herself at all.
The enslaved beast, with its jet-black body and bulging muscles, was nearly three meters tall. Its movements were as imposing as a steamroller, and ordinary zombies had no chance to fight back against such a monster.
In terms of physical attributes, although it is far inferior to the demonized Liu Chengyuan, it is still much better than Nie Qingyun.
Of course, this does not mean that it can defeat Nie Qingyun. Physical attributes are only a small part of combat, and they are not a necessary condition for victory.
However, it is more than enough to deal with low-level zombies.
With a mere wave of its arm, the black monster could smash a horde of zombies to pieces; they were as vulnerable as children's building blocks in the face of this enslaved beast.
Moreover, the "enslaved beast" has no "free will." Like the zombie, it cannot feel fear or pain, and it can fight until it is exhausted and dies.
What's even more terrifying is that Qin Hehuan can create such monsters at will by simply paying a tiny amount of mental energy.
【Elegy in the Mirror】is, after all, a rare skill of SSS+ level.
Even though battles between "Transcendents" do not entirely depend on skill levels, one objective fact remains.
That is, the higher the skill level, the higher its minimum skill level.
The reason why 【Elegy in the Mirror】is initially at the SSS+ level is not only because it does not consume much mental energy, but more importantly because it has no racial restrictions.
Any humanoid unit will do, which means that any zombie can be transformed by Qin Hehuan into a "slave beast" with explosive combat power.
Furthermore, the abilities of the "enslaved beast" are not constant; they are closely related to the original abilities of the target.
In other words, the stronger a person or monster is, the stronger the "enslaved beast" they transform into will be.
Furthermore, the "enslaved beast" can inherit some of the deceased's previous skills.
For example, this one is transformed from an ordinary zombie, and it also possesses the two universal skills: [Alienation and Erosion] and [Seed of Alienation].
As long as Qin Hehuan leaves a [soul imprint] on the target, she doesn't even need to kill them herself. Once the target dies, they will become her slave. This is the truly terrifying aspect of this ability.
Don't underestimate this point. If Liu Chengyuan had a [soul imprint] on him before he died, then the one standing here now might not be this pitch-black monster.
Instead, it is a "slave beast" whose attributes are boosted several times over, possesses the [Illusory Vision] skill, and is completely controlled by Qin Hehuan.
This demonstrates the versatility of SSS+ skills; their potential is clearly much greater than that.
However, no matter how high the skill level is, they cannot escape a universal rule: all "skills" have flaws or some kind of limitation.
The attributes and skill effects of the "enslaved beast" will decrease as the distance between it and Qin Hehuan increases.
Furthermore, the [Soul Imprint] cannot be easily removed; once applied to a target, it will stay with that target for life.
Unless, like Nie Qingyun did back then, the part with the [Soul Imprint] pattern is directly cut off.
Even now, Qin Hehuan has not yet obtained such intelligence.
Therefore, she had to be very careful every time she used [Soul Imprint], and she had to be confident that she could control the other party before she could use it.
Cheng Yuqiu is clearly a good example.
Her identity is very special. Because she inherited her mother's bloodline, she is the only key that can activate the [Witch's Wand]. To put it bluntly, she is like a remote control for activating a nuclear bomb.
Qin Hehuan placed the [Soul Imprint] on her to monitor her survival status, so that even if an accident occurred, she could exist in the world in another form.
As a result, the [Soul Imprint] can no longer be retrieved...
She felt the same way every time Cheng Yuqiu was bullied by Nie Qingyun.
Because of her proud personality, there was absolutely no way she could tell anyone about this; she could only silently endure it.
……
Second floor of the shopping mall.
Although Junko Hanakami's kidnapping crisis has been resolved, things are not yet completely over.
Nie Qingyun decided not to leave in a hurry, since he still needed to go to the inner room to draw a prize using the gashapon machine. So he simply lay down on the sofa provided for guests to rest for a while.
The girls all surrounded him, and in just a few minutes, Nie Qingyun finally experienced what it meant to be treated like a "master".
Below his head was Bai Yelin's soft lap pillow, while Yuwen Zhaolu and Hana Shang Junko were massaging his arms.
There was someone massaging his legs on the inside of the sofa, and he didn't even have to open his mouth to drink water...
The girls' original words were that they wanted to express their gratitude to Nie Qingyun for helping them save Hanagami Junko through their actions.
Nie Qingyun had always been alone since childhood and had never received this level of treatment before.
How decadent...
For a fleeting moment, Nie Qingyun genuinely considered giving up entirely.
Although he has a strong will, there's no need for him to waste his days on internal strife.
He could sleep with seven beautiful girls every night, wouldn't that be wonderful...?
He even decides whether to arrange them in a row or stack them together.
However, this idea didn't last long before he forcibly stopped it.
These things need to be taken slowly. Accepting it means taking on the corresponding responsibilities.
He didn't have any particularly lofty ambitions, but he at least wanted to provide a relatively stable and secure life for the people he cared about.
He disliked the precarious, drifting life he led, like a floating duckweed.
However, an individual's abilities are always limited, and it is impossible to build a long-term, stable, and sound nation.
This is one of the reasons why Nie Qingyun always tries to make contact with human groups.
Seeing that it was almost time, he glanced at the figures kneeling on the ground with their hands behind their heads, facing the wall.
He reached out and grabbed the wrist that Bai Ye Lin Yin was massaging, gesturing with his eyes:
"If you've rested enough, I'll give you a task."
"Go and extort everything from those guys' [data space]."
Upon hearing this, the girls immediately perked up. They had witnessed Junko being forced to gamble before, and now it was finally their turn to take advantage of her.
The group immediately released Nie Qingyun and ran to the side to discuss their next move.
Nie Qingyun simply smiled upon seeing this; he had deliberately left these six people behind.
Sending the girls into battle was actually a kind of simple selection mechanism.
A person who can quickly see through his motives and make the right decision to save their life is at least relatively intelligent.
They've been running this shopping mall for so long, they must have a lot of good stuff.
As for how much he could extort, that was the first question he left for the girls.
Pulling her thoughts back, Nie Qingyun focused her attention on her [data space].
There are a total of 11 [Deathbed Treasure Chests] inside.
This loot is quite substantial; even if you're extremely unlucky and only get the minimum reward every time, you can still get nearly 600 [Primal Crystals].
He would need the gacha pulls later, so he didn't open them one by one. With a slightly excited heart, he opened all 11 treasure chests at once.
The next second, a series of prompts appeared in his mind.
Just as Nie Qingyun was about to take a closer look at what good things were inside, a particularly prominent prompt flashed on the screen.
In an instant, his heart skipped a beat.
[Your possession of "Primal Crystals" has exceeded 1000, unlocking the "Noise of Causality" upgrade privilege.]
Chapter 176: Embarking on the irreversible path of spending money on in-game purchases
Nie Qingyun stared at her data panel, breathing rapidly.
The effect of 【Causality Noise】 has not changed; only a line of small text has been added below the item description.
[Required amount of "Primal Crystals" for upgrade: 5000]
5000? !
Nie Qingyun checked several times before realizing that he hadn't misread it; it really did require 5000.
That's practically an astronomical figure.
He did a quick estimate and realized that since acquiring the [Data System], including all the costs, the total amount of [Primordial Crystals] he had obtained seemed to be less than half of this amount.
Including what he got from the [Last Treasure Chest], Nie Qingyun now has a total of 1420 coins.
This was only because the girls voluntarily handed over all the [Fallen Treasure Chests] they had obtained, which is why they got so many.
Moreover, given Nie Qingyun's personality, although he didn't verbally refuse, it was impossible for him to actually take possession of all the resources.
Ultimately, the items will be allocated to the girls according to their needs.
It seems that after reuniting with Qin Hehuan, we need to adjust our short-term goals slightly.
Nie Qingyun subconsciously rubbed his chin. He was not disappointed by the high upgrade cost of [Noise of Causality].
On the contrary, this made him even more excited.
It's more accurate to say the more expensive the better, because with the existence of the "Apocalypse Survival Guide," Nie Qingyun understands the mechanisms of this world much better than the average person.
Anything whose price is actively assigned by the data system will necessarily reflect its actual value.
The higher the price, the more powerful it is.
5000 [Primordial Crystals] is a quantity that most people could never obtain in a lifetime, but Nie Qingyun is not afraid. He can be resurrected continuously; it's just a matter of time.
Moreover, he already had some vague guesses.
While the [Noise of Causality] grants him the ability to resurrect infinitely, the trade-off is that he cannot learn any skills through conventional means.
But does Nie Qingyun really have no skills?
The answer is definitely no. First of all, the fixed benefits brought by the title are no different from those of the passive skill.
The bonuses provided by the titles "Hero in Adversity" and "Guardian Knight" directly increased his combat power significantly.
If that doesn't count as a skill, then the [Synchronous Censor] skill he gained through the bond with his senior after meeting her is a real skill.