Chapter 148 - 148 130 Choices

148: Chapter 130: Choices 148: Chapter 130: Choices “Our Secret Realm? It’s already over, just now.” On the other end of the phone, Xia Qin was a bit puzzled. Judging by the timing, shouldn’t Lu Ping’an be in the Secret Realm for his trial? He had come out so quickly? This seemed a little lower than expected. With Lu Ping’an’s strength, he should have been able to hold on for two or three days. “Hehe, are you wondering why it ended so quickly? Yes, it did end a little fast this time.” Lu Ping’an replied with a smile. However, when he said “end,” he meant “finished,” as in “over and done with.” Whether the other party understood it as “completed” was hard to say. Lu Ping’an flipped open the pages of the book, revealing some information he had just obtained. Rather than declaring it as a gift from the Redemption Hand, it was easier to draw the other party’s attention. If there were any clues to investigate, he wouldn’t be able to do it himself. Special Service Team Three would need to step in. No matter what kind of “ritual” the other party was preparing, it must take a long time and consume a lot of resources. Moreover, there were likely numerous conditions to be met before it could be activated. As long as there were targeted clues to search for, the chances of finding something were still quite high… The power of the authorities was, at least, stronger than his own. And deciphering this book was obviously the most important part. However, a Silver-tier Taboo book required time to analyze. The first glance brought about an intense sense of dizziness. “Right now, we can only take one step at a time. Xia Qin and the others should still be reliable, at least in the early stages of the investigation…” On the other end of the phone, besides a clearly busy Xia Qin, Lei Huoren’s voice could be faintly heard as well. He answered with a series of “Hmm,” “Yes,” and “I understand, I’ll scold him for you.” He seemed to be on the phone as well. Lu Ping’an immediately looked up and found Meow making a phone call in the corner of the wall, gesticulating wildly while chatting, jumping up and down. Lu Ping’an couldn’t help but smile and shook his head. Who would take it seriously? It was just a clueless, adorable kitten. However, just as he hung up the phone, it rang again. This time, it was Lei Huoren. “Lu Ping’an? Thank you, I’ve noted it down. Don’t worry about the situation at home, everything is fine for now.” This was a smart man. Lu Ping’an smiled and replied before promptly hanging up. He had some urgent matters to attend to. [The fourth-tier Secret Realm ‘The Calamity of An State West Entrance on May 2nd, 1987’ has been completed, with Lu Ping’an’s overall evaluation being ‘SS’.] As expected, this time’s overall evaluation was the highest in Lu Ping’an’s history. [Gift from the Lord of the Secret Realm (Virtual Persona of Redemption Hand): May this world not need my existence…] [Based on the comprehensive evaluation and the attitude of the Lord of the Secret Realm, your Secret Realm rewards are as follows. Please make a selection within 10 minutes, otherwise the Lord of the Secret Realm will enforce a random choice. This selection can be made three times.] [A. Grant extra pollution to your body (after the purification of Redemption Hand).] [B. Random Blessing of Redemption Hand (third-tier or lower).] [C. Obtain a random Taboo item or semi-polluted item (Brass Upper or lower).] [D. Open the Secret Realm store and purchase a specific target (SS rating).] These were the usual options, and the multiple choices made Lu Ping’an feel much more at ease. Moreover, this was a clear, tangible improvement. Due to the high rating and high rewards, this was a far greater upgrade than anything he had experienced in previous Secret Realms. “A third-tier blessing? Brass Upper Taboo items?!” It was within expectations that there were no Silver-tier items, as each Silver-tier item represents a breakthrough tier, and they are not so easily obtained. However, a Brass Upper should be considered the top-tier equipment for professionals below the fourth-tier. As for the fifth and sixth options, they were the extra rewards. [E. Grant redemption corresponding to the rating.] [F. Redemption items.] The “corresponding redemption” option E is the foundation for the Secret Realm of the Redemption Hand to operate and the Secret Realm experience most people gain based on their own “contributions.” Universal does not mean low value, on the contrary, it provides what most professionals need the most. “To treat the body and mind, and even to alleviate the side effects of the cost…” The Redemption Hand is not a very strong Church power, and the main Path it can provide is not complete, but most are related to Healers. Unlike other Healer Paths, its treatment range not only includes the body but also the soul. Some people say that its so-called redemption is taking away some of the pollutants that professionals cannot bear because no one has experienced an on-the-spot overload situation after the Secret Realm of the Lord of Redemption. However, more people use their personal experience to describe this as a “treatment method” that works both internally and externally, and is a very high level of interference. No matter what the principle, professionals who have received “treatment” will experience a period of peace. Common side effects for professionals like hallucinations and hearing illusions will be significantly weakened (Lu Ping’an: What is a hearing illusion?), which also means a very comfortable period of rapid development. At the same time, depending on the ranking and the amount of “contribution”, you can also accumulate points in the records of the Redemption Hand’s local branch and receive some rewards. It’s something like internal credit-coins. Although the Redemption Hand is indeed very poor, it is still valuable. “This seems to have no value for me?” Lu Ping’an knew that his overbearing talent had once again made its presence known. “Don’t waste your options; the ‘changes’ that are effective for your physical body are not many. The fourth-tier Secret Realm probably wouldn’t be available to you. The effect of Healers on you is also very poor, so don’t hold any expectations.” Meow was very straightforward. Lu Ping’an sighed helplessly, and he also wanted to know what it would feel like to experience the “mental tranquility” and “no desires” that others had described? Professional version of the sage time? The Redemption Items of option F have already been decided, and it would just take some time to digest it all, so… “First, eliminate the wrong choices. You don’t need to choose A’s popular items. It seems that the default choice here is E’s redemption instead of A’s extra pollution. D’s S-level store is tempting, but I don’t have any store currency. I heard that Redemption Hand is also amazingly poor and stingy, and there probably aren’t many good items inside…” Lu Ping’an went through them one by one and found that it seemed like he had no choice. The store currency of each family is gifted by the Lord of the Secret Realm. Although this time, the process was quite subtle, there were indeed no accidents like the previous two times that required the Lord of the Secret Realm to manually adjust. “Choose B’s Blessing and C’s items.” The Blessing light flashed, and the items also fell into his hands. But this time, Lu Ping’an not only didn’t show off, but also used his clothes to cover up. He didn’t even look at it and immediately put it in the bag. There was no choice, there were too many “Faithful Anger-Chasers” still out there asking and searching… “Why are there even more people than before? Weren’t there so many people in the Secret Realm just now? Oh, some people haven’t gone in yet and are waiting to enter on time?” Looking at the brawny men with red eyes inquiring everywhere, Lu Ping’an behaved unusually honestly for once. If he really got exposed, he might actually be out of the game. “Hey, it looks like you’ve got some good loot?” At this time, a voice came from behind. Lu Ping’an turned his head abruptly and saw a familiar…stranger? “It’s me, it’s me. You don’t recognize me without my clothes on?” The man’s words made the listeners around them take a step back, but Lu Ping’an suddenly realized who it was. “Guan Xin… Brother Guan! It’s been a long time, let’s find a place to talk in detail.” Under the strange gazes of those around him, Lu Ping’an didn’t hesitate to pull the person away and run. He almost shouted out the other person’s name, and if he had done that, it would have ruined the other person’s efforts. Now the top of the contribution rankings and Distorted Factor Uanking is Lu Ping’an, but also natural is Guan Xinxian, who is second. That 5% Distorted Factor on the first day is obviously very abnormal, mostly directly linked to someone…Now many smart people are no longer looking for Lu Ping’an, they are looking for the more obviously featured Guan Xinxian! “Hehe, I have a little fame here, but I usually come wearing armor. Now that I’ve taken it off, no one recognizes me.” No kidding, after taking off that spacesuit-like armor, Guan Xinxian seemed to be at least two centimeters shorter, and his voice had completely changed, looking like an ordinary young man with a sunny appearance. The two easily walked out of the crowd and returned to the place where they had eaten before, now having time to discuss and communicate. Meanwhile, Lu Ping’an also finally had time to sort through his gains.