Chapter 83 The Gap in the Sequence Value

Although the sound of rain outside provided some cover, it was still best to be cautious at this time. [This woman is approaching you; the level of her Holy Light power is rapidly increasing, and her heartbeat is accelerating.] Lu Luo had also sensed Qi Xinzhu’s approach and was puzzled. What does this woman want, getting so close to me? However, Lu Luo soon felt Qi Xinzhu’s gentle palm on his back once more. [Qi Xinzhu is releasing the power of Sequence S-05-Healer and Holy Light onto you. Your wounds are healing, fatigue factors are being perfectly released, and your body is fully relaxing.] The warm sensation made it impossible for Lu Luo to resist. His injuries began to recover rapidly, and even the restoration speed of his Qi He accelerated. Though his body was still tired, Lu Luo’s mental state was much better than before, as if his taut nerves had been soothed. This feeling of being enveloped in energy was so comfortable that Lu Luo’s eyelids grew heavy, and he felt a strong urge to sleep. Qi Xinzhu whispered very softly in Lu Luo’s ear, "If you’re tired, go to sleep. I can protect you. Please trust me." If you’re going to talk, then talk. Why get so close? It’s so suggestive. And you even breathed on me! It made me suddenly just... Feeling Qi Xinzhu’s whisper, Lu Luo didn’t speak, but his body had completely relaxed. Before long, Qi Xinzhu heard Lu Luo’s deep, steady breathing; she knew he was asleep. "Hehe." Qi Xinzhu gave a small laugh, a genuine one from the heart, unlike Lu Luo’s sarcastic chuckles. She wasn’t even sure why she was laughing, considering her interactions with Lu Luo had been so unsuccessful. After leaving the wall, her performance had been even worse, to the point where she herself was dissatisfied. Fortunately, she was finally of some use now. That was good. ... [It’s 7 o’clock. This is your preset reminder time.] Alerted by the Observer’s prompt, Lu Luo’s eyes snapped open. He found that Gu Fangyi wasn’t standing guard but was instead sitting in front of him, watching him. "You’re awake?" Lu Luo felt a bit embarrassed. Honestly, he thought he shouldn’t have been sleeping then, and even if he had to, he shouldn’t have slept so soundly. But what was done was done; he wouldn’t refute it. "Yeah, I was very tired yesterday, so I just slept. What about that woman?" "She said she went to prepare food." Lu Luo first nodded, then looked at Gu Fangyi. "Don’t you have to be on guard?" "Don’t I need to eat breakfast?" Of course, Gu Fangyi hadn’t come down just to eat breakfast; he had come to see what Lu Luo and Qi Xinzhu were up to. Besides, he also needed rest; he hadn’t slept for 27 consecutive hours. If Lu Luo hadn’t woken up soon, he would have had to call for him. While the two were staring at each other, Qi Xinzhu approached, carrying water-soaked compressed sticks. This food looked extremely unappetizing, but they had no choice. The conditions were harsh, and the environment didn’t allow for anything better, so this was all they could eat. Gu Fangyi ate in silence. His quiet nature meant he was unlikely to complain about the food being bad. Qi Xinzhu was also fine; as a steadfast Believer of Light, she could tolerate the taste of any food. Only Lu Luo kept remarking how terrible the meal was, questioning if it could even be called food or if it was a chemical weapon. Finally, he went as far as to say the food was almost as bad as excrement, making even the Observer lose patience. [If I didn’t know for a fact that you’ve never actually eaten excrement, I might have believed you.] Since arriving in the Wasteland, Lu Luo truly hadn’t had many good meals. He just wanted one decent meal; what was so wrong with that? Gu Fangyi finished eating and went to sleep. If it were just the two of them, Lu Luo would definitely have to protect Gu Fangyi during this time. However, now that Qi Xinzhu was here, and considering their relationship had undergone a revolutionary breakthrough the previous night, Lu Luo had Qi Xinzhu watch Gu Fangyi while he continued to hunt. ... Lu Luo reached the streets. The bodies he had discarded earlier were gone, and only remnants of the insect corpses remained. It looked like the Exotic Species here weren’t picky eaters. They could even eat things like cockroaches without hesitation. Lu Luo returned to the third floor of the apartment building, which was now clear of insects. Walking along the corridor, Lu Luo checked the ground as carefully as possible. There were many potentially useful items left by previous inhabitants of the Wasteland. Lu Luo was lucky enough to find a relatively intact tactical bulletproof vest. It even had a usable concussion grenade attached to it—a real bargain. [Private Tactical Bulletproof Vest] Grade: Common Effect: Can withstand 2-3 energy bullet impacts, but not in the same spot. Description: A common inner-wall bulletproof vest, privately owned, without even a standard batch number. Without a second thought, Lu Luo put on the bulletproof vest. Although it wasn’t a perfect fit, it was his first piece of armor, so it wasn’t bad. "Starting with a knife, all gear comes from scavenging! The ancients never deceive me." [The ancient figure you mentioned, is it Louis Koo from ’The Blue Moon,’ or Ng Mantat from ’Dragon Domination’?] Lu Luo returned to the Mother Beast’s room. He had been so eager to devour and leave yesterday that he hadn’t carefully searched it. Fortunately, the Observer still indicated the presence of the Dark Energy anomaly. It seemed that no one had taken anything from here last night. But when Lu Luo turned the room upside down and couldn’t find any items related to Dark Energy, he frowned. It’s not in the room. Could it be inside the rock? Lu Luo was a man of action. He returned to the spot where the Mother Beast had been yesterday, only then noticing that the color of the floor here seemed slightly different from the rest. Taking out his knife, Lu Luo thrust it into the floor and discovered that this section wasn’t hard at all but was a soft, rock-slurry-like substance. He dug quickly, soon uncovering something resembling a broken eggshell, which enveloped a fairly large Dark Spirit Stone. [A Dark Spirit Stone formed by the reaction of a certain creature’s broken egg with Dark Energy, completely solidified into Dark Spirit Stone, weighing a total of 39 grams. Capable of nurturing a species like the Mother Beast, it was possibly an egg of a high-tier Exotic Species. Quite a pity.] Lu Luo didn’t feel it was a pity at all. Thirty-nine grams of Dark Spirit Stone, and he wasn’t thrilled? He felt no pity whatsoever; as long as the money came quickly, there was no sorrow, only love. Including the 7 grams of Dark Spirit Stone from before, Lu Luo now had a total of 46 grams. Moreover, he had already achieved 10 points in Constitution and reached a First Tier profession. This meant he could actually start thinking about upgrading his three S-Sequences. But the current situation was that upgrading any of the three S-Sequences required something he was missing. The Devourer Sequence was short 20 Sequence Value. The Fusioner Sequence was short a few grams of Dark Spirit Stone and 20 Sequence Value. The Observer Sequence needed even more: Clarity Herb and the eyeballs of an avian Exotic Species, none of which he had. Although it seemed he was close to upgrading a Sequence, he only now realized it wouldn’t be so easy. The lack of Sequence Value, in particular, was a large gap. D-03 Strength required 10 points, D-06 Affinity of Light needed 10 points, the Observer Sequence needed 10 points, the Devourer Sequence 20 points, and the Fusioner Sequence 20 points. The total requirement was 70 points, yet he only had 10. "Is there any way to get Sequence Value quickly?" [Hunting a Second Tier Exotic Species generally guarantees at least 1 Sequence Value point.] Might as well have said nothing. While increasing his Sequence level was tempting, Lu Luo’s development approach had generally been conservative. He could still harvest energy from First Tier Exotic Species. His original plan was to wait until all his attributes reached 20 before hunting Second Tier creatures. That approach would be safer. With all attributes at 20, taking on Second Tier creatures would truly be a walk in the park. But now he was having second thoughts. Should he wait that long? Forget it, I won’t think about it too much. I’ll just continue to develop for a few more days before deciding. At the very least, I need to secure the area around the base.