68: Chapter 68 Unicorn Blood 68: Chapter 68 Unicorn Blood He mocked the cloak’s bizarre name for a moment, then took the opportunity to check the information in the mall.
Immediately after, he was somewhat surprised to find that the price of the Sunlight Aged Cloak soared up to 50 points, which made his fragile and naive little heart thump wildly for a long time.
“I originally thought that points were pretty easy to earn, but it turns out I was just too naive…” Zhang Xiaoman muttered to himself, yet his fingers once again moved towards the Upgrade button.
“Randomizing Upgrade, please wait…”
Green Prop—Divine Grace, has successfully upgraded to a Blue Item—Unicorn Blood.”
Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but open his mouth wide in amazement.
He didn’t expect happiness to come so suddenly.
The Divine Grace he had just upgraded, was chosen again and successfully promoted to the next level.
“Directly upgraded from a Green Prop to a Blue Item!” Zhang Xiaoman’s eyes lit up, and a realization struck him, “Could it be…
consumables upgrade faster?”
He nodded privately, feeling like he had grasped something.
Once he upgraded another consumable, the Four-leaf Flower, next time he would probably have an answer.
Turning his gaze to the just upgraded item, Zhang Xiaoman saw the original rectangular bottle that held a transparent liquid had now changed into a conical shape, and the solution inside had turned a beautiful silver-white.
—The most pure blood in the human world.
Zhang Xiaoman held the bottle of silver-white blood in his hand and looked closely, a sudden sense of guilt arising within him.
He quickly shook his head and tucked the Unicorn Blood into his pocket, not daring to look any longer.
Opening the mall interface, Zhang Xiaoman looked at the 20-pointer price tag of Divine Grace, then at his own remaining balance of 26 points, and was immediately caught in a dilemma.
Should he carry on with random upgrades, or should he buy a bottle of Divine Grace?
He hesitated on the spot for quite a while before biting the bullet and choosing to buy the Divine Grace.
If it had been just a few days earlier, Zhang Xiaoman might have chosen to continue upgrading.
But after going to the small woods and encountering several even more terrifying monsters near a Space Node, he decided that he still needed to prioritize improving his own strength.
After all, compared to other abilities, Holy Water Series items have an extremely high restraining effect on Demon Monsters.
Just thinking about the Bone-eating Demon enduring a dozen or so Holy Water Bullets, Zhang Xiaoman couldn’t help but feel a tingling on his scalp.
The effect of ordinary Holy Water on monsters of its level was becoming increasingly low.
Not to mention the Horror Demon he encountered later on.
If it hadn’t been for his two bullets hitting it right in the eyes, that thing might have already broken loose.
If it had run into more populated areas, the consequences…
Zhang Xiaoman shivered and didn’t dare to think any further.
All in all, aside from the Sand Soldiers, enhancing the killing power of the Holy Water was another key method to increase his current offensive capabilities.
By now, Zhang Xiaoman had finally spent all his points, and although the Upgrade hadn’t granted him the Four-leaf Flower he most desired, overall, it had left him quite satisfied—especially with the unlocking of the purchasing rights for Divine Grace in the shop.
After organizing everything, Xiao Man glanced at the time and saw it was nearing noon, so he immediately headed out to Meihua Road to buy a couple of old geese and mooch a meal at Pei Laoliu’s house.
Qionghua City, East District Suburb, Sheep Village.
It was mealtime, and next to a medium-sized police car, seven or eight police officers in summer uniforms were enjoying their boxed lunches with gusto.
Although they were chatting and laughing, the subtle look of concern that they couldn’t hide revealed the anxiety in their hearts.
“Minister Hu, we’ve been here for two days and haven’t seen anything unusual at all.
Maybe we should just go back,” complained a young police officer in his twenties.
“Yeah, Minister Hu, it’s really boring here.
I’d rather be at the Three Institutes watching Professor Wen and the others research Subject Three than standing around here every day,” another man chimed in.
Hu Hu glared at the two of them and said, “Wu Wei, Zhang Li!
Why is it always you two who talk the most?
Our colleagues in the intelligence team work overtime every day to prepare our information while you, the action team, are having the quietest time, and still you’re complaining…”
He was cut off mid-sentence by his ringing phone.
After looking at the caller ID, Hu Hu raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and then answered, “Qi Tian, what’s the situation?
The volume on the phone was so high that even though it wasn’t on speaker, everyone around could clearly hear it.
“Minister Hu, there are three things to report.
First, the network monitoring system you asked me to set up for Qionghua City is almost complete.
We have integrated the targeted capturing program into the backend, and from now on, we just need to monitor it in real time.
I’ve also contacted the emergency receiving center to coordinate with the local police station to compile a list of all sorts of unusual cases that have occurred recently.
Including those already investigated and those categorized as false alarms, there are a total of 79 cases.
I will lead the intelligence team to scrutinize each one in the coming days to prevent any oversight.”
“Second, Imperial City just sent an email with the latest statistics on extraordinary incidents.
As before, they focus mainly on our Qionghua City, with one new case in the neighboring area, Yadan City.
Detailed intelligence from other countries has not yet been communicated.
Oh, and the Demon Monster from Yadan City has already been killed by our brothers there, and the body is expected to arrive at the Three Institutes this afternoon.”
“Last is the abnormal situation in Sheep Village.
I just spoke with the comrades from the seismological bureau again, and they can send reinforcements this afternoon.
When the time comes, you can arrange it.”
Minister Hu looked at his watch and spoke into the phone,
Now that the network monitoring is complete, for the next period, let’s focus on this area and try to grasp the trend of the emergencies as soon as they happen.
This afternoon, you and Xiao Luo head to the Three Institutes to help out, and later, just bring me the report on Subject Four…”
Minister Hu gave a few more instructions and then ended the call.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Wei eagerly said,
“Boss, do you think the villagers’ reports are true?
Earthquakes and horrifying howls; we’ve been here so long and haven’t heard anything.
I feel like these folks are so unreliable!”
Hearing this, Minister Hu shook his head and said, “Localized shocks are certain; the seismological bureau has already provided precise data, and the epicenter should be right beneath us.
As for the horrifying howls, they probably occurred alongside the earthquake.
We must remain on alert at all times…”
But before he could finish, he noticed his boxed lunch starting to tremble.
The surrounding officers exchanged surprised glances.
Before they could even speak, a low rumble that sounded like a ship’s horn came from beneath their feet, carrying undertones of pain and anger.
It was a sound that made one’s hair stand on end, filled with shock and uncertainty.