"Today, I didn't truly experience the might of a four-star anomaly, but the gains were substantial.
First, I gained a preliminary understanding of the anomaly realm, preparing for the future. Second, although there was no mission, I couldn't acquire fate points and anomaly crystals, I gained a considerable amount of mysterious value.
Merely by entering the anomaly realm at the starting point, I could gain 0.6 to 0.7 mysterious value every few seconds.
In one minute, that's about 7 points, and in an hour, that's 420 points!
Unfortunately, they couldn't stay in the anomaly realm for long. After only a few minutes, they had to withdraw.
Thinking back to the four-star anomaly glimpsed before exiting, Fang You still felt a chill.
He wanted to test the weight of a four-star anomaly, but in the environment of the anomaly realm, facing 'ordinary' anomalies already put him in perilous situations. Testing a four-star? He couldn't possibly.
It was fortunate enough that he could leave safely.
He wouldn't be entering the anomaly realm again anytime soon.
'I stayed for about five minutes and gained a base of 35 mysterious points. During this time, I also killed two three-star anomalies, dozens of two-star anomalies, and some one-star ones.'
Two three-star anomalies weren't many, but quite a few two-star ones. Under his 'Descent State' Master-level Palm Lightning, a single thunderclap could instantly kill over a dozen.
Such a kill count also brought him over 70 units of mysterious value, totaling 111.6 units!
His accumulated mysterious value now reached a grand total of 343.7 units.
'According to my calculations, accumulating four hundred should be enough to guide the third awakening.'
'I previously thought I wouldn't make it before the Anomaly Gate opened, but now, there's a chance. If I push a little harder, I can gather the remaining mysterious value in these two days and attempt the third awakening!'
...
Fang You took a high-speed train back to Shuize Prefecture and headed straight into the mountains without much rest.
The swarms of anomalies soon met their doom.
Lightning raged, and the black cat yowled. Man and cat transformed into anomaly-grinding machines.
Compared to the anomalies in the anomaly realm, those that spawned on Blue Star seemed adorable to Fang You. They were much easier to kill and didn't clump together, allowing him to clear missions one by one.
He battled until late into the night.
During this time, enduring the extreme bitterness, he drank three bottles of energy recovery potions. Even so, the wilderness at night was more dangerous, and it was harder to detect anomalies.
His nerves had been taut all day, and he was nearing his limit.
There were several times when he almost got injured.
When his mysterious value finally ticked over to exactly 400, Fang You felt like he was about to vomit. He hired a car to take him back to the base that very night.
He collapsed into bed.
Black Eye, too, looked exceptionally resentful. They had promised him a phone after the fight, but it turned into one battle after another, and a whole day and night had passed!
Resentful, Black Eye bit Fang You's arm with all its might.
But it was too tired to bite hard. Its slightly plump body flopped down, and it also fell into a deep sleep.
He slept until nine o'clock the next day.
'Yesterday was too intense.'
He hadn't woken up this late in a long time.
Fang You rubbed his temples, which still ached.
It was partly due to the excessive mental strain yesterday, and partly because he had descended into Xiao Huan's body, and the 50 mental energy experience card wasn't that easy to withstand.
However, the stronger he became, the longer he could endure it, and he could even, conversely, enhance Xiao Huan's power.
'Xiao Huan.'
'Here, Master.'
Xiao Huan, dressed in black silk and with white hair, appeared beside him and, very obligingly, brought up his status panel.
'Savior of Destiny (Second Awakening)'
'Mysterious Value: 400.2!'
It was a remarkably tight margin.
And as expected, upon exceeding four hundred units, the indicator for guiding awakening appeared.
He lightly touched it.
'Ding!'
'Hint: Upon meeting the conditions of 'Mysterious Value greater than 400' and 'Sum of Two-Dimensional Stats greater than 20', you can proceed with the third level of guided awakening. Current conditions are met. Do you wish to begin the guidance? The probability of this awakening is...'
No, no, no!
He had just woken up, his head still hurting. Going for an awakening now would be asking for trouble.
There was only one chance, and he had to attempt it in his optimal state.
However,
'Starting from the third level of awakening, besides the accumulation of mysterious value, sufficient basic two-dimensional stats are also required? And a full 20 points!'
His total two-dimensional stats were 22.4, exceeding the requirement by a fair margin, but he was a dual-master-level individual! He had also consumed physical and mental enhancement potions, so exceeding it was normal.
This standard was actually very high. An Jian You's current sum of two-dimensional stats was still a little short.
Of course, both he and An Jian You were weaklings before they started cultivating, completely blank slates. Their foundational stats were much lower. For powerhouses like Black Saber and Light Lamp Mage, who had strong foundations, meeting this condition would be much easier.
Fang You stepped out of the base. The sunlight outside was warm, and he could hear the shouts of the new recruits training in the distance.
Black Saber wasn't present, but the new recruits showed no signs of slacking.
He roughly understood the reason.
The power of example!
Luo Rui and the others were also on the training grounds, and they had already awakened, their bodies transformed. These changes made the other new recruits envious, igniting a stronger fighting spirit.
They were all training themselves to death.
Just like their instructor's golden rule.
Fang You watched, a smile appearing on his face.
Since they were so energetic, it was about time to send them out on missions. Even mosquito-sized gains were still gains, and their efficiency in completing one-star missions wouldn't be much lower.
'What are their awakened abilities?' he asked.
Xiao Huan appeared like a phantom and said charmingly, 'Luo Jianxing's ability is 'Speed Boost.' Xu Tian's ability is 'Flame Fist.' Xu Yun's is 'Restoration Droplets.' This ability is quite special; she can create droplets similar to supplements that can restore stamina and even life energy.'
'Silver Bell has already taken this young lady as her disciple and is studying and developing her abilities.'
'The other two, Luo Rui's ability is 'Thousand Threads,' a control ability. Gou Ping'an's ability is 'Mental Incarnation,' where he can manifest a mental body and control it remotely to fight for him.'
'This mental incarnation also possesses greater destructive power than the main body. Gou Ping'an's ability is the strongest among the five.'
Xiao Huan commented.
She paused and then added, 'Light Lamp Mage, after completing ten missions, also met the accumulation requirement and applied for guided awakening. His awakened ability is named 'Muscle Mode'.'
The name sounded ordinary, like a third-rate ability.
However, according to Xiao Huan's description, in this state, Light Lamp Mage's muscles would swell by two sizes, greatly increasing his strength, as well as enhancing his resistance, resilience, and damage against anomalies.
He was a bona fide muscle-bound powerhouse.
But Mage was a cultured muscle-bound powerhouse. The awakening心得 (心得: experience/notes) he wrote was the most detailed and longest among everyone, reaching over eight thousand characters. Fang You couldn't help but exclaim, 'Truly formidable!'
Heard that Mage wrote until late last night, and this morning, he was already out on a mission early.
'He's a strong one.'
In the future, he might even compete with Black Saber for the title of the most diligent person.
Looking at Luo Rui and the others demonstrating and training their abilities in the distance, Fang You pondered for a moment and said, 'Establish an awakened ability archive, and have Silver Bell conduct a detailed research report on the new recruits' abilities.'
'Also, can we access the awakened person files from the Investigation Bureau... If not, then temporarily record all named awakened individuals, and record all available information to gradually fill the database.'
'Okay!'
'And also...'
She pulled up an interface. 'There's good news; the anomaly crystal count has reached one thousand.'
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