The game interface was flooded with prompt messages.
"Ding!"
"Prompt: Fate Apostle · Black Blade killed a two-star Ghoul 'Serpent Mother', Mysticism +0.8."
"Prompt: First kill of a two-star Ghoul, Fate Points +5."
"Prompt: Completed a two-star dispatch mission, obtained 'Fate Points x3.9', 'Skill Cultivation Card (White) x5'. Double Reward Card triggered, mission rewards doubled."
This time, a great harvest!
Fang You's eyes gleamed, wishing he could stick them to his phone screen.
"Two-star mission doubled, that's 7.8 Fate Points and 10 Skill Cultivation Cards. I'm rich in one go... Damn it! Thinking about it, didn't I lose out big time by using those two Double Reward Cards before!"
Damn, what a loss!
One Fate Apostle wouldn't be enough to compensate him; he needed a beautiful girl with a sweet voice to cheer him up even a little.
But the rewards were truly substantial. Ten Skill Cultivation Cards could probably upgrade Black Blade's Blade Slash to the next level.
Of course, Fang You wouldn't do that.
Ten cultivation cards couldn't all be used on Black Blade. He needed to get stronger himself, and even if they were used on Black Blade, not all of them would go to Blade Slash.
It seemed to lack cost-effectiveness.
Let Brother Black Blade train himself slowly.
"The most important thing is the bumper harvest of Fate Points."
Previously, after guiding Black Blade's awakening, 1.9 Fate Points remained. This time, an additional 7.8 + 5 were obtained, totaling...
Fang You took out his phone and crunched numbers on the calculator.
Oh, it was 14.7 Fate Points.
Far exceeding the requirement for the third Fate draw, with plenty left over.
"I should save some too, not spend it all on draws."
"For Guidance and Awakening, Fate Points are key, and perhaps other places will require them. I should always keep two or three points on hand for emergencies."
Drawing cards required careful consideration, and Fang You wasn't in a hurry. The Fate Points in his hand wouldn't run away.
This draw needed to be cautious, solemn, and devout!
No rushing.
He recalled the scenes he had seen through Black Blade's vision earlier and summarized his actions for the day.
Overall, it was quite successful.
However, Black Blade's consumption was significant. One Blade Slash enchantment and one full-power Blade Slash almost depleted 70% of Black Blade's life energy.
"It seems that using life energy to activate skills makes them much more powerful?"
"Hmm, but it's also possible that Black Blade's physique and spirit have improved, and he's awakened once. This remains to be seen."
"I'll have to try it myself to clearly feel the difference."
"And the Investigation Bureau... this is undoubtedly our Donghuang nation's department for dealing with anomalies. They have strong operational capabilities, having sealed off the surrounding area early on. However..."
A bit weak!
Fang You had felt the investigators he met at the construction site last time, Investigator A and B, were weak and thought they might be minor characters.
But now it didn't seem like it; perhaps they were all weak.
After all, the sealed-off area this time was quite large, and many personnel were mobilized. It couldn't be that they were all minor characters, right?
"The Investigation Bureau seems to use prayer beads and talismans to deal with Ghouls."
"Should I go buy some to see their effectiveness?"
"Is there a possibility that the Investigation Bureau... doesn't possess the true means to kill Ghouls?"
Seeing Brother Black Blade cut down Ghouls like slicing vegetables, Fang You had overlooked something. Ordinary people faced certain death against Ghouls.
Even Black Blade, if he were just a nascent Awakened and didn't possess mastery-level Blade Slash...
Black Blade would definitely not be a match for the Serpent Mother.
And the Serpent Mother was merely a two-star Ghoul.
Would there be higher-star, more terrifying Ghouls in this world that could affect entire cities, turning hundreds of miles into a disaster zone?
Perhaps... not impossible.
For a moment,
Fang You's mood became somewhat somber.
"Thinking too much is useless. Even if this is the Salvation Organization, it's not like just having the name means we can save the world."
"Do what you can with what you have."
"Right now, it's just a small exorcism organization with only two members. We can't worry about too much; we'll see in the future."
Seeing on the game diary that Black Blade had impatiently entered training again, Fang You didn't idle around.
He bathed and lit incense... he was running out of incense at home and might need to go buy some.
Then he changed clothes.
He put on white clothes to make himself look fairer, then looked in the mirror.
As the saying goes, handsome people always get favored. He was so handsome, there was no reason he should be unlucky during a draw!
Here goes!
Fang You held his hands up, slowly taking out his phone.
To ensure he was lucky enough during the draw, he had even transferred the game from his old phone to the one he was currently using.
This showed his seriousness.
He had to be serious; the third Fate draw required 9 Fate Points, the fourth would be 27. If he didn't draw anything good this time, who knew when the next opportunity would be.
Come out! My Fate Apostle!
Come out! My Miss Apostle!
Draw!
The classic scene reappeared, the vortex of fate filling the entire interface, flashing with countless images.
This time, the images seemed to flash a little slower. There were phantoms of people and buildings, but Fang You still couldn't see clearly. He didn't pay much attention.
He cared more about the radiance emerging from the fate vortex.
White, green, blue...
Would there be a Fate Apostle?
Item after item emerged from the vortex.
The first item, bathed in white light, was a 'Double Reward Card'.
"Not bad," Fang You muttered, his eyes not blinking.
The second, third, and fourth items followed.
"Skill Cultivation Card (White)"
"Skill Cultivation Card (Green)"
"Life Energy Potion (White)"
By the fifth item, it finally bloomed with blue light, but Fang You's heart sank.
How could it be a skill book!
Although skill books were good, he wanted a Fate Apostle more!
With one more apostle, his organization's combat power would increase by at least a third!
"Obtained: Skill Book 'Gui Yu' (Blue)"
"Obtained: Skill Book 'Ghoul Tracking' (Green)"
"Obtained: Strange Item 'Gui Hun Fan' (Blue)"
"Obtained: Skill Cultivation Card (White)"
"Obtained: Double Reward Card (White)"
Two blue and two green items. By all rights, this was already quite lucky, but...
Fang You was not satisfied!
He wished for a Fate Apostle, even a green one, if there were green apostles.
The fate vortex spun to its extreme.
A dazzling, radiant purple light suddenly appeared, blinding Fang You's eyes.
Enclosed within the purple light was a dark silhouette.
A humanoid silhouette!
Was it the person he had imagined?
The silhouette gradually became clearer, and the prompt information appeared.
"Prompt: Obtained Fate Apostle 'Tong You Zhi Yan · An Jian You' (Purple)!"
A character illustration of a girl wearing a beige sweater and a scarf appeared before Fang You.