Suren successfully created a living corpse.

But he had another idea: whether he could inject himself with a dose.

Suren carefully flipped through the "Living Corpse Research Diary," finding some experimental records of injecting living people with "x-serum," which made him hesitate.

Even with "aberration inhibitors," the success rate of serum fusion was only eighty percent.

The remaining twenty percent meant unknown mutations, aberrations, or even direct bodily explosion and death.

Moreover, the side effect of the skin turning blue for a long time was also a big problem.

It wasn't that he had any idol baggage. After all, he could accept the smoky style of an eyebrowless bald head, and blue skin didn't seem any uglier.

But ordinary people didn't know what the skin color meant, while discerning people could tell at a glance that it was a side effect of "x-serum." Once discovered by the inner city people, it would definitely cause big problems.

He didn't know how long the blue skin would last, and he didn't dare to try it rashly.

Anyway, it didn't seem like there was any reason for him to risk using the serum now. Suren planned to wait a while and see if he could find other ways to increase the success rate.

........

Suren stayed in the basement every day, tinkering with living corpses, puppets, machines, exercising, and learning alchemy knowledge...

He felt so busy, multitasking to the point that even eight spider arms helping out didn't feel like enough.

Almost another month passed, and he hardly went out except to attend a high-level professional gathering at the black market.

He also inquired about news from various sources. It seemed that the follow-up investigation into the robbery he and Kai had committed didn't cause much of a stir.

After all, the laboratory had exploded. Who cared about a batch of lost supplies?

In this way, Suren successfully sold some of the stolen goods he had intercepted and exchanged them for some hard currency.

However, the more money he had, the more worried he became.

Now, in addition to wanting to buy "mental power secrets" and the 【Wailing Witch's Cursed Hair】, Suren now had an additional second-order advancement material that could awaken spatial abilities.

According to Mr. Black, the first two might still be available. After all, many people didn't recognize the value of mental power secrets and couldn't use them, so you might be able to find a bargain. And materials like hair strands were almost only used by puppeteers, and you could buy them at the right price.

As for cursed materials that could awaken spatial abilities, it was almost impossible.

That kind of rare advancement material that could awaken "spatial abilities" was in such high demand that even the treasure vaults of the major inner city chaebols weren't said to have any in stock.

Not to mention whether a wasteland reclamation team would internally digest it if they actually found it.

Even if it was sold, the wealthy chaebols in the inner city who weren't short of money were the best buyers.

Suren felt that if he really wanted it, he probably could only try his luck hunting in the wasteland.

There were indeed more and more good things in the black market.

As the excavation of the "Dawn City Ruins" gradually deepened, more and more people also participated in hunting in the wasteland outside the city.

Of course, the casualty rate remained high, and many small hunting teams were wiped out on the road before they even saw the ruins.

But the rewards were truly astonishing.

According to the news that came back, the ruins weren't an empty city, but were destroyed as if some terrifying disaster had suddenly occurred.

The city retained a large number of ancient relics, and there were also too many S-level and T-level cursed spaces.

Suren wasn't in a hurry after hearing this news.

After all, Mr. Black had assessed that the ruins couldn't be fully developed in ten or eight years without filling them with a large number of lives.

But because the rewards were so tempting, the city's major chaebols organized hunting teams and daredevil teams to go underground.

And the city's three major gangs had also heard the news and were on the move.

The Knights Templar also organized multiple exploratory hunting teams within the organization, and they had already left the city to scout ahead.

Suren also had some ideas after hearing the news.

Now that he had living corpses that could manipulate scythes, he also had a certain degree of self-protection.

When the time was right, he planned to go and take a look as well.

........

After all, as members of the gang, Suren and Kai, two lone wolves on Green Street, still had to work.

Others might forget about these two salted fish who hadn't shown their faces for months, but Qiantiao was very clear that they had the talent to be backbone members.

On this day, Suren rarely went out, riding his motorcycle to "Big Beard's Mechanical Repair Shop" to wait. He had a bullshit exchange with the owner, Wright, about mechanical repair experience. At six thirty, Kai arrived on his motorcycle on time.

Kai greeted him, "Let's go."

Suren followed him. "Captain, why did you call me out here?"

Kai said, "The new venue on Norton Avenue is opening tonight, and Sister Qiantiao asked us to come and stand guard. According to Sister Qiantiao, we may be following her from now on..."

"Oh."

Suren revealed a look of realization upon hearing this.

After Green Street was destroyed, the Knights Templar had always planned to rebuild an entertainment district.

It just so happened that the infighting in the inner city seemed to have subsided recently.

That Madam Finov had stood firm in the storm, and the Knights Templar had begun to develop and expand again.

He had been hearing about the preparations for a new entertainment street for some time, but he didn't expect it to be built so quickly.

And that new street was in the Norton district, in Qiantiao's jurisdiction.

.......

There was still plenty of time, so the two didn't ride too fast.

Kai seemed very excited, riding his motorcycle like a victorious rooster, sticking out his chest and raising his head, winking and asking, "Brother Suren, have you noticed any changes in me?"

Suren glanced at him and naturally noticed something.

It had been half a month since he had seen this guy.

Kai's physique was obviously larger, and his leather jacket was bulging. The arms holding the handlebars were clenched, the muscles were knotted and rolling, and it looked like flesh worms were rolling under his skin, which was very visually impactful.

Looking at this guy's deliberately showy movements, Suren pretended not to see it and asked him cooperatively, "Ah... what's wrong?"

Kai released the motorcycle with one hand, showing off his huge biceps. "Look, what's this?"

Suren didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

He felt that he should be shocked, but he really couldn't be shocked, so he just "Oh"ed.

"Oh?"

Kai rolled his eyes, knowing that he had asked the wrong person to show off, and seemed very uninspired.

But he also knew Suren's personality. It was already good enough that he could say "Oh."

Failing to show off didn't affect Kai's mood. He said excitedly, "I'm telling you, brother, the body refining potion you helped me find in the black market is simply amazing! This month of training feels like it's worth a year of training in the past. I feel great now!"

"Oh, it's good that it's useful."

Suren smiled slightly as he listened.

Of course, he knew what was going on with that potion.

【PTX Rampage Amplification Potion】 and 【Lester Generation 6 Blood Cell Enhancer】, he was also using them himself.

He bought so many second-hand instruments for Danny. Making money was secondary. First, he had to ensure his own potion needs.

Now that the initial investment had produced results, these two body refining potions were the highest priority for production.

Last time, he took the opportunity to distribute money from the sale of stolen goods and gave Kai a few bottles.

"Brother, I'm not kidding, this potion has really helped me a lot!"

Kai said excitedly, "If I hadn't made a fortune with you last time, I wouldn't have had the money to buy such an expensive potion at all."

He knew very well that the last time they intercepted that batch of goods, it wouldn't have been possible without Suren.

After a pause, a light called hope appeared in Kai's eyes, and he sighed, "With such a good body refining potion, I finally see the hope of advancing to a second-order professional in this lifetime..."

"..."

Suren smiled as he listened.

In fact, professionals like Kai, who were motivated and courageous, had always been very hardworking.

But in reality, their strength in the profession was just average.

In fact, the most critical difference was the difference in resources.

Whether it was breathing techniques, alchemical implants, or various martial arts training, they were all very poor.

Close-combat professionals, without enough high-quality supplements, would have very low training efficiency and would accumulate hidden injuries. It might not matter in the short term, but over time, it would leave a root cause and affect their entire lives.

This was also the most important reason why it was difficult for professionals to advance outside the inner city, and even more difficult for professionals to advance to the second level.

After all, body refining potions were a long-term need.

Like the two potions that Kai was using now, which cost nearly 500,000 each, not to mention that they were "controlled potions" in the inner city and couldn't be bought at all, even if they could be bought, he couldn't afford to consume them.

Speaking of this, Kai said again, "After a while, when I feel like I've reached a bottleneck, I plan to apply to follow the gang's hunting team out of the city to hunt in the wasteland. I'll train a bit, and maybe I can make a big profit..."

After a pause, he said mysteriously, "Hey, have you heard? They said they found a large ancient ruin underground, and it seems very powerful."

Suren knew that he was probably talking about the Dawn City Ruins. The intelligence of the lower-level gang members was indeed much later.

He casually said, "Didn't they say that the ruins are very dangerous?"

"We have to go even if it's dangerous!"

Kai had a nonchalant expression, and he didn't hide his admiration as he told the legendary stories he had heard in the gang. "Back then, Boss Angel encountered danger while hunting in the wasteland outside the city. He turned misfortune into good fortune and became very strong, and that's how he successfully fused with the silver implant 【Thousand Kill Wings】..."

But when he said this, he suddenly stopped.

Kai suddenly remembered something, turned his head and looked at Suren riding side by side, and then pouted very boringly.

The other gang members were all excited when they heard the story of Boss Angel, but he knew that Suren definitely wouldn't be.

Because he knew that this guy's implants were definitely more than silver!

But he thought about it, but never asked.

At this time, Suren saw that he didn't continue, and smiled. "You'll have them in the future."