The World of Adults

Although it's described as a low-quality notebook, it's considered quite valuable in this room. Thin paper is something only nobles could afford to use in large quantities; commoners used rough, poorly absorbent hemp paper, which required a lot of force to leave a mark when writing.

"As a detective, my most important contribution was helping you realize the illusion of [Crossing]. You actually preserved your identity amidst the changes in the world, and that's the greatest help I could give you." Su Luo began writing something in her notebook.

Qi Yuan had doubts about this. He had indeed Crossing different worlds, and the rules, languages, and forms of civilization in those worlds were all different, which didn't seem to be explained by changes in the world, but he still nodded.

"Secondly, I helped you shield yourself from the wrath and investigation of the [Judgment Knights ] and the [Church], and even helped you become Awakened... What price do you think you're willing to pay?"

Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Amidst the changes in the world version, we are the only ones who remain unchanged." He carefully chose his words, "I think we can support each other and become teammates."

Su Luo continued writing something on the paper.

"Hiss... Judging from your actions, there must be many others in this world just like us, and you might even have some kind of hostile relationship with them. I can promise that I will absolutely stand on your side."

Qi Yuan was quite perceptive; he realized that Su Luo's numerous cover-up actions were not merely to avoid the nobility and the Church of this era.

"Very well, then I'll have to let you experience the adult world."

Su Luo tore off the paper she had written on and handed it to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan stared intently at the paper, and saw that it clearly stated:

Third-party labor dispatch contract, internship fee paid, no prospect of becoming a full-time employee, full salary of 2,000, no insurance penalty, four weeks of no holidays, one day off per year, no human rights, two months of salary withholding payment and one month of allowance...

"Holy crap! This is way too R18, I can't accept it." Qi Yuan was terrified.

In the end, Qi Yuan realized that even after becoming Awakened, he still couldn't defeat Su Luo, who had undergone a complete overhaul. He felt a strong sense of threat and had no choice but to sign this humiliating and detrimental contract.

"What the hell are you doing?"

Before Su Luo drugged him, Qi Yuan thought the contract he had just signed was an employment contract.

Su Luo slowly poured out a bag of surgical instruments and deftly began dissecting Qi Yuan's body.

Without any disinfection or anesthesia, Qi Yuan's soul was stunned by Kundina, his body was given a large amount of sedative veterinary medicine by Su Luo, and the surrounding environment was symbolically scalded by Su Luo with Steam boiler.

While stroking Qi Yuan's warm body and feeling his pounding chest, Su Luo explained.

"Just now, I saw something similar to [Unsealing] on the golden magic circle of the [Awakening Ritual]."

"Unsealing? How did you figure that out? You can understand the [Awakening Ritual]." Kundina was somewhat surprised.

Anyway, that wasn't Mana Side stuff, so Kundina couldn't understand it at all.

"It's just a matter of applying knowledge to other areas... I feel that the [Awakening Ritual] is the key to Unsealing our Essence, or rather, these Awakened are Essence a group of people who Unsealing their Essence."

Su Luo had already cleaned Qi Yuan's skin and diaphragm. She took out a half-meter-long knife and made a cut down the center of his neck, slicing it open all the way to his chest cavity and finally down to his pelvis.

The muscle layers were gradually separated by subtle force, revealing the well-developed and strong muscle groups and densely arranged bones underneath, with clear outlines. There was also energy flowing inside, similar to Qi. It was a cultivation method that Qi Yuan had obtained during his Martial Dao era. It was Essence a means of developing the body. Su Luo could cultivate it herself, but it would take some time.

There are no special extraordinary elements, just a body with slightly higher numerical values, around 12.

"A person who Unsealing their Essence..."

Ye Zizhen was muttering to herself.

"This world has no Future. The Survivors 'Essence is concealed when they enter this world, Awakened' true Essence may simply be Unsealing..."

Ye Zizhen tilted her head and concluded, "Does that mean the world we live in now is fake? Just an illusion?"

"Who knows? All I know is that [Knight] level Awakened don't possess any supernatural abilities, and their mental Attributes aren't even strong. They're just a group of enhanced mortals, without any extraordinary foundation."

Su Luo channeled some of her Qi into her body and then began to sew up Qi Yuan's open body.

"The path ahead is Awakening Ritual and changing the world."

"I'm pursuing a path of theoretical reform, while you're pursuing a path of power integration. Both are indispensable and complementary."

Mu Hongyuan was born into this era of Steam and feudalism, starting as an ordinary person and beginning at the door of a small workshop, which greatly frustrated her.

As a Fairy, although she was naturally beautiful and stunning in her mortal form, it was absolutely incomparable to the exquisite and pure body and appearance she possessed in her transcendent form, which was down to the molecular level.

Before entering the Dungeon, the skin is translucent, and you can see the texture flowing slowly beneath it. The facial features are the golden ratio, finely adjusted countless times, and even the strands of hair have a Stars- like glow.

Now she even needs to defecate, which is unacceptable to her.

Most importantly, the small workshop she was assigned to at the beginning of the game seemed to be a den of iniquity in a slum, meaning the system assigned her the identity of a prostitute.

Lacking social standing, economic foundation, and connections, all he has is a body weaker than the average person, not yet repaired, and a group of customers who might barge in at any moment to "consume" his wealth. It's incredibly stressful.

After struggling through a period of retraining, and with the added advantage of his Talent, Mu Hongyuan transformed himself into a minor nobleman in this Industrial City. He established a small power, learned about and obtained the awakening qualification of the [Church], and began to explore this world.

Three days had passed since I finished doing all this.

"Where did you go today?" Mu Hongyuan frowned, looking at the scantily clad man in front of him.

She wore a dark gray, high-waisted long skirt with fine silver thread embroidery on the hem, and a well-tailored black velvet corset that accentuated her extremely thin waist. Her hair was styled in a bun at the back of her head, secured with a tortoiseshell comb, with a few curls deliberately dangling beside her ears. On her head was a small hat adorned with black veil, the veil just covering her eyebrows and eyes—a quintessential image of an industrial-era noblewoman.

The person standing in front of her looked like he'd walked out of a junkyard; his left and right shoes were completely different.

"I ate something good." The man seemed to be chewing something, and the words came from his abdomen.

"Industrial Cities are places under the close watch of the [Church]. Not only are there two hundred [Knights ], but also at least ten [Judgment Knights ], and even a high-ranking figure of [Bishop] level, whose residence is two hundred kilometers away. What have you done?"

Mu Hongyuan's expression turned cold.

She had always felt she was being very unreasonable, but after encountering this [food] in Large Dungeon, she realized she was still being too anthropomorphic.