Brother, Wanna Buy a Cheat?

Elsewhere, having just seen Lu Mingfei off, Chu Ke picked up a rag and began cleaning the counter. Though he could finish these trivial chores in an instant with the Fundamental Forces, life needed a sense of ritual too.

The moment Chu Ke met Lu Mingfei, he had used the Fundamental Forces to appraise and influence him, obtaining some strange things.

First of all, just as Chu Ke had expected, one of the tags appraised on Lu Mingfei was steeped in malice—Malice of the Higher Narrator. Its effect was simple, straightforward, and disgusting. Roughly speaking, it "made the affected person struggle to grow; even if they did grow, they could easily be influenced by a specific member of the opposite sex and revert to their original state—courtesy of a Higher Narrator whose love for a certain senior girl had gone unrequited."

Naturally, Chu Ke had no intention of letting a tag that affected his enjoyment of the show remain. He quietly erased it with the Fundamental Forces.

The second thing he obtained was a number of "templates."

When Chu Ke used the Fundamental Forces to influence and reconstruct matter, he had to understand the structural basis of the corresponding material—the so-called template.

There were many ways to obtain them, including but not limited to learning relevant knowledge online, directly appraising things with the Fundamental Forces, or breaking them down.

At the same time, Chu Ke could use the Fundamental Forces to influence certain abstract concepts, just as he had previously "rewritten the code" of the Multiverse Chat Group or erased the tag on Lu Mingfei.

Through that process, Chu Ke came to understand the relevant principles and acquired the corresponding "templates."

For example, in the little gift he had given Lu Mingfei earlier, Chu Ke had embedded soul-binding technology and virtual interface technology learned from the Multiverse Chat Group.

Thus, when Lu Mingfei was scanned by Chu Ke, Chu Ke obtained the corresponding templates.

This was where it became necessary to mention the power system of Dragon Raja.

All Hybrids in Dragon Raja were divided into five ranks—S, A, B, C, and D—based on the purity of their bloodline. There were lower ranks too, though at that point their dragon blood content was so low that they were no different from ordinary people.

While inheriting dragon bloodlines, Hybrids also inherited a portion of dragonkind's power, including but not limited to superior physical qualities, exceptional looks, and most importantly, "authority over the elements."

In Dragon Raja's Worldview, the elements were divided into five categories: earth, water, wind, fire, and spirit. They corresponded to the five Dragon Kings: King of Earth and Mountains, King of Ocean and Water, King of Sky and Wind, King of Bronze and Fire, and the White King. This authority to control and influence elements had evolved into a superpower-like ability known as Yanling.

As the protagonist of uncertain true identity in the original work, Lu Mingfei could use nearly all Yanling, along with several exclusive ones.

Chu Ke had now "learned" all of them.

In other words, if Chu Ke wished, he could now create countless beings close to Dragon Kings at any time. The reason they could only be close was that part of the most crucial key within Lu Mingfei's bloodline was controlled by the "little devil," Lu Mingze, and had not yet been copied.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Ke finished wiping the counter and opened the Multiverse Chat Group.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: Bros, wanna buy cheats?][I am the famous_: ?][I am the famous_: What kind of cheats? How much?][Salted Fish Fun Person: Yanling from Dragon Raja. Custom orders supported. Just pulled them off Lu Mingfei, still fresh. Don't miss out, folks.][I am the famous_: Holy shit! For real?][I am the famous_: That guy might be the Black King, and he's got that little devil Lu Mingze inside him. You just said you pulled them off him?!][I am the famous_: Oh, so you're a big shot. Never mind then.][Upright Person: He's the man who manually rewrote the Multiverse Chat Group's code. What's wrong with turning it on when he gets bored?][Salted Fish Fun Person: It's nothing much. How about letting me come over to your worlds for a stroll?][I am the famous_: That might disappoint you, big shot.][Salted Fish Fun Person: Is it inconvenient? That's fine. Trades should be voluntary.][I am the famous_: Not exactly. The Multiverse Chat Group doesn't have enough energy, so we can't travel between worlds yet.] "Hmm?" Seeing this, Chu Ke curiously dug through the Multiverse Chat Group's guts and roughly understood what was going on.

In short, although Chu Ke had altered the Multiverse Chat Group's configuration and prematurely enabled the travel function that normally required a certain number of members, it was essentially forcing the issue. Without enough member activity, there was not enough energy to open a portal.

Chu Ke could directly copy the teleportation ability for himself or use the Fundamental Forces to supply the energy, but with the current precision of the Fundamental Forces, it was still not quite enough. Even targeting a destination would be troublesome.

At that thought, Chu Ke's laziness flared up, and he decided to just slack off.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: Then some local specialty food will do.][Salted Fish Fun Person: I do like tasty food.] In the world of 2077, a tall man carrying a case in one hand rubbed his chin.

"The big shot likes good food. Got it."

"But where am I supposed to get good food for him? In this godforsaken world, even the drinks have stimulants in them. If I send that over, the big shot might beat me to death."

"Sigh, there goes my cheat."

"V, what the fuck are you doing? Get over here already! The fixer specifically asked to see you!" A slightly impatient voice interrupted V's muttering. V could only pick up the case and hurry into a nearby private room.

"I'm coming, I'm coming! Quit fucking rushing me!"

[Upright Person: I do have quite a lot of food here, but it's all square. Do you want some, big shot?][Salted Fish Fun Person: Hmm, I'm curious. Send me a serving?][Salted Fish Fun Person: Also, quit calling me big shot. We're all bros here. Just call me Chu Ke.][I am the famous_: Sweet, Brother Chu!] Upright Person sent Salted Fish Fun Person an exclusive red packet.

Upright Person sent a group red packet.

[Upright Person: Everyone, have a taste.][I am the famous_: Thanks!] The other two seemed to be busy and had not said a word so far.

Chu Ke accepted both batches of ingredients. The exclusive one Steve sent him was especially huge. Almost the instant he pressed the claim button, piles of steaks and fruit poured out, nearly covering the floor. There were also quite a few cakes and several golden apples mixed in.

It was worth mentioning that every single one of them was angular and blocky. Even from far away, their pixelated grains were clearly visible. It was quite novel.

Chu Ke picked up an apple, wiped it clean, and cautiously took a bite.

It had the crisp texture of the apples he liked best. The skin was tough with a hint of astringency, while the flesh was distinct and grainy, sweet-and-sour, and juicy.

"Mmm!" Chu Ke had never eaten such a delicious apple before.

Out of ten, he could give it an eight.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: Delicious. (thumbs-up.jpg)][Salted Fish Fun Person: I've sent you the Yanling list. At the moment, you can choose three Yanling without changing your body's base configuration. Any more than that, and you'll need to alter your bloodline.][Upright Person: You can even combine them?!][I am the famous_: Damn! I'm jealous as hell. Fuck it, I'm out.][I am the famous_: If our side wasn't all tech and synthetic garbage, I'd get one too. Tonight, I might even turn my broken body into blazing fire.] According to Dragon Raja's settings, aside from Dragon Kings, nearly every other being could only use one Yanling. That was why V was so jealous.

[Salted Fish Fun Person: Huh? Really? If you livestream yourself taking down Arasaka Tower, I can sponsor you for free.][I am the famous_: Better not. I don't want the whole world hunting me every day anytime soon. Even if I were invincible, it'd still annoy me to death.][Upright Person: Then how about I try the full set?][Salted Fish Fun Person: You sure? You might even become a different species.][Upright Person: It's fine. At worst, one bucket of milk will fix it.] Right, Chu Ke had nearly forgotten about milk, the universal cure in MC. One bucket would wipe out any debuff or positive buff alike.

Milk: That's just how the code works.

So Chu Ke did not waste words. He clenched his empty hand, and a blood-red crystal appeared. He placed it into the Multiverse Chat Group interface.

Salted Fish Fun Person sent Upright Person an exclusive red packet.

Elsewhere, after being chewed out, Lu Mingfei played a few rounds of StarCraft and stomped his online friend Lao Tang before going to bed.

Perhaps because his feelings were complicated after getting scolded, and because Chen Wenwen still had not replied to his messages, Lu Mingfei could only stuff the gemstone necklace he had won under his pillow and leave it until tomorrow.

Late at night, the Heart-shaped Gem beneath the pillow began to emit a faint pink glow. It merged into Lu Mingfei's body and vanished.

Meanwhile, Lu Mingfei slept soundly, completely unaware that his life had begun racing down a bizarre track.

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