Space Sequence, Storage Badge

020

Jiang Fu glanced at the system panel.

Spirit Power had dropped from 986 to 926 points.

A decrease of 60 points.

"The Multiply by Ten process encountered no resistance."

"Applying Multiply by Ten to life-related targets requires my Spirit Power as fuel."

A Tier 2 Silver Moon Wolf.

Only 60 Spirit Power lost.

Well within acceptable range.

Even with a one-time drain of 60 Spirit Power, Jiang Fu felt no discomfort.

That Silver Moon Wolf King was far more terrifying than the martial artists who had been hunting him earlier.

If he hadn't known the Silver Moon Wolf's weakness in advance.

This time would have been truly dangerous.

Suddenly.

Jiang Fu looked down.

He saw the girl in his arms staring at him without blinking, her black-and-white eyes fixed on his face.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Fu asked instinctively. "Is the poison getting worse?"

Shi Jiu hummed in affirmation.

Just now, when that Silver Moon Wolf approached.

She hadn't even noticed.

If Jiang Fu hadn't reacted so fast.

The two of them would probably be inside the Silver Moon Wolf's belly by now.

Clearly.

The black Giant Python's poison had fully taken effect.

It was affecting Shi Jiu's Spirit Power.

Shi Jiu hesitated before speaking. "That Silver Moon Wolf is worth quite a bit..."

Jiang Fu glanced at the massive silver wolf, about the size of an old ox.

He couldn't help but feel conflicted.

Something this big—his Space Backpack probably couldn't hold it.

Dragging it back...

If they ran into other martial artists, they'd likely be killed for the loot.

In this world.

Peace and order only existed in the city.

The Wilderness Area...

Though there were laws forbidding martial artists from killing each other.

In practice, they couldn't be enforced.

Besides.

Those martial artists who had been chasing Jiang Fu might still be lurking outside.

Jiang Fu was already hesitating.

Whether to skin the Silver Moon Wolf.

The most valuable part of this wolf was its pelt.

But doing so would also bring huge risks.

Skinning it would inevitably release the smell of blood, attracting other Mutated Beasts.

Shi Jiu watched Jiang Fu's troubled expression.

She thought for a moment. "I have a Storage Badge here..."

Jiang Fu's eyes widened. "What? A Storage Badge!?"

Shi Jiu hummed in confirmation. "Made by a Space Sequence Martial Artist."

Jiang Fu understood.

Sequence!

This is the bug in this world.

Turning every impossibility into possibility.

Right now, in his own hand, there was an Abyss Fruit that could unlock a sequence!

Thinking of this, Jiang Fu began trembling with excitement again.

Shi Jiu bit her lip. "The Storage Badge is in the inner pocket of my clothes... don't grope around."

Jiang Fu's face flushed red.

When he'd grabbed the Abyss Fruit just now, he might have touched something he shouldn't have.

"Then... then I'll take it when I stop shaking?"

Shi Jiu: "..."

"By the time you stop shaking, other Mutated Beasts will have found us."

The Silver Moon Wolf had been smashed into a folding screen by Jiang Fu's blade.

It was completely dead now.

But this place wasn't far from the dead black Giant Python.

The thick smell of blood was still spreading.

Before long, a swarm of Mutated Beasts would gather here.

"Alright then."

Jiang Fu stopped hesitating.

He carried Shi Jiu under a big tree and set her down.

"Inner pocket?"

"Mm, inside the uniform."

Jiang Fu took a deep breath and reached out.

He unzipped the girl's uniform jacket.

At this moment, the weather was still a bit cold.

But Shi Jiu wasn't wearing many clothes.

Under the uniform was a thin white shirt.

The top two buttons were undone, revealing pale, delicate collarbones.

Lower down...

Jiang Fu swallowed.

"In the pocket?"

Shi Jiu: "...Mm."

There was only one pocket on the shirt.

At the rise on the left side of her chest.

There was a button on it too.

Jiang Fu reached out, pinched the button, and gently undid it.

As if to distract himself, he couldn't help asking, "Why didn't you put the Sequence Fruit into the Storage Badge?"

Shi Jiu's voice was soft. "I just picked it, didn't have time to store it before that damned python ambushed me."

"Oh, and put that snake in too... a venomous Giant Python should be worth something."

That black Giant Python

was a new type of Mutated Beast even Shi Jiu had never seen before.

Its strength wasn't great, but its venom was exceptionally fierce, enough to temporarily immobilize even Shi Jiu.

That python was the main reason Shi Jiu decided to take out the Storage Badge.

Jiang Fu blinked.

A thought suddenly rose in his heart.

Probability of finding the Abyss Fruit multiplied by ten.

The probability of finding the Abyss Fruit on his own was multiplied by ten...

Which meant—

Even without Shi Jiu, Jiang Fu would still have found the Abyss Fruit in this valley.

But the outcome would have been...

Ambushed by the python and devoured!

Jiang Fu couldn't help but shudder.

But good luck multiplied by ten!

He had met Shi Jiu.

"Mm..."

Just then, Shi Jiu let out a muffled groan.

His cheeks flushed red, visible to the naked eye.

At this moment.

Jiang Fu's two fingers were cautiously reaching into the pocket.

That shudder just now...

...he still hadn't gotten to it.

Shi Jiu bit his lip. "If you don't hurry, the Mutated Beast will be here..."

Jiang Fu's expression shifted, and he realized he was being a bit too hesitant.

So, he withdrew his fingers.

Turning his hand so the back faced outward, he plunged his entire palm into the pocket on Shi Jiu's chest.

At the very bottom of the pocket, he felt something the size of a coin.

Jiang Fu hooked his fingers and pulled the item out.

In the process, there was no avoiding some accidental contact.

Shi Jiu resigned himself and closed his eyes.

Jiang Fu's face burned bright red.

He forcibly suppressed the restlessness in his heart.

"Is this the Storage Badge?"

It was a pale gold all over.

Its shape and material were very similar to a Martial Artist Badge.

But much smaller.

Shi Jiu hummed in acknowledgment. "Activate it with Spirit Power."

"The password is 3366959."

Jiang Fu: "..."

There was a password too?

He followed Shi Jiu's instructions.

He channeled his Spirit Power into the pale gold Storage Badge.

Sure enough.

He saw something that looked like a password lock.

Then he entered the password 3366959.

The next instant.

It was as if a large door had been pushed open.

A vast space, twenty meters in length, width, and height.

Appeared in Jiang Fu's Spirit Power.

But inside the space, it was completely empty.

In the corner sat two small suitcases.

Both were open.

One contained food and water.

The other held neatly folded undergarments.

Jiang Fu quickly withdrew his Spirit Power.

"Uh... can only Psychic Masters use this Storage Badge?"

Jiang Fu made small talk to fill the silence.

At that moment.

Shi Jiu seemed to have little strength left to speak.

She parted her lips. "No, Psychic Masters use Spirit Power, Martial Artists use blood and qi."

Jiang Fu noticed her exhaustion. "Focus on recovering."

"Leave the rest to me."

As he spoke.

He reached out and straightened Shi Jiu's slightly rumpled shirt.

Then he zipped up her school uniform jacket.

Shi Jiu: "..."

Jiang Fu lifted Shi Jiu horizontally in his arms.

He walked over to the corpse of the Silver Moon Wolf.

Just now, the moment his Spirit Power entered the Storage Badge.

He had instantly received the instructions for using the Storage Badge.

Its effective range was three meters.

Within three meters, it could store all non-living objects into the badge's internal space.

Jiang Fu's Spirit Power stirred slightly.

Shwoosh!

The lifeless Silver Moon Wolf corpse before him was immediately drawn into the Storage Badge.

Jiang Fu hesitated for a moment.

He closed the two suitcases properly.

Then he shifted the Silver Moon Wolf's body to a corner on the other side.

After finishing all this.

Jiang Fu glanced again at Shi Jiu in his arms.

He saw that her eyes were already closed, as if she had fallen asleep.

Jiang Fu set aside his stray thoughts.

Holding Shi Jiu, he headed toward the location of the black Giant Python.