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In his previous life.
Jiang Fu had spent three years paralyzed in bed.
Now he had two sets of memories of dying in his head, too.
It was only natural that his mind had taken a darker turn.
In this life.
Jiang Fu had finally become a normal person who could move.
He would never allow anyone to threaten his life.
The original owner of his body had only just reached a qi-blood value of one hundred, crossing the threshold to become a martial artist.
Then Ge Yanxia had manipulated him into venturing into the wilderness alone to gather spiritual fruit.
That was nothing short of murder.
Now.
The original owner was dead, and Jiang Fu had taken his place.
Those two, Ge Yanxia and Guo Fangdong.
They would certainly finish the job and eliminate him for good.
...I have to eliminate them first.
The young nurse had no idea what was going through Jiang Fu's mind.
Her face was full of confusion and bewilderment.
Muttering to herself, she kept checking him over and over with various instruments.
But she was not a doctor, after all.
Although she could read the instruments' data, she could not figure out what exactly had happened to Jiang Fu's body.
"Miss Nurse, besides spiritual fruit, is there anything else that can help me restore my blood energy quickly?"
Jiang Fu suddenly looked at the young nurse and asked.
The young nurse put away the instrument in her hand.
As she did, she said, "Vitality Pills."
"Though I don't know exactly what happened to your body, Vitality Pills can help get it back into shape and restore your blood energy."
"But a single Vitality Pill costs three hundred thousand."
"If your uncle and aunt are willing to pay, it won't be a problem."
As for Xu Chi...
He had already emptied his savings to save Jiang Fu.
The young nurse did not believe that honest, unassuming high school teacher.
Could possibly come up with that much more money.
Jiang Fu lowered his eyes without saying a word.
Vitality Pills.
Three hundred thousand.
Even in his previous life, that would have been an enormous sum to Jiang Fu.
But now that I have Multiply by Ten, I might have a shot at earning three hundred thousand...
The young nurse watched his expression.
In a half-joking tone, she said, "Of course, there's one other thing."
"An Abyss Fruit."
"If your luck is so incredible that you get your hands on an Abyss Fruit."
"And then you get incredibly lucky again, unlock a sequence after eating it, and become a Sequence Martial Artist."
"People will be fighting to put Vitality Pills and Mist Ripple Fruits into your hands."
The corners of Jiang Fu's mouth twitched.
But a flicker of longing flashed in his eyes.
Of course he knew what the young nurse was talking about.
Sequence Martial Artists!
If martial artists were the privileged upper class of this world.
Then Sequence Martial Artists stood above them all.
The only way to unlock a sequence was to consume an Abyss Fruit.
According to publicly available information.
Abyss Fruits had neither a market nor a price.
No one knew where they came from.
There was no established way to obtain an Abyss Fruit, either...
It all came down to luck.
Of course, martial artists were far more likely to obtain Abyss Fruits than ordinary people.
Because Abyss Fruits mostly appeared in the wilderness.
However.
Even eating an Abyss Fruit did not guarantee that one would unlock a sequence.
The odds were roughly one in ten thousand.
...Though that was a little better than the odds of winning the lottery.
But.
Whether an ordinary person or a martial artist.
Everyone had only one chance in their lifetime to eat an Abyss Fruit and unlock a sequence.
Succeed, and they would rise above everyone else.
Fail, and they would never have another chance to unlock a sequence.
Forcing down a second Abyss Fruit would lead to only one outcome.
Their body would burst, killing them.
At that moment.
Hearing the young nurse's half-joking words.
Jiang Fu could not help getting carried away.
If I multiply my luck by ten, then multiply my chances of obtaining an Abyss Fruit by ten, then multiply the chances of an Abyss Fruit being found by me by ten...
With three rounds of Multiply by Ten, my chances of obtaining an Abyss Fruit would be much higher than anyone else's.
And as long as I get one Abyss Fruit, using Multiply by Ten on it would give me ten!
Then I could multiply the Abyss Fruit's chances of unlocking a sequence by ten, multiply my own chances of unlocking a sequence by ten... and multiply my opportunities to unlock a sequence by ten...
Plus the luck I already multiplied by ten!
Round it up, and I'm practically guaranteed to unlock a sequence and become a Sequence Martial Artist.
At that thought.
Jiang Fu's heart began to pound uncontrollably.
His face flushed, too.
Thank you for the reminder, Miss Nurse.
I just don't know whether luck and probability can be multiplied by ten.
I'll go out and test it in a bit.
Seeing Jiang Fu suddenly grow excited, the young nurse asked in surprise, "What's gotten into you?"
Jiang Fu answered instinctively, "I'm thinking about my life after I become a Sequence Martial Artist..."
The young nurse nodded. "I daydream about that a lot, too."
"I imagine going out one day and suddenly getting hit by an Abyss Fruit falling from the sky, then becoming a Sequence Martial Artist overnight. How I'd live, how I'd get back at the head nurse who's always bullying me..."
At that point, she abruptly stopped talking.
Jiang Fu: "..."
That mindset seemed rather familiar.
In his previous life.
Plenty of people would buy a lottery ticket and then fantasize about life after getting rich overnight.
It was exactly the same.
The young nurse looked a little embarrassed. "Um, our head nurse is really good to me. I was just talking nonsense. Don't go spreading that around."
Looking utterly innocent, Jiang Fu said, "What did you say just now? I was still lost in thoughts of my wonderful life as a Sequence Martial Artist. I didn't hear a thing."
"Oh, right. Can I go out for a walk?"
Jiang Fu looked at the young nurse and asked hopefully.
The young nurse gave him an approving look for playing along. "You can."
"But your condition is still unstable. It's best to stay in bed to avoid any accidents."
Jiang Fu gave a distracted murmur of agreement.
His eyes were filled with longing.
"Get some rest. If you need anything, just press the call button."
After the young nurse left.
Jiang Fu took a deep breath, slowly sat up, and carefully placed his feet on the floor.
Then he pushed himself up and stood.
In that instant.
A sensation both familiar and strange washed through his mind.
Jiang Fu felt as though a faint electric current had passed through his body.
A tingling sensation spread from head to toe.
"I... I really stood up."
Jiang Fu tried stepping forward with his left foot.
Nothing went wrong.
Nor did he feel the unsteadiness he had expected.
He took his first step firmly.
Bracing one hand against the bed, Jiang Fu took a second step toward its foot.
A third step.
A fourth...
Finally.
Jiang Fu let go.
His legs held him steady on the floor.
He walked forward, one step at a time.
"Finally. I can finally walk again..."
At that moment.
Jiang Fu felt an urge to burst into tears.
The VIP Ward was spacious.
He paced back and forth across the room.
"Hmm... I can walk and move now."
"But there's still a strange weakness in my body."
"Right. I can't exert any strength."
Jiang Fu frowned, thinking it over for a long while.
Only then did he speak in a low voice.
"Multiply my constitution by ten. Duration: three days."
The next moment.
That weakness vanished completely.
A sense of abundant strength filled his entire body.
He looked at the System Panel again.
[Name: Jiang Fu] [Sex: Male] [Age: 18] [Level: 0] [Qi-Blood Value: 70] [Spirit Power: 100] [Lifespan: 200 days] [Ability: Multiply by Ten (cannot be stacked)] [Ability usage limit: Positive infinity]
"Multiplying my constitution by ten only increased my qi-blood value by twenty points."
"My lifespan increased by a hundred days."
Jiang Fu's brow furrowed deeply.
"Looks like having my blood energy dispersed is a very serious injury..."
"Multiply my self-healing ability by ten! Duration: three days."
His words faded.
Nothing happened.
The numbers on the System Panel did not change.
Jiang Fu understood at once.
His body had lost its ability to heal itself.
"Looks like I'll need a Vitality Pill or a Spiritual Fruit to heal an injury like this."
"Three hundred thousand..."
"Hm?"
"Spirit Power?"
Suddenly, Jiang Fu noticed something.
A new Spirit Power stat had appeared on his status panel.
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