Your Agility Is Too Low

Until the afternoon, nothing went wrong during the porridge distribution. Only after securing 150 faction contribution points did Chu Danqing rise, pack up his things, and prepare to return to the Lu residence.

As for digging deeper into the Trial World to improve his evaluation, he needed corresponding clues and direction first. Otherwise, wandering around blindly was less worthwhile than reading while conveniently earning some faction contribution points.

"Attendant Chu, Brother Yin is looking for you." Lu Qiaoyun's voice carried over. She had just stepped down from her sedan chair and was waving at Chu Danqing with barely concealed excitement.

Chu Danqing pretended not to hear her and turned to board his own carriage.

"Attendant Chu..." The coachman hesitated, only to be interrupted by Chu Danqing.

"It's getting late. We should be heading back to the Lu residence." Chu Danqing deliberately played dumb.

He did not want to get tangled up with this lovestruck Lu girl.

"But, sir..." Thinking Chu Danqing might truly not have heard, the coachman tried to remind him.

Chu Danqing interrupted him again. "Right. The roads are hard to travel at night, so let's hurry."

The moment he said that, the coachman immediately understood Chu Danqing's meaning and could only drive the carriage away.

Da Bao followed alongside them, looking puzzled as to why Chu Danqing was not waiting for Lu Qiaoyun. But since they had already set off, he could not exactly ask directly.

Lu Qiaoyun's sedan chair was slower than the carriage, so it was soon left behind.

With Lu Qiaoyun gone, Chu Danqing visibly relaxed.

"Wait!" Da Bao suddenly roared. At the same time, he activated Rending Claws and rammed his body into the carriage, forcibly knocking it sharply off course.

Then came a gunshot, and a bullet skimmed past Da Bao's cheek.

Had Da Bao not acted so decisively just now, that bullet would very likely have struck Chu Danqing. It might not have killed him, but it would definitely have wounded him badly.

Chu Danqing steadied himself, then sprang out from the rear of the carriage in one swift movement.

Da Bao immediately charged in the direction the bullet had come from. He had clearly locked onto the enemy.

Clang, clang, clang.

Heavy footsteps sounded behind Chu Danqing. He turned around and saw Tie Yan.

"Chu Mo, without your summons, how much do you think you're worth?" Tie Yan's tone carried mockery.

He could not defeat Fierce Fist, but a Summoning System user without summons—how much strength could he possibly have?

At their first glance upon meeting, both sides cast Scrutiny Technique on each other.

Reserve-grade Dimension Apostle

Attributes

Health: 85%

Energy: 25

Strength: 9

Agility: 5

Constitution: 9

Spirit: 5

Perception: 5

Skills

Iron Tempering Slash (Active) LV.5

Heavy Armor Charge (Active) LV.8

"I didn't expect you to possess a complete set of foundational system skills."

"What a pity. You're only from the Summoning System." Wild delight filled Tie Yan's voice as he immediately activated Heavy Armor Charge and rushed toward Chu Danqing.

During the charge, he also drank a bottle of Weak Energy Potion to replenish his Energy.

His goal was simple: severely injure Chu Danqing and make him hand over that knowledge-type item.

After the Way of Peace had been struck by the authorities, Tie Yan's Trial Mission only had time left before it failed.

To avoid falling into a vicious cycle, he had to obtain the knowledge-type item in Chu Danqing's possession. As long as he sold it, not only could he make up for the losses from the penalty, he would even have some left over.

As for copying down the contents and selling them endlessly? Setting aside Paradise's prohibition, no one wanted knowledge that had not been notarized.

Copying it down for personal use was fine, but selling copied knowledge without notarizing it would invite Paradise's direct punishment.

Knowledge could circulate, but it could not be allowed to spread without restraint.

Much knowledge possessed special powers and unknown taboos. It could not be disseminated carelessly.

Heavy Armor Charge increased his damage while he charged forward, and his Energy was recovering along with it, giving him enough Energy to unleash Iron Tempering Slash and finish Chu Danqing off.

As for Chu Danqing's Life Link and Energy Link? He did not care in the slightest. Without linked summons to share the damage, they were nothing but useless trash.

But in the next instant, he saw five links emerge and plunge directly into his body.

"Your Agility is too low." As Chu Danqing spoke, he watched Tie Yan's shield-axe slash toward him, his expression barely changing.

"No, wait, this shouldn't..." Terror rose in Tie Yan's eyes. He desperately wanted to interrupt both Heavy Armor Charge and Iron Tempering Slash.

But he could not interrupt them. He had raised the levels of those two skills with Paradise Points, and he had used them very few times.

It was not that he did not want to use them more often. He could only treat them as trump cards.

Even at LV.1, each use required 10 Energy. Now that they had been upgraded to their current levels, they required 15 and 18 Energy respectively.

That was why he needed to drink a Weak Energy Potion. Otherwise, his Energy would not have been enough to use both skills.

He could not afford recovery items, and natural recovery was only 1 point per hour. It was impossible to support long periods of practice and familiarization.

High-level skills without sufficient practical experience were like his brain saying he knew how, while his body said, If you can do it, then you do it.

Unable to interrupt, he could only shift his attack aside. But Chu Danqing had no intention of letting him off. He lowered his head and directly smashed it into the incoming shield-axe.

You received 3.4 points of fatal damage, dealing 106.6 points of shared damage to Life Link targets

"Ahhh!!!" Tie Yan screamed. Heart-rending pain erupted throughout his entire body, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

His whole body went limp and collapsed. He could not even hold onto the shield-axe, which slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground.

Chu Danqing touched his forehead. The skin had split and blood was flowing out. Then he took out a Medicated Soup Dumpling and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing.

He drew his short blade and reached out to cut himself again.

You killed a Reserve-grade Dimension Apostle

He sent Tie Yan on his way in passing.

"As expected of 9 Strength and 9 Constitution. Not only was his damage higher than the Chief of Qingya Stronghold's, he could even take one more hit than him." Chu Danqing stuffed another Medicated Soup Dumpling into his mouth.

"I thought these soup dumplings restored too little to be useful. I didn't expect they would be just right for me."

There were ten in a steamer. He had five steamers, fifty in total, and had only used three. They were remarkably durable, and nothing went to waste.

"During the Reserve stage, Paradise encourages cooperation. There is only the default cooperation mode, so killing Apostles does not produce Bloody Treasure Boxes."

"Though I can't obtain the inheritance in his Storage Space, I can take the things on his person."

Chu Danqing began gathering the spoils, such as Tie Yan's heavy armor and shield-axe.

On the other side, Da Bao returned carrying a torn corpse that no longer looked human. Judging from its clothing, it was Han Ying.

He had merely been bait, a pawn used to draw Da Bao away.

"You can never truly know what lies in another person's heart. There is a reason Summoning System Apostles exist."

"Little Chu, this thing, equipment..." Da Bao rummaged through the corpse and pulled out a sniper rifle. "It shoots far, cold, and hurts."

"You use it. It suits you perfectly!"

When Chu Danqing saw the sniper rifle, delight appeared on his face as well.