Jiang Qiao planned to solidify Fate Dice first.
Although this life-risking talent could send him spiraling skyward with the slightest mistake, it could serve as a trump card in certain desperate situations.
His death at the hands of Braided Girl this time was purely because the gap between them was too great.
Even so, he had still heavily injured her. For Jiang Qiao, that was already a milestone.
[Solidify "Fate Dice" (SSR)?]
"Solidify!"
[Solidifying--] [Solidification successful!]
Jiang Qiao closed his eyes and carefully sensed the changes in his body, but he failed to notice anything different.
It seemed that something as ethereal as luck truly could not be fathomed, nor would it directly alter the body.
Only when using it could one judge from the information in the surrounding environment whether it had taken effect.
He had now solidified five different talents.
Among them, Lightning Thunder Fist (S), Invincible Body (A), and Dual Pupils (SSR) were talents used directly in battle, providing offense, defense, and vision.
Mad Scientist (SSR) and Fate Dice (SSR), meanwhile, were auxiliary talents that could help him accelerate his growth, acquire items, and master knowledge.
"Chef Talent is pretty good too, but there are still several hours left today. I'll wait a little longer."
Jiang Qiao let out a long breath. This simulation had basically accomplished the goals he had set beforehand.
First, it had confirmed that there truly were Evolvers capable of affecting the actions of Vicious Ghosts.
That made Jiang Qiao feel threatened.
Evolvers fed on humans. They not only stood opposed to ordinary people, but were also not on the same side as the Awakened.
And Evolvers who could control Vicious Ghosts were especially dangerous!
They could lead Vicious Ghosts in breaking through town after town, growing from weak to strong and continuously snowballing their power.
Who knew what they would eventually become?
Jiang Qiao could not guarantee that he would never come into conflict with the Evolvers.
So the best approach was to learn as much about them as possible, preferably eliminating some of those with potential in advance.
This was a direction that required special attention in future simulations.
Aside from the Evolvers, he had also cooperated with the military's Shelter Camp this time.
The results were quite good.
Through cooperation with the military, he could combine modern weapons with the abilities of the Awakened.
These weapons were not of much use to lone wolves.
But if he planned to establish a faction, they were indispensable.
Jiang Qiao had not yet decided on his future path, but he still had to make the necessary preparations.
Apart from that, his greatest gain this time should have been probing Braided Girl's depths!
With the support of Fourth Order Mad Scientist and six points of luck, he had ultimately succeeded in modifying a Tactical Nuclear Weapon and heavily injured Braided Girl.
The yield of the tactical nuclear bomb was around one kiloton.
"If I could modify a nuclear bomb with a yield of over ten kilotons, could I send Braided Girl away for good?"
Jiang Qiao pondered.
All fear came from insufficient firepower!
That saying might still hold true after Supernatural Revival.
However, modifying a nuclear bomb with Fourth Order Mad Scientist was too difficult.
To go any further, he would need to be at least Fifth Tier.
That was the direction Jiang Qiao would work toward next.
But then again, Jiang Qiao had always been puzzled.
How had so many terrifying Vicious Ghosts appeared in a small place like Bin City?
It was not just Braided Girl. The source of the smog in North City District remained a mystery to this day.
There was also the Vicious Ghost in that ancient well. Jiang Qiao felt that it was probably no weaker than Braided Girl.
"Where the temple is small, demons run wild; where the water is shallow, turtles abound."
Jiang Qiao sighed. For the moment, he could find no answer to the question.
"I still need to become stronger!"
By the roadside.
Jiang Qiao was waiting for a taxi.
The time he had arranged to view the house with the agent was approaching.
As he was pondering things, everything suddenly went dark before his eyes.
Then, startled cries from pedestrians rang out all around him.
"What happened?"
Jiang Qiao warily raised his head, then froze.
The sky, which had been bright and sunny just moments ago, had suddenly turned pitch-black. In the blink of an eye, day had become night.
"Holy crap, where did the sun go?"
Jiang Qiao instinctively checked the time on his phone.
12:30 p.m.
"Where's the sun? Such a huge thing—how could it just disappear?"
"Oh no, the sun got licked away by a simp!"
"Damn it, I'm a night-shift worker who just got home. Now my boss insists that I failed to show up because it's dark and is preparing to count it as an unexcused absence."
"Based on my thirty years of life experience, I can determine that this matter cannot be determined."
"..."
Whether online or in real life, everyone exploded into an uproar, arguing and offering all kinds of theories.
Panic spread along with it.
Many people worried that the end of the world was coming.
Otherwise, why had the sun disappeared?
Quite a few people rushed to supermarkets to stock up, hoarding rice, oil, and salt.
But soon, some so-called experts came out to dispel the rumors, claiming that this was merely a normal astronomical phenomenon and that there was no need to worry.
Everyone should go to work, report for duty, and earn their wages as usual. They should not delay the tasks assigned by their bosses.
After the experts' explanations, even more people charged toward the supermarkets.
"Five more days."
Jiang Qiao gazed at the pitch-black sky and muttered to himself.
If this had nothing to do with Supernatural Revival, he would eat shit upside down!
Before long, a taxi pulled up beside Jiang Qiao.
Jiang Qiao opened the door and sat in the front passenger seat.
"I don't know what's going on either. The sun just disappeared. Everyone's panicking now. After I finish this trip, I'm planning to call it a day and head home."
The driver was a kindly-looking man in his forties with a slicked-back hairstyle.
"Uncle, since you're planning to stop working, why don't you wait for me after we arrive and drive me back as well? I'll pay you a little extra, and you won't have to worry about making the trip back empty."
Jiang Qiao rolled down the window, and a faint wave of heat flowed into the car.
"That works, but I can't wait too long."
"It's not that I'm worried about the fare. It's just that the Western Suburbs are pretty eerie. Under normal circumstances, I don't even go there after dark."
"But now I can't figure out whether it counts as daytime or nighttime either."
The driver held the steering wheel with one hand and smoothed his hair with the other, looking rather flashy.
"No way. What's so eerie about it? Uncle, you're pretty superstitious." Jiang Qiao chuckled.
"Some things are better believed than not." The driver flashed the string of Buddhist prayer beads around his wrist.
"Everyone who's lived in Bin City for a long time knows that the Western Suburbs are especially superstitious. I went there a few times at night before. In the middle of the night, you could see incense, candles, and bowls of rice at the intersections. It was creepy as hell."
"There are also many roadside trees over there with dolls hanging from them. They have the child's Eight Characters written on them, supposedly to pray for the child's blessings."
"If you drive alone at night, you have to be especially careful. Some roads that are familiar during the day can make you lose your way at night, and you won't be able to find the intersection for ages."
"In short, it's fine during the day, but I generally don't want to go there at night."
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