A Secret Box faintly appeared in a room within the Beiyang General Staff Headquarters. Countless motes of light gathered together, finally projecting Xu Yue's figure.
He went from nothingness to solidity, becoming clearer and clearer until he materialized and landed on the ground.
For a moment, his eyes held a trace of confusion and blankness before clarity returned.
"So I really did try it after all."
After muttering to himself for a while, Xu Yue took out an Ostrich Egg and casually activated it.
Yet the Ostrich Egg, which was originally only meant to preserve memories, projected a vast, golden, strange power. Xu Yue's expression shifted slightly. Raising a hand, he concealed the fluctuation, then absorbed it into his body along with the memories.
"So that was it..."
After digesting the lost memories, Xu Yue's eyes revealed a thoughtful look.
The Death Penalty reduced one's strength by ninety percent. If one wished to speed up recovery, Intruders and above would be charged different recovery fees depending on their strength and the extent of their recovery.
However, if one used the special Rebirth Authority item available to Elite Reincarnators, the one-time cost of a full recovery was exactly three S-Rank Plot Points!
That was why Xu Yue had kept three S-Rank Plot Points in reserve.
This restriction had originally been added because Elite Reincarnators were relatively weak. Charging based on strength alone would have made it far too cheap, so a minimum fee policy had been introduced.
Clearly, Xu Yue had exploited this loophole. After unexpectedly obtaining the Egg of Memories, he had considered using this final rare opportunity to experience death and grasp the balance between life and death.
Then Guang Jing happened to start causing trouble over there, so Xu Yue naturally took advantage of him before using death