Strength Soars!

Razor Hall!

Yu An sat in the main hall.

Guan Yutian stood ramrod straight below her.

"..."

"Miss, this is all the information we currently have on Zhang Qing."

Yu An nodded, then said,

"Make a trip to the Chuan Family and buy Zhang Qing's indenture contract. I want this man."

"Yes!" Guan Yutian answered.

He then headed for the Chuan Family.

A short while later.

Guan Yutian returned.

"Miss, the Chuan Family refused to sell. They said he has already been absorbed into their First-grade Hall!"

Yu An raised a brow.

"Tsk, tsk. They moved quickly."

"Forget it, then."

"Oh, right. Go to the Chuan Family again tomorrow and ask for him to join your team."

"Just name him directly."

"Yes!"

Guan Yutian replied before taking his leave.

Looking at the empty hall, Yu An murmured softly,

In the past, whenever my Yu Family asked the Chuan Family for someone, it had always been easy.

Even if they were members of First-grade Hall.

Yet they refused today?

Is that a signal? A warning not to get too close to the Tie Family? Looks like that old bag of bones, the Chuan Family ancestor, isn't dead yet.

Heh, have they got the Tie Family in the bag and now set their sights on my Yu Family?

That old bag of bones wants to make one last big play before he dies!

"Interesting. Truly interesting!"

Chuan Prefecture.

Zhang Qing repeatedly thanked the attendant who delivered the medicinal herbs for his bath.

After the attendant left.

He immediately began preparing the medicinal bath.

What was there to thank them for? He was still just a pawn.

That old man named Chuan Jia had probably seen the potential in him.

Mm, everything was going according to plan.

Nice and steady!

Very soon.

The medicinal bath was ready.

Zhang Qing soaked himself in the tub and let out a long breath.

Ever since logging in early, he had never stepped into a trap. He had made it this far step by step.

And he even possessed the immense fortune of five Attribute Points.

All he could say was—

Rebirth really was a cheat code.

"Alright, time to think about the next step of the plan."

"Five skill points—just enough to raise all four Cultivation Techniques to mastery!"

"Then I'll keep following Razor on missions long-term, harvesting blood bags and Attribute Points."

"Best case, I'll get the chance to lead a team on my own."

"My identity is already established, and my persona won't easily fall apart. I can be a little more ruthless and get a few Attribute Points every day."

"By the time the great calamity of Zi City arrives half a year from now, I should be very strong."

"At that point, maybe I can find a way to get my hands on that Secret Treasure, Star Steel."

"Sequence Users... tsk, tsk!"

As he pondered.

A notification suddenly rang out.

Congratulations, you have comprehended the Cultivation Technique: Low-grade Glimmer Ox-Barbarian Strength (Beginner)!

Congratulations, you have comprehended Ox-Barbarian Strength. Proficiency +1!

It was here.

Time to add points!

His Attribute Points dropped from five to three!

He directly dumped in two points.

Congratulations, your Ox-Barbarian Strength proficiency has increased: Low-grade Glimmer Ox-Barbarian Strength; 1/1000 EXP (Mastery!)

His proficiency rose two levels, skipping past the proficient rank.

Then.

He spent his remaining three Attribute Points.

Congratulations, your Kaiyuan Art proficiency has increased: Low-grade Glimmer Kaiyuan Art; 1/1000 EXP (Mastery!)

Congratulations, your Sky-Opening Slash proficiency has increased: Low-grade Glimmer Sky-Opening Slash; 1/1000 EXP (Mastery!)

Congratulations, your Chuan Shattering Steps proficiency has increased: Low-grade Glimmer Chuan Shattering Steps; 1/1000 EXP (Mastery!)

Beautiful!

Zhang Qing!

Martial Path: Glimmering Realm!

Blood Volume: 696/696!

Constitution: 11!

Intelligence: 1!

Cultivation Techniques: Kaiyuan Art (Low-grade Glimmer Mastery!) Sky-Opening Slash (Low-grade Glimmer Mastery!) Chuan Shattering Steps (Low-grade Glimmer Mastery!) Ox-Barbarian Strength (Low-grade Glimmer Mastery!)

Attribute Points: None!

Power surged through him.

With all his Cultivation Techniques maxed out, Zhang Qing's combat strength would soar directly upward.

And his evasion, reactions, and defense would all undergo a qualitative transformation.

The current Chuan Fa was no longer Zhang Qing's match.

Three days.

To go from an insignificant guard to this point in three days was simply fucking incredible.

All thanks to rebirth.

Otherwise, no gaming expert could have achieved this.

The persona hurdle alone would have screwed them over several times.

Phew!

He got up.

After drying himself off, Zhang Qing sat cross-legged on the bed.

Then he logged off to eat.

As soon as he finished eating, he immediately logged back in.

By coincidence.

Someone knocked on his door right after he logged in.

When Zhang Qing opened it, he found a Ratfolk man he had never seen before.

Chuan Chao; 362/362!

"My name is Chuan Chao. I am from First-grade Hall!" Chuan Chao said directly without even entering the room.

"Zhang Qing has already been absorbed into First-grade Hall!"

"The Hall Master has specially approved for you to enter Razor daily to carry out missions and record what you see and hear."

"If necessary, the Hall Master will help you join Razor as a squad leader."

After saying that.

He left immediately.

Zhang Qing frowned.

What the...

Wait.

Record what he saw and heard?

Had he become a pawn planted in Razor?

No.

Were these people sick?

As such an obvious pawn, he couldn't exactly play undercover.

Besides... fuck, this was a trap.

The news that he had joined First-grade Hall couldn't be hidden from Razor, could it?

Wasn't this just shoving him into the fire?

Perhaps...

Fine, perhaps he was just an idle pawn.

If he was useless, then he was useless.

If he proved useful, that would be an unexpected bonus.

Heh heh.

You old bastards, just give me time to grow. Let's see if I don't deal with you.

A minor episode.

After giving it some thought, Zhang Qing treated the matter as nothing more than a minor episode.

For now, he just needed to develop at his own pace.

That afternoon.

Chuan Fa came over with wine and food.

He and Zhang Qing happily ate and drank together.

Before leaving, he even delivered the name-substitution money.

Twenty Silver Coins.

He said that from now on, there would be name-substitution money every day. He would collect it for Zhang Qing and bring it over.

Zhang Qing refused for quite a while, but Chuan Fa would not budge. He insisted on giving him ten Silver Coins every day, or else it would mean Zhang Qing looked down on him.

Left with no choice, Zhang Qing accepted.

In truth, the name-substitution money had gone up in price...

In short.

Zhang Qing would make a killing, while someone like Chuan Fa would definitely not lose out.

It was only because Zhang Qing had been absorbed into First-grade Hall that Chuan Fa no longer dared to squeeze him dry.

He still squeezed the other guards without mercy!

After that, nothing else happened.

The following day.

Zhang Qing logged off early to eat, then hurried back online.

Then he went to work... no, to Razor Hall.

Guan Yutian was delighted to see Zhang Qing and busied himself introducing the new teammate.

Tsk, tsk...

Razor Hall's mortality rate was really high.

Pusan; 275/275!

Feng Ze; 255/255!

Yuan Qi; 265/265! (Rabbitfolk)

Guan Yutian; 480/480!

Guan Yutian and Pusan's health bars had increased a little. Their strength had probably improved somewhat.

And the team had only gained one replacement.

Yuan Qi, the Rabbitfolk man, was about 1.7 meters tall. He was considered tall among Rabbitfolk. Like Pusan, he had bandages wrapped around his head, probably to hide his ears.

"Alright, everyone's here. Let's patrol!" Guan Yutian said with satisfaction.

Razor basically patrolled every day.

They caught scapegoats and the like.

If they ran into a Specter, they would have to fight.

Of course.

They also had to deal with reports.

Just like now.

The team had only gone a few hundred meters.

When someone approached with a beaming smile.

Zhang Qing glanced at him.

Qi Ge; 21/21!

"Lord Guan, Lord Guan."

He called out. From the looks of it, he seemed to know Guan Yutian.