After confirming that this world was The Outcast, Dan Lei wasted no time and headed straight for the nearest hospital.
In the Star Rail Universe, Dan Lei's Holy Grail couldn't connect to the Hall of Heroes, so over there he could only summon Heroic Spirits with backed-up Spirit Origins.
But as soon as he returned to Earth, the Command Spells on the back of his hand appeared at once, meaning he could summon new Heroic Spirits again.
However, Dan Lei didn't just take blood bags from the hospital blood bank, since that would have gotten the doctor on duty in serious trouble.
All he took from the hospital were plenty of medical supplies for drawing blood.
There was no other way. In the city, the only place he could find spiritual creatures without using human blood was the zoo.
So, after night fell, Dan Lei went straight to the biggest zoo in the city. He put the patrolling guards and monitoring staff to sleep, cut the power to the surveillance system, and then attacked the deer enclosure.
He knocked out two unlucky male sika deer and drew their blood, then found an empty spot in the zoo and drew a Heroic Spirit Summoning Circle.
The familiar summoning ritual, with no catalyst. When the light of the Heroic Spirit's descent faded, a Spirit appeared in the circle, dressed in a Sun Yat-sen suit, with white hair and sunglasses.
After getting a good look at Dan Lei, the Spirit said calmly,
"My name is Li Tongchen. I am unarmed, merely an old man. But to protect you, this much will suffice. I look forward to working with you, Master."
Dan Lei realized he'd pulled an SSR. He was still an Assassin, and his physical attributes weren't as good as they'd been at