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"Dumb~"

Crow flapped its wings and landed on Sulu's shoulder, who was standing on the rooftop, gazing down below.

"Really... useless."

Sulu watched the brief battle unfolding below, utterly speechless.

Calling it a battle is an exaggeration.

Basically, it's about Li Weiwei being hit head-on by a robber who tries to commit a crime, and her screaming and running away.

'Although the [Wind Whisperer] potion doesn't increase strength or physique, this performance... is truly disappointing. However, she's just an ordinary person, so it's understandable.'

Sulu thought for a moment and then didn't go down.

Even if this place is remote, Li Weiwei's performance of Battle Royale while calling for help in a soprano voice will definitely attract attention and draw people to her rescue, so he won't need to take action.

However, Sulu was quite satisfied with Li Weiwei's ability to cause trouble.

He opened the Midnight Diner to gather information, mainly to keep track of what was happening in the East City, and incidentally to gain some experience points.

"Unfortunately... even if I accumulate enough experience points, I won't be able to take up a second-tier job until the world levels up and the Spirit Tide recovers to a certain extent."

Sulu sighed, and his figure vanished.

The next day, Sulu brought in workers, looked at the shop, and began designing renovation plans.

At the same time, he is also preparing to announce the closure and change of business hours.

If they continue to treat their customers with disregard as they have before, even the few remaining regulars will likely turn against them, and then they'll really be left with nothing.

Sulu's solution was to give advance notice and some time to adapt; whether it would be effective was anyone's guess.

Besides, the Crow he tamed brought two more companions with it the next day, which Sulu also tamed and gave them the uncreative names ' Big A', 'Second A', and 'Third A '.

"Three... that's just right, any more would be too conspicuous."

After closing the door, Sulu thought for a moment, then took out several spiritual materials he had collected from the deep mountains and began cooking.

Various spiritual ingredients were blended in his hands and eventually transformed into a plate of slightly glistening stir-fried wood ear mushrooms.

"Hmm, using different spiritual materials to create different spiritual recipes... This one should be able to stimulate awakening... I just don't know how effective it will be."

Thinking this, Sulu went to the back alley of the kitchen and knocked on the trash can next to it.

Puff! Puff!

With a flap of its wings, three Crow landed, the leader being the largest, with the smoothest and most magnificent feathers.

"Eat!"

Sulu handed over the stir-fried wood ear mushrooms.

Big A, with an imposing air, pushed past his two underlings and stepped forward, taking a bite. His bright eyes widened in surprise for a moment, then he quickly pecked at the food again.

Don't eat alone!

Sulu gave a reprimand and called over the other two Crow.

"It seems my recipe is quite to their liking... However, it's also possible that I simply feel it's beneficial to them. Perhaps this is the catalyst for evolution—they'll eat anything, even a pile of poop?"

Sulu's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't have the idea of trying it himself. Instead, he carefully observed the subsequent events involving the three Crow.

They fought over it, devouring the entire plate of stir-fried wood ear mushrooms, leaving not a single scrap.

After finishing the meal, they all felt as if they were drunk, experiencing a slight dizziness.

Seeing this, Sulu didn't dare let them fly around, so he put them inside the house and went out to find an unlicensed internet cafe to go online.

'Although many posts have been deleted and many forums have been shut down, the Wisdom of the masses is boundless, and there are still many related searches...'

Sulu browsed around and found a local forum. The interface looked very professional, with no ads, and surprisingly, it required approval to enter.

"Please answer the question: Do you... have nightmares?"

Looking at the "Yes" or "No" options below, Sulu rolled her eyes and selected "Yes".

"In your dream, you saw..."

Sulu thought for a moment, then typed in "Grey Mist," no, then "Giant," and ding! He successfully entered the forum.

The website interface changed, with a pure black background, and it seemed as if some mist was swirling around it.

At the top is a declaration. "We all know about the changes in this world and the existence of mysteries. This forum is purely for communication, to provide a channel for all brothers and sisters to communicate... Warning: Meeting in person is risky! Please be cautious!"

'Heh... it's quite professional...'

Sulu scrolled through the posts below and found that there were basically no fluff posts; the posts were all quite substantial.

Of course, the most frequent discussions were about various forms of 'evolution' and 'superpowers'.

Next came the acquisition of various formulas and materials.

'It seems they've discovered... some formulas that can be used even by people who haven't had nightmares, though there's a failure rate...'

'Hmm? There are also some whimsical rich people who give it to all sorts of animals... What a genius!'

Sulu looked at the list and found that the professions compiled by netizens currently fall into roughly four categories:

These are the physical damage dealers [Hunter] and [Ancient Warrior], and the spellcaster [Wind Whisperer] and [Psychic].

As for their respective job information and the potion recipes to enhance their attributes, these are all hidden.

'After all, it's public information, and besides, someone might even develop another profession about it...'

Sulu still hoped that these professionals could pave more paths in the overall direction of his plan, since in the end they would all become his resources.

Just then, he came across a post:

<A True Account of the Dongshi Challenge Madman's Dojo Challenge!>

After clicking on it, I found a video of a young man practicing martial arts and combat.

"After examination, this kid is definitely a [traditional martial arts practitioner]. Over!"

"Look at how cool it was to shatter the wooden board with that palm strike! It must have used the legendary internal energy!"

"That idiot is so high-profile, he's asking for it!"

"Judging from his appearance, he doesn't know that there are many others like him who think they are the most special one!"

"This person is in the East City. Let's all gather around and watch! Let's give him a full-blown look!"

"Breaking news: This person's name is Wang Chaoqun, from an ancient martial arts family, 25 years old... He will challenge the New Moon Fight Club tomorrow."

A large number of comments appeared.

Sulu's expression shifted. "New Moon Fight Club, the one Cheng Feng owns? Sister Hong mentioned it too... it seems it's true."

It must be said that he quite admired Wang Chaoqun.

Even if ordinary people possess extraordinary powers, it is very difficult for them to change their mindset.

But those who have trained in martial arts since childhood are different. Their combat awareness allows them to unleash their extraordinary power to the fullest extent, and even challenge opponents of higher levels!

"Cheng Feng, that rich kid, is going to be in trouble, but he probably doesn't care; he's probably even excited, right?"

"After all, this is genuine 'ancient martial arts' and 'internal energy'!"

Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Sulu's lips.