Blood Qi Surges

Chapter 15: Blood Energy Soaring

Xu Feng tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep.

His mind was fixated on the impending unknown crisis, leaving him too restless to find any peace.

When he woke up in the morning with dark circles under his eyes, the first thing he did was check his blood energy value.

[Blood Energy: 191c]

191c!!!

Xu Feng took a deep breath, his entire being instantly jolted awake.

All those days he had spent painstakingly practicing the Nine Star Body Refining Art couldn't even compare to a single vial of this potion.

Furthermore, he could still feel a lingering, warm, and comfortable sensation within his body.

This meant the effects of the medicine had not yet fully dissipated.

In other words, 191c was not the total effect of a single vial.

His blood energy value might even rise higher.

"Whew, it's great to be rich," Xu Feng couldn't help but say with envy.

If only he had been able to take such potions since he was a child.

Forget it, thinking too much was useless.

Regardless, he had managed to drink this blood energy genetic potion, even if it was a dozen years too late.

But at least he'd gotten it for free.

Xu Feng resisted the urge to immediately drink the second vial, got up, and began to wash up and make breakfast.

After dropping Xiao Dan off at school, he immediately went to find his supervisor to request a week of leave.

The manager was very displeased, but since Xu Feng insisted he had urgent matters and couldn't work for the time being, he had no choice but to agree.

However, his wages for those days would be deducted in full.

Xu Feng didn't care about that.

A week's wages were only a little over two thousand yuan.

Compared to the preparations he was about to make, that was insignificant.

After returning home, Xu Feng first practiced his blade technique five times.

Once he was exhausted, he began to practice the Nine Star Body Refining Art.

Xu Feng had discovered something.

Whenever his body was extremely fatigued, the effects of practicing the Nine Star Body Refining Art were exceptionally good.

He guessed that this might be because his body was in a "starved" state, and therefore had a larger "appetite."

Sure enough, after practicing only twice this time, his blood energy value increased by another 1 point.

Afterward, around 10:30 in the morning, Xu Feng stopped his practice, took off his shirt, and entered the tunnel.

Today, his goal was to dig at least one passage leading to the outside world as a backup exit.

As it turned out, by 11:30 in the morning, he had been digging for less than an hour when he suddenly felt the shovel in his hand become a bit lighter.

Xu Feng instinctively summoned his panel to take a look.

Sure enough, the proficiency of his "Digging" skill had successfully upgraded to "Proficient."

Xu Feng couldn't help but laugh at himself.

Had he really become an expert at digging holes?

With every shovel strike, he could save effort and increase efficiency, which only fueled his motivation further.

By four in the afternoon, he finally finished digging the tunnel, with the exit located in the bushes not far from the backyard.

Covered in sweat, Xu Feng hurried out and leveled the small mountain of dirt piled up in the backyard, digging trenches.

He fashioned it into the appearance of a large "vegetable patch," hiding the backup exit beneath it.

If an emergency occurred, he would only need to push the board outward from inside the tunnel, and the exit would be revealed.

It was just like the exits set up by farmers in the fields during the tunnel warfare of the past.

Even if someone walked over that vegetable patch, they wouldn't discover the backup exit.

After preparing the entire passage, Xu Feng finally took a weary shower and collapsed onto his bed for a nap.

He slept until six in the evening.

When the alarm went off, Xu Feng rolled over and sat up, washed his face, locked the door, and headed toward the base.

Time to pick up the kid from school!

By the time Xu Feng picked up Xiao Dan and left the base to head back, there was still no sign of any major disturbance around the entire military base, including the shantytown and the trading zone.

People seemed completely unaware of the impending crisis.

They were all just going about their business as usual.

Xu Feng deliberately took a detour through the trading zone to confirm that the canned goods in the shops had indeed been completely bought out.

While he held those looking to profit from the war in contempt, he had no desire to provoke them either.

After buying some fruit, Xu Feng took Xiao Dan by the hand and started walking back.

Passing by a stall selling maps, Xu Feng suddenly paused and crouched down.

"Boss, what kind of map is this?"

Xu Feng asked, pointing to a USB drive on the stall.

"Maps for sectors D20, D21, and D22 of the Wumeng Mountain Region. Want one? Selling them cheap, five hundred a pop."

The boss was a man in his fifties, lean and gaunt, wearing the uniform of a transport team.

The garment should have been gray, but years of sweat and grime had turned it a dark, dingy shade.

It seemed this man was a long-term transport worker.

"Is it authentic?" Xu Feng showed interest.

"Of course it's authentic. Here is my work ID; I'm a map surveyor."

The man pulled a palm-sized black card from his chest pocket.

Xu Feng took a look and scanned the code on it with his communication bracelet.

Sure enough, he was a staff member of Sky Moon Martial University.

"Make it cheaper," Xu Feng said with a smile.

"Can't go lower on this. We put a lot of effort into surveying these maps."

The man shook his head.

Xu Feng argued his case: "You're selling copies, it's not like this is rare merchandise.

Besides, those of us living near this base move wherever the base goes; we don't really need maps in our daily lives.

If I weren't interested in this sort of thing, I wouldn't even be asking. 250, if you're selling, I'll take one."

The man hesitated for a moment: "300."

"280, that's my final offer." Xu Feng feigned hesitation.

The man immediately replied: "Fine! 280 it is!"

Xu Feng felt a pang of regret; he had offered too much.

After receiving the USB drive, Xu Feng pressed it directly against his communication bracelet.

As the screen lit up, the data transfer began.

It took less than three seconds.

"Beep! File downloaded."

Only then did Xu Feng return the USB drive to the boss and begin to examine the data carefully.

Two minutes later, Xu Feng, who had been pretending to inspect the files, nodded: "Seems fine for now, let's leave it at that.

But if you dare to scam me, I've remembered your name—Liu Yuxi, right?

I have friends among the graduate students at the Martial University, you catch my drift?"

"Rest assured, sir, I would never dream of scamming you."

The man was stunned for a moment, then wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Only then did Xu Feng leave, satisfied, while pulling Xiao Dan along.

Upon returning home, they saw the massive changes in the tunnel.

Xiao Dan was immediately excited, crawling around to explore and even planning out three rooms for herself.

Meanwhile, Xu Feng sat on the edge of the bed to study the map he had acquired.

The reason he had suddenly decided to buy a map was to prepare a contingency plan for the future.

In the event that the approaching danger proved impossible to handle and they needed to flee, they would at least have a direction to run in.

After getting a rough look at the terrain around Sky Moon Martial University, Xu Feng decided he needed to verify it against reality.

After all, in the nearly one month since he had transmigrated here, he had never once left the shantytown.

Now that his flying daggers and blade techniques had achieved a modicum of success, he could afford to venture a bit further to see the surrounding environment.

At the very least, he didn't want to run in the wrong direction when the time came to escape.

Hearing that Xu Feng was going out, Xiao Dan immediately insisted on following him.

"The wilderness is so dangerous, why would you want to tag along? Come on, I'm taking you to Liu Yu's place to play."

Xu Feng pulled Xiao Dan toward the door.

Xiao Dan looked up at Xu Feng. "That works too, Dad. I think it wouldn't be bad if Sister Liu Yu became my stepmother. I can start building a good relationship with her early."

Xu Feng: ". . . Is that what I meant? I'm warning you, don't go around saying nonsense when we get there, you hear me?"

"Oh." Xiao Dan nodded, secretly sticking out her tongue.