Return

Once he was out of Lin Mei's sight and had reached a secluded spot, Xiao Hen stopped. He turned to look toward The Great Wall, the image of that beautiful figure still lingering in his mind.

"Am I in love?" Xiao Hen shook his head. "Probably not. Everyone appreciates beauty. It's normal for a stunning woman like Lin Mei to leave some impression on me!"

"But that can't stop me from moving forward. This is only a dimensional world. My world is vast; a place like this can't bind me!"

Xiao Hen said softly, "Return!"

The Shuttle's mechanical voice sounded. "Please confirm once more, Host. Do you wish to return?"

"Confirm return!"

As Xiao Hen's words fell, the space beside him twisted. A dim light flashed, and he vanished from the world of The Great Wall.

After a brief spell of discomfort, Xiao Hen returned to the house he had bought in the outskirts. Everything in the house was just as before, save for a faint layer of dust on the table and floor, marking the passage of time.

"At a ten-to-one ratio, I stayed in The Great Wall world for more than nine months. That means nearly a month should have passed in the Real World. Twenty-seven days?"

Xiao Hen began tidying up the house. Once he was done, he boiled a kettle of water, made himself a cup of tea, and went out onto the balcony. As he drank quietly and looked at the neon lights in the distant nightscape, a lovely figure involuntarily surfaced in his mind.

Heh...

Xiao Hen laughed at himself, then thought of something and asked, "Shuttle, I completed the Main Quest and Side Quest in The Great Wall world. Shouldn't there be rewards? Also, how much of the Shuttle has been repaired?"

"Of course there are rewards. Does the Host wish to claim them now?"

"Of course I want to claim them now!" Xiao Hen replied firmly.

"The Great Wall world Main Quest: Obtain the mysterious crystal within the Skyfall Meteorite. Quest complete. Reward: one Level 1 Enhancement Potion."

"The Great Wall world Side Quest: Help the Shadowless Imperial Army defeat Taotie. Quest complete. Reward: one Silver Light Sword."

"Shuttle damage level: 58%."

Xiao Hen's eyes lit up. The damage level had fallen from 73% to 58%, meaning that mysterious crystal had repaired 15% of the Shuttle's damage. That was already quite good.

"At 58%, one more repair should bring it down to 50%!" What Xiao Hen looked forward to was reducing the damage level to 50%. Then he would be able to see the world he would enter next in advance. That would be an enormous help, giving him more time to prepare and a greater chance of completing his missions.

Right, there were still two rewards. This time, instead of expanding his Storage Space, it had directly rewarded him with items. That was rare. Xiao Hen set down his teacup and waved a hand, summoning a slender rapier that glimmered with a silvery-white light from his Storage Space. This was the treasured sword the Shuttle had rewarded him. Xiao Hen could sense that it was truly extraordinary, something modern technology simply could not forge. Sharp, well-balanced, light—every advantage was embodied in this sword.

"Not bad, not bad. This sword suits me."

Xiao Hen put away the sword, then flipped his hand over. A bottle of green potion appeared in his palm. He frowned slightly, remembering that Taotie in The Great Wall world had green blood. He had killed too many Taotie and seen too much of that green blood, so seeing a potion of the same color now instinctively repulsed him.

"This is the Enhancement Potion? And it's only Level 1?" Xiao Hen asked.

"That is correct. After the Host consumes this Level 1 Enhancement Potion, it will increase the Host's Combat Power by ten points!" The Shuttle's mechanical voice remained utterly emotionless and rigid, but its words filled Xiao Hen with delight.

"Ten points of Combat Power? That's terrifying!"

No wonder Xiao Hen was tempted. An entire dose of G-Virus had only raised his Combat Power to twenty points, yet this seemingly ordinary bottle of Enhancement Potion could add ten points. It was truly unbelievable.

"Are there any precautions when taking this Enhancement Potion?" Xiao Hen asked cautiously.

"No."

"Fine!" Without another word, Xiao Hen lay down on the bed and drained the green liquid in the bottle in one gulp. He no longer cared about its color; the temptation of ten points of Combat Power was far more enticing.

This enhancement did not bring the pain he had suffered when using the G-Virus last time. The green liquid turned into a cool sensation that spread from his stomach throughout his body. Then that coolness became a warm current, thoroughly merging into Xiao Hen's organs, muscles, bones, and even his skin.

Lying lazily on the bed, Xiao Hen gradually fell asleep. The fighting in The Great Wall world had been a trial for him as well. He had endured all that pressure through sheer physical strength. Now that he had returned to the Real World and relaxed, he could finally get a proper night's sleep.

Early the next morning, Xiao Hen opened his eyes, stretched comfortably, and got up to wash. Once he had finished everything, he set off for the city. The supplies he had brought with him had been nearly used up. Most importantly, he had no way to replenish firearms and ammunition, so he could only stock up on ordinary supplies such as food and water first.

Riding his battered electric scooter to the largest supermarket in the city center, Xiao Hen began browsing. Before long, his cart was piled full with bagged rice, large containers of oil, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, and even huge bottles of mineral water.

One cart was not enough, so he got a second. In the end, Xiao Hen asked the supermarket staff for help and bought a full six large carts of supplies.

Naturally, the supermarket had delivery workers to send the goods to Xiao Hen's home. The supplies cost him well over ten thousand yuan. Rubbing the bank card in his hand, Xiao Hen smacked his lips. At this rate, another shopping trip like this would probably empty his account.

"No, I need to find something to make money from. There's plenty of time every time I return. Even if it's meant for rest, I can't just stay home sleeping all day!"

Xiao Hen muttered to himself, then got on his electric scooter and rode ahead, leading the delivery truck toward Mingyue Residential Area—the name of this suburban neighborhood.

When they reached Xiao Hen's home, he casually picked up the large bags and headed upstairs. The delivery worker stared dumbfoundedly. "Th-That's insane... Don't tell me those bags are stuffed with cotton?"

After saying that, the delivery worker reached out and tried lifting several of the remaining large bags, but even after using all his strength, he could not raise them.

The delivery worker had just caught his breath when Xiao Hen came back downstairs.

"That fast?" The delivery worker froze. Hadn't he just gone upstairs? Carrying such heavy things up the stairs, how could he have returned so quickly? That wasn't scientific!

"Yeah, thanks for the hard work. This stuff isn't heavy." Xiao Hen smiled, casually picked up several more large bags, and lightly turned to head upstairs again.

"Th-This guy really is a super-strongman!" The delivery worker admired Xiao Hen more than anyone else.

After three trips, Xiao Hen had carried every large bag of supplies into the house. Seeing this, the delivery worker said goodbye and drove off. But before leaving, he saw that Xiao Hen was neither flushed nor out of breath, and could only twitch his mouth and swallow nervously as he departed.

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