"How many days until I enter Warcraft World?"
"Three days remaining, Host!"
After asking the Shuttle, Xiao Hen silently began making preparations. He checked the equipment he had. Aside from the Silver Light Sword and the Magic Power Ring, he only had the firearms in his Storage Space. Small firearms would not be very useful in Warcraft World, but the ten rocket projectiles would still be of some use. There were also those grenades; even if they could not kill the Orcs, they could still injure them. Against humans, grenades and ordinary firearms would be quite effective.
Other than that equipment, he had not used much of the supplies he had bought before entering Xunlong Jue last time, including water and food. There was still plenty left in his Storage Space, so he would not need to spend the effort buying more this time.
Xiao Hen took out a longbow from his Storage Space. It was a reward the Shuttle had issued after one of his previous quests: the Star Chasing Bow.
Xiao Hen did not know how to shoot arrows. To learn, he specifically searched online for instructional videos on bows and archery, watching and practicing at the same time. With his powerful combat instincts, learning combat skills like these posed no problem at all.
Through online shopping, Xiao Hen bought a large batch of arrows. In terms of quality, these modern arrows were far superior to those used by ordinary ancient archers. Xiao Hen prepared over a thousand arrows and placed them in his Storage Space, doing everything he could to arm himself.
Ring... Ring...
Xiao Hen's phone rang. Chen Xinyu was calling. "Hello, CEO Chen."
"It's like this, Mr. Xiao. Elder Wu's auction house will begin its auction at eight tonight sharp. Your item will be the finale and will be auctioned last. Would you like to come and take a look?" Chen Xinyu's crisp voice came through the phone.
"Hehe, no need. After the auction is over, please help me handle the process and transfer my share to my card. Thank you." Xiao Hen did not intend to waste time on such mundane matters.
"Alright, don't worry. I'll be attending this auction as well. Once it ends, the funds will be transferred into your account on time." Chen Xinyu hung up after saying that with a smile.
Xiao Hen put those trivial matters aside. He needed time to prepare for the upcoming new Quest World.
After checking his Storage Space, he found that every necessary preparation had been made as thoroughly as possible. Xiao Hen muttered, "Do what I can and leave the rest to fate. I've prepared everything I should. I just hope... I hope the Shuttle doesn't assign me an overly difficult mission!"
Xiao Hen knew that the Story World he was about to face this time was likely the most dangerous one yet, perhaps even more dangerous than when he had first entered the Resident Evil world as an ordinary person. If he merely had to survive in Warcraft World, it would be easy enough. What he feared was the Shuttle assigning a mission. Whatever could help repair the Shuttle was surely no simple thing.
Keep practicing swordsmanship and boxing!
Xiao Hen left his home. There was too little room inside to freely practice boxing and swordsmanship, so he could only go out and find some secluded place to train. Fortunately, Mingyue Residential Area was already in the suburbs, so deserted places were fairly easy to find.
Just like that, Xiao Hen continuously practiced swordsmanship and boxing. His boxing did not improve much. After all, it was merely a type of boxing from Earth; Li Tingxuan had even practiced it as a fitness routine. What Xiao Hen gained from practicing it was greater control over his body, while the increase in Combat Power was minimal, nowhere near as dramatic as Spring Rain Swordplay.
Xiao Hen devoted even more effort to Spring Rain Swordplay. As he practiced it again and again, he had already become able to immerse himself in its artistic conception, allowing his heart to wholly experience that endlessly flowing sword intent, like spring rain.
Again and again, he continued practicing.
Clang!
Xiao Hen's sword-wielding figure suddenly froze. His entire sword pointed toward the distance. The arm holding the sword was as steady as a rock, yet the blade trembled continuously, producing bursts of sword hums.
"This..." Xiao Hen suddenly opened his eyes and said in delight, "Have I finally broken through?"
Yes. After carefully sensing it, Xiao Hen finally confirmed that the Spring Rain Swordplay he had practiced had truly broken through to the second level.
"I never expected that I really could reach the second level of Spring Rain Swordplay within a week."
Xiao Hen smiled and opened his Character Panel, where he saw his current Combat Power: eighty-seven.
"Hahaha..."
His Combat Power was eighty-seven. Before practicing Spring Rain Swordplay, his Combat Power had been thirty-seven. After practicing the first level of Spring Rain Swordplay, it had become fifty-seven. Now that he had entered the second level, it had become eighty-seven.
In other words, the first level of Spring Rain Swordplay increased Combat Power by twenty points. Reaching the second level added another thirty points, for a total increase of fifty points. The Combat Power boost from swordsmanship alone had already surpassed Xiao Hen's own original Combat Power.
This was my most fundamental trump card now. Xiao Hen clenched the longsword in his hand. He had not expected Spring Rain Swordplay to break through today. It truly was an unexpected delight.
After tidying up, Xiao Hen prepared to head back. It was already very late, and darkness had fallen. The surrounding area was nearly wild mountains and wasteland; if an ordinary person walked here alone, they would surely be nervous. Yet Xiao Hen was not afraid in the slightest, and he even wore a smile.
He had not ridden his battered electric bike here, but had come on foot. Naturally, he would return on foot as well. This place was not far from Mingyue Residential Area, less than two kilometers away.
"I wonder how much the Golden Mask will sell for tonight. I'll buy a car tomorrow. I got my driver's license so long ago that it's practically growing mold at home," Xiao Hen thought.
"Hm?" Xiao Hen's ears suddenly twitched. "There's movement? At a time like this, there are actually people in this godforsaken place?"
Xiao Hen looked around. The surroundings were filled with waist-high withered grass, while a rugged path of loose stones ran across the ground. It was nighttime, and anyone coming here at this hour seemed suspicious no matter how he thought about it.
Xiao Hen rubbed his chin. Should he go take a look?
Though he thought that, his feet did not stop. He walked forward step by step, and the voices ahead grew increasingly clear. The sounds were not actually loud; the speakers had already lowered their voices, but Xiao Hen's hearing had become exceptionally sharp after being enhanced by the G-Virus.
Xiao Hen drew closer, his steps extremely light. After crossing a hillside and reaching the edge of a wasteland, he saw a van parked there. Its engine was off and its windows were tightly shut. Faint conversation drifted from inside. Xiao Hen listened closely.
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