My Romance Game Updated – Chapter 113
by Little PandaNew Skill
Qi Sheng left, leaving only Ren Muhui and Fan Juntian in this laboratory.
Ren Muhui was currently standing in front of a lab bench, while Fan Juntian was locked inside a small, partitioned cubicle within the laboratory. The cubicle’s window was completely sealed, but there was a small window fitted with iron bars on the heavy iron door. Ren Muhui used this window to start practicing his esper ability on Fan Juntian.
And so, Fan Juntian, who had been having a grand old time cursing out Ren Muhui, suddenly got his tongue tied. His teeth bit down with vicious force, hurting so much that he almost thought his tongue had been severed.
Fan Juntian had no idea what Ren Muhui’s esper ability was. He simply assumed he had bitten his own tongue because he was hurling insults too quickly. Thus, once the sharp pain on his tongue eased, he glared at Ren Muhui again and resumed cursing him, enunciating clearly, word by word, and at a slow pace.
There was no helping it; Ren Muhui was the only one here. Moreover, even though Ren Muhui just stood there doing nothing, the look in his eyes when watching him was truly incredibly punchable and begging to be cursed. Fan Juntian believed Ren Muhui had come today specifically to gloat. He could not beat him up now, but as for cursing, he could still curse with all his might.
Ever since he was locked in the laboratory as an experimental subject and subjected to various tests, Fan Juntian had accumulated a great deal of resentment. Previously, before he could even curse a few words, he would be dosed with anesthetics. Now, with a punching bag right in front of him, Fan Juntian was naturally going to vent all of this resentment!
“Ren Muhui, you useless trash! You &*%￥#@…”
Just as Fan Juntian was sitting on the bed cursing with great vigor, the folding bed beneath him suddenly wobbled, and then both ends violently folded upward, trapping him right in the middle.
“Fuck your mother, Qi Sheng, you dog shit broke bastard! Giving this father a defective bed to sleep on! Fuck your &…%￥*&%…”
Ren Muhui watched Fan Juntian’s various miserable, unlucky states, laughing in sheer satisfaction. He felt like he was starting to like this “unlucky” skill~
After practicing his skill on Fan Juntian for an entire day, Ren Muhui’s skill still did not level up. However, Ren Muhui was in no hurry. On the second and third days, he continued to stroll over leisurely to find Fan Juntian to practice his skill.
As for Fan Juntian, he went from cursing at Ren Muhui the moment he saw him, to screaming frantically for help whenever he caught sight of him, begging for someone to take this broom star1 away. As long as Ren Muhui was there, he would experience all sorts of mishaps. No matter how dense Fan Juntian was, he knew Ren Muhui was the one behind it.
Yet even if Fan Juntian knew Ren Muhui was messing with him, he was powerless to stop him—just as he was powerless to resist being used as a test subject.
On the fifth day, Ren Muhui’s skill finally leveled up. At the same time, he excitedly brought some good news to Ren Chenxi.
When his skill leveled up to Level 5, the system sent him another Skill Upgrade Big Gift Pack~ Upon opening it, he obtained another skill book and a reward of 100,000 crystal stones.
“So, what skill did you open from this skill book this time?”
Ren Chenxi did not feel the slightest bit of envy or jealousy toward Ren Muhui’s “Skill Upgrade Big Gift Pack,” though she was still somewhat curious.
“Heheh, don’t get envious when you hear this~ My newly opened skill is Forging~ As long as I’m given enough materials and crystal cores, I can forge powerful weapons~”
This skill sounded pretty good.
“Then what weapons can you forge? Are things like cannons and rocket launchers possible?”
“…If you give me enough materials to make cannons and rocket launchers!”
Yo, so if the materials are sufficient, you really can make cannons and rocket launchers? Ren Chenxi looked at Ren Muhui sideways, suddenly thinking of something. “Then have you tested your new skill yet? At least forge a weapon first for me to see~”
“B-but… I don’t have materials. Even if I forge a kitchen knife, it takes five hundred crystal stones, plus steel, iron, and whatnot…” Ren Muhui looked at Ren Chenxi with a troubled expression. “I already wanted to try it when I first got this skill, but I just don’t know where to go to find materials…”
“Then go find your good brothers and do it together! I remember they have a lot of useless steel pipes and metal frames, right? Anyway, this new skill of yours surely won’t be easy to hide from them, right?” Ren Chenxi recalled that during this period, they had gradually cleared out many shelves. Afterwards, they were just piled up uselessly, so Chen Gu and the others had dismantled and taken them, saying they would see if anyone else in the base wanted them. At this moment, she didn’t know if there were any left.
“Oh, oh, oh! Then I’m off to find Chen Gu. I wasn’t planning on hiding it from them in the first place, I just wanted to try it out on the sly first so I could show off in front of them once I succeeded~”
“Then go on! You don’t need to try it on the sly either. Just tell Chen Gu and the others that this is a newly awakened esper ability and you’re not yet skilled at using it, won’t that do? Once your skill becomes proficient in the future, there will be plenty of formidable weapons you can forge~”
“…No, I might not necessarily be able to forge formidable weapons, right?” Although his younger sister thought highly of him, Ren Muhui knew in his own heart that the better the weapon, the more materials and crystal stones it would definitely consume. Who knew if he could gather enough materials!
“Don’t worry, that day will come~” Ren Chenxi gave Ren Muhui a meaningful look.
Ren Muhui did not catch the underlying meaning in Ren Chenxi’s words at all, assuming she was simply comforting him, so he did not think much of it. He was only focused on hurriedly heading to the building next door, wanting to find Chen Gu and the others to test his new skill.
Ren Chenxi watched Ren Muhui’s departing figure with satisfaction, then turned to head back to the third floor. Mmh, she had quite a lot of crystal stones now. She had originally been thinking about how to buy some decent weapons from the Apocalypse Mall for Keyu and the other ordinary people without esper abilities, but she couldn’t find a suitable excuse. This was perfect. Since Ren Muhui had actually pulled a Forging skill, couldn’t she use his skill as a cover to gift weapons to Keyu and the others?
And so, while Ren Muhui was excitedly messing around with various materials alongside Chen Gu and the others to forge weapons, Ren Chenxi was also in her own bedroom, opening the Apocalypse Mall to select suitable weapons.
To tell the truth, although there were many very powerful weapons in the Apocalypse Mall and Ren Chenxi could afford them, still… if they were to be used by Huo Keyu and the others, she had to consider many factors.
For instance, weapons like handguns, cannons, and rocket launchers were absolutely unsuitable to be taken out. Even if they were blamed on Ren Muhui’s Forging skill, these would easily attract the attention of other people in the base. Furthermore, handguns were not that easy to control and use. Ren Chenxi was certain that girls like Huo Keyu and Du Tian had absolutely never received professional shooting training before the apocalypse. As for things like cannons and rocket launchers, that was even more exaggerated. Besides, Ren Chenxi couldn’t afford weapons with such massive destructive power anyway!
After picking and choosing, Ren Chenxi finally found a very decent weapon.
This was a pocket-sized weapon resembling a watch, usually worn directly on the wrist. When attacking an enemy, one needed to open the “watch cover” and put crystal cores inside to charge it. Fully charging the “watch” with energy required one Level 8 crystal core, which was ten million Level 1 crystal cores. And the energy filled by these ten million Level 1 crystal cores could kill one million 1st-order zombies, one hundred thousand 2nd-order zombies… or one 7th-order zombie.
Although the highest level of zombie the “watch” could kill was 7th-order, it also caused a certain amount of damage to zombies of 8th-order or above. Moreover, this kind of pocket-sized weapon could be hidden inside a sleeve. It was lightweight, easy to hide, and easy to operate, making it most suitable for delicate girls like Huo Keyu.
But the only problem was… such an extremely advanced weapon had an original price of ten million crystal stones. Even with her discount, it would still cost Ren Chenxi five million crystal stones. Meanwhile, Ren Chenxi’s current quantity of crystal cores was only a bit over fourteen million, which wasn’t even enough to buy three of these “watches”! If she really spent all her crystal stones on buying weapons for everyone, she would not be able to draw any cards to build up her strength in the future.
However, weapons had to be bought, but as for the crystal cores to buy these weapons, everyone would definitely need to contribute a part of their own. Ren Chenxi’s plan was that when the time came, she would use the name of Ren Muhui’s “Forging esper ability” to first “forge” such a “watch.” As for the price, she would honestly tell everyone that it required five million Level 1 crystal cores. After all, even if Huo Keyu and the others hid these “watch” weapons very carefully, there would always be times when they would be exposed in a critical moment. If others asked, although it could be pushed onto Ren Muhui’s “Forging esper ability,” what if they also wanted to ask Ren Muhui to forge such weapons for them? After all, in this base, the number of ordinary people was no less than that of espers!
When the time came, if everyone came to Ren Muhui to “forge” weapons, flatly refusing would certainly not be good. But if the quantity of crystal cores charged was too small, she would have to subsidize them with her own crystal cores. Only telling everyone the actual cost was the safest approach. Five million Level 1 crystal cores would surely weed out a portion of espers who wanted to take advantage. Moreover, this weapon continuously consumed crystal cores; espers would have to have nothing better to do to not use their own abilities and instead spend crystal cores every day to use a weapon.
As for the remaining ordinary people who wanted to spend five million Level 1 crystal cores, there might not necessarily be any, but she estimated that there would still be one or two ordinary people who would purchase it with the help of their teams. For these ordinary people, Ren Chenxi had no intention of earning more of their crystal cores. It was the apocalypse, and ordinary people already had it hard. Now that they had one more weapon to protect themselves, why should she exploit them?
Of course, while the public price of crystal cores for these weapons would be the actual cost, if Huo Keyu and the others needed them, she would definitely have to help subsidize a portion of the crystal cores. While ensuring she had remaining crystal stones to draw cards, Ren Chenxi still wanted to help as much as she could.
Thus, without telling anyone, Ren Chenxi first spent five million of her own crystal stones to buy a “watch.” When Ren Muhui excitedly came looking for her carrying a watermelon knife to show off the decent weapon he had forged, Ren Chenxi handed this “watch” directly to Ren Muhui.
“What’s this? Isn’t it just a watch? Why are you giving it to me? I don’t like wearing watches! Besides, I have my phone to check the time!”
At first sight of the “watch,” Ren Muhui naturally treated it as a completely ordinary watch. However, after Ren Chenxi’s explanation, the look in Ren Muhui’s eyes as he stared at this watch again was full of utter shock.
“Little Sis! Where did you get a weapon like this?”
“Bought it from the Apocalypse Mall. Don’t you have the Apocalypse Mall yourself?”
The moment Ren Chenxi’s voice fell, Ren Muhui impatiently opened his own Apocalypse Mall panel. With another search, he also found this “watch,” but…
“Little Sis, you’re really rich… This single watch actually costs ten million crystal stones! How did you amass so many crystal stones!”
“Heh!” Ren Chenxi gave Ren Muhui a very sarcastic smile. “I’m a 50% Off Grand Member, so it only takes five million crystal stones to buy this watch. I was the one who killed the 7th-order mutated bird last time, and I also killed so many mid-tier mutated birds. A mere five million crystal stones, I can still afford it!”
“…” Damn, a 50% Off Grand Member? This dog system’s account discrimination was way too excessive! Even so, Ren Muhui still asked Ren Chenxi, refusing to give up, “Sis! Quick, tell me, how did you get this 50% Off Grand Member status?”
“…”
The author has something to say:
Xixi: From having my tofu eaten2 by your Goddess!
It can be considered semi-good news: the author went to sleep early last night (slept a little after 11 PM). When I got up this morning, my left eyelid could finally open a bit wider, but you can still tell it’s not as big as the right one. So… let’s keep observing!
The author really hates going to the hospital for checkups…
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