The fire is burning.
One place, two places...as dazzling as the North Star at night, lighting up this dark space. The white horizon in the distance has turned into a red line of fire, and the constantly beating fire snake is as enchanting as the legendary nine-tailed fox. This is Valentine's spiritual space, and every darkness has been eroded by flames. The dark blue flying dragon flapped its huge thunder wings and flew in the sky. Its huge eyes stared at the increasingly intense fire below, and its roar was extremely angry.
The Blade Angel squatted next to a charred corpse, and the holy light surrounded them, like a golden transparent egg shell, isolating the flames and thick fog. Those shining golden weapons were formed into a bed by her, and the charred corpse was lying on it. Only the horns on the head were normal, still shining a deep blue in the light as usual.
"You have nothing to do but eat the Origin Stone?! Don't you know that stuff is poison to us!"
The sound of lightning echoed from the sky and echoed in Valentine's spiritual space, no less powerful than the sea of fire burning on the ground.
The burnt corpse groaned twice, the sound as thin as a mosquito's whisper.
"I never knew the consequences would be so serious this time..."
Valentine's voice was very soft, but as his other self, the Deep Blue Flying Dragon could hear what he was saying.
"Next time, use your own electric current to treat your head! Otherwise, even Agor's fanatics will despise your IQ!"
The deep blue flying dragon wanted to give Valentine a torrent of thunder and lightning souls right now, but a strange existence came to this world again, causing him to suppress the anger in his heart.
If it hadn't been for that guy... Feilong would never have obeyed Valentine's command obediently.
"So after I told you so much last time at Buttermore, you remember that the Source Stone you eat can be exchanged for more abilities with me than the ordinary Source Stone?"
The white-haired Feilin appeared next to Valentin with a helpless tone. He waved his hand casually, and the mental space returned to its original state. The fire that burned throughout the entire territory disappeared without a trace when he waved his hand, as if it had never appeared.
It's so easy to put out a fire with your hands.
Even the smoke and disgusting stench that filled the air disappeared completely.
"Ah, that feels better."
Valentin, who had returned to his original appearance, jumped out of bed and touched his body with his hands, as if to determine if he was missing any parts.
"If I don't come, you'll probably have to lie down for a few days to recover."
"I have a backup plan, that's why I'm afraid of this." Valentine smiled. "I brought four ore disease inhibitors with me on this mission, which is very useful when the infection becomes more severe."
"If I really hadn't come, the girl would probably have used her own inhibitors on you, eight in total."
Jiao Zhengyu raised his right hand, palm upward, and a pure source stone appeared in the middle of his palm. The pure source stone has a dark orange color as clean and pure as amber, and its core is a little black. If you look closely, you can see that its core is constantly moving, as if there is an extremely tiny black storm inside.
"The Origin Stone is the product of natural disasters. It is a natural disaster."
"I didn't expect you to be so desperate this time..." Jiao Zhengyu threw the Pure Source Stone upwards, and then held it tightly in his hands as it fell.
"How much did you eat last time? Just a few pills. This time you stuffed a mouth full... If you hadn't pushed Xing Yihuang away and didn't let her see you eating the Origin Stone, otherwise I'm afraid that sister will punch you in the stomach the moment you eat the Source Stone and make you vomit out everything you ate last night."
"Last time I felt like I had eaten a ball of fire. Although it was very uncomfortable and I was fine after a while, I just wanted to take it a little more this time... who knows how painful it is."
Valentine was still frightened when he recalled what had just happened.
The moment he ate the Origin Stone, Valentin lost all feeling in his mouth. He didn't feel any discomfort. He just felt that the Origin Stone was a bit hard and brittle, as if he was eating crispy rice.
After chewing for a while, Valentine swallowed the Origin Stone that had been crushed by his teeth into his stomach. It was at this time that he felt the same feeling he had at Buttermore that day, as if he had eaten a ball of fire. His stomach was in great pain, and something kept hitting his esophagus, as if he had eaten a lot of chili peppers without drinking water. Apart from the pain, he only felt like vomiting.
After drinking another large bottle of water, the feeling of vomiting eased a bit. Just when he was about to summon Jiao Zhengyu, Valentine's consciousness suddenly disappeared, and he fell to the ground, passively entering the spiritual space.
He was burned immediately and was almost electrocuted by the angry flying dragon, so the Blade Angel was kind to him.
But Valentin also understood Feilong's emotions. The moment he entered the spiritual space, he felt that the feeling he had after injecting the key to Rhine Life was back, but this time he directly omitted the physical pain and went directly to the mental torture link, allowing him to enjoy that kind of feeling again. Unparalleled pain until Jiao Zhengyu arrived.
"That time I was by your side the whole time, but this time I wasn't there at all when you ate the Origin Stone, and I couldn't save you at all, okay?"
Jiao Zhengyu sighed.
"Next time you want to do this, please inform me in advance so that I can come and collect your body...and give you first aid."
"...Then what abilities can I exchange for the Origin Stone I ate this time?"
Valentin twitched the corner of his mouth, ignored Jiao Zhengyu's sincere words, and directly asked about the deal.
As soon as he finished speaking, an interface appeared in front of Valentine. Familiar dark blue theme, familiar interface layout, familiar game recommendations, and...
That green label.
At this moment, Valentine only felt that there were hundreds of angels singing the sounds of the Garden of Eden around him. A fat guy wearing a red robe stood in front of him. The back of the man's head was as dazzling as the sun, but it exuded a soft but gentle The golden light, which was not dazzling at all, illuminated the smile on the man's face.
He just stood there quietly, saying nothing, just smiling. That smile seemed to have magic power, making it difficult for people to look away. They moved the mouse involuntarily, clicked on the game interfaces with green labels, and purchased them all. You performed these actions extremely smoothly, even if your eyes were not on the computer screen. When he disappeared, you looked at the extra games in the library and the shriveled wallet. There was no trace of sadness or sorrow, but only unspeakable joy.
"Jesus..."
Valentin stared blankly at the Sbeam interface in front of him, and it took him a while to react.
"I know you have difficulty choosing, so I specially made a game ability selection interface for you based on the software interface of the most popular video game retailer on the planet."
Jiao Zhengyu showed a signature smile.
Valentin felt that he had won a Debuff, and his balance was -100 per second.
"There is also a 'Mysterious Game Prize' every week. You only need to spend a small amount of Origin Stones to obtain a very powerful ability, and the duration is calculated on a daily basis."
Jiao Zhengyu swiped the interface, and a huge question mark appeared on the interface. There was also a small green mark that could not be refused in the upper left corner of the question mark.
"-75%, one of the most alluring things to men on the planet, right up there with sex, guns, and paper men."
Looking at Valentine's eyes that were already glowing green, the smile on Jiao Zhengyu's face grew thicker.
"Of course, the abilities in this 'Mysterious Game Award' are not fixed. You may get game abilities you don't want, but that ability can still help you get out of trouble."
"There are no inappropriate abilities, only players who don't know how to use them."
"Isn't this just like opening boxes in See Ass Go..." Valentine felt that this guy's level of profiteer had reached another level.
But what he gave you couldn't refuse...you could only scold him while paying for it, and then happily start your amusement trip with the game you got.
"It's different. You basically lost everything when you opened the box, but I definitely made money on this one."
"Can you be so kind?"
Valentine lowered his head slightly, with an expression as if he was looking at an endangered animal.
"I said, you may not get the ability you want, but it will definitely help you get out of trouble. But how to get out of it... I don't know. You will only know after you buy it."
"I feel like there's a hole in it."
"This is a trap."
Jiao Zhengyu nodded, brazenly agreeing with Valentine's comment.
"But I believe you will take the initiative to jump into this pit...unless this thing no longer appeals to you."
Jiao Zhengyu pointed at -75%.
"Okay, okay!" Valentine closed his eyes, took a few steps back, and waved his hands vigorously, as if what he saw in front of him made him very uncomfortable.
"I don't need the ability now. I'll give you this Source Stone first. I'll exchange it with you when I need it."
"This is natural. Can I return the Origin Stone to you?" The Origin Stone in Jiao Zhengyu's hand disappeared.
"The money in my hand has no reason to fly away."
"You really look like that fat guy..."
"No, my money didn't come from the strong wind."
Nothing to say.
Valentine spread his hands and wanted to leave.
"Wait, don't leave yet." Jiao Zhengyu held his shoulder.
"What are you doing?"
"The goods in this store are not only superpowers, but also other things. Don't you want to know about it?" Jiao Zhengyu's ears twitched, and the smile on his face became more and more dangerous in Valentine's eyes, like It is a twisted abyss.
"what else?"
But Valentin doesn't think there is anything in this artificial intelligence that can allow him to take out all the money... What's more important is that this guy only collects Origin Stones now, and doesn't even want Dragon Gate Coins.
Where did he get so many Origin Stones to consume?
Jiao Zhengyu said nothing, just raised his hand and made a stroke. Valentin looked along the other person's hand, and when he saw the words and preview on the interface, he rubbed his eyes.
"seriously?"
"seriously."
The current store interface does not sell various abilities, but various items from the earth. Everything from daily necessities to transportation is available.
"If I can't buy these things in Terra World, why would I buy them from you?"
Valentine thinks this guy's CPU cooler needs to be cleaned.
"That's right, but if you have the opportunity to get a lot of Origin Stones to squander, you can come here to buy some things from your hometown to find some comfort in your heart."
Jiao Zhengyu clicked on several Made in China interfaces and then closed them again.
"And you know, in the world of Terra, guns, or blunderbuss, are very expensive."
"Because of the unique design method of using Originium technology to fire bullets, I call the kinetic energy weapons in the world of Terra blunderbuss, while those on Earth are guns."
He explained the difference between a gun and a blunderbuss.
"But here I am..."
Jiao Zhengyu clicked the "Weapon" button on the interface.
"Very cheap."
Looking at the various weapons on it, Valentine stood there as stunned as a piece of wood. Only his eyeballs were still moving, and he kept scanning the weapon introductions on the store interface.
"HK, AI, Intervenor, Glock, Barrett, IMI..." Countless familiar light weapons manufacturers flashed before his eyes, and one firearm after another appeared on the store interface. Valentine only felt that His heart was beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his throat. The pictures of the guns were like one after another of stunning beauties, from lolita to married women, from steel plates to tanks, all with prices clearly marked on them, waiting for his blessing.
No one likes guns, let alone real guns.
"Your idea is dangerous..."
Jiao Zhengyu reminded him.
"It doesn't matter. There is no FBI in this world, and no one is here to read my mind." Valentine took the paper handed over by the Blade Angel and wiped the drool.
"But these things all require Source Stone, right?"
"right."
Valentin glared at Jiao Zhengyu: "I bought an ability and went all the way to the ruins of Qicheng to eat Origin Stones. How many Origin Stones do you think I can get after entering Longmen?"
"You can take another bite when you wake up, but before that you have to face Xing Yihuang's wrath and the ubiquitous patrols of the Integration Movement."
"..."
Thinking of the pain just now, Valentin became terrified. He shook his head vigorously and said that he would never take a third bite of the Origin Stone.
"You said before that you would never get drunk again. What happened?"
Jiao Zhengyu pinched Valentin's red cheeks, took out a pistol with his left hand and handed it to him.
"This is this?" Valentin glanced at Filmin in front of him and took the pistol from his hand.
This pistol, which Valentine knows, is the daughter of the HK family. Its name is the USP Match competition pistol. It is about 25cm long, which is considered a relatively large pistol. The whole gun has sharp edges and corners, not too rounded, which is in line with Valentine's aesthetic. The sleeve of this USP is different from other versions of USP. It is silver-white overall. Valentine weighed it and found it was heavier than expected, probably because the sleeve was replaced with stainless steel. The front of this competition pistol is equipped with an extended barrel and a muzzle brake. The muzzle is also decorated with Match's squiggle in English, which is the biggest difference from the ordinary USP.
While taking the gun, a memory suddenly appeared in Valentine's mind. In my memory, an adult man was holding this pistol and explaining the essentials of shooting and maintenance precautions. Later, he also shot the pistol and disassembled and assembled the pistol.
"A pistol from the Earth, comes with an instruction manual, the kind that is engraved directly into your brain."
Jiao Zhengyu patted Valentine who was still in a daze.
"Think of it as a welcome gift to users from the software upgrade. When you return to the real world, you will see an armpit holster on your body and a backpack containing one hundred rounds of .45ACP pistol ammunition. "
"A man's first gun should be the daughter of the HK company. It may be more delicate and not as durable as the daughter of the Glock family, but it can definitely satisfy the owner's vanity and aesthetics, and it is strong enough. After all, it is a competition pistol. .”
"Treat her well."
Listening to Jiao Zhengyu's words as if he was selling his daughter, Valentin looked at the pistol in his hand and called the Blade Angel over.
"Squeeze a place for this gun in the weapon ring." Valentine handed the gun to Holy Light Raphael in front of him, and at the same time put the holster and backpack in her hands.
"And these things... don't look at me like that. I know that an extra gun and a bag among a bunch of cold weapons looks annoying, but I can't bring weapons into the dragon gate, can I? I'm not Rhode Island now. The operator is just an Ursus refugee."
In the end, it took Valentin a few minutes to convince this beauty-loving girl to put the pistol into the weapon ring on her back, but only at the bottom of the ring, as well as the backpack, because this way there is no violation at all from the front. feel. As for putting the gun on Holy Light Raphael, Valentin didn't even think about it.
Unless he can buy a complete set of military supplies and weapons from Jiao Zhengyu. Having an angel in a white robe carry a pistol seems even more incongruous than having it in a weapon ring on the back.
"It's time for you to wake up now. Before you wake up, think about how to explain to Xing Yihuang."
Jiao Zhengyu looked gloating, and his figure gradually disappeared like Valentine's consciousness. Soon, only the flying dragon flying in the sky and the Weapon Angel staring at the weapons in front of the store were left in the entire mental space.
"Want to buy weapons, girl?"
Jiao Zhengyu suddenly appeared again.
Holy Light Raphael shook his head. She knew what this strange Felin was talking about, but she didn't have the Origin Stone.
"You can ask Valentine to buy it for you. Don't you feel uncomfortable when a pistol appears among a bunch of cold weapons?"
Holy Light Raphael nodded.
"And if you have enough firearms, you can stack them up to form a pair of wings and pair them with cold weapons. How handsome, isn't it?"
"I know you don't have the Origin Stone, and you're just a soul. But..." Jiao Zhengyu smiled strangely.
"Your body can obtain the Source Stone, right?"
Holy Light Raphael was startled and shook his head to express that she did not understand what Jiao Zhengyu was talking about.
"The Sakota people are the most magical species in the world of Terra. They claim to be able to communicate with gods and fight devils in the spiritual world..." Jiao Zhengyu paced slowly around the Holy Light Raphael and told about Sakota. The secrets of the Katans.
"It can even exchange and bestow souls. Among them, the souls of four people are the most special."
"Michael, Gabriel, Uriel...and you, Raphael."
Jiao Zhengyu stopped in front of her.
"Although it sounds very unscientific, when these things are related to the soul, there is no need to discuss whether they are scientific or not."
"Magic is also a science."
"I understand this." Holy Light Raphael spoke in a calm tone.
The wings of the flying dragon that were still flying in the sky suddenly stopped and almost fell off.
She never said a word when she was ridden by Holy Light Raphael before! Not a word for so many days!
"So you can help Valentine get more Origin Stones when he goes on missions in the future. If you help him, you are also helping me and yourself."
"Don't you want to have a pair of wings with various weapons? There are cold weapons on the left and hot weapons on the right. Just think about it, it looks very cool!"
Jiao Zhengyu clenched his hands into fists and spoke excitedly.
"Uh..." Raphael didn't seem to expect that this god-like existence would love money so much, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"The Sakota people should be the closest subhuman race to 'humans' in terms of blood. By the way, the 'humans' here do not mean the humans in the world of Terra at this moment."
Looking at Raphael who was a little puzzled, Jiao Zhengyu repeated the word "human" again, and at the same time raised his hands on both sides of his head, making a double quotation mark gesture.
"As someone who has inherited the name 'Raphael', it should be easier for you to understand what kind of existence I am talking about as a 'human being'."
"so?"
"So you have inherited the violence engraved in the bones of 'humanity'. When it comes to war, other countries in the world of Terra really don't have enough."
"So??" Raphael repeated again.
"So don't you want to own these weapons? GUN from another world! Pistols, submachine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, marksman rifles, light machine guns and heavy machine guns. It's absolutely beyond your imagination!"
"I can even give you some advanced firearms verification machines!"
"If you're not satisfied yet, I can also get armored vehicles, tanks, missiles, fighter jets, and intercontinental missiles!"
"Don't you want it? Don't you want it? Don't you want it?!"
Looking at Jiao Zhengyu in front of him who had entered a feverish sales mode, Raphael felt that it was time for her to update her old understanding of god-level existences.
For example, the guy in front of me can be called a god, a 'god' who can conjure anything and create souls and bodies...
His only interest seems to be money?
incredible.
"Well..." Raphael rubbed his chin as if thinking about something. The halo above her head flickered, like a flashlight that was constantly switching illumination multiples.
"I really want it, but I think it would cost a lot of Originium to buy these weapons, right?"
She pointed to a weapon on the interface.
It was a Remington assault rifle, ACR, priced at a crude Originium.
"It's just one pill. It's very cheap, isn't it?"
It is indeed very cheap, and it is still a crude source stone. Of course, this bargain is relative to the guns in the Terra world. If Raphael knew the price of that gun on Earth, he would definitely call Jiao Zhengyu a profiteer.
"Rhodes Island has regulations that we cannot bring unprocessed Origin Stone back to the base when we go on a mission."
This alone blocked her way to help Valentine collect the Source Stone. If they go on a mission together, Valentine can collect the Source Stone by himself, and she won't need her.
"Oh, of course, if you are willing to sell these weapons to me directly, I will be happy to collect those shiny gadgets."
Raphael proposed another plan.
"I can only give those things to Valentine, not anyone else." Jiao Zhengyu shook his head.
"He is my only agent in this world."
"Okay." Raphael shrugged.
"goodbye."
"goodbye."
——————There are only two weirdos in the world of Terra who eat Origin Stones————————
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Xing Yihuang would never have believed that there were people in this world eating Origin Stones, the pure natural and unprocessed kind.
Valentine was lying on the ground, his face was ashen, and there were dark orange Originium fragments stained at the corners of his mouth. Xing Yihuang knelt beside him, biting his lips tightly, his hand holding the mineral disease inhibitor was covered with sweat.
After Rhodes Island's senior operator left the island this morning, Valentine took her to the operations department to collect operational supplies, and told her the whole story on the way. After settling the Ursus Three Bears last night, he did not return to the apartment immediately. Instead, he called Kelsey and expressed that he wanted to join the Dragon Gate mission. Xing Yihuang didn't know exactly what he said, but in the end Kelsey agreed to Valentine's request and gave him a list to collect operational supplies.
For this operation, Valentin also deliberately cut off his somewhat long hair, making him look more like a man overall.
After receiving the operational supplies, Valentine took her out of the Rhode Island base and walked to Longmen. In this mission, they will disguise themselves as refugees from Qicheng City, sneak into Longmen City, and collect information related to the integration movement in the slums of Longmen.
There is always a variety of information circulating in the slums where people and animals are mixed. As for whether it is true or false, it depends on their judgment.
When he was about to reach Longmen, Valentine suddenly turned around and came to this city area separated from the main body of Qi City - each mobile city has several small Originium cores, in order to be able to survive in extreme circumstances. Decompose it into several small urban areas to increase the survival rate.
Unfortunately, this city has been smashed into ruins by natural disasters. If its Origin Stone core was not reliable, it would have stayed under the dark clouds of natural disasters like the main body of the city and would not have run so far.
Although Valentine did not tell Xing Yihuang why he came here, as his follower, Xing Yihuang has always had the greatest trust in Valentine.
Then just after she went out to make sure the area was safe, this guy came back and swallowed the Source Stone alive.
He also left a very brief message on his mobile phone:
Five minutes, inhibitor.
Xing Yihuang felt a constant buzzing in his ears, his brain was trembling, and he couldn't stand still. After calming down, she took out the oriopathy inhibitor and put it at hand, watching the time and preparing to inject it.
All eight were taken out.
Calculating the time, three minutes have passed now, and there is still some time before the five minutes left by Valentine. Xing Yihuang had already pointed the syringe at Valentine's neck.
She was thinking about getting the injection.
Xing Yihuang has always carried out Valentine's orders resolutely, every minute and every second. But when the order related to Valentine's life, Xing Yihuang still panicked.
She took a deep breath to calm down her restless heart. Valentine's cuffs were already wet, covered with the sweat left by Xing Yihuang.
Xing Yihuang aimed the needle of the syringe at the artery in Valentine's neck, moving slowly.
She didn't want Valentine to die here.
Just when Xing Yihuang was about to put the needle in, Valentine woke up.
Then he saw Xing Yihuang, who was biting his lip with a painful look on his face, and the syringe that was about to pierce his neck.
…
ten minutes later.
Valentine sat next to Xing Yihuang, with a slap mark on his face. Xing Yihuang packed up his things with an indifferent expression and stood up.
"time to go."
"Oh." Valentine responded, stood up and followed her. At this time, Xing Yihuang was just a female tyrannosaurus, and Valentine did not dare to have any objections at all. He glanced at the source stone cluster behind him and quickly followed Xing Yihuang's footsteps.
In fact, he wanted to have another bite...
After all, Jiao Zhengyu is here, so it won't be as painful as the first bite.
————————The little expert in seeking death————————
Three minutes later.
A gray figure appeared where Valentine had just stayed. She took off her hood, revealing gray-white hair and a pair of small triangular ears.
After a brief survey of the surrounding environment, she took out her mobile phone and pressed the answer button.
"This is the scavenger."
After a rustling sound, a cold voice came from the phone.
"Kelsey."
