Am I really hallucinating?

Chapter 448 The Captain Sets Off
Lu Chongming's first reaction was to be on guard.

This is too much of a hallucination! Beware of new types of hallucination scams. Are hallucinations evolving so rapidly these days? They've even got a system involved!

He chose to ignore it directly.

He didn't notice that someone at the subway station entrance behind him was staring at him with a strange look.

Lu Chongming walked along, examining the system panel in front of him.

The panel presents a design blueprint, and its outline looks like a large iron pot... no, it should be a spaceship, but it looks like a pot.

There is a taskbar next to it, which currently only lists the task of opening the newbie gift pack.

Lu Chongming didn't move, and it didn't take any further action either. It was unclear what this illusion meant.

He looked again and found an icon for a small booklet.

Just as he was becoming curious, the booklet unfolded automatically as if it could read his mind, startling Lu Chongming into stopping in his tracks again.

Fortunately, nothing strange happened; the panel in front of him was simply covered by other text.

Captain's Log

The Golden Iron Pot was a flying machine built by Captain Jin Qunhou for navigating multiple worlds. He led his crew to collect countless wondrous materials from these worlds to forge the Golden Iron Pot and embark on their journey, thus becoming a legend unknown to anyone in the capital.

The Golden Iron Pot underwent continuous upgrades and iterations during its adventures, eventually becoming a powerful force under Captain Jin Qunhou. However, due to unforeseen events across multiple worlds, it still couldn't escape its decline and was ultimately captured by the Dark World.

And you, the new captain, the future helmsman. The future of the Golden Iron Pot now drifts into your hands. Even though the Golden Iron Pot is now part of the dark world, its golden will will still be inherited.

When the Golden Iron Pot once again soars across the world, you too can realize your cherished vision.

"What nonsense, it sounds so convincing." Lu Chongming found it somewhat amusing.

The story is well-written, but a super spaceship that travels between multiple worlds? I've never even heard of that.

but……

He couldn't help but fall silent when he saw the last sentence.

Does it mean that wishes can be fulfilled?

Indeed, no amount of grand pronouncements can compare to the practicality of "I can give you a reward." The fact that this system even exists in Dadu is highly suspicious. Lu Chongming has already been fooled by illusions once; how could it happen a second time?

Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard the ear-piercing sound of tires screeching violently against the ground.

As the surrounding crowd screamed, Lu Chongming turned his head and saw an SUV rushing straight toward him.

"Fuck!"

boom!
Lu Chongming was sent flying, spitting out blood, and rolled on the ground several times before finally stopping.

The SUV continued to start, relentlessly trying to run him over.

An enemy? Or something else...?

Lu Chongming braced himself and quickly rolled to the side, avoiding being run over by the large tire. Fortunately, he had absorbed a lot of blood red factors at Banmu Agency during this time, otherwise he would have been almost killed by that collision alone.

The SUV got stuck in the alley, and Lu Chongming scrambled away as fast as he could.

A burly man got out of the SUV, grinned as he saw Lu Chongming's fleeing figure, and his boots gleamed as he lightly stepped on the ground.

Whoosh!
He crossed the distance between them in the blink of an eye and arrived next to Lu Chongming, knocking Lu Chongming to the ground with a punch.

Lu Chongming felt dizzy.

Today was... absolutely terrible...

"I'm having such good luck today." The man laughed as he drew his gun. "I can run into a system holder on the street, and it's a new one at that."

Lu Chongming suddenly exerted his strength, lying on the ground and kicking the man's gun away with a high kick. He then used his waist to rotate and hooked the man's ankle with his other foot, sweeping him down.

He immediately got up and caught the man's gun.

"Wait, what model is this?" He wanted to use it, but found that the gun looked very high-tech and didn't have a trigger. Lu Chongming was completely baffled and couldn't use it.

"This is something my system gave me, no one else can use it!" the man shouted angrily. He also lay on the ground and kicked Lu Chongming away. After getting up with a grimacing expression, he took out a "flashlight".

The button was triggered.

Swish!
Okay, actually it's a lightsaber.

Lu Chongming spat out the blood that had been accumulating in his mouth and retreated repeatedly as the man approached.

"Damn it, open the gift pack." Lu Chongming didn't care about anything else. Because he was inexplicably entangled by the system, he seemed to have been dragged into a strange event.

He can't die here...

The New Captain's Gift Pack is now available.

Lu Chongming felt a weight in his hand as a round, brass-colored ball appeared. He wasn't paying attention to other changes at the moment, but…

That's it! ?
Damn it, in web novels, a cheat-like ability should instantly turn the tide of battle, right? You give me a ball, what am I supposed to do with it? Are you expecting me to smash this guy with the lightsaber to death with a ball?!
The man brandished his lightsaber menacingly, easily slicing anything it touched with its intense heat. The consequences of it touching a human body were obvious. Lu Chongming took off running, but the man pulled out his secret gadget again—a small sphere. It unfolded and landed on the ground, releasing a powerful suction that pulled Lu Chongming back, firmly attaching him to the earth.

Think, think quickly... He can't die here without knowing why!
Lu Chongming looked at the small ball in his hand.

[The Golden Iron Pot's energy core contains unlimited energy; after loading different energy formulas, it can convert and output different types of energy. The outer shell has an adaptive interface.]

[Captain Jin Qunhou said: Energy cores can't be eaten.]

[Energy formula: Life Energy has been loaded.]

Unlimited energy sounds amazing, but how exactly do you use it?

Adaptive interface? I don't see it!
Lu Chongming searched the entire ball but couldn't find any usable interfaces, and couldn't figure out where it was adaptive.

The thing on the ground that was attracting Lu Chongming didn't seem to last long. A few seconds later, Lu Chongming broke free from the suction and stood up, but the lightsaber was already swinging towards his head.

Lu Chongming dodged with difficulty, his fingers grazed by the lightsaber.

"what!"

The finger that was wiped melted instantly!

"The system is a blessing bestowed upon people like me by heaven," the man before him said with a sinister grin. "There are countless talented people in Dadu, but what they often lack is simply an opportunity. And this is the opportunity!"

The crimson light of the lightsaber illuminated Lu Chongming's face, contorted with excruciating pain.

Lu Chongming didn't pay attention to what the man was saying. What he noticed was that after the cut end of his finger touched the metal sphere, a hole appeared on the surface of the sphere that was just big enough to accommodate his finger.

He immediately plunged the severed finger into it, and the pain instantly subsided. After a tingling sensation, he pulled it out again, and his finger was completely restored.

The man's eyes widened at the sight: "Medical supplies? I don't lack them, but adding them to my collection would be nice."

more than.

Lu Chongming thought to himself.

Not only were his fingers repaired, but as they were healed, a warm current flowed into his body, healing all his injuries, big and small. The remaining power made him feel stronger, but it quickly dissipated as his fingers were pulled out.

So that's how life energy is used...

"Fate's gifts are rarely good, but when it actually tries to give them to you, you have no choice but to accept them. This world is truly awful..."

The man charged toward Lu Chongming, his boots glowing again as he accelerated to reach him.

Lu Chongming remained expressionless as he drew the small knife he carried with him and slit open his stomach.

man:?!

Startled by Lu Chongming's actions, he stopped what he was doing.

He is crazy! ?

Blood gushed out as Lu Chongming forcefully stuffed the metal ball into his lacerated stomach. Seeing this, the man didn't hesitate any longer and plunged his sword into Lu Chongming's chest.

呲——

The metal ball entered Lu Chongming's abdominal cavity, and countless metal tentacles of varying thickness immediately appeared on its surface, piercing into Lu Chongming's body.

dong dong!

Lu Chongming felt his heart pounding more violently than ever before, and the wound on his abdomen was healing rapidly.

The man swept his lightsaber horizontally, the blade that had pierced Lu Chongming's chest shifting to rip off half of Lu Chongming's body. However, the wound began to regenerate at a visible speed.

And the regenerated body was noticeably stronger.

As the man was about to back away, Lu Chongming stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.

"You haven't received professional training; your footwork and movements are very loose. If it weren't for your fear of death and your endless gadgets, I could kill you even with this lightsaber. Your boots can accelerate quickly, but your body can't support it, so you don't use them often... To be forced to this point by a scoundrel like you, I'm really in terrible shape..."

"The security situation has been very good lately, and the police should be here in at least half a minute. I'll kill you before that. You said it yourself, I gave you the chance, but you didn't seize it!"

Lu Chongming, enraged, threw a punch.

He vented all the unpleasantness he had experienced that day on the person in front of him.

They beat him to death.

The police usually react faster than the bureau, but in this situation, it's not very useful for the police to step in voluntarily.

When the authorities arrived, Lu Chongming was sitting on a fire hydrant by the roadside playing a match-3 game on his phone.

"Lu Chongming? What's going on?" There happened to be someone in the task force who had met Lu Chongming a few times before.

"Check the surveillance footage. I acted in self-defense." Lu Chongming put down his phone, stood up, and obediently raised his hands.

(End of this chapter)