Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 29: Completely Drained
Xiao Ran closed his eyes and absorbed all the memories related to the sword drawing and slashing.

After a while, Xiao Ran opened his eyes again, but a look of disappointment appeared on his face.

The power of the sword-drawing slash is quite strong. The moment Xue Hongling and I fought for the first time, I was hit by the sword-drawing slash. The slash was fast and fierce. If it were not for the protection of the curse [Calmness] on me, I would have lost my combat effectiveness on the spot after that slash.

But it is just good. This move needs a certain amount of time to accumulate power, and there will be no follow-up if the attack misses.

It's not even as good as the three axes of tiger fist.

After putting in so much effort, I only got this kind of ability in the end. Isn’t it... a loss!
The more Xiao Ran thought about it, the more he felt wronged. He squinted at Xue Hongling's body and raised his eyebrows slightly: "I'm sorry!"

As he said this, he reached out and picked up the axe beside him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Soon, the sound of chopping meat could be heard in the room...

Los Angeles, the central building of the Nadu Express Company.

As soon as you enter the building, you can see the conspicuous bright yellow logo.

It is obviously a courier company, but the luxury of its lobby is no less than those of internationally renowned hotels.

A 68-story office building is not very tall, but it is very rare in a plain area like the Central Plains.

At this moment, in the audit room on the 17th floor, Xiao Ran's file was placed on the desk, with Xue Hongling's file next to it.

"So Zhong Yi characterizes this matter as a feud between the martial arts world and there is no reason for the company to intervene, right?"

"Yes, Zhong Yi seems to like that boy very much."

The middle-aged man sitting at the desk said with a smile.

"That's it, let's do the aftermath of Xue Hongling." The man at the audit desk picked up the official seal, looked up and glanced at the middle-aged man: "Tell Zhong Yi that the company doesn't object to this kind of special treatment, but it doesn't encourage it either. If something goes wrong, she will be the first person responsible."

"I know, I know."

The middle-aged man nodded to show that he understood. Seeing this, the man raised the official seal and heavily stamped the three words "Account Cancelled" on Xue Hongling's file.

……

"The corpse of Xue Hongling that you repaired is rated B-grade, and you gain 10 energy points."

"The Soul-Suppressing Order succeeded, and you gained Xue Hongling's ability [Elementary Phantom Steps]"

……

"The corpse of Xue Hongling that you repaired is rated D-grade, and you gain 5 energy points."

"The Soul-Suppressing Order was successful, and you have gained Xue Hongling's ability [First Question of Physiognomy]"

……

"The corpse of Xue Hongling that you repaired is rated E-grade, and you get 0 energy points."

"The Soul-Suppressing Order succeeded, and you gained Xue Hongling's ability [Basic Sword Skills]"

……

"The corpse of Xue Hongling that you repaired is rated lower than Grade F, and you get 0 energy points."

"The Soul-Suppressing Order failed..."

In the room, the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and blood was dripping along the table onto the ground.

"Hululu..."

Xiao Ran was holding a bowl of instant noodles and eating it with gusto.

On the table in front of him, Xue Hongling's body had been dismantled and sewn by Xiao Ran, and was covered in blood. Perhaps it had been repaired too many times, and even with Xiao Ran's craftsmanship, the final result was getting worse and worse.

"It's already broken after only three times?"

Xiao Ran held the instant noodles and ate while pondering the information he read from Xue Hongling's memory.

The harvest is not without great benefits.

Putting aside the ability to gain, he gained 45 energy points just from Xue Hongling, plus the 10 points from Li Shang and 5 points from Guo Pengfei. Now he is only 100 points away from 40 energy points to upgrade the [Suppressing Evil Order].

Secondly, he read a lot of information from Xue Hongling's other three memories.

Those who complete the trial of the mysterious city are called beginners by the public.

Newcomers will not easily reveal their identities to each other. Xue Hongling also accidentally learned about an organization called Changchun Society. By calling a number at a specific time, she can get some services from the Changchun Society.

Of course, the service is not free, it requires a certain fee, and the price is very expensive.

One price for one service. Through Changchun Association, beginners can trade with each other at a specific time, purchase corresponding spells, and some information channels. With Changchun Association as the middleman, the security of the transaction can be guaranteed.

What’s interesting is that in the other end of the memory screen, Xiao Ran saw Xue Hongling and several masked men teaming up to encircle and kill a middle-aged man. While they were taking action, there were several people in courier uniforms standing nearby, watching the fight quietly.

From the conversations I remembered, these people were all from the company.

Instead of stopping them, the company helped them block the surrounding signals and evacuated nearby residents on the pretext of gas danger.

The company was even responsible for recovering the bodies and handling the aftermath.

"It seems that the company's position is not in conflict with the Changchun Association."

The information was limited, and Xiao Ran couldn't analyze much.

However, there was one sentence that left a deep impression on him: "If you have difficulties, go to the company; if you have needs, go to Changchun Club."

"It's a pity that there are no more memories of the mysterious city."

Xiao Ran took a mouthful of instant noodles and felt a little regretful. The mystery city was what he wanted to learn from Xue Hongling the most, but he didn't see any information about the mystery city from Xue Hongling's memory for three consecutive times. He didn't know whether it was because the level of [Evil Suppression Order] was not high enough, or if there was a special force preventing him from reading the information about the mystery city.

In short, Xue Hongling, who is now lying on the bed, has completely lost her value of use, just like sugarcane that has been squeezed repeatedly, and now only sugarcane residue is left.

"No, it still has some value!"

Xiao Ran thought about it. After all, the corpse of a beginner like Xue Hongling was quite rare. He could also use the privilege of [Black Swan Brooch·Corpsewer] to surround her and turn her into his slave. She could also take the knife for him at the critical moment and it would not be bad to take a beating.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran put down the instant noodles, picked up the axe beside him and started working again.

After a while, the side door was finally opened.

Xiao Ran walked around the yard with a contented look on his face. He took off his blood-stained clothes, turned on the faucet in the yard, and took a cold shower in the sun.

Fortunately this is my own yard and the houses on both sides are not high, otherwise it would not be so comfortable.

After washing them, Xiao Ran took out Xue Hongling's two cursed objects and began to study them.

After trying to activate it using the corpse-stitcher and the trainee, Xiao Ran already had an understanding of these two things after a simple comparison.

The strange cloak is not suitable for fusion with the corpse stitcher.

This cursed object is only F-level, and its ability is biased towards defense. Even after being fused with the Corpse Stitcher, its ability is very ordinary.

The privilege is merely to reduce the possibility of corpse transformation when you sew up the corpse yourself.

Another perk is even more useless: when you are sewing up a corpse, if you are attacked, you can enter a defensive stance.

The effect after merging with the trainees is okay.
F-level cursed cloak trainee
A must-have for night walkers. Wearing it will give you the following privileges.

Privilege 1: Night Travel

At night, it can enter a semi-invisible state, and when it stops moving, it enters a fully invisible state, but it cannot isolate itself from factors such as breathing, smell, and sound.

Privilege 2: Iron Armor
After activation, the cloak's strength increases by 200%, providing excellent defense against physical damage, but the player's own mobility will be greatly slowed down.

Duration: 2 minutes
Cooling time: 20 minutes.

The thing is pretty good and can be used as a life-saving shield at critical moments.

The other thing is the ring.

The jet-black ring was made of some unknown metal and was inlaid with a black gem.

Looking closely, it seems like there is something moving inside the gem, and it feels unusually cold even when held in the hand.

E-level cursed item: Death Ring: Corpse Stitcher

The holder can summon a Ringwraith.

Corpse Stitcher Privilege 1: Support

When sewing up a corpse, the soul of the corpse can be extracted as nutrients to nourish the Ringwraith.

The more nutrients the Ringwraith absorbs, the stronger it becomes, but be careful, when the Ringwraith realizes that you are too weak, it may retaliate against you.

Perk 2: Whip of Pain

You can use Whip of Pain on the Ringwraiths, which will greatly increase their strength in a short period of time.

But every time you use it, the Ringwraiths' dissatisfaction with you will increase.

"This ring is pretty good. It can just make up for the shortcomings of the Corpse Stitcher in terms of attack."

Xiao Ran happily put the ring away. As for the backlash? That was a small problem. If it really dared to backlash against him, he would just throw the ring into the toilet.

After a busy morning, the whole morning passed.

In the afternoon, Xiao Ran took a nap.

When night came, Xiao Ran had a midnight snack and rode his bike straight to the farmers' market.

After experiencing the benefits of the talisman's blessing last night, Xiao Ran realized that the more of this kind of thing the better. Coincidentally, Zhou Shen had helped him contact them before, so he rushed over and found the slaughterhouse.

As soon as you enter the slaughterhouse, you can smell a pungent fishy odor. Herds of pigs and sheep are sent to the slaughterhouse for processing after passing epidemic prevention tests.

When the other manager heard Xiao Ran's name, he immediately took Xiao Ran into the warehouse with a smile and pointed to a row of freshly slaughtered corpses on the left.

"These are all freshly killed, you can do whatever you want with them, brother."

The manager’s surname was Fang. As he said this, he handed Xiao Ran a cigarette.

"You're welcome. I don't smoke."

"Okay, okay, if you need anything, just let me know."

After Manager Fang finished speaking, he changed the subject and asked, "Mr. Zhou and you are..."

"My uncle."

Xiao Ran said without blushing or beating his heart.

When Manager Fang heard that the two were relatives, the smile on his face became even more pronounced. After exchanging a few polite words with Xiao Ran, he wisely walked out and closed the door for Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran looked at the corpses hanging on the iron hooks in front of him, raised his brows slightly, picked out a freshly killed yellow cattle from the corpses and began to sew them up.

Soon, Xiao Ran received a prompt sound.

"【Zhen'e Ling·Trainee】Privilege 2: Activate by reference, you will obtain a power talisman."

"[Mourning Ring·Corpsewer] Privilege 1: Offering activated, your Ringwraith receives an offering..."

(End of this chapter)