Sister, can I be the scabbard too?

at the same time,

Suzhou Underground Military Region.

【02:59:45】

【02:59:44】

The time for humanity's first exploration within the rift is drawing ever closer.

"call!"

Tang Ling'er sat up in the incubation chamber and slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

"How is it?"

Tang Annian, who had been standing by his side, quickly asked with concern.

Behind him were Bai Wuchang and Director Liu, who were equally concerned.

"I'm sorry, I failed."

Tang Ling'er smiled bitterly and opened her palm.

There lay a white crystal, about the size of a little finger.

If Lin Yuan were here, he would immediately recognize that the crystal was very similar to the [Brilliant Soul Crystal] he used for his breakthrough.

However, they vary greatly in size, and their internal color is extremely murky.

"I'm sorry, I've let everyone down." Tang Ling'er didn't dare to look at the crowd.

"It's alright, it's good that everyone is safe." Tang Annian breathed a sigh of relief and comforted him.

Director Liu and Bai Wuchang offered a few words of comfort, but their eyes still betrayed an uncontrollable sense of loss.

Seeing that disappointment, Tang Ling'er's bitterness deepened.

They certainly have reason to be disappointed.

This crystal, called the Dim Soul Fragment, was transported back from the Rift World.

At the rift base where the military is currently stationed, a total of fifteen such crystals have been mined.

The one Tang Ling'er just used was the fifteenth and the last one.

The purpose of this crystal is to help extraordinary individuals break through from level 0 to level 1.

But obviously, the probability of success is very low.

Even something with such a low success rate will cause countless people to fight tooth and nail after the apocalypse game arrives.

"I'm sorry, I used fifteen at once, but I still..." Tang Ling'er clenched her fists.

"Alright, there's no need to blame yourself." Director Liu shook his head.

"You were the only one who could use this crystal. If you can't use it, who else can?"

Director Liu is right.

The method of using soul crystals was only mastered by humans after the apocalypse game began.

It is also an essential skill for humanity after the apocalypse.

Tang Ling'er thought she hadn't brought anything back after being reborn, but after seeing the crystal, the passive skills she had learned before naturally awakened.

Moreover, it is different from my previous life.

In his previous life, he did not awaken any special abilities. Even though he possessed this crystal and mastered the skill that allowed him to break through, he had no opportunity to use it.

Tang Ling'er thought that there was always a way out, and that everything would be different in this life.

A golden carp is no ordinary fish in a pond; it transforms into a dragon once it encounters wind and clouds!

She will successfully break through and achieve the first-tier transcendental status before the apocalypse arrives!

Then there is no more then.

At this moment, Tang Ling'er hated her own powerlessness.

"Ling'er, don't blame yourself. The game hasn't started yet, and your passive skills can't be passed on to us," Director Liu continued calmly.

"This is also the result of discussions among the leaders. If new crystals are obtained later, they will still be given priority to you."

"After all, the information you brought back has already helped humanity a great deal."

"By the way," White Impermanence chimed in, "you said before that crystals come in different qualities, right?"

"Yes." Tang Ling'er nodded: "Those thumb-sized fragments are called Dim Soul Fragments, and the probability of breaking through to the first rank is about five percent."

"A little above that is called the Dim Soul Crystal, with a 15% success rate. Above that is the Dim Soul Grand Crystal, with a 30% success rate, and so on, up to a maximum of 55% success rate."

"Is that so?" Bai Wuchang nodded. "Then there's nothing even higher? Like a 100% breakthrough?"

"Yes, there is. It's called the Brilliant Soul Crystal," Tang Ling'er said with a bitter smile.

"But... that kind of thing only exists in legends; at least I've never seen one."

"Hmm..." Bai Wuchang pondered for a moment, secretly thinking that if he could find a larger crystal during this trip to the Rift World, he would cut it down and hide it for Lin Yuan.

Although in the future depicted by Tang Ling'er, Lin Yuan is so powerful that he doesn't need these things.

But now that the butterfly effect has occurred, what if we don't reach the timeline that Tang Ling'er described?

Therefore, it's still necessary to prepare things for him in advance.

"Alright, it's about time. It's time to go see my colleagues from this rift exploration."

Director Liu glanced at his watch and was the first to leave the room.

Tang Ling'er and Bai Wuchang exchanged a glance and followed their father out.

Before long, everyone arrived at the field conference room.

Before even entering the door, I could hear sounds coming from inside.

"Everyone else fights with guns, cannons, AK47s, but I use flamethrowers...you know what I mean?"

Holy crap, Jiahao is here?

The group exchanged glances and then pushed open the door to enter.

A young man dressed in a black hoodie, wearing a black mask, and carrying a Tang sword on his back was doing one-handed push-ups.

The other soldiers in the room stared at him, their lips twitching.

Tang Ling'er's lips twitched as she looked: "How... how can there be such a perfect Jiahao?"

Bai Wuchang also frowned and looked at Director Liu.

He said nothing, yet he said everything.

"Ahem." Director Liu coughed twice. "Alright, Jiahao, get up. Let me introduce you all. This kid is Wang Jiahao. He's one of the few fire-type ability users and a freshman at Suzhou No. 2 High School."

"Fire element?" Bai Wuchang looked at him.

"Sigh, other people at this age can show off with their grades, but I have to rely on my superpowers, which is just... sigh."

Wang Jiahao stood up, helplessly raised his hand, and snapped his fingers with a rather smug look.

Swish!

A fireball ignited in his palm: "Gentlemen, how is it?"

Upon seeing the flames, Tang Annian and Bai Kelu exchanged a glance, a hint of astonishment in their eyes.

This was the first time the two of them had ever met a superhuman with elemental abilities.

"Thanks to the information you brought back, Ling'er," Director Liu said.

"We knew in advance that firearms would be ineffective against the monsters of another world."

"So, I thought of taking him with me."

"But this thing..." Tang Ling'er frowned.

These immature kids are the most troublesome.

A single misstep could wipe out the entire team.

If they had superpowers, the probability of wiping out the entire group would be even greater.

"Don't worry, Jiahao doesn't need to fight. What he needs to do is enchant us," Director Liu said, looking at Wang Jiahao.

Wang Jiahao nodded, drew his Tang sword, and flicked the flame from his palm upwards.

Thus, a flaming cold weapon was born.

"In this way, we can create simple supernatural weapons." Director Liu took the long sword and handed it to a soldier waiting nearby.

The soldier took it and immediately brandished it twice with incredible speed, clearly a master of close combat.

"I see."

Tang Ling'er nodded, her tense heart relaxing slightly.

Indeed, the strength of the federal government is beyond doubt.

Given sufficient intelligence, they will be able to develop the most perfect contingency plan.

"How about it? Are you afraid of my flames?"

Wang Jiahao said this with a rather arrogant tone.

"Hehe." Tang Ling'er didn't speak, she just smiled.

The main problem is that Jiahao's spark is too small.

She had seen even more powerful fire-based abilities.

That was a flame capable of turning the entire ocean into black lava.

That was a flame that could terrify both sides to the point of silence.

That was Lin Yuan's flame.

"However, the apocalypse game hasn't arrived yet, so he probably hasn't awakened that terrifying ability yet."

Tang Ling'er thought to herself.

Wang Jiahao looked around, his lips curling upwards behind his mask.

Actually, his name isn't Wang Jiahao.

Her name is Wang Jiali.

As for why she disguised herself as a man and specifically asked Director Liu to conceal her true gender, it was, of course, because…

That's special enough!

"Hmph, hmph, hmph hmph hmph, I am the ancient Greek god of fire!"

"Ha, you mortals, look up to me, fear me, ha ha ha ha~"

The thought of her moment to show off made her hum softly.

If she were to witness Lin Yuan's flames, she would surely wear an even happier smile.

[01:21:51 remaining until humanity's first exploration of the Rift]...