Gacha games can't save this bizarre world.

"+7 Fate Points".

"Acquired ability card - [FFF Cult Fireball]".

The card depicts a person dressed in a black robe whose face is obscured, holding a torch aloft in one hand and throwing out a large, strangely colored fireball with the other.

[FFF teaches how to use the giant fireball]

Black Iron 3-Star Ability Card

Number of uses: 1/1.

Use: Unleash a furious, explosive fireball at the enemy without consuming any resources.

Note: Taste the raging flames of my thirty years of being single!

"Haha! It really exists! The system treats Qixi Festival as a holiday! And it's an attack-type card! Haha, Qixi, Qixi, the traditional love of the Song Dynasty..." Slowly, the smile on Zhao Hao's face disappeared.

"Damn it, Qixi Festival! This is outrageous!" Zhao Hao pounded his chest.

Orange was startled and quickly slipped out the window, worried that staying would make her a target of his anger. Laibao hid in her little nest, and Xiaoruan scurried under the sofa…

Zhao Hao walked out of the house with an expressionless face, as if he didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and prepared to go to the shop.

There's a recent antique craze, and this time of year is always the peak sales period for Lao Tie Antique Shop. Collectors and antique enthusiasts throughout Liberty City are bustling about, visiting every nook and cranny.

Working people don't deserve to celebrate holidays!

Just as he was about to leave the yard, Elena, the girl next door, called out to him from the fence.

"Brother Zhao Hao..."

Zhao Hao composed himself and walked over. "Elena, is there something you need?"

Elena smiled sweetly, brushing a stray strand of hair behind her ear; she looked absolutely charming. Even the morning sunlight seemed brighter then! What a little beauty!

"Brother Zhao, are you busy tonight?"

"Tonight? It should be fine."

Elena smiled and said, "Let's watch a movie together tonight."

……

Although Zhao Hao didn't want to admit it, he was secretly thrilled. After all, they had a date for Qixi Festival!

Of course, Elena probably didn't know about the traditional festivals of the Song Dynasty. But we were secretly delighted!

Zhao Hao boarded the bus, sat down, and laughed: "Hey, for us old Beijingers, the moment we open our eyes, that's the real deal!"

The daytime passed quickly, and the sun set.

That day, the shop received five or six items, all high-quality goods. Many people brought out their own collections to inquire about prices. They also sold about ten items, and Zhao Hao felt he could earn a substantial commission from that alone!

Zhao Hao: I like working; working makes me happy!

"Uncle Tie, I have an appointment tonight, so I'll leave a little early!"

Zhao Hao left with a smile. Uncle Tie glanced at the almanac and suddenly felt that making money wasn't so appealing anymore!

Uncle Tie gritted his teeth: "Young people these days don't have much ability, all they think about is their love affairs. They're hopeless!"

Then he went to the phone and dialed: "Ying Gu, I'm waiting for you at the usual place..."

If Zhao Hao saw this scene, he would be heartbroken: I never thought that you, this old bachelor with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would betray the revolution!

Watching a movie shouldn't just be about watching the movie itself, that would be so boring. Zhao Hao first took Elena to a Song Dynasty restaurant that he really liked.

Elena loves Song cuisine and even learned a few simple Song dishes from Zhao Hao's mother a few years ago.

She uses chopsticks skillfully, speaks Song dialect very well, and is proficient in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. She taught herself all of this.

Of course, he also consulted Zhao Hao quite a bit.

The two chatted and ate, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed.

After dinner, Zhao Hao bought a large bucket of popcorn and soda outside the movie theater, and then he and Elena walked into the theater hand in hand.

Suddenly, someone jumped out from beside him, and Zhao Hao almost instinctively gave him a "Mule-Shattering Groin Kick"!

"Holy crap, Gou Quan! What are you doing here? Scalping movie tickets, huh?" Zhao Hao thought Gou Quan was "doing business" outside the movie theater.

Unexpectedly, Gou Quan grabbed Zhao Hao's hand, crying, "Brother, help!"

Zhao Hao flung Gou Quan's hand away: Holy crap! What are you doing on Qixi Festival?

Elena, who was standing to the side, greeted him with a smile, "Good evening, Douglas."

Gou Quan's surname was Douglas, and Gou Quan was the Song Dynasty name he gave himself.

Because Gou Quan frequently visited Zhao Hao's home, the two knew each other.

Gou Quan then noticed Elena and forced a smile. "Ah, Elena, hello. Can I speak with Zhao Hao alone for a moment?"

“Of course, please feel free.” Elena took two steps to the side.

Gou Quan pulled Zhao Hao forward. Zhao Hao felt that if Gou Quan didn't give him a reasonable explanation, then the [FFF Cult Fireball] he had just obtained might come in handy!

Gou Quan looked around furtively, then pulled something wrapped in red cloth from his pocket.

He looked just like someone buying art CDs at a train station back in the day!

"Zhao Hao, I'm in big trouble this time!"

Zhao Hao found it strange that Gou Quan, who had caused the deaths of more than ten bosses, would also be in big trouble.

Could it be that someone discovered his "harmful" nature and is hunting him down?!

Gou Quan untied the cloth bundle, and Zhao Hao immediately felt uneasy. Upon closer inspection, he saw a jade pendant on the red cloth.

Zhao Hao's demon-hunting senses and aura-observation abilities were involuntarily triggered. There was a very distorted spiritual energy fluctuation on this pendant that looked unremarkable and even a bit strange!

This is a strange object!

Zhao Hao was shocked. "Holy crap, where did you get this thing?! This is no good!"

Gou Quan said with a mournful face, "I know now..."

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Chapter 56 The Wild Hunt's Death Hounds

This is a strange object, and a very dangerous one at that.

Previously, Zhao Hao received a strange object called the Eye of Misfortune at an antique shop, which was later taken away and sealed by the Bureau of Mysteries.

That thing brings constant misfortune to those nearby; it's already considered a very dangerous and unpredictable creature. It's completely uncontrollable.

However, what Gou Quan held was even more dangerous in Zhao Hao's eyes.

The twisted, grayish-black psionic energy was forming grotesque, wailing faces!

Zhao Hao looked up at Gou Quan's head and exclaimed, "Good heavens! Dark clouds are gathering overhead!"

However, a sliver of bright gold shot straight up into the sky from the dark clouds, preventing misfortune from completely dominating their precarious fate.

Perhaps that's why he's always been able to escape danger and find good fortune.

Some people have a special destiny.

"We need to discuss this with Fatty; there might be danger!" Zhao Hao said seriously.

Speaking of which, even in the underworld, strange creatures are quite dangerous.

Uncle Tie once said that ghosts are often related to ghost gods.

Those beings that exist differently from the gods of this world, and are mysterious beings of unknown origin, often possess terrifying power and influence.

There are even quite a few people in this world who believe in those strange gods and gain many strange and bizarre abilities.

Zhao Hao never dared to touch that chess piece that was the "chess piece killer" from beginning to end.

Monsters are extremely dangerous to both mortals and superhumans.

Zhao Hao walked over to Elena and whispered, "I'm sorry, Elena, I'm afraid I can't go to the movie with you. Gou Quan is in some trouble, and I have to go help him..."

Elena nodded understandingly. "I can tell Douglas's gotten into trouble again, right? It's okay, we can watch the movie anytime. I'm going home now, let's watch it another day!"

Zhao Hao was also embarrassed. How could this be?

But now, surviving might mean certain death, and ignoring it might mean certain death!

Zhao Hao: That bastard is really hateful! Once this is over, I'm going to beat him up!

Zhao Hao hailed a taxi and put Elena in it. After thinking for a moment, he placed a paper-cut yellow animal in her hand: "This is for you. Keep it with you! It's a talisman..."

Elena looked at Zhao Hao: Do ​​I look like an idiot to you? This doesn't look like a talisman at all. But it's cut quite cute, I like it.

……

After seeing Elena off, Zhao Hao and his companion found a public phone and called the fat man.

"Hurry up! Gou Quan's in trouble. If you're late, you won't see him again!"

The three met at a coffee shop. It was already 10 p.m., and there were few pedestrians on the street.

Gou Quan then explained what had happened.

During this time, he saw that Zhao Hao had established himself in the antique shop and had some connections with the old objects and antique circles.

He planned to use his connections as a street thug to buy cheap secondhand items. Then, through Zhao Hao's appraisal and connections, he could sell them for some money...

Two days ago, he received this pendant, which looked like jade, from a very down-on-his-luck homeless man.

The homeless man looked like he was fleeing a famine, extremely disheveled. He also seemed to have some mental issues, teetering on the edge of madness.

As a result, he ended up in Gou Quan's gang's territory and was beaten up by other homeless people. After all, homeless people also form gangs and occupy territory.

The unfortunate homeless man blocked the gang leader's way and was kicked several times before being thrown into a trash can.

Gou Quan: "I meant well. I saw he had no other way out, so I accepted the pendant..."

Zhao Hao: "Holy crap! You're really good at collecting! You just threw out such a deadly thing right away!"

Gou Quan muttered, "Didn't you say that you wanted me to give up my beloved path of novel writing for my personal safety? So I think reselling antiques is a better option!"

Fine! I see no matter what path you take, it's a dead end!

The fat man asked curiously, "How much did you pay for it?"