Where is the third collapse? ! !

As if to prove Fu Li's words, these Honkai energy merely brushed past his body without causing any excessive reaction.

The rest of the journey was peaceful. Thirty-five minutes later, the tram, with only one person left, finally arrived at the station.

Fu Li stood up from his seat and walked off the tram carrying the Galaxy baseball bat.

A ghostly cold wind whistled past, rushing towards the depths of the tunnel that seemed like a man-eating black hole. Above the dark platform, the four words "Ruyue Station" emitted a sinister green light that made people's backs chill.

The little AI couldn't help but grumble: "Ordinary people would probably pee themselves in fear after seeing this scene."

Fu Li retorted, "Don't judge people by their personal preferences. I just think the design of this station is quite artistic."

“Where’s the art?”

"The fact that it can bring me benefits later is artistic."

"The host is simply reality."

"Please call me a simple pragmatist."

Fu Li walked along the signpost on the platform while arguing with the little AI. The road was very narrow at first, but then it became passable. After walking a few hundred steps, he saw a dark red figure standing in front of the locomotive.

The wide hood of his robe completely obscured the other person's facial features. He held the candle in his hand and asked a soul-searching question to the unmasked visitor.

"What aspect of the Far East do the Christian bishops envy the most?"

"I envy the Far East sky most because it will drop a little boy."

Fu Li answered refreshingly.

In an instant, the strange environment of Ruzuki Station and the gloom and mystery brought to Prometheus by the hooded man completely disappeared, and only the word "raw grass" was spreading wildly in the rapidly running CPU.

It was only after the other party turned around and motioned for Fu Li to follow that she managed to utter a single word very slowly:

"what?"

"What? Follow me, pretty girl!"

Fu Li followed the hooded man into the huge locomotive.

The interior of the locomotive had obviously been expanded, with sofas, refrigerators and other furniture neatly placed in a room of at least 100 square meters. The LCD TV hanging on the wall was playing Stephen Chow's classic "Kung Fu." The cozy layout looked no different from that of an ordinary home.

The only difference might be the huge banner above their heads with red letters on a white background that read "Future Foundation".

The Arabic numeral 21 in the lower right corner of the banner was lightly crossed out with a slash, and above it was written the number 18 in elegant Chinese characters.

Are there still eighteen mortgage opportunities left?

Fu Li tapped the armrest of the sofa with his index finger, seeming to be lost in thought.

At the same time, a mysterious hooded man of unknown gender also brought out a cup of fragrant black tea from the room.

Placing the porcelain cup on the coffee table in front of Fu Li, he said, "Do you need me to explain the rules?"

The sound has obviously been processed, and it is hoarse like a cat scratching glass. It is uncomfortable but also has a certain strange and bewitching feeling that makes people unable to stop.

"No need." Fu Li went straight to the point: "I want two swords, one Crescent Moon and one Shiranui."

Chapter 10: Equivalent Exchange

In the warm yet eerily quiet atmosphere, a hooded dark red figure nodded gently: "I understand. Please wait."

He turned and walked towards the side room, and his back soon disappeared from Fu Li's sight.

Only then did Prometheus move his lips with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Can you explain it now?"

When the two Riddlers were talking just now, all that echoed in her head was basically "What! What! What! What is all this!?"

Riddler gives duck a climb!

"certainly."

Unlike the little AI who had been kept in the dark, Fu Li was in a pretty good mood.

"We are currently at the Far East branch of the Future Foundation."

He explained, "The Future Foundation is a medium-sized organization with considerable prestige in the Honkai area. Every three years, they release a completely random (self-proclaimed) list of Pawn Jade Omens with routes to their various branches."

"These branches are spread all over the world. Anyone who can reach a branch through the methods recorded in the Jade Omen will be granted any two requests below level B. These requests can include weapons and equipment, skill training, or simply having them kill their enemies."

Fu Li's words were an understatement. In fact, every time the Future Fund issued a jade sign, it would attract many busybodies to fight each other.

Because these jade omens do not directly tell a person how to get to the branch, but it takes a certain amount of time to decipher the above content.

It takes time, which will naturally give some people an opportunity to take advantage.

"For example, I was celebrating at a barbecue restaurant after completing a mission when I heard a drunk Slavic mercenary at the next table bragging about it."

Fu Li said slowly, "According to normal historical trajectory, that person only solved the puzzle recorded in the Pawn Loan Jade Omen six months later. He came to this Ruyue Station and exchanged it for a C-rank armor and skills of the same level from the store clerk."

Prometheus was perceptive. "The host described that unfortunate fellow as 'exchange,' correct?"

"Yes." The overly soft sofa made Fu Li feel a little uncomfortable. He straightened his back and replied, "Did you see the number 21 crossed out on the banner?"

The little AI nodded slightly.

"That record shows how many people around the world have already secured loans with the Future Fund in this way."

"Right now, it's eighteen. Once that number reaches zero, the Foundation will use some means to gather everyone in this batch together to complete a secret mission assigned by them."

At this point, Fu Li added, "That's how the man whose opportunity I stole died. In the middle of the night, his limbs were chopped off, covered with white cloth, and made into a human wind chime, which was hung atop Tokyo Tower. Blood dripped onto the viewing glass, frightening several ordinary people who got up early the next morning to visit. It even infuriated the newly appointed Far East Prime Minister."

"Wow, that's so miserable." There was no fluctuation in the little girl's tone.

"Overall, it's a two-way street." Fu Li clapped his hands. "No matter what risks we face in the future, at least the two Cs are already in our grasp."

Prometheus speculated, "So, the Foundation is investing in a genius with no prior experience?"

A real boss would not care about just two Cs, let alone facing a mysterious crisis of unknown origin.

"Perhaps there are considerations in this regard. After all, deciphering the Pawn Loan Jade Omen is no easy task. Being able to reach the branch safely after being known to possess the Pawn Loan Jade Omen is another matter entirely."

Having said that, Fu Li suddenly laughed.

His smile was pure, like a breeze that lifted the clouds that stretched for thousands of miles, piercing through the misty morning light, and sprinkled a layer of golden light on his white face.

Prometheus shuddered.

Because he said, "Look, I clearly didn't have any money to pawn, but that kind hooded man still happily made the deal with me, didn't he?"

No matter who he is, no matter whether he holds the mortgage loan issued by the Future Fund.

Whoever can be the first to step into the branch in their area will be their customer this time.

"...What a realistic organization full of social Darwinism."

Little AI doesn't really like this naked law of the jungle.

"I don't like it either. I'm sure when someone holds a knife to the necks of Foundation executives in the future, they'll also come to hate this rule immensely," Fu Li consoled him. "But when people live under someone else's roof, they always have to make temporary peace with this world, which is neither gentle nor beautiful."

"Then what about Mikazuki and Shiranui?"

Prometheus no longer wanted to continue the previous topic.

"First and foremost, we need to clarify the power levels. To standardize the measurement, the various factions, led by Destiny, have used the Valkyries as a reference point and have standardized the power levels into D-, C-, B-, and A-levels. Above these are critical levels, and above these, S-level."

Fu Li blew on the black tea in the cup.

He used himself as an example: "Just like before my rebirth, when I was at A-rank, I could crush three B-rank Valkyries. I couldn't hold my own against five B-rank Valkyries, and I could only barely hold my own against seven. If the total number of opponents was over ten, I would definitely run away without a second thought."

"This theory applies to most battles below S-rank. Exceptionalists and those above S-rank are not considered within this consensus."

The prerequisite is that the conditions such as equipment, skills, willpower and accomplishment are similar in their respective levels. After all, even in ancient times, there were classic cases of armored soldiers of the Ming army chasing and slashing hundreds of refugees with knives, and a team of more than a dozen Iron Pagodas defeated the thousands of Hunan troops of the Song Dynasty.

"D, C, B, A, critical, S-level, that sounds simple enough to understand." The little girl tilted her head cutely, "But I don't understand why the host suddenly brought this up."

"Because one of the two swords I mentioned, the demon sword Shiranui, is a forbidden skill that allows me, a C-rank dud who achieved it through ten consecutive draws, to quickly reach the level of an A-rank Valkyrie. It's a life-saving combat skill that can instantly increase one's combat power... Well, I'll write it out using the system panel format you're more familiar with."

He took out a pen and paper from his backpack and started scribbling on it.

Prometheus came over, his little head with a twin-turbine hairstyle pressed against Fu Li's, and together they looked at what he was writing on the paper.

Chapter 11 (The Collapse of Life)

[Name: Demon Sword·Shiranui]

[Grade: C]

【Type: Status】

[Effect: Sacrifice one's own vitality to resonate with the weapon in hand, turning swords and other cold weapons into demonic swords. This is a taboo technique.

When using the skill, a strong red aura will emanate from the user, which will disappear after a short period of time.

After this, the user will enter a mode where he becomes one with the sword, transforming into the demon sword Shiranui, which greatly enhances his own combat effectiveness. At the same time, he will gain the blood-sucking ability to plunder the vitality of the injured individual.

The demon sword requires the user to continuously provide a large amount of vitality to maintain it, which is often far more than the vitality plundered itself. If the user cannot replenish the consumed vitality, there is a possibility of threatening his own life safety.

The degree of amplification of this skill is closely related to personal strength and vitality. Theoretically, under sufficient supply, the demon sword can often burst out with a force equivalent to dozens of times its normal power, which is enough to allow the basic attributes of a C-level Valkyrie to touch the lower limit of the A-level in a short period of time.

However, when the user's strength reaches A-level, the increase brought by the demon sword will be greatly reduced; when the user reaches the critical level or above, the demon sword will no longer bring any increase to the user.

[Note: Burning is just a reaction. We spellcasters use spells to control the burning itself. This thing you brought, no, not at all.

Look at this, the exploded view, and look closely... The burning phenomenon is just a side effect! In reality, the tissue spontaneously combusted because it couldn't withstand its own intense activity, and it had nothing to do with the flame itself.

To put it simply, in the first stage, the user's biological tissues are all rapidly activated; in the second stage, the biological tissues metabolize at an unstoppable speed; in the third stage, they burst out with huge energy.

The essence of the demon sword Shiranui lies not in fire, but in the overclocked phenomenon of life itself! —Charlotte Hermes, the association's research assistant at the Spiral Workshop.

Prometheus had a strange look on his face after reading the message: "...subtly complementing the host."

"Yeah, yeah. When I drew Human Immortal Path, I decided to come here and exchange for this skill."

Fu Li raised the corners of his eyes, and there was an uncontrollable excitement between his brows.

"The power of the Demon Sword Shiranui is far greater than C-rank. The reason it's classified here is secondary because the amplification effect after reaching A-rank is greatly reduced. The main reason is that it drains the user's vitality too rapidly, to a level of brutality that cannot even be described as insane."

He still remembered the temporary teammate who had used this trick. The girl looked about the same age as him before, but after the war, even her dazzling white teeth that made her smile so dazzling had fallen out.

Perhaps there was also the reason that 'the other party was a cheap clone created by a medium-sized organization to act as a disposable bomb', but such consumption was still shocking.

The strong look down on it, and the weak cannot afford to use it. This is why the demon sword is rated C-level.

However, this only applies to ordinary people with limited lifespan.

The characteristics of the human immortal path allow Fu Li to have an almost endless lifespan. This kind of extravagant spending without any regrets allows him to confidently and boldly entrust his future to the sword.

At this time, the extremely favorable characteristics of the demon sword are revealed.

Fu Li muttered to himself with considerable amusement, "This is the information advantage that comes with being a second-round player. You can choose the best thing for yourself within a certain range."

"Let's be honest, Sparrow." The little girl agreed. "Carelessly acquiring skills that allow you to challenge higher levels sounds like the protagonist of a novel."

"Carelessly skipping levels?" The latter shook his head: "That's not necessarily true."

"?"

"Prometheus, let me ask you, what do you think is the fundamental reason why people with special abilities learn powerful combat skills? Is it to become the best among their peers, or even to challenge those of higher levels?"

"Isn't it?"

"That's part of the reason, but the more important purpose is to avoid being killed in battle by those of a lower rank than me." Fu Li raised his index finger and said seriously, "I want to avoid being killed in battle by those of a lower rank than me."

"?"

The little AI said that your thinking mode is beyond my calculation, but Fu Li still said calmly:

"First, let me clarify a misunderstanding. In this world, there are no such things as genetic locks or cultivation realms where you can gain power simply by breaking through the corresponding level."

The world of collapse is different. These guys are more like high school students who have studied hard for ten years.

Only if you have enough foundation can you make the leap/pass the level assessment and get into the coveted 985211/obtain the corresponding qualifications.

For example, the Valkyries of Destiny must reach the corresponding range of their level in terms of strength, physical fitness, agility, etc., and pass the assessment before they can call themselves X-level Valkyries.

It does not mean that you will have the corresponding strength after being rated, but you can only be rated if you have the corresponding strength.

This is not the end. The essence of the college entrance examination is like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.

As long as they can get into the university of their choice, college students no longer have to be as tense as they were during their three years of high school.

What about the Collapse World? Where is its Dragon Gate?

After Class C comes Class B, after Class B comes Class A, and so on and so forth.