Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Jiang Ran was thankful that the Prison Star world was very large, otherwise if he lived in the Shura Field every day, he would not be able to bear it no matter how capable he was.

Today is June 6th. According to Jiang Ran's plan, there is only one day left before challenging the advanced trial.

Jiang Ran's plan today is to purchase equipment so that he can be in the best condition to face the life-and-death challenge of the trial.

Generally speaking, the most indispensable preparations before soloing a dungeon are recovery potions and mana recovery potions. Unfortunately, the Prison Star world is too hardcore and there are no recovery potions. Jiang Ran currently has no channels to obtain mana recovery potions or to prepare them himself.

What Jiang Ran can prepare now are still those "old partners".

This time, Jiang Ran's belongings are as follows:

Ordinary arrows: 40;

Ignitable arrows: 40;

Glowing Magic Stone: 3 pieces;

Smoke bombs: 10 pieces;

Flintstones: Two sets;

Antidote: 10 bottles;

As for weapons and armor, Jiang Ran's equipment includes:

Main weapon 1: Fir Dryad Longhunting Bow;

Main weapon 2: Black Sword Flame Horse;

Secondary weapon 1: Corrupted Dagger and Poison Claw;

Secondary weapon 2: Iron round shield;

Body armor: leather armor;

Leg armor: Dark Shadow Boots·Ghost Shadow;

Accessories: Meditation Ring;

With Jiang Ran's current load-bearing capacity, the sum of these things is already the limit.

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After finishing these equipment and props, it was already afternoon.

Jiang Ran went back to the hotel and took a nap, then upgraded his skill "Calculation Power Enhancement" from level 9 to level 10.

[Note: Emilia went to work at the Task Union after generating electricity this morning.]

When level 10 arrived, just as Jiang Ran expected, a new entry for "computing power improvement" arrived!

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Wisdom attribute: 240+13↑

Agility attribute: 125+5↑

1. During the activation period, computing power will be increased by 13+1↑%;

2、启用期间，每秒消耗13+1↑点魔力，不足1秒按1秒计算；

3. During the activation period, you can activate the advanced ability "Overclocking" based on the "Hash Power Boost". In the overclocking state, the effect of "Hash Power Boost" is increased to 2 times the original value, and the magic power consumption is also increased to 2 times the original value;

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——(You really think I'm a CPU, how come I even have "overclocking"...)

Despite his complaints, Jiang Ran immediately tried out this new ability.

And just after he activated the "overclocking", something incredible happened!

Jiang Ran saw very clearly that the pedestrians who were originally walking on the street outside the window suddenly slowed down their movements!

5.21 - An unexpected encounter (Part )

Although the slowdown is not large, the speed after slowing down is only about 70% of the original speed, and Jiang Ran's own movements will also slow down, but this effect is of extraordinary significance!

——(So it's bullet time, where even I slow down… But, if I use it wisely, it could be very useful.)

Jiang Ran is a person who is used to thinking before acting, but the problem is that he doesn't have much time to think during the battle.

Now with the "computing power boost" and "overclocking", he can complete his thinking faster than usual.

And when his skill level is raised to a very high level in the future, he won't even need to spend time thinking.

However, after turning on "overclocking", the magic power consumption of 28 points per second is a considerable burden for Jiang Ran, and the use of this skill must be done with extreme caution.

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For the rest of the afternoon, Jiang Ran had intended to continue the cycle of "sleep->skill brushing", but he could no longer fall asleep.

This made him realize that if he wanted to brush up his skill proficiency more frequently, mana recovery potions would be essential.

However, regarding the magic recovery potion, Emilia had previously told Jiang Ran that any potion formula related to magic recovery was absolutely confidential.

In various places, the formulation and production of magic recovery potions are uniformly controlled by national magic agencies.

Since this road is temporarily blocked, Jiang Ran can only think of another way, and he soon thought of an unconventional method.

(…I’ll go out and see if there’s any 『Hypnotic Potion』 or related books for sale.)

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As soon as he left the hotel, Jiang Ran noticed that there were a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the Mission Union.

He walked forward to take a look and found that there was a large notice posted at the entrance of the Quest Guild. The content was that some paid hunters in Cuilin City had formed a team to explore the "Ancient Maze" without authorization, and as a result, more than a hundred people were wiped out.

The Questing Guild posted a notice warning everyone that the Ancient Labyrinth is extremely dangerous and that ordinary people are prohibited from entering. Nationally organized teams have been regularly exploring the labyrinth, so please do not cause unnecessary trouble to the professional teams.

(Ancient Labyrinth? Is it something like a dungeon? This is the first time I've heard of this term.)

Jiang Ran was quite interested in this new concept, so he stood aside and listened to people's discussions for a while.

"The reward hunters in Greenwood City are truly brave. They even dare to enter the Ancient Labyrinth."

"People die for money and birds die for food. That must be because there are good things in the ancient maze."

"How good can it be? Is there any equipment with built-in skills?"

"You're a frog in a well. It's said that in the deepest part of the ancient maze there is a divine weapon that can engrave the soul..."

"No way, Shenwu? Isn't that something from legends?"

"I heard it from others, so don't tell anyone."

"I don't believe you, no one will believe you even if I tell them."

"..."

What people were talking about were just some street rumors, but Jiang Ran actually heard something valuable from them.

(A divine weapon that can engrave souls?)

Jiang Ran remembered clearly that one of the rewards for completing his mission in this Prison Star World was that he could bring the "soul-engraved equipment" back to Earth.

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[Note: The above image is from "3 - False Accident"]

Judging from the comments and reactions of passersby, the "Soul-engraved Divine Weapon" is likely to be the most advanced equipment concept in the Prison Star World.

(I'll ask Emilia when I get a chance.)

Just as Jiang Ran was thinking this, he suddenly saw Emilia standing at the door of the Task Union, looking at him quietly.

Jiang Ran's heart skipped a beat, but he managed to calm himself down, then pretended nothing had happened and walked to Emilia's side.

"Are you feeling better, Emilia?" Jiang Ran asked in a low voice.

"Well... much better, thank you." Emilia also replied in a low voice.

Jiang Ran knew that Emilia still maintained her usual image in public, expressionless and serious. Therefore, he could "safely" come over to say hello and then leave calmly.

Emilia, who has a strong sense of responsibility, would never abandon her work, especially during the period when Oleg, the branch chief, has not yet returned to his post.

"Emilia, what is this notice at the door...?"

"This is the notice we received today from the National Mission Union headquarters. Despite repeated warnings, there are still people who, every now and then, disregard the danger and venture into the Ancient Labyrinth."

"So that's how it is... How many ancient labyrinths are there in our Kingdom of West?"

"I don't know about that either. I only know there's one far south of Cuilin City."

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Jiang Ran chatted with Emilia casually for a few words, and then prepared to leave. After all, standing with Emilia for a long time would be too conspicuous.

But at this moment, Jiang Ran accidentally saw a familiar figure walking towards the Task Union in the distance on the street.

That petite figure, fluffy brown hair, gentle face, and those big, watery eyes...isn't that Wei'er?!

Jiang Ran felt his heartbeat suddenly stop for fear, but Emilia was standing right next to him!

Without time to think, Jiang Ran quickly turned on the "computing power enhancement" and then added "overclocking" in order to give himself more time to think in this critical moment!

The moment "Computing Power Boost·Overclocking" was turned on, the world in Jiang Ran's eyes immediately slowed down.

He looked towards the far end of the street again, and after careful observation, Jiang Ran was very sure that the person walking towards him was indeed Wei'er.

Wei'er was wearing a gray cloth cloak, and her trouser legs and shoes were covered in mud. She looked like she had come from a long journey and must have just arrived in Sunny Town not long ago.

Next to Wei'er, there was a short old lady wearing yellow-green ethnic costume, who seemed to be walking with Wei'er.

Jiang Ran looked at the old lady, who was only one meter tall and wore a tall hat that seemed to be used to hide her long ears, and guessed that she was probably a rabbit person like Tokini.

However, the distance between the two parties is still too far, and Jiang Ran cannot use his identification ability to verify his thoughts.

In fact, if he had just run into Wei'er on the road, Jiang Ran wouldn't have had anything to be nervous about. But the situation was special now, with Emilia right next to him. If Wei'er saw him and ran over waving her hand...

That would definitely be a disaster scene like Mars hitting the Earth.

(No, I must avoid this meeting!)

Jiang Ran quickly came to a conclusion, then turned off his skills, took Emilia's hand and walked into the quest guild.

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"Emilia, there is something I want to ask you in private."

The incident happened so suddenly that Emilia barely heard what Banning said before she was dragged away.

At this moment, Emilia only noticed that she was holding hands with Benning, and then she was so nervous that she couldn't think.

Emilia followed Banning obediently into the mission union, and then went up to the second floor together and came to the office of Oleg, the branch director.

——(Eh? Why, why did you bring me to the branch manager’s room?)

— (It’s still work time, this… this is too…)

Being alone made Emilia's heart beat faster. She didn't know what Banning was going to do to her, but she had some expectations. When she thought that someone might come in at any time, Emilia became even more uneasy...!

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5.22 - Jiang Ran's Strategy (Part )

"I'm sorry, Emilia. I was afraid that others might see me, so my actions were a bit rough. I hope I didn't hurt you."

Banning loosened his grip and turned back to close the office door.

When the door closed, there was a "click" sound, which made Emilia's heart "click" as well, and she fell into even more panic.

In just a few minutes, Emilia was first held hands by Banning for the first time, and then the two of them were alone in a secret room at work. Her sensitive heart was now beating so wildly in her chest that it was about to explode...!

"No...it didn't hurt me..." Emilia answered softly, her voice as thin as a mosquito.

In the previous few interactions with Banning, Emilia was obviously so bold, but after Banning took the initiative, she became shy like a little girl who had never seen the world.

At this moment, Emilia's imagination was already running wild.

She had imagined many times before that something unspeakable would happen between her and Banning, but the office of Branch Minister Oleg was beyond the reach of her imagination.

Banning is so bold and avant-garde!

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