Chapter 185 – Level Seven Death Announcement, Potential, Golden Bear

Outside the window, the sea of clouds silently rolled, and the sunlit room remained quiet except for the clacking of keyboard keys.

Lu Yuan glanced at the girl with a hair bun engrossed in her game, then at the candy box in his hand…

After the initial shock and confusion, his mood quickly calmed down.

In fact, since the moment he decided to participate in the Golden Bear’s new blood trial assessment, Lu Yuan had considered the possibility of the current situation.

Choosing to shine brightly in the new blood trial assessment meant he had already mentally prepared himself to be under the spotlight and magnifying glass, exposing some of his secrets.

It’s just that the timing and manner of this moment’s arrival…

Caught him a bit off guard.

“It might not be a bad thing.”

Lu Yuan reached into the candy box and picked up a red bead that looked like a crow’s eye, his gaze flickering slightly.

“At least not for now.”

Thinking from another perspective, Lu Yuan felt that if he were a member of the Golden Bear organization, facing a genius with outstanding talent and enormous potential, he wouldn’t dismiss them just because of a minor “stain” like using Evil Power.

Impossible.

A national-level force couldn’t lack the tolerance to accommodate such a person.

Even the police in the Old City Circle train undercover agents to infiltrate evil forces.

Besides…

Lu Yuan believed that there was no irreconcilable conflict between the Golden Bear and the Evil Deity Sect.

The Crow Deity Sect was eradicated in Jiaoyan mainly because they conducted large-scale human sacrifices, severely disrupting social stability.

In contrast, the Mosa Sect…

They’re still thriving and even appear positively on the news.

Moreover, Lu Yuan thought it was improbable that the Golden Bear, after dealing with the Evil Deity Sect for so many years, hadn’t figured out how to control and use Evil Power.

“Lord Tong doesn’t like being refused.”

Xiao Rui’s words echoed in his mind once again.

Lu Yuan thought to himself as he gently crushed the red bead in his hand. The scarlet liquid flowed through his fingers, quickly being absorbed by his skin.

“Well then, let’s do it.”

Lu Yuan crushed one red bead after another from the candy box.

He watched as the [Death Messenger (Extraordinary)] panel’s professional experience skyrocketed.

The experience bar, which was originally at lv5 (1508/1600), quickly broke through to lv6.

Then to lv7.

By the time he had finished consuming all eight red bead experience pills, the [Death Messenger (Extraordinary)] experience level had reached lv7 (5539/6400).

He had gained two levels! Nearly three.

Plus, he had earned two attribute points and two skill points.

“Phew—”

Lu Yuan suppressed the images of the Crow Dreamscape that kept trying to surface in his mind and exhaled slowly.

He closed the candy box and looked over at Yuwen Tong.

To his surprise, Yuwen Tong had already finished her game at some point. She was resting her delicate chin in one hand, watching him with great interest.

Through the lenses of her black-framed glasses, Lu Yuan could see her unusually beautiful eyes, with pupils of a light purple hue.

“Thank you, Lord Tong.”

Lu Yuan handed the candy box back, genuinely expressing his gratitude.

Yuwen Tong glanced at the candy box and then said in an airy tone.

“I told you to try one, why did you eat them all?”

“Uh…”

Lu Yuan was momentarily stunned.

“Ha—”

Yuwen Tong chuckled, shaking her head, “Just kidding. Relax, I’m not teasing you anymore.”

Lu Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yuwen Tong straightened up a bit, looking at the screen in front of her. As she rapidly typed on the keyboard, she spoke to Lu Yuan, “For now, you’ll be following me. Your strength is impressive, but you’ve just joined the Yellow Bear. Even considering the merits from killing those Crow Deity sect Divine Servants and Divine Messengers, it’s not enough.

For the time being, I can only assign you to a Golden Bear position and benefits. Get yourself familiar with this role first. After you’ve completed a few major tasks in the future, you’ll be promoted to Flying Bear soon enough…”

“The Old City Circle district in Jiaoyan will be directly under your management. Don’t worry if you don’t have experience; you have people under you who know what to do.

Just make sure nothing major goes wrong in the district… as long as civilian deaths don’t exceed one hundred thousand, I can cover for you.”

“You should continue on the path of pure martial arts. This is very important. Without my permission, you must not accept any body modifications or new martial arts transplants. If anyone tries to persuade you to switch, come to me, and I’ll have a good talk with them.”

“Your natural Evil Martial Arts constitution is very rare and will be extremely useful in the future… I’ll inform you ahead of time, so don’t be too anxious.”

Yuwen Tong spoke rapidly, and with the sound of her fingers tapping on the keyboard, Lu Yuan almost couldn’t keep up with her.

Then, suddenly.

The sound of typing and her voice both stopped at once.

Yuwen Tong looked up at Lu Yuan and asked, “Any other questions?”

“I…”

Lu Yuan opened his mouth, but he had so many questions that he didn’t know where to start.

After thinking about it, he decided it might be better to ask Xiao Rui later.

So he shook his head and said, “No, nothing.”

“Good.”

Yuwen Tong blinked at him, a playful expression that reminded Lu Yuan of his older sister, Lu Jing.

“I like young people like you, who are good-looking and smart.”

“Off you go.”

Yuwen Tong waved him off with a smile, “Let Xiao Rui take you to handle the follow-up procedures.”

“Alright.”

This legendary meeting, from the beginning to the end, hadn’t gone as Lu Yuan expected.

He felt a strange, indescribable mix of emotions.

Nodding, he greeted Yuwen Tong and prepared to leave.

After taking a few steps, Lu Yuan felt a bit reluctant and turned back.

“Is there something else?”

Yuwen Tong looked at him naturally.

Lu Yuan took a deep breath, pointed to the game screen in front of Yuwen Tong, which showed that it was entering a queuing phase, and mustered up the courage to ask, “Can I add you as a friend in the game, Lord Tong? I play it regularly too.”

“Uh…”

Yuwen Tong was stunned for a moment.

Then she smiled brightly.

“GG1!”

Yuwen Tong perfectly executed the GG move, put down the keyboard, and stretched lazily in her chair.

Even the oversized, loose white T-shirt couldn’t hide her nearly perfect body curves.

She casually reached under the table, grabbed a bag of chips, tore it open, and then turned her chair to face the sunlight and the sea of clouds.

She curled up in the chair, munching on chips with a contented expression, like a lazy cat.

“Zzzz-“

The virtual screen behind Yuwen Tong suddenly emitted a strange noise, and the image on the screen abruptly switched from the game to static.

A deep voice emerged from the static.

“Did you meet the new blood?”

“Yes.”

Yuwen Tong seemed to know who was speaking and replied lazily without turning her head.

“Does he really have that kind of potential?”

“Maybe.”

Yuwen Tong put her chip-flavored fingers into her mouth and sucked on them lightly, responding indistinctly.

The voice from the screen sighed, “I hope so. So many years, so many deaths, and not a single one has succeeded. If even one more person could cultivate those techniques… our burden would be much lighter…”

“I heard that last month the Star Deity Group had another genius who achieved level three Mental Light through modification. Counting this one, that’s four in the past five years, right?”

“Software capabilities are up to par, but hardware standards aren’t keeping up.”

The voice sounded a bit helpless, “The modification methods we have still lag significantly behind those on Distant Star. When the trial descended, the first batch of trial participants from Distant Star were far superior to ours. The benefits they gained were dozens of times greater than ours. The snowball started rolling a long time ago. Now, everyone is most worried that one day it will crush us.

Javier is barely holding on. In the past ten years, half of the potential talent we’ve discovered has joined the Distant Star faction. We have to desperately dig for talent while also guarding against our hard-won talent being poached… it’s tough for everyone.”

“No worries.”

Yuwen Tong finished sucking the last finger and comfortably stood up from the chair.

She gently untied the bun on her head, letting her light purple hair flow down like a waterfall.

“Anyway… I’m about to break through.”

She said softly.

Upon hearing this, the static on the virtual screen seemed to become agitated.

The voice also became somewhat excited and restless.

“You’re about to break through? Really? How confident are you? How long will it take?”

Yuwen Tong didn’t answer.

She just walked leisurely to the large floor-to-ceiling window.

The window opened silently.

The high-altitude winds, carrying clouds and mist, rushed in, blowing her clothes and long hair backward.

Yuwen Tong squinted at the seemingly close sun.

Suddenly, she took off her black-framed glasses and, facing the sun, leaped out.

In the dazzling golden sunlight.

Yuwen Tong turned into a brilliant radiance and disappeared into the vast sea of clouds.

…

“Xiao Rui.”

Lu Yuan exited the silver door and soon found Xiao Rui at the corner, quietly enjoying a cup of coffee and the view above the clouds.

Xiao Rui had the charming and mature aura of an elite woman, giving Lu Yuan a sense of reassurance and reliability.

“So, Lord Tong is easy to talk to, right?”

Xiao Rui smiled at him, raising her coffee cup as a gesture, “Want some? I can make you a cup.”

“No need.”

Lu Yuan shook his head and frowned, “Lord Tong is indeed easy to talk to. But she mentioned a lot of things I didn’t understand, so I wanted to ask you.”

“That’s normal, considering you’re still a newbie.”

Xiao Rui chuckled and then took out a card she had prepared in advance, handing it to him.

“This is your Golden Bear ID card. With it, you can access any network and connect to our Yellow Bear internal database and forum. You can look up anything you’re curious about there first. If there’s still something you don’t understand, feel free to contact me anytime.”

“Can the network in the Old City Circle be accessed too?” Lu Yuan inquired.

Xiao Rui nodded, “Of course.”

Lu Yuan’s expression immediately relaxed. He took the card, which was a small, pure black card made of some unknown material.

It was about the length of a finger and the width of two fingers.

The front of the card was printed with an intricate Golden Bear emblem.

As soon as Lu Yuan held the card, he felt a faint suction from it.

It could firmly adhere to any surface of his skin.

Upon contact with Lu Yuan’s body, the card began to glow, and soon after…

Lu Yuan noticed a semi-transparent virtual screen appearing in front of him.

The screen first displayed his personal information, followed by a line of text—[Welcome, esteemed Golden Bear Guard Lu Yuan, to the “Flying Bear Technology” network.]

Amazing!

This thin card seemed to combine the functions of a mobile phone, computer, and many other electronic devices.

As Lu Yuan activated the card, the information on his mobile phone seemed to be transferred to it.

He could clearly see all the unread messages in his chat account.

At the top was a message—[Lord Tongtongtong has accepted your friend request].

“I’ll study this later.”

Xiao Rui put down her coffee and said, “Since the assessment for the other new blood isn’t over yet, I’m not too busy. How about I show you around Xiabang first?”

Lu Yuan was about to agree.

Then he noticed a few unread messages in his chat and frowned slightly.

After hesitating for a moment, he said reluctantly, “I’m afraid it’ll have to wait for another time.”

Footnote:

1. GG(GG): The term “GG” is an acronym for “Good Game.” It is commonly used in video games and online gaming communities to show sportsmanship and respect at the end of a match, regardless of the outcome. Saying “GG” acknowledges that the game was enjoyable or well-played by both sides. It’s similar to shaking hands after a sports match to show mutual respect.