TL: Eris
PR: Kai
In the quiet dorm, only Zhang Ping’s even breath could be heard.
Just then, a gentle morning breeze blew in from the balcony, causing the human skin hanging in front of him to sway slightly.
Behind the bloodstained, pale human skin of Luo Shiyu, a Celestial fox quietly watched Zhang Ping, as if watching a performance.
Its narrow fox eyes squinted slightly, reaching out a paw towards Zhang Ping’s head, but stopped at the last moment.
After a moment of contemplation, it slowly retracted its paw, got up, and left the dormitory.
“Your Highness, why didn’t you kill him?”
A Celestial fox waiting outside the door asked curiously when ‘Luo Shiyu’ came out.
‘Luo Shiyu’ looked coldly at the Celestial fox and replied, “It’s not him, and… don’t waste food!”
“Yes!”
The Celestial fox immediately realized it had spoken out of turn, lowered its head, and submissively bowed.
‘Luo Shiyu’ glanced back at the still-sleeping Zhang Ping and left the boys’ dormitory with its subordinates.
Half an hour later.
Zhang Ping, who was still in a state of sleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
“It seems I can’t afford to be careless at all.”
Zhang Ping glanced out the window, ensuring that the Celestial fox had left before finally relaxing.
Just then, he had ordered his body to sleep but commanded his brain to stay awake, so during ‘Luo Shiyu’s’ inspection, he had thought of his own shortcomings.
It was still dark at four o’clock.
In the state of a night walker, others would subconsciously ignore him.
There weren’t many students who woke up early at school, and even fewer knew he would go for a run so early.
However, after five-thirty, the sky began to lighten, and his night walker state would be greatly diminished. Some early risers would inevitably notice him during his morning run.
Since he usually ran on the track around five o’clock but didn’t show up today, the Celestial fox became suspicious.
He had seen ‘Luo Shiyu’s’ actions through the identification assasination ring, and regardless of strength or speed, ‘Luo Shiyu’ was overwhelmingly powerful compared to him.
There was no way for him to survive in front of ‘Luo Shiyu.’
Luckily, he had observed during this time that ‘Luo Shiyu’ seemed to have no appetite for boys.
So, he decided to gamble the moment he woke up. He gambled that the other party didn’t know he had picked up the ring, gambled that the other party wouldn’t discover his flaws, and gambled that the other party wouldn’t eat him in the end.
So, he decided to gamble the moment he woke up. He gambled that the other party didn’t know he had picked up the ring, that they wouldn’t discover his flaws, and that they wouldn’t eat him in the end.
“Training is too slow; I must find a way to get equipment.”
Sitting on the bed, Zhang Ping deeply realized how dangerous his situation had just been.
What could be more pathetic, terrifying, and horrifying than being at someone’s mercy?
No more mistakes!
Since he was already awake, he decided to go to the cafeteria ‘normally.’
Although Zhang Ping didn’t want to see ‘Luo Shiyu,’ it would be even more suspicious if he didn’t go to the cafeteria as usual.
However, when he arrived at the cafeteria, he heard many students discussing: the Black Death Star was dead.
The Black Death Star was a notorious killer in Pearl City. As long as the price was right, he would dare to assassinate even the city lord.
It was said that the previous city lord was injured by the Black Death Star and later died young due to old wounds.
While eating breakfast and listening to the students’ discussions, Zhang Ping gradually learned more details.
Apparently, this morning, nearby residents discovered Black Death Star’s body.
The Black Death Star was found dead in a stinky ditch not far from the school, his body half eaten by wild animals like dogs.
His once pristine white clothes were covered in blood, and the black mask on his face was shattered into several pieces, leaving him with a ghastly death face.
“Could it be that the Black Death Star was the man in white who tried to assassinate ‘Luo Shiyu’ last night?”
The more Zhang Ping listened, the more he felt that the Black Death Star described by his classmates resembled the man in white he saw in the identification.
So, the man in white he thought was an ally last night was actually a killer?
Wait a minute.
That’s not right!
Luo Shiyu, like him, was an orphan, not a big figure, and didn’t know anyone who could afford to hire a killer.
Could it be that someone also noticed the mutated beasts in the city…
So they ‘boldly’ hired a killer to kill the beast?
Zhang Ping thought with a strange expression.
However, this might actually be a good idea.
After all, even if people didn’t realize the existence of the mutated beasts, hiring a killer to kill them wouldn’t matter whether the target was human or beast, as long as the killer had a clear target.
No need to find evidence, no need to convince anyone.
As long as there was money!
However, to afford the Black Death Star.
The mysterious person or force that seemed to be an ally must be quite wealthy.
Unfortunately, The Black Death Star failed.
But the failure had also alerted the enemy.
During this time, the Celestial fox would undoubtedly investigate secretly.
Any overly unusual behavior might attract their attention.
Zhang Ping had a complicated inner feeling but maintained a calm exterior as he finished his breakfast.
Returning to the dormitory.
He prepared to start his daily training.
No matter how many thoughts he had, he could only act at night.
Before training, he sat on the bed and condensed a contract gemstone. After consuming the contract gemstone, a sensation of ‘everything is ascending’ spread from within him. He was momentarily lost in the feeling before snapping back to reality, wondering if he had gained another talent?
However, unlike the night walker talent, this one didn’t immediately show its effects.
Zhang Ping calmed down and decided to identify himself.
【Identification Successful】
【Summoned Beast: Zhang Ping】
【Master: Zhang Ping】
【Race: Human】
【Potential: ⭐⭐⭐⭐】
【Lifespan: 89】
【Rank: Beginner Awakener】
【Level: 2】
【Talents】
【Contract Gemstone: Can consume physical and mental energy to condense a contract gemstone. Once the target voluntarily accepts the contract gemstone, their life, soul, and consciousness will be dominated by the summoner, and they will share the summoner’s potential and luck. The first time it is consumed, subsequent consumptions will slightly enhance their potential and have a 1% chance of awakening a new talent. Note: The talent ability obtained by the summoner Zhang Ping through overdrawing intelligence, potential, and luck is powerful but has a significant flaw. Overambition might not be a good thing.】
【Absolute Command: You have absolute control over your summoned beast. Your orders are absolutely obeyed.】
【Absolute Obedience: You absolutely obey the summoner’s orders, loyally executing them.】
【Stable Identification Technique: Can identify targets with a very small probability of obtaining target information. The smaller the power gap between both parties, the higher the success rate of obtaining information. The first successful identification significantly increases subsequent success rates for the same target. Note: A talent ability born from the combined curiosity of the summoned beast Zhang Ping and the summoner Zhang Ping.】
【Night Walker: Gains night vision, greatly reduces presence at night, significantly increases movement speed, reduces weight, and allows completely invisibility in shadows.】
