Chapter 16: Chapter Fifteen: Successful Installation

When Su Qing's consciousness returned, everything before him was pitch black.

But at this moment Su Qing let out a sigh of relief; he sensed his heart still beating, blood still circulating, yet he couldn't figure out why he couldn't open his eyes or feel his limbs, as if he'd been given full anesthesia.

But he clearly remembered downloading Selinna's bloodline—how could this happen?

Could it be that the sky base sucked energy too hard, paralyzing him, turning him into a vegetable?

Or maybe it's just temporary full-body weakness?

After thinking a lot, Su Qing decided to try summoning the light screen, remembering that this kind of heaven-defying BUFF like a golden finger isn't limited to the eyes—his consciousness should be able to see it too.

The next second, the familiar light screen appeared; he focused his gaze on it.

"I go!"

If you don't look, you won't know; but once you look, you're startled—the task for the high-level vampire bloodline actually shows it's already been downloaded.

Seeing this, Su Qing froze instantly.

He originally thought he had only fainted for a moment, never expecting the bloodline download to already be complete.

So, how long has he been unconscious?

"Forget it, no matter how long he's been unconscious, let's install the bloodline first."

After pondering a while, Su Qing gave up thinking; for the bloodline he had almost lost his life, so what's left to consider now?

Thus, he directly moved his intention and shouted: 'Install.'

Then he saw on the light screen that the high-level vampire bloodline in the completed tasks column flickered once and disappeared, reappearing in the installation log column.

This situation indicates the bloodline installation is complete.

But strangely, Su Qing felt nothing; his consciousness remained in darkness.

Regarding this.

Su Qing's mindset was very optimistic; anyway, as long as he knew he was alive, that was good—being alive meant there was hope.

Just like that.

Having stayed in the dark for who knows how long, when Su Qing's consciousness was almost numb.

Suddenly at some point, he seemed to hear a gentle trickling of water.

After carefully distinguishing for a while, he realized what kind of water flow it was—clearly the sound of his own blood flowing.

At this moment his blood flowed faster than before, like the waters of the Yellow River, rushing forth with a splashing sound.

Su Qing didn't know about this change, couldn't control it, and could only silently listen to the sound to relieve his boredom.

Until a certain moment, Su Qing suddenly felt something else.

He felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring, every inch of skin and flesh being washed and nourished by the water.

Afterward, the water turned into countless tiny needles that pierced the skin into the flesh, then the blood vessels, organs, and bones, giving him a thorough acupuncture with no blind spots.

"Hiss! I go!" Su Qing, overwhelmed by this sudden treatment, felt unbearable stabbing pain all over; not knowing where the strength came from, his consciousness jerked upward, like stepping empty in sleep, and he jolted awake from his dream.

Then he realized he could see.

First coming into view was a bed, on which a woman lay quietly, and she was quite pretty……

Su Qing's thoughts paused, then he smacked his forehead: 'Damn, this is Selinna!' He really had been in the dark too long, his memory had grown dull.

As Selinna came to mind, all his memories surged forth; within a few breaths, Su Qing recalled everything.

Seeing Selinna still asleep, Su Qing noticed he was still sitting in the chair, glanced at the window, and saw the sky just beginning to lighten.

He clearly remembered staying in the dark for a long time, yet reality seemed hardly any time at all.

Is the time flow different? Or is it an illusion?

He shook his head, Su Qing gathered his thoughts, began checking his body, wanting to see if there were any changes.

He clearly remembered that while his consciousness was in darkness, he had definitely installed the bloodline downloaded from Selinna.

He also didn't know whether his late-stage stomach cancer had been cured by the bloodline.

A moment later.

Su Qing's eyelid twitched; he sensed his body was off, very off.

He hurriedly got up, staggered to the bathroom mirror, and saw in the reflection a figure whose limbs had almost no muscle, skin clinging to the bones, entirely a skeleton wrapped in skin.

"Damn it!" Su Qing jumped in fright, then realized the skeleton in the mirror was his own—he had become a desiccated corpse after his bout of unconsciousness.

He instinctively reached out to touch his face; the mirror reflected the same motion, then he lowered his head, lifted his pants, and glanced at his crotch……

Five minutes later.

After a thorough examination, Su Qing clearly understood his physical condition.

In one word: bone-thin as firewood.

He turned and sat back in the chair, beginning to think about what to do next.

The most important thing now is to quickly regain a human appearance; this download drained him completely, and he doesn't know whether the great cost he paid cured his cancer.

If it was cured, then it would be worth it.

If not, he could only plan carefully how to seize the bloodlines of the vampire progenitor Marcus, the werewolf progenitor William, and even Alexander.

After all, even Selinna's three-generation pure blood couldn't be cured.

Downloads lower than hers are also useless; he can only try higher ones.

But the specifics aren't set yet; thinking about this is premature—for now perhaps he can test the vampire bloodline already in his body.

Watching a beam of sunlight shine through the curtains into the room, Su Qing thought and acted, got up, stepped forward, and directly extended his left hand.

"Zizz……"

Just like a chicken claw dropped into boiling oil, the back of Su Qing's left hand was instantly scorched black.

"Hiss! Damn it!"

Su Qing sucked in cold air from the pain, quickly pulled back his hand and rubbed it rapidly with his right hand, hoping to lessen the burning sensation.

Alright.

Now he could be very certain that he had become a qualified vampire.

Having confirmed his identity, Su Qing also gave up the thought of going out, staying focused in his room until the sun set again, only then did he wrap himself tightly and leave the room.

"Why hasn't Selinna woken up yet? It's been over ten hours!" He glanced at the person on the bed, Su Qing muttered, closed the door and went downstairs.

Then he went straight out of the inn and headed toward the street where he had bought horse blood the previous night.

Along the way, listening to the conversations of passersby, he realized that a full day had actually passed; it was now the following evening, not just a single night as he had thought.

"In other words, installing the bloodline took a day and a night."

Su Qing thought for a moment and found nothing surprising about it; after all, it was a supernatural bloodline—understandable, understandable.

Then he continued forward.

Because it was a local service, he didn't spend much time before seeing that coachman on the street.

He then waved his hand.

"Sir, would you like a ride?" the coachman asked respectfully, having stopped his carriage at the roadside.

"It's me." Su Qing spoke up.

"Oh, it's you, sir. I don't know what business you have with me?" Although Su Qing was wrapped tightly, revealing no skin, the coachman, who had carried countless passengers, still recognized him by his voice.

"I want to buy your carriage, uh, plus two horses."

"Well, sir, this is a family heirloom..."

"Twenty pounds."

"Sir, this isn't just about pounds..."

"Forty pounds."

"Sir..."

"Sixty pounds."

The coachman hesitated a moment, then tentatively said again: "Sir."

Su Qing: "..."

He really thought he was a sucker!

Seeing that Su Qing wasn't raising the price, the coachman gave an embarrassed smile, nimbly jumped down from the driver's seat, and said: "Sir, sixty pounds, we have a deal."

"Here." Su Qing handed over the pounds he had prepared earlier.

"Thank you, sir." The coachman happily took it, carefully counted to make sure there was no problem, then tossed off the line "This carriage plus the two horses are now yours, sir" and left without hesitation.

Seeing the other party so decisive, Su Qing had nothing more to say; he climbed into the driver's seat, pulled the reins, flicked the whip, and drove the carriage into a secluded alley……

Ten minutes later, only the sound of two horses neighing could be heard beneath the night sky.

"Neigh..."