Chapter 11: Pig Fat Blinding the Heart

Resentment Value: 5839

Unknowingly, the Resentment Value had accumulated to a rather high number, and Bai Guagua alone was responsible for at least half of it.

"Could it be that for those who haven't had an Awakening of a Superpower, the upper limit of Resentment Value is only 99 points, while for someone like Guagua, it can break through to over 100 and under 1000? But where am I supposed to find such people to absorb it from?"

Zhang Wei clicked on "Star Palace" in the menu, but it remained pitch black inside; no matter how he operated it, there wasn't the slightest change, and he couldn't help but feel a bit stifled.

"I don't know what this Star Palace has to do with the Awakening of a Superpower... Could it be that so much Resentment Value can only be spent on that unreliable Lucky Draw?"

Just then, a burst of arguing suddenly came from nearby, a man and a woman, seemingly right next door.

The walls of the houses in the Shanty Town had absolutely no soundproofing to speak of, so whenever the neighbors started fighting, it was the most painful time for Zhang Wei.

Feeling irritable, Zhang Wei saw the "Infusion" option. With a mental click, a list of names immediately appeared below. He was familiar with most of these people; they were his neighbors nearby.

"Could it be...?"

This "Infusion" had always been a feature Zhang Wei didn't quite understand, and he hadn't dared to use it on others at will, lest unpredictable consequences occur.

"Since it's about absorbing people's Resentment, then this meaning... could it be pouring the Resentment back into people's brains?"

Zhang Wei finally couldn't resist wanting to try. He selected one of the names, which was exactly the household that was arguing, and then focused his intent upon it...

Resentment Value -1, -2, -3...

Zhang Wei saw that his remaining Resentment Value was decreasing bit by bit, falling at a speed slightly faster than seconds.

... -15, -16, -17...

It seemed to have no effect; the neighbors kept arguing and cursing as they should, with nothing special happening, and Zhang Wei began to feel a bit of heartache.

Earning Resentment isn't easy! For this, he had even been sent flying by Bai Guagua, becoming a stepping stone for her Awakening!

-25, -26, -27...

Just as Zhang Wei was about to stop the Infusion, the arguing voice next door, which had been gradually lowering, suddenly increased by several decibels: "You short-lived turtle son, you brain-chopping bastard, I'll beat you to death!!!"

Clang!!

Bang bang!!

Thud!!

Following a few sounds of heavy objects hitting the floor, it officially signaled that the battle next door had entered a white-hot, physical, hand-to-hand stage!

Absorbed Resentment from Huang Honghua, +99

Absorbed Resentment from Meng Jun, +99

Hearing the battle break out next door, Zhang Wei here was dumbfounded and hurriedly stopped the Resentment Infusion.

Looking at his Resentment Value again, it had officially broken through the 6,000 mark; the amount earned was more than six times what had been deducted!

"WTF, you can play like this?"

Zhang Wei was dumbfounded and felt deeply apologetic: I really didn't do it on purpose.

This function is truly full of malice; I don't know what kind of wicked thing invented it...

Finally, he defined this function: adding fuel to the fire, fanning the flames. This is even more despicable than standing on the sidelines watching the fun!

"What kind of ridiculous crap is this!"

Zhang Wei thought about how many people around the world were silently having an Awakening of a Superpower, becoming pioneers at the dawn of an era, and even his own sister had transformed into a "Magical Girl." Thinking of himself, he couldn't help but feel a wave of sorrow.

So he made a decision: draw the damn thing!

Drawing represents an attitude, a determination.

If you don't draw, you can only be an insidious extra fanning the flames from behind...

Zhang Wei still had some ambition. Like other people's children, if it were his current situation, he might have gone out to work long ago, yet he still struggled to persist in his studies amidst poverty, and his grades were still in the upper tier. What was this for?

Whether for Guagua, for himself, or for a better life in the future, more importantly, it was nothing more than a spirit of "not falling behind others."

Not to mention becoming the protagonist of an era or something—that's too delusional—but at least he had to make a good ending for his own life.

The prize wheel was shimmering with light, but there was no way to know what prizes were on it. Zhang Wei could only blindly spin and spin. Every time he spun, his heart twitched once...

He finally understood what is called "an unbearable pain of breathing"!

Resentment Value +1

Resentment Value +1

Resentment Value +1

Zhang Wei had an internal injury on his face. As one "+1" after another filled the window, it gradually plunged him into a numbness of feeling that life was meaningless, blankly watching the numbers float past his eyes with mockery.

Just as he was drowsy, a different color flashed across his blurred vision, which greatly boosted his spirits.

But after seeing the prompt clearly, Zhang Wei was completely bewildered.

The arrow on the prize wheel pointed to a twisted, strange gray Rune, and this thing similar to a Rune also drifted into the menu list.

"This time it is not Resentment Value."

Looking at this prompt, Zhang Wei took a deep breath. You... are you talking to me? But... of course I know this isn't Resentment Value, hey!

Looking at these words full of mockery, his mood was quite messed up. It was hard to get a different result for once, but no matter how he looked at it, it felt awkward.

What the hell is this? Tell me, damn it!

Zhang Wei tried to focus his intent on that gray Rune. A list of names appeared in his mind again, just like with "Infusion," and there was also an option to name it.

I don't even know if it's a dragon or a worm, what name should I give it?

Let's ignore this for now. Looking at the names below, among them were the two people who were arguing next door, so he aimed at one of them...

By now, the smoke ignited by the couple was slowly dying down, leaving only some unclear complaints. The man seemed to be apologizing incessantly, but the woman refused to forgive him, saying coldly: "Go run naked outside and then come back to talk about this."

The man shouted: "Ouch, you're going to make me lose face to death. Alright, alright, don't say these angry words... What are you glaring at? Fine, fine, I'll run, okay?"

Saying this, he stripped off his clothes in a few moves and ran out in a flash...

"Hey? Hey?? What the hell are you doing, get back here right now... Hey? You stand there!!"

The woman was completely dumbfounded; she never expected her own man to actually go streaking. One second he was firmly refusing, the next he was taking action, and his movements were so decisive, his resolve so strong, that she couldn't even stop him with her shouts. Just like that, he went running off, wind whistling, with nothing to cover his body, leaving her so furious she hurriedly chased after him out the door...

Over here, Zhang Wei lay prone against the window, revealing one eye like a thief, watching this scene with a look of stunned disbelief as if he had just seen something truly absurd.

"Damn... that's eye-searing. Is this how this thing pranks people?"

Absorbed Resentment from Huang Honghua +99, +3, +3...

Absorbed Resentment from Meng Jun +99, +3, +3...

The continuous +3s following afterward fully illustrated just how messed up the two of them felt inside; even the man who had gone streaking without a backward glance was incredibly miserable.

Using this Rune consumed 100 points of Resentment Value, yet it brought back double the reward. But Zhang Wei was truly quite troubled; this thing seemed only useful for pranking others and offered no real benefit to himself.

No matter how much he harvested, he could only invest it into the god-awful Lucky Draw, while options like the Star Palace seemed impossible to unlock, leaving him only able to watch helplessly.

Opening the naming function, Zhang Wei casually named this Rune "Pig Oil Blinds the Heart," representing a protest from his own heart, which had been blinded by pig oil.

With over three thousand Resentment Value remaining, he had no heart to continue drawing and collapsed onto the bed, falling fast asleep.

The night was deep, quietly waiting for the moment of dawn.