Chapter 241

In a place where Ye Xiu couldn't see, the Nine-Eyed Heavenly Pearl grew increasingly hot, so hot that Lin Meng had to circulate her spiritual power to shield her body just to withstand it.

But at the same time, what shocked Lin Meng even more was that she watched clumps of black qi peel off from that Six-Eyed Strange Form and all surge into the Nine-Eyed Heavenly Pearl on her chest.

As the last wisp of black qi was completely sucked away, Lin Meng's vision returned to normal.

She glanced at Ye Xiu without changing her expression; despite the huge commotion just now, Ye Xiu seemed not to have noticed at all.

In other words, the black qi rising from that strange form was visible only to her!

"Sister, I'm returning the firearm to you; I'm now preparing to seize its energy."

Ye Xiu's words brought Lin Meng back to her senses; she reached out and took the firearm, but she felt a bit uneasy, not knowing whether the black qi drawn away by the Nine-Eyed Heavenly Pearl was related to the energy.

If the black qi were gone, Ye Xiu wouldn't be able to extract any energy—that would be laughable.

Fortunately, Lin Meng's worry was unnecessary; Ye Xiu successfully seized the energy from the strange form and began allocating points.

Suddenly, his eyes shifted, and he looked toward Lin Meng.

"Sister, where do you think I should allocate the energy I've extracted?"

Lin Meng blinked, tilted her head, and said, "I don't know—does the energy you extracted have any attributes? What exactly are the options for point allocation?"

Ye Xiu told Lin Meng without hesitation.

"Sister, the energy I extract converts into points to allocate; for example, this strange form has a total of three points that can be distributed, which can be added to physique, strength, agility, intellect, and spirit."

Lin Meng: "!"

It's confirmed—this kid definitely has a system!

She steadied her thoughts, thinking to herself that she must have encountered this world's Child of Destiny, and then said:

"You decide the allocation yourself; I don't know your specific situation, so I can't give advice."

"However, in the early stages, developing survivability and combat power are equally important; don't just blindly pursue strength."

Ye Xiu took Lin Meng's words to heart, allocating one point to agility and the remaining two points to physique.

The next second, Ye Xiu felt his physical quality strengthen somewhat.

The two quickly returned to the southern part of the city; after entering the city gate, they were much safer.

Lin Meng still had her deal with Fu Bai Zhou in mind, so she quickly hailed a car and said to Ye Xiu:

"You should head back now; I have things to do, so I'll leave first. Keep improving your strength—I believe you can do it."

As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for Ye Xiu to say goodbye, the driver stepped on the gas and sped off with Lin Meng.

After Ye Xiu reluctantly withdrew his gaze, he suddenly discovered an extra item in his bosom.

Looking down, he saw it was his sister's firearm, and he felt both surprised and delighted.

When did his sister give him the firearm?

Such a precious supernatural item—his sister really just gave it to him like that; Ye Xiu felt that in this world, he could surely find no one who treated him better than his sister……

At the same time, inside a remote gas station in the suburbs outside the city, two figures quickly appeared, both wearing Night Watchman badges on their chests.

"What a pair—looks like some underground deal turned violent over a disagreement; we'd better get rid of the bloody smell and then head back on foot."

At that moment, another voice exclaimed in surprise:

"Come quick, look—there's a strange corpse here!"

"It's too strange—the blood is still warm, but the strange qi on this strange body has dissipated completely, as if it had been drained……"

The two stared in horror at the Six-Eyed Strange Form on the ground, which had a large bloody hole in its forehead.

One of them quickly scanned it with a device, then exclaimed in astonishment.

"It's actually a C-rank strange form that has reached elite-level strength, killed in one blow…… wait a minute!"

Suddenly, he widened his eyes in terror.

"This looks like damage caused by a supernatural item!"

"A supernatural item? Similar to a piercing wound from a bullet—could it be the item registered just a few days ago under number AT0068?"

"Old Zhou is unreliable; he only knows it's a small handgun and can't confirm whether it's this one—quickly make a record, we'll head back to report immediately!"

"……"

Ye Xiu followed Lin Meng's advice and directly returned to his residence.

After confirming his younger sister was already asleep, he went to the kitchen, took out a whetstone, and began to carefully sharpen his short blade bit by bit.

His sister had said, sharpening the weapon to a keen edge would prevent seeing blood.

His sister's words, carried through to the end.

Lin Meng ventured into the black market under the night sky; at this late hour, the place remained brightly lit, the crowds noisy, and they seemed to prefer coming here at night.

Lin Meng, familiar with the way, arrived at the assassin's shop; upon entering, she saw the lecherous man from last time, his whole body wrapped in bandages, only his face exposed.

Upon seeing Lin Meng, he instinctively shrank back.

"Little... honored Miss, you've come; our boss is inside."

His voice was like a mosquito's buzz, and he dared not meet Lin Meng's gaze.

First, he feared her supernatural item; second, because of his foul mouth, he had provoked Old Fu's beating, and he was utterly subdued.

Lin Meng raised an eyebrow and smiled lightly; it seemed Fu Bai Zhou had indeed punished this man severely, and the organization's rules were quite strict.

At that moment, Fu Bai Zhou heard the sound and personally came out to greet her, his gaze toward Lin Meng carrying a hint of amusement.

In the dark room.

"Miss Lin, you're quite receptive to advice—have you already registered that handgun of yours?"

These past few days, the news has spread throughout Longguo—another supernatural item has appeared out of nowhere, reportedly a handheld attack-type weapon, and Fu Bai Zhou naturally knows of it.

Lin Meng did not deny it, saying, "The registration number is truly a hassle; if I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have gone."

Fu Bai Zhou couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing that; he could roughly guess why Lin Meng found it troublesome.

"Miss Lin, supernatural items are exceedingly rare in Longguo; each appearance causes a sensation, so the Night Watchman higher-ups naturally want every such item in their hands—but I suspect you definitely refused them."

Lin Meng raised an eyebrow, no longer continuing the topic.

She glanced at the time; it was nearly time to leave, and she spoke frankly:

Is the examination identity I wanted ready?

Fu Bai Zhou immediately handed over a crystal card and said:

Just drop a drop of blood on it to bind it; then you can take it to participate in the examination.

Lin Meng nodded, picked up the crystal card, and was about to leave.

Fu Bai Zhou propped his chin and suddenly called out to Lin Meng.

Miss Lin seems to lack a legal identity? Do you need help?

Lin Meng's steps paused, but she didn't turn back.

It seems the other party investigated her background; they must have found nothing, which is why they said that.

Who says I don't have a legal identity? Not being able to find it just means you haven't dug deep enough.

After speaking, she strode away, but her heart sank.

Arranging an identity still requires caution; Fu Bai Zhou appears kind, but still needs observation.

After she left, Fu Bai Zhou's deep eyes flickered.

Not dug deep enough?

Could it be that this Miss Lin has some special identity in Dragon Country, with her data encrypted?