[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars":3,"chapter-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-171":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Why Do All These Monsters Have Health Bars?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1557568,2023,"Chapter 171 - 170: Qingfeng is a Younger Brother, Transferred Orders","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-171",171,"\u003Cp>Having gathered up the Yin Qi crystals and Wind Spirits he’d traded, Li Jing headed to a spacious private room in the Magic Skill training room not far from the Fourth Logistics Department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called Magic Skill training room is a place provided for practicing magic skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of facility is unique to the Management Bureau and is considered a kind of amenity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as one is a staff member of the Management Bureau, the use of the training room is entirely free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But each person is limited to 6 hours a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Security Department doesn’t have a dedicated Magic Skill training room, just a training field with a Defense Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If necessary, one can practice magic skills on the training field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there is no privacy in the entirely open field, and individuals must bear the cost of activating the Defense Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To maintain the operation of a Defense Formation without a host, Spirit Crystals are needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-level formation at the Security Department consumes one every half hour, which means spending twenty thousand cash per hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This expenditure is slightly cheaper than using the privately-run Magic Skill training rooms outside, but the saving is quite limited, and it’s still more cost-effective to rent a space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s worth mentioning is...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Magic Skill training rooms of the Management Bureau are not equipped with Defense Formations, but rather with a Boundary Generation Device developed by the Research Institute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each room is a separate Boundary space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These types of Boundary spaces are different from the isolation spaces created by Boundary Stones, they simply fortify the space, and in practical terms, they are still in the material world, so they won’t affect external communication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the private room in the Magic Skill training room, Li Jing took out the Yin Qi crystals and the Wind Spirits, and then summoned the Linglong Tower and the Flying Sword Blue Edge at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Spirit Weapons acted completely differently as soon as they appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Linglong Tower came out, without uttering a word, it snapped up the ten Yin Qi Crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Linglong sweetly said, \"Master, you’re so kind,\" and plunged back into Li Jing’s dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flying Sword Blue Edge, however, didn’t do anything but hovered silently beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when faced with the ten top-quality Wind Spirits, Qingfeng didn’t convey any desire to consume them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this comparison, the difference was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Weapon Linglong behaved like a spoilt little girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Spirit Weapon Qingfeng seemed quite steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this calm made Li Jing slightly worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Spirit Weapon with a strong personality is not necessarily a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stronger the personality, the more spiritual the Spirit Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to Linglong’s activity, Blue Edge’s steadiness seems a bit excessive, giving the impression of being a deep well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the time of complete metamorphosis to now, Qingfeng has only ever transmitted a sense of joy when it was first born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could something have gone wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had it not awakened completely, causing a defect in its Spiritual Sense?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had Li Jing thought of this than the body of the Qingfeng Sword trembled slightly, making a light \"hum\" sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the milky voice of Linglong rang in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, brother asked me to tell you that you don’t need to worry about him, his awakening was very complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He awakened later than I did, so if course he’s my younger brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong said it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother has just been born, he can’t communicate clearly with you yet, so I have to translate for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning that Qingfeng’s awakening was complete, he naturally stopped worrying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was on his mind, though...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that Linglong called Qingfeng her younger brother which means Spirit Weapon Qingfeng is a boy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the Qingfeng floating beside him, Li Jing spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qingfeng, absorb these ten Wind Spirits, it will be beneficial for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hum!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qingfeng hummed lightly, transformed into a sword light and devoured all ten Wind Spirits, swirling around Li Jing once before returning to the spiritual platform in his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top-quality Wind Spirit was indeed the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Qingfeng returned to the Spiritual Platform, Li Jing could clearly sense its Wind Attribute rapidly purifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This process is estimated to be completed within a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling this, Li Jing asked Linglong with a little uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Linglong, how long will it take you and Qingfeng to digest everything you ate this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, the quality of the meal you provided was very good. Both my brother and I are only at the first level of Spirit weapon, our digestion ability is quite limited. It will take about a month to fully digest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong replied with a mischievous giggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it seems that I will soon reach the second level of Spirit weapon. The efficiency will improve somewhat, and it should be done in about twenty-five days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing’s mouth moved but no words came out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the second level of Spirit weapon and digesting all in only twenty-five days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, my God!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who can afford to keep them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His previous confidence is nowhere to be found now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key is that Linglong will reach the second level of the Spirit weapon tonight, and it won’t be long before Qingfeng can also reach the second level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that’s not all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linglong, now his personal Spirit weapon, has double the efficiency of others. Once Qingfeng reaches the second level of the Spirit weapon, it might strive to reach the third. Wouldn’t its absorption efficiency increase even further?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twenty billion in cultivation materials will, at most, sustain these two for just over half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it wasn’t for the fact that absorbing Spirit weapon materials mainly improves the power of the Spirit weapon and is not necessary, he wouldn’t be able to afford this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current lifestyle, he’s afraid, might not be sustainable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a heavy sigh, Li Jing gathered his thoughts and made a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous roar echoed as he transformed into a bolt of lightning. He quickly moved around the single room, which was over fifty square meters in size, and landed gracefully, revealing his figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came to the Magic Skill rehearsal room not only to feed the two Spirit weapons but also to test the Thunder speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he had initially sensed, the speed of the Thunder was extremely astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instantaneous speed of the Thunder was on par with his full control of the Linglong Tower at the Fourth Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a great change in speed and state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could prepare the magic formula of the Thunder, it certainly would be faster than him using the Linglong Tower, which was still at the first level of Spirit weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was replaced with the Flying Sword Blue Edge, it might not be the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attribute that Qingfeng awakens is, after all, Wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Linglong Tower advanced to the second level, it might not necessarily be faster than Qingfeng, which had just transformed into a Spirit Weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having tried out the Thunder, Li Jing did not stay long in the Magic Skill rehearsal room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was getting late, and he needed to pick up Liu Sisi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By ten o’clock that night, the Linglong Tower had been upgraded to level two of the Spirit weapon and Qingfeng had absorbed 7% of the level one Spirit weapon’s efficiency in eight hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Early next morning, Liu Sisi did not linger in bed as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After breakfast at nine, she left for the Management Bureau on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing had intended to send her, but was refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Sisi insisted on going to the Management Bureau on her own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Li Jing felt quite helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her cultivation level at the Three Realm, Liu Sisi has enough Spiritual Qi to fly several rounds around Jianghai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her entry-level Sky Control skill is really a bit too slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Management Bureau is located in Shangcheng District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting off from their villa, Liu Sisi would need a full hour to reach there by herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Liu Sisi did not mind this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her words, more flight time is better. Without flying, how can she improve her proficiency with spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time approached noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that it was soon lunchtime, Li Jing prepared to make something simple for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Stinky Tofu were the only ones at home, the latter could be satisfied with some dog food and he himself didn’t need to eat too finely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to get busy in the kitchen, his phone vibrated in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puzzled, he took out his phone, Li Jing found a message from Chen Yuran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m about to get off work, order the food. I want to eat sour and sweet ribs today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon receiving the message, Li Jing was somewhat surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did send a message to Chen Yuran late in the night the day before yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t ask about the specifics of the case she was handling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Yuran had said at that time that she would be busy for at least a few more days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she’s suddenly sending him a message. There must have been some breakthrough in the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opens the refrigerator to make sure he had ribs at home before replying to the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else do you want besides the sour and sweet ribs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message is sent. Chen Yuran quickly replies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit Chicken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Jing got this reply, he smirked and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don’t have Spirit Chicken, Sisi has gone to work, we can only wait until the night if we want it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ok, I’ll be home in half an hour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, a flash of sword light descended in the courtyard of the villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stinky Tofu sensed it immediately and excitedly \"woofed\", then turned and ran out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Li Jing just finished preparing the meal and came out of the kitchen with the tray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Stinky Tofu running out, he instantly knew that Chen Yuran was back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he set down the tray on the table, Chen Yuran walked in lightly, leading Stinky Tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the lunch already prepared, her eyes lit up. She quickly walked over, sat down, grabbed a piece of rib with her chopsticks and put it into her mouth eagerly, making a \"hmm\" sound, revealing an enjoyment look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing chuckled at the sight of her and asked as he sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was there progress in your case?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, it’s over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuran nodded and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was a human trafficking case. After a five-day investigation, a total of sixteen suspects have been caught. We owe a huge thanks to Xiaodai’s clone for the help. It would have been much harder to find these scums without him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said this, she took a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This case has some connection with the Rebirth Society.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing hadn’t planned on asking more about the human trafficking case when he heard it was over. But when he heard the words \"Rebirth Society,\" he wrinkled his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was the Rebirth Society involved in human trafficking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuran nodded and stuffed another piece of rib into her mouth, mumbling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We learned during the interrogation that the group of traffickers we caught had dealings with Ji Xiumin a year ago and sold her over fifty people without identities. We’re still investigating the whereabouts of those people. However, considering the Rebirth Society’s previous operations, most likely these fifty people were used as preliminary test subjects for contraband products. Whether there are any survivors is still unknown.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, she spat out a piece of bone, looked at him and quietly opened her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard from my dad that you’ve been hiding your cultivation level and that you’ve actually already reached late Four Realm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The topic suddenly changed, and Li Jing was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Liu Sisi knew he had reached Fifth Boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since Jiang Yini had sought out Chen Jing, the latter would at least know about his late-four stage cultivation level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing had anticipated this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also expected that Chen Yuran would most likely ask about it when she returned....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been planning to vaguely dismiss it by saying he had an adventure in the Secret Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Chen Jing conveniently made up the excuse that he had been hiding his cultivation level all along, which made things easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing chuckled with a mysterious look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I’ve been hiding my cultivation level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuran didn’t get a straight answer, so she pouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you won’t tell, then fine. I don’t really care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she took out a badge and a job assignment letter from her storage space and put them on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here’s your third-level patrol badge and the transfer letter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no plans to collect the third-level patrol badge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, to get it, he had to apply and have his actual cultivation level tested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it is done, his Fifth Boundary status would definitely be exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Jing guessed he’d been hiding his cultivation level all along, probably assuming that he had a way to fool the Spiritual Qi tester, which he absolutely did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once tested, he would be exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Chen Yuran suddenly brought out a third-level patrol badge and claimed it was his, Li Jing was naturally interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monthly salary of a third-level patrol officer is over 500,000 yuan, which is five times as high as that of a second-level patrol officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth is, he doesn’t need much money now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, if it’s there, would he refuse it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it is only 500,000 yuan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn’t think it was inappropriate to expose his status in the Fifth Boundary, he would even consider going for the fourth-level patrol badge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fourth-level patrol officer’s salary is five times that of a third-level patrol officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, once he reaches Fifth Boundary, he would no longer have the opportunity to stay on the front lines and might even be transferred away from Jianghai to other places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are a limited number of openings for Fifth Boundary patrol officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patrol Bureau’s Fifth Boundary officers are principally used for deterrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incidentally, North City Branch didn’t have any Fifth Boundary officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a Sixth Boundary bureau chief like Chen Jing, there would be no need for a fifth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a separate note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did Chen Yuran take out a third-level badge, but she also had a transfer letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s the deal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn’t want him to hang around the Security Department anymore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the transfer letter and his lips twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was signed by Chen Jing himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was transferred from the Security Department to the Major Crime Unit Six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the look on Li Jing’s face as he looked at the transfer order, Chen Yuran sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you won’t like it and I’ve talked to my dad about it, but we just have to accept it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before you, I was also transferred there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuran shrugged and said in resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The human trafficking case I’ve been working on these past few days was actually the Major Crime Unit Six’s case. It involved nearly a thousand people without identities which the Security Department had already handed over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shovelled a couple more bites of rice into her mouth and mumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no precedent for a Four Realm practitioner staying in the Security Department.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing stayed silent and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I... continue being a second-level patrol officer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t change anything by talking to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Yuran rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I could, I would like to stay in the Security Department as a second-level patrol officer. The Major Crime Unit either has extremely busy weeks or free time. Sometimes we work overtime for a whole month. I don’t need the pay rise and there are other paths I could take to get promoted, why make things hard on myself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ranting with a hint of complaint, Chen Yuran looked resigned and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can argue about this with my dad if you’d like, but I have trouble enough as it is. After today, you still have a day off, before then remember to contact Captain Dai and report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Jing was silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn’t stay in the Security Department, he wouldn’t quit being a patrol officer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The job as a patrol officer is crucial to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t rely on the Secret Realm completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only God knows when the second Secret Realm will emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Major Crime Unit offered fewer opportunities to encounter monsters than the Security Department’s daily handling of various incidents, there were still possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",2843,"2026-06-06T07:41:35.216Z",1,"novelbin.me","419304a418cd3d7952de956fe971286af3b9693265beba5ae028d298aeb1578e","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-172","why-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-chapter-170",719,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwhy-do-all-these-monsters-have-health-bars-cover.jpg"]