Chapter 43: Outlier Citizen

Early the next morning, Li Ang opened his eyes.

He looked at the massive increase in experience on the panel before him and let out a long breath.

'After 【Control Qi】 reached Proficient, the experience gained from each Qi circulation increased.'

This was something Li Ang discovered last night; through relentless effort, his 【Control Qi】 experience had reached (Proficient 11/200).

The most obvious change was that his professional experience per Qi circulation rose from +3 to +4.

In addition, Li Ang found his control over energy had become more precise, meaning his consumption when using other skills decreased slightly.

Though the reduction was small, it was still an unexpected bonus.

But like when he first entered the skill, he still couldn't use it for attack.

'So the experience needed for 【Control Qi】 to reach Expert is only 200?'

Two hundred isn't much; Li Ang felt he could push 【Control Qi】 to Expert level in no time, without much effort, since the skill experience came as a side benefit while leveling up his profession.

After standing up and stretching his stiff body slightly, Li Ang heard a knock at the door.

Opening the door, Danika leaned lazily against the outer railing of the hallway, her expression sluggish.

She tossed Li Ang a can of drink, then opened the one she still held.

Ssshh—

Danika took a large sip, then said: "Good morning. Looks like you rested well."

Thanks to the special abilities 【Slow Recovery】 and 【Calm Mind】, Li Ang had recovered nearly all his stamina after only about eight hours of rest.

But Danika didn't know that.

Looking at the tall woman before him, whose dark circles had faded slightly but were still clearly visible, Li Ang opened his can labeled 'Functional Beverage' and took a sip: "Not bad."

Hmm. The taste reminded him of the pink Monster drink his past-world Xiao Nan's mother loved most.

Danika yawned, then straightened up and walked downstairs, saying as she went: "Come on. Today I'll take you to get your Outlier Citizen status processed."

"So fast?"

Li Ang couldn't help but be surprised and hurried after her.

He'd been a prisoner in this world just three days ago—how could he now become an Outlier Citizen so suddenly?

He'd assumed she was just feeding him empty promises.

Hearing this, Danika glanced at Li Ang walking beside her: "Now I believe you really snuck in from some backwater corner."

"Don't overvalue Outlier Citizen status—it's just a nicer name for the lower class in the Federation."

Still, the main reason Danika was willing to get Li Ang out of prisoner status so quickly was his demonstrated strength.

A smaller reason, of course, was that the Public Security Bureau was desperately short-staffed.

Li Ang wasn't discouraged by Danika's words; Outlier Citizen status was still better than his former prisoner status, after all.

Seeing how optimistic he was, the tall woman couldn't help smiling: "You've got a good attitude."

"Life's already hard enough," Li Ang shrugged, unconcerned.