I Can Control Resources-Chapter 36: The Middle-Level Treasure Chest’s Surprise
"A true man must be tested by blood and fire. Host, your endurance has earned a heavenly blessing. The final three seconds were the moment of true sublimation!"
"Ding! You have received a Middle-Level Treasure Chest."
"Ding! 10% chance to win a spin on the Lucky Wheel."
"Analyzing..."
"Analysis complete: Luck status: abysmal. You didn’t win! But don’t give up. You were unlucky this time, and you might be even unluckier next time! Do your best, young man!"
"..." For some reason, even though Gao Neng had completed a nightmare-level mission and gotten a Middle-Level Treasure Chest as a reward, he had the urge to curse someone out.
But he was better than that. He didn’t say a word.
He just calmly looked at the iron chest in front of him.
"Open."
"Ding! The Middle-Level Treasure Chest obediently opened."
A blue light flashed.
Gao Neng felt something appear in his hand. It was an icy-blue pill, crystalline and translucent. But it wasn’t a white Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.
"**Soul Tempering Pill:** Tempers the host’s soul and randomly enhances one of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch. (The stronger the soul, the stronger the five senses.)"
’Temper my soul? Enhance my five senses!’ Gao Neng hadn’t delved too deeply into Soul Studies, as it wasn’t a major part of the high school curriculum.
But he knew perfectly well what the five senses were.
’Enhance the five senses!’
’This stuff is seriously powerful!’
’Hmm... I’ll give it a try.’ Gao Neng wasn’t worried about passing out. Shen Ning’Er had just fainted, and she probably wouldn’t be waking up anytime soon.
Still, just in case, he needed to take some precautions.
He took a hemp rope he’d prepared earlier from his backpack and tied up Shen Ning’Er’s hands and feet. Still feeling uneasy, he wrapped the rope around her body a few more times.
After a moment’s thought, he still felt it wasn’t enough...
Next, he pulled a sleeping bag from his backpack and stuffed Shen Ning’Er inside. Then, he wound the rope tightly all around the sleeping bag.
Having done all that, Gao Neng let out a sigh of relief.
’That should do it.’
’Now I can take the pill in peace.’
Gao Neng picked up the Soul Tempering Pill and popped it into his mouth. He poured some water from his canteen, wondering if he should chew it first, but the pill had already dissolved.
"GULP!"
Gao Neng swallowed it in one gulp.
’Tastes pretty good. A little sweet and sour.’
’Alright, time for another round of painful bliss!’
Gao Neng was a man. He could endure short-term pain to enjoy long-term pleasure. He closed his eyes, waiting for the storm to hit.
He waited for a minute.
Nothing happened.
He waited another two minutes.
He felt his body grow lighter. Then, after an unknown amount of time, he thought he heard the sound of faint footsteps. They were extremely quiet, but he heard them nonetheless.
’Am I hearing things? Everything outside was destroyed. How could there still be footsteps?’ Gao Neng ignored it and kept waiting. Then, he felt like he was seeing people.
’Yes!’
’I can really see them!’
But it was also hazy, faint and indistinct, like looking at flowers through a fog.
A few people seemed to be searching for something in the ruins. After a while, they walked over to a nearby corner.
Two people were standing in the corner.
A man and a woman.
The woman had a pair of elf-like pointed ears, and a faint, ethereal blue light flowed in her eyes, looking as if they were connected to another dimension.
And the man...
’It’s Tang De?!’
Gao Neng was stunned. ’Why would I be "dreaming" about Tang De? That’s impossible. My sexual orientation is perfectly straight. And taking a huge leap, even if it weren’t, Tang De is not my type!’
"’Brother Tang, what’s the verdict? Should we have them search one more time?’ the woman asked with a faint smile, a look in her eyes that pleaded for conquest."
Gao Neng was startled again.
’I can actually hear her talking.’
’Amazing!’
’I must be dreaming, right?’
"’No need.’ Tang De shook his head."
"’Then Brother Tang must know what to do next, right? The meddlesome Alliance Major is dead. Isn’t it time for you to give that Lieutenant Qin Tianxiong a call?’ The woman’s smile grew even more seductive."
Tang De fell silent for a moment before finally raising his wrist and making a call.
The call connected almost instantly.
Gao Neng couldn’t hear the person on the other end, but he could see Tang De’s expression turn grim.
"’You’ll get what’s yours. I know exactly what the Human Alliance wants, but I need to leave myself some room to maneuver, don’t I? Whether you want to cooperate or not is your decision...’"
"CLICK!"
The call ended.
Tang De let out a long breath, his grim expression breaking into one of delight.
"’See, Brother Tang? I told you cooperating with us was the right move!’ Seeing the look on his face, the corners of the woman’s lips curled up slightly."
"’Qin Tianxiong’s condition is ten units a month.’"
"’Ten units? Your Human Alliance sure has a big appetite... Still, the Forgotten Land is your territory, after all. Ten isn’t unreasonable. We’ll agree to his terms.’"
"’Qin Tianxiong says the Alliance’s official appointment will come through tomorrow. Your identity makes it inappropriate for you to be involved, but if you’re worried, you can send someone to supervise.’"
"’Brother Tang, no need to be so polite with me. Of course I trust you! Hmm... but I’m thinking one person might not be enough. You’re so charming, after all. What little girl could possibly resist your... ’artistic’ talents? Why don’t I send two over instead?’ The woman’s eyes narrowed slightly."
"’Suit yourself.’ Tang De didn’t elaborate, simply turning and walking away."
The woman stood where she was, watching Tang De leave. A car then pulled up, and she got in. It drove off in the opposite direction and stopped a short while later.
Gao Neng’s eyes immediately went wide.
Because he recognized the place where the car had stopped.
North Suburban Mental Hospital!
’The woman...’
’Is she... a patient there?’
Just as he was thinking this, he saw the woman enter a small door next to the mental hospital.
"CREAK!"
The small door closed.
The woman disappeared from sight.
But then, a shocking scene unfolded in Gao Neng’s vision. His sight seemed to pierce through the ground, revealing a massive underground factory.
Machines were running inside.
Most importantly, the factory’s layout was extremely similar to the one he had seen on the metal storage device—in fact, it was identical.
’No way!’
’The real Dream Toy Factory...’
’Is under the mental hospital?!’
’No, that’s not it!’
’It’s not that the Dream Toy Factory is under the mental hospital. The Dream Toy Factory was just a decoy! The real key location is underneath the North Suburban Mental Hospital.’
A thought suddenly struck Gao Neng.
Everything he was seeing was faint and indistinct, yet his mind was perfectly clear. This meant he wasn’t dreaming!
’My soul has...’
’...left my body!’
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