I Just Wanted to Be a Galactic Hunter—Why Am I on the Wanted List?-Chapter 194: An Unexpected Level of Difficulty

"Finally here. If they didn't show up soon, I'd start doubting if my new ability was malfunctioning."

Loren sighed inwardly, then sat up straight. After giving the two people opposite him a once-over, he spoke with a smile, "It's quite rare to see someone from the Security Department and someone from the Energy Department jointly delivering payment."

Hearing Loren's teasing remark, the two individuals seated across the dining table responded with polite smiles, each speaking in turn.

"Because the amount is exceptionally large."

"It's better to have mutual supervision."

After listening to their explanations, Loren nodded silently.

What truly fascinating Federation departments...

Seeing Loren nod, the representative from the Energy Department wasted no time. He directly pulled a spatial ring from within his robes and handed it to Loren with a smile.

"This contains 5 million Spirit Stones. Please verify the count, Mr. Loren."

Loren reached out and took the spatial ring offered by the Energy Department official. A sweep of his spiritual sense confirmed it.

Hmm, it is indeed 5 million Spirit Stones...

The moment Loren confirmed the number of Spirit Stones within the ring, he felt the spiritual energy and power within his body begin to circulate autonomously, his first ability activating on its own.

A colossal amount of "Fortune" was attached to Loren. Simultaneously, a clear understanding dawned within his heart.

[The cost of the Ninth Ability has manifested in this way.]

Loren shook his head inwardly. This new ability is truly interesting, though the cost is a bit steep...

He sensed that one-quarter of his spiritual energy and power at peak condition had been consumed.

A moment later.

Having fully grasped the operational logic of his new ability, Loren cast aside his superfluous thoughts. Pretending nothing had happened, he smiled and nodded at the two people across the table.

"The payment has been received. It is indeed 5 million Spirit Stones," Loren said amiably.

Wealthy Loren! I'm back!!

Upon receiving Loren's confirmation, the two individuals opposite him stood up and politely took their leave together.

"Thank you for your assistance, Mr. Loren," said the clerk from the Energy Department.

"We look forward to our next cooperation, Mr. Loren," was the farewell from the Security Department agent.

Loren gave a slight tip of his hat to the two of them. "A pleasure doing business."

After the two across the table had left, Ayla Morningstar, who was sitting nearby, whispered to Loren, "Big Brother, do you still want to get a bit stronger?"

Hearing this, Loren's face stiffened for an instant.

Then, he turned to look at the little one whose eyes were sparkling, and refused with great firmness.

"No."

My freshly acquired Spirit Stones...

In Loren's plans, this batch of Spirit Stones was earmarked for advancing to the Legendary Tier, not for physical enhancement.

As a pure Rule-Based Psychic, a physical body is something that just needs to be serviceable. After all, there's still one resurrection opportunity as a safety net...

It's better not to put the cart before the horse... Loren thought to himself.

I will absolutely never use Spirit Stones to strengthen a useless physical body again! Absolutely impossible!!

With the official business concluded, Loren, under the chef's resentful gaze, led the little one out of the restaurant and returned to the third floor.

After escorting the little one back to Lounge 104, Loren eagerly returned to his own Room 105.

Close the lounge door!

Draw the balcony curtains!

Prepare for advancement!

But, just at that moment!

Raven, who had just ended its possession, stood on Loren's shoulder, covering its small eyes with a wing, and reminded him with great resignation, "My dear master, I would suggest you first sense how many more Spirit Stones you need to advance..."

"While you were in deep sleep this morning, I took the liberty of researching in advance the quantity of Spirit Stones required for your advancement to Legendary..."

"It's an astronomical number..."

"And it also requires some other things..."

"While you were sleeping this morning, I went online and looked up some information."

"Master, your advancement might be... somewhat different from that of ordinary Psychics..."

Hearing Raven's words, Loren's hand, which was in the middle of drawing the balcony curtains, paused.

"???"

What does that mean?!

Loren quickly closed his eyes and began to sense the number of Spirit Stones he needed to advance to Legendary...

A moment later.

Loren opened his eyes with a complex expression, his gaze tinged with surprise.

"The difficulty for a Rule-Based Psychic to advance to Legendary is this exaggerated?!"

Through his careful perception just now, Loren discovered that to advance to Legendary, he would need approximately 40 million Spirit Stones!

Moreover, Loren had a strong premonition that this was just one of the conditions, not the entirety of them...

Next, Loren actively activated his Ninth Ability—"Guidance of Fate."

Loren began continuously chanting silently in his heart, "What things do I need to advance to Legendary?"

Soon, a golden, illusory image appeared before Loren's eyes.

The image was blurry, its full appearance unclear, only allowing a rough glimpse.

Loren could barely make out that it was one of the pages from the Interstellar Hunter Forum...

Soon, the image shattered with a crash, dissolving into scattered points of golden light that vanished before Loren's eyes.

Loren let out a cold, light chuckle.

"The difficulty just shot up all of a sudden. Interesting..."

Loren silently lowered the hand that was about to draw the balcony curtains. He turned around, returned to sit on the sofa, and asked Raven on his shoulder, "What did the information you found online this morning say?"

Raven's expression turned serious as it recalled the information it had found.

"Master, I only searched on some public websites. The information I could find is quite limited."

"The only thing certain is that every Rule-Based Psychic's advancement to Legendary is far more difficult than that of ordinary Psychics..."

"...It seems it's because every Rule-Based Psychic has some unique peculiarities..."

After listening to Raven's somewhat vague and uncertain findings, Loren leaned back on the sofa. Fighting off drowsiness, he contemplated his next course of action.

Approximately 40 million Spirit Stones, plus additional conditions?

The Legendary Tier... This is getting far too interesting...

An exaggerated smile spread across Loren's lips. Things were finally becoming interesting...

After pondering for ten minutes, Loren, who had been leaning on the sofa, stood up. He walked out of his lounge and arrived outside the neighboring Lounge 104. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

He knocked on the door.

The little one opened the door, looking at Loren with confusion.

"What's wrong, Big Brother?"

"I'm interested in getting stronger now," Loren said with a completely serious face.

The corners of a certain someone's mouth twitched slightly, and his heart ached a little.

Since advancing to the Legendary Tier has temporarily hit a dead end, using these 5 million Spirit Stones to enhance his physical body is currently the optimal choice...

The Spirit Stones will come back eventually, probably...