My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 65 - 59: Exchange

Chen Lusi looked at the thick rope in Wu You’s hand and, after confirming he wasn’t joking, reached out to take it.

Then, he lifted the rope and put it around his own neck.

The dark red stains were still lingering on the white thick rope.

On closer inspection, you could even see traces of skin and flesh.

However, Chen Lusi wasn’t a clean freak, so he could accept it.

Moreover, after seeing such a scene in the supermarket yesterday, he found it really hard to develop an aversion to these stains.

After all, in some way, this was the last memento of that girl.

"And then... um."

Chen Lusi looped the rope around his neck and looked at Wu You. Before he could finish his sentence, the rope suddenly tightened, choking him hard, causing him to let out a muffled groan.

"Don’t panic."

Wu You immediately reminded him, "It’ll be fine in a moment."

Chen Lusi nodded, choosing to trust Wu You, and didn’t rush to tear off the rope from his neck.

About five seconds later, the rope that was tightly choking his neck loosened and returned to normal.

"Phew..."

Chen Lusi breathed a sigh of relief, then took the rope off his neck and continued the topic, "And then?"

"Give it to me; I’ll demonstrate it for you."

Wu You reached out and took the rope, then put it around his own neck again.

Chen Lusi waited quietly.

Wu You put the rope on, then walked backward.

He walked a long distance, about two hundred meters, before stopping.

Then, he grasped the rope and looked at Chen Lusi, suddenly shouting, "Swap!"

No sooner had he spoken...

A feeling of weightlessness suddenly hit.

Chen Lusi’s vision blurred, and he stumbled a few steps to the side.

He shook his head and then looked at Wu You... quickly realizing something was wrong.

The two had swapped positions.

He appeared at Wu You’s position, while Wu You appeared where he originally stood.

As for the rope, it was now on his neck.

The thick rope suddenly tightened.

Five seconds later.

It loosened again.

Chen Lusi looked at the hemp rope on his neck and then walked back to where Wu You and Xia Panqiu were.

"As expected..."

When Wu You saw Chen Lusi approaching, he immediately began to explain, "This is the effect I discovered earlier; you can swap places with someone else, and the authority lies in the hands of the person holding the rope. As for the maximum swap distance, since time was limited, I haven’t tested it yet... If distance can be ignored, that would be really powerful!"

Chen Lusi, a bit amazed, asked, "So... the condition for swapping is that both parties have actively used the rope?"

"No, the other party can swap even if they haven’t used it."

Wu You shook his head, "When I first tried it with Panqiu, she hadn’t put the rope on beforehand. I initiated it directly... In this case, we tested it and found that the maximum distance was two hundred meters. Even if we can see each other beyond two hundred meters, a swap isn’t possible."

"But since you actively used the rope just now, I deliberately went a little further, nearly three hundred meters, and it could still work."

"Of course, since there are limited people for the experiment, some details are still unconfirmed and need further testing."

"I see..."

Chen Lusi pondered and asked, "Does that mean we can use this to trap others?"

"We can, but I wouldn’t recommend it..."

Wu You replied awkwardly, "I tried earlier; besides the neck, it’s useless on other parts, which means in real combat, if you really want to trap someone, you have to hang yourself first... I don’t think the enemy will just watch, and if you can’t hoist the opponent up, it’s just a position swap at most, which is basically meaningless."

Chen Lusi realized, "That’s true..."

"So the biggest use of this thing is still the rapid dispatch of personnel during operations."

Wu You organized his words and slowly said, "For example, when we have to act separately, and something unexpected happens, a member loses the ability to fight, like me. In an emergency, I can swap places with you!

On one hand to add new forces, on the other to protect the injured teammates.

Or, we find a strong ally and put the rope around their neck; if danger arises, we can call for help... But we still need to see how far the maximum distance is; if it’s too close, it won’t work either."

Chen Lusi understood: "So, we should put the rope around Si Yujie’s neck?"

"Not possible... Although she is indeed strong, she can’t leave Celestial Strategy Trading for too long."

Wu You shook his head, then smiled, "I think you’re more reliable as a strong ally..."

"You’re overestimating me."

Chen Lusi smiled, just taking it as polite conversation.

Wu You didn’t pay much attention to it either and instead asked, "Would you like to try as well? Just now, there were only two people, limited samples, so you could also see if you can swap with someone else? ...When activating, hold the rope, and then think of the other person’s appearance, or look at them and shout ’Swap,’ and that’s it."

"Okay."

Chen Lusi agreed, holding the rope with both hands, then looked at Xia Panqiu, intending to try a short-distance swap first.

Xia Panqiu noticed his gaze and turned her head away.

"Swap."

Chen Lusi called out directly.

No sooner had he spoken...

A feeling of weightlessness suddenly hit.

But this time Chen Lusi was prepared and barely managed to stabilize himself.

"It worked..."

Chen Lusi looked at Xia Panqiu, who appeared on the other side, showing an interested expression.

Then he walked over to Xia Panqiu’s side, took the rope off her neck, planning to walk a little further and test swapping with Wu You again.

Xia Panqiu lowered her head, letting Chen Lusi take off the rope.

Chen Lusi smoothly took off the rope, then looked at Xia Panqiu’s stylishly uplifted short hair due to the rope, reminding her, "Your hair is sticking up."

"...Oh."

Xia Panqiu was slightly stunned, then seemed a little embarrassed, turning around to smooth her uplifted short hair.

Chen Lusi withdrew his gaze, put the rope on again, and then looked at Wu You, continuing the experiments.

...

The three spent a full day... finally discovering the maximum distance for swapping using the rope.

If both sides actively used the rope, the maximum swap distance was ten kilometers.

If it was just a temporary swap, the maximum distance was two hundred meters.

Regarding this result.

Wu You was somewhat disappointed.

In the afternoon.

Celestial Strategy Trading.

Wu You regretfully said, "If the maximum distance could exceed one hundred kilometers, then this thing would be invincible... It’s a shame."

"It’s already very impressive."

Si Yujie gently shook her head, "After all, it’s an urban legend, not an ancient story with Source Canon to trace back to. If it truly achieved the effects you mentioned, where would that leave the face of those overly mythical artifacts?"

Wu You sighed, "True."

"So, do you guys want this ancient object?"

Si Yujie looked at Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu beside her, "You’ve also tested its effects."

Chen Lusi glanced at Xia Panqiu and Wu You, and responded, "We’ve discussed it and decided to keep it with us. In certain situations, exchanging places might have unexpected benefits."

"Alright."

Si Yujie nodded, "Then it will be up to you to keep... By the way, what’s this ancient object called? I need to archive it. Could you name it?"

"Do we need to name it as well?"

Chen Lusi was slightly stunned, then said, "How about you just choose a name at random? Or simply call it the Hanging Rope..."

Si Yujie: "..."