My Arms Can Turn into Blades-Chapter 66 - 60: Bleeding

"..."

Si Yujie heard the name Chen Lusi came up with, paused for a moment, and then sincerely said, "Sorry, I shouldn’t have made things difficult for you."

"Si Yujie sister, I can still detect sarcasm."

Chen Lusi looked at her and said seriously, "Moreover, I didn’t do it on purpose. There’s nothing wrong with having a random name. Think about it, in an urgent situation, when we need to use the rope, we definitely won’t shout ’Quick, use the exchange rope’, right? Even a fool would sense something’s wrong.

But if we shout ’Quick, hang yourself’ or ’Quick, use the hanging rope’, most people unfamiliar with the situation would be completely baffled. Those who don’t know might think we’re looking to end ourselves...

I’ve always felt that in emergencies where something can be surprisingly effective, the name shouldn’t be too straightforward. The less sense the name makes, the better, because a straightforward name essentially tells the enemy what you’re up to.

Even if we come up with a fitting name, in reality, we probably wouldn’t even shout it, right? Usually, we’d just say ’use the rope’. But I think saying that might alert the enemy. If we’re fighting and suddenly hear the other party say they’re going to use a rope, I would think they want to tie me up. But if they say they’re going to hang themselves, I’d be confused."

Xia Panqiu: "..."

Wu You: "..."

"..."

Si Yujie paused again, then let out a long sigh and said helplessly, "I can’t believe you convinced me."

"Because I’m speaking the truth."

Chen Lusi said casually, "After all, reality isn’t a game, we don’t need to worry about comprehension costs. As long as we know what it is ourselves, it’s fine."

"Alright then, hanging rope it is."

Si Yujie shook her head helplessly, then looked at Chen Lusi, amused, "You... even though you seem harmless, you might actually be quite devious."

Chen Lusi replied, "That’s slander."

"Say, ’I’m very devious’."

Si Yujie gave Chen Lusi a teasing glare.

Chen Lusi: "..."

Isn’t she treating me like an automatic answering machine...?

Si Yujie watched Chen Lusi’s silence and smiled gently, not pressing him further, but instead turned to Xia Panqiu and Wu You, "Well, what do you think of this name? Do you want to shout ’Quick, hang yourself’ or ’Use the exchange rope’?"

Xia Panqiu held back her laughter and turned her head away.

Wu You shrugged, "What else can we do? After hearing Chen Lusi’s reasoning, I now feel that giving myself a nice name would be disrespectful to my own life... hang yourself it is."

"Then that’s settled."

Si Yujie nodded, "Take the rope with you, and figure out how to distribute it amongst yourselves."

With that said,

she lowered her head and busied herself with the computer, leaving the space for the three in the team.

"Should Wu You take the rope?"

Chen Lusi thought for a moment, then turned to look at Wu You.

Wu You was puzzled, "Why?"

Chen Lusi explained, "You’re the team leader, it’s most fitting for you to hold it... even if you disregard that, considering it from a realistic perspective, if the opponent is wary of your Heart Sound Reflection, you’re the most suitable person to be swapped out."

After nearly half a month of training,

Chen Lusi had developed a clear understanding of his two teammates’ combat abilities.

Wu You is very strong, but his strength is built upon his Authority Ability.

"But when that time comes..."

Wu You hesitated for a moment and smiled wryly, "The psychological pressure of using such an Ancient Object is not insignificant. After all, currently, only the three of us have actively used the rope, and whoever you exchange with, it feels like you’re hiding while putting your teammates in danger."

"That’s normal."

Chen Lusi wasn’t surprised, "I’d feel pressured too if it were me... but I hope, whether it’s me, you, or Xia Panqiu, if there’s an emergency, we should use it. After all, we’re a team.

As long as there’s still hope, don’t stay in place to die; swapping out isn’t shameful."

"Okay."

After Wu You explained, and seeing both had no objections, he exhaled, "I’ll hold it then, hoping... well, saying we won’t need it is like jinxing us. Let’s hope we don’t need it anytime soon."

...

The entire day,

Chen Lusi stayed at Celestial Strategy Trading.

And the only gain was that ’hanging rope’...

To be honest,

It really felt like going to work.

In terms of conversion:

Training, testing, and feeding Xia Panqiu and Wu You Spirit Balls were the routine work contents.

And handling anomalies was like traveling for business.

The former was smooth and safe but monotonous day after day.

The latter wasn’t smooth or safe, but it was quite challenging.

And if you came back and still thought about work, it counted as overtime...

In the evening,

Chen Lusi returned to Lin Ying’s rented place, chose not to idle away time, and instead sat on the sofa, opting for overtime, and started forming Spirit Balls.

During this period, whenever he entered the gourd, Chen Lusi would feed Wu You and Xia Panqiu Spirit Balls, and he himself would consume them, including today.

But after coming back...in general, he wouldn’t continue forming Spirit Balls.

It’s not that he wasn’t working hard.

On the one hand, the external Spirit cannot replenish quickly; once the surrounding Spirit is absorbed, it takes a long time unless Chen Lusi changes location.

On the other hand, the body also needs time to assimilate the Spirit.

If too much Spirit is ingested, surpassing the body’s absorptive capacity, the Spirit would dissipate outwards.

That’s just a pointless effort.

Xia Panqiu was in the Oozing Blood Stage, capable of consuming about three Spirit Balls a day, Wu You could consume four after his heart solidified a ’Stone’, and Chen Lusi was still in the Incarnation Stage, also consuming around two.

More than that is not feasible.

As for why, after work today, Chen Lusi still continued forming Spirit Balls,

it’s mainly because...after coming back, he felt he was about to advance.

That feeling was very subtle...it felt like those ethereal Spirits were about to fill up his body.

Just a little more, and it would be completely full.

Chen Lusi thought he needed to top up that little bit.

So he formed another Spirit Ball.

"..."

Soon,

the Spirit Ball formed.

Chen Lusi held the condensed Spirit Ball up to his eyes, hesitating for a moment.

He wondered... whether to consume it tomorrow.

After all, he was alone now.

But soon, he shook his head, it wasn’t necessary.

Even daily breathing would intake Spirit; although the amount wasn’t much, breathing throughout the night would surely replenish that missing bit.

Rather than being forced to advance in the middle of the night, he might as well take the initiative now.

A good night’s sleep was more important. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

While thinking, Chen Lusi pinched the Spirit Ball and placed it into his mouth.

The Spirit Ball disappeared, smoothly entering his body.

Then, losing control, it exploded inside!

Countless wild Spirits surged through Chen Lusi’s body, and the final bit was replenished.

"Hmm..."

Chen Lusi suddenly groaned and then bent over in pain.