Chapter 173: Chapter 155: The Dagger is Revealed Once Again, Ding Yang’s Request

March 13th, 2089. 2:00 AM.

The moment the time arrived, the [Door] finished its cooldown. Lin Qi didn’t waste a single second and immediately opened it.

His consciousness passed through an alternation of light and darkness, arriving in the Doomsday World. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Inside a sixth-floor conference room in the Club Activity Building, Lin Qi changed into the clothes of the Doomsday World.

The first thing he did upon arriving in the Doomsday World was to begin his Meditation.

With Meditation this efficient, wasting time was practically a crime—it was just delaying his own progress in getting stronger.

Just like before, after meditating for a little over twelve hours, a swelling sensation spread through his head.

This was due to his Spiritual Power expanding too quickly for his body to withstand.

’The efficiency of my Spiritual Vision’s range enhancement has dropped again. At this rate, its coverage will probably max out once my Spiritual Power reaches the Tier Two Limit.’

’Right now, I’m about four Meditation sessions away from the Third Stage of Tier Two. Before my Spiritual Power hits the next bottleneck, I should probably do my best to search for some Tier Two Extraordinary Items.’

’I need more options when it comes to my Ability combinations.’

Currently, Lin Qi only had one Tier Two Extraordinary Item left, which was one of the two Tier Two Crystal Stones sent by Ding Yang.

The Ability of the monster that dropped this Crystal Stone was Splitting.

Lin Qi mulled it over. No matter how it might change, the Ability this Extraordinary Item could grant him seemed incompatible with his other abilities.

Even if it mutated to its absolute limit and allowed Lin Qi to gain a clone-like ability from this skill, it wouldn’t be of much help to him at the moment.

Lin Qi needed more direct combat-type Abilities, or ones that could aid his research.

If he could get another bug-like Ability similar to Spiritual Vision, that would be perfect.

Lin Qi organized the thoughts in his mind, then stood up and prepared to leave the conference room.

While testing the range of his Spiritual Vision just now, Lin Qi had spotted a familiar military vehicle in the distance.

Ding Yang had arrived.

Moreover, among the items Ding Yang was carrying, Lin Qi saw a document.

It was another document stamped with a red seal, along with a matching Merit Medal.

A second-class individual merit.

’No wonder the increase in the activity of Spiritual Particles I sensed last time was much stronger than the time before that.’

’This just goes to show how deep the waters of the Dragon Country’s government run in the Doomsday World; they can almost precisely regulate the concentration of Spiritual Particles around different people.’

’Besides, if the Dragon Country’s government in this world can increase the concentration of Spiritual Particles around me, does that mean they also have a way to weaken it?’

Lin Qi was always accustomed to exploring his thoughts to their logical conclusions and never hesitated to treat any faction as a potential enemy.

Walking out of the conference room, Lin Qi headed to the first floor to wait for Ding Yang’s arrival in advance.

’According to our previous agreement, since the Merit Medal from Headquarters has been delivered, the plutonium mixed-fuel Wu Peihe promised should also be on its way, right?’

Standing before the first-floor entrance, Wang Ziru trailed behind Lin Qi.

The military vehicle carrying Ding Yang soon came to a steady stop at the entrance.

The squads responsible for guarding the Mo University Camp along the route had long since grown accustomed to this vehicle coming and going.

It was a vehicle from the Hongshan Rescue Team—a familiar sight.

Thanks to Wang Ziru’s publicizing, everyone in the Mo University Camp knew that they were now an officially recognized unit, a brother unit to the Hongshan Rescue Team.

The car door opened, revealing the familiar faces of Ding Yang and Jiang Zhenlong.

They were already well-acquainted with the Mo University Camp.

"Student Lin Qi, long time no see!"

Seeing that Lin Qi was actually waiting for them in advance, Ding Yang’s spirits lifted, and he stepped forward to greet him.

’Long time no see?’ By the Doomsday World’s calendar, only two days had passed since Lin Qi last saw Ding Yang.

"Long time no see."

Lin Qi replied with the same pleasantry.

’Whether it had been a long time or not wasn’t important; it was just a way to greet someone and build rapport.’

Lin Qi’s gaze fell on the file folder in Ding Yang’s hand. "Director Ding," he asked, "you must have brought good news on this trip to the Mo University Camp, right?"

A wide smile spread across Ding Yang’s face. "I knew I couldn’t hide it from Student Lin Qi," he said.

Ding Yang directly opened the folder and took out its contents.

A document for a second-class merit and a second-class Merit Medal.

Lin Qi’s main focus was still on the document.

Just like the third-class merit document from last time, this one emanated the aura of an Extraordinary Item.

Tracing it to its source, the aura came from the seal, or rather, from the ink itself.

It was still within the category of a Tier One Extraordinary Item and shared the same origin as the last one.

The relationship between the two was like that of different Crimson Crystal Stones.

Although they were independent Extraordinary Items, their essence was the same.

The Extraordinary Item itself wasn’t particularly significant to Lin Qi.

But he didn’t dare underestimate the effect it produced.

This thing could directionally increase the activity of Spiritual Particles around a specific person, boosting their Meditation efficiency. That was its most crucial function.

Lin Qi handed the items to Wang Ziru and had him arrange for their safekeeping.

He then continued questioning Ding Yang, "Director Ding, what about the other matters we discussed before? What was the response from Headquarters?"

Ding Yang didn’t keep him in suspense. "Headquarters approved," he said directly. "The plutonium mixed-fuel has already arrived at Hongshan Camp by train, and they are arranging to unload it now."

"Student Lin Qi, this stuff is radioactive. You have to be extremely careful when using it. Make sure no accidents happen."