Worldwide Awakening: My Soul Kinds Are Lost-Chapter 406: Someone Comes to the Door in Three Months_1
"Three months have passed, and this pitiful bit of business can barely tide me over," Wang Linchi grumbled, shifting his position as he lay down.
The business was sporadic, barely better than an empty house, with only three to five patients a day. Half of them were likely destitute, hoping to get a line of credit from him.
Of course, Wang Linchi wasn’t going to extend any credit. He wasn’t merciless; if someone was genuinely in a life-threatening situation and had no money, he would consider it. But why should he grant credit to someone for merely having a headache, a fever, or a minor injury, when these conditions weren’t immediately fatal?
So, when the news spread that he allowed credit, there was a bump in visitors. However, the moment Wang Linchi specified his terms, people realized how strict they were and quickly vanished.
As a result, his business saw a brief uptick before sinking back into the doldrums.
In this era, except for the wealthy, minor illnesses were usually neglected, while serious illnesses would be endured as much as possible.
Nevertheless, this allowed Wang Linchi to relax a little.
After the restrictions were lifted, the Soul Forging Method and secret techniques were instantly maxed out. He was now at the peak of the Daylight Level.
However, this didn’t mean much. It appeared as if he had jumped three levels straight from Elite Gold Level to Daylight Level, but this overlooked the immense spiritual power he had to begin with.
As for the previous level-jumping method of upgrading, it had granted him spiritual power in the hundreds of billions, and it was still increasing.
Levels and attributes did not conflict after the restrictions were lifted.
Wang Linchi first maxed out his level, then his attributes were also increasing through Hang Up. As for peak breakthroughs, they were a form of restriction in the first place, developed by the Great Family Sects to maintain their superiority. Under normal circumstances, progression was holistic, with no bottlenecks or limits during the continuous climb.
However, from Wang Linchi’s current perspective, being at the peak of the Daylight Level was just so-so. In this world, I simply can’t unleash my full power.
The most significant gain was that the recording function of the Book of Records, after undergoing three evolutions, had reached a true Mythology-level capability.
His Page of Memory could not only turn memories into pages but could also record external information and even absorb people into it. Furthermore, those released were no longer ghostly images but were more like summoned creatures. These creatures were called memory constructs. Unfortunately, they could not inherit the original’s memories and strength. Their capabilities were determined by Wang Linchi’s spiritual power and his degree of understanding of them.
Wang Linchi tried to create a wishing machine using the Page of Memory. He succeeded, but its effects were truly terrible, and more importantly, it heavily consumed his spiritual power.
The existence and actions of memory constructs consumed Wang Linchi’s spiritual power. Once he stopped supplying it, the constructs would disappear.
Moreover, beings like Dao Ancestors or Buddha Ancestors could not be manifested because Wang Linchi lacked sufficient understanding. Even if they were manifested, they would just be showpieces.
However, these manifested constructs weren’t entirely useless. For example, some devices would become inoperative due to inter-world transitions, but Wang Linchi could manifest and use them, which provided considerable help for his research.
What was even more important was that he was working on a more ambitious plan: Turning falsehood into reality.
Memory constructs are fake, even if they seem alive and possess a corresponding self. However, these are merely entities derived from Wang Linchi’s memories.
But what if I myself am a world? Then these constructs would be real. It’s better to rely on oneself than on others.
With world destruction always looming, it’s hard for me to live a peaceful life, let alone lie low. If I myself become a world, I don’t believe such unlucky things could still happen to me. Using memory constructs as semblances of falsehood, combined with my unique conditions, it might really be feasible. Once it’s done, I wouldn’t have to be scammed and run around like a dog anymore. Look, it hasn’t been long and two worlds have already gone to waste. I don’t want to be constantly chased by various world-ending scenarios.
However, one must eat a meal one bite at a time. He was currently considering the feasibility of turning falsehood into reality, while also contemplating his next step.
He had reached the end of the road with the Soul Series System. Aside from still being able to increase his power, it could no longer bring about sufficient qualitative change. Once he reached the upper limit of improvement, there would be no path forward.
As for this world, frankly, I’m not very interested in it. A world with a maximum level of 30 means its system is basically useless. Worlds with high energy levels might have slower progression in their Transcendental Systems, but their upper limits were definitely higher than those with lower energy levels.
So he was thinking that once he completed his overall restructuring and recuperation, he would leave this world and see if there were other paths in different worlds.
He had also considered extrapolating the Soul Series System. However, he gave up on this idea. If he were still in the Soul Aspect World, he would definitely do it. The Soul Series System was a Rule System, which meant that leaving its original environment would make it difficult to take root elsewhere, much like how an orange tree from the south yields bitter fruit when grown in the north.
Therefore, Wang Linchi naturally didn’t plan to primarily cultivate this. Rather, he planned to max it out and then use it as a resource to combine with other transcendent systems and create a system unique to himself.
"Indeed, once your own potential and aptitude are high, cultivation is not at all difficult," Wang Linchi couldn’t help but sigh. If I were still a human now, how could it be so easy for me to max out through Hang Up? No matter how many resources were available, there would still be a limit to absorption and conversion efficiency.
It seems I need ten billion spiritual power to completely fill the Reincarnation entry, which isn’t as much as it sounds, Wang Linchi thought, glancing at his progress, which was already at ninety percent.
He was feeding in one hundred million spiritual power each day.
It’s not that I don’t want to feed in more, but I haven’t fully adapted to the world yet and need to take it slow. Besides, I’m not short on time; even if the apocalypse were to arrive, it wouldn’t be so soon. At the very least, it would take a year or two.
In another ten days, he would be able to max it out. Then he could start searching for a new world. The real difficulty was this step, as Wang Linchi didn’t know when he would find the world coordinates that would allow him to leave.
"Doctor Wang, no business again today?" A middle-aged man walked in, his tone laden with mockery and jest.
Wang Linchi raised his head to glance at the man, unconcerned about his tone. "Hmm, that’s a good thing. It means fewer people are getting sick."
"Well, well, who would’ve thought Doctor Wang had such a mindset," the middle-aged man naturally didn’t believe Wang Linchi’s words. He was a housekeeper for the Cheng Family, the Great Family behind the two other medical clinics in Baihe County.
"What brings Housekeeper Xu to my place?" Wang Linchi thought. He didn’t believe the man was there for treatment; going to his family’s clinic wouldn’t cost him money, and he could get good medicine there.
Housekeeper Xu’s face grew serious. "I’m specifically here to invite Doctor Wang to the mansion. My master has a request."
Upon hearing this, Wang Linchi’s expression fell. They have a request, so why send a subordinate with such an attitude to fetch me? This is too bizarre. It’s exactly like them saying, ’Kneel properly, I have a request for you.’
"You’re too polite, Housekeeper Xu. I’m just a doctor. What could your master possibly need from me? Why not say it outright? If it’s within my ability to help, I surely will," Wang Linchi said slowly.
His implication was that he couldn’t do anything, so they should scram.
"Once the task is complete, Doctor Wang will be given One Hundred Taels of Silver as the consultation fee," Housekeeper Xu said.
Wang Linchi shook his head. "Life is important."
Indeed, I don’t know what the matter is, but the value of this one hundred taels of silver is enough to buy my life, a minor doctor like me. As a Great Family master, if they gave me one hundred taels, they would surely try to squeeze ten thousand taels of value out of me in return. If this Housekeeper Xu had simply stated what the matter was, I might have considered helping. But to offer money without explaining the task clearly implies it’s life-threatening.
His game character was already level 7 and had unlocked some things. But why should I risk my life? I don’t lack resources, and I have no regard for the native items here. This lack of desire naturally made him unyielding.
Upon hearing Wang Linchi’s words, Housekeeper Xu’s face darkened. "My Cheng Family has a hundred ways to make life impossible for you in Baihe County."
"Well said," Wang Linchi retorted, pointing at his deserted clinic. "But look at my business. Does it look like I can survive on this?"
This remark stunned Housekeeper Xu. He has a point. With business this bad, he’s probably losing his shirt and might have to leave town to make a living soon enough. Threatening him seems pointless. As for killing Wang Linchi? That seems a bit outlandish. Do they really believe the local government is just for show? The Cheng Family was powerful in Baihe County, but not more powerful than the government, which was like heaven itself. Furthermore, with the current crisis in their household, if they deliberately stirred up more trouble before resolving it, the government truly wouldn’t mind ruining a family like theirs once. The greatest Great Family was the imperial family.
"That’s why you need to improve your life," Housekeeper Xu said, suppressing his discontent. "How about this: I’ll make the decision. If you’re willing to come to the Cheng Mansion for a consultation, I’ll add another fifty taels. How about that?"
"’Not interested. My skills are poor; I wouldn’t want to embarrass myself there,’" Wang Linchi said. He guessed there might be some opportunities involved. However, he was too lazy to bother. Isn’t lying low and maintaining the status quo much better?
This immediately caused the discontent Housekeeper Xu had just suppressed to flare up.
He wanted to say something more, but after a moment of silence, he turned and left.
On second thought, what Wang Linchi said made sense, Housekeeper Xu considered as he departed. After all, he’s just a doctor with poor skills; it wouldn’t matter if he was there or not. I was merely displeased that Wang Linchi dared to defy me. It’s beneath my status to bicker with such a minor figure.
Wang Linchi, on the other hand, paid no mind to these matters. Although his game character was only level 7, it wasn’t as if he had no means of self-protection.
