Chapter 153 - 118: Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger

Chapter 153: Chapter 118: Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger

"You’re a generous boss!"

Gu Qing smiled as he accepted the Storage Pouch, his gaze more resolute than ever. "I will work my hardest to evolve, striving to become an Advanced Creature and awaken as soon as possible to bring glory to the Field Operations Department!"

"Alright, you can go if there’s nothing else."

Steward Tian waved his hand, shooing him away.

Gu Qing couldn’t wait to get away and immediately stood up to leave the office.

He walked briskly out the door and straight to a nearby restroom, where he ducked into a stall and quickly bolted the lock.

He then pulled out the Magic Mirror, stared at its surface, and asked:

"Magic Mirror, does the Storage Pouch that Steward Tian just gave me have any listening or tracking devices?"

"Also, are there any risks if I use a drop of my blood to form a bond with this Storage Pouch?"

Gu Qing was extremely cautious, worried that Steward Tian might have some designs on him.

After all, his performance over the past few days had been explosive; it was only natural to attract unwanted attention.

For instance, Steward Tian had just asked him if he possessed an especially powerful Extraordinary Treasure—a likely sign of his avarice.

As the saying goes, one should not intend to harm others, but one must always be on guard.

Gu Qing’s rule for himself was to be cautious, cautious, and even more cautious with everyone he met.

The Magic Mirror twitched violently.

Text appeared on its surface:

This Storage Pouch is completely safe. You can use it without worry.

With the Magic Mirror’s assurance, Gu Qing’s fears were assuaged.

He immediately took out the Storage Pouch.

He used Qi Blood External Release to form a drop of fresh blood.

He let it fall precisely onto the Storage Pouch.

The moment the blood touched the Storage Pouch, it was instantly absorbed, becoming one with it.

A few seconds later,

Gu Qing found that an image of the Storage Pouch had appeared deep within his mind.

It wasn’t the physical pouch, however.

It was just a to-scale projection.

Gu Qing intuitively focused his thoughts, and in the next moment, his consciousness entered the Storage Pouch, revealing a square space of about one cubic meter.

Then, with another thought, he placed the Magic Mirror in his hand into the pouch.

A moment later, with a third thought, he retrieved the Magic Mirror.

"Excellent."

’With this Storage Pouch, I can always have necessities like water, food, and clothes on hand.’

’Clothes are especially important.’

’Otherwise, every time I activate Muscle Knots, my clothes get torn to shreds, and I don’t have a change of clothes.’

’Speaking of torn clothes, what am I going to do about this Martial Arts Uniform?’

Gu Qing looked down at his clothes—a cyan Martial Arts Uniform covered in tears—and felt a bit bad for his junior.

His junior had specially prepared this cyan Martial Arts Uniform for him.

It had been washed clean and carried a fresh scent.

And yet, he had worn it for less than a day before ripping it to shreds.

But it wasn’t his fault; it was all for the sake of taking down that Fox Woman.

’Well, when I go to Jixia Martial Arts Hall tomorrow, I’ll ask my junior for a few more uniforms.’

Gu Qing muttered to himself.

He put away the Storage Pouch, left the restroom, and headed for the warehouse.

Once at the warehouse,

Gu Qing had a clear objective. He walked straight toward the Blue Stone Ball in the E-Level rewards area.

He was going to absorb the Blue Stone Ball’s power, draining it of all its Spiritual Extraordinary Power.

He had spent the entire day at Jixia Martial Arts Hall, grinding his junior’s "Martial Saint" label.

He had obtained a total of four points of True Martial Arts Dao.

His internal Qi Blood Strength had skyrocketed.

It now far outstripped his Spiritual Strength.

This was the perfect opportunity to use his E-Level reward. He could absorb the Spiritual Extraordinary Power from the Blue Stone Ball to bring his Spiritual Strength back in balance with his surging Qi Blood Strength.

"Gu Qing, don’t!"

Seeing Gu Qing walk straight toward the Blue Stone Ball, a staff member hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, blocking him from reaching out to touch it.

The memory of Gu Qing absorbing a Blue Stone Ball until it cracked was still vivid in his mind.

He was on duty again today; he couldn’t let Gu Qing destroy another Blue Stone Ball.

Gu Qing was not pleased. "I’m not breaking any rules. Why can’t I absorb its power?"

The staff member explained, "This isn’t about rules, it’s about what’s appropriate. You crack the Blue Stone Ball just by absorbing from it, damaging warehouse property. Do you think that’s appropriate?"

"Then what do you suggest I do?"

Gu Qing adopted a confrontational stance. "You can’t just take away my right to absorb from the Blue Stone Ball because I’m too good at it, can you?"

"How is this any different from an all-you-can-eat buffet kicking a customer out for eating too much?"

"It’s like you can’t afford to let people play."

Gu Qing was prepared to press the issue.

Truthfully, he didn’t want to make things difficult for the staff member.

But he had no other choice.

People are inherently selfish.

And fighting for his own rights was more important to him than avoiding trouble for someone else.

’Won’t let me absorb from the Blue Stone Ball?’

’Fine, no problem.’

’But you’d better offer some compensation.’

’I’m not going to be the only one losing out here. I definitely won’t stand for that.’

Seeing that Gu Qing was determined to argue the point, the staff member couldn’t be bothered to go back and forth with him and contacted the warehouse manager directly.

Just a moment later, the warehouse manager arrived on the scene.

After hearing the full story,

he looked at Gu Qing and asked, "You just absorbed your fill of spiritual energy the day before yesterday. Now you’re back for more. Has your Qi Blood Strength increased in the last two days?"

"Yes."

Gu Qing nodded.

The warehouse manager asked again, "By how much has your Qi Blood Strength increased in the last two days?"

Gu Qing replied, "Not much. Just a tad."

In just two short days,

his Biological Level had risen from Tier Seven to Tier Nine.

He had evolved two whole Levels.

Yeah, that was ’a tad,’ alright.

’If it only went up a little, then it’s not a big deal...’ the warehouse manager thought to himself.

He wasn’t surprised by Gu Qing’s answer.

After all, Gu Qing was only an Extraordinary Contactor, so his evolution speed was bound to be snail-paced.

In just two days, he could have only increased his Qi Blood Strength by a tiny amount at most.

For such a tiny increase, the Spiritual Extraordinary Power within a single Blue Stone Ball would be more than enough to rebalance the rookie’s Spiritual Strength. There was no reason to stop him.

With that thought,

the warehouse manager said to Gu Qing,

"The Night Court is a massive organization. We’re not so petty that we’d stop you from absorbing."

"Go on, absorb to your heart’s content."

"If you can crack four Blue Stone Balls in a row like you did last time, well, that’s your own ability."

’Excellent!’

’Absolutely perfect!’

This was the exact answer Gu Qing had been waiting for.

Fearing the warehouse manager might go back on his word, Gu Qing made a point of calling Steward Tian over for backup before he started draining the Blue Stone Ball.

Seeing this, the warehouse manager immediately sensed that something was amiss.

’What’s going on?’

’Why did he call Steward Tian over?’

’Could it be this kid’s Qi Blood Strength actually did increase by a lot?’

’Is he going to crack multiple Blue Stone Balls?’

The warehouse manager’s mind raced, trying to find an explanation.

After some thought,

he figured Gu Qing’s Qi Blood Strength must have increased a fair amount in the past two days, and that he would be able to absorb a lot.

But no matter how much he could absorb, he’d crack one or two Blue Stone Balls at most. Any more than that would be impossible.

After all, Gu Qing was just an Extraordinary Contactor. Even if he’d relied on some external item to boost his Qi Blood Strength over two days, there had to be a limit.

And that limit, at most, was the equivalent of two stone balls.

With this thought, the warehouse manager calmed down considerably.

As for Gu Qing, he was filled with excitement, anticipation, and the thrill of a successful ploy.

’I can finally absorb some Spiritual Extraordinary Power!’

’Play dumb for now, and when I start absorbing, I’ll pull a fast one on him!’

’I’ll pretend to be weak to catch them off guard!’

’I’m going to drain every last Blue Stone Ball in this warehouse!’

’Refine it all in an instant!’

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