Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 294: Talent [Blood Affinity], Awakening Psionic Energy—[Want to Get a Boost?]

Yu Yuan stared at the Fang's [Talent Status] column, momentarily stunned.

He knew Fang's talent very well; it was called [Information Expert], and that [Information Expert] talent still existed now.

However...

Right behind the [Information Expert] talent, another talent had actually appeared.

—[Blood Energy Affinity] (Increased affinity for blood energy, easier to comprehend psychic abilities related to blood.)

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"This..." Yu Yuan looked at this newly appeared talent of Fang's, completely baffled.

Where the hell did this come from!

Soon, Yu Yuan recalled the existence called [Blood Duke] that Zhi Zhi had mentioned before.

And the introduction about the [Blood-Brewed Liquor]."Long-term consumption of Blood-Brewed Liquor may awaken psychic abilities related to blood..."

"This couldn't be a talent Fang suddenly awakened after being contaminated by that hidden knowledge, could it!"

This conjecture rose in Yu Yuan's mind.

Although it felt utterly absurd, upon careful thought, he increasingly felt this was the correct answer.

According to what Zhi Zhi said.

Back then, after Fang saw that piece of hidden information bearing the spiritual imprint of the [Blood Duke], the [Blood Duke]'s spiritual imprint performed a spiritual transformation on Fang, preparing to corrupt her into a monster.

This talent was perhaps the result of the spiritual imprint's spiritual transformation of Fang.

If not for Yu Yuan's timely intervention, Fang would have definitely turned into a monster in the end.

But it just so happened that Yu Yuan returned quickly and had the means to remove that piece of hidden information from Fang's mind.

The [Blood Duke]'s spiritual imprint relied on that hidden knowledge to transform living beings, a process originally irreversible.

But Yu Yuan's psychic ability could specifically remove the hidden knowledge from Fang's mind, naturally halting the spiritual transformation. However, the parts already transformed could no longer be changed.

That's how it became the current situation.

Fang directly became the biggest beneficiary.

After figuring this out, Yu Yuan's eyes lit up.

"You can actually play it like this!"

Wasn't this just eating the sugar coating of the sugar-coated bullet and throwing the bullet away?

He thought of that piece of paper recording the hidden knowledge, crossed his arms, and stroked his chin.

"If that's the case, then these pieces of hidden knowledge are also exploitable treasures!"

The value of the [Pen of Longstanding Heritage] might need to be raised several more notches.

The hidden information it wrote was a disaster others avoided like the plague.

But here with Yu Yuan, due to the combined effects of his talent [Mysticist], psychic ability [Cured but Still Drooling], and the Stealth Rat, it seemed like exploiting a bug, turning into an inexhaustible treasure trove.

He could completely use the pen to stably obtain hidden information from those terrifying existences.

Then, utilizing the characteristic of these forbidden knowledge to contaminate and transform living organisms, he could contaminate and spiritually transform relevant personnel, thereby gaining a second talent or some other ability.

Finally, at the critical moment, Yu Yuan would use [Diagnosis · Amnesia] to make these personnel forget the forbidden knowledge.

This way, he could retain the results of the spiritual transformation caused by the hidden knowledge on the personnel while avoiding the side effects brought by the hidden knowledge.

And Yu Yuan could also, because [Diagnosis · Amnesia] would prioritize absorbing the psychic characteristics of the hidden knowledge, absorb this hidden knowledge into his own mind.

The effect of the talent [Mysticist] would filter and purify this hidden knowledge.

The understandable, safe knowledge would be retained and reorganized.

The extremely dangerous hidden knowledge filtered out would become food for the Stealth Rat, enhancing its strength.

And he could also obtain relevant intelligence information about those terrifying existences.

It was simply the most perfect embodiment of killing multiple birds with one stone.

This was absolutely a perfect plan that would make even the most ruthless skinflint shed tears.

Resource utilization rate was absolutely 100%, with not a shred of waste.

Countless inspirations collided in Yu Yuan's mind, one after another ideas for exploiting loopholes burst forth with their own flashes of insight.

Yu Yuan's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

So much so that the Doctor, who was examining Fang's body, felt as if a pair of "searchlights" were shining on him from behind.

He felt extremely uneasy.

He wanted to speak up several times, but remembering the other party was his "King," he could only sigh silently.

Being an employee isn't easy!

While Yu Yuan was still refining his "exploitation" plan over here, the unconscious Fang over there woke up.

"Hmm..."

With a soft groan.

Fang slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing she saw was the Doctor's delighted face and Yu Yuan, who happened to look up from behind him.

Fang felt her whole body aching and swollen, especially her eyes. She wanted to open them, but just halfway open, she felt an unbearably sore, stinging pain.

"Fang, your eyes are severely bloodshot. Don't open them; try to rest as much as possible."

The Doctor's soothing voice sounded.

Although unclear about what happened, as old comrades.

Fang trusted the Doctor completely and immediately slightly closed her eyes, nodding gently, while asking:

"I... what happened to me?"

The Doctor wasn't actually clear about the specifics either and could only look pleadingly at Yu Yuan behind him.

Yu Yuan stepped forward and sighed.

"That pen I gave you wrote out a very dangerous secret. You were contaminated by this hidden information, but I removed this secret from your mind, so your memory still stops at one hour ago."

"Although the danger has been resolved, your body has also suffered some damage. You just need to rest well for two days to recover!"

Fang's information integration ability was quite excellent; she immediately understood what Yu Yuan meant.

Naturally, Fang was clear about the effects of the Rare Artifact, the [Pen of Longstanding Heritage].

When Yu Yuan gave her the pen, he had specifically warned her.

And the memory erasure Yu Yuan performed, Fang had also seen Yu Yuan demonstrate before.

"So that's what happened!" she thought to herself, her anxious heart settling down.

"I understand, don't worry! King."

"Fang, this time you can also count it as gaining a blessing from this misfortune, unexpectedly obtaining a new talent. These next few days, you might try contemplating things related to blood. If you were to awaken a psychic ability, that would be incredible!"

Hearing Yu Yuan's words, not only Fang, but even the Doctor showed surprise.

"Psychic ability? Isn't that 'King,' your ability?"

Yu Yuan nodded.

"Correct. Fang's talent is called [Blood Energy Affinity], so you can try to sense more about abilities related to blood."

"Blood Energy Affinity..."

Fang murmured to herself. Somehow, upon hearing the words 'blood energy,' she naturally felt a sense of familiarity.

And she subconsciously felt a sensation.

She could sense the sound of blood flowing within the Doctor in front of her, and even within Yu Yuan.

This feeling was very subtle and peculiar.

She inexplicably felt a sense of burning passion, thinking of how before each operation of the [Jackal] team, she would encourage everyone, boost their morale, help them maintain their state, stabilize their hearts, and come back alive.

That was her most sincere blessing and hope as the deputy team leader.

If she could obtain a psychic ability, she hoped it would be one that could keep everyone in their best state!

That way, they would have a greater chance of coming back alive during combat.

Over here, Fang was immersed in her own sensations, while over there, Yu Yuan suddenly widened his eyes.

His gaze switched back and forth between the Virtual Light Screen and Fang.

Finally confirming he wasn't seeing things, a new piece of information was strikingly slowly appearing on Fang's personal panel.

Psychic Ability —[A Shot of Adrenaline?]

"Again?" Yu Yuan's expression was one of astonishment.