my slow journey to infinity.

Chapter 163 Saint Luke
Wang Shui has questioned himself more than once——

Is it really necessary to continue strengthening my sisters' bodies?
Over the past six months, the plan to replace suitable bodies has begun, especially for the eight combat-type sisters, who have already replaced their bodies with good growth potential.

Although they had to re-enter the extraordinary realm, due to the excellent properties of their body materials and their excellent adaptability, they quickly returned to the third level.

In addition, sister Ruoyu, who had accumulated a lot of experience and had good diet, had already reached the fourth level before everyone else in [Ye Yu], and she was promoted naturally.

The [Transformer Gel] produced by the super rare [Transformer Slime] is indeed worthy of its magical status in the material world.

After leaving the base for more than half a year, everyone has improved a lot, except Wang Shui, who is still awkwardly stuck at the second level.

Wang Shui does not crave combat power, but he does crave a higher level.

Increasing his rank would not only raise his attribute caps, but would also allow him to observe the world more clearly and study his own memories.

However, the [True Essence Body Strengthening] technique left by Master Chen is too magical. It has excellent general effects, but is easy to learn but difficult to master.

Wang Shui has very cleverly integrated [True Essence Body Tempering] into his master-level ability [Imperial Dao Conservation Oneness], which has greatly accelerated his cultivation speed. However, there is nothing that can be done about it because the cultivation system itself progresses slowly, and it often takes several years of cultivation.

Wang Shui's cultivation system is not based on the [External Alchemy] school, but is more similar to the [Qi Training] path. There is no level division in between, and he is not clear about what level he has reached.

Anyway, since my physical fitness is not at the third level, I definitely don’t have the level to “form a pill” through external elixir.

It was precisely because of the stagnation of his extraordinary level that Wang Shui had no interest in participating in the war outside. He even gave up the area he was best at - making money from war.

During the war, heroes from all walks of life joined in the effort, and even the younger sisters began to transfer their productivity here. Only Wang Shui waved his hand and went to school quietly.

After throwing Mia, who had nothing to do and was just waiting for graduation, to the "Yeyu Prototype Workshop" for exploitation, Wang Shui also returned to his cultivation state.

However, in addition to the "Ruby" clone who controls the identity of [Benjamin M. Russell] taking classes, Wang Shui's remaining mental balance also has a new body to play with!

Speaking of which, we have to go back to the first night of the war.

The gray sky gradually darkened, and night and cold wind came quietly.

The captain of the C team of the Central City Administration Bureau, "C0", was shocked by the arrival of the decadent angel uncle. Little did he know that Wang Shui, who had just collected three beetles in the ruins and was relying on the invisibility to frantically saw the crystal branches, was even more surprised.

At that time, Wang Shui had indeed run away with Mia, but he didn't want to let go of the other three [Abyss Beetles]. These things were very precious!
While destroying the alchemical array trap and running away at full speed, Wang Shui drained the array's resources and mixed his own blood with a newly dead corpse to create a body of only the first order.

To save trouble, he simply made a face of the deceased, took all the deceased's belongings, and by the way, recovered the deceased's newly dead soul and minted a new [Philosophy Coin].

Well, literally eat it all up.

Because the new machine was only at the first level, Wang Shui did not confront the Turbid Abyss Fusion Species head-on. He chose to use alchemical bombs and space abilities to scare the opponent away.

In fact, at that time, he was just hiding aside using "Phase Invisibility" to control the small trap to pop out the alchemical bomb.

If the Turbid Abyss Fusion is determined and keeps using range attacks, Wang Shui's first-level "Phase Invisibility" really can't withstand a few hits. The energy attacks in the real world can also affect space.

No, it's not just energy attacks. Physical attacks that reach a certain level can also shatter the surface space of the main world. Wang Shui has seen it on the Internet.

The good news is that the fusion species were frightened and prepared to run away very decisively. Wang Shui immediately pounced on the giant beasts lying on the ground and twitching, and began to saw off the crystal branches on their bodies, which were also rare materials.

The bad news was that before Aqua Regia had cut down a few roots, the angel uncle arrived.

The momentum of the pillar that crushed the fusion species, and the number [7] that looked like a dark red blood scab, made Wang Shui not hesitate at all.

He immediately removed his invisibility, lay down on the ground, and began to call everyone:

"Sisters, come out and see God——"

What followed was the touching scene where Wang Shui took the initiative to save people. However, Sylvia and her sisters, as the audience, had already been tired of Wang Shui's disgusting performance. At that time, they were more concerned about the "God" driving in front.

After exchanging contact information with Captain C0, the pickup truck drove for a long time before arriving at the C-level camp "FC015", which was also where Wang Shui and Mia entered the city, but they would not arrive until later.

After entering the C-class camp, C0 took his brother C6 and another wounded soldier to the field hospital, while Aqua Regia, who was driving the new machine [Amber], was placed at the junction of the military zone and the shelter.

This is what he asked for.

"Amber" was originally just B5 of Team B, an ordinary combat logistics officer who had no authority to report on his duties. His battle report data followed the captain B0, but after the captain ran away, his battle report was automatically submitted to the nearest commander C0.

Only after C0 completes the mission, reports on his work and submits the battle report, "Amber" will be officially returned to the camp and obtain the right of passage to the military area of ​​the camp.

So Wang Shui had to get off the car. The entire camp consisted of only two parts: the "C-level military area" and the "C-level shelter area". Except for leaving the camp, he could only move around in the shelter.

Wang Shui, who had originally planned to destroy the "amber" and run away after taking the "trophies", was brought into the C-level camp in a daze. This rare opportunity made Wang Shui come up with some bold ideas.

Let's not go too far. When Mia was being prepared that night, Wang Shui was also controlling "Amber". He was in a daze in a small shelter, with a lot of talk in his mind that lasted until late at night, as if he was waiting for someone.

"Are you addicted to role-playing?"

Sylvia, who was also in a good mood for conversation, decided to start the topic of the night with a mild personal attack.

But before she could use her ironic combo, Wang Shui snorted coldly and ended the game:
"Oh, naive, a first-level machine with a status as lowly as dust, what's there to play? I just don't have a chance to escape.

With the vice president of the demon hunter organization on this planet and [Saint Luke] watching over me, if I dare to self-destruct and run away, I will be investigated by these two cautious and suspicious guys the next day.

Not only could you not run then, you can't run now either.

We have too many little secrets - self-employed forces, manufacturing and selling mobile armor, collusion with the big power [Russell Family], spatial abilities, mind-reading and soul-controlling, the Philosopher's Stone... We can't stand being investigated!
If we run away randomly and get noticed by them, it will seriously affect our development rhythm and we might even lose our lives.

Phew—when we were in the van, the vice president, Brother Hui, used his demon hunter ability to scan us more than once, as if there was a traitor among us, which made me sweat profusely. "

"I'm afraid you'll be favored by the [Turbid Abyss]," Sylvia finally got around to answering.
"Individuals who have come into contact with the [Turbid Abyss] will be favored by the [Turbid Abyss] because of their bravery, intelligence, strong will, luck, and other personal strengths.

The rumors that the [Turbid Abyss] is corrosive and contagious are spread because of the "Turbid Abyss Favoring Phenomenon". In fact, the [Turbid Abyss] is very picky and will not pay attention to mediocre people at all. "

Wang Shui nodded very seriously and responded:

"Yes, I fully agree that my clone has been blessed by the [Muddy Abyss]. My talent, even if it is shared by a small clone, can attract the attention of the [Muddy Abyss]. The old man still has good vision."

Sylvia immediately narrowed her eyes and asked:

"Did you really not secretly use the "ritual" to actively contact [Turbid Abyss]?

I remember that you took away a lot of ritual materials related to the Turbid Abyss in that clinic."

Wang Shui immediately raised his tone:

"What kind of ceremony is that? What kind of follow-up action is that? I warn you not to slander! That's the confiscation of illegal gains, you understand or not... We've gone off topic, aren't we talking about two big guys who have nothing better to do?

Alas, they have become suspicious of the four of us survivors. We absolutely cannot run away now. We can only die, and we have to die naturally. Hmm... wait for an opportunity, find the nearest fighting opportunity, I will take the initiative to participate, and then die on the battlefield. Then I will make a clean corpse for them to see.

Haha, I never thought that a mere second-level ant like me would plot against a well-known seventh-level boss, [Saint Luke]. At that time, I really wanted to take a photo with him and post it online. "

Wang Shui's mood was not surprising, although he was not a humble person and often looked down on the third and fourth level extraordinary people.

But that's level seven! In the Dream System, the strongest echelon, the strongest in the front row! In the Awakener's internal network, only the posts of level seven extraordinary people have no quarrels. They are absolute superstars.

When the object of comparison reaches a certain level, the people below can only admire it. "It's only level seven. It's not like you haven't seen higher level beings. You even confronted Grand Duke Russell before. Why are you so useless now?"

"Don't mention it now. The more I know about the Russell family, the more scared I am. Now when I think back to the situation at that time, I want to kowtow to myself...

And Luke is different from those guys! Other super-class individuals have nothing to do with me, but [Saint Luke] is different. He is the predecessor of us awakeners!
If one works for a boss for the rest of his life, which awakened person wouldn't want to be Luke?"

Of course, you can express respect in words, but you still have to make calculations.

Sylvia didn't give any face, she said casually:

"I have never thought about becoming someone. I only pursue my own strength. If I can reach the seventh level, I will be no worse than anyone else."

Tsk, Sylvia is a little weird today...

"Hill?"

"Ok?"

"Have you ever been beaten? I always feel like you have a special aversion to Luke?"

Wang Shui keenly sensed something... He didn't wait for Sylvia to explain, but directly opened the intranet of the dream network and started searching!
"Don't check!" Sylvia suddenly shouted angrily, and her thought network was instantly filled with shame and anger.

"Wow, I've actually lost before... Wait! Level 5 vs. Level 7?! Can you be so reckless?"

Wang Shui did not hesitate to awaken his main body to maintain the network and resist Sylvia's disruption, and finally found out the truth.

"Woo——" It was rare for Sylvia to let out such a painful cry.

"It's only one match left. I've already collected 99 Sword Stars. As long as I can defeat a seventh-level warrior, I can become an [Absolute Combat Power] before reaching the seventh level. That's my only chance... Ugh... I lost... That bastard is not only a seventh-level warrior! He also has two dead demigods sealed in him!"

"Hiss - it turns out that Saint Luke's famous battle was against you. You are worthy of being the queen who swept through the fifth level. Don't cry, it's really not shameful!"

Wang Shui was not really mocking her. He was indeed shocked by Sylvia. The Queen always refreshed his cognition.

Anyway, Wang Shui himself would never dare to challenge a seventh-level warrior at the fifth level, even if it was a seventh-level warrior who was ranked lower in the battle master rankings.

"Forget everything that just happened." Sylvia suddenly restrained her emotions and said coldly.

"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Wang Shui. What's your name, beautiful lady?"

The smooth-talking Wang Shui immediately felt like his mind was punched, and then he naturally skipped this topic, but like-minded souls always have endless fun to talk about.

Wang Shui, who sounded very scared, didn't seem to worry about his arrangements at all. His usual ease and confidence also infected Sylvia.

However, in this long night, few people are as relaxed as Wang Shui. Tonight, at least hundreds of millions of creatures will remain sleepless.

In agony, the alien invasion war entered its second day.

The city of Midtown finally became a place of constant gunfire, with a war-like atmosphere. A large number of frontline videos went viral on the Internet, and the real-time battle reports touched the nerves of every student.

At least from Wang Shui's perspective, the students of Millennium Academy were all overly excited.

Finally, near noon, in the originally quiet theory class, a boy in the back row suddenly stood up and shouted:

"The D area has been cleaned up successfully! The [Parliament Forces] and [Central City Forces] have assembled, and the network of areas A to F has been restored! The counterattack has begun!"

"Whoa! Counterattack! Counterattack!"

In the small classroom, 90% of the students responded with excitement, and those who were still sitting also looked excited.

Excited shouts were heard from other classrooms in the same building. Even the professor who was teaching the class was trying to maintain order with a smile on his face.

Only Aqua Regia, or rather "Benjamin" controlled by Aqua Regia, calmly made the last note, packed up his things, and left the classroom.

It's too noisy here, he wants to find a quieter place to study.

However, the study space was used as a classroom by Mia and her classmates. Wang Shui didn't want to disturb them, so he could only choose between the library or the dormitory.

Just as he was thinking for a moment, a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Mr. Benjamin? I didn't expect to see you here."

Wang Shui smiled and turned around, responding politely:

"Hello, Professor Enfield. It's been a while since we last met since the class ended."

After the brief greeting, the professor motioned to Wang Shui to take a walk together, obviously he had something to say.

Both of them were straightforward, so the professor said directly:
"War is coming, Mr. Benjamin. This planet hasn't seen a major war for more than 700 years. The world is about to change."

Wang Shui answered conservatively:

“Yes, [Zhuoyuan] is not a small force, and the invasion of other worlds is no joke. However, looking at today’s front-line battle report, it seems that the strength of [Dulin City] should not be underestimated?

The students are very optimistic. They estimate that they will be able to defeat the [Turbid Abyss] in two months at most."

The professor frowned. He walked quite fast and probably seldom took a walk.

After hearing Wang Shui's answer, the professor obviously didn't want to continue the conversation.

"Ben, do you think so too? You come from another planet, so you should have seen this kind of war! Do you also believe the two-month statement?"

"Oh professor, I've seen so much, both with my own eyes and in digital records, so much.

It is no exaggeration to say that if the city council cannot repel the Abyss within 30 years, then it will be dragged down by endless wars. That is the Abyss!"

"You are more pessimistic than those people in the think tank." The professor laughed. Although it was a bit exaggerated, he also agreed with Wang Shui's idea.

"So, what does the professor want to talk to me about?" Wang Shui secretly looked at the time. He had no intention of chatting with the old man.

"Let's talk business," the professor said seriously, his expression restrained. "Ben, you have also seen how long the war will be. Have you ever considered doing some futures business?"

ah? What?
Wang Shui did not hide his surprise and made a corresponding expression directly.

The professor thought he didn't understand, so he explained:
"It's bulk commodities, building materials, metals, chemical materials, energy, oil, food and the like!

According to the assessment, there will not be much price fluctuation of commodities in half a year, but that is an overly optimistic assessment of the war! The production capacity of the inner city is limited! The airport is even more of a drop in the bucket!

In less than half a year, the prices of these basic commodities will increase dozens or even hundreds of times!

Now, we are going to speed it up. Many wealthy businessmen are preparing to buy a large amount of commodities and hoard them. This is a good opportunity to make money! How about it, Ben, do you want to make a fortune together? "

Hiss——I never thought that a professor like you could be so evil-minded? !

(End of this chapter)