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Chapter 11 Upgrade Drive
Containment seal?

Xu Shu cast an inquiring look.

Gu Qian explained: "Yes, use your body to contain it, use your body to integrate it, and obtain the mantra power inside it. This is the [Mantra Practice Method]. All extraordinary people obtain power by containing the mantra.

"Use your body to fuse it?"

Xu Shu lowered his head, his eyes fell on the mysterious seal with flowing golden and red runes, and then he looked at the palm of his hand.

The red marks from the perm this morning have disappeared.

Could it be that the reason why I feel a burning pain is because as soon as my skin touches it, it will... start to fuse?
This thought popped into his mind.

Gu Qian continued, "Yes, fusion! The curse seal will automatically merge into all living things it can touch. You should have discovered that when you touch the curse seal directly with your hand, you will feel severe pain, which makes you subconsciously throw it away, right?"

"Well..." Xu Shu did not deny it.

"That is actually your body's self-protection mechanism. If you are not driven by the upgrade and the curse directly invades your body, you will have only one outcome - you will become a monster without reason, and even death will be a luxury." Gu Qian said seriously.

"Upgrade drive? What is that?" Xu Shu's eyes suddenly fixed.

Gu Qian nodded: "Upgrade drive is a necessary condition for advancing to the extraordinary level.

"We can think of the seal as a treasure mountain, but there is a huge abyss between you and the treasure mountain. You are on this side and the treasure mountain is on the other side.

“And the upgrade drive is the only bridge that can allow you to reach the other side!
“Without it, even if there is a mountain of treasure in front of you, you can only sigh in despair.

"If you force your way in, there is only one outcome waiting for you, and that is falling into the abyss, from which there is no return."

"I see."

Xu Shu understood what he said immediately, and then asked eagerly:
"So where do we get the Upgrade Drive? Do those monsters have it in their bodies?"

At this moment, a trace of pity suddenly appeared in Gu Qian's eyes.

He sighed and said, “In fact, people like you are very pitiful. You have completely lost all hope of advancing to the Extraordinary realm, but the authorities will not tell you the truth.

“In order to stabilize the situation, they even make up stories, saying that ordinary people also have opportunities, such as a scavenger who came back from exploring the wasteland and advanced to become a transcendent, reaching the sky overnight. Haha, it’s really ridiculous.

"In fact, as long as you haven't passed the first round of qualification selection by the Governing Bureau until you are 18 years old, it has been announced that you will never be able to become an extraordinary person in this life.

"No matter how hard you struggle, it's useless. You are destined to be ordinary people for the rest of your life!
"Unlike me, I passed the selection when I was 10 years old and was directly granted the upgrade drive. If I hadn't wanted a better future and was unwilling to follow the family's arrangements, I would have become a transcendent long ago..."

As he spoke, he seemed to be lost in some memories, and his expression gradually became confused:
"Strange, why am I telling you these things? I shouldn't have told you..."

As he spoke, Gu Qian looked puzzled.

Xu Shu felt a tightness in his heart.

It's not good. He seemed to be too moved and said some secrets that he shouldn't have told. He became alert and was about to get rid of the effect of the prop [Self-Sacrifice]!
Xu Shu hurriedly asked, "You said before that there are three elements to becoming a transcendent: curse seal, upgrade drive, what about the other one?"

Gu Qian was stunned for a moment, frowning for a long time before saying, "I shouldn't tell you this. Don't tell anyone else about it after you know it."

"Yeah!" Xu Shu nodded quickly.

“The third factor is your own qualifications!
“The Administration Bureau will regularly select qualified people from those under the age of 18, provide them with medicine, and train them to improve their physical fitness.

“Among these people, the vast majority will eventually fail to be selected, but their physical fitness is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and they will eventually be able to join the garrison corps or patrol corps.

“Only a few people who can finally meet the minimum requirements of the containment seal will be granted an upgraded drive—for example, me!

"However, the Administration has a rule that prohibits leaking information to any unqualified person, as this would cause great turmoil in the existing human society...

"Uh? Eh? What am I talking about?
"Damn it, I actually told you all these confidentiality clauses.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, knowing this will only make you feel worse.

"But you must keep it a secret for me and don't tell anyone, otherwise I'll be in trouble. This is a serious crime!

"If I'm discovered by the Judgment Department, I'll be sent to a special prison, or even exiled to the coldest frontline corps on the edge of the four seas..."

Gu Qian was filled with regret and said a lot of things in a rambling manner.

Apparently, because he was constantly being induced to reveal things that he had sworn to keep absolutely confidential, he gradually got rid of the effect of "self-sacrifice".

At this point, it was no use for him to regret, and he could only negotiate with Xu Shu and ask him to promise not to tell anyone else.

but.

When Gu Qian looked outside, he saw Xu Shu carefully picking up the mysterious seal and muttering, "Gods and Buddhas, please bless me and make me extraordinary~"

As he said this, he opened his chest and pressed the "curse seal" hard on his heart.

Chi!
The skin on his chest became visibly red and swollen.

Then, Xu Shu let out a painful scream and lay on the ground against the door, screaming continuously.

"Ah?" Gu Qian was stunned.

Although he couldn't see the situation on the ground, the other party's pig-slaughtering screams, like a devil's life-claiming sound, drilled into his ears, which was enough to prove how much pain he was in.

Gu Qian was stunned for a long time, and his eyes became wider and wider.

"what???"

No, he, what does he do?

Does he want to become a superhuman in this way?

Did I not make myself clear enough just now?
"Hey, let go! Take it away!
"You can't succeed, you will die, you will die, understand?

“It might even turn into a monster!
"Hey, hey, hey, you're going to die if you do this, are you stupid? What's your name? Let go!"

Gu Qian banged on the door and shouted incoherently.

However, the only answer he got was Xu Shu's increasingly terrifying howls!
"..."

numb.

Really numb.

Now he regrets it so much that Gu Qian really wants to slap himself.

Why are you saying that to these mortals for no reason!
See, okay, for that little bit of hope, he is going to do it regardless of the consequences even though he knows he will fail.

Are you satisfied? Why did you, the Control Bureau, keep this information strictly confidential? Do you think others can't foresee this consequence?
Damn it, why are you so mean!
"Bang, bang, bang!" The iron gate was hit and made loud noises continuously.

Even if you can't see, you can automatically imagine the horrific scene of the other person lying on the ground, with veins bulging, eyeballs bulging, granulations or pustules appearing one after another on the body surface, and the person struggling desperately in pain.

"Damn it, damn it, he seems to have lost consciousness!" Gu Qian was extremely anxious.

No matter what, the other party must not die!
If he died, I would really starve to death or die of thirst in here!
As the low roar of "Ugh Ah Ah" began to come from outside, like a person's last wail before drowning, Gu Qian knew that he could not wait any longer.

If you wait any longer, even if the best result is that the other party dies on the spot, you will be buried with him!

"Really... I owed you my life in my last life, right?"

Gu Qian sighed helplessly, reached out and tore off the thin strap around his neck, and took out a metal round table that he kept close to his body like a family heirloom.

He lowered his eyes slightly, and looked at it reluctantly for several times. Finally, he resolutely pushed it through the crack of the door and said loudly:

"Hurry up! This is the Upgrade Driver! Use it to cover the seal, press it into the skin and activate it with blood."

"Hurry up! By the time the curse is completely absorbed into your body, it will be too late!"

"Hurry up, you can't die, what will I do if you die?"

Gu Qian was really anxious.

This is his last resort, and it can be said that he is gambling his entire fortune and life!
Even so, he didn't really have high expectations.

But there was really no other way, he could only gamble on that last glimmer of illusory hope.

You must survive!

At this moment, the crazy struggling and terrifying roaring outside the door suddenly stopped.

There was no movement.

"He can't be dead, right?" Gu Qian felt desperate.

Just when he looked completely dejected.

A calm voice suddenly sounded outside: "Hey, it turns out you really do have an upgrade drive."

"..."

Gu Qian's face was completely frozen. He stared blankly through the small window at Xu Shu who had stood up again, holding the curse seal in his left hand and examining his upgraded drive in his right hand.

"you……"

Gu Qian’s brain froze for a while.

"Why does this thing look like a graphics card?" Xu Shu said to himself.

"Graphics card? What graphics card? Never mind..."

Gu Qian was too lazy to think at this moment. He stared at her in disbelief and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "You, just now, were, pretending?"

Xu Shu said calmly, "Yes, you told me that I would die if I took on the curse directly. Of course, I wouldn't be stupid enough to die. I just wanted to see if you had an upgrade drive. I didn't expect you actually had one."

"Try???Try???"

Gu Qian slumped down on the iron bed in despair.

Outside, Xu Shu was still asking shamelessly, "Tell me, if I add this and this, can I stand and become a Transcendent?"

Whatever it is, you can do it on your stomach, lying down, or standing upside down, just don’t bother me anymore!

"Newborn!"

In the end, Gu Qian gritted his teeth, turned around, turned his back to Xu Shu, buried his head in his knees, and refused to say another word.

autistic.

"hehe."

Xu Shu got the advantage and was in a good mood, not angry at all.

Looking at the seal in his hand, there is also the upgraded driver that looks like a mini tire, looks like a graphics card fan, and has many runes engraved inside.

A sense of ambition arises spontaneously.

“In the Taichu Volume, I could only obtain the Xuanzhang, the title, and some miscellaneous props. All of these seemed to be serving the purpose of the curse!

"And now, I have the curse seal and the upgrade drive!

“Only by becoming a transcendent can I hope to survive in this world.

“However, the best plan is that I can foresee the future, simulate it once in the journey, and after success, do the same in reality.

"The road to transcendence also begins after the sun rises."

Xu Shu chuckled and made a decision.

At this time, Gu Qian probably recovered from his depression, or perhaps he accepted his fate.

He turned around and said:
"I admit that you are indeed a smart guy, but I still want to advise you not to try to contain the curse.

“Even if you have the upgrade drive, you are just a mortal after all. You don’t have the qualifications. You can’t even withstand the pollution of bathing in medicine or practicing body-building methods, let alone using the curse seal directly?
"You can't successfully contain them. Your chance is so small, so small that it can be ignored. Do you understand?

"I hope you can listen to my advice. The upgrade drive can prevent you from mutating, but if the containment fails, you will die. You are still young, there is no need to be so impulsive.

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"What's that noise? Hey, are you listening?"

Gu Qian turned around and found Xu Shu looking at him blankly.

"Well, what's going on?" Gu Qian looked puzzled.

"how?"

Xu Shu pointed at the red mark on his chest, which had completely cut into his skin, as if an upgraded drive had grown on it.

As for the spell, it has been completely integrated into his body.

"You..." Gu Qian was shocked.

You used it up?!
Before he could say anything more, he saw thick dark red blood gushing out from Xu Shu's nasal cavity, eye corners, eardrums, mouth and other places like an oil well erupting!
The only thing in the air was Xu Shuruan falling to the ground and asking solemnly:

"Explain why it got in here by itself?"

Gu Qian: “Ah?”

(End of this chapter)