Apocalypse Forecast

Ten minutes later, Huai Shi finally realized what had happened.

It seemed like he had been targeted by some powerful dark force?

"Why me!" Huai Shi slammed the table in frustration. "I only kicked him twice, was that really necessary?"

"That's not all!" Liu Dongli corrected, raising a finger. "You also broke his little finger, pulled his hair, stole his box, kicked his crotch, and kicked him twice! If I were Wang Hai, I wouldn't let you off."

"And you also hit him with a club, how could you forget that so easily?"

"Leave me alone, I'm just a prostitution." Liu Dongli smirked. "See, weak and helpless."

"And bald."

Huai Shi added.

"You're insufferable! My hair has grown back!" Liu Dongli angrily took off his wig and pointed to his hairline. "See, see? It's grown back!"

"It grows fast and falls out fast too."

Huai Shi didn't even bother to look up, focusing on eating the pigeon dish.

Surprisingly, it was quite delicious. Since Liu Dongli was treating him, he didn't hold back and even ordered another pigeon to make soup.

Sensing Huai Shi's low mood, Liu Dongli put out his cigarette and pushed the dishes towards him.

"Don't be afraid, it's just a few small fries. You don't have to face the ranch owner directly. Don't underestimate the power of the Astronomy Society, your backing is one of the strongest. Even if the ranch owner comes to the realm, he will be sent back to his blissful land. If you really have to fight, it will only be against a few small fries."

He suggested, "If you really can't handle it, just quit."

Huai Shi paused, then continued to eat the pigeon leg, until the bones were clean and he wiped his hands with a tissue.

"No, I'm not afraid, actually." He said. "It's just...frustrating."

"Hmm?"

"The ranch owner doesn't need me to worry about him, right?" Huai Shi looked up seriously. "But why is it so hard just to live a good life?"

Liu Dongli was stunned, silent for a while before shaking his head and sighing.

"Because life is never simple, Huai Shi." He said. "Sometimes, sublimators seem to have more choices than ordinary people, but sometimes, we all have no choice.""There will always be things that happen unexpectedly, causing you pain and discomfort, but you must try to accept them. Whether it's what you want or not, this is your life."

"When you become a Sublimator, perhaps you have already said goodbye to your past life, Huai Shi, but you are still stuck in the past."

He looked at the young man with a complex expression. "If you just want to live a peaceful life, it's actually very simple. Even I can help you achieve it - change your name and identity, and you can withdraw and start over in another city."

Huai Shi shook his head without hesitation. "My home is here, I'm not going anywhere."

"Your home is just an empty house."

"That's still my home," the young man replied calmly. "With it, no matter how embarrassed or dog-like I am outside, at least I can still be a house dog. Without it, I can only be a wild dog."

Liu Dongli fell silent.

He didn't say anything else, just patted his shoulder.

After finishing the meal, Liu Dongli lingered in the bathroom for a long time, not knowing how much hair gel he had applied before coming out.

After paying the bill, he asked where Huai Shi was going and offered to give him a ride.

"You bought a car again?" Huai Shi was shocked.

"I rented it."

Liu Dongli opened the car door, sat in the driver's seat, started the engine, and drove onto the road. He looked at the road outside and suddenly said, "I'm leaving."

"Huh?"

"Didn't I already say it? I plan to go out and play for two years. I finally finished packing these past few days." He rolled down the window and lit a cigarette. "The flight is early tomorrow morning, departing from Jinling."

"Where are you planning to go?"

"I'll go to America first. There are many places to play in the free cities of the alliance. After that, I will probably go to Rome or Egypt and come back when I run out of money."

"Oh."

Huai Shi scratched his head. "Have a safe trip."

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Liu Dongli shook his head and smiled, not saying anything else. He just reached out and took a paper bag from the side and threw it into Huai Shi's arms.

"This is for you."

Huai Shi took the paper bag and opened it. Inside was a flat square box. When he took it out, he saw the logo on it and was suddenly incredulous.

"Where did you get this?""Before, a friend from Rome gave it to me. I forgot about it in my suitcase and only found it when I was packing. But now everyone listens to music on their phones, I don't know what to do with it," said Liu Dongli.

"If you like it, just take it and listen," Huai Shi said happily.

He opened the box and revealed a palm-sized music player with a brass body and dual control knobs on the top. Huai Shi was delighted to have it, even more so than when he received a border relic.

In this age where everyone is used to using their phones, the MP3 player is rarely thought of. It's like it was abandoned by the times, like a CD player. Except for a few audiophiles, few people pay attention to this old thing anymore.

And the remaining ones are becoming more and more expensive.

But this player is worth more than a good handmade piano.

If it were any other gift of equal value, Huai Shi might not have accepted it, but what Liu Dongli chose left him with no hesitation.

Besides, he had already broken a car worth millions of dollars, so a player worth more than ten thousand dollars was negligible.

Just consider it a return gift for the shampoo.

Looking back at the smiling young man in the passenger seat, Liu Dongli had no idea what this guy was up to. He could only shake his head and sigh, "It's good to be young..."

Finally, the car stopped at the entrance of the Shi Su Museum. Huai Shi got out of the car, satisfied with his new player, and waved goodbye, "Have a safe trip. I'll treat you to a meal when you come back."

"Let's talk about it later," Liu Dongli smiled and waved goodbye, "Take care of yourself."

The car drove away.

Huai Shi watched as Liu Dongli's figure disappeared and suddenly felt a little empty. He stood there for a long time, trying to shake off the melancholy feeling.

He couldn't be sad anymore, or he might turn gay...

He could only wish Liu Dongli a safe journey.

But as soon as he got home, he started to worry again.

Crow landed on the table in front of him, wearing a mask as a lab coat, a miniature stethoscope around her neck, and a green potion wrapped around her wings.

"Come on, let me check your body!"

If only it weren't a crow.

Is my graphics card broken?Huai Shi sighed and leaned back in his chair, allowing her to do as she pleased.

In fact, it was no different from a simple physical examination in a hospital, almost becoming a daily routine. Measurements of weight and height, as well as blood drawn and tested with some strange reagent.

Judging from Huai Shi's almost non-existent knowledge of alchemy, he couldn't see anything and didn't need to. He had a more intuitive sense of his own body than any other test.

His development had already begun to accelerate.

If the previous process was a slow acceleration, he was now on the highway, rampaging and growing wildly.

He could feel his body getting stronger every day, and the itching and pain of bone growth had awakened him from his dreams several times.

After the soreness of muscle growth these past few days, he began to feel his heart beating irregularly, always feeling phantom pain in his organs and limbs.

It had been less than a week, and he had already grown four centimeters taller. His clothes were almost obsolete.

And now, he could even see the outline of his muscles on his slender arms and legs.

Especially his hands, his nails were growing faster and faster. He now had to cut his nails once a day on average, and every time his nails were cut, he could smell the illusionary smell of sulfur.

According to Crow, this was a side effect of specialized enhancement.

Because his direction of improvement seemed to be perception-based, even after growth stopped, his muscular strength would probably not increase too dramatically.

As compensation, some joint tendons and bones would be strengthened, his nerve reaction speed and organ load capacity would be further improved, and most importantly, his vision, hearing, smell, and touch would be enhanced.

In Crow's evaluation, this perception-based type was the most suitable for survival, seeing far, smelling more, hearing widely, and having explosive power and running speed... like an old dog, slippery and impossible to catch without special tools.

Combined with his constant dying and resurrecting "death premonition," Huai Shi felt that he could survive for a long time.

But there was one downside.

For some reason, his complexion had become increasingly pale lately, looking more and more like a white-faced young man, even the kind with powder on his face. His arms, which were originally tanned, were now as white as jade, and even the blood vessels under his skin became clear.

This made Huai Shi, who had always longed for a tough guy style, very uncomfortable.

"Am I too sissy?"

He looked at himself in the mirror and said, "Can't I be normal?""It seems that the potion has a good effect."

Crow seemed quite satisfied with his own results, taking off his glasses, "If it continues like this, it will be ready to be buried in about a week."

"What are you talking about?" Huai Shi was alert.

"Hmm? Did I accidentally say something?" Crow blinked innocently.

"I thought I heard someone say 'buried'?"

"You must be hearing things."

Crow looked away and sighed helplessly, "This is a common symptom in adolescence, like puberty, there are always some embarrassing things happening... You have to get used to it."