Fang Xin only felt dizzy.
By the time everything returned to normal, he found himself standing next to Bai Mao.
His hands were in his pockets, and he was wearing sunglasses late at night.
Fang Xin looked down and realized he was about five hundred meters above the ground.
He immediately swayed in fear and instinctively grabbed Bai Mao's arm.
Bai Mao grinned, showing his small white teeth and his signature smile.
“Good evening!”
Fang Xin steadied himself and complained, “Big Brother, it’s the middle of the night. If you wanted to talk to me, couldn’t you have just come to my house? Did you have to drag me out? If I was in the bathroom or taking a shower and you dragged me out, I’d be butt-naked!”
Zhuge Heng gestured downwards with his chin.
“I brought you here to do some odd jobs and earn some points, so you can buy things more easily after school starts!”
Fang Xin was confused and looked down.
He realized he was currently hovering above Lan City.
The entire Lan City was within his sight.
Lan City tonight seemed to be not so peaceful.
Standing in mid-air, looking down, the entire Lan City was covered by a huge hemispherical barrier.
The residents' homes were also protected by nearly transparent light membranes. This way, on one hand, it prevented enemies from escaping, making it easier to catch them in a jar, and on the other hand, it isolated sound to avoid disturbing the residents.
Many places in Lan City were experiencing battles of varying sizes.
Fang Xin immediately realized that this was the beheading operation in the Red Lotus District targeting the Awakened, which Bai Yulin had mentioned in the group chat tonight.
“Are you the person in charge of this beheading operation against the Awakened in the Red Lotus District here in Lan City?”
Zhuge Heng hovered above the night sky, hands in his pockets, and shook his head, “Not the overall person in charge of Lan City. I am the overall person in charge of this operation for Qingzhou Province!”
Fang Xin clicked his tongue, feeling that Bai Mao had shown off again.
Zhuge Heng looked down and continued to explain to Fang Xin.
“Most of these Awakened are remnants of the Eternal Night Army. Your history textbooks have mentioned the Eternal Night Army, so I won’t explain much more. These people still want to restore the Eternal Night. There are many Awakened, organized and unorganized, but anyone who is harmful to ordinary people is an object that the Sky Shield Bureau must target.”
Fang Xin recalled what Zhuge Heng had just said, “What did you just say about points?”
“After enrolling in the Youth Training Camp, the officials will provide some resources to students, but for a student to grow, the resources provided by the officials are far from enough. However, the officials are not doing charity, so they will issue some tasks to allow students to earn points, which can then be exchanged for needed resources.
Killing a Level 1 enemy is one hundred points, Level 2 is two hundred points, and so on for levels below five. If the enemy is officially wanted, there will be an additional bonus for points.
Of course, you can also exchange real money for points, but one million can only be exchanged for one hundred points. For you, not counting fixed assets, the tens of millions of cash your parents left you are only enough to exchange for a few thousand points. Some scarce resources and treasures require thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of points to exchange. Your assets are simply not enough, and it’s not cost-effective.
Moreover, many resources are controlled by officials and various major forces, and you cannot buy them just because you have money. So, in the world of Awakened, points are the hard currency, much more valuable than cash. Most importantly, points can represent an Awakened’s true strength!”
“So if I had a hundred million points and spent them all, wouldn’t my strength still be very poor?”
Zhuge Heng grinned with his small white teeth and said, “Among Awakened, there is a point ranking system. Each level has different star ratings. When you have one hundred million points, your star rating will be very high, and others will know your strength just by looking at the card in your hand.”
Fang Xin nodded.
“Where’s the card Xiao Lu gave you and your Smart Connect Device?”
“Didn’t bring them. They’re on the desk.”
Zhuge Heng reached out, one arm disappearing into the void. A few seconds later, he handed Fang Xin the bank card with one million inside, held between two fingers.
“Every new student of the Ninth Division has one million cash in their card, which is equivalent to one hundred points. After you kill an enemy, the system will automatically increase your points.”
Fang Xin took the card and then received the Smart Connect Device from Zhuge Heng’s hand. “So, if I kill enemies normally, will I get points?”
“Yes, but you have to scan the killed enemy after your battle is over. If the information is verified and it’s confirmed that the opponent is an Awakened, your points will increase! Of course, it’s useless if you scan an enemy killed by someone else, so don’t have any crooked thoughts.”
“Then how do they confirm that the person wasn’t killed by me?”
Zhuge Heng explained, “When the Smart Connect Device scans a corpse, it will collect the deceased’s aura. The backend reviewers are usually perception-type talents. They will use their talent to read the deceased’s memory from a period before their death, and then compare it with your identity information in the database for verification. Once approved, your points will be increased.”
Fang Xin looked at the Smart Connect Device in his hand. No wonder this thing could also be called a treasure trove; it was truly powerful.
“Any other questions?” Zhuge Heng asked.
“If I and others jointly kill an enemy, how are the points calculated?”
“Points will be distributed based on the proportion of damage you inflicted on the enemy.”
Fang Xin nodded, “Understood.”
“Understood, then let’s begin!”
“Wait a minute, can I put on some shoes?” Fang Xin quickly said. He had just been snatched from his bed and was still wearing pajamas and no shoes.
Zhuge Heng grinned with his small white teeth.
“If you encounter an enemy ambush while on the toilet, do you think a vicious enemy would wait for you to wipe your butt before attacking?”
As he spoke, Zhuge Heng gently patted Fang Xin’s back, “Good luck!”
Fang Xin’s vision blurred.
He then appeared inside a barrier.
Inside the barrier were three Level 2 Awakened and one Level 3 Awakened.
The Sky Shield Bureau had a five-person team.
Everyone was stunned to see Fang Xin suddenly appear.
Fang Xin, wearing pajamas and barefoot, stood in the middle of the two groups.
Because neither side knew whose side Fang Xin was on, and there was dirty standing water on the ground, Fang Xin had to stand on one leg.
A ferocious-looking Awakened stared at Fang Xin.
“Up to the blue sky, down to the Yellow Springs!”
Fang Xin hesitated, “Both vast and unseen?”
The Awakened sneered, “Wrong password!”
As he spoke, he made a grabbing motion in the air towards Fang Xin.
Fang Xin felt a chill rise from his feet.
He saw a nearly transparent hand emerge from the dirty water beneath his feet.
It was a wraith-type talent.
Swish!
A flash of light streaked across.
The Smart Connect Device, transformed into a laser sword in the hand of the Sky Shield Bureau’s team leader, swiftly cut off the nearly transparent hand.
“Protect him!” the team leader instructed.
A team member stood in front of Fang Xin, “Don’t move around. How did you get here?”
Fang Xin pointed upwards at the night sky, beneath the crescent moon.
A figure hovered between heaven and earth.
“That Bai Mao brought me here!”