After being caught a few times, Xu Le could only shake his head helplessly:
"Oh yes, I did go to a cat cafe, but so what? The kittens in the cat cafe are very realistic and won't let people touch them without snacks.
I used all my money to buy canned food for you. How can I have money to buy snacks for other cats
My interactions with other kittens are just casual flirting and don't count.
I clean your shit and feed you every day. I love you so much, right?"
Meow!
Ding Ke was still very fierce, so Xu Le had no choice but to take a shower obediently.
After taking a bath, Ding Ke still refused to let him hold her, so Xu Le simply ignored it and sat on the bed, immersing himself in the spiritual world.
“Let’s get started!”
Around the Soul Tree, a not-so-strong electric current was still rotating around the tree, but there was no way this electric current could merge with the Soul Tree.
They can't even live in harmony.
Xu Le in the soul world wanted to reach out and control the electric current coming in.
However, the Guyinduo Tree will immediately release a burst of energy, blocking the electric current outside, as if it disagrees with this force.
“Something’s wrong!”
With no results, Xu Le could only sit cross-legged and think. The Soul Tree and the Elemental Fruit should be of the same type, so why would they repel each other
The power of the elements can be manipulated.
The problem now is that the Tree of Souls occupies Xu Le’s main spiritual world.
If the elemental electricity cannot enter the core area, then he will not be able to use the elemental power flexibly.
"What should we do? Try the reverse operation?"
After several failed attempts to guide the elemental electricity, Xu Le decided to give up. He began to control the branches of the Gu Yinduo Soul Tree to extend outward.
The two began to blend together.
It was going smoothly at the beginning, but after a while, just like children fighting when playing together, the energy of the Soul Tree collided with the electric current again.
Sizzle!
The two energies with distinct positions collided again, causing a scorching electric current. The branches of the tree were instantly singed by the electric current.
Very obvious mental pain appeared in Xu Le's mind, and he also realized that if the Soul Tree was damaged, it would directly affect him.
Xu Le rubbed his head. No matter what, the contact just now was effective.
It’s not that the direction is wrong, it’s that I don’t have good control.
continue!
He stretched out his ancient branches again, trying to make contact with his own elemental electricity.
This time, the electric current seemed to be hostile and attacked the branches directly.
Xu Le hurriedly controlled the current, but it was too late.
A severe headache came again, making Xu Le lie down on the bed uncomfortably and withdraw from the spiritual world.
Black Cat Ding Ke seemed to know that Xu Le had encountered problems in his training.
It took the initiative to run to Xu Le and rubbed his head against him.
A feeling of calm appeared in Xu Le's heart.
"Ha, it's just a little headache, no big deal."
Meow!
Ding Ke's eyes flickered slightly. He knew that as a... a what
Never mind. I can’t remember.
However, it knew very clearly that compared with the power full of rules like the Red Moon Spirit, the ancient sound was much more chaotic and complicated.
The elements, souls, and energies of ancient music are all in a state of disorder.
To control them with human power, or even make them merge, one needs to put in several times more effort than the average sorcerer's practice.
In this regard, it couldn't help Xu Le.
Meow!
Xu Le thought it was hungry, so he went to the kitchen and got a can of food for it. He put it in front of Ding Ke and then patted it on the head to kill it.
"Okay, I have to continue, please don't disturb me."
Meow meow!
Ding Ke rarely looked at the can. He stood up and made circles in front of Xu Le with his paws, but no one knew what he wanted to express.
"Twirl your hands together? Okay, now is not the time to play."
After touching Ding Ke's chubby face again, Xu Le immersed himself in the spiritual world again.
After trying a few waves, Xu Le found that whether it was controlling the branches of Gu Yin or controlling the electric current.
There will inevitably be energy collisions, which will then hurt himself, unless he can control two different energies at the same time and perform the same action.
Huh? Wait, controlling different energies at the same time to do the same thing
Doesn’t it look a bit like spinning your hands in circles
In principle, this seems to be the case, but it is difficult to implement.
The difficulty is probably equivalent to the left-right fight in martial arts novels
But this is a mental aspect. This situation is equivalent to thinking about two things at the same time, which seems to be more difficult than fighting both sides.
Because of the control of the body, muscle memory and other things can also be considered.
Is there the same mental memory for the control of thinking
Xu Le felt that he had found a little direction, so he started a new attempt.
Once, ten times, a hundred times.
The electric current hit the branch again and again, and the branch extended by Xu Le was already charred black.
Xu Le became a little depressed.
The constant mental blows made him feel very tired, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.
If he can't even control a lower-level element, how can he hold his head up in front of Gu Beichen in the future
After regaining his spirits, Xu Le once again tried to control the two energies with his mind.
He tried so many times and gained something.
Although the control after the hundred times had almost made no progress, it turned into a repetitive failure afterwards.
But when it really reached the two hundredth time, Xu Le felt that when he used his mind to control two forces at the same time, it seemed that his movements became smoother
In this way, Xu Le kept failing, over and over again.
The spirit that had been beaten repeatedly had become somewhat tougher due to numbness.
Xu Le didn’t know how to describe what it felt like to be mentally strong, but it could be summed up in one sentence.
It's numb.
This practice continued until five hundred times.
Flashing electric currents began to wander around the outstretched branches within Xu Le's mind.
The speed of the electric current was getting faster and faster, like a horse running out of control, and the completely uncontrolled lightning finally rushed into the embrace of the branches.
And this time, the branches did not reject the lightning.
The two forces finally combined at this moment.
The lightning element slowly solidified and turned into a ball of light floating on the branches.
The ball of light gradually dimmed, and finally, it turned into a brand new fruit
Xu Le looked at the fruit on the Tree of Souls and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Elemental Electricity Fruit?"
After saying that, Xu Le fainted.
He is too tired.
However, this kind of practice is also rewarding. The mental strength becomes tougher due to repeated electrical training.
This also allows Xu Le to have stronger mental resistance than ordinary people.
Ding Ke lay on Xu Le's body and protected him. Although he touched other kittens, what could he do
I have been held in his arms for so long, and I can't really abandon him.
What can a cat think? It can only continue to live like this.
Meow!
…
The next day, after Xu Le clocked in at the branch, he came to the shooting range.
Bai Jing is practicing shooting here, although Xu Le is not quite sure what the point of practicing shooting is given Bai Jing's physical condition.
But it’s better for team members not to interfere in the captain’s affairs.
There are also benefits to reporting here, as it can avoid some unnecessary ears and eyes.
"Captain, I bought the things needed to calm the soul, but if I want to use this thing, I may need a little help."
"Want to use it? Xu Le, you didn't buy a sealed relic, did you?"
"Yeah, I bought one."
"?"
“This thing is very strong.”
The corners of Bai Jing's mouth twitched. Gan told her that Xu Le might have some special abilities related to the relics.
That's why she asked Xu Le to go to the black market.
And no information was given to him, just to train his abilities.
She knew Xu Le was very smart, and even if he couldn't complete the tasks assigned to him, he would generally not mess them up.
But Xu Le now told her that he actually bought a sealed relic. Isn't that just a waste of money
etc!
Under what circumstances would Xu Le, a seemingly smart guy, buy a sealed relic
The answer should be... he has the means to unblock it.
Thinking of this, Bai Jing's eyes became much kinder.
What is a capable assistant? This kind of assistant will quickly complete the tasks assigned to you, and make the original predicament hopeful.
This is what we call a right-hand man.
It was worth it that she invested so many resources and energy in Xu Le.
"What kind of help do you want?"
When Xu Le heard Bai Jing ask this, his eyes lit up.
Talking to the captain was really easy and hassle-free. She understood what I meant without even asking any further questions.
"I need to investigate a man named Wang Beichuan."
"Wang Beichuan's people? Do you have more detailed information?"
“This guy named Wang Beichuan might be related to watches, because the relic is a large pocket watch.
He may be a watchmaker, and he may have done something sinful and criminal.”
Xu Le has described it as detailed as possible, but even so, the scope is still a bit large.
Not to mention anything else, there were no computers now, and just checking the household registration information would probably require a lot of manpower and resources.
Looking for a person named Wang Beichuan within the entire lighthouse area is like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is a bit exaggerated. It is more appropriate to say that it is like taking out a cell phone from a toilet.
"Where are Wang Shu and Gu Beichen?"
“They have already started investigating.”
"Okay, then after I go back, I will instruct others to investigate this matter."
"Thank you, Captain."
"Okay, I'll go back first. Come back with me in the afternoon to do the accounts and reimbursements."
"Shall I do the accounting?"
Xu Le looked surprised, but Bai Jing didn't care.
"What? Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem."
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
"Captain, take care."
After Bai Jing left, Xu Le looked at the remaining bullets on the table.
These should all be the practice bullets that Bai Jing bought. Did she leave them for him on purpose because she knew he had no money
Xu Le then picked up a practice bullet and looked around to make sure there was no one around.
A flash of electric current was injected into the bullet along with his fingers.
5 minutes later…
"Guards, where are the guards here? The guns are broken. They are all used by the night watchmen. Can you use something better?"
"Damn it, why are you being so bad again? This doesn't make sense."
The guard came over cursing, and it seemed like this wasn't the first time a gun had broken down here.
So he didn't suspect that it was Xu Ledong's doing.
But when he picked up the gun, he found that the gun smelled like lake water.
Only then did he look at Xu Le suspiciously.
"This gun..."
"The gun is broken, I'm sure of that. I don't know anything else, so don't ask me."
Xu Le looked at the guard seriously, as if he would never tell the truth even if he was beaten to death.
"Forget it. These guns are going to be phased out anyway. We'll replace them with six-barrel ones later."
The guard handed Xu Le a new 4-speed pistol and then left.
Xu Le looked at the new gun and felt an impulse in his heart again.
“It would be awesome if we could attach electricity to bullets!
Forget it, let’s try that one first.”
Xu Le took out a new bullet.
This time he did not inject electric current, but instead extracted some ancient sound power from the Soul Tree and attached it to it.
He had experienced this several times.
But the only two times he succeeded were when he was practicing shooting by himself, and the other time he shot Yuan Molan in the head at the end.
Ancient sound multi-bullet-fear.
Fear is the most terrifying emotion and also the most unsolvable emotion.
People will feel fear when facing the unknown, powerful monsters, darkness, etc., and even the most powerful people cannot avoid it.
And this range can be even larger. As long as it is a conscious monster, even a ghost, it will be feared.
The bullet that killed Yuan Molan was the bullet of fear.
Xu Le consumes a large amount of spiritual energy every day to practice divination, control by ancient sound power, and manipulate by mind energy.
He may not have perfect control over his own strength, but over the past month or so, he has been able to master it skillfully.
Attached mental energy bullets are one of them.
Ghosts are very afraid of fear energy, which is something many people have not discovered.
This kind of mental energy bullet is actually Xu Le's best way to deal with the weirdness of ghosts. Its effect is no longer to shock, but to kill directly.
Even a Level 3 Polluter Ghost is not immune.
The only drawback is that the bullets produced are not stable.
At least for now, Xu Le cannot use it stably.
"This is probably the thing that needs to be practiced most during this period."
Xu Le spent the entire morning at the shooting range and only returned to the branch after he had used up all his bullets.
Basically all the team members went out, and Bai Jing assigned them the task of finding soul-calming items and finding Wang Beichuan.
Now the remaining people in Team 6 are Bai Jing, Gan, and Xu Le.
"Please take a look at the expense report."
Bai Jing handed a reimbursement form to Xu Le.
It shows the approximate consumption of bullets, damaged firearms, thrown objects, strange ashes, use of mental energy neutralizers, etc.
There is a blank space behind most of the items, and only a few are written by Bai Jing.
There is also a supplementary column below the end, but it is not written there either.
"Those who haven't filled it in, think about how to fill it in. If the rules are reasonable, don't let Team 6 suffer. Of course, don't go too far."
"knew."
When Xu Le took the reimbursement form and saw that 4,000 rounds of bullets and 150 grenades were used, Gan's mouth twitched.
But Bai Jing smiled:
"Xu Le is still sensible!"
…
Outside the branch door, an old man was getting off a steam car.
He was the old man in the dark alley yesterday, and the person Xu Le and the others met while waiting for the bus.
The old man waved to his subordinates beside him:
"Give me a red envelope."
"yes."
The old man personally took out 10 10-yuan bills and stuffed them into the red envelope, and then put it into his pocket.
"Wait for me here."
“But the boss, he’s just a college student who didn’t graduate, and he became a night watchman by luck.
Do we need to look for him like this?"
Faced with his subordinates' misunderstanding, the old man just smiled calmly:
“We need to be respectful and sincere to the unpredictable things. Have you ever thought about…
Did he find us, or did we find him?"