Shen Jing glanced at Gu Yan, who truly showed no reaction.
She was also surprised that, given his level of madness, he knew he was just a passage of text in a book.
He would be unable to resist burning the books, which would be tantamount to destroying this little world altogether!
How could his pride allow someone to control his consciousness and actions?
But his reaction seemed off; it was too bland.
Shen Jing had just thought of this.
Before them lay a vast expanse of land engulfed in flames, the frantic footsteps of a crowd mingled with cries for help and the sounds of collapsing buildings. The screaming crowd, like headless flies, blindly followed the flow of people, running for their lives!
Shen Jing grabbed a handful of her hair; this scene was just too real!
She stared blankly at Gu Yan, who had his eyelashes slightly lowered and a smile on his face.
Shen Jing tried asking him, "In our past life, were we really killed by people brought by Shen Ting using supernatural bullets?"
Gu Yan raised his head and stared at her: "She's dead."
His expression finally turned serious, and he continued speaking of his past life in a somber tone: "It was you who died."
Shen Jing looked puzzled.
Shouldn't everyone, who are just supporting characters, be wiped out?
She hesitated before reaching out and pressing her hand on his forehead, even giving it a firm tap.
"If a superpowered bullet passes through here, how could you possibly survive?" That's not fair.
"Hmm." Gu Yan followed her movements and lay down on the mutated vine, remaining motionless, seemingly unwilling to continue the topic.
His voice was cold and clear: "Scared?"
"Because of the mutated vine? Or the blessing of the energy crystal core?" She was still unconvinced.
Just then.
Shen Jing saw that the cocoon made of the mutated vine seemed to be gradually breaking open.
Then she felt a hand pull her forcefully, and she crashed into Gu Yan's arms.
Shen Jing's vision blurred for a moment, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself being carried by Gu Yan and sitting on the snow.
The mutated vine from before had broken off in sections, slowly withering in the snow and dissipating with a gust of wind.
Gu Yan glanced down at her and said, avoiding the main point, "The energy source required for my ability upgrade is different from yours."
“I do not have the memory of you consuming the crystal core.” Shen Jing picked up the energy crystal core and shook it in the air. “However, don’t we all level up using crystal cores?”
As soon as she finished speaking, she crushed the crystal core.
The crystal core transformed into a ray of light, entered Shen Jing's forehead, and then disappeared.
Soon, Shen Jing felt a strange energy flowing through her body.
So this is what it feels like to devour a crystal core...
She looked at Gu Yan and noticed that his lips were much paler.
Gone was his former arrogance; he was almost transparent, giving the impression of seeing a holy—god.
Despite being a villainous boss, his appearance was designed to be almost perfectly handsome.
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He bent down and leaned close to Shen Jing, whispered something, and then lay down on the ground.
"Ah Jing, hurry up and reach SSS level."
When Shen Jing heard these words, her pupils shone with a dark light, reflecting a unique brilliance.
She wondered if it was possible that Gu Yan was testing her.
But the energy she's receiving now is real!
Current mental strength: 6
[Luck Value: 20%]
[Special Ability: Psychic ability, possessing the following abilities: detection, hypnosis, control, defense, and illusion]
Shen Jing's consciousness saw the change in the panel of the space as it devoured an energy crystal core.
Does it really have such a big effect?
No wonder those superhumans in my past life were so desperate to obtain energy cores!
These energy cores were mostly in Gu Yan's hands in the early stages.
Later, as the number of mutated plants and animals increased, zombies also appeared, and crystal cores were no longer a limited item, but were also circulating on the market at extremely high prices.
Shen Jing sensed something was wrong.
She turned to look at Gu Yan: "This is a crystal core that can amplify supernatural abilities? Is that right?"
"Yes, you're too weak right now," Gu Yan said bluntly.
"What price? What do you need me to do?" Shen Jing reacted quickly and asked warily.
The sunlight hid behind the clouds, and the endless snow was a vast expanse of white.
Snowflakes, blown by the wind, float in the air.
Gu Yan lay lazily in the white snow, looking rather eerie.
"Hmm... what should I do with you?" Gu Yan conjured a mutated vine with an energy crystal core on it in his right hand.
He said in a flat tone, "Help me put all the supplies into your space."
"So you knew I had a spatial ability. When did you begin your rebirth?"
Upon hearing his words, Shen Jing felt a chill run down her spine.
What exactly does he want to do?
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"This is the rent." Gu Yan handed her the crystal core on the mutated vine. "Is it pretty?"
"Rent space with one crystal core?" Well, that's not impossible.
A mutated vine suddenly appeared in Gu Yan's other hand as well. "Two?"
"Deal!" Shen Jing took the crystal core and smiled as she opened her palm to him.
"Then you can have them all." He picked the crystal cores from another plant and gave them to her as well.
Shen Jing had a gut feeling that something was fishy about this. To be honest, although she was tempted by these crystal cores, wasn't the price too low?
She still has the final say on how the space is used.
Besides, she took all his supplies, what else could he do?
Shen Jing frankly and directly expressed all her thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yan merely smiled enigmatically: "Pathetic, all you have are these supplies."
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