Chapter 37: It Feels Like I've Lost a Billion Yuan

Wang Teng left Tongming Road, where the pet shop was located, and headed toward the place Lu Zhiqing had introduced to buy an egg incubator.

Ideally, it should be an extra-large one.

That egg had almost filled up his entire hiking backpack...

An egg!

A bird egg?

Wang Teng suddenly had a realization.

He slapped his forehead. How could he be so stupid to only think of this now?

Isn't this exactly like a mother crow coming to find her little chick?!

"Holy crap, I was wondering what kind of grudge I had that made someone insist on killing me, turns out I've become a child kidnapper!"

Wang Teng thought to himself, speechless.

"But, given the strength of those two martial artists, how did they manage to steal its child right from under the nose of that terrifying giant crow?"

"It probably wasn't some special method; they likely just stole it while the giant crow was out foraging."

"Forget it, thinking about it is useless."

Wang Teng shook his head, feeling a sudden sense of relief.

"Luckily that mysterious martial artist stepped in. Otherwise, this would have been a life-and-death vendetta. Even if I didn't steal the egg, it's in my hands now. If the giant crow doesn't come for me, who else would it go after?"

"...Wait, when that martial artist slashed with that blade, did any attribute bubbles remain?"

"Damn, those are the attribute bubbles of a powerhouse!"

The giant crow's attribute bubble had already given him a taste of the sweetness; if that mysterious expert dropped one, wouldn't it be even more incredible?

Wang Teng quickly turned his vehicle around and, following his memory, sped toward the building where the source of that blade light was located.

"I have to make it in time!"

As the car sped through the streets, he prayed incessantly in his heart.

Finally, the car came to a stop in front of a commercial building.

"It should be here!"

Wang Teng rushed out of the car, slammed the door shut with a "bang," and bolted toward the entrance.

"Sir, whom are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?"

Before the beautiful receptionist could finish her question, Wang Teng had already sprinted past her toward the elevator.

"Sir, this is a private company. Outsiders are not allowed to wander in."

"Quick, quick, stop him!"

Hearing the receptionist's cry, several security guards rushed toward Wang Teng.

*Ding!* The elevator arrived.

"Stop right there!" the security guards shouted.

"Only an idiot would stop!"

Wang Teng lunged into the elevator and frantically mashed the door-close button.

The elevator doors slowly slid shut. The security guards were ultimately a step too late, watching helplessly as he disappeared before their eyes.

They could only chase him via another elevator.

However, that small time difference was already enough.

Wang Teng climbed directly onto the rooftop of the building. His gaze swept across the empty roof, and he spotted an attribute bubble that was about to vanish.

"Thank goodness!"

Wang Teng hurried toward it.

However, just as he was about to pick it up, the bubble vanished...

??

Wang Teng froze in place, the smile on his face turning stiff.

It vanished!

It actually vanished!

His heart suddenly felt a sharp pain!!

Wang Teng clutched his chest. This kind of pain felt like a loss of at least a billion yuan!

Too cruel!

God, why are you so cruel to me?

"Sigh!"

Wang Teng let out a long sigh. He walked to the edge of the rooftop, lit a cigarette, and stood there lost in the wind, looking melancholy and despondent.

Just then, the security guards arrived, panting heavily.

As soon as they reached the rooftop, they saw Wang Teng standing at the edge, looking as if he had lost all will to live.

The accusations they had prepared died in their throats.

"Young man, let's talk this out. Can you come down first?" a middle-aged security guard said, trying to keep his voice gentle.

"You don't understand, I just lost a billion!" Wang Teng sighed, his expression growing even more morose.

A billion?

Was this kid bragging?

Don't make a sound or provoke him; if he actually jumps, are you going to take responsibility?

The security guards exchanged glances, communicating silently.

The middle-aged guard continued, "It's just a billion. You're so young, you can earn it back later. Maybe by then, it'll be two billion or three billion. What's a mere billion now?"

This middle-aged guard spoke of billions so casually that anyone who didn't know him might think he was Jack Ma.

Wang Teng gave him a surprised look.

"You make it sound so easy, I almost thought you were talking about hell money!"

The middle-aged guard gave a forced laugh.

"Fine, what comes is fate!"

Wang Teng sighed again.

Seeing him calm down, the guards breathed a sigh of relief, only for Wang Teng to suddenly leap off the edge in the next moment.

"Goodbye, everyone!"

The guards reached out and screamed, looking like Er Kang trying to grab Ziwei in that iconic moment...

"Nooo~"

Some even closed their eyes in distress.

But the tragedy did not occur. The middle-aged guard had already lunged forward the moment Wang Teng leaped.

He was a high-level martial apprentice, but having reached middle age without the opportunity to advance further, he could only make a living as a security chief for this company.

He was faster than the other guards.

Reaching the edge of the rooftop, he looked down.

His eyes widened in shock.

He saw Wang Teng landing lightly on an air conditioning unit outside the wall, then leaping down level by level.

Seeing the middle-aged guard peeking over the edge, Wang Teng didn't forget to wave at him.

Now, it was the middle-aged guard's turn to stand at the edge of the rooftop, lost in the wind...

"This kid... is not simple!"

...

Wang Teng left the commercial building with regret, bought an egg incubator, and returned to school.

It was already noon.

Everyone had gone to the canteen for lunch. He had sent WeChat messages to Xu Jie and the others before returning, so they had saved a portion for him.

After lunch, there were about two hours of nap time.

However, during the high school revision stage, many students only rested for an hour or so before returning to exercises and memorizing texts.

While Lin Chuhan was revising, Wang Teng felt no drowsiness and instead studied his attribute panel.

[Comprehension]: 83 [Spirit]: 12.1 [Talents]: Junior Fire Talent (10/300), Junior Ice Talent (12/300), Spirit Vision (Junior 1/10) [Primal Force]: 41/100 Fire (1-Star Soldier Grade), 4/100 Ice (1-Star Soldier Grade) [Cultivation Methods]: Crimson Flame Manual (Beginner 1/100), Profound Ice Manual (Beginner 1/100) [Combat Skills]: Basic Combat Skills (Punch, Sword, Saber, Micro-movement), Spear Technique (Proficient), Firescale Swordplay (Beginner 10/100), Phantom Ice Punch (Beginner 8/100) [Knowledge]: Basic Subjects (Maxed) [Comprehensive Combat Power]: 182 [Blank Attributes]: 60

His Fire Primal Force had surged to 41 points. Wang Teng could feel that the fire element within his [Primal Core] had begun to take shape.

The Primal Core was the node at the base of the spine that stored Primal Force, hence its name!

At the same time, due to the growth in speed and Fire Primal Force, Wang Teng's comprehensive combat power had risen to 182 points.

This represented an increase in actual strength!

Wang Teng had checked; humans also had a combat power rating system.

A 1-Star Soldier Grade combat power was roughly between 100 and 300.

From 1-Star to 9-Star Soldier Grade, each level was further divided into four stages: Initial, Intermediate, Advanced, and Peak.

Combat power from 100 to 180 was Initial; 180 to 230 was Intermediate; 230 to 280 was Advanced; and 280 to 300 was Peak.

If the system's rating was equivalent to the human rating, then a combat power of 182 meant he had already reached the Intermediate stage of a 1-Star Soldier.