Chapter 74
Su Yitong had certainly used the complete version before.
Not only that, but every time he visited the auction house, he inexplicably managed to buy some materials needed for jewelry processing at a low price. Most of these were items that ordinary people didn’t understand, thinking they were worthless and thus priced low at the auction. He would casually process them and sell them at a high price, always finding a few unsuspecting buyers. In the end, the money he made averaged out to be more than what the Su family earned.
The people in the studio were initially restless, but after witnessing just how lucky he was, they now obeyed him like loyal dogs.
Yu Xunhuan increasingly felt the importance and wonder of luck. He tilted his head back and drank a bottle of [Basic Vitality Potion], then fixed his gaze on the single drop of blood displayed on his character panel.
No effect.
Yu Xunhuan leaned on the table, his head hanging low.
What to do?
He was only at Level I now, but as his condition worsened, would this "curse" also level up?
He could only hope that Su Yitong would use the Su family's influence to find a solution.
But… ha, she had probably been focusing all her energy on collecting items that could disguise her own information lately. She might even have to divert some of her attention to eliminate that person who had come to the Su family to investigate whether he was cursed.
Hahaha.
Yu Xunhuan thought to himself, relishing the irony.
He packed up his things and stepped out of the workshop, stopping by to check on Lin Chengze as usual, chatting with him for a while.
Just as he was about to leave, Lin Chengze suddenly said, “I know of something that can restore my eyesight, and it’s not expensive. Xiao Yu, can you get it for me? I promise I’ll repay you.”
Yu Xunhuan perked up. “What is it?” Lin Chengze was blind; where had he heard this information? Did Ye Dong and the others help him investigate?
Lin Chengze replied, “It’s something that can be made with Intermediate Engineering—a mechanical eyeball. I heard it only costs a few dozen gold.”
Yu Xunhuan immediately checked. If it could earn the support of the Lin family, a few dozen gold was indeed not expensive. However, such a niche item wasn’t available at the auction house. He said, “I don’t have it, but wait a moment. I’ll ask my sister; she studies engineering.”
【Yu Xunhuan】: Sis, did you study engineering?
【Yu Xunge】: Yes, what’s up?
【Yu Xunhuan】: Can you make something called a mechanical eyeball?
【Yu Xunge】: Let me check.
【Yu Xunge】: There is a recipe for it. Do you need it? The materials are a bit much: 10 [Mechanical Parts], 1 [Electronic Core], 5 [Springs], and 2 [Magic Crystals]. If you can find these, I can make it for you anytime.
Yu Xunhuan searched for these materials at the auction house one by one but found none. The materials for Intermediate Engineering were likely impossible to obtain in the current dungeon. In front of Lin Chengze, he directly called Yu Xunge and put it on speaker.
“Sis, do you have a way to get these materials? I’ll pay double.”
Yu Xunge was sharp; knowing Yu Xunhuan wouldn’t discuss important matters over the phone or in private messages, and that he specifically called to let Lin Chengze hear, she quickly understood. This call was meant for Lin Chengze.
Yu Xunge said, “You want to help that friend of the Lin family, right? Fine, I’ll ask at the Special Affairs Bureau. You probably won’t get double, but it won’t be cheap either. If someone helps, they’ll want a cut; you should understand that.”
“Yeah, no problem, Sis. Is eighty gold enough?”
“That should be enough for two. Don’t worry; I’ll cover any shortfall… By the way, I connected with the Su family to buy medicine last time. Didn’t they say they’d help us with the Lin family’s issue? Did they compensate the Lin family?”
“They did, but I… sigh.”
“I get it; your conscience won’t let you rest. Don’t worry, I’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Do you still need materials for the Basic Vitality Potion?”
“No, I don’t.”
“Alright.”
【Chapter 95: Holy Light】
After hanging up, Yu Xunge went to Zelan Star to attend class with Hufflepuff.
Although Hufflepuff had been busy researching unknown curses lately, only willing to teach for two hours a day while preparing potion orders, Yu Xunge cherished those two hours.
She usually attended class in her cat form, then sneaked off to the kitchen to watch the chef cook.
She wanted to improve her culinary skills quickly; as long as her dish ratings were above 95, there was a 20% chance of gaining attribute points after consumption!
This was far more important than leveling up. A few hours of dungeon grinding could yield the same benefits as others grinding for three days. She occasionally checked the leaderboard, maintaining her leveling speed, ensuring she stayed within the top hundred.
In early March, Yu Xunge settled in J Province, occasionally spending time back in S City to grind dungeons, add cooking points for her cat, and check if there were any new items in the cat nest.
During these days, the prices of healing potions began to drop. Initially, they were as rare as gold, but now they stabilized at 2 silver and 50 copper per bottle, and it seemed they might drop a bit more. However, even if one couldn’t afford healing potions, they could still buy pills, injections, or bandages at the hospital, or even resort to food therapy. If all else failed, resting at home for a while would gradually restore health. In short, no one was pushed to the brink.
During this time, Yu Xunhuan inquired about the mechanical eyeball several times, and Yu Xunge didn’t take long to respond. With the eighty gold Yu Xunhuan provided, she went to the auction house, spent 12 gold to buy all the materials, and quickly made two mechanical eyeballs, sending them to Yu Xunhuan.
As for Yu Xunhuan…
He held the two eyeballs, staring intently at the divine talent displayed on Lin Chengze’s character panel.
Why? Why did this trash also possess an S-level divine talent?
Today, he finally obtained an item that could probe into other players’ information. The first thing he did was check Su Yitong’s divine talent.
【Holy Light】 (S-level)
【Skill 1】 Punishment (Passive): Each attack has a 50% chance to restore 1 health point plus an amount equal to the caster's current level.
【Skill 2】 Hope: Chant the Hymn of Hope. Those who listen to the hymn have a 15% chance to gain 1 attribute point. This effect can only trigger once for each target every 30 natural days.
【Skill 3】 Prayer: Release holy energy towards a target, dealing holy damage to enemies while reflecting 20% of the damage dealt back to any friendly target, restoring health equal to the damage dealt. Requires channeling, consumes 10% of mana with no cooldown.
【Skill 4】 Asceticism: At the beginning of each month, you can set a rule for yourself. If you strictly adhere to this rule throughout the month, you will gain attribute points. The stricter the rule, the more attribute points you can earn, up to a maximum of 5 points.
Yu Xunhuan was so jealous that his eyes turned red! Such a talent would be the core of any team!
But he held it in, because he and Su Yitong were barely a community of interests—despite the fact that they had been married for so long, he had never once heard that damn Hymn of Hope!!!
Not once!
After arriving at the studio, he found that the highest talent, Ye Dong, was only A-level, while the others were all useless. This calmed Yu Xunhuan’s mood a bit, and he instinctively forgot about Lin Chengze until he received the mechanical eyeballs.
Why was this blind guy also S-level?!
Were S-level talents a dime a dozen now?!
His fists clenched unconsciously, the mechanical eyeballs in his palm making a faint sound as the parts twisted.
—“Xiao Yu?”
Lin Chengze felt uneasy. He heard Yu Xunhuan enter the room and the sound of the parts twisting…
He didn’t know what was happening, but instinctively felt the need to break the silence.
Yu Xunhuan quickly calmed down, as Ye Dong followed him into the room. He had just seen Yu Xunhuan take out the mechanical eyeballs and cheerfully said, “Lin, you can see now! Ha, the eyeballs are here, just like you mentioned—the mechanical eyeballs, super cool!”
Yu Xunhuan smiled as he stepped forward and placed the eyeballs into Lin Chengze’s hands. “Here, hurry! I wanted to sneak them in while you were asleep, so you’d wake up to a surprise.”
Lin Chengze pretended not to notice the strange atmosphere from earlier. Overjoyed, he removed his eye patch and fumbled to insert the mechanical eyeballs into his empty eye sockets. After a brief sting, he once again experienced the miracle and shock he felt when he first installed the magical eyes.
Light!
After being blind for so long, suddenly regaining sight should have been blinding, but these two eyeballs felt just like his original ones. He blinked a couple of times and fully adapted, tears streaming down his face as he looked at the people in the room.
A few seconds later, he snapped back to reality and quickly opened his character panel to check his divine talent.
Seeing (S-) made his heart sink for a moment, but he was soon captivated by [Undying].
For a moment, he felt a strange gratitude towards the person who had taken his eyeballs and given him a heart!
At that moment, Yu Xunhuan also noticed the curse next to Lin Chengze’s name.
Yu Xunhuan truly wanted to curse.
What a filthy curse it was.
Why was someone else’s curse “undying”? Wasn’t that a blessing?
He wanted to know where to get such a good curse, but asking was out of the question. He could only hold it in; otherwise, he would expose himself for probing into everyone’s privacy. No matter how good their brotherhood was, it couldn’t withstand such strain.
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