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Chapter 1638 Breakthrough to C-Rank (Long Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Night was falling, and dawn was approaching.

The narrow shop was filled with a faint, pleasant fragrance.

That's the smell of flour puffing up and getting crispy in the oven.

He leaned back in a small chair at the entrance of the shop, while Siwei sat on the back of the chair behind him.

The streets were eerily quiet under the cover of night. The entire area had been sealed off by the Anomaly Association, leaving only this small bakery with its dim yellow lights still on.

He Ao glanced at the physical attributes displayed in his field of vision: 300.

This seemed to be the limit of D-level. His physical attributes had not changed for several hours, and dense 'qi' was now accumulating in his body, compressing his physique.

The pendant on his chest swayed gently, attracting the surrounding energy to slowly gather around him.

He took a deep breath.

The 'qi' gathered in his feet gradually converged below his navel, then rapidly rose upwards, while the 'qi' in his mind slowly descended.

Finally, the two wisps of energy converged in his chest.

However, the two cyclones did not collide directly and violently. Instead, they gradually separated into thin strands, which moved closer to the chest and merged and collided with each other.

Gradually getting closer, gradually merging together.

It's slow, but very stable.

"The bread is ready," an aged voice echoed from the depths of the shop after an unknown amount of time. "Who wants some delicious little bread rolls?"

"Me! Me! Me!" Siwei rolled over and then fell off the back of the chair with a 'thud,' shattering into pieces.

In an instant, her body was restored to its original state on the ground, and she happily ran into the depths of the shop.

"Coming."

He Ao also stood up with a smile and walked into the store.

Just then, the old man opened the oven door, and He Ao reached out and, together with the old man, pulled the baking tray out of the oven and placed it on a shelf next to him.

Meanwhile, eager to try it out, Siwei had already climbed onto the shelf and pounced on the baking tray as soon as it was taken out.

"Be careful, it's hot!" the old man said quickly, seeing her movements.

But at that moment, Siwei had already stepped onto the edge of the baking pan. She cried out "Ah—" and then started dancing, switching her feet from left to right.

Even so, she still hopped and skipped, grabbing a freshly baked loaf of bread and jumping out.

She took a bite of the bread, and as the crunchy crumbs flew out, she exhaled deeply, "Delicious, delicious."

Seeing this, He Ao chuckled and reached out to take a piece of bread.

Within his body, the two converging vortices of energy finally merged completely at this moment.

Then the cyclone shot straight up, heading straight for He's brain.

"Be careful, it's hot, Loren," the old man beside him quickly said.

“It’s gotten much cooler now, especially in this cold weather,” He Ao said with a smile, picking up a small croissant and taking a bite. “It’s delicious.”

The rapidly cooling outer shell and the scorching, soft interior burst open in his mouth, overflowing with a rich wheat aroma.

The light of dawn illuminates the horizon, outlining the silhouette of the city and casting dappled light on the narrow streets.

boom--

As if some kind of locked door had been slowly pushed open, a divine consciousness gathered in He Ao's mind under the dim light of dawn.

Next up was the second course.

The condensation speed only gradually slowed down when the second layer was fully formed.

[He Ao (Loren)]

[Privilege Level: Advanced Player]

Physical fitness: 1761562 (397)

[Skills: Talent Sequence 272: Hypermemory (A-level) (Abnormal), Basic Firearms Mastery (Soul Part), Talent Sequence 144: Miracle Scholar (B-level) (Rejection) (Unusable), Mystic Academic Introduction]

Mechanical modification: None

[Martial Arts: Qi Refining to Spirit Transformation (Rank B) (Partial Usability)]

[Character Skill: Qi Refining to Spirit Transformation (Rank C)]

Martial Arts Level C.

My physical fitness improved by nearly 100.

From this moment on, divine consciousness is no longer a completely irreplaceable power for He Ao.

"Loren, what's wrong?" The old man beside him asked slowly, seeing Heo staring blankly at the bread in his hand.

“It’s alright, Grandma,” He Ao took another bite, making a crisp sound as he ate. “It’s delicious.”

“It’s so delicious!!!” Siwei immediately chimed in.

She had finished one and reached out to take a new piece of bread and put it to her mouth.

Its tiny mouth moved up and down, biting small indentations into the new bread.

"I'm glad you like it." The old man looked at the two of them, leaning against the cabinet, a faint smile on his face.

She was still reeling from the shock of last night's events, but now that she thought about it, it all seemed so insignificant.

hum-

Just then, He Ao's bracelet vibrated.

He raised the bracelet and looked at its contents.

It was a text message from the coach.

He and Siana had arrived in Wellens and boarded a Nolanca Group airship, ready for takeoff.

He looked up, and Eve naturally projected the airship's readiness status onto his glasses and connected to the airship's internal surveillance camera.

Heo quietly watched the coach and Sianna sitting near the left porthole, glancing out the window every now and then.

As he watched, the airship transitioned from preparation to takeoff, and the camera feed began to tremble.

He Ao glanced down at the message on his bracelet and replied.

Have a safe journey.
After a brief delay, the man in the surveillance video immediately raised his wristband.

At that moment, a new phone call came in.

Reed.

He Ao answered the phone.

“The people from headquarters are here and on their way. They heard about what happened last night and want to see you,” Reed said, getting straight to the point.

"Didn't they just leave from Velens yesterday?" He asked, somewhat puzzled. "So soon?"

The instructor boarded the airship the night before last and it took almost a day and two nights to arrive in Wellens. He even bought an express ticket.

“Actually, they only set off last night, but due to the emergency, they took a special route and flew,” Reed said quickly, “and arrived overnight.”

“The plane is indeed much faster. What does he want from me?” He Ao asked directly.

“He probably wants to get some details from you,” Reed said slowly. “I’ve already reported what happened last night to headquarters. He probably received some orders, so there shouldn’t be any problems.”

“Okay, send me your location,” He Ao nodded slightly, “I’ll be there in a bit.”

“Okay,” Reed replied. “I’ll be right here on the street, where we met last night. Just come see me when the time comes. I’ve also put your gun case away, so remember to take it with you.”

"Okay." He Ao nodded and hung up the phone.

He raised his eyes and looked at the surveillance footage in his glasses.

The airship has taken off, and according to Eve's message, everything is normal.

The Nolanca Group only had airships for the route from Willens to Kaya, making it a long journey.

Getting in and out of the northeastern part of the Federation is not an easy task.

Moreover, Kaya City is located in the southern part of the Federation.

He Ao raised his hand and turned off the monitor.

He took a bite of bread, lifted Siwei, who was holding the third piece of bread, and turned to the old woman beside him. "Grandma, when I come back later, I might have to go somewhere. Would you like to come with me?"

The old man looked up at him, his face showing confusion.

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Street corner temporary command post
He walked through the bustling crowd, and Siwei sat on his shoulders, taking a bite of her bread. "There are so many people here."

"Hmm." He Ao walked to the corner of the street, looked at the curtain of the temporary tent, raised his hand, parted the curtain, and looked inside.

"Everyone has calmed down for now." Just then, Reed's voice came from behind the curtain.

He heard the curtain being drawn back, turned around, saw He Ao, and smiled, "Loren, you're here?"

The tent was simply decorated with an electronic map projection table and some basic office equipment.

There were only two people in the office at that moment: Reed and a blond man wearing a white down jacket.

Hearing Reed's voice, he turned around, looked at Heo, and smiled, "Hello, Loren."

“This is Ryan, the special envoy from Wellens,” Reed said slowly, looking at Heo.

"Hello." He Ao glanced at Ryan in front of him, nodded, and said slowly.

"Hello." Siwei, sitting on He's shoulders, also raised the bread in her hand and waved it, saying happily.

“This is Siwei,” He Ao introduced, noticing Ryan’s somewhat bewildered expression.

“Miss Siwei, hello.” Ryan nodded gently.

Clearly, he hasn't fully grasped the current situation.

"Reed told me you wanted to see me? About the strange things at the orphanage?" Heo looked at Ryan and asked slowly.

“It wasn’t me,” Ryan shook his head and laughed. “I’m not qualified to discuss the unusual things at the orphanage with you.”

He stepped aside. "But it's perfect timing, the person looking for you is here too."

A holographic projection that had been hidden behind him appeared.

He was a man dressed in a light blue suit, seemingly sitting in a classic office.

He looked at He Ao and smiled, "Loren, hello, you can call me Denon, I am the president of the Anomaly Investigation Association."

"Wait?" He Ao looked at the person in the projection with some confusion and said in a hoarse voice, "Are you the president?"

“Absolutely the real deal,” Denon smiled. “Loren, you probably don’t realize how many people you saved last night.”

As he spoke, Reed picked up a document from the table and handed it over, saying, "This is the area covered when the abnormal force from the orphanage expanded last night."

He Ao took the document somewhat blankly, and then looked at the map on it. It was an aerial view of the entire city of Xiluo, and at this moment, about one-third of the area of ​​the aerial view was painted with a light red color.

He paused for a moment, then looked up at Reed. "It covers such a long distance?"

“Yes,” Reed sighed. “The power released by the orphanage last night covered the entire midwestern part of Xiluo City. Even though this area is not a densely populated area of ​​Xiluo City, we estimate that more than 300,000 people have been affected.”

"It sounds like they just wrote down a number and then added a few zeros to it." He Ao looked at the document in his hand, his face somber.

“I didn’t expect the coverage area to be so large last night,” Reed said, looking at Heo. “The outside was completely out of control the moment the abnormal force spread. Charn and Wes only briefly sealed off the nearby area. They didn’t have enough time and manpower to search for the affected area.”

At this point, he sighed, "The good news is that the spread of the force was actually short-lived, and it happened late at night when many people were asleep, so it did not cause serious chaos. We mobilized all our manpower and even sought help from the city defense army, and we have temporarily stabilized the situation."

“If you hadn’t contained the orphanage’s power before it was ‘reset’ last night,” the holographic projection Denon added, “the situation wouldn’t be as good as it is now.”

He looked at Heo and said, “Based on our past records, even in the best-case scenario, at least 100,000 people would have died in this disaster. You saved them and countless families.”

"What you're saying is a bit much for me to handle," He Ao said, shaking his head as he flipped through the documents.

“You’ve already done your part, and that’s already a great achievement,” Denon said, looking at Heo with a smile. “We’ve confirmed that the ‘orphanage’ is a Level 1 anomaly, and one that’s quite dangerous among Level 1 anomalies. As the main contributor to quelling this orphanage incident, the association will award you a ‘Gold Medal.’ With this medal, you will gain the status of an honorary director of the association.”

"Where's Reed?" Heo looked at Reed beside him.

Reed was slightly taken aback.

“The association will not forget his contributions,” Denon said with a smile. “I have already applied for a ‘Medal of Contribution’ for him, which is awarded to current staff members of the association.”

The man in the white coat standing next to Reed looked at him and smiled. "Reed, you're getting a promotion."

“Ahem,” Reed seemed unaware of the matter. He coughed and said somewhat helplessly, “I followed the chairman’s instructions, and the main contributor to this incident was Loren. I just did some things with him.”

He Ao didn't know what this 'Medal of Contribution' was, but it looked like it should be a good thing.

At this point, Denorn had already steered the conversation back on track, saying, "The Reed Award will be here soon."

He looked at Heo, "But I heard from Reed that you took care of the 'headmaster' of that abnormal cult all by yourself last night?"

The atmosphere inside the tent immediately quieted down.

Here it is, that's what the other side really wants to ask.

He looked at Denor and said directly without beating around the bush, "I handled it, but Finn helped me in the process."

“Finn? Is he the ‘friend’ Reed mentioned you had at the orphanage?” Denon looked at Ho, then at Ho, “Can he penetrate the inner layers of power?”

“I don’t know how he did it,” He Ao pondered, “but I think it’s probably one of the ‘rules’ of this orphanage.”