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After briefly considering the plan, Xiao Yun immediately began to put it into action.

With my eyes closed, all the information about the [Berserk] skill slowly surfaced in my mind, forming a string of runes.

Xiao Yun focused all his attention on the runes, activated [Calm Mind], and pondered their true meaning again and again.

I don't know how much time passed, but a strange feeling arose in my heart.

He has thoroughly mastered all the information about this skill!

"Now!"

[True Understanding of All Things] activated!

boom--

The runes exploded, turning into tiny specks of light that scattered outwards.

Finally, it transformed back into a card right before my eyes.

[Skill Upgrade Card (E)]

Xiao Yun looked at the card in his hand, overjoyed.

"It really works!"

Although you can only upgrade skills of the same level, it's still incredibly powerful.

This means that whatever skills he acquires in the future will not be wasted.

"It's just that it consumes a lot of energy."

Xiao Yun rubbed his sore eyes and drank some of the [Fountain of Spirit], which made him feel much better after his exhaustion.

"From this perspective, I can currently only deconstruct a maximum of 3 E-level skills per day, and higher-level skills are probably even more difficult."

However, since the new ability had just been developed, Xiao Yun did not have too many expectations.

"Take your time."

The upgrade card was used on the [Growth Rate], which boosted the [Growth Rate] to E+ level.

Xiao Yun temporarily put aside what was happening here and turned to look at the [Light-Stealing Insect Egg] on the table.

After three days of exposure to sunlight, the insect egg had cracked open, and a white insect, not even as thick as Xiao Yun's little finger, was wriggling and crawling out of the crack.

Light-stealing worm

[Race: Insect/Mystic]

[Grade: D-]

[Talents: Light Stealing A, Photosynthesis B]

Loyalty: None (Not under contract)

Health Points: 376/376.

[Mana Points: 147/147.]

【Strength: 3】

[Agility: 3]

[Physical Fitness: 15]

【Intelligence: 13】

Luck: 0~1

[Passive Skill: Limb Amputation Survival D]

[Active Skills: Light-Catching Web D+, Light Cocoon C+]

"But judging from the stats, he's much stronger than the Invincible Raven King back then."

But in reality, it's completely useless.

Two talents and three skills were all invested in growth and survival, leaving no combat power whatsoever.

Like ordinary insects, the light-stealing beetle can only move slowly, and its bite is about the same as being bitten by a mosquito.

"He's a bit useless..."

Xiao Yun sighed softly, and just then, the Invincible Crow King flapped its wings and flew over.

"quack?"

It curiously examined the small creature in front of it, occasionally nudging it with its mouth, which startled the Light-Stealing Bug so much that it almost used its "Severed Limbs" ability to survive.

"Alright, alright, stop scaring them."

Xiao Yun grabbed its neck. Although the Light-Stealing Bug was weak now, its ancestors had been wealthy.

Punished by the gods for stealing light, it was transformed into a tiny insect.

Of course, even as an insect, the light-stealing beetle is quite intelligent.

After sensing Xiao Yun's goodwill, it used its intelligence of 13 to convey a message to Xiao Yun.

"Is it... hunger?"

Xiao Yun turned around and went to the vegetable garden to pick some tender leaves of the sun bean and threw them to the mouth of the light-stealing insect.

Perhaps it was extremely hungry, the light-stealing insect immediately devoured the tender leaves that Xiao Yun had brought, finishing them off in a whirlwind.

"You seem to have gained weight?"

Xiao Yun looked at its round body, but before he could observe it closely, he saw the Light-Stealing Bug suddenly straighten up and wave its short thoracic legs.

Hungry—I still want to eat!

Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly.

It also allowed me to raise Pokémon.

Half an hour later, looking at the little guy who had almost eaten his vegetable garden bare, Xiao Yun had a complicated expression.

"You can really eat... If you keep eating like this, I won't be able to support you."

Fortunately, after consuming so much of its own food, the Light-Stealing Bug has grown somewhat.

Its body, which was originally only half the thickness of a little finger, is now as thick as a thumb and nearly ten centimeters long, with a golden hazy light shimmering on its plump white body.

Although the attributes remain unchanged, the words "(in the process of evolution)" have been added after the three words "[Light-Stealing Bug]".

"The system's introduction mentioned that the Light-Stealing Bugs would evolve different characteristics after eating materials with different light. I don't know what the definition of 'different light' is."

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment, then activated the preview system.

[Ding! Specified information—'Light-Stealing Bug' 'Evolution Method', information retrieval in progress...]

[Ding! Message has been refreshed...]

[Preview Information - Light-Stealing Bugs: Their progenitors were among the oldest living beings, wielding the power of 'light,' but this power was later taken away, and their descendants gradually degenerated. After countless epochs, they mysteriously fell into slumber, degenerating into insects. It is predicted that after three epochs, they will completely degenerate into the earliest single-celled organisms, losing the possibility of evolution.]

[Evolution Method 1: In an environment of absolute darkness, use a light-catching net to capture sunlight and moonlight from the outside world for 15 days, and consume light-attribute materials at dawn to evolve into a Light-Stealing Butterfly (the Light-Stealing Butterfly will lay eggs and die within 48 hours of emerging from its cocoon) (Success rate 50%)]

[Evolution Method 2: Under light, continuously consume materials containing light attributes for 15 consecutive days, and consume a 'Lightless Flower' on the night of a full moon to evolve into a Lightless Butterfly. (Success rate 10%)]

[Evolution Method 3: Under the illumination of flames, continuously consume light and fire attribute materials for 15 days, and enter the flames during the cocooning period. If you survive for 24 hours, you will emerge from the cocoon and evolve into a Nirvana Butterfly. (Success rate 3%)]

[Evolution Method 4: Under the illumination of lightning, continuously consume light and lightning attribute materials for 15 days, and upon emerging from the cocoon, be bathed in lightning to survive, evolving into a Shiny Butterfly. (Success Rate 3%)]

[Evolution Method 5: ...]

Xiao Yun's brows furrowed deeper as he looked at the document.

"No wonder this thing was supposed to go extinct in a few more eras. Given how difficult it is to evolve, it's a miracle that it's still around."

All evolutionary methods are time-consuming and laborious, with a pitifully low success rate, making them completely cost-effective.

However, one evolutionary pattern caught Xiao Yun's attention.

【Evolution Method 99: Bathe in starlight, continuously absorb 'Star Power', and soak in the blood of a 'Star Alien' for 7 days. Finally, consume the mutated core of the 'Star Alien' to evolve into a Star Butterfly. (Success Rate 1%)】 (Note: Evolving in this way allows the Light-Stealing Bug to embark on the original evolutionary path, with a chance of reverting to its ancestral form.)

"The success rate is frighteningly low, but if there's a chance of reversion to ancestral traits..."

Xiao Yun looked at the round, light-stealing bug with anticipation in his eyes.

Who could resist raising an insect into a legendary beast?

"There's a large meteorite over there near the cafeteria; we need to put the exploration plan on the agenda."

Unfortunately, all three forecasts for today have been used up, so I can't find out the situation at the cafeteria.

"However, we still need to kill the remaining members of the Radiant Order tomorrow, so the earliest we can do it is the day after tomorrow."

Xiao Yun sighed, feeling that three previews were still not enough.

He originally wanted to explore the evolution method of the Invincible Raven King, but now that will have to be postponed.

"I wonder if the next advancement will allow for a system upgrade, providing more information each day."

Just then, the dormitory door opened, and Ji Mingyu and the others returned.

We had a general discussion about the current situation of the integration of forces in the dormitory building, as well as future plans.

"The overall situation is good. The student union is willing to accept our command, and other loose groups have no objections, only demanding that their basic rights not be violated."

Ji Mingyu took a sip of water and continued:

"Let Lao Xie help with the student council integration, and let Chen Liming and Qin Zhou handle the small cliques. There are some troublemakers, so we'll have A Yuan take Lao Pang to scare them off later."

The two nodded and gave an OK sign, indicating that they would go after finishing their meal.

"Okay, we'll use a combination of kindness and strictness. Tomorrow morning, give Xie Yingjie and Chen Liming information about the Ironbone Fish's weaknesses, how to improve its attributes, and information about the berry bushes in the southwest. The student council members will be the main force to hunt down the Ironbone Fish and collect the berry bushes."

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment, then thought of the information about the Star Moon White Goose.

"The Star Moon White Goose is badly injured, so we can take this opportunity to hunt it down, both to obtain resources and to establish our authority."

The other three had no objections, and then Xiao Yun casually mentioned the plans for tomorrow.

"Exploring the teaching building and eliminating the threat from the Radiant Cult is no problem, but sending Chen Xiaoyun and Meng Yao back... should we directly contact another dormitory building?"

Ji Mingyu frowned. After the incident with the Radiant Cult, he felt that the other dormitories were not good people.

"Based on the intelligence we have so far, there is no particularly high risk in Dormitory No. 7."

According to Su Muqing's description, the overall atmosphere of dormitory No. 7 is not bad, especially since the leader, Lu Zhi, is trustworthy and worth getting to know.

Moreover, Xiao Yun also hoped to communicate with this alchemist, as he felt that Lu Zhi should have a lot of information that interested him.

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now."

Ji Mingyu nodded, no longer worried.

Beyond recognizing Xiao Yun personally, the most important thing is confidence in the overall strength of the dormitory.

After yesterday's events, Zhong Mo, as a non-professional, killed three professionals and more than a dozen others of the same level. It's a certainty that he will advance to the professional level today.

Meanwhile, the other Wang Tianyuan... has inexplicably advanced to the next level.

According to the person involved, after discovering that he was not dead, he opened his eyes and found that he had enough points to settle the score from the previous night.

Ji Mingyu made no comment on this, nor did he intend to investigate the secret behind it.

After all, his public statement was simply that he could separate inexplicably with his eyes closed and his head open.

With the four professionals currently in the dormitory, their apparent combat strength alone is enough to make them invincible in the surrounding dormitories.

After discussing the details of tomorrow's plan, we had dinner, and the daily settlement came soon after.

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully surviving one day. Today's rewards are being calculated.]

Today, you killed three fellow professionals of the same rank—Cui Shan, Jin Cheng, and Ke Shaohua—as well as a group of evil church monks, gaining a large number of attribute points and rewards, and even rescuing your comrades from dire straits…

Your prestige in this region is steadily rising, and you are finally beginning to formally establish your own power. It is believed that your power will one day be renowned throughout the world!

[You used your talent to successfully deconstruct useless skills and obtain skill upgrade cards—a truly unimaginable miracle!]

[You have hatched a Light-Stealing Bug. Although you haven't formed a contract yet, you have already become its de facto master.]

Overall rating: 111 points, reward being distributed:

[Congratulations on obtaining 10 Backpack Expansion Cards, 1 Wooden Boat Crafting Blueprint, 1 Wooden Oar Crafting Blueprint, 1 Stone Crusher Building Card, 1 Glass Bottle Crafting Blueprint, 1 Safe House Item Card (48 hours), 3 Building Upgrade Cards, 1 Contract Scroll (D Rank), and 4 Medium Animal Traps]

Setting aside the blueprints for making the wooden boat and oars, Xiao Yun picked up the contract scroll and signed a contract with the Light-Stealing Bug.

An extra slot has been added to the follower list, displaying the adorable avatar of the Light-Stealing Bug.

A wonderful feeling of mutual understanding arose between the human and the insect. The light-stealing insect waved its short arms, its little eyes filled with joy.

Master—Master—

"Haha, good boy."

Xiao Yun stroked its round body and said:

"You'll live up to your nickname 'Big Brother Crow,' and from now on we'll call you 'Eat-Good Insect Ancestor.'"

After naming the building, Xiao Yun took out the building upgrade card and then accepted two more from Zhong Mo and Ji Mingyu.

"Finally, I've collected five cards. Let's see what the effects of this upgrade to the Fountain of Spirituality will be."

Use five upgrade cards directly on the Fountain of Spirit; a system pop-up window will appear.

[Ding! Spiritual Fountain D+→C-]

[Resources/Buildings: Fountain of Spirituality]

Quality: C-

[Special Effect 1: Restores 5 mana per second upon consumption, and continuously restores 10% health over the next three minutes. Cooldown: 1 hour.]

[Special Effect 2: Fills the surrounding enclosed space with spiritual energy. The higher the quality of the spring water and the longer the time, the stronger the spiritual energy. It can increase the intelligence of the resident by up to 1.5 per day.]

[Special Effect 3: The high concentration of spiritual energy imbues the spring water with a life force. Continuous consumption by living beings can strengthen their physique and accelerate their evolution. Currently, drinking 1L of spring water daily can increase physique by 0.5.]

"If it continues to evolve, it will probably have to be renamed the Fountain of Life."

Xiao Yun smiled, not intending to try to improve his physique right now.

A liter of water is quite a lot; drink it slowly and improve gradually.

"The Safe House item card is a good thing. It's absolutely safe and can be used as a temporary base for this exploration trip."

This exploration trip will take us far away, and we probably won't be back for two or three days. A safe house is a good place for us to stay.

Meanwhile, Ji Mingyu and the others also figured out the blueprints for the stone crusher and glass bottle manufacturing.

"Put the stone in, crush it once to become gravel, put the gravel in again, crush it once more to become sand."

"Sand can be melted in a furnace to make glass, and the glass can be put into a worktable to make glass bottles."

I took the glass bottle, and the introduction appeared before my eyes.

[Props: Glass bottle]

[Level: E+]

[Special Effect: Blooming, Maintaining]

[Description: Can be used to store potions, materials, and even certain forms of energy]

"Good, burn more. Tomorrow we'll pack some spiritual spring water and herbal potions, so we'll have a place to store any materials we find outside."

The group nodded and took the opportunity to organize the equipment they would need for tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yun and his three companions, along with Chen Xiaoyun and Meng Yao, handed over the internal integration plan to Chen Liming and others, and headed straight for the teaching building.

It's time to settle the score.