Chapter 72

Zhuochuan handed a piece of intermediate-grade soul crystal to Feng Ling, who quickly went to complete the procedures.

Not long after, Zhuochuan received the news that the thirteen people had already been released and sent home.

The entire process took less than ten minutes, including the time spent transacting with Feng Ling, demonstrating the high efficiency of the underground society.

Throughout the process, Dahuai did not say a word. It was only after they left the law enforcement bureau and returned home that Zhuochuan asked, "Dahuai, you clearly knew the purity level. Why didn't you remind him just now?"

"Master, the ability to immediately determine the nature of a soul crystal is unique to me. Using instruments would take a certain amount of time to achieve the same level of accuracy, and it can't be casually shared with others," Dahuai explained Zhuochuan's confusion.

Zhuochuan did not continue asking but instead communicated with Old Xu.

"Old Xu, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. This isn't ancient society anymore, so there's no such thing as torture or anything like that. It's not embarrassing, and others will soon know the truth," Old Xu said, but his tone was unmistakably dejected, making Zhuochuan feel uneasy.

"What's wrong, Old Xu? Has something changed?"

"Yes. Before we were released on bail, Mother Earth warned us not to try any侥幸 (risky) methods. We can pay to enter the succubus scenario world for training and improvement, but we can't seek your help in the free scenarios. That would be cheating, and it's absolutely not allowed. She specifically mentioned you," Old Xu said, his tone heavy.

Although he was a man of sufficient courage, he was not foolishly热血 (reckless). He knew very well that without Zhuochuan's help, his chances of passing the scenario were very low. After all, the three soul attribute test scenarios in the citizen exam were set up by the succubus for the human union free of charge. Since these scenarios were provided for free, there was no distinction between paid and free agreements, and it was impossible for the souls of those who failed to be harmed afterward.

The three soul attribute test scenarios in the citizen exam were already quite difficult, and the training scenarios set up by the succubus for regular use were even more challenging, designed to be twice as difficult to ensure a training effect. To increase the difficulty, some of the trainees' memories were manipulated. Of course, in the paid scenarios, those altered memories would naturally be restored afterward.

"This fate isn't just mine, but that of the entire underground reserve citizen society. You don't need to go to such lengths for me, Zhuochuan. Since the establishment of the underground reserve citizen society, no one has been able to resist Mother Earth's will," Old Xu said, his tone heavy.

"Don't give up, Old Xu. This isn't like you," Zhuochuan felt as if something was blocking his chest, making him very uncomfortable. Old Xu had gone to great lengths to help him when he was in trouble, offering countless encouragements.

"Since Mother Earth allows you to undergo paid training, let's do it a few more times. That way, you might be able to master soul power in advance. Once you have mastered soul power, the free training shouldn't be a problem," Zhuochuan rallied his spirits and encouraged him.

"If it were that easy to master soul power, I wouldn't need to participate in the free succubus training scenarios. I could use soul power to repair my own body," Old Xu smiled bitterly.

"Repairing the body, that's right!" Zhuochuan's voice suddenly rose. He suddenly realized he had been in a blind spot. Old Xu didn't necessarily have to participate in the succubus training; it was only because he needed to repair his body that he needed the atomic-level body repair equipment.

"Hasn't the proposal been made yet? Can't the atomic-level repair equipment still be used?" Zhuochuan only now realized this key point. He had to admit that he was quite flustered when it came to matters involving Old Xu.

"Of course not. Otherwise, why would we have gathered? We could have just gone to repair our bodies first. Before the proposal was voted on, once the news leaked to the underground reserve citizen society, all the atomic-level repair equipment in the underground hospitals was shut down by Mother Earth. Only those with severe accidental injuries were allowed to use it; no one else had the right," Old Xu mercilessly shattered Zhuochuan's fantasy.

Zhuochuan shook his head, finding it amusing that he had been so startled. If it were possible, Old Xu and the others wouldn't be foolish enough not to use it in advance.

But this thought was not entirely useless; it sparked more associations in Zhuochuan's mind.

Does body repair necessarily require atomic-level repair equipment? Zhuochuan thought about his own body in the modern world. Wasn't it his enhanced soul actively reinforcing his body, repairing various hidden dangers, from vision to hearing, to the heart, and all physiological functions?

"Old Xu, don't leave yet. I need to ask someone something," Zhuochuan paused the call and turned to look at Dahuai.

"Dahuai, did I have any soul skills for body repair before?" Zhuochuan asked.

Dahuai looked at Zhuochuan's serious expression and nodded his small head, "Of course, but, Master, I know what you mean, but it won't work."

"Why not?" Zhuochuan was puzzled.

"A person's soul is closely integrated with their body. From the moment consciousness is born, the soul also begins to form, growing and developing together with the body. It is extremely familiar with every cell and the most basic particles that make up the body. Therefore, with minor adjustments, it can stimulate the body to repair itself, consuming very little soul power. Only when strengthening the body and changing its tissue structure does it consume a lot. If you want to apply it to someone else, even simple surface repairs are not difficult, just stimulating the cell structure. But to achieve atomic-level thorough repair like the atomic-level repair equipment, the soul power consumption is not only terrifyingly large, but the mental energy consumption, or computational power, is also enormous," Dahuai explained at length but did not dissuade Zhuochuan. This was currently the only legal way to save Old Xu. After all, Mother Earth had not prohibited underground reserve citizens from receiving treatment from others. And because of the complexity and intricacy mentioned by Dahuai, he could only help a few people, making it impossible to be widely promoted. Therefore, no citizen would propose a specific ban on it in the future.

This was different from Zhuochuan's previous attempt to help them pass the free succubus training scenarios, which would have been considered cheating. Mother Earth would immediately prohibit the former but could not prohibit the latter. Otherwise, it would completely isolate citizens from the underground reserve citizens, not even allowing basic treatment.

However, Zhuochuan was destined to keep it secret and limit the scope, otherwise, according to Dahuai, the soul power and time he would waste would be incalculable.

"Master, are you still not giving up? I warn you, using your own soul power to achieve the same effect as technological equipment and repair someone at the atomic level consumes a lot. I have never seen a citizen use it on a reserve citizen, and even on the battlefield, no matter how close the relationship between citizens, they do not use soul power to help each other in this way. They always use technological equipment, substituting the consumption of soul crystals," Dahuai became anxious. After all, Old Xu had nothing to do with him, and he didn't care about his life or death.

"Repairing just one person should still be possible, right?" Zhuochuan heard Dahuai's warning. As a B-level upper citizen's soul intelligent guide, created at great cost, this clear warning indicated its importance.