Chapter 4

"Black Brother, Black Brother. There's a sir looking for you outside."

"Sir?"

"Yes, there's a sir looking for you."

Where there is light, there is shadow; where there are cowards, there are also great villains. The Chishui District has a formal security team, and naturally, it also has illegal black marketeers. Bald Black Brother is the biggest pair of fists in the private trade and sales in Chishui District. It is rumored that this man, besides being brutal, also has extensive connections, capable of obtaining even some high-end rarities in the city, as long as you have enough money.

"There's a... sir?" Black Brother felt very displeased upon hearing this.

This title is unreasonable.

In Chishui District, even the head of the security team wouldn't dare to call himself 'sir' in front of him. Who is so arrogant to pretend to be a senior in front of me, Black Brother?

"Really, there's a sir looking for you."

The little brother, drenched in cold sweat, didn't dare to wipe it off, his eyes filled with fear.

"Lead the way!"

Bald Black Brother's hideout is the largest garbage dump in Chishui District, a relic of an abandoned mine. There are a few dilapidated buildings that can withstand wind and rain. With the addition of a fence made of scrap iron and steel, even a horde of large insects and rats can't break in. After all, Blue Sea Planet has no alien insect species, only some over-polluted mutants.

For a place with defenses, the threat is not significant.

"This... sir?" Black Brother, upon seeing the visitor, his face immediately changed, and he naturally called him 'sir.'

There was no choice.

The visitor was dragging two long steel wires, with at least forty large toothed locusts and about fifteen giant gray rats strung behind him. If these were alive, they could wipe out a team of hunters in less than ten seconds. His group of little brothers wouldn't last half a minute.

The visitor in front of him.

Unscathed, no gun, no knife, a string of 'protein' dead as could be.

If he's not called 'sir,' what else could he be called, 'hey'?

If he provoked him.

Even if he had a gun in his pocket, he might become the next string of 'protein.'

"I heard you have a magic energy tester. I'll trade these for it." Du Nan didn't beat around the bush, waving his hand to throw the heavy meat string, which crashed beside Black Brother and his gang, flattening an old '3D' car into a '2D' one.

With his face covered, Black Brother couldn't recognize Du Nan.

Even if the figure seemed familiar, he couldn't associate a timid scholar with this prehistoric tyrannosaurus.

The meat string fell.

Everyone was shocked.

Black Brother and his gang didn't dare to move a muscle, their faces pale, their bodies trembling in unison. As long-term black marketeers, they knew very well how heavy a large toothed locust and a giant gray rat were. If they had to carry this pile, they would rather carry a large tank.

At this moment, they deeply realized.

These prey were not taken by a large team risking their lives; this guy did it alone!

Black Brother and his gang felt a chill.

A killing god, are you?

This is a civilized society, right?

Can we sit down, have some tea, and chat? Don't scare us like this.

"Alright, I'll trade." Black Brother, after a moment of shock, immediately nodded in agreement, with a look of a shrewd and decisive businessman: "Four-Eyes, go find someone to bring the things and exchange them for the sir."

"Ah?" Four-Eyes, the little brother, was stunned.

As a somewhat educated intellectual, Four-Eyes was confused. The pile of meat in front of him was indeed very valuable, but compared to a magic energy tester, it was like trading a few matches for a cannon.

Is the boss's brain malfunctioning?

"Slap!"

Black Brother slapped his neck, shouting, "I said to trade, is there something wrong with your ears? Go quickly, and get it done for the sir. If you delay, I'll kill you."

"Yes!"

Four-Eyes, with blood streaming from his nose, didn't dare to wipe it off, and ran off.

A slap woke him up.

He truly realized.

What does this guy want? A magic energy tester! What is a magic energy tester? It's a specialized testing device for magic energy awakeners! What is it used for? It's a device for those legendary 'supermen.' For ordinary people, it's just scrap metal.

What's the key point?

The key point is: only magic energy warriors can use such devices!

Four-Eyes was drenched in cold sweat.

He recalled what he learned in class: in the Blue Sea Federation, magic energy awakeners are war reserves, existing as the top-tier 'weapons.' There are fewer than ten thousand such warriors on the entire planet. The Blue Sea Federation has a population of over 1.5 billion, with only about 8,000 one to three-star magic energy warriors, and fewer than a hundred four-star and above.

Including ungraduated students, the probability of a magic energy awakener being born is about one in two million. These people are the rare treasures of the Blue Sea Federation, rarer than the biggest stars in the entertainment industry.

Is this guy an awakener?

No.

He wants a tester, so he's already a magic energy warrior?

In this slum, a magic energy warrior... Oh my God, everything will be in chaos.

Four-Eyes ran off, and the others present had the same thought: magic energy warriors are super-strong individuals who have successfully fused with a seed core and possess super combat power. They are so strong that ordinary people don't even have the right to see them. Today, such a person is standing right in front of them.

Black Brother was very excited.

Due to their rarity, the Blue Sea Federation has an unwritten protection policy for magic energy warriors: as long as these lucky ones are willing to join the military or government and serve the federation, even if they commit murder or arson, it's a small matter. Conversely, if someone harms these magic energy awakeners, even a scratch, they will face the destruction of their family and clan.

Is this sir a good opportunity for me to rise?

"Sir, here's what you want."

Black Brother became 'Black Dog,' grinning and fawning.

He knew that even if the other party wanted to crush him, he couldn't pull out a gun to resist. If he really hurt him, the entire Chishui District would become a 'Red Blood Zone.' On the surface, magic energy warriors live in the same world as everyone else, but they breathe a different air. Even their farts are fragrant. Compared to them, ordinary people are not even ants.

"Thanks, I'll come back if I need anything."

Du Nan finished speaking, took the magic energy tester, and leaped away, carrying the several-ton tester as if it were a small brick.

Everyone was stunned.

Hearing Du Nan's tone of 'free food and free take, and I'll come back,' Black Brother felt even more comfortable.

Why?

It's simple. 'If I need anything, I'll come back' means a magic energy warrior needs his help. What a big deal! Black Brother beamed, slapping his little brothers, feeling extremely pleased, with a smug look of 'I'm the supplier of magic energy warriors.' He thought: if I serve this patron well, one word from him, and I might become a citizen of the city, enjoying a happy life.

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Du Nan ignored Black Brother's fantasies; he urgently needed to verify his strength.

There was no need to test the zero-level core of the fifth magic energy. It seemed to have infinite energy, but after fusion, it had become a fundamental part of him. All the energy was hidden and could not be mobilized or used. If it weren't for the rebellious ancestor who secretly left a seed core, his weak body would need a lot of training to wander around at night.

Du Nan temporarily didn't know how to apply magic energy techniques.

Self-study.

He found that magic energy could be freely mobilized, flowing to different parts of the body, forming a thin protective layer. It could also enhance limb strength, generating great striking power. It could increase leg strength, enhancing jumping and movement speed. It provided a comprehensive boost to the body, but did not improve senses like vision and hearing.

"Let's start."

Du Nan extended his hand to the tester's screen, and energy slowly flowed in.

As soon as the magic energy entered the tester, the instrument immediately responded with an abnormal signal. As if unlocking a certain restraint, countless lightning bolts shot out from Du Nan's body. The desolate and dark valley cave instantly lit up like daylight. Under the lightning, rocks exploded and flew. The numbers on the tester jumped rapidly, from one to two, in just a breath.

Then, it quickly jumped to three...

Then to four...

Five...

Amidst the fierce lightning, the tester couldn't withstand it. After displaying 'five,' it suddenly exploded into pieces.

Du Nan remained calm.

An energy protection net sprang up in front of him, blocking the debris.

Damn!

I haven't even used sixty percent of my energy, and it exploded! What a lousy product!

What level should this be?

While internally complaining, Du Nan didn't know that the portable testers made by the Blue Star Federation don't exceed four stars. To test magic energy levels of four stars and above, a large, fixed instrument and a professional team are required. This small tester, being overwhelmed by his five-star or even higher magic energy, was already performing beyond its capacity, and it was normal for it to explode.

"Let's consider it five stars for now."

Du Nan hadn't used his full strength and couldn't test again.

The feedback from the magic energy tester helped him understand the true nature of the 'Fifth Seed' magic energy.

No need to elaborate.

This power is: Lightning!

The melted steel sheets indicated that this was not just 'electricity.' This energy possessed infinite heat, surpassing fire; its conduction speed was over a hundred times faster than wind; its density was far greater than earth; and its penetration power was comparable to water... Besides the power of lightning, Du Nan couldn't think of another energy with this effect.

While summarizing.

The commotion in the valley cave attracted a group of uninvited guests.

Hundreds of giant rats surrounded Du Nan in the center.

Sensing the abnormal energy in the air, the rats were somewhat wary. However, seeing this human without a gun or metal, and his weak, thin body... the hesitant rats finally sent out a large one.

It hissed.

With a look that said, 'Don't be afraid, follow me, and there's meat to eat.'

The rats sniffed the air.

Feeling uneasy but unable to resist the temptation, they slowly surrounded him.

At this moment, Du Nan was thinking about whether to steal his mentor's notes to check the research on lightning magic energy. Looking up, he saw the group of giant rats and smiled, as if saying, 'Tonight's snack, there's meat to eat.'