Chapter 42

Bai Xiaofei felt a moment of dizziness, and then the surroundings changed. When he came to his senses, he found himself back in the luxurious room.

Looking at the calendar, Bai Xiaofei was deeply moved for a moment.

He had lived in the Assassin Alliance world for nearly five months, but in the real world, only about ten hours had passed.

On the surface, Bai Xiaofei seemed unchanged, but in reality, he was well aware that his lifespan had decreased. Including the two previous missions, it had been about eight months.

Human life is finite, with only a few decades to live. Those who live to a hundred are rare. In any case, with the passage of time, every second of one's life is slipping away, whether in the mission world or the real world!

If Bai Xiaofei were just an ordinary person, he wouldn't dream of immortality; a natural death would be enough.

But with the time-traveling device, he could enter endless worlds, gain some unique abilities and resources, and have an infinite future. Naturally, his mindset had changed.

"Assuming I can live to 75, I'm 24 now. Adding the lifespan consumed in the mission world, I should have about 50 years left. It seems like a lot, but it's not. As the missions become more dangerous, the time spent in the mission world will inevitably increase. Gaining abilities and strength means my lifespan is decreasing!"

Bai Xiaofei muttered, "It seems I need to pay attention to abilities or items that can extend my lifespan. Otherwise, after crossing through a dozen or so worlds, I might die of old age. Even if I don't, I probably won't have the ability to complete missions, and the consequences would be unimaginable!"

"Host, although immortality is a must, it's still too far away for you now!"

The voice of the time-traveling device suddenly sounded, "Host, you should quickly claim the rewards from this mission. If you don't, everything will be reset after the device upgrades!"

Bai Xiaofei was startled and asked, "Reset everything? The physical enhancements aren't permanent?"

The device replied, "After the upgrade, a new mission system and rules will be activated. Previous information will no longer be used. What you have already obtained will be retained, but unclaimed rewards will be deleted. For more details, please explore after the upgrade. In short, please claim your rewards quickly!"

Bai Xiaofei: "..."

Upgrades are good, but the forced use of rewards, or they will be deleted, made Bai Xiaofei somewhat unhappy!

"Open the mission menu!"

Following Bai Xiaofei's words, a black iPhone 6 Plus appeared in his hand. The screen flashed, and the mission rewards were displayed before him.

"Ding, host claims mission rewards: 10 points of physical enhancement, 1 skill draw card, 1 skill level-up card, 1 time-space grand lottery, 1 time-space location card, 1 time-space grand lottery item selection card."

"Ding! Host completes Newbie Mission 3 with 98% completion, evaluation: Excellent. Additional reward: 1 Caili's Enhancer (Durability 300)."

"Whoa! My goodness!"

After seeing the mission rewards, Bai Xiaofei couldn't help but draw a sharp breath, "So powerful, even the enhancer from DNF is here. Will epics and pets be far behind?"

Bai Xiaofei clicked to claim the rewards, and a palm-sized object, similar to a furnace, appeared in his hand.

At the same time, the item's information was instantly transmitted to Bai Xiaofei's mind.

"Caili's Enhancer: Can enhance any item except living beings, including weapons, armor, furniture, bricks, toys, socks, and more!"

"Enhancing items consumes durability, the amount depending on the item's size. When durability reaches 0, the enhancer will break down!"

"Usage period: 1 year. Expires and becomes invalid after the period!"

Bai Xiaofei carefully examined the enhancer, feeling a strong urge to try it out, but considering the durability issue, he reluctantly gave up.

"Good steel should be used on the blade. I'll save it for later experiments!" After putting the enhancer into the dimensional space, Bai Xiaofei claimed the rewards from Newbie Mission 3.

Ding!

Host uses the skill draw card, skill drawing in progress...

Ding!

Skill drawing complete. Congratulations, host, you have drawn the skill: Driving Mastery (Lv1). Reward issued, transmission starting...

"Driving Mastery?"

Bai Xiaofei pondered, "It's probably a collection of driving skills for various vehicles? It feels average, a bit disappointing! Well, let's see what the time-space grand lottery has to offer!"

With excitement, Bai Xiaofei opened the time-space grand lottery option.

Thirty-six patterns flashed instantly.

Bai Xiaofei focused and saw: Characters: Cross, Wesley (Assassin version), Firefox... Weapons: Desert Eagle (Infinite Ammo), Tactical Nuke, a bunch of junk... Items: Magic Pattern Manual (Part 1), Skill Steal Card, a barrel of Adamantium... Creatures: Five ordinary pets, the most special being a "Shadow Cat," but Bai Xiaofei wasn't interested.

Abilities: Teleport (Lv1), Magnetic Control (Lv1), Mechanical Mastery (Lv5)... Finally, Heroes: A coward (causes enemies to fear), a starving ghost (causes enemies to weaken), a fierce ghost (drains enemies' yang energy), Lin Chong's spirit (allows the use of Lin Chong's spear techniques)...

Overall, the items from this lottery were quite good, at least not as disappointing as the previous ones!

Bai Xiaofei began to carefully select.

First, the creatures and heroes were not very useful, so he ruled them out!

There were still many good items left, like the Desert Eagle with infinite ammo, which would be very practical for Bai Xiaofei! Combined with his gun skills and abilities, it would significantly boost his combat power. As for the tactical nuke, Bai Xiaofei could only chuckle; he wasn't a terrorist, so it would just be a decoration, pass!

The abilities were also good. The effects of mastery skills were self-evident, and this time they were all high-level. But what most caught Bai Xiaofei's eye was Teleport! Although only Lv1 with a 10-meter range, it would be a godlike skill for life-saving in critical moments!

Bai Xiaofei didn't consider the characters. First, he didn't like men, and second, their strength was limited and wouldn't help him much. If it were the God of Condor's Yang Guo, he might have considered it, but now they were all foreigners, so he passed. Just the identity issue alone was a problem Bai Xiaofei couldn't solve.

Firefox, though beautiful, made Bai Xiaofei's heart race, but he wasn't so infatuated that he lost his head. For these beautiful and tempting foreign women, Bai Xiaofei thought one-night stands were fine, but to live together, it would have to be true love, undying. Otherwise, Chinese women were more suitable for him!

Clearly, Firefox hadn't reached that level, so Bai Xiaofei decisively passed her!

That left the last category, the item rewards.

Whether it was good luck or some other reason, the items this time were exceptionally good. Adamantium, a famous material from the Marvel universe, was undoubtedly powerful and worth having!

The Skill Steal Card could steal the most powerful ability from a target and make it your own!

This was an incredibly powerful item, and its benefits were clear to anyone who used it! If he could use it on Superman, what would that feel like?

Bai Xiaofei drooled just thinking about it!

The Magic Pattern Manual, though not eye-catching, was as powerful as any other option! With it, you wouldn't gain great strength, but you could master the secrets of magic patterns and become a master of magic, understanding the power of magic! Although only the first part was available, its effects were still strong, and since the lottery could produce the first part, it would likely produce the second part in the future, making it absolutely worth having!

Looking at all the good items but only being able to choose one, Bai Xiaofei became conflicted.

The three that most caught his eye were Teleport, the Skill Steal Card, and the Magic Pattern Manual. One was a life-saving skill, one was a cheating tool, and the last was the key to understanding the power of magic!

Bai Xiaofei, who had a choice phobia, was instantly in a mess!

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