Infinite Divine Gears in the City

Chapter 12

No matter what, there was nothing wrong with Cho’Gath having additional life points.

Using his consciousness, Li Rui clicked on the virtual purchase bar and a crystal clear red ruby appeared in the items column that had been previously empty.

He didn’t feel a force penetrating his body nor did he feel the blood rushing through his veins; it was as if Li Rui had brought a fake crystal.

What was wrong?

He opened his attribute bar and realized there was something different in his HP bar.

HP: 49/73 [Undigested Extra Life: 150 points](Minor injuries)

“System, what does undigested extra life mean?”

System: “According to the Principles of Reality, the host will have to eat and cultivate in order to refine these extra life points, but because your champion has a passive skill called [Feast], your digestive process has been greatly enhanced.”

“In other words, if I want to grow, I have to eat more?”

Li Rui didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. This was all too surreal.

“Yes, the higher the energy density of the food, the stronger the cultivation skills trained, which also means that the digestive process will be shorter.”

“Cultivation skills? Does this mean that there are also martial arts secrets?”

He noticed that the system had mentioned the word ‘cultivation’ twice, and Li Rui’s eyes lit up with excitement.

System: “Yes.”

“Then do you have any cultivation skills? For example, like the Nine Yang Manual? Longevity tactics? Where do I buy it? Why can’t I find it in the items column?”

System: “These are usually created by the Wise Creatures according to the Principles of Reality. There are no such things in the system; you will have to look for it yourself.”

Oh god! They do exist!

After hearing the system’s reply, Li Rui was surprised.

If cultivation was possible, did this also mean that those ‘legendary people’ that had they mentioned also existed?

What about sword fairies, Buddha, Celestial Masters, along with demons and monsters?

Wait, the word that the system had used was ‘Wise Creatures’; does this mean that there are other species other than humans?

Li Rui suddenly became serious.

Initially, he had thought that he was the only one who had supernatural powers, but now, it looked like this world was so much more complicated than he had thought.

The arrogance and egotism in him instantly died down.

As a tough guy who complied with his heart, Li Rui had decided to be a humble person.

After experimenting with the system, he changed back into his own clothes. Just as he was about to leave, the door was suddenly opened, followed by a muscular figure heartily laughing as he walked in.

“HAHAHAHAHAHA, Little Rui, I was right about you!”

“Brother Lei, how come you’re still here?”

Li Rui was greeted with a bear hug that almost broke his bones.

Li Rui, who had thought that he was invincible in this world immediately felt like a little quail in front of Wang Lei.

After activating the system, there had been a mysterious change to his senses. He could clearly sense the violent, overpowering energy hidden in Wang Lei’s muscles.

It felt like Mana Power, but it wasn’t as pure. It was more tyrannical!

“Haha, I came to have a look at our young dragon. How do you feel now? Doesn’t it feel like the entire world is different now after the awakening?

Wang Lei mysteriously winked at him.

Li Rui recalled the word ‘awakening’ being used after the activation of the system. A fine light flashed across Li Rui’s eyes. He nodded, but it was followed by a frown.

“Brother Lei, I’m a little confused now. It feels really weird. What is an awakening?”

“The Awakening is the arousal of the innocent souls that are found in some mortals who are explicitly different from the others. The actual explanation of this is extremely complicated. To put it in simple words, you can consider it as a supernatural power.”

“So, Brother Lei, you are an Awakener as well?”

“What do you think?

Wang Lei raised his eyebrows.

“So I’m not actually that special…”

Li Rui sighed and pretended to be a little disappointed.

“Hahaha, that isn’t surprising. If it isn’t due to inheritance, wild Awakeners like us would think that we were the ‘chosen ones’. Then, you will come around after being beaten up for two years.”

A trace of nostalgia flashed across Wang Lei’s eyes as if he were recalling his lost youth.

“Wild Awakeners? There are those that aren’t like us? Are there a lot of Awakeners?”

Li Rui continued leading the topic.

“There weren’t as many before, but god knows what happened. Nowadays, there are tons of them. Probably, they’re getting more nutrition which made these fellas grow like crazy.”

Wang Lei paused for a while and the smile on his face disappeared. Then, he grabbed onto Li Rui’s shoulder and warned him with a serious look, “Rui, after awakening, you will feel totally different from normal people, but don’t let these powers fool you. Those who lose control of themselves in their own desires will be completely destroyed by them. I have seen too many who have become arrogant after awakening, thinking that they can disobey the law. They did whatever they wanted to, and in the end, all of their lives ended in misery. Some of them didn’t even live for more than 24 hours. You must never follow these examples.”

Li Rui’s shoulders were becoming sore, but he noticed the sincerity in Wang Lei’s eyes. He knew that Wang Lei was only telling him this for his own benefit, and he nodded his head seriously.

“Brother Lei, you should know that I’ll never try to stir up any trouble.”

“Right, I’m overreacting. You’ve always been a mature one.”

Wang Lei loosened his grip on Li Rui’s shoulder and they walked out of the room together.

“The Awakeners’ world is beyond magnificent, but at the same time, it is extremely cruel. Without any overpowering strength, the only way to live a long life is by being humble. I’ll tell you things about ‘Transcendent’s world’ in the future when I have the time.

“Transcendent’s world?”

Li Rui asked out of curiosity, his eyes glowing.

“Yep, the world that mortals live in is peaceful, but beyond this, there’s another world only for the extraordinary ones. Of course, this world isn’t a physically different world but more of a special circle of people.”

“In this circle, we kill one another, but at the same time, we also work together in order to maintain the existing civilization and to protect human beings from being attacked by ‘The Others’.”

“The Others?”

Li Rui quickly captured the main point.

“Yes, they are considered a dangerous existence to humans. These include legendary monsters, angels, demons, vampires, zombies, and beasts that flow from the secret realms, including all sorts of weird creatures that have been sealed.”

Wang Lei frowned in distress as he rubbed the back of his head.

“‘The Others’ is just a general term used to describe them, but if you really want to divide them accordingly, it is an endless process. However, there is an organization that specializes in this research. I’ll buy you a book from them, and you should be able to understand all this after reading it.”

“Oh, thank you so much.”

“You don’t have to thank me. You’re just pleasing to my eyes. I’m just trying to help you out!”

Wang Lei suddenly smacked his forehead as he had been reminded of something. He then took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Li Rui.

“The password is 666666. There is a million in it. Go home and buy some nice food for Li Wei and yourself.”

“Brother Lei, the contract said…”

Before Li Rui could continue, Wang Lei raised his hands and interrupted him.

“The contract stays the same. This is an extra bonus, no tax declaration needed.”

After a short pause, Wang Lei continued, “You helped me make a huge profit so you deserve this. I actually thought of giving you even more, but after thinking about it, maybe giving you too much money isn’t a good thing. You get me?”