"Thirty-five." Behind the shabby, yellowed counter, a waiter with a hooked nose wore a white shirt with suspenders. He shook the cocktail in his hand and poured it into the glass in front of him with ease.
The light red wine was constantly rippling with tiny red floccules. It looked like some sort of semi-coagulated plasma.
In front of the counter, a young man in a gray windbreaker ruffled his messy blonde hair. He pushed the change to the waiter on the counter. Then, he picked up the glass and took a few sips.
"What does the higher-ups mean? There are many surveillance cameras in the Platinum Academy. They only came to me after they failed. The difficulty is so high, and the reward isn't enough …"
"The reward is increased. There's a mole in the academy. Don't worry, "the waiter replied drily. "Of course, the result of the difficulty being lowered is that you'll have to give a portion of your reward to the mole. Is that alright with you?"
"A mole, huh? That's fine. I'll take the job. " The blonde man rubbed his nose and sucked back the mucus that was about to flow out. He downed the glass in one gulp. Then, he placed the glass on the counter and turned to leave.
"A young fellow who doesn't even have a Certified Soldier Armor is going to send out a General Armor Nightwalker." The waiter lamented.
Another female waiter walked over and said softly, "The Nightwalker is close to accumulating enough resources. After the modification, he'll reach the standard of a Titled Armor, right?"
"More or less. There are only a single digit number of Titled Armor Generals in this city. There are too few of them. After this, the higher-ups will probably send some of the higher-ranked Armor Generals over. We'll be busy then, "the male waiter said with a shrug." Enjoy your leisure time. "
Armor Generals were a collective term for powerful combatants who had custom-made armor for themselves.
This type of person had trained and matured from standard soldier armors to general armors. After a long period of training, these people would slowly discover their strengths and weaknesses. Then, they would design the most suitable General Armor for themselves.
Unlike Soldier Armors, General Armors were mainly supplied to military officers. There were good standards in terms of material design.
The various General Armors that were modified based on this were extremely close to the Armor General's specialty. Hence, they could unleash great power.
If these people were used well, they could be great generals who could fight against ten people alone. They could even play an important role in key tactical operations. They were extremely powerful. They were equivalent to the Special Forces.
In the Alan Federation, Armor Generals were also given various titles, so they were also known as Titled Armor Generals.
The Nightwalker left the bar and bought a pack of cigarettes in a small shop at the corner of the street. He lit one up and took a puff.
"The Platinum Academy's major exam is coming up soon. Let's do it on the second day after the exam. It's always the easiest to slip up after the excitement." He reached into his sleeve and took out a small roll of paper. After unfolding it, he saw a black and white portrait and some simple introductory words.
The portrait on the portrait was of Jorin from the Platinum Academy's Armor Department.
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"Let's see how quickly this body can adapt to the increase." Lu Sheng sat on the bed and stared at Deep Blue's frame.
"Iron Man's Three Gears, level up."
As he concentrated, the frame blurred again, and then became clear.
"Iron Man's Three Gears: First gear, level two. (Armor Harmonizing Power: Weak Level 4) "
An extremely subtle change once again appeared on the surface of his body. Lu Sheng frowned slightly, feeling that the improvement was smaller than last time.
"Again."
He concentrated again. The frame blurred and quickly became clear again.
"Iron Man's Three Gears: First gear, level three. (Armor Harmonizing Power: Weak Level 4) "
'The improvement this time is too small. It's not enough to increase my Harmonizing Power by one level … Is it a problem with the training method, or is this body's potential insufficient?' Lu Sheng frowned deeply.
'Let's continue. Let's see how much I can improve.'
With his mind made up, Lu Sheng continued with the improvement. With the detailed step-by-step teaching materials, the modifier was actually greatly reducing the training time of the training method.
It condensed the training method that would take one or two years to train and improve into an extremely short amount of time, and completed it.
Since it was not derivation, the consumption was minimal.
"Iron Man's Three Gears: First gear, level four. (Armor Harmonizing Power: Weak Level 4) "
Soon, the level of the training method and Lu Sheng's Harmonizing Power reached the corresponding level. They were both at level four.
This time, the improvement was even smaller.
Lu Sheng felt the changes in his body. It seemed like his body could still take it, so he continued to modify and improve.
"Upgrade Iron Man's Three Gears."
"Pcchht!" The frame blurred and then became clear again.
"Iron Man's Three Gears: First gear, level five. (Armor Harmonizing Power: Weak Level 5) "
Finally, his Harmonizing Power increased by one level.
However, Lu Sheng was not in a good mood. He continued to modify patiently.
He was gradually feeling the limitations of his body. Correspondingly, the amount of Mental Energy he expended increased as well.
When he reached level five, he had already expended one unit of Mental Energy.
'Continue to upgrade Iron Man's Three Gears.'
Soon, his Harmonizing Power broke through from weak level five to medium level one, medium level two, and medium level three.
Then, it got stuck.
'Is this the normal limit of this body?' Lu Sheng had already gained a rough understanding of what this Harmonizing Power was through his rapid and continuous improvements.
This thing was a comprehensive force field. It was a strange force field formed naturally by the combination of the body and the consciousness according to a certain ratio.
This force field could greatly strengthen one's senses and control over the things around them through the consumption of one's spirit and stamina.
The continuous improvement of Iron Man's Three Gears also caused the contours of his muscles to bulge. In just a few minutes, he had grown from an ordinary well-proportioned body to a strong student with some muscles.
'My body can't get used to this. My metabolism has been accelerated to five times its original speed. I can't go on anymore. I need time to settle down and get used to it.' Lu Sheng heaved a long sigh. He stood up and poured himself a glass of water.
As a side effect of upgrading Iron Man's Three Gears, this body's strength and endurance had been greatly improved. However, it was still within the limits of an athlete.
Fortunately, Jorin did not have any extra social activities. A few days later, Esha came to the academy and brought him a clean uniform. Lu Sheng used this opportunity to visit Xia Cheng and return the uniform.
Apart from that, there was nothing else for him to do. Apart from eating in the canteen, he stayed in the dormitory to rest. He did not interact with anyone else at all.
Perhaps it was because the improvement was not great, but with the Yang Essence repairing his body and improving his physique, by the fourth day, Lu Sheng had completely recovered his body's metabolism speed.
He began a new round of improvement.
In the middle of the night, he could not sleep. He poured himself a glass of water and drank it. He felt that his body had almost recovered, so he went up to the rooftop.
It was four in the morning. It was the darkness before dawn. The sky was pitch black. There was no moonlight.
Lu Sheng found a corner and sat down.
'Sometimes, it's not a bad idea to descend into the outside world to relax when I'm free.' He tore open a pack of compressed biscuits and stuffed a piece into his mouth.
'Deep Blue.'
He thought to himself. A light blue frame immediately appeared in front of Lu Sheng.
Just as he was about to continue improving his Harmonizing Power, Lu Sheng suddenly smelled a faint scent of blood in the wind.
'Where did the scent of blood come from in the academy?' He was immediately on guard.
'Thud … Thud …'
A series of soft footsteps came from the edge of the rooftop.
Lu Sheng was not discovered by the other party because he was hiding in a corner.
"Did you bring the things?"
"Yes, they're all here."
Two men with cold voices were discussing in hushed voices.
"We'll hand over the money and the goods."
"It's a pleasure working with you."
"A pleasure working with you … Hmm?! You! "
Suddenly, one of the men grunted. Before he could finish his sentence, he was dead.
Lu Sheng narrowed his eyes. He heard the noise of a person falling and a knife being pulled out of a body. He stood up from the corner. His heart skipped a beat, but he did not move.
Soon, the rustling sound of flesh being cut came from the rooftop. Ten minutes later, everything was quiet again.
Soon, the footsteps faded into the stairwell. It seemed that they had left.
Lu Sheng's expression did not change. He walked out slowly and scanned his surroundings. Other than the faint scent of blood in the air, there were no traces left here.
"Interesting." He curled the corner of his lips and quickly went downstairs. He bumped into Iron Tower, who was walking up.
This neighbor who lived opposite him was carrying a metal rod as thick as a forearm. He was walking up with a serious expression.
Lu Sheng smiled at him, and continued to walk past him.
"Stop!" Iron Tower suddenly called out to him.
"What's the matter?" Lu Sheng turned around, confused.
"It's you, isn't it?" Iron Tower stared at Lu Sheng for a while and said coldly. "I saw Billy go up to the rooftop with my own eyes. Now, his sensor has disappeared."
"Billy? Who's that? "Lu Sheng did not know him at all, but he appeared relaxed.
If this was in the past, the gloomy Jorin would have unknowingly lowered his guard against Iron Tower, whose Harmonizing Power was at Intermediate Level Four.
Not only was Iron Tower's Harmonizing Power much higher than his, but his physique, strength, and combat techniques were also on a different level from him.
Iron Tower was one of the top students in the entire year. He also had a powerful family backing him. Meanwhile, Jorin was just one of the commoner students who did not stand out.
"You don't know him?" Iron Tower's expression was gloomy. "I hope you're telling the truth. I'll investigate everything. Go back and tell Quan Shihui that I'll find her weakness sooner or later. Then … I'll kill her! "
"…" Lu Sheng was speechless. He did not know who Quan Shihui was. However, looking at Iron Tower's bitter expression, it was clear that she was an extremely dangerous person in the academy.
"Would you believe me if I told you that my appearance here was a complete coincidence?" Lu Sheng tried to defend himself.
"What do you think?" Iron Tower wore a mocking expression. He ignored Lu Sheng and continued on his way up to the rooftop.
Lu Sheng did not bother to say anything else. It was clear that he had been involved in a baffling incident.
After bidding farewell to Iron Tower, he continued on his way down. When he reached the elevator, the doors were wide open. A tall and skinny female student was standing in the elevator. Her hand was pressing the button to open the door.
Strangely, her eyes were closed. It seemed like she was dozing off.
Lu Sheng stopped a few meters away from the elevator door. He stared at the female student.
This person had shoulder-length black hair. Her features were delicate and exquisite. One of her eyes was covered by a purple eyepatch. The corners of her lips seemed to curl up at all times.
The strangest thing was that she was wearing a long, gray windbreaker over her school uniform.
"Aren't you coming in?" The other party opened her eyes slowly. She saw Lu Sheng standing outside the elevator.
"Are you the person Iron Tower was looking for?" Lu Sheng guessed with a frown.
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