"Destiny's Savior"
"Physique: 0.8"
"Spirit: 1.5"
This was Fang You's own panel. Besides the basic attributes, everything else was zero.
Compared to Black Blade, he was utterly useless.
A blank slate, truly a blank slate.
However,
"I have my own awesome aspects too."
"My title is lo... no, my Spirit attribute is very high, actually 1.5, which is better than Black Blade."
He, Fang You, was stronger than Black Blade.
This statement wasn't entirely wrong, was it?
It's just that the Spirit attribute's use was still unclear.
Fang You, with anticipation, opened his item list.
His attention had been focused on Black Blade earlier, so he had overlooked other items. He only remembered they were white, ordinary white.
Under the blue light, they appeared so dim and lusterless.
But,
Regardless, they were produced by the Salvation Game, so they should at least be useful... right?
"Novice Wooden Sword (Common)"
"Physical Potion (Common) x2"
"Skill Cultivation Card (Common) x4"
"Double Reward Card (Common) x2"
Four types of items.
Fang You examined them one by one.
"Double Reward Card. Its effect is to double the rewards when carrying out dispatched missions... I can try it tomorrow."
"Novice Wooden Sword. It's probably similar to Black Blade's Novice Battle Blade."
It had the word "Novice" in it, but he didn't think it was bad.
How sharp Black Blade's battle blade was, might not be apparent when slaying malevolent spirits, but it was extremely evident when Black Blade was 'unlocking'.
A novice weapon, your excellent helper for unlocking.
However, how could he get this weapon?
Since the game was real, these items could also materialize into reality, right?
Fang You fiddled with it.
Suddenly,
"Hint: Do you want to equip the 'Novice Wooden Sword' for Apostle 'Destiny's Savior'?"
He chose yes.
The ordinary-looking wooden sword in the item list disappeared and appeared in the game character's hand.
Concurrently, countless light particles appeared before Fang You, converging and assembling inch by inch, as if a 3D printer had materialized this wooden sword in three seconds.
It was exquisite, with a faint scent of wood.
He held it in his hand and swung it.
The wooden sword whistled through the air, accompanied by the sound of tearing fabric.
Oh, it had cut the quilt.
Wait!
Fang You, looking at the quilt with a large rip, fell into contemplation.
"Novice Wooden Sword (Common): A training wooden sword, possesses a slight damage increase effect against malevolent spirits... probably. Please do not have high expectations for a training wooden sword."
The wooden sword in his hand was exquisite, but relying on this weapon to deal with malevolent spirits... to survive, it was far from enough.
However, he did possess some destructive capability now.
From 0 to 0.001.
Fang You clicked on another item.
"Physical Potion (Common): Use on the target character to slightly increase the character's physique."
"Note: Potions of the same tier can only be used once on the same target."
He chose to use it.
The target was himself.
After a while,
Fang You sat on the edge of the bed, stunned. He didn't seem to have changed, only a notification popped up on the game interface: 'Destiny's Savior' physique has been enhanced.
Could it be that this slight increase was truly very slight?
As he thought this, a warm current surged through his body, flowing through his limbs and bones.
Warm and comfortable.
Like soaking in a hot spring, or enjoying a professional massage by a skilled masseuse.
Unknowingly, his eyelids grew heavy, and Fang You fell into a deep sleep.
...
The next day,
The fish-belly white of the sky emerged, and streaks of sunlight shone through the window, falling on his angular face.
Fang You's eyelashes twitched, and he opened his eyes.
The sunlight was not blinding.
He had slept in a semi-prone position all night, yet his neck did not ache. He only felt refreshed and full of energy, as if he could jump up and do a hundred rounds of calisthenics.
He had never felt so energetic before.
"I am..."
"Right, I used the Physical Potion yesterday... and the Salvation Game that can materialize into reality!"
Fang You quickly opened the game.
It was still there!
The game interface, characters, and items were exactly the same. Last night's events were not a dream!
He quickly opened his character panel.
"Destiny's Savior"
"Physique: 1.3"
"Spirit: 1.5"
"Physique actually increased from 0.8 to 1.3, that's a significant improvement."
"And the process of improvement was completely painless, unlike what's described in many novels. I love it, I love it."
Fang You tried swinging his fist.
He also did dozens of push-ups, expending his surging energy.
He felt like he could fight two of his past selves.
He was overjoyed.
But soon, he calmed down.
"With my current physique, I am only equivalent to a strong man. I can't even compare to true masters, let alone... facing malevolent spirits."
Black Blade's physique far surpassed his, yet when facing malevolent spirits, Black Blade's true victory came from his two skills.
Fang You recalled the not-so-long battle yesterday, and the malevolent spirits that, even under 'Malevolent Spirit Tracking,' only showed faint claw marks.
He guessed that physique alone was not enough.
Skills that could inflict damage on malevolent spirits were the key to their defeat.
And he didn't have any.
"The Novice Wooden Sword might be able to damage malevolent spirits, but at most it will be a scratch."
"Of course, it's still stronger than ordinary weapons. Ordinary weapons are probably completely immune."
Fang You analyzed and summarized everything.
His improvement was significant, but his survival rate against malevolent spirits was still...
Zero!
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!
"To survive, I at least need a skill like Malevolent Spirit Tracking to be able to capture their trace. To defeat them, well, I'd need Black Blade's physique and damaging skills."
"I still have a long way to go."
"I hope my next gacha draw will be a skill book... by the way, are there skill books in the card pool?"
The second ten consecutive draws for Destiny Points require "3" Destiny Points.
No single draws.
He was still short by one Destiny Point, but it was not a big problem. He still had his elder brother Black Blade. He could dispatch Black Blade to eliminate malevolent spirits.
According to the instructions, dispatched missions yield rewards, including Destiny Points.
And the opportunity to dispatch Destiny Apostle Black Blade had refreshed this morning.
It seemed the refresh time was at midnight... Hmm, or it might be at four o'clock. I'll check tonight.
Fang You wasn't in a hurry to start the mission.
There was only one chance per day, and rushing wouldn't help.
He opened Black Blade's panel. Beneath the much more luxurious data were various commands he could issue.
"1: Train"
"2: Rest"
"3: Combat/Standby/Withdraw"
"4: Mission Dispatch"
"5: Free Activity"
"Hint: Do you want to view Black Blade's Activity Log?"
Fang You opened the log.
This wasn't a diary written by Black Blade, but a log recorded by the game.
Indeed, who would write a diary?
Black Blade's log was very simple.
Rest, Train!
After returning last night, Black Blade had begun training at four in the morning and had not stopped except for brief rests to recover stamina.
What a powerhouse, brother Black Blade!
As expected of my number one subordinate... my number one Apostle. Excellent.
Fang You was curious about where brother Black Blade was currently, but this question was destined to remain unanswered, so he stopped thinking about it.
The immediate priority was to give his golden medal worker a boost.
So that he could more easily eliminate malevolent spirits.