What It's Like Being a Vampire

Chapter 639: Chapter 639: How Can One Not Be Happy

For those who are not clear about the uses of these coins, these several thousand coins are merely several thousand dollars, which are quite troublesome to spend.

But for entities that have a direct connection with the “Super sensory Item System”, each of these “super coins” is a tool that can help them better utilize their abilities and establish connections. They are like super racing cars for racers that break performance limits, or super gaming consoles for gamers with top-tier configurations.

Therefore, among these thousands of coins, Little Fatty Girl, Xiao Pingguo, Xia Libing, Tang Baona, and Yang Lao San each have one. These are the most powerful tools left by Xiang Kun for them to develop and apply their abilities within the “Super sensory Item System”.

It’s not that Xiang Kun is stingy to give only one to each person. Considering their circumstances, basically, they can’t even utilize the performance of one “super coin”. For someone like Yang Lao San, she actually does not need a “super coin” at all. For her, it’s just a toy or a gift. However, if she is not allocated one, she will definitely make a fuss when she discovers everyone has one except her.

As time goes by and their connection with the system deepens, in the future, Jinshanshan, Xiao Luobo, Xiao Mantou, and Custard Pie might possibly reach the level of applying the “super coin”. Of course, to what extent Custard Pie can be enhanced depends more on Little Fatty Girl, and what degree Xiao Mantou can be enhanced mainly depends on Xiao Luobo.

As for Mr. Liang, Jiang Chun, and others, they need to go one step further. They might reach the level of applying the “super coin” only as Xiao Luobo’s improvement and the overall upgrade of Xiao Luobo’s platform proceed.

If you compare it to a game, it’s like a player with a lower level can’t use the “high-level artifact”.

As for Yang Lao San, she’s an insider. Even if she doesn’t have the required level, the system still assigned her one to keep in her backpack.

As for Alice, she is the GM who manages all the game resources when Xiang Kun is not present.

However, for Alice, these thousands of super coins have a different significance.

In her eyes, these coins are not merely several thousand dollars, nor are they just her super tools for applying the “Super sensory Item System”. They are the “furnace” in which she incubates her real physical body!

Seeing these coins is like seeing her dream body being born bit by bit, like seeing her grand plan of becoming a real human finally completed. How could she not be joyful and happy?

However, she cannot immediately start building her body yet. Mr. Liang’s previous situation was too exceptional. She needs to wait for Xiang Kun to bring her further underlying support for creating something out of thin air. Conveniently, the high-dimensional factors of the “Ultimate Predator” have related characteristics. Therefore, during the process where Xiang Kun carries out a phase transformation this time, he will likely be able to bring her related ability support.

Thinking of having a real body, playing games, drawing pictures, eating around the table together with Xiao Lingdang, secretly snacking behind the backs of Shiling’s Mom and Old Xia, she can’t help rolling around on the coins in delight, like a panda cub.

The door of the storage room was opened, and Alice was not startled or instantly disappeared because she knew who was coming. This storage room is her “treasure room”, and ordinary people can’t get close at all – not just people, but even a mosquito is not welcome here.

Old Xia, standing by the door, turned on the light. Seeing Alice lying on the coins, she reached out her hand and said, “I’m here to take the coins.”

Alice heard this, sat up from the floor, took a coin, stood up, walked to Old Xia, and seriously yet unwillingly placed it in her palm.

But, Old Xia, who had received the coin, did not retract her hand. Her palm was still spread out, and she stated, “I need three pieces.”

Alice was taken aback, and looked up at her cluelessly, “The boss’s meaning is one for each person right?”

“I need to run experiments.” Old Xia replied.

With a bit of awkwardness, Alice slowly sidled her body to block Old Xia’s line of sight to the coins behind her, whispering, “Well…You can come find me when you are running the experiments…”

Old Xia didn’t say a word, but neither did she move her hand.

Alice continued to ramble: “The boss said to give one each to you, Xiao Lingdang, Sister Nana, Zhen’er, Xiao Pingguo… Now suddenly it’s three, that’s three times more. Although I have five thousand four hundred and forty-five coins, it’s still not a lot. If each of you asked for three coins everyday, I could only last for 363 days. The boss could be sleeping for a few years, it might even be 3 years…”

However, seeing that Old Xia was still unresponsive with an unchanged expression, keeping her hand out, Alice’s voice got smaller and smaller, and in the end, she reluctantly turned around, picked two more coins from the pile, walked back to Old Xia and placed them in her palm. She even specifically adjusted the coins with her finger so that they stacked neatly with the previous one.

Old Xia finally retracted her hand, stuffed the coins into her trouser pocket, then she gently rubbed Alice’s head.

Alice, having just felt some heartache for “giving away” two more super coins, immediately squinted her eyes and giggled when Old Xia touched her head.

After Old Xia left, Alice looked at the super coins all over the floor, moved her finger, and the coins, like soldiers who suddenly heard the assembly order, rustled together all at once. Then with a clatter, the coins, under Alice’s command, stacked layer upon layer into columns of coins, neatly moving to one corner of the room.

Alice, with her hands behind her back, inspected the pile of coins in the corner like an old cadre, then turned her head to check the empty room. She felt it was a little out of harmony, so she moved her finger again, letting the coins rustle and move themselves, moving to the middle, stacking layer upon layer, piling up into the shape of a castle. Only then did she nod in satisfaction, and her body faded and disappeared.

After Alice disappeared, the light in the room went off, and the door made a click sound as it was bolted from the inside.

…

After the Antarctic monster completely disappeared and the magnetic field barrier around Antarctica and the interference with electronic equipment were all lifted, science research teams from various countries, under the protection of the military, immediately set foot on the Antarctic continent, beginning cautious and careful investigation and searches.

At the coast near Antarctica, Western researchers made the first discovery, which were several incredibly large “footprints”.

In fact, if there wasn’t an aerial photograph or hints from higher-ups in their respective institutions, the first batch of researchers who landed wouldn’t have thought these huge pits were “footprints”- because they were simply too large.

Based on the assumption that these pits are “footprints”, if you compare it to the normal proportion of a human body, the height of this giant should be close to a kilometer.

Could such a gigantic creature really exist on Earth?

However, such doubts were not raised by the first batch of Western researchers who landed, because they all knew that such a tall giant could indeed exist.

Although many eight-armed, eight-eyed giants manifested globally as illusions, the fact that everyone could see these illusions suggested they were not mere virtual phenomena.

If so, it became somewhat plausible that one of these eight-armed, eight-eyed giants, larger than any illusion seen around the world, had dealt with the monster in Antarctica.

Moreover, these scientists and military personnel, before setting foot on the continent, had received veiled intimations from higher-ups. They were to be vigilant for something similar to the eight-armed giant.

And so, the moment they landed and saw these giant pits, they immediately realized they were “footprints” through comparison with aerial photographs.

This discovery inspired mixed feelings of excitement and fear in all the team members.

The “Eight-Armed, Eight-Eyed Giant” seemed not to be an illusion, but a real entity capable of physical contact and leaving footprints on the ground.

However, judging by the size of these footprints, the weight of this eight-armed, eight-eyed giant would be astronomical. The destructive capability of its footprints should have been far greater, and these depressions much deeper.

Furthermore, these footprints were only observable in the area they initially landed, disappearing as they ventured further in.

Cautiously advancing, all countries’ preliminary teams first established temporary supply stations before gradually progressing.

In the absence of any danger or strange occurrences, they quickened the pace of their journey over the following days. With the help of helicopters and aerial reconnaissance, they swiftly surveyed the area where the abnormal black substance had first appeared in Antarctica.

What was baffling was their inability to find a trace of the black substance, which initially covered an area no less than several hundred thousand square kilometers. No anomalous substance was detected upon initial examination of the site.

It would seem that their explosive discoveries were limited to the enormous footprints they found upon landing.

Regardless, Antarctica had become the unavoidable focal point in studying what exactly had occurred during the recent events. Whether the black monster was extraterrestrial or terrestrial, and indeed, what the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant represented.

Soon, nations began constructing scientific research stations independently or collaboratively across Antarctica. Using various pretexts, they planned to establish military facilities there. Still, due to the geographical and climate restrictions, this would not happen overnight.

Among many capable nations, only China remained silent, not displaying any actions until late January 2021, when they finally sent a research vessel.

Taking into consideration that China had previously issued timely warnings for the regions that might be affected by the super lightning storm gathered in the central Pacific and heading towards Antarctica. Coupled with rumors that claimed sightings of human-like entities flying upon lightning just after illusions of the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant appeared worldwide along the eastern coast of China, some Western intelligence sources speculated a connection between the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant and the Chinese government.

This suspicion intensified when the first known location of these “Eight-Armed, Eight-Eyed Giant Illusions” pointed back to China. Although the first illusion occurred in Burma, it seems its appearance was intended for Chinese tourists and business people visiting Myitkyina at that time.

However, China did not publicly comment on any international platform, nor did they acknowledge any connection with the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant. They merely participated actively in global environmental management and protection issues. After the “Antarctic crisis,” they led the aid effort for nations or regions affected by harsh weather conditions during reconstruction efforts.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

For some unknown reason, whether it’s an unwillingness to acknowledge that China and the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant who saved the world and resolved the “Antarctic Crisis” are directly related, or apprehension at the unknown power of the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant, the entire Western society did not go into a deep discussion on the relationship between the eight-armed, eight-eyed giant and China, even though they suspect it. Even one Western superpower, who had serious damage and casualty to their fleets when the super lightning storm swept over the sea, unusually maintained their silence.

…

After the start of 2021, the villagers of Chongyun Village noticed that their village suddenly became more active. Many manors left idle by villagers who were doing business or work elsewhere under the coordination of the village committee had been let out on long leases at high prices.

Many outlanders came to Chongyun Village in batches and lived in the villagers’ houses, and their workplace was mainly at the “Research Base” built by Mr. Xiang and Dr. Xia.

In fact, more buildings had already begun construction around the “Research Base”, some of which were likely to be used as dormitories.

The villagers had noticed that these newcomers all looked like scholars, high-educated personnel involved in research work.

When Director Liu initially told them about the future plan to make Chongyun Village a high-tech research center, that there would be many talents coming, facilities including schools, hospitals, and skyscrapers, and that they as villagers could benefit from it, they thought he was overly optimistic after having too much to drink. But, as they looked at the current trend, it seemed to be really taking off?

Not only Chongyun Village, but Tongshi Town and even the whole Jianzhou City felt a significant shift of personnel and resources.

A large number of people and equipment were being transported there, some under the names of several research institutes establishing subsidiary laboratories, or some companies and private enterprises investing. The flow of resources and manpower were rapidly operating in the northern mountains of Haixi Province.

Old He and Mr. Liang also often visited the research base in Chongyun village to inquire about the research progress from Xia Libing and discuss major policy decisions on behalf of the authorities and communicate with her.

Nowadays, for any study related to the “mutants,” basically in every field, it needs Xia Libing’s approval. She decided the scope of the relevant data to be released, and if a “mutant” research sample is needed, she would be the one to allocate it.

Even though some people in China now know that the limitation and threat brought by the “Ultimate Predator” have been completely removed, they have realized, even without the “Ultimate Predator,” related research on “mutants” still seems to be controlled by an invisible force. Other than Xia Libing and her authorized researchers, anyone else attempting to get data from “mutants” to conduct research would face severe interference and bizarre “warnings.”

Having control over the provision of “mutant” samples, in some ways, means that Xia Libing, the research base in Chongyun Village, the “Abnormal Biology Research Center,” and “Divine Technology” held the root of “mutant” research.

Xia Libing is now in charge of the underlying fundamental research on “mutants,” with support from Fang Pingfang, Zhou Rui and others. Then, they would identify potential breakthrough project directions based on the underlying data and further select, audit, and train from candidate elites sent by various research organizations. They would set up project teams and provide data with potential breakthroughs to domestic experts, inviting them to establish secret projects, decide their involvement level, the relation between the subproject and the main project, whether they should move to Tongshi Town or Chongyun Village, and so on.

Although there are revolutionary discoveries that overturn traditional cognition being made in the research base in Chongyun Village on the study of “mutants” every day, there is still a lot of work to do and a long distance to go between these discoveries and the specific subject breakthroughs. Therefore, there is no significant fluctuation in public perception.

Of course, Old He and Mr. Liang, who know what they are doing and what it means, are very clear that it’s inevitable that these “research discoveries” will bring explosive technological breaks.

The real “Fourth Industrial Revolution” would start from China.