Chapter 9 Inquiry in the Internet Café

Orlov thought for a moment. "Since the case of setting fire to the corpses is two stops away from here, in the direction towards the edge of the safety zone, let's conduct a search along the edge of the safety zone. Check if anyone has been seen on the street carrying many bags full of unknown objects."

He glanced at the empty trash bin again. "All the remains of the gods in the three boxes are gone. That's not a small amount. If he took them directly, he must have been carrying a big package, and it would be hard not to attract attention."

"Yes, I'll report this to the bureau right away."

"Okay, thanks for your hard work."

"But inspector, what if we can't find anyone carrying a large number of unknown objects at the edge of the safety zone?"

Orlov threw away the cigar butt, smiled slightly, and said, "If we can't find them, things will get interesting."

Then, he stepped on the butt to extinguish it and muttered to himself in a meaningful tone, "I've been in this shabby place for a long time, and finally, there's some clue."

When Qin Siyang got home, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. He came home late because he found a place where no one was around, ate up the remaining remains of the gods in the schoolbag, took out the lunch box inside, and then burned the schoolbag and his second coat. These follow - up tasks took some time.

Fortunately, when he got home, he still didn't find anyone following him.

Qin Siyang sat on the hard cardboard sofa at home, feeling extremely tired. Even with his current strong physical fitness, he couldn't withstand the running around, killing, and other events of the day. "What a day... It's been full of events."

He glanced out of the window, and a scorpion with a sticky body and an indistinguishable tail was crawling across his window.

Qin Siyang sighed with a bitter smile. "I really want to taste its flavor... But there are risks in tasting things randomly."

"Then again, risks and rewards are always good partners that go hand in hand. The greater the risk, the greater the reward!"

Qin Siyang looked at the [Greedy Maniac] sequence in his mind with satisfaction and showed an expectant smile.

Today was Saturday, a day he should have rested, but it was the most exhausting day since his reincarnation.

Qin Siyang emptied his mind, let himself relax for more than ten minutes, then took a cold shower and went to bed.

That night, Qin Siyang slept soundly without being disturbed.

When he woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning on Sunday.

"I actually slept for so long."

Qin Siyang turned over and got out of bed, planning to heat up the food packed from the school cafeteria to fill his stomach.

He turned on the stove. "Life without money is so tight... Huh?"

At this moment, he suddenly remembered that he had taken some money from those three gangsters yesterday, but he had left in a hurry and didn't check exactly how much there was.

He took out the pants he wore yesterday and took out the money from the pockets. He was immediately stunned.

Among a pile of copper coins, there was actually a shiny silver coin!

"Actually... there's a silver coin?! These gangsters are so rich!"

Generally speaking, the value of ten thousand copper coins is equivalent to that of one silver coin. However, due to the large differences in the composition of copper coins, it often takes twelve thousand copper coins to exchange for one silver coin.

Qin Siyang thought that those three gangsters dressed like homeless people were as poor as he was, with at most a few hundred copper coins in their pockets.

Unexpectedly, there was such a huge sum as a silver coin!

"Why did they attack me when they were so rich?"

Qin Siyang was a bit puzzled at first, but then he immediately understood that they had their eyes on his schoolbag at that time, thinking there were very precious treasures in it.

Those three people never expected that not only did the money they had saved for a long time end up in someone else's hands, but they also lost their lives because of it.

It was obvious that the money carried by these three homeless gangsters came from an unknown and probably illegal source.

Suddenly, Qin Siyang's mood plummeted to the bottom.

These three gangsters, with such a large sum of money, how could they dare to report him to the police? That would be like committing suicide!

Damn it! If he had known they had so much money, he could have just robbed them and left in a hurry, saving himself all the subsequent troubles.

Now, on top of stealing the remains of the gods, he was also involved in a murder case.

"These three pieces of crap. They're stinky themselves and they disgust others too!"

Qin Siyang held the silver coin, feeling eager for it yet finding it a烫手山芋 (hot potato).

The reason was simple. He had no place to spend it.

If he took out this silver coin in the neighborhood, it would definitely arouse others' suspicion.

How could an orphan who didn't work have so much money?

If someone became jealous and reported him to the authorities, and the people from the United Government came to question him, he simply couldn't explain the origin of this silver coin. Having so much money that he could only look at but not spend made Qin Siyang feel frustrated.

After finishing the leftovers brought back from school, he took out forty copper coins from the hundreds of copper coins, deciding to rent a computer at the internet café for a full - time session. But then he thought that, considering his identity, forty copper coins was also a huge sum of money and would be hard to explain. So he had to put down another twenty copper coins. Taking twenty copper coins to the internet café to use a computer for an hour seemed more reasonable.

"Damn it, having to be so cautious when spending money is really frustrating!" Qin Siyang cursed as he went out the door.

He also realized his current limitations. With the identity of an orphaned poor student, he couldn't freely dispose of money. But this wasn't the most urgent thing he needed to consider at the moment. Money was secondary.

Rather than figuring out how to come up with a proper reason for a large - sum income, he now needed to find a suitable identity for himself. An identity as a sequential ability user that he could openly show in public.

"Find a sequence that can deceive others, tell everyone about it, then join a team of sequential ability users, go outside the safety zone to hunt gods and learn combat methods. After mastering them, hunt alone and devour gods to improve my strength!"

He believed that as long as he could lie low, he would surely become stronger gradually. When he could do whatever he wanted in the end, he would reveal his sequence and abilities. By then, no one would be able to pose a threat to him. Even if he couldn't lie low all the time, at least he should do so at the beginning until he had the ability to protect himself.

After making up his mind, Qin Siyang arrived at the internet café and took out twenty copper coins.

Today, the网管 was still the same middle - aged man with a plump figure as last time.

"One hour of computer use."

The网管 expressionlessly pointed to the computer he had used last time. "That one over there. Go ahead."

Qin Siyang noticed a new advertisement behind the网管. "Recharge 500 copper coins and get 500 copper coins for free. Hurry up and recharge now!" Looking at this internet - café promotion that was somewhat similar to his memories from his previous life, he sighed inwardly. He had the ability to recharge, but he couldn't explain how he could come up with so much money at once.

Qin Siyang turned around regretfully and walked to the smoky computer and sat down. As last time, the computer took an extremely long time to boot up, long enough for Qin Siyang to brush his teeth and wash his face.

After entering the interface, Qin Siyang opened the browser and entered the [God - Slaying Camp] forum again.

He saw several top - pinned posts, and the content of all of them was quite helpful to him. Besides the statistics of all known sequences that he had clicked to view last time, there was also a guide on how new sequential ability users could report to the United Government and then join a god - hunting team.

Qin Siyang clicked on this newbie - guide post and carefully studied it.

"A person may awaken their sequential ability at any time, any place, and in any state. When you awaken your sequential ability, there will be an information panel in your mind, telling you the name of your sequence, the sequence level, and the skills you can use."

Qin Siyang looked at the information panel in his mind again.

[Sequence "God - eater"]

[Get stronger by digesting gods]

[Current sequence level: 2, Greedy Maniac]

[Skill: Blood Drink. Skill description: Can digest raw gods.]

[Skill: Violence. Skill description: Within ten minutes, one's own strength, agility, and physical strength are increased by three times, and no pain will be felt during this period.]

It seemed that his information panel had one more line than what the poster had said.

[Get stronger by digesting gods]

It was this line of information that had guided Qin Siyang to go to the exit of Safety Zone No. 114514 the day before yesterday to try his luck with the remains of the gods. Now, looking at the information panel content of other sequential ability users, it seemed that this item was not there.

"If they don't have a hint on how to get stronger, then how do they become stronger?" Qin Siyang continued reading the post with this question.

"After awakening your sequential ability, you can report to the nearby Sequential Ability User Administration Bureau, reporting your sequence and relevant information. Since others can't view the information panel in your mind, the content you report is also determined by yourself."

"However, we strongly recommend that you report truthfully, without hiding anything or making false reports. Because after you report, the Sequential Ability User Administration Bureau will make arrangements according to your sequence and skills."

"At the same time, after your information is announced in the Sequential Ability User Hall, sequential ability users who are interested in you will invite you to join their team and go outside the safety zone to hunt gods together."

"If the information you report is incorrect, it may lead to your own death or the destruction of the team."

Qin Siyang secretly made a note of this. After reporting the information, all sequential ability users would know your sequence and skills.

"When you register at the Sequential Ability User Administration Bureau, you will receive your first payment from the bureau, which can also be understood as a newbie gift package - sequential magic potion."

"Sequential magic potion is developed and researched by the United Government. It is a drug specifically designed to enhance the strength of sequential ability users. The formula of the sequential magic potion is still the top - secret of the United Government and is controlled by the highest leaders of each safety zone."

"Drinking sequential magic potion is the only known way for all sequential ability users to become stronger. Only after taking the sequential magic potion can sequential ability users continuously become stronger and be promoted."

"However, you can't just take the sequential magic potion blindly. After using the sequential magic potion, you must digest it, and only then will your strength increase. And the way to digest the magic potion is also very simple, that is, to use your skills when fighting against gods. The more times you use your skills, the faster the sequential magic potion will be digested."

"Don't think about using your skills randomly outside the safety zone to digest the sequential magic potion. Because the administration bureau will distribute sequential magic potions to you according to the level and quantity of the remains of the gods you turn in.

"If you use your skills many times and the magic potion is completely digested, but you only bring back a pitiful amount of the remains of the gods, or you don't hand in any remains of the gods. The administration bureau will think that there is a problem with your combat ability, thus reducing the supply of sequential magic potions to you, or may directly cancel it."

"After hunting gods, besides providing you with sequential magic potions, the administration bureau will also give you corresponding honors and generous rewards. Therefore, hunting gods is the best way for sequential ability users to get rich and improve their strength."

Qin Siyang thought thoughtfully.

All sequential ability users needed to rely on sequential magic potions to improve their strength and had to release their skills during the battle with gods to digest the potions.

But he only needed to devour gods and then digest them to continuously improve his strength.

Didn't this mean that he was like having an unfair advantage?

No, he didn't have any systems beyond the rules. This was the sequence he had awakened. How could it be considered an unfair advantage?

I, Qin Siyang, am not cheating!