On the game interface, notification messages flooded the screen.
「Ding!」
「Notice: Apostle of Fate · Black Blade has slain the two-star Mysterious Evil "Serpent Mother," Mystery Value +0.8.」
「Notice: First kill of a two-star Mysterious Evil, Fate Points +5.」
「Notice: Completion of a two-star dispatch mission, obtained "Fate Points ×3.9", "Skill Training Cards (White) ×5", the Double Rewards Card has been triggered, and the mission rewards are doubled.」
This time, this time's harvest is huge!
Fang You's eyes sparkled as he wished he could stick his face to the phone screen.
"With the double reward for a two-star mission, the earnings are 7.8 Fate Points and 10 Skill Training Cards, straight up fattened... Damn! Now that I think about it, the two Double Rewards Cards I used before are such a loss!"
Damn it, that's such a big loss!
Not even an Apostle of Fate is enough compensation for him; only a pretty-sounding young lady could barely improve his mood.
But the earnings are indeed huge, ten Skill Training Cards, which probably could upgrade Black Blade's Edge Slash to the next level.
Of course, Fang You would not do that.
It's impossible to use all ten training cards on Black Blade, he too needs to become stronger, okay? Even if he gave them to Black Blade, he wouldn't just upgrade Edge Slash.
The cost-performance ratio seems not high enough.
Let Brother Black Blade train by himself bit by bit.
"The most important thing is the big harvest of Fate Points."
Previously, guiding Black Blade through Awakening left 1.9 Fate Points remaining; now, I've gained another 7.8+5, which adds up to...
Fang You took out his phone and used the calculator to crunch numbers.
Oh, it's 14.7 Fate Points.
That's far more than needed for the third Fate draw, and there's still plenty left over.
"I should also save some, can't use, them all on drawing cards."
"On the Awakening guide, Fate Points are key, perhaps there are other places where they're needed. On normal days, I should keep at least two or three points, just in case."
Fang You did not rush to draw cards, the Fate Points weren't going anywhere.
This time's draw needs to be cautious, solemn, and devout!
Can't be hasty.
He recalled the scene he had seen through Black Blade's perspective and summarized today's actions.
Overall, fairly successful.
However, Black Blade's energy consumption was significant, one bout of Edge Slash enchantment, one full-powered Edge Slash, nearly depleting 70% of Black Blade's life energy.
"It seems, using life energy to activate abilities, is much more powerful?"
"Hmm, but it might also be that Black Blade's physique and spirit have improved, he's already undergone one Awakening, that's for later consideration."
"I'll have to try it myself to clearly understand the difference."
"There's also the Investigation Agency... undoubtedly, this is Dong Huang's department for dealing with abnormal events, very proactive, they had sealed off the surrounding area early on, only..."
They are a bit weak!
Last time I encountered investigators A and B at the construction site, I thought they were weak, assuming they might just be minor characters.
But now it doesn't seem so, they might all be weak.
After all, the area they sealed this time was large, and many people were mobilized, it can't be that they were all minor characters, right?
"The Investigation Agency seems to use Buddha Beads, talismans to fight Mysterious Evils."
"Should I buy some to see their effect?"
"Is there a possibility that the Investigation Agency... actually doesn't have the real means to slay Mysterious Evils?"
Seeing Brother Black Blade slaying Mysterious Evils as if cutting vegetables, Fang You also somewhat overlooked that ordinary people face certain death when confronting Mysterious Evils.
Even Black Blade, if he were just an Awakener once, without the proficiency-level Edge Slash...
Black Blade would certainly not be Serpent Mother's match.
And the Serpent Mother is merely a two-star Mysterious Evil.
Could there be higher-star, more terrifying Mysterious Evils in this world, affecting broader areas?
Could there exist beings whose mere presence could affect an entire city, turning dozens or hundreds of miles into a disaster?
Possibly... not impossible.
For a while,
Fang You's mood also became somewhat heavy.
"Thinking too much is useless, even if I'm part of a world-saving organization, I can't just save the world by carrying that title."
"Do what you can with the abilities you have."
"Right now, we're just a small exorcism organization with only two members, so I can't worry about too much. We'll see about the future."
Looking at the game diary, Black Blade couldn't wait to jump into training, and Fang You wasn't idle either.
Take a bath, burn incense... I'm almost out of incense at home; I might need to go out and buy some more.
Then change clothes.
Put on white clothes to make myself look whiter, then checked myself in the mirror.
As the saying goes, handsome people are always favored. I'm this handsome already; there's no way I'd be unlucky when drawing cards, right?
Come on!
Fang You raised his hands, slowly taking out his phone.
To ensure enough luck during the card draw, he even transferred the game from his old phone to the one he was currently using.
This is taking it seriously.
You can't not take it seriously. The third Apostle of Fate draw needs 9 Fate Points and the fourth one 27. If I don't get something good this time, who knows how long I'll have to wait until the next chance?
Come forth, my Apostle of Fate!
Come forth, my lovely Angel Envoy!
Draw cards!
A classic scene reappeared; the vortex of destiny filled the entire interface, with countless visions flashing through it.
This time, the visions seemed to move slower—shadows of people and buildings—but Fang You still couldn't make them out clearly, nor did he pay much attention to them.
What he cared more about were the emanating glows within the vortex of fate.
White, green, blue...
Will there be an Apostle of Fate?
One after another, items emerged from the vortex.
The first one was enveloped in a white light—a "Double Yield Card."
Not bad, Fang You muttered, not blinking an eye.
The second, third, and fourth items came forth one by one.
"Skill Training Card (White)"
"Skill Training Card (Green)"
"Life Energy Potion (White)"
When the fifth item finally glowed blue, Fang You's heart sank.
How could it be a Skill Book!
Though Skill Books are not bad, what he really wanted was an Apostle of Fate!
Another envoy would mean at least a one-third increase in his organization's strength!
"Acquired: Skill Book 'Ghost Control' (Blue)"
"Acquired: Skill Book 'Mysterious Evil Tracking' (Green)"
"Acquired: Curio 'Serpent Mother's Banner' (Blue)"
"Acquired: Skill Training Card (White)"
"Acquired: Double Yield Card (White)"
Two blues, two greens—technically, this should be considered lucky, but...
Fang You wasn't satisfied at all!
He was hoping for an Apostle of Fate, even just a green one, if there were any.
The vortex of fate spun to its peak.
A dazzling purple radiance suddenly burst forth, blinding Fang You's eyes.
Enveloped in the purple light was a dark silhouette.
A human figure!
Was it the person he had imagined?
The silhouette gradually became clearer, and the notification appeared immediately.
"Notice: Acquired Apostle of Fate 'Passage to the Mystic Eye - An Jianyou' (Purple)!"
A character portraying a girl dressed in a beige sweater and wrapped in a scarf appeared in front of Fang You.