Chapter 10 The Gluttonous Stomach <TOC> Chapter 12 Homeland
Translator: SumTLMan
Li Mu was temporarily placed in a dormitory, where he was sitting at a desk and examining the box in front of him.
The governor did not force him to make a choice, but was subtly hinting that if he chose to go to Avonigarda as the security officer, the treatment he would receive would be far better than staying in Xinlin.
Being a security officer is a very delicate job.
In the vast land, except for Lalegaode, the law is a vague existence, especially in autonomous regions like Avonigarda. Marauders can kill and rob with impunity and then easily escape back to the no-man’s land by taking a hovercraft.
The various states of Xingdu Federation are unable to maintain the law due to limitations on manpower, financial resources, and jurisdiction.
Under such circumstances, security officers have almost unchecked power. They can recruit a law enforcement team of no more than thirty people, issue arrest warrants with legal authority, and hire private military service companies with funding to combat marauders.
Only graduates from a few Xingdu Federation-affiliated universities such as Pucini Military Academy can serve as security officers because of the great power.
There are more than 500,000 people in the Avonigarda, but there are only more than 60 security officers, and each security officer has to oversee more than 8,000 people and hundreds of square kilometers of territory, with a low position but heavy weight. The only drawback is that the upward channel is very narrow.
Many of the materials and technologies that Eastern Xia needs are difficult to obtain through looting, but if there is a security officer serving as a protective umbrella in the background, the difficulty will directly decrease, and they can easily be smuggled into Eastern Xia.
After all, a considerable amount of materials and technologies are not available for purchase by ordinary people and only security officers have this authority.
The governor has given him the opportunity to choose, which is already very generous.
Li Mu opened the box, which contained a crystal-clear and sparkling bone that was constantly releasing psychic energy radiation.
The powerful psychic energy radiation suddenly made him feel a pain throughout his body.
This is a spinal bone of a third-level descender, which the governor recently hunted as prey.
Although the bones of the fifth-level can also stimulate the transformation of source essence into psychic energy, because the radiation is too weak, the transformation requires multiple and long-term exposure to radiation, and during the radiation process, much of the essence will be wasted. However, if the body can withstand it, using this third-level bone can directly awaken psychic energy.
Moreover, this third-level bone fragment cannot be compared to the fifth-level, as it can steadily release psychic energy for over a hundred years, whereas a fifth-level skeleton is considered remarkable if it can steadily release psychic energy for two months.
Just this small piece of third-level spinal bone is worth nearly a thousand gold.
“Sensed 268 source essence, recharge now?”
A worm-like text appeared at the bottom of the vision.
“This is truly a bone worth a thousand gold Lasu.”
Li Mu marveled at the value of this small piece of bone, stroked the box, and made a firm decision. Just by saving one outpost, he had obtained such a precious treasure, making him somewhat expectant about what the governor would give him after he took office as the Security Officer.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
Suddenly, a knock on the door was heard outside, and Li Mu opened the door to find Li Mei. After inviting her in, he poured a cup of water from the kettle.
“I never thought that you weren’t an awakened person.”
Li Mei said with some excitement. Li Mu’s performance on the battlefield had already surpassed that of many awakened people:
“The governor sent me to teach you how to awaken your psychic energy.”
Being close to the radiation from the bones would cause great harm to the human body, so most people only attempt to awaken after they have physically trained to their limits.
“As long as your physicality reaches the standard, the possibility of awakening is still very high. Unfortunately, many people have a lack of innate physicality, and even if they reach their limits, they will still be unable to withstand the radiation due to their lack of physicality, resulting in serious illness, paralysis, or even death.”
“…”
Li Mei counted her fingers and introduced many things to pay attention to when awakening, then said:
“Additionally, when receiving psychic energy radiation, many illusions will appear, and there may be a feeling of intense pain. However, these are nothing and can be quickly overcome.”
Li Mu nodded skeptically. His original memories about awakening were not many, but it didn’t seem as easy as Li Mei said.
“Awakening must avoid being disturbed, I will stay at the door and not let anyone disturb you.”
Watching Li Mei sitting with a gun outside, Li Mu hesitated for a moment and entered the Exile Realm. Based on the flow of time between the two worlds, he completed his breakthrough into the Exile Realm, and outside, it may have only lasted a moment.
Entering the God and Demon’s Nest, Li Mu was immediately surrounded by a group of black cranes. After making them fly outside the palace to keep watch, he looked at the two gains in his hand.
【Descendet Bone: Objects gain extraordinary power due to the care of a great existence, even a small piece of its spine retains unusual power.】
【Gluttonous Stomach: The gaze of a great existence imprints a part of itself on its relatives, like a shepherd treats his livestock. This holy relic will give you unparalleled digestive power.】
He picked up the whole spine and pressed it against his forehead.
In an instant, Li Mu felt as if a fast iron was pressed against his forehead, the intense pain made him scream out loud.
But the essence has started to consume, giving up in the middle will only waste one’s own essence in vain. Li Mu could only grit his teeth and continue to persist.
Gradually, the headache began to ease, he felt his brain was expanding, and there was a feeling of wanting to burst out of the skull. Everything in front of him began to blur and became pure color blocks, stacked, violently shaking, and changing.
Later, his consciousness began to become somewhat vague, and he didn’t know how long it took before he came to his senses.
Li Mu found himself lying on the throne of the great hall, sweating profusely from head to toe. Qing Feng and Ming Yue two novice cultivators were standing in the distance, looking at him anxiously but unable to approach due to a lack of orders.
He gritted his teeth against the pain and collected the remains of the descender into the box, inspecting the changes on his body.
The first thing he noticed was that his vision had improved; the entire world seemed as if a veil had been lifted, becoming more vivid in color.
Second, his strength saw a significant increase again. After awakening his psychic energy, his body broke through its limits and was able to bear more force, allowing his psychic energy to naturally increase.
Finally, there was a dense cluster of gas in his mind, gathering into a mass, flowing gently like smoke.
This was psychic energy.
The silver script that was originally not seen within his body was now slowly rotating around the psychic energy.
Li Mu felt a sense of weakness, a side effect of the depletion of the source essence of his soul. He could only recover slowly over time, allowing the source essence within the depths of his soul to fill the void. He took out his water bottle and drank a sip of the Sun Spring water. His previously dull spirit was suddenly invigorated, and the pain and fatigue in his body also eased.
However, what disappointed him was that the source essence that had been consumed did not recover.