204: Chapter 204 Ready to Go

The Azure Dragon was the immediate threat.

But Chu Xuan had never forgotten that the Phantom Demon was also a major hidden danger.

In previous dreams, Chu Xuan had tested and found that the Phantom Demon would cause trouble in the dreams to force him to increase his Charm value.

If he didn't increase his Charm value in the dream, once he woke up, the Phantom Demon would be able to deduce that he might already know that increasing Charm was actually a trap.

In today's dream, although the Phantom Demon hadn't shown any abnormalities from beginning to end.

However, since what came next was of great importance, Chu Xuan decided to give it a little "sweetener" in advance to prevent the Phantom Demon from potentially causing trouble and disrupting his plans.

Since it wasn't on the way, Chu Xuan called Tang Zheng to give him some instructions, and more than half an hour later, the two met up in the area where Zhang Qiang was located.

After meeting Tang Zheng, Chu Xuan directly handed him a spirit Pearl filled with 1,000 spirituality value.

"Holy crap! You're not joking, right? You want me to absorb all of it?" Tang Zheng, who was seeing a spirit Pearl for the first time in reality, was instantly shocked.

"You're just giving away something so important? My friend, you are truly generous!"

The Phantom Demon's voice was cryptic. In reality, because it hadn't seen the messages from [Future Tang Zheng], it was still unaware of the crisis Chu Xuan was facing and was currently starting to get restless.

Chu Xuan understood that from the Phantom Demon's perspective, his accumulation of spirituality value was intended to be used all at once at the final moment to increase his Charm attribute. Handing it to Tang Zheng now was naturally very strange behavior.

"Stop talking nonsense. There's an enemy hidden in the shadows trying to kill me, and your strength is the key to my comeback. Just absorb this first."

Chu Xuan said this both to Tang Zheng and to explain the reason to the Phantom Demon.

With the previously increased Charm attribute acting as a "placebo," the Phantom Demon let out a soft sigh: "My friend, why didn't you tell me there was danger? I clearly could have helped you, yet you chose this young lad. It seems my feelings were misplaced after all..."

Chu Xuan ignored the Phantom Demon, and Tang Zheng, hearing this, also looked solemn and began to absorb it.

With the assistance of several tubes of [i just want to become stronger], Tang Zheng's Strength and Agility attributes soared rapidly, quickly reaching 30 points.

"Absorb the remaining spirituality value as well; it should be enough to buy you a few more seconds."

A cold light flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes.

He had invested heavily this time and was determined to kill the Azure Dragon.

"The Specter inside the Azure Dragon should be at the A-rank level. I hope it's not too disappointing..."

Chu Xuan murmured to himself.

Once Tang Zheng finished his power-up and returned to normal, the two went together to meet Zhang Qiang.

Knowing that Zhang Qiang and Zhao Hongchan would only be instantly killed if they faced the Azure Dragon, Chu Xuan naturally didn't expect them to help much in a direct confrontation, but they could provide some auxiliary support.

His main goal for this trip was to farm as many monsters as possible to earn spirituality value.

Finding an appropriate moment, Chu Xuan explained to Zhang Qiang that the Specter inside Luo Xiaotian was the work of the Resurrection Society's Azure Dragon.

In reality, Chu Xuan naturally wouldn't let the other party use Mind Reading on him. However, when he said that all of this was guided by [Heavenly Secrets] and didn't mention Ming Xiucheng, Zhang Qiang still chose to believe him.

Chu Xuan wasn't sure if Zhang Qiang wanted to use Mind Reading on him to confirm the truth.

But he wasn't going to gamble on the other man's character.

The human heart can never withstand testing.

Tang Zheng, who stood by his side throughout, was an invisible deterrent.

"How can we find the Azure Dragon?"

Zhang Qiang asked in a lowered voice, "You deliberately chose this moment to tell me this in private; you don't suspect that the Azure Dragon is one of our own, do you?"

"Just a precaution," Chu Xuan said, his expression unchanged.

"What do you need me to do?"

"The time hasn't come yet. I'll ask for your help when necessary. For now, I need some spirituality value..."

Relying on his experience from the dream, it took him only an hour to kill all the Specters he had encountered in the dream, gaining 142 spirituality value.

He then spent several more hours searching for Specters until after eight in the morning, ultimately gaining an additional 90 spirituality value.

With Zhang Qiang's support, these spirituality value naturally all belonged to Chu Xuan.

At this point, Chu Xuan's spirituality value had reached 934 points.

Instead of continuing the search, Chu Xuan suggested that the group return directly to the Research Base.

At 9:10 AM, Chu Xuan first returned to his residence.

Just like in the dream, Xu Zhiyou was waiting. Chu Xuan played along and obtained the method to leave Haicheng from him.

Next, Chu Xuan didn't go directly to the meeting venue. Instead, taking advantage of the little time he had left, he went to Zhao Hongchan's residence.

Chu Xuan knew that Qin Qing was with Zhao Hongchan at the moment, but to avoid exposure, he still gave her a call to ask where she was.

"You're with Captain Zhao? That's perfect. Come out for a moment; I have something to tell you."

After calling Qin Qing out, Chu Xuan smiled and said, "I bought a gift for Captain Zhao's child. Since you have a good relationship with her, could you help me see if it's appropriate..."

As he spoke, Chu Xuan took out the [Golden Growth] baby bracelet and simultaneously whispered quickly:

"Is your mental-type Talent only for speaking to others? Can you let us communicate with each other mentally, preferably including Captain Zhao as well?"

Qin Qing's expression shifted slightly, and she said, "Hongchan will definitely like it."

At the same time, Qin Qing's voice rang in Chu Xuan's mind: "In my current state, I can let the three of us communicate mentally, but for ten minutes at most."

After going upstairs, Chu Xuan presented the bracelet.

On the surface, they chatted for a while, and then Chu Xuan explained that he was planning to announce something very important today and hoped Zhao Hongchan could participate in the meeting.

In reality, however, the three of them secretly deliberated for ten minutes using Qin Qing's Talent.

During the conversation, Zhao Hongchan didn't show any abnormalities, but through the previous dream, Chu Xuan knew very well that she must be seething with rage, only holding it back with all her might.

Chu Xuan also teased the baby a few times, and it didn't show anything unusual.

But Chu Xuan knew very well that the Azure Dragon might be watching them through this baby.

At ten o'clock, the meeting began.

On this day, the time was not yet ripe, so Chu Xuan did not have Tang Zheng make a move.

Instead, after Ming Xiucheng arranged for a Jian-series fighter jet to be brought to the Research Base, a flight test was conducted that afternoon. A few hours later, a prompt appeared in the System.

[Fighter Jet Piloting: LV.1 (Beginner)]

Chu Xuan had kept 40 skill points unused, and now he directly spent 15 skill points to raise his Fighter Jet Piloting skill to the LV.5 Perfect level.

In the beginning, Chu Xuan might have tried through the dream to see if he could leave Haicheng directly during the flight test.

But his mindset had completely changed now.

What he wanted was no longer to escape Haicheng, but to slay the Azure Dragon!