63: Chapter 63 System Upgrade! Is this what you call serious business? Lin, the beautiful lady…

"Changing tastes?"

Su Yang's footsteps paused at the door. He looked back at the gossiping Zhou Mingyue, a meaningful smile curling at the corners of his mouth.

"Little girl, stop prying into adult business."

"I'm going into seclusion tonight. No one is to disturb me, especially you."

After speaking, Su Yang walked directly into the master bedroom. With a "bang," he closed the door and casually slapped on a Sound-Isolating Talisman.

He left a room full of women staring at each other in bewilderment.

"Seclusion?"

Zhou Mingyue curled her lip and muttered in a low voice:

"Who is he kidding? I bet he's hiding in his room counting money."

...

Inside the room.

Su Yang was indeed "counting money."

However, he wasn't counting banknotes, but System points.

He sat cross-legged on the large rosewood bed, and with a thought...

"System, settle rewards!"

Earlier, when facing the Li family's demolition squad, he hadn't had time to pay attention to the System's notifications in order to maintain his expert persona.

Now that it was finally quiet, it was time to see the harvest from this wave of posturing... oh no, this wave of self-defense and counter-attack.

"Ding! Detected that the host has successfully repelled powerful enemies, greatly enhancing the prestige of the Celestial Master Agency!"

"Task [Establish Prestige] has been automatically completed!"

"Calculating rewards..."

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: 1,000 points!"

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining: One [Sect Divine Beast Egg (Random)]!"

"A Divine Beast egg?"

Su Yang's eyes lit up.

Breaking a thousand points was expected.

After all, the commotion this time wasn't small.

Not only did he deal with Mayor Zhao, but he also slapped Li Half-City's face from a distance.

But this Divine Beast egg was definitely a good thing!

"Although the Agency now has a Spirit Gathering Formation, it's still missing an auspicious beast to guard the house."

Su Yang rubbed his hands together, his face full of anticipation.

"System, take that egg out for me to see first!"

Buzz—!

Following a ripple in space...

A giant egg, the size of a basketball, entirely golden and covered in profound patterns, appeared on the bed.

As soon as the egg appeared, the surrounding Spiritual Qi rushed toward it frantically, as if it were a bottomless pit.

"Good grief, quite the appetite."

Su Yang reached out and touched the eggshell; it felt warm to the touch.

He could even feel a powerful heartbeat coming from inside.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Every heartbeat seemed to harmonize with the rhythm of heaven and earth, causing the Golden Core inside Su Yang's body to resonate along with it.

"System, how do I hatch this thing? You don't expect me to sit on it like an old hen, do you?"

"Ding! The host must feed it with essence blood daily and inject Pure Yang Qi to nurture and hatch it."

"Dripping blood? Again?"

Su Yang complained.

"You guys are going to squeeze me dry of my blood sooner or later."

Despite his complaining, his movements weren't slow.

He bit his fingertip, and a drop of essence blood fell onto the golden egg.

Sizzle—

The blood was instantly absorbed.

The patterns on the shell lit up for a moment but quickly dimmed again.

Immediately after, Su Yang mobilized his Golden Core.

A stream of incredibly pure Nine Revolutions Pure Yang Qi poured into the egg through his palm.

After infusing it for a full half hour, Su Yang felt a bit exhausted.

The golden egg only shook slightly and then went still.

"Ding! Current hatching progress: 1%."

"Estimated hatching time: 30 days (depending on energy absorption)."

"What the hell? One percent?"

Su Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead, looking speechless.

"I nearly gave up half my life, and you only increased by that much?"

"Looks like this is going to be a long-term investment."

Su Yang sighed helplessly.

He pulled the heavy golden egg into his arms.

"Fine, since you're a Divine Beast, you need to have some dignity."

"For this month, I'll serve you like a lord."

Su Yang patted the eggshell. "If the thing that hatches isn't strong enough, I'll turn you into tomato scrambled eggs!"

The golden egg seemed to understand the threat; it trembled slightly and emitted a pleasing warmth.

"At least you're sensible."

Su Yang rolled up the quilt, hugged the giant golden egg, and fell into a deep sleep.

Truth be told, the egg came with a built-in constant temperature function; sleeping with it was even more comfortable than a hand warmer.

...

The next morning.

Su Yang was woken up by the ringing of his phone.

Drowsily, he reached for his phone and glanced at the caller ID.

Lin Bing.

That beautiful police officer with a hot body and an even hotter temper.

"Hello? Officer Lin?"

Su Yang yawned. "So early in the morning, are you inviting me to breakfast, or are you checking up on me?"

"Su Yang! Stop joking! Something has happened!"

On the other end of the phone, Lin Bing's voice sounded exceptionally anxious, even carrying a hint of a tremble.

"What? Has the sky fallen?"

Su Yang sat up.

"It's more serious than the sky falling!"

Lin Bing took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"Do you remember that Angel Plastic Surgery Hospital from last time?"

"I remember. Didn't I turn that old weasel into ashes?"

"The hospital was shut down, but... those girls who went there for surgery previously... they all disappeared last night!"

"Disappeared?" Su Yang frowned.

"It's not just that they disappeared."

Lin Bing's voice carried a trace of fear.

"We retrieved the surveillance footage... and found that they walked out on their own."

"And... their faces have all changed!"

"They've become identical! It's like... they were all carved from the same mold!"

"Hundreds of identical-looking women simultaneously took to the streets in the middle of the night, gathering in the same direction..."

"Now the entire Jiangzhou Police Department is in chaos! This is too sinister; we simply can't handle it!"

"Su Yang, I'm begging you, please come and help me!"

Hearing this, Su Yang's sleepiness vanished instantly.

Hundreds of identical-looking women?

Just thinking about that image made his Sanity points drop.

Right then, the long-absent System notification sounded in Su Yang's mind.

"Ding! Triggered emergency side quest: [Thousand-Faced Eerie Shadows]!"

"Quest Description: The appearances of hundreds of women have suddenly mutated, hiding a massive conspiracy behind it. Please investigate, uncover the truth, and resolve the crisis."

"Quest Reward: 500 points!"

"Quest Reward: [Spirit Field Blueprint (Level 1)] × 1!"

"Spirit Field Blueprint?"

Su Yang's eyes lit up instantly.

He was just worrying about the empty courtyard and wanting to plant some Spiritual Plants and Spirit Medicines but lacking technical support.

This was literally like someone handing him a pillow just as he was getting sleepy!

"Su Yang? Are you listening?"

Seeing no reaction from Su Yang, Lin Bing shouted anxiously over the phone.

"I'm listening, I'm listening."

Su Yang immediately switched to a tone of righteous indignation.

"Hundreds of clones, this is indeed sinister."

"When the beautiful Officer Lin is in trouble, how could I, Su Yang, sit idly by?"

"Fine, where are you? I'll be there right away."

"I'm at the Municipal Criminal Investigation Detachment! Hurry! The Director and the others are all waiting for you!"

He hung up the phone.

Su Yang put the golden egg back into the System space to let it slowly absorb Spiritual Qi there.

"I have to take this job, for the sake of my grand plan for a Spirit Field!"

He quickly got dressed and finished washing up.

He walked out of the room and into the courtyard.

Zhou Mingyue and Mary were busy cleaning.

"Boss, where are you going so early? You haven't had breakfast yet," Zhou Mingyue asked.

"Not eating, I've got a big job."

Su Yang waved his hand. "Watch the house, don't let any strangers in."

With that, the beat-up Jetta let out a roar, carrying Su Yang as it sped toward the municipal bureau.