237: Requirements for advancing to the Gold Realm

“Cough, cough.”

Upon hearing that, Duan Tianhe almost sprayed the rice in his mouth at Qin Shilei, who was sitting opposite him.

“Boss, we’re eating right now. Why would you say something so disgusting? Are you intentionally trying to stop me from eating?”

“Heh heh.” Qin Shilei got straight to the point: “There have been many bodies in the city that look like they were killed by zombies, so I came to ask you about it.”

“Boss, I don’t have that kind of hobby. You can’t wrongly accuse me, you know.” Duan Tianhe said with a wronged expression.

“I also don’t think I could have misjudged you.” Qin Shilei said lightly: “Let’s go. Come with me for a walk around the city and see if we can find the culprit.”

Duan Tianhe possessed the constitution of a Zombie King and could control zombies. If there truly were zombies hiding in the city, he should be able to find them more easily. This was Qin Shilei’s main reason for seeking out Duan Tianhe.

“Okay.” Duan Tianhe pulled out a tissue, casually wiped his mouth, and then followed Qin Shilei out.

As soon as he opened the door, he found two people standing outside, looking as if they were waiting for someone.

“City Lord Qin, I heard my subordinates say you entered this room. It was a bit presumptuous to wait here, but I hope Brother Qin won’t take offense.”

Han Hongyu said with an apologetic look.

“It’s fine.” Qin Shilei said with a smile: “If you have something, you can find me at the City Lord’s Mansion. I have something to attend to now and need to go out. We can chat later.”

“Then I won’t disturb Brother Qin.”

Han Hongyu turned and moved aside, his gaze sweeping over Duan Tianhe on his right, then suddenly he exclaimed, “Ah!”

Duan Tianhe only reacted then. He had been in too much of a hurry earlier and had forgotten to put on his sunglasses.

With his blood-red pupils seen by an outsider, it would probably be difficult to explain.

“His eyes mutated, just like mine. You don’t need to overthink it.”

After Qin Shilei finished speaking, he let his own eyes reveal a purple color.

“So that’s it. I thought he was a zombie pet you had taken in?”

Han Hongyu looked as if he had suddenly understood.

“.......”

Human imagination after the apocalypse was truly rich. Qin Shilei felt that his explanation just now seemed a bit redundant.

At this point, Duan Tianhe also nonchalantly put on his sunglasses.

“Farewell.”

Qin Shilei and Duan Tianhe walked into the elevator and went downstairs.

Watching the elevator descend to the first floor, Zeng Deyuan frowned and said, “City Lord, do you think that person’s eyes really just mutated?”

Han Hongyu said lightly, “If Qin Shilei says so, then it is so.”

Zeng Deyuan whispered, “It’s just that recently there have been many murder cases in the city where people were killed by zombies. Could it really have nothing to do with that person?”

Han Hongyu pondered for a moment, “Let’s move to another place. As long as our people are safe, we don’t need to worry about the rest.”

Zeng Deyuan nodded in response, “The City Lord is right. I will immediately arrange for people to move. Continuing to live here always gives one the creeps.”

Having descended, Qin Shilei and his companions drove a car and began to tour the city.

Three hours later.

Duan Tianhe said with a wry smile, “Boss, I haven’t sensed any zombies at all. Why don’t you go back and rest first, and I’ll continue searching alone?”

Qin Shilei nodded in response, “That works. You can search a bit more and then go back to rest as well. We can continue searching tomorrow.”

The combined area of Hope City’s inner and outer cities was not small, and driving around to every corner was not easy.

If there truly were zombies, they might not necessarily stay in the same place, making them even harder to find.

However, as soon as Qin Shilei returned to the City Lord’s Mansion, Zhang Cheng ran over and said, “Shi Lei, more than ten people in the city have had all their blood drained again.”

Qin Shilei asked, “Just now?”

Zhang Cheng nodded, “Precisely during the time you were out.”

Qin Shilei instructed, “Arrange for people to find the zombies hiding in the city as quickly as possible.”

This way, he could clearly know that the one causing trouble in the city was definitely not Duan Tianhe.

As for catching the culprit, it wasn’t necessary for him, the City Lord, to act personally.

After his prospective father-in-law left, Qin Shilei took out crystals and began to absorb them.

After two or three hours of absorption, his experience finally reached its maximum.

He was about to advance to the Golden Realm, but he frowned.

Qin Shilei pushed open the door, walked over to An Qian, sat down beside her, and asked, “An Qian, did you have any requirements when you advanced to the Golden Realm?”

“Requirements?” An Qian said with a confused look: “No requirements, I was already Golden One-Star when I woke up.”

Qin Shilei said in distress, “Why is it that I need to comprehend a rule?”

His personal panel displayed, “Host has reached the peak of the Silver Realm, and needs to comprehend a rule to continue advancing to the Golden Realm.”

“I also didn’t feel like I comprehended the rule of fire.”

An Qian furrowed her brows and said.

After speaking, she extended her right hand, and a purple flame rose in her palm, then transformed into a small fire bird that flew around her.

“It seems I’m more skilled in using fire and fire-based combat techniques, but I really haven’t felt that mysterious rule.”

An Qian’s tone became several shades more serious, as if to enhance her persuasiveness.

Qin Shilei also extended his right hand, and a flickering lightning bolt appeared in his palm.

Then, that lightning bolt also circled around him once.

“I feel that I have a very good grasp of lightning as well. Could it be because I can’t transform lightning into small birds or other living creatures?”

Of course, this was just Qin Shilei complaining to An Qian.

An Qian’s smooth advancement to the Golden Realm was entirely due to the Phoenix Nirvana, which should have allowed her to master the fire element rule at that time.

So, how could he master the rule of the lightning element?

Qin Shilei took out the thunder spirit orb and carefully felt the lightning elements flowing within it.

After a long while, he gained nothing.

He had no choice but to return to the top of the tall mountain in the Other World and summon lightning to baptize himself.

He tried to use the baptism to comprehend the rule of lightning.

Half an hour later, his entire body was somewhat numb from the electricity, but he was still completely bewildered.

An Qian comforted him, “Shi Lei, don’t be too hasty. Maybe you’ll suddenly have an epiphany.”

Qin Shilei smiled and said, “I’m fine. Let’s go back and rest first.”

However, he felt some doubt and worry in his heart.

He had a lightning seed in his body, and his control over lightning elements was quite good, yet he still hadn’t been able to advance to the Golden Realm.

If advancing to the Golden Realm was truly this difficult, then what would humans on Blue Star use to deal with increasingly powerful zombies and even stronger creatures from the Other World in the future?

Qin Shilei did not know at this time.

When Zhang Qiang and the others reached the peak of Silver, they had two options for advancing to the Golden Realm.

Besides comprehending a rule, they could also greatly absorb high-quality crystals and ability beads that matched their own attributes, which would give them a high chance of successfully advancing to the Golden Realm.

However, those who advanced using the latter method would find it very difficult to advance to the Platinum Realm again.

It was just unknown why this option did not appear on Qin Shilei’s personal panel.

Even if it did appear, he would only choose the method of comprehending a rule.