80: Various worries, wishing for the ephemeral beauty of the night-blooming cereus

Han Fei stared intently at his phone screen, awaiting Second Lieutenant Yang Guodong's reply.

However, the other party replied, "I'm sorry, Brother Han, to prevent leaks, I can only reveal such classified matters to you in person during our next face-to-face meeting."

A hint of disappointment flashed in Han Fei's heart, but he quickly adjusted his mindset and replied with a brief and understanding "Understood."

"When we meet next time, I'll tell you everything," Second Lieutenant Yang Guodong emphasized again.

"Okay."

After a few simple exchanges, Han Fei gently pressed the phone's screen-off button, his gaze gradually shifting from the phone screen to the dim twilight outside the window.

"It's already this late..."

Suddenly, as if remembering something, he summoned the System.

'Hello, Number 9527'

'How may I help you?'

Han Fei said in his mind, "Help me check my current performance and the number of pollution sources I've dealt with."

'Your current performance is: 5.892276 million'

'The number of pollution sources you have dealt with is: 69.18'

These numbers jumped in Han Fei's mind, prompting his deep contemplation.

"The pollution sources are enough, but I still need over four million in performance to upgrade to K3."

"After upgrading to K3, my Cleaning Superpower should be able to improve again."

Thinking of this, Han Fei couldn't help but recall the suffocating encounter he had not long ago.

That pitch-black Garbage Monster was actually able to suppress him in a Superpower clash.

The Cleaning Superpower, which had always been invincible against Garbage Monsters, was at a disadvantage in front of it.

This made Han Fei feel very bad.

He felt as if he was falling behind the times.

If things continued like this, what awaited him was to be eliminated by the era!

Although there were currently no reports online about pollution sources, or even the newly appearing global treasure chests, Han Fei believed that as time went on, pollution sources and new global treasure chests would definitely become more numerous.

Judging by the past situation with opposing treasure chests, pollution-type professional practitioners, who oppose Cleaners, will definitely appear in the future.

Therefore, Han Fei must raise his Cleaning Superpower to a sufficient level before then.

This would not only give him an advantage in the future but also increase his standing in the eyes of the country, thereby securing more support and resources.

After clarifying his thoughts, Han Fei immediately had Xiao Shuai arrange a car to take him back to his luxury apartment.

The door closed with a "click," shutting out the outside world's noise, and a look of urgency appeared on Han Fei's face.

He eagerly opened the company's System mall and purchased 200 pollution environmental protection black iron treasure chests.

He would have liked to buy bronze grade ones, but each one cost 100,000 in performance, and he consumed more than he earned.

In comparison, black iron treasure chests, which only required 1,000 performance each, seemed more practical.

Although each opening only yielded six or seven hundred in performance, Han Fei had the Infinite Matryoshka Plug-in, so as long as his luck wasn't too bad, he would definitely profit.

What's more, each opening contributed to his milestone of "opening 100,000 black iron treasure chests."

At the same time, it could also help him Cultivate his Cleaning Superpower, killing three birds with one stone.

Although Han Fei also had the black iron treasure chest upgrade Cheat, the remaining uses were not many, and Han Fei didn't want to waste them on environmental protection treasure chests.

Han Fei then immediately began opening treasure chests and Cultivating.

Given his current Superpower level, the speed at which pollution environmental protection black iron treasure chests spewed out trash was just right for his Cultivation.

'Performance +5'

'Performance +7'

'Performance +12'

...After opening one treasure chest, Han Fei quickly opened the next.

His movements were fluid and urgent, as if every second of delay made him anxious.

The speed at which pollution environmental protection black iron treasure chests spewed trash was far less than that of bronze grade ones.

Han Fei opened more than a dozen consecutively without feeling the slightest fatigue.

After continuously opening fifty or sixty treasure chests without any pause, Han Fei suddenly stopped.

It wasn't due to physical fatigue; the feeling of stagnation rising from his heart told him that his Superpower Cultivation had encountered a Bottleneck, like a river encountering a hard rock wall, unable to flow forward.

He then found a bottle of silver grade Superpower enhancement potion from the box and gulped it down.

In an instant, as if a warm torrent rose from his abdomen, the Cultivation Bottleneck within his body shattered with a roar.

Han Fei could clearly feel that the previously blocked Superpower, like a young Dragon after hibernation, once again burst forth with vibrant vitality, eager to move.

Elementary Cleaning Superpower Cultivation Technique was divided into three major levels, each representing a brand new Realm.

Han Fei was currently still on the first level.

Encountering a Cultivation Bottleneck so quickly was, in the end, due to his unremarkable Superpower Aptitude.

His barely D-grade Superpower Aptitude was like a heavy stone pressing down on his Cultivation Dao, making every step forward require immense effort.

"Superpower Aptitude is a problem."

Han Fei felt a headache coming on.

D-grade Superpower Aptitude barely met the threshold for Cultivating Elementary Cleaning Superpower Technique.

To go further on this path, he had to improve his Superpower Aptitude.

But how could Han Fei not want his Superpower Aptitude to soar like a rocket?

If only it could be like his magic Aptitude, instantly rising to S-grade, that would be great.

However, the ways to improve Superpower Aptitude were as rare as Phoenix feathers and Dragon scales, hard to find.

The quickest method Han Fei could think of at the moment was Superpower Aptitude enhancement potions.

If he could drink a bottle of emerald or even diamond grade Superpower Aptitude enhancement potion, he might be able to instantly raise his Aptitude to S-grade.

But Han Fei also knew that this fantasy was difficult to achieve.

Emerald and diamond grade Superpower Aptitude enhancement potions were so precious that their value could not be measured by money; every drop contained the power to rewrite a person's fate, truly national treasures.

Even if there were occasional collections in the Dragon Kingdom's secret treasure vault, their number would surely be as rare as morning stars, extremely precious.

Han Fei's mind churned, unable to think of a reason for the country to let him use such an unparalleled treasure.

One must know that the number of Cleaner professional practitioners appearing in the entire Dragon Kingdom was increasing, with more than ten reported in the news alone.

Han Fei's identity as a Cleaner was no longer unique.

As for his identity as the child of prophecy, he was only suspected, not confirmed.

There were also 7 other children of prophecy just like him.

To exchange for the nation's precious resources based on this vague identity was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

Unless he exposed his Cheat or used magic cake as an exchange, Han Fei truly couldn't think of any way for the Dragon Kingdom to let him use emerald and diamond grade Superpower Aptitude enhancement potions.

With these thoughts, Han Fei slowly shook his head.

Now was not the time to expose himself.

He was too weak.

In this world where the strong reign supreme, the foundation of any negotiation and transaction is built upon the equal strength of both parties.

Compared to the powerful Dragon Kingdom, he was not even a speck of dust.

With such a huge disparity in strength, Han Fei dared not reveal his trump card.

Once he aroused the covetousness of certain ill-intentioned individuals among the Dragon Kingdom's high-ranking officials, he would surely be like fish on a chopping block, to be slaughtered at will, without any power to resist.

"If I can't ask the country for it, I can only find it myself."

Han Fei's gaze naturally fell upon the upcoming treasure chest exhibition.

Many rare treasure chests could potentially open items that could improve Aptitude.

Just like Superpower Aptitude enhancement potions, they were opened from Superpower treasure chests.

High-quality potion treasure chests also had a certain probability of opening Superpower Aptitude enhancement potions.

The lowest-grade treasure chests displayed at the exhibition were Level 3 treasure chests, which were rarely seen on the market.

And on this basis, there were even Level 6 and Level 7 ultra-rare treasure chests!

These treasure chests were not only astonishing in their Rank but also outstanding in quality.

From bronze grade to gold grade, and even platinum and emerald grade, all were possible!

If he was lucky, Han Fei could completely obtain items that could improve his Superpower Aptitude through the Random Drop Cheat.

But the problem was, this required extremely good luck.

The treasure chest exhibition, a grand event that gathered rare and precious treasure chests, usually only lasted two to three days.

This meant that Han Fei would have a maximum of eighteen chances for a drop.

And if, after eighteen attempts, he still couldn't get what he wanted, Han Fei would have to wait for the next exhibition.

Han Fei had already checked; besides the exhibition next week, the next closest treasure chest exhibition was two months away.

For him, who was eager to improve his strength, two months was undoubtedly an unbearable torment.

So he had to obtain an item that could improve his Superpower Aptitude at next week's exhibition.

And to ensure this, he had to improve his luck.

But then the problem arose again.

Methods to improve luck were even rarer than methods to improve Superpower Aptitude, and their value was naturally more expensive.

For example, a black iron grade Superpower Aptitude enhancement potion, if one was lucky in the black market, might be bought for under a million.

However, a black iron grade luck potion not only required extremely good luck to encounter in the black market, but its price was also several times higher than a Superpower Aptitude enhancement potion, usually very difficult to buy for two or three million.

"What should I do?" Han Fei felt very tricky.

After much thought, the most likely method to achieve his goal at present was Princess Luna's side.

"Do I really have to find her?"

Han Fei hesitated for a moment.

He still couldn't trust Princess Luna.

After all, not long ago at the God of Cookery Competition, she had tampered with the white god clear tea, which still bothered Han Fei.

"It seems I can only wait for the black market."

Second Lieutenant Yang Guodong had promised to take him to the black market to try his luck.

If he was lucky, he might encounter an item that could improve luck.

Han Fei then gently shook his head, dispelling the troubling thoughts from his mind, and refocused on his Cultivation.

In a flash, six hours passed silently.

Han Fei opened more than seven hundred treasure chests in a row, consumed three bottles of Superpower enhancement potions, broke through several Bottlenecks, and finally touched the threshold of the second level.

Having Cultivated to this point, Han Fei stopped.

After several continuous attempts, he still failed to Break through to the second level. Han Fei understood that with his current Superpower Aptitude alone, crossing this seemingly close yet infinitely distant boundary was an almost impossible task.

"The Cultivation of Cleaning Superpower can only go this far for now; afterwards, I must find a way to improve my Superpower Aptitude."

Seeing that it was already past 12 AM, Han Fei took out the magic cake treasure chest and the nature treasure chest, preparing to use the Random Drop Cheat.

He first used it three times on the nature treasure chest; the first two drops were ordinary guaranteed items, Grass Whisper Seeds and Shadow Grass.

The third time, he was very lucky to open an ultra-rare special item with an extremely low probability: the Wishing Epiphyllum.

The Wishing Epiphyllum was an extremely rare wishing-type magical item that could reverse fortune and grant simple wishes in the blink of an eye.

Its preciousness lay in its fleeting nature, like a meteor streaking across the night sky, requiring the user to quickly make a wish before it withered.

The Epiphyllum bloomed for a moment, then vanished.

Many people who obtained the Wishing Epiphyllum hadn't even reacted before it had already withered.

Fortunately, Han Fei had already memorized all the items in the gold nature treasure chest.

Therefore, the moment the Wishing Epiphyllum revealed its true form, a clear wish had already surged in Han Fei's heart.

He immediately made a wish in his mind.

"May I be able to obtain a magic cake, the higher the grade the better, from the magic cake treasure chest using the Cheat next..."

As soon as the wish ended, Han Fei keenly noticed that the edges of the Wishing Epiphyllum were already showing signs of decay.

He dared not delay and immediately used the Random Drop Cheat on the magic cake treasure chest.

His luck was quite ordinary for the first two times, only obtaining common magic snacks.

It wasn't until the third attempt that a miracle occurred: a Level 3 magic cake, emanating a faint glow and symbolizing ultimate deliciousness and magic, appeared in his hand.

At this moment, Han Fei's heart felt as if it had been ignited by sparks of joy, unable to calm down for a long time.

"Finally, I've obtained another Level 3 magic cake!"

With an excited heart, Han Fei carefully placed this precious magic cake into the refrigerator inside the custom-made safe.

He was very aware that a large part of the reason he obtained the magic cake was because of the Wishing Epiphyllum.

This strengthened his idea of improving his luck.

Subsequently, Han Fei did not dwell in joy but immediately devoted himself to Cultivation.

Since his Cleaning Superpower couldn't be improved for the time being, he could only Cultivate Forbidden Magic.

Compared to the former, the path of Forbidden Magic Cultivation was fraught with thorns.

Even with his excellent S-grade magic Aptitude, Han Fei found it difficult to make any progress, with every bit of improvement requiring immense effort and time.

The hands on the clock kept turning.

Time quietly slipped away as Han Fei immersed himself in focused Cultivation.

He seemed to be outside of time, completely forgetting everything in the outside world, focusing solely on magic Cultivation and the improvement of his strength.

It wasn't until a sudden phone vibration pulled him back to reality from his state of self-forgetfulness.

It was a message from Second Lieutenant Yang Guodong.

"Brother Han, the auction is about to start. I'll drive to pick you up."

The message content made Han Fei temporarily put aside his Cultivation, and anticipation surged in his heart.

"I hope the auction has what I want."

Han Fei immediately changed his clothes and went to wait at the community entrance.

Soon, he saw Second Lieutenant Yang Guodong arrive in a jeep.