Learn one small skill every day

If it weren't for the added luck from the dragon vein, would my arm have been pierced through instead of just being scratched?

Death has arrived?

Bai Miao suddenly remembered this series of horror movies he had watched before.

Chapter Forty-Four: A Chain of Unexpected Events

Bai Miao sat on the floor, not daring to make any rash moves.

On the internet, a friend request came from a painter and a mischievous spirit.

Bai Miao didn't immediately realize who these two were.

The ink painting reads: "White, I am Wang Tan. My real identity is a professor at the Law School of Jiangcheng University, and my surname is also Wang. I look forward to meeting you offline."

The ink painting is also very straightforward, revealing its identity at the beginning, which shows its sincerity.

The mischievous guy seemed pleasantly surprised: "Brother White, you should be friends with me through the ink painting, right? I didn't expect him to be a professor at my school! I'm wondering if I could try to get a recommendation for graduate school? By the way, if you want to contact us, just come to Jiangcheng University."

The little witch thanked them and then said she was going to sleep because she had to go to school the next day.

Going to school... Damn it, I want to go to school too.

Am I going to die on my way home from school?

Bai Miao was in a state of utter confusion. The Final Destination movie series had indeed left him with considerable psychological trauma.

During that time, I was terrified that I would slip and fall while walking at home and hit my temple on the corner of the table.

I never imagined that the situation I'm facing now would actually be like this.

Calm down... First, find out if anyone else has been tested...

Bai Miao asked the ink painter, "Professor Wang, do you know what a test is?"

The ink painting quickly replied, "I know, I've heard of it. Trials are triggered when the person knocking on the door encounters certain special conditions in the previous instance. It's like a continuation of events from the instance into reality. They're categorized by difficulty as pale, emerald, azure, vermilion, crimson, and pitch black. What trial did you encounter?"

Bai Miao's heart skipped a beat: "Then, which side is the highest level?"

"Pitch black".

Well, it's a heavyweight right from the start.

"What's your dungeon exploration progress? Zhang Peng and I are both only at 60%, but the rewards from this dungeon run have already surpassed those of previous dungeons. I didn't expect this dungeon's exploration progress to reward so much."

The ink painting was so straightforward, and Bai Miao didn't hold back either: "80%, you probably didn't understand the truth about the princess. I thought it was too sinister at the time, so I didn't tell you."

"You don't need to tell me now. I don't know what the test you are undergoing is about. There is some cognitive interference in the Qingqiu Rebellion instance. Knowing it might not be a good thing."

“Okay… I am indeed facing a Crimson-level test, which will last for 7 days. I may be unlucky for the next 7 days, like choking to death while drinking water.”

Bai Miao wanted to hear the opinions of ink wash painters.

Unexpectedly, the ink painting directly said, "I suggest you contact the authorities and hide in a nuclear explosion shelter for 7 days. You helped the authorities solve a high-risk criminal before, so I think they will agree to your request. Crimson difficulty is already beyond my imagination. The person I heard about last time only encountered Emerald difficulty. He obtained a cursed item in the dungeon and was later found in a sewer pipe."

"Okay... thank you."

You have items waiting to be collected.

Exiting the chat interface, Bai Miao noticed an exclamation mark flashing in the upper right corner of the Knocker's network.

Can this thing transfer items?

Quite convenient.

Bai Miao didn't know who gave it to him, so he didn't check it directly. Instead, he read the item's information.

"this……?!"

[Fragment of the Heavenly Dao - Abundant Soil (Fragment)]

[Introduction: Fragments of the Heavenly Dao, in charge of harvests and sustenance.]

Holding this fragment of the Heavenly Dao will prevent one from feeling hungry and will also accelerate the ripening of plants.

The holder will have their luck improved.

The great road is fifty, the sky is four and nine, and people are one of them.

Note: You need to possess a Dragon Vein to activate this effect.

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[Status: Broken (100%)]

[Rating: Gimel]

The fragment's shape resembled an ear of wheat, which immediately made Bai Miao realize who its owner was.

It was a gift from that fox.

It seems she truly understands that her ability to become a nine-tailed fox is entirely due to her own blessed words.

As expected, the rewards were very generous despite the high difficulty of the Crimson Level test.

If I have a dragon vein and a fragment of the Heavenly Dao, then what's the difference between me and the people of the Heavenly Dao Palace?

Now that he doesn't need to eat, Bai Miao thought to himself, "It's impossible for me to really stay at home for 7 days, right?"

These old apartments are indeed not very safe.

Just as Bai Miao was thinking this, he suddenly smelled a rotten egg odor.

What?! A gas leak?!

Bai Miao scrambled to his feet and rushed into the kitchen, only to feel his foot slip and his center of gravity shift backward.

[Standing somersault]

Bai Miao nimbly flipped over, and then, taking advantage of the moment in mid-air, kicked off the wall and flew towards the air valve.

"Crack!"

Bai Miao gently twisted the valve to shut it off, his forehead already covered in cold sweat.

This is tricky. I have to give a speech at that 100-day countdown rally in a couple of days. Is there any way I can even manage this?

Never mind, my life is more important.

Bai Miao immediately decided to ask for leave and sent a message to the official knocking on the door.

"Do you have any safe houses where I can stay for a week? I mean, the kind you know, like Final Destination, right? There's a guy who locks himself in a room to prevent all sorts of accidents from happening. I need a room like that."

"Boss, what are you going to do? It's not that we can't do it, but we need to ask first."

The other party quickly responded.

It was not yet 1 a.m., and most people did not appear to be asleep.

"I've encountered a Crimson Trial, and I need to find a safe place to survive for 7 days."

"Crimson level?! My god, are you being hunted by some kind of curse, boss? If so, the safe house might not be effective. Those things can walk through walls! They can come out from any unexpected place!"

"No, the test I'm facing is similar to Final Destination; I just need to make sure nothing unexpected happens in that room."

"Here... let me try."

Bai Miao took out his phone and sent a leave request to his homeroom teacher.

“My grandmother passed away, and I need to go back to my hometown for the funeral. Can I take 7 days off? I probably won’t be able to attend the 100-day countdown rally.”

"Please accept my condolences. Don't worry about taking leave. Just go back to your hometown with peace of mind."

Teacher Li readily agreed to Bai Miao's request for leave, without even raising any questions.

After all, who would use something like this as a reason to ask for leave?

"boom!"

Bai Miao had just put his phone in his pocket when he heard an explosion, followed by a sharp burning sensation on his thigh.

My phone battery spontaneously combusted!

But the worst part is... there was a gas leak here just now!

Bai Miao tore his pants, put on his hunter's suit, and leaped off the balcony outside the kitchen.

Boom! !

Flames poured from Bai Miao's apartment, illuminating the old district of Jiangcheng late at night.

Chapter 45 The Special Effects of the Zero Hour Lock

"What?! A fire broke out tonight in the area that just underwent a fire inspection?!"

Upon receiving the report, the Jiangcheng Fire Brigade rushed to the scene.

Bai Miao lived in a low-rise building, only on the fourth floor. His strength attribute was as high as 17 points, and his stamina was as high as 15 points. In addition, the Hunter Set he was wearing provided a defense bonus. Bai Miao also used the parkour skill [Quick Descent] to reduce the impact of landing. So apart from his feet hurting a little, he was completely unharmed.

My thigh was burned earlier.

Looking at the thick smoke billowing from his own house, Bai Miao felt utterly miserable.

Damn it, I really can't mess around with memes like that anymore.

Although in the long run, he gained a fragment of the Heavenly Dao and won the favor of that immortal fox, so it wasn't a loss, he really has nothing left now.

The five-year college entrance examination and three-year mock exam materials I studied for so long seem to have been completely burned.

However, Bai Miao soon realized another problem.

Was the speed of a gas explosion much slower?

Logically, since I could already feel the burning sensation of the battery exploding, the flammable gas in the air should have exploded long ago.

But he was able to react in time and escape the explosion.

Isn't that a bit outrageous?

How is this going?

I felt my thoughts and actions quicken considerably in that instant...

Bai Miao suddenly remembered that he hadn't checked the status of the Zero Hour Lock.