I can equip strange items

Chapter 90 What I Saw, Heard, and Tried

Although Donghe City is very large, the main road was being cleaned much faster than he had expected, probably because the ability users were very efficient.

At this rate, the main roads of Donghe City can be completely cleared in two days at most.

Once the main roads of the East and West cities are cleaned up, the conditions for the entry to be fixed should be met, right?

Li Yuan pondered.

After all, the fixed condition for the term "trash can" is "streets are clean and there is no litter in sight," not that the entire city must be cleaned.

As long as the main roads can be kept clean and tidy, the conditions should be met.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan felt much better.

However, just to be on the safe side, we still hope that the official cleaning will be more thorough.

Since it's a blue-label entry, it's understandable that the conditions for fixing it are a bit strict.

He continued riding his motorcycle through the empty streets, observing the progress of the cleanup while also getting used to the current state of the city.

As he walked along a commercial street, he saw a supermarket with its doors wide open, its shelves overturned and goods scattered all over the floor.

Several stray cats were crouching between the shelves, watching the outside warily, as if they considered this place their den.

I wonder how the authorities will handle these stray cats? They don't seem to have mutated yet, but who knows what will happen in the future?

Li Yuan shook his head, did not linger, and continued riding forward.

Unbeknownst to him, he had already arrived at the central square of Donghe City.

This used to be the most bustling place in the city. Every weekend, the square would be packed with people strolling, dancing, and skateboarding.

But now, the square is deserted, with only a few cleaners busy at work.

The snow has melted, but there is still a lot of water, and the area hasn't been cleaned up, so you can still see footprints, proving that someone has been here.

The fountain in the center of the square has dried up, and the bottom of the pool is piled with dead leaves and debris.

A water-based ability user is standing next to the fountain, manipulating the water flow to wash away the filth at the bottom of the pool.

The world is changing too fast.

Li Yuan sighed.

He still remembers that just a month ago, he was struggling to make a living in Nancy.

In the blink of an eye, the world has undergone earth-shattering changes.

Mutant creatures, bizarre objects, superhumans —

These things used to exist only in novels and movies, but now they have become reality.

"but----"

Li Yuan looked down at his hands.

At least, I have the power to change all of this.

He might even have to save the entire city of Donghe!

Thinking about this, his emotions were still somewhat complicated.

He continued cycling through the empty city, feeling its silence and desolation.

In this world that has changed beyond recognition, everyone is striving to find their own way to survive.

And he was no exception.

Over the next two hours, Li Yuanjiping toured the main urban areas of Donghe City.

He found that the authorities' organizational capabilities were indeed very strong.

Although the cleaning work has just begun, the entire operation is proceeding in an orderly manner with a clear division of labor.

Those with cleaning abilities are responsible for handling the most difficult parts to clean, while ordinary sanitation workers are responsible for sweeping the streets and collecting garbage.

The two work together seamlessly, resulting in remarkably high efficiency.

It seems that the terms will be fixed soon.

Li Yuan secretly looked forward to it.

Seeing that it was almost afternoon, he rode his motorcycle back to the resettlement area along the same route, preparing to continue sacrificing his essence and spirit to strengthen the bamboo knife after the "Master of Staying Up All Night" attribute took effect.

However, before returning to the prefab house, he went to see Lu Jiayin first.

"How's it going? Can you see the cleaning progress?"

As soon as Lu Jiayin came out of the command tent, she saw Li Yuan and asked with a smile.

"I saw it, very efficient."

Li Yuan nodded: "If we maintain this pace, it shouldn't take long to finish."

"That's good."

Lu Jiayin breathed a sigh of relief: "The bureau attaches great importance to this operation and has specially transferred a lot of people here. Moreover, I told them that this operation is related to the success or failure of dealing with the strange streetlights, so they are all very concerned."

"That's good."

Li Yuan nodded: "By the way, there's something I want to ask you."

"Go ahead and say it." Lu Jiayin was very concerned about Li Yuan's affairs.

"Does the military still have any mutated creature corpses?"

Li Yuan asked, "The organization behind me needs a large quantity; twelve tons is not enough."

"Not enough?"

Lu Jiayin looked at him in surprise: "Twelve tons isn't enough? What exactly is your organization planning?"

"This—I'm not at liberty to disclose."

Li Yuan shook his head: "But I can tell you, the flesh and blood of these mutated creatures are very important to us. The more the better."

Lu Jiayin nodded thoughtfully and said, "Let me ask around for you. As far as I know, the military has stockpiled a lot of mutated creature corpses in various cities."

"After all, the number of mutated creatures has increased dramatically during this period, and the army has hunted down a large number of them."

She paused, then added, "However, those bodies are in other cities, and it might take some time to transport them here."

"It's okay, no rush."

Li Yuan said, "As long as we can buy it, that's fine."

"Okay, I'll contact them for you."

Lu Jiayin nodded: "I'll let you know if there's any news."

"Thank you," Li Yuan said, then turned and went back to his prefab house.

After closing the door, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to think about his next plan.

He now has the blue attribute "Dissolving Factory," which allows him to increase his strength by decomposing the flesh and blood of mutated creatures.

Moreover, this improvement has no side effects and will not leave any hidden dangers of an unstable foundation.

Because fundamental nutrition comprehensively improves physical fitness, it also enhances mental strength and lifespan.

If I could obtain more mutated creature flesh and blood, my strength should be able to quickly rise to the Devourer level.

Li Yuan secretly made plans in his heart.

With its strength at the Devourer level, it should be considered quite powerful within the combat power system of this world.

He felt that the Devouring level should correspond to the Inner Core realm in the martial arts system.

The aura he sensed from the branch director of the Donghe City Abnormal Affairs Bureau was extremely powerful.

He could sense that he was no match for his opponent, no matter what methods he used.

This suggests that the power gap between different levels must be enormous.

The intentional manifestation of an unusual omen should correspond to the acquired and innate realms.

According to Chu Tiankuo, his previous level 7 astrological sign, enhanced by the "Master of Staying Up Late" tag, was equivalent to the mid-stage of the Innate Realm.

Now, his normal state is at level eight, which means he should be close to or already at the late stage of the Innate Realm.

If the temporary boost from the "Master of Staying Up Late" trait is added, his strength can temporarily reach the ninth level of the Oddity Realm, which is the peak of the Innate Realm.

He was only one step away from reaching the Inner Core Realm.

Li Yuan clenched his fist, feeling the surging power within his body.

However, he also knew that breaking through to the Inner Core Realm was probably not an easy task.

The leap from the Ominous Stage to the Devouring Stage is equivalent to the leap from the Innate Realm to the Inner Core Realm, which is a huge hurdle.

Many martial artists may be stuck at the peak of the Innate Realm for their entire lives, unable to break through to the Inner Core Realm.

Although you have various attribute bonuses, you still need enough accumulation to break through.

And [Dissolving Factory] is my fastest way to accumulate resources.

Li Yuan's eyes flickered.

As long as he has enough mutated creature flesh and blood, his strength can increase rapidly, like a rocket.

By then, even when facing a powerful entity like the eerie streetlight, he would have more confidence.

Of course, the strange power is too expensive and terrifying, almost belonging to the rule level, and cannot be measured by its superficial strength alone.

However, the most important thing now is to solidify the trash can's descriptive attributes as soon as possible, while also finding more strange items with good descriptive attributes.

With a thought, Li Yuan's consciousness sank into the dissolving factory to check the situation inside.

The twelve tons of mutated biological flesh and blood had been completely decomposed and converted into original nutrients for his absorption.

The space in the dissolving factory is now empty, with only some of his personal belongings remaining.

"If only we had another ten or twenty tons of flesh and blood—"

Li Yuan thought greedily.

But he also knew that the twelve tons of mutated creature flesh and blood was all the stock that the Donghe City military had accumulated during this period.

To get more, we can only wait for news from Lu Jiayin.

However, besides the flesh and blood of mutated creatures, I can try other things.

Li Yuan suddenly remembered that the entry for the Dissolving Factory stated that it could dissolve "everything".

In other words, not only the flesh and blood of living beings, but any matter and energy can theoretically be dissolved and transformed.

"Then I'll try to see if I can break down other things."

Thinking of this, he suddenly put a huge rock into his pocket and then focused his mind on it.

The next moment, the boulder rapidly melted away, turning into a pale gray mist.

After the light mist was absorbed and transformed by the dissolving factory, a faint warm current flowed into his body.

But that feeling was so slight that it could be almost ignored.

Hmm—the conversion efficiency of ordinary substances is too low.

Li Yuan shook his head.

It seems that although the dissolving factory can decompose everything, the conversion efficiency of different substances varies greatly.

The flesh and blood of mutated organisms contain abundant life energy, so the transformation effect is very good.

Ordinary matter contains almost no energy, so the conversion effect is negligible.

In fact, the little bit of original nutrition that is converted is not even as good as the energy and spirit that one consumes, so it's a bit of a loss.

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