Warning! The evil god's minions are invading the eerie dungeon.

The low, ethereal whispers in his ear made Qi Xie's eyes flicker.

【fantasy】?

Although Qi Xie had received many "gifts" from the evil god in the past, this time, Qi Xie had reason to guess that the so-called "Daydreaming" was the strange skill that had been taken from Jia Yu.

This is because it is the first time the evil god has spoken the name of "Grace".

Qi Xie was slightly moved.

The fact that the evil god had never demonstrated the ability to strip away strange skills before, and that the error that occurred when upgrading his "Gift" ability in the Walker System also illustrates this point.

In other words, the abilities and items "bestowed" by the evil god are not products of the same strange origin.

But this time, the evil god was able to extract Jia Yu's bizarre skills and "bestow" them upon him.

"Is it because the monster is being devoured and its recovery rate is increasing, that some of its previously sealed abilities have also been restored...?"

Qi Xie's heart stirred.

If the evil god has the ability to strip away the supernatural and then 'bestow' it, then perhaps I wouldn't need to spend supernatural points to find someone on the system to repair the [Soul Blade].

He originally intended to use this level-four sealed artifact to make up for his lack of means to deal with strange spirits.

But now, he might be able to use the evil god to directly extract the spirit-targeting attribute of the [Soul Blade] and directly enhance it on himself or the Blood Axe.

Without hesitation, Qi Xie earnestly probed:

"My Lord, I have noted this matter, but I still have one question. I wonder if you could help me remove the strangeness from this broken sword, and 'bestow' upon me the ability to better hunt down spirits and strange entities..."

He took out a rusty machete.

There is a crack running across the entire blade of the machete.

This is the sealed artifact controlled by Annie's father, the Butcher.

Based on the information collected from the system, this item was originally held by a junior member of a certain wandering clan. However, after that junior member died in the dungeon, it was taken over by {The Butcher} and eventually fell into Qi Xie's hands.

"Can……"

A murmured voice rang in my ears, and then two illusory tentacles coiled up the broken machete.

A darkness as thick as ink spread along the tentacles and covered the machete.

Then the darkness twisted and shrank like clay being kneaded by an invisible hand, eventually shrinking to the size of a palm-sized sphere.

The inky darkness faded, revealing a transparent sphere.

Inside the sphere was a blood-red, pitch-black mist, and deep within the mist was a faint, blood-red vertical eye.

Then, a phantom tentacle reached directly into the shadow beneath Qi Xie's feet, and when it retracted, its end was wrapped with a blood-red axe.

At this moment, the sphere shattered on its own, and a blood-red black mist surged out, seemingly being forcibly twisted into a rope by some force and guided to wrap around the axe.

The axe body is covered with rust-colored patterns, but this does not diminish the sharp, cold gleam of the axe blade.

"alright……"

Tentacle casually tossed the Blood Axe aside, and Qi Xie quickly reached out to catch it.

The next second, the system displayed a prompt:

[Obtained Sealed Artifact: Blood Axe of the Dismemberer]

【Blood Axe of the Dismemberer】(Tier 3): A gift from an unknown entity, unparalleled sharpness, seemingly fused with some kind of eeriness that produced a controllable mutation, giving its attacks a cutting attribute. This characteristic is also effective against spirits.

Qi Xie gasped after reading the attribute description.

It really worked!

This proves that the evil god does indeed possess the ability to strip away the bizarre and 'bestow' blessings.

Qi Xie couldn't help but seriously consider the deal proposed by the evil god.

Is it worth trading three times the number of mantis legs of calamity-level weird energy for [Daydreaming]?

It's definitely worth it.

Putting everything else aside, the fact that [Imagination] can recreate the abilities of at least one sealed object out of thin air, or simulate the effects of another bizarre skill, makes it quite something to look forward to.

Of course, it is currently only a D-level skill, which is bound to have significant limitations, but its merits outweigh its flaws.

Qi Xie was truly moved.

As for how to enter and clear the Calamity-level dungeon, Qi Xie still has no clue.

But there are still two months left, so we can take it slow.

If all else fails, Qi Xie has another way out—buying directly from the system.

However, calamity-level bizarre items are not only extremely rare, but their prices are also frighteningly high.

Therefore, Qi Xie planned to make two preparations.

"Because of the evil god, I don't have a certification level right now, and I don't know when I'll be able to enter the Calamity-level dungeon... This can't be forced."

Qi Xie planned in his heart:

"We can only let nature take its course in this regard, but at the same time we can't just sit idly by. We need to work hard to accumulate contribution points and, incidentally, search for calamity-level bizarre items... hiss..."

Qi Xie frowned slightly.

Saving money is relatively easy; at least I know how to do it.

What I fear most is that even if I have the money, I can't buy it.

Given the rarity of this calamity-level bizarre item, its existence may be comparable to a license plate with four 8s in Beijing.

It's almost impossible for this kind of thing to be available on the market.

"This is so annoying..."

Qi Xie let out a long breath, feeling a slight headache.

Fortunately, his personality is such that he doesn't handle pressure and doesn't suffer from internal conflict.

"If you can't figure it out, then stop thinking about it. Things will work themselves out. It's not like I'm going to die tomorrow, so I'll just put it off as long as I can."

Qi Xie decisively carried out the fine traditions and habits he had developed during his university days.

Just then, it seemed that there was no more food.

The illusory tentacles slowly retracted into the summoning totem, leaving only a whispered murmur in Qi Xie's ear:

"Next time, we must offer a sacrifice of equal value to this one. This is... the price of 'gift'..."

"I will obey your will, my Lord."

Considering that this thing's rationality seemed to have improved with its recovery, Qi Xie pretended to recite a sentence.

Regardless of whether the other party understands or not, the superficial project is done first.

The illusory tentacles all retracted into the unknown, and the dim light and shadow before our eyes slowly returned, as if someone had raised the brightness bar of this world.

Qi Xie skillfully removed the showerhead, turned on the faucet, and used cold water to wash away all the traces of blood.

Then he grabbed the toilet cleaner next to the toilet and poured it all over the floor, flushing it over.

After doing all this, Qi Xie nodded in satisfaction, sent the bank card number to Bai Yiyi, and then lay back on the bed for a good night's sleep.

Silent all night.

Qi Xie slept until noon the next day, and when he woke up, he found that his account had received a transfer of five million yuan from a real estate company.

Surprisingly, Qi Xie knew this company.

Platinum Real Estate is among the top tier in the entire southern China real estate sector, with annual sales exceeding 100 billion yuan.

You could say that if you randomly point to any inhabited building on a map of half of southern China, there's a 50% chance it's related to Platinum Real Estate.

Platinum Real Estate, Bai Yiyi, it seems that one of the core management shareholders of Platinum Real Estate has the surname Bai? I don't know what their relationship is with Bai Yiyi.

Qi Xie remained silent for a moment, then a helpless smile appeared on his lips.

I laughed at myself for being so poor.

There is also a message from Bai Yiyi in the system:

"How's it going? Have you received the payment?"

Qi Xie: "Received."

Qi Xie: "..."

Qi Xie: "Is this really a middle-class family?"

Bai Yiyi: "That's what my dad told me."

Qi Xie: "A middle-class family suddenly coming up with five million and a property?"

Bai Yiyi: "This is all the pocket money I have left this month. I used the rest to buy sealing items."