Yan University's breakfast options were diverse, cheap, and delicious.
Qin Chuan paid fifteen yuan, carrying two large at buns, a cup of soy milk, and a large bone with plenty of at, and found a spot to sit down.
The last item was sowhat strange as a breakfast choice, as the counter actually sold soup noodles with large bones.
But Water Flower had eyed that particular bone in the soup and made a request to "try it for , " and Qin Chuan couldn't bring himself to refuse.
Luckily, there was at on the bone.
Dipping it into the sauce on the side, Qin Chuan gnawed the at off the bone, chewing while listening to Water Flower's cheers in his mind, a smile unwittingly appearing in his eyes.
It was quite a novel experience, after all.
Qin Chuan could block Water Flower's sensations at any ti if he wished, but unless necessary, he did not plan to do so.
He wanted to let Water Flower, who could only live in the Dream World, experience more unfamiliar things from the real world.
It would be the sa when the Affinity with Snowflake and Silver Horn reached 100%.
The breakfast was a success; apart from the soy milk which didn't appeal much to him, both the at buns and the large bone received Water Flower's praise.
After finishing the last of his soy milk and putting down the empty bowl, Qin Chuan and Water Flower felt a lingering sentintality when suddenly, a shout ca from within the cafeteria.
"An S-level instance has refreshed!"
Qin Chuan's relaxed expression quickly tightened.
So it had co.
He glanced in the direction of the shout and then opened the instance list.
As the clock hit half-past eight, the day's first refresh concluded, and above the crowd of A-level instances, a new instance stood out prominently.
[Instance: Warrensoke Mysterious Tower (S)][Clearable]
[Recomnded Player Level: Epic]
[Player Limit: 1]
[Horizontal Difficulty Rating: ★]
[Remaining Clearing Ti: 71:59:47]
Good news, only one-star difficulty.
Bad news, limited to one player.
Qin Chuan's expression grew grave.
Instances limited to one player were not all ominous.
But ominous instances were always limited to one player.
Thus, the risk of drawing the short straw was not low.
While he observed, the status of this freshly-refreshed secret realm changed from [Clearable] to [In Process], and just two seconds later, reverted to [Clearable].
Dragon Halberd's phone rang shortly after, his voice sounded grave.
"Confird, it's an ominous instance."
Qin Chuan understood.
Just now, a mber of the Special Affairs Group had used their daily clearing chance to enter and exit the instance swiftly to check its details.
This was a thod the Special Affairs Group had devised to confirm ominous instances; though it was a bit costly in terms of clearing chances, it was flawless otherwise.
So, they really had hit the jackpot.
"Ji Huai was promoted to Hall Level player last night," Dragon Halberd said solemnly, "but he currently has another important mission and can't get away."
"Is it that B-level instance that will appear at ten thirty?" Qin Chuan understood.
"Exactly," Dragon Halberd nodded. "No matter where that instance appears, the Special Affairs Group will arrive at the scene imdiately, with Ji Huai leading the team to attempt disrupting the channel."
Originally, the Special Affairs Group planned to seek Qin Chuan's help, but after Ji Huai's breakthrough, they decided to handle it themselves, trying not to trouble Qin Chuan as much as possible.
"That S-ranked instance is mine," Qin Chuan lightly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Leaving it to others, he really couldn't be at ease.
After all, this was not only an S-ranked instance but also an ominous one.
Weaker players entering could face rather severe consequences.
"Be very careful," Dragon Halberd spoke gravely. "If you feel you can't handle it, don't push yourself. Withdraw decisively while you are still lucid and think of other solutions later."
"Don't worry," Qin Chuan smiled, "I greatly value my life."
After hanging up the phone, he slipped it into his pocket and the sound of Water Flower echoed in his mind.
His smile grew even richer.
"Yes, I am not fighting alone."
"Snap!"
In the absolutely still world, on a grotesquely twisted and massive monster, a tiny droplet of water trailed a long, cyan line. As the illusory water patterns around the creature vanished, it instantly split the monster's huge body in two.
Moon·Sky-breaking Flow Slash.
As the world resud motion, the monster that lunged at him thunderously fell, and Qin Chuan lowered the hand he snapped his fingers with, lines of text appearing before his eyes.
[Congratulations Player for fulfilling the advanced clearing requirents: Eliminating the product of the rebellious experint, dungeon clearance rating upgraded to: SSS]
This was an A-ranked, 2-star difficulty instance.
After breakfast, with over an hour before his eting with Red Leaf, Qin Chuan figured, "Might as well," and selected the A-ranked instance with the least remaining clearance ti.
Perfect to test the capabilities of Water Flower after its promotion to the Epic rank.
The test showed a significant enhancent in strength.
The boost in Extraordinary Value and the further strengthened skills of Water Flower tead up, making Qin Chuan now slightly stronger than the average boss in A-ranked instances.
Perhaps he could not beat a boss at the level of Storm Demon·Daile, but he could now kill weaker ones without needing Ti Stop.
Like the boss in this instance, he did not use Ti Stop to et the lowest clearance benchmark, and if it weren't for the rare appearance of a "second boss," Qin Chuan could have achieved an SSS rating without Ti Stop.
Of course, there's a difference between killing and instantly killing – Qin Chuan wasn't confident in continuously fighting different A-ranked instance bosses one after another.
To quickly farm Ti Stop durations safely, he would still need to team up with Red Leaf.
Besides the inspiring increase in strength, Qin Chuan made another interesting discovery.
That being, Water Flower could distinctly perceive his use of Extraordinary Abilities.
The power of the Transcendent cos from the Spiritual Beasts contracted within the Dream World, but they fundantally differ since one is used by humans and the other by Spiritual Beasts.
Upon perceiving the difference between the two powers, Water Flower could communicate with Qin Chuan, allowing both to summarize the similarities and differences of the two types of forces by comparing them.
And this process led Qin Chuan to think of the Secret Technique.
To truly use Spirit Descent, the final requirent was for the player and the Spiritual Beast to jointly comprehend the Secret Technique.
And as Ji Huai once pointed out to him, the so-called Secret Technique, was about the player and the Contracted Spiritual Beast finding their key synergy; developing a power that belonged neither to one alone but could only be exercised jointly.
Wasn't this key synergy precisely the commonalities between their abilities?
Realizing that this interaction could help him truly master the Secret Technique, Qin Chuan tried to frequently exchange ability insights with Water Flower during the instance clearance.
Sure enough, he felt as if he had grasped sothing profound, though still vague, requiring more battles to clarify.
After collecting the rewards and choosing [Exit Instance], Qin Chuan found himself back in reality, and soon saw the short-haired girl anxiously looking around at the entrance to the student activities center.
A smile spread across his face.
A battle that earned Ti Stop durations and offered insight into the Secret Technique—wasn't that exactly what had just unfolded?
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