What was going on?
Guan Tong watched the ballpoint pen that had flown out and fallen to the ground, then shifted his gaze back to the book page.
With all his might, he had only managed to write a single stroke "dot" on it.
"...So the mysterious power contained within this Wordless Book is preventing
from writing on it?"
Guan Tong knew it couldn't be that simple, of course.
But still...
Huh?
Suddenly, he noticed a change in his personal panel.
【Na: Guan Tong】
【Nickna: Not Set】
【Title: Order Keeper】
【Mind Power: 1】
【Ascension Coins: 0】
【Comprehensive Biological Information Evaluation: Ordinary】
"...How did my Mind Power beco 1?"
Guan Tong rembered very clearly that the number he saw before was 96.
He imdiately realized one possibility.
"Could the mysterious energy that surged within
just now... be the power of Mind Power?"
"Did writing that single stroke on the Wordless Book drain all my Mind Power?"
Guan Tong believed this was extrely likely!
He took a deep breath and stared at the Mind Power value on his personal panel.
One minute, two minutes, five minutes...
After ten minutes, Mind Power changed from "1" to "2".
"It really recovers automatically!"
A smile appeared on Guan Tong's face.
"It seems my current Mind Power limit is 96 points, and consuming it allows
to write on the Wordless Book... Although I don't know what use writing has, it's necessary to experint!"
Guan Tong planned to spend the coming days writing his na stroke by stroke on the Wordless Book.
"I wonder how to increase the Mind Power limit. Do I need to experience more Doomsday Rules?"
"I rember the Fire Thief's voice said the second Doomsday Rule would be announced in 15 days, which is half a month."
Sigh...
Guan Tong got up from bed, went to the balcony, and looked out at the long street.
Complete silence.
Was everyone still catching up on sleep, or had most people failed to endure?
Or perhaps both were true, creating this deathly silence.
"Buzz buzz."
His phone on the table suddenly vibrated.
Guan Tong walked over, picked it up, and glanced at it. It was a ssage from Fang Qian.
"Guan Tong, I'm sorry..."
The ssage was just sent, aning Fang Qian had also survived the first Doomsday Rule.
But whether she endured it herself or used an Alertness Mint... Guan Tong had no way of knowing.
He silently deleted Fang Qian's ssage, not planning to reply.
But the notifications in the bar made him realize sothing.
The disconnected network had been restored.
"After the first Doomsday Rule, what has happened to the world?"
Guan Tong went to sit at the computer in his study.
...
Liu Yuqiang opened his eyes and sat up from the recliner.
He had undoubtedly survived the first Doomsday Rule as well.
But right now, his face showed little joy.
He picked up his phone. During his sleep, many ssages had been sent in the Qingi Society group chat.
"I passed!"
"Half a month until the second rule, the timing is really tight."
"I think we need to make so preparations in advance."
"Has everyone checked their panels? What's your Mind Power?"
"Mine is 11, what's this used for?"
"I'm 15."
"Why is my Mind Power only 9?"
Liu Yuqiang didn't continue reading. He silently opened his Personal Terminal.
【Na: Liu Yuqiang】
【Nickna: Not Set】
【Title: None】
【Mind Power: 38】
【Ascension Coins: 100】
【Comprehensive Biological Information Evaluation: Inferior】
"I actually have 38?"
Liu Yuqiang was shocked when he saw his Mind Power value.
This was much higher than what others in the group had reported.
Although he didn't know what Mind Power was used for, having a higher number should be a good thing, right?
Thinking this, Liu Yuqiang opened his Storage Box.
It contained two items.
【Alertness Mint】(1)
【Survival Treasure Chest · Bronze Grade】
Seeing the remaining Alertness Mint, Liu Yuqiang fell silent.
He knew that compared to so others in the Qingi Society, the number of mints he obtained wasn't excessive.
But still...
Liu Yuqiang shook his head, dismissing further thoughts, and opened the treasure chest.
【Obtained Title: Rule Breaker】
Rule Breaker?
This strangely nad title left Liu Yuqiang confused.
He didn't dwell on it and opened the Ascension Store.
Looking at the interface that only contained a search bar, he rembered when he had nothing.
Back then, he was just an ordinary delivery worker, doing hard manual labor every day, accompanied only by a pair of worn-out gloves.
Almost instinctively, he typed "gloves" into the search bar.
He searched, and one result appeared.
【Mighty Gloves】: A pair of gloves containing mysterious power
【Price: 100 Ascension Coins】
"This..."
Looking at those grayish-white gloves, Liu Yuqiang felt an inexplicable impulse.
This was exactly what he wanted.
He chose to purchase them.
The grayish-white gloves appeared in his hands, and he eagerly put them on.
A strange energy seed to flow within his body, gathering in the gloves.
Liu Yuqiang subconsciously punched the table.
"Crack!"
A crisp sound echoed as the solid wood tabletop actually cracked, forming a fissure...
Liu Yuqiang's eyes widened.
He punched down again, but this ti the tabletop remained completely unhard.
"It's... that power..."
Liu Yuqiang imdiately realized this and reopened his Personal Terminal.
【Na: Liu Yuqiang】
【Nickna: Not Set】
【Title: Rule Breaker】
【Mind Power: 0】
【Ascension Coins: 0】
【Comprehensive Biological Information Evaluation: Inferior】
Sure enough, his Mind Power had beco 0.
"It seems these gloves require consuming Mind Power to unleash their power!" Liu Yuqiang felt a surge of excitent.
"The higher the Mind Power, the more power these gloves can unleash!"
"But why do people have different amounts of Mind Power? So in the group even have single digits..."
Liu Yuqiang picked up his phone again and glanced at the unread group ssages.
The questions he was concerned about had already been researched and answered by mbers who kept taking Alertness Mints and never slept at all.
"Everyone, it seems there's a problem... The level of our Mind Power points seems related to the number of mints we consud."
"I discovered that too! The more mints you ate, the less Mind Power you have!"
"And the titles from the treasure chests are different too. I just received news that everyone who ate mints got the title 'Rule Breaker'. Those who survived without eating mints all got the title 'Order Keeper'!"
"How could this be?! This isn't fair!"
"Damn it, this is troubleso. If the titles are exposed, wouldn't it tell others that we obtained mints?"
"What's wrong with everyone? Don't forget the youngest among us in Qingi Society is over forty. If we hadn't eaten mints, how many of us would have survived?"
"That's right! Surviving is what matters most. What's there to fear about having less Mind Power or different titles! As long as we brothers and sisters of Qingi Society stick together, we fear nothing!"
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