Stepping out of the hospital doors, his good friend Chen Bo was still unconscious, sleeping soundly on the grass beside the tram.
Yu Zhibo glanced at Wang Ange, her meaning clear: you knocked him out, aren't you responsible for waking him up?
Wang Ange understood immediately and explained, "The existence of the Divine Bureau cannot be revealed to ordinary people, so I won't appear before your friend. You'll have to handle it yourself. I'll send you an address via WeChat later. If I'm not free to pick you up tomorrow, you'll have to report on your own and get your strength tested. The Divine Bureau offers very generous benefits, don't forget!"
As she spoke, she had Yu Zhibo add her on WeChat and turned to leave. As she walked, she pulled the rubber band off her wrist and held it in her mouth, gathering her messy hair with both hands, revealing a long, slender, snow-white neck. After tying her hair up, she waved goodbye to him with her back to him, then put her hands in her pockets and walked away with a flourish.
She was incredibly cool!
"How are you getting back?" Yu Zhibo couldn't bear to watch her leave so stylishly and shouted after her retreating figure.
Wang Ange pulled a key from her pocket and pressed it. Not far away, the headlights of a cool motorcycle flickered.
Yu Zhibo nodded and was about to turn to wake Chen Bo when he suddenly remembered something and called back, "But tomorrow is Monday, I have class!"
Interrupted twice, Wang Ange paused and turned around, looking exasperated. "Study what? You're reporting tomorrow, and someone will get you leave. If it affects your studies, I'll personally tutor you!"
Having awakened, and not thinking about saving the world, but still wanting to study? This mindset was truly outrageous.
Yu Zhibo chuckled. He didn't need tutoring, but he did need leave. Not having to go to school tomorrow meant double the happiness!
Wang Ange got on the motorcycle, revved the engine a few times, shifted gears, and sped away, quickly disappearing around a bend in the road.
She didn't choose to stay and protect Yu Zhibo because she had little spiritual power left. Furthermore, Yu Zhibo's newly awakened energy had stabilized, and it would no longer attract the attention of dark creatures.
A cold wind blew, and Yu Zhibo looked at the eerie surroundings. Yet, he felt no fear, for he was immeasurably stronger than he had been an hour ago when he first arrived.
The events of tonight were more thrilling than anything in his previous sixteen years.
He lowered his head. His good friend Chen Bo was still unconscious. Yu Zhibo thought for a moment, squatted down, and pinched his nose. He then noticed Chen Bo's mouth open, continuing to breathe.
Yu Zhibo was speechless. He had momentarily forgotten about this talent of his. He changed from pinching to squeezing, using his thumbnail to firmly pinch his philtrum.
"Ow, damn! What's going on?" Chen Bo suddenly woke up, sat up, and looked around in a daze, a mixture of confusion and suspicion on his face.
"I remember we were exploring, how did I fall asleep? Bobo, why are you hugging this broken door? Did you tear down the hospital?"
The noisy voice dispelled the silence of the night. Yu Zhibo patted his head. "You still have the nerve to talk. You turned and ran when you heard footsteps, hit the wall, and knocked yourself out!"
"Really? Chen Bo was somewhat disbelieving. "Why do I feel..."
"Alright, alright, stop talking. Let's go back. This place is weird. We'll find somewhere else next time," Yu Zhibo said impatiently, though he was secretly amused. Chen Bo was such a character, and seeing him so confused was quite entertaining.
"Okay, let's go back!"
Chen Bo, his train of thought interrupted, didn't dwell on it further. He was also a bit unnerved by that extra set of footsteps. He started the electric scooter. After Yu Zhibo got on, he glanced at the door panel Yu Zhibo was holding and said with interest, "Are you sure you want to take this thing back? Isn't this the door to a morgue? Will it bring you magical powers?"
Yu Zhibo was speechless. What a bizarre thought process. "Just ride, let's get out of this cursed place quickly!"
"Fine!" Chen Bo just asked casually. He twisted the throttle and rode the electric scooter away in an S-shaped route on the empty road with a flamboyant flair.
Twenty minutes later, Yu Zhibo, carrying the door panel, stood at the entrance of his residential complex and waved goodbye to Chen Bo.
After Chen Bo rode his electric scooter away, he didn't enter the complex. Instead, he turned and walked towards the wonton shop he frequented.
The reason he didn't ask Chen Bo to eat with him was that he was extremely hungry after his awakening. If he ate too much, he would have to explain it to the talkative Chen Bo, which would be too troublesome, so he decided to go alone.
Entering Nanbian Village opposite his complex, he passed the spot where he had encountered the black cat at noon. The body of the dead black dog was gone, and the bloodstains on the ground had been cleaned up. Yu Zhibo carried the door panel, walking under the dim streetlights of the alley.
As time passed, he could feel the markings on the door panel beginning to fade. The "Substitute" mark's duration was about an hour and a half.
Even so, Yu Zhibo didn't discard the door panel. Even if the markings on this door panel faded, he could still give it to the owner of the wonton shop.
He remembered that the owner had cleared an undeveloped plot of land behind the shop and turned it into a vegetable patch. The owner had used wooden boards and cardboard to fence it off, preventing stray dogs from trampling it. This door panel could be given to the owner, making his vegetable patch even safer.
Thinking this, Yu Zhibo felt a surge of positive energy.
The wonton shop was located deep in the alley. The adjacent vacant lot, undeveloped, had been turned into a vegetable patch by the owner. The owner had been running the shop for 10 years, catering to regular customers. The food was very clean and authentic, highly praised by nearby diners.
Soon, he reached the entrance of the wonton shop. Smelling the aroma of the clear broth simmered from pork bones, he swallowed and took the door panel to the side of the vegetable patch behind the shop. He walked into the shop and said, "Boss, give me five bowls of wontons, I'm starving!"
"Oh, right, and I brought you a door panel. Didn't you say you needed wooden boards to fence the vegetable patch? I brought it for you. Remember to add two extra wontons for me," Yu Zhibo added with a grin.
The wonton shop wasn't large, with only three small tables inside and a long table against the wall. It could accommodate about seventeen or eighteen people at most if they were packed in tightly, but Yu Zhibo felt very comfortable there, as it was his third canteen.
His first and second canteens were his home and school.
"Alright, thank you, young man!" the boss replied from the kitchen.
"He usually calls me Xiao Yu, doesn't he?" Yu Zhibo thought, puzzled. He had eaten at this shop for so long, and every time he came, the boss would affectionately call him Xiao Yu and always give him an extra wonton or two.
Shaking his head, Yu Zhibo didn't overthink it. He sat down at a table to wait for the wontons, ready to be a glutton. He was so hungry now, he felt he could eat a cow.
The wontons would take a while to be served, so it was time for the anticipated selection of ninjutsu!
With his energy points reaching one hundred, the purchasable skills appeared in the shop. Yu Zhibo began to examine them one by one.
He discovered that, apart from E-rank basic ninjutsu, ninjutsu of other ranks were not priced the same.
Topping the list was Summoning Jutsu, which required 100 energy points to purchase. Yu Zhibo directly passed on it because he had no summoning beasts.
Next was a series of C-rank ninjutsu. Famous ones included Sasuke Uchiha's Manipulating Wind Wheels and Flying Needles, Shadow Snake Hand, Mind Transfer Jutsu, and Dynamic Marking. Lesser-known ones included the Rain Ninja's Thousand Senbon Shower, Sand Binding, Paper Angel, and Sonic Burst, among others.
As for Earth Style and Water Style jutsu, Yu Zhibo wasn't considering them for now, as he hadn't developed these attributes yet. Even if he knew the principles, he couldn't use them.
After a detailed review, he found that most of these ninjutsu required special ninja tools or other conditions. For example, Shadow Snake Hand needed snakes, Manipulating Wind Wheels required strings to control shuriken, and Puppet Technique needed puppets.
This eliminated a large number of skills, greatly diminishing the sense of satisfaction.
As for D-rank ninjutsu, they were all rather impractical. There was Blade of the Void, Four Corners Technique, Beast Human Clone, and the childish Pudding Formation. Excluding those requiring special conditions, their practicality was inferior to those basic E-rank ninjutsu.
Of course, the cool skill Body Flicker Technique was an exception.
This ninjutsu, among other D-rank ninjutsu that only cost fifty or sixty points, stood out conspicuously because it required a full 100 energy points to learn.
Yu Zhibo was not surprised by this, as Body Flicker Technique could almost rival Space-Time Ninjutsu, so a higher price was normal.
Yu Zhibo clicked to view details:
[Body Flicker Technique: A high-speed movement technique utilizing spiritual energy. The spiritual energy consumption varies with the distance and closeness of the movement. The speed is so fast that it cannot be captured by the naked eye. Ninjutsu Cost: Minimum twenty points, with an additional ten points consumed for every meter moved.]
After understanding, Yu Zhibo couldn't help but shake his head slightly.
Undoubtedly, Body Flicker Technique was cool, and Shisui Uchiha had earned the title "Shisui of the Body Flicker" with it. However, for him at the moment, this technique was not very useful.
The reasons were twofold: first, energy points were scarce, only one hundred in total; second, he already possessed the life-saving divine skill Substitute Jutsu, which had a casting range of thirty meters.
For the same distance, Body Flicker Technique would require 320 energy points, while Substitute Jutsu only cost twenty.
Therefore, Body Flicker Technique was a temporary pass!
After careful consideration, Yu Zhibo had to admit that the C-rank and D-rank ninjutsu refreshed in the shop were rather chicken-like for him, given his current lack of spiritual energy, ninja tools, summoning beasts, and developed spiritual energy attributes.
Body Flicker Technique would have to be postponed.
As for Summoning Jutsu, he could consider learning it someday when he had a summoning beast.
Thinking of this, Yu Zhibo couldn't help but recall the black cat he had saved during the day.
Perhaps, it was truly possible?
He temporarily set aside this thought, as raising a summoning beast was not a matter of a single day.
Next, he turned his attention to Genjutsu.
There were only three Genjutsu techniques that could be learned: the D-rank [Mist Servant Technique - Dream Fire], [Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique], and the C-rank mid-to-long-range support Genjutsu skill: [Fox Heart Technique].
Mist Servant Technique created black shadows that split when attacked, used to confuse enemies. It only appeared once in Naruto, and its practicality was limited.
Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique made the opponent see terrifying scenes they were unwilling to see, thus losing their will to fight. However, his opponents were mostly ghosts or dark creatures.
If used on ghosts, it might intensify their resentment and make them unmanageable. As for using it on dark creatures, did dark creatures have intelligence? This needed further confirmation.
So, only [Fox Heart Technique] remained. With a thought, Yu Zhibo directly viewed the skill details:
[Fox Heart Technique (90 energy points to purchase): C-rank Genjutsu, casting range 300m; Genjutsu effect: Makes the enemy feel like they have entered a complex maze, forever walking on a single path. This Genjutsu can be used on multiple people simultaneously. Victims of this technique will unconsciously wander in the same place, as if bewitched by a fox.
Note: Due to possessing the Sharingan, you gain a Genjutsu amplification. When the Sharingan is active, the Genjutsu's power increases by 30%. The mental energy consumed depends on the caster's target's strength, with a minimum consumption of 10 Hertz of mental energy (1 point of mental energy = 10 Hertz). The stronger the target's mental power, the greater the consumption.]
After reading the annotation, Yu Zhibo no longer hesitated and decisively chose to purchase and learn the skill.
He now possessed the escape skill Substitute Jutsu and the offensive skill Great Fireball Technique. The control skill he lacked was finally filled.