Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 573 361. New Transmigration Mechanism (Seeking Monthly Votes)

”Daytime doesnʼt really need your help with anything,” Qing Chen said with a smile, ”Itʼs okay, if you donʼt want to cultivate, we wonʼt force you.”

Nangong Yuanyu felt a bit uneasy inside. After actually refusing, he started to regret it, as if he had just missed out on something very important. He tentatively suggested, ”How about we do something for Daytime in exchange for an opportunity to cultivate?”

Qing Chen smiled and countered, ”What could the Freemasonry possibly do for Daytime?”

Nangong Yuanyu was suddenly at a loss for words. Indeed, what could the Freemasonry, just a group of poor students, offer that could be of use to the other party?

The confidence of the Freemasonry was once again eroding, bit by bit…

Qing Chen then said, ”How about I just take you guys to experience the wonders of the methods of cultivation? Who wants to give it a try?”

Qi Duo and the others exchanged glances, and Qi Duo said, ”Can I try it?”

”Of course,” Qing Chen nodded.

He took hold of Qi Duoʼs pulse and suddenly brought him into a meditative state with the Breathing Technique, then started the Empowerment right after.

Nowadays, Qing Chenʼs Knight Vital Energy almost spanned his entire body, enabling him to light up more than twenty acupoints for Qi Duo in one breath.

He then called over Nan Gengchen, Zhang Tianzhen, Li Tongyun, and Luo Wanya to perform the Empowerment for Qi Duo in succession.

In just a quarter of an hour, they had completed the first minor cycle for Qi Duo!

Qi Duo, with tears streaming down his face, opened his eyes, feeling the abundant strength throughout his body and asked with a sobbing voice, ”Am I a cultivator now?”

As he said this, he started doing push-ups, managing to do dozens in one go, whereas usually, he would do well to perform ten!

Nangong Yuanyu asked in confusion, ”Qi Duo, why are you crying?”

Qi Duo continued doing push-ups as he replied, ”Itʼs nothing, I just feel like crying…”

Qing Chen explained with a smile, ”This is the Method of Empowerment of Daytime. Youʼve only completed the first minor cycle. Once youʼve completed the second one, you will be able to perform Empowerments for other Freemasonry members. This method of cultivation is called ʼZhun Ti Methodʼ, one of the supreme methods of Western Esoteric Buddhism.”

Nangong Yuanyu was dumbstruck standing by!

It was not until that moment that he understood how fast one could really make progress; it didnʼt require two months, just two days was enough!

The minds of Freemasonry members were quick, and with just a rough calculation of the growth model of the Zhun Ti Method, he realized how astonishing this thing was!

Nangong Yuanyu weakly asked, ”Can I try it too?”

Qing Chen shook his head with a smile, ”No, each of us has a limit on how many Empowerments we can perform, and it takes a long time to recover before we can do it again.”

This time, Nangong Yuanyu decided to stop being coy, ”Iʼm willing to bring all the Freemasonry members to cultivate with Daytime, and I promise that as long as the goals of the two organizations do not conflict, Freemasonry will never be an enemy to Daytime! Moreover, if Daytime needs any help, the Freemasonry wonʼt hesitate…”

Qing Chen remarked, ”Youʼre worrying too much.”

After all, why would he let the Freemasonry and Daytime have conflicting goals? Didnʼt he have the final say in that?

Qing Chen said, ”However, you need to stay in the courtyard of Villa No. 11 with Luo Wanya and the others, thatʼs more convenient for us to pass on the methods of cultivation.”

”No problem!” Nangong Yuanyu replied, ”Iʼll go gather everyone right now!”

The three Freemasonry members hurried out of Villa No. 12.

After the trio left, Qing Chen turned to Luo Wanya, ”The boss has ordered that today you will be added to the Daytime group; from now on, you will truly be a member of Daytime.”

Luo Wanya was ecstatic in his heart; he had finally reached this moment, ”Please, thank the boss for me!”

What Luo Wanya didnʼt know was that Qing Chenʼs hearing was now far beyond ordinary humans, so the conversation he had with his subordinate had also fallen into Qing Chenʼs ears.

This was also the reason why Qing Chen had decided to officially accept Luo Wanya.

When Luo Wanya was added to the group, he was much more low-key than the others, even choosing the humble ID of ”Xiao Luo.”

With everything in the Outer World settled, he should be able to report to the Spy Bureau without any distractions.

That would be the start of a dangerous and lonely new journey.

On their way back to gather the Freemasonry members, Nangong Yuanyu and the others walked in silence.

After a long time, Nangong Yuanyu suddenly said, ”What do you think, what is Daytime really after?”

Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin pondered seriously, ”It seems that with Daytimeʼs status, they wouldnʼt really need us.”

Nangong Yuanyu thought for a moment and said, ”If it were the old Freemasonry, of course they wouldnʼt need us, but if itʼs a group of highly intelligent cultivators, then they would be useful. The problem is, why is Daytime so sure that we would still want to be utilized after weʼve begun cultivating?”

Although Nangong Yuanyu was moved, he was not foolish; on the contrary, he was very intelligent.

His challenge to Daytime might seem ungrateful, but it was directly pointing to the truth.

In fact, Qing Chen knew Nangong Yuanyu would question them sooner or later; if he didnʼt, he wouldnʼt live up to the so-called high intelligence.

But Qing Chen didnʼt care because from the beginning, it wasnʼt Daytime that wanted to use Freemasonry but ʼShadow Candidate Qing Chenʼ who wanted to make use of Freemasonry.

Qi Duo thought for a while, ”Before they do anything, shouldnʼt we avoid doubting them in advance?”

Nangong Yuanyu nodded and said, ”At least for now, the Daytime group all seem to be good people. Iʼll state my stance in advance—if nothing unexpected happens, we, the Freemasonry, mustnʼt do anything that would harm the Daytime group. Besides, the favor they have granted us is indeed substantial, and we need to keep that in mind.”

Qi Duo, Zhang Lanjin: ”Mhm!”

Time Travelers had grown accustomed to a 7-day return period, so when the return time once again shortened to two days, it felt exceptionally brief.

It was like the weekend during school days, feeling as if no sooner had you closed your eyes than you had to get ready for school again.

The countdown returned to zero.

The world plunged into darkness.

And then it lit up once more.

This time, almost simultaneously after traversing, all Time Travelers looked down at their arms.

And then they realized that the countdown on their hands was no longer 168 hours, but 720 hours.

30 days!

The Time Travelers were astonished. They had anticipated some changes to the traversal mechanism, but they had not expected such a substantial one.

They would spend 30 days in the perilous Inner World, an unprecedentedly long duration that was bound to bring some unforeseen effects.

In the past, the Consortium had brainwashed their controlled Time Travelers, but having to face their return after just 7 days meant the brainwashing process was forcibly interrupted. By the time the Time Travelers crossed over again after 7 days, the previous brainwashing efforts might have been wasted.

But 30 days were different. For proficient brainwashers, 27 days were enough to change everything.

Furthermore, under normal circumstances, the number of days spent in the Inner World equaled those in the Outer World, but this wasnʼt a fixed rule. What if the return time remained two days the next time?

If the Time Travelers were to spend 30 days in the Inner World each time and only return for 2 or 7 days, it would mean theyʼd rapidly age in the eyes of their friends and family in the Outer World.

For Time Travelers over the age of 30, the aging would be almost visible to the naked eye.

In the past, Time Travelers had little concept of doubled aging speed because the change was too minimal.

But now, delaying aging would become a subject all Time Travelers must confront.

Moreover, as everyoneʼs time spent in the Inner World grew longer, which side would they truly consider their ultimate home?

But these were not the most critical issues.

The most crucial point was that everyone now needed to seriously consider how to safely spend these 30 days.

In the forest of Taboo Land number 002, Qing Chen silently surveyed his surroundings.

The Freemasonry members were each spitting out medicine wrapped in protective films from their mouths, then discussing in astonishment how to endure these 30 days.

It had to be said, the 30-day traversal had a tremendous impact on both the Freemasonry and Spade.

Because it meant that the amount of antibiotics the Freemasonry could carry from the Outer World had greatly diminished.

The Freemasonry members had anxious looks on their faces. Faced with not seeing their families for a month and having to rebuild their homes in the wilderness for a month, it was a new challenge for everyone.

At that moment, Yangyang walked up to Qing Chen and whispered with a chuckle, ”The Daytime group is quite interesting. Oh, and make sure you donʼt reveal my identity to them, alright? In the past two days, the little rich lady and the tycoon have been privately messaging me, asking me to share a photo.”

Qing Chen: ”...Youʼre hooked, arenʼt you? Iʼve noticed you donʼt seem too worried about these 30 days.”

”Que sera, sera. Worrying canʼt solve problems,” Yangyang replied. ”By the way, what do you think about the change in the traversal mechanism?”

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, ”Itʼs like a game expansion update with brand-new gameplay. I wonʼt be surprised if one day, a ʼyearʼ max duration appears. But I think the Outer World is bound to experience the same 30-day span sooner or later. There has always been a balance between the two worlds; thereʼs no reason for it to suddenly become unbalanced.”

”Yeah, thatʼs what I think too, so Iʼm not too worried,” Yangyang said with a smile. ”My parents are abroad, and when I return to Haicheng, Iʼm alone at home, so itʼs the same for me wherever I am. With the traversal time being so long this time, do you want to go check out the town weʼre rebuilding?”

”Not this time,” Qing Chen glanced at the Freemasonry students and said, ”I have more important plans this time, and a 30-day duration will give me plenty of time to adapt to a new environment.”

”Where are you going?” Yangyang was taken aback.

”Federal City number 10.”

Yangyang tilted her head and pondered for a moment, ”Then Iʼll come find you in Federal City number 10 after some time. Thereʼs a protest there that needs my organization.”

”Why has Spade given you the task of entering the Federation?” Qing Chen asked, puzzled.

Yangyang laughed, ”Because I can fly. The border checkpoints in Federal Cities are practically non-existent to me.”

”Alright,” Qing Chen thought for a bit, and indeed, it seemed Yangyang was best suited for such tasks, adept at coming and going freely. ”Then Iʼll see you in Federal City number 10.”

”Sure!”

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