Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Oxford, United Kingdom
Grand Magister Russell suddenly said, "I've also had someone find the address of the hospital where that old guy is recuperating. I'll send it to your phone in a bit."
After a pause, Grand Magister Russell continued, "You'll be coming with me later. There's a transport plane at the guild building. I'll take you to the sea, and then you can fly from there yourself. By the way, those glasses of yours can change your appearance, right? Wear them. Be careful with your hands and feet and try not to make too much noise while you are in South Korea."
Matthew wanted to say that things didn't need to be so complicated. At his current flight speed, he was faster than any transport plane.
However, if he just flies over like that, he might accidentally cross a military area and be detected by radar, which could cause unnecessary trouble.
Therefore, Matthew did not refuse Grand Magister Russell's arrangement.
"Thank you, Uncle Russell."
"No need to thank me. I could have arranged for someone to deal with that old guy, but there's a risk of unforeseen circumstances. It's better if you handle it yourself. Do you understand what I mean?"
Matthew nodded and said, "I understand."
It was definitely better for Matthew to handle this kind of thing himself. Delegating this type of task to someone else would entail additional risks. The person they arranged could sell the information, or, if caught, the information could be forcibly taken from them.
Then Matthew's task could become almost impossible, at least until he became more powerful than anyone else in the world.
"My car is at the campus gate. I will be waiting for you there." After saying this, Grand Magister Russell stood up and left Natalie's dormitory.
As soon as he left, Natalie immediately said, "Matthew, be careful."
Matthew smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, don't you trust my abilities?"
Natalie smiled slightly as she recalled the formidable presence of the man before her.
"By the way, we haven't opened the extraordinary treasure chests yet. Why don't we open it and take a look now?"
"Sure." Natalie took out her extraordinary treasure chest first and then opened it.
Inside, there was a pair of silver half-medallion pendants.
Judging by their appearance, these silver pendants were originally a single piece that split in the middle to become a pair.
Natalie's pretty face was full of curiosity, and she immediately picked up the silver pendant.
Then, the girl's eyes lit up.
"What is it?" Matthew asked.
Natalie handed one of the pieces to Matthew and said, "Take a look for yourself."
Matthew accepted it, and an instant later, a notification appeared in his left eye.
[A supernatural item discovered: Medallion of Sweethearts (Right)]
[The Medallion of Sweethearts (Right): A pendant imbued with blessing magic. Holding it will establish a telepathic connection with the owner of the other Medallion of Sweethearts (Left). As long as they are in the same world, no matter how far apart they are, they can know each other's exact location and sense when the other is in mortal danger.]
[Tip: Wearing this for an extended period can enhance the bond between partners, fostering deeper affection and calming the mind, while also suppressing negative emotions.]
When he saw this notification, Matthew was immediately stunned. He never expected to find such an item in the extraordinary treasure chests.
When he looked up at Natalie, he saw a blush appear on the girl's pretty face. Matthew smiled slightly, and he immediately put the pendant around his neck.
"This is really good stuff. Nat, you should always carry it with you."
Natalie became even more shy upon hearing this.
The girl quickly changed the subject, took out the treasure chest that Grand Magister Russell had just given her, and said, "You obtained this treasure chest in the ninth layer of the supernatural realm, so you should open it."
"You know how stubborn you can be sometimes, Nat, right? You shouldn't worry about things like that between us anymore."
But Matthew didn't prolong the discussion any further and opened the treasure chest.
He knew how stubborn Natalie was. So instead of trying to persuade her, he chose to open the chest. If there were something suitable for Natalie inside, he would give it to her anyway.
The treasure chest was opened, and inside was a card with a picture on it that looked like a pocket.
"What's this?" Matthew picked it up with a puzzled look, and a prompt popped up in his left eye.
[A supernatural item discovered: A Dimensional Space Bag]
[Dimensional Space Bag: A magical item imbued with the laws of space. Upon use, it grants the user a 10-cubic-meter dimensional space to store important items. It's conveniently accessible and readily available.]
[Note: Living beings cannot be stored in dimensional spaces.]
When he saw the notification, Matthew was taken aback. This was really good stuff.
But he and Natalie had already purchased inventory skills on the eighth layer. And the inventory skill was far more useful than this dimensional space bag.
The inventory skill didn't have a capacity limit.
Therefore, although this item was very valuable to others, it wasn't considered that valuable to Matthew and Natalie.
"Natalie, take a look," Matthew said and handed the card to Natalie.
The girl took it, she read the item description, and then immediately returned it to Matthew.
"It's useless to us, but it's still quite a valuable item. What are you planning to do with it?" Natalie asked.
Matthew thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Do you think this would be useful to Uncle Russell?"
"For my father? It's no use to him outside of everyday life. Why did you think it would be useful to him?" Natalie asked.
"What a pity. I was thinking of giving this to her as part of your dowry," Matthew said with a mischievous smile.
"You would… absolutely… never do… such a thing," Natalie said, punching him on the shoulder over and over. Then she stopped punching and said, "Seriously, Matthew. Do you know what century we're in?"
But despite all this, Matthew could see Natalie's face flushing.
"Okay. Okay. I'll keep this card for now. We can use it in the future to exchange for something else we want, if needed. So, tell me if you need this, okay?" Matthew said and sent the card to his inventory.
"Okay." Said Natalie.
Then Matthew opened his own championship treasure chest.
This time, there was a scroll inside. It was obviously a skill scroll.
Matthew was very curious about what skills the Championship Treasure Chest would bring him.
As he held the scroll in his hand, another prompt appeared in his left eye.
[A supernatural skill has been discovered...]
[This is a scroll that records the "Conqueror's Haki" skill...]
[Conqueror's Haki: One of the three types of Haki, and also the rarest and most powerful of the three. Possessing Conqueror's Haki will change the user's temperament and enhance their aura...]
[Once unleashed, Conqueror's Haki generates immense pressure, intimidating and even frightening enemies to death. It is the nemesis of the cowardly and weak. It can also cause opponents much weaker than oneself to faint. As Haki levels increase, the pressure effect is further amplified.]
[At the Legend Level, Conqueror Haki grants an ability called Observation Killing, which prevents other Observation Haki users from seeing the user's future.]
[At the Supreme Level, Conqueror's Haki can be wrapped around fists or weapons, greatly increasing defense and attack power.]
[Note: Using Conqueror's Haki consumes mental energy. The power of Incapacitation depends on the user's mental attributes. However, the power of Infusion gained at the Supreme Level depends on the user's Strength and Constitution attributes.]
[Hint: With practice, you can control the range and impact of Conqueror's Haki.]
Seeing the notification in the left eye, Matthew was shocked. He never expected that this scroll would contain Conqueror's Haki.
Although Matthew and Natalie already possessed the highest level of this skill, Conqueror's Haki was a very rare skill.
And it wouldn't be too difficult to exchange it for other skills. Of course, Matthew didn't feel the need for another skill at the moment.
"Natalie, you should see this." Matthew handed the scroll to Natalie.
As expected, after reading the scroll, the girl's pretty face showed no sign of emotion.
"Looks like we're not so lucky this time. While this skill might be invaluable to others, it's useless to us," Natalie said, but when she looked up and saw the mischievous smile on Matthew's face, she immediately started punching him again.
"Don't… even… think… about it. I don't want to hear you mention dowry again," she said.
A while later, she stopped and returned the scroll to Matthew and said, "Keep this skill as well. We can use it to exchange it for another item if needed, or to gift someone to overcome an obstacle."
Upon hearing this, Matthew said. "Okay."
Then he sent the skill scroll to his inventory.
After that, Matthew glanced at the time and said to Natalie, "It's getting late. Uncle Russell must be getting impatient. Natalie, I'm going to South Korea first. We'll talk again when I get back."
"Okay." The girl nodded obediently and said, "Be careful."
Then Natalie got up and kissed him deeply.
After their kiss ended, Matthew leaned in and whispered in his ear, "I was originally thinking we'd spend some special time together today, but it looks like we'll have to postpone it until after I get back."
Then Matthew left Natalie's dorm, leaving a flushed Natalie behind. Even though they reached Home Run level together, this girl still got embarrassed easily about many things.
Matthew first went back to his dormitory, put on the Reporter's Glasses, and then headed straight for the campus gate.
A typical official vehicle was parked there quietly. That must be Grand Magister Russell's car.
"Are you ready?" Grand Magister Russell asked.
"Yes," said Matthew.
Grand Magister Russell nodded, asked no further questions, and instructed the driver to start the car.
In this world, intelligent driving had developed rapidly, and many cars on the road were almost entirely driverless.
However, people with higher status seemed to prefer human-controlled driving over intelligent driving.
Matthew didn't know the reason either.
Once the car started, Grand Magister Russell said, "I've sent you the information. Take a look for yourself."
Matthew nodded, took out his phone, and opened the information sent by Grand Magister Russell.
The information about that old man in the document was very detailed, including not only his height, weight, and recent photos, but also his patient number, ward number, hospital name, and hospital location.
In fact, the materials even included a detailed map of that city.
But what caught Matthew's attention most was the message Grand Magister Russell sent after the file was delivered.
Operation Singularity-KB
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Ch.195: Operation Singularity in Action
Ch.196: Mission Accomplished
Ch.197: Changes in the Kryptonian Bloodline