Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

Chapter 327: Chapter 230: The First Tier Three Ability, Meeting King Arthur

He hadn’t rested all night, just so he could monitor the progress, terrified of delaying Lin Qi’s plans.

Lin Qi nodded. This matter truly couldn’t be delayed.

Who knew if the Dragon Country’s three official teams would succeed? In any case, failure was not an option for Lin Qi.

They had to stall for at least two months.

As for what would happen after two months...

If worst came to worst, he could return to the Cyber World and figure something out. With the power of some of the weapons there, he might be able to make a difference in the Doomsday World.

Of course, Lin Qi believed that given the Dragon Country’s current response methods, they would likely have other tricks up their sleeve in two months.

If Lin Qi could reach Tier Four within two months, he would choose to pay a visit to the Headquarters and have a good, long talk with their top brass.

"You must pay close attention to testing the component strength. The plan cannot afford any mistakes. The very survival of the Mo University Camp is at stake."

Hearing this, Wang Ziru immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

He quickly said, "Don’t worry, Boss. I’ll oversee it personally!"

Lin Qi nodded, then temporarily left the workshop.

He went to find Wei Yue. Now that he had broken through to Tier Three, he wanted to test if his Tier Three Spiritual Power could replace the so-called Blood Moon Will.

To be honest, Lin Qi felt it was a long shot.

Previously, Lin Qi had thought it might be possible at Tier Three because he had a premonition that Tier Three Wizards would undergo a major change.

But the reality was that the power change for a Tier Three Wizard lay in the true form of the Tentacle Monster, not in a sublimation or transformation of his Spiritual Domain. The change to his Sea of Consciousness wasn’t a qualitative leap.

After a simple test, Wei Yue said with some disappointment, "The quality of your current Spiritual Power still doesn’t reach the level of the Blood Moon Will as I know it. It can’t be a direct substitute."

Lin Qi had expected as much. He consoled her, "I’m confident I can delay the Blood Moon’s mutation for at least two months."

"Two months is enough for me to advance to Tier Four. A Tier Four’s Spiritual Power will likely transform into a nearly corporeal will. I’ll try again then."

This was Lin Qi’s new theory.

It wasn’t baseless, but rather a theory formed from the available evidence.

According to the information Lin Qi had gathered, when a Knight Professional like King Arthur breaks through to Tier Four, a Knight’s Will Badge is born.

This suggested that the Tier Four threshold provided immense stimulation to one’s Spiritual Power.

Although Extraordinary Professions were all different, they ultimately shared commonalities.

"I hope I can last that long."

Wei Yue’s eyes were filled with disappointment, and even a hint of despair.

’The apocalypse is progressing too quickly, and the Blood Moon’s mutations are coming one after another.’

She had learned of Lin Qi’s scheme to delay the Blood Moon’s mutation yesterday, and she believed he could do it.

But...

’Will there really be a two-month window?’

’Some people on Earth are fighting to resist the Blood Moon, but another group is working just as hard to bring about its arrival!’

’If things went as expected, a true Blood Moon Envoy may have already been born.’

’With the power of a Blood Moon Envoy, is it really possible the Blood Moon’s mutation won’t be brought forward?’

Wei Yue had no one to share her worries with and could only fret silently in her heart.

After chatting with Wei Yue for a bit longer, Lin Qi returned to the conference room.

Time to continue his Meditation!

Although he had completed the critical breakthrough to Tier Three today, he still hadn’t done any Meditation.

His Spiritual Power still needed to be improved.

Tier Three only barely provided him with the power to protect himself; it was far from enough to influence the bigger picture.

Even a Tier Four Extraordinary in the Cyber World couldn’t single-handedly influence the grand scheme of things, only mediate from within.

’Get stronger, and then get stronger still.’

’Keep getting stronger within this limited time.’

’If Tier Three and Tier Four aren’t enough, then there’s still Tier Five!’

At the very least, it was proven that Tier Five Extraordinary Items existed in the Doomsday World.

Although he didn’t dare to analyze the Tier Five Extraordinary Item he currently had, there were bound to be more in the Doomsday World.

’If all else fails...’

’There’s still a Blood Moon in the sky!’

’If such a terrifying Extraordinary Domain creature were to die, it would surely produce Extraordinary Items of a high Level, wouldn’t it?’

’A large number of Tier Five items?’

’Or even higher?’

As people grew stronger, so too did their courage. Now, Lin Qi even dared to plot against an Extraordinary creature on the level of the Blood Moon.

...

At 12:31 AM on March 22, 2089, it seemed as if Lin Qi had done nothing in the Cyber World. Yet, in that single instant, his Extraordinary Professional Level had changed from what it was a moment before.

The leap from Tier Two to Tier Three was completed in that instant.

If anyone had been able to continuously observe Lin Qi’s Extraordinary Professional Level, they would have been utterly baffled.

Was this still a normal Extraordinary Professional?

Was this still a normal Wizard?

It was too abnormal!

After returning to the Cyber World, Lin Qi began to think quietly.

Compared to the hustle and bustle of the past two days, the next 24 hours were a rare window of downtime for Lin Qi.

There was nothing urgent that needed to be completed. At most, he would maintain his daily habits and continue studying the A-Class literature on Pharmacy.

But Lin Qi had already finished browsing through basically all of the Liu Clan’s A-Class Pharmacy literature.

His theoretical ability in Pharmacy wasn’t going to see another major improvement anytime soon.

As for the plans involving United Pharmaceutical and the Medical Small Business Alliance, they no longer required Lin Qi’s intervention.

A rare day of freedom.

But Lin Qi didn’t plan to waste it.

’I need a High-Level Extraordinary Professional to help me test this new Tier Three Ability. It’s hard to find someone in the Doomsday World, but I might have a chance in the Cyber World.’

The face of a Golden Knight appeared in Lin Qi’s mind.

A Tier Four Knight, exactly one full level higher than him.

Moreover, King Arthur bore him no ill will. In fact, she even seemed a little... dim-witted.

A perfect candidate to swind—er, to *persuade* into helping with a test.

Taking out the wristband he used to contact King Arthur, Lin Qi decided not to communicate with her in the Highest Level temporary chat.

That thing didn’t allow for private chats, and Lin Qi didn’t want everyone in the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps to know about this.

As for Guang Ling?

Even if he couldn’t hide it from Guang Ling, Lin Qi had ways to cover his tracks.

Just as he took out the wristband, Lin Qi thought for a moment and then put it away again.

It was already very late. Bothering King Arthur at this hour would be a bit too presumptuous.

Even though King Arthur was a Tier Four Knight, she was still a girl, after all.

And girls who don’t sleep at night don’t grow tall.

Lin Qi decided to contact King Arthur during the day. In any case, the members of the Mercenary Corps should be relatively free before Guang Ling’s plan kicked off.

...

Lin Qi didn’t know that, at this very moment, King Arthur was busy treasure hunting in the sewer system beneath Alliance City.

"Guang Ling, I can’t go any further. I feel a familiar power. If I’m not mistaken, it should be... the Sword in the Stone."

The Sword in the Stone was a special Extraordinary Item that would resonate uniquely with Knight Professionals.

It also granted a huge power boost to the Knight who wielded it.

"Given the Sword in the Stone’s properties, if I get any closer, I’ll trigger a reaction from it. My position could be exposed."

"But with the Sword in the Stone here, it confirms that there are Round Table Knights present—and more than one."

King Arthur’s expression was grave, but when she mentioned the Sword in the Stone, an unnatural look flashed across her face.

It seemed to be anger, mixed with a hint of hatred.

Her emotions even affected her Spiritual Power, causing an anomaly in the transmission between her nerves and her Prosthetic Body. Her prosthetic arm trembled a few times.

Guang Ling’s response arrived via email.

[Understood. It seems the plan needs further refinement. The European Administrative Region is more concerned about the master sample used by Ninghang Technology than we anticipated. You can return for now. The mission for tonight ends here.]

King Arthur took a deep breath, completely ignoring the stench in the sewer system.

While withdrawing, King Arthur sent an email to Guang Ling.

[If possible, I want to know who the Tier Four Knights in Alliance City are. This is very important to me.]

Guang Ling’s reply was swift.

[If I find any clues, I will inform you immediately. The only thing I can confirm right now is that the Grand Knight Commander of the Round Table Conference is still in Europe. His status is highly sensitive; it’s impossible for him to have come to the Asian Administrative Region without a sound. The Eastern Alliance would never allow an Extraordinary Professional of that level to appear in the Asian Administrative Region.]