Chapter 5: The Mysterious Detector (Part 2)

Shen Fei let out a sigh of relief; even without the identification from that detector in his mind, anyone could tell during the day that this stone was a treasure. To let such a treasure be absorbed by that detector?

However, this toad indeed possesses remarkable skills, ranking first among its peers, having nearly defeated all challengers in the town. This is why no one dares to provoke it anymore, yet there are still many who admire its sister, which often compels the future brother-in-law to flaunt this identity.

"Water system? E level six? What does this mean? The water system should refer to water elemental energy, but what does E level six mean? What does the E stand for? And what does the six signify?" Shen Fei ignored the incessant confirmation and instead began to murmur in confusion.

"As you command!" The third and fourth brothers accepted the order with cupped hands, then immediately turned and leaped away quickly, covering a distance of five to six meters.

At this point, even if Shen Fei lacks insight, he can still ascertain that green represents his own people, as the light of the boss is green

Touching the oval stone, it felt extremely smooth. Holding it up to my eyes, the sky was pitch black, and in the moonlight, I could only vaguely see that it was something water blue. After a moment's thought, I still ignored that confirming voice, fixating on the stone, and silently chanted in succession: "Expand!"

This certainty made Shen Fei unable to help but wonder whether this detector could actually distinguish between kinship. Could it be that the yellow light spot represents relatives? Then the green light spot would represent allies, wouldn't it

Thinking of this, Shen Fei prepared to tuck the aquamarine stone into his bosom. Uncertain whether it was the detector sensing Shen Fei's thoughts or something else, a somewhat urgent idea emerged in Shen Fei's mind: "Absorb energy; after upgrading, the detector will provide more functions and easily discover more energy and * diagrams * of volume."

When I finally obtained the last oval-shaped stone, aquamarine in color and only the size of the last segment of my little finger, a thought suddenly emerged in my mind: "Object containing energy discovered, energy type: water, energy level: E, which is level six. This energy can be directly absorbed to enhance the capabilities of the detector. Do you confirm absorption?"

Shen Fei is not a fool, so he is certain that he has been lured by that "ability to easily discover more energy entities." He nodded vigorously and silently recited: "Confirm absorption!" At this thought, the stone he held in his palm immediately transformed into liquid and permeated into his skin.

With nothing to do, Shen Fei had no choice but to prepare to explore other new features. However, aside from the addition of colors, even the display distance had not increased, remaining at a radius of ten meters. Ultimately, it was discovered that the so-called new feature was merely an additional instance of expansion and contraction functionality. In normal mode, it could now call for four expansions and four contractions, which was one more than before. Beyond this, no other features were found.

Thinking of this, Shen Fei silently muttered with a bit of a ostrich mentality: "Close." The conspicuous red immediately vanished, and Shen Fei felt a wave of relief wash over him, instantly regaining his spirits and perking up his ears to listen to the boss's words

What did Shen Fei see? The map did not enlarge as imagined; it remained a palm-sized circular map. The ground scenes on it showed little change, yet there was a significant transformation: the light points representing characters unexpectedly displayed colors.

After only a few steps, Zhong Shitao shouted, "Xiao Fei, don't run too far, you need to come back with us later!" The burly men immediately burst into laughter, saying, "Shitao, your brother-in-law is quite diligent in looking after the kid." Zhong Shitao pretended to be helpless and shrugged, saying, "What can I do? I'm his brother-in-law, and Yuxia dotes on him so much; I have to keep an eye on him, or it won't do." This immediately elicited a wave of sighs.

Just as Shen Fei was feeling indignant, a sudden surge of heat flowed from the swollen area at the back of his head, first rushing to the top of his head, then cascading down, passing through several major acupoints, and spreading throughout his entire body

Wow! Isn't that just about making one's body a bit stronger? For someone like Shen Fei, whose goal is to surpass the boss, such benefits are virtually negligible, because once one reaches the warrior level, the physical body becomes remarkably strong and resilient!

Shen Fei casually replied, fully aware of what he thought about his future brother-in-law. It was nothing more than wanting to flaunt his status as his sister's fiancé.

Upon seeing the two leaders actually using internal energy to travel, the crowd was in an uproar. What could have happened? However, everyone present was wide-eyed with excitement, as one was notifying the branch leader, while the other was directly informing the gang leader. Clearly, something astonishing had been discovered in that valley.

Hmm? There are fifteen light spots, but why are there thirteen green light spots and one yellow light spot? Shen Fei blinked, glanced at his map, and then looked at the crowd chatting at the mouth of the valley, feeling utterly perplexed

As the map locking feature expanded, it became evident that this stone occupied the entire map. Under such clear and bright illumination, Shen Fei finally discovered the beauty of this stone. The aquamarine color was exceptionally pure and rich, akin to fine jade. Moreover, with a slight movement of his hand, he could see the aquamarine appear as if it were enveloped in a layer of transparent film, flowing and undulating like water.

The leader, with a stern expression, did not engage with the inquiries of his subordinates, who were chattering away. Instead, he directly commanded the two brothers: "Third, you will immediately return to the town and take three swift horses. Ride quickly to the county headquarters to inform the gang leader. Fourth, you will head straight to Qiancheng Village to notify the branch leader."

It is well known that my sister is quite popular in the town. Before her future brother-in-law arrived, although my sister was still young, she was already a light beauty and adept at managing household affairs. She single-handedly took care of her own life and that of the eldest. At that time, many leaders from various branches and local wealthy gentry came to seek her hand in marriage. If it weren't for my sister's naturally reclusive nature, only occasionally going out to buy things in the town, it is likely that suitors would have trampled the threshold in their eagerness! In the end, there was no choice but to have her future brother-in-law switch his allegiance to this branch.

Just when I was feeling bored, the three light spots I saw on the map suddenly appeared. It goes without saying that the boss and the others have returned, but why are there two green ones and one red one?

How could this be? Uncle San is actually red? Future brother-in-law is unexpectedly yellow? Yet the eldest is the same green as everyone else

This sudden manifestation nearly made Shen Fei jump up. He hurriedly used his mind to sense his palms and arms, but felt nothing at all, as if those liquids had not penetrated his skin. Could it be that the detector absorbed it through my skin? Damn it! If you're using my body as a conduit, at least give me some compensation; my body should benefit in some way!

Shen Fei blinked his eyes; although he was mischievous, he was not foolish. He understood that this was akin to the choice between eating an egg directly or hatching it to raise a chick, which would then provide eggs regularly. Such a dilemma, unless in exceptional circumstances—like being on the verge of starvation—would lead even a fool to choose to hatch the egg.

As he pondered over various thoughts, Shen Fei noticed that the light representing him on the map had completely obscured the shining point. He immediately crouched down to search carefully.

Only Shen Fei, who had just arrived, disregarded the tense expressions of the eldest brother, third uncle, and fourth uncle. Instead, he looked in shock at the eldest brother, then at the third uncle, because the eldest brother and fourth uncle were both green, while the third uncle was red

Shen Fei immediately ran over, ready to confirm who this red light spot belonged to. If it was the boss, then it would indicate that the difference in color represented the difference in closeness

It was only because he heard this prompt that Shen Fei temporarily refrained from closing it, and out of immense curiosity, he looked at the map in front of him, wanting to know what new features it had. However, this glance left him stunned.

Originally, Shen Fei intended to directly shut down this useless map, but a thought emerged in his mind: "Energy saturated, upgrade, successfully advanced from basic to level 1, please utilize the new features on your own"

As for the yellow, thinking about how the future brother-in-law might always look at me unfavorably due to his indulgence of my sister, could this yellow represent disdain? If so, then wouldn't the red...

Although the future brother-in-law's appearance has indeed dampened the wave of proposals, it has also provoked many members of the faction to challenge this toad that has eaten swan meat

After searching around, he found a bunch of weeds at his feet, among which were a few stones. What could shine like his own light? Shen Fei thought to himself as he picked up the stones one by one to examine them

With weapons in hand, stand guard against the outside!" At the leader's command, more than a dozen gang members immediately drew daggers from their bosoms and spread out to stand guard outward

The detector in my mind has an unknown origin; such a ghostly thing is uncertain in accuracy and in its readings. Indeed! It must be erroneous. Even if my third uncle is red, what does that signify? Who can know? Perhaps my third uncle is currently in the midst of breaking through to the ninth-level warrior, with his blood surging and energy high, which could explain the red reading.

Shen Fei first felt joy, followed by a dissatisfied pout. If this surge of energy could remain at his dantian, he would at least be able to directly break through to the fourth level of his foundational cultivation method. Even if he could not break through, he would still be at the peak of the third level. However, this energy was instead dispersing throughout his entire body, refusing to settle in the dantian and meridians.

Because these people were lined up blocking the entrance, there was no need for careful distinction; Shen Fei immediately recognized that the yellow light was unmistakably his future brother-in-law.

Believing his judgment to be correct, Shen Fei did not appear particularly pleased. The stone worth one gold piece, absorbed by the detector, only resulted in such functionality, which was truly uninteresting

Shen Fei curled his lips, thinking to himself that he was not that foolish. This item could potentially be exchanged for money, perhaps even enough for a gold piece. What good would it do to absorb this detector? All it would do is slightly increase the area of the map or add another layer to the zoom function. What is so impressive about that? Can it buy new clothes and jewelry for my sister? Can it buy good tea for the boss? Can it get me something delicious to eat? Or add another layer to the zoom function, what is so impressive about that? Can it buy new clothes and jewelry for my sister? Can it buy good tea for the boss? Can it get me something delicious to eat?

Shen Fei could hardly imagine further; Third Uncle was the eldest's right-hand man, having followed him for two or three decades. He had watched Shen Fei grow up, and when he was a child, he had often urinated on him. Whenever there was something delicious, Third Uncle would always save it for him, and he would occasionally hide from the eldest to secretly give Shen Fei pocket money. Just like Fourth Uncle, Shen Fei regarded them as his own uncles.

The first few are just ordinary stones, and they do not appear to be any treasures. I set them aside for the time being, perhaps it is just that I do not recognize their value.