Chapter 66: A New Soul Skill—Night Vision

Seeing that Lin Xiao was still lost in thought, Sun Zhiyuan, who stood beside him, nudged him gently.

Lin Xiao looked at Sun Zhiyuan with a bitter expression. He had suspected for a while that the elderly residents of the nursing home were not ordinary people, but he truly hadn’t expected them to be so formidable.

“Little Lin, now that you know our identities, you’ve officially become one of us. There are matters you must not speak of outside, or you’ll face consequences you cannot bear. Let me put it this way: if you ever commit an unforgivable act, with our abilities, no matter where you hide, dealing with you would be no trouble at all.”

Sun Zhiyuan spoke casually, but Lin Xiao knew he wasn’t joking. He had no doubt about the truth of those words.

“Don’t worry, Brother Sun. I’ll keep my mouth shut.”

“No need to be so restrained. Plenty know about our organization. As long as you don’t go overboard, occasionally using your identity to bluff a little is allowed.”

Lin Xiao neither affirmed nor denied it. He planned to live like a rice worm in the nursing home, and unless something special happened, he wasn’t intending to leave. It didn’t seem like there’d be any situation where he’d need to use this identity.

“By the way, there’s another thing. Many of us old folks possess unique skills. Our children either lack the talent or aren’t interested, so many crafts are left without successors. We’d like to teach you—do you have any objections?”

How could Lin Xiao object? This was a windfall beyond imagination.

Among the elderly here, not all had particularly outstanding powers.

—No, even the least impressive were above Grade A. He himself was just a Grade F nobody, no comparison at all.

If he could learn even a fraction of their abilities, he’d benefit for a lifetime.

“Of course I have no objections—I’d be grateful for the opportunity!”

Hearing this, many of the elders looked at Lin Xiao differently, some already considering how they might teach him.

“Very well. Starting tomorrow, you’ll begin our training. Of course, not everyone will instruct you. For example, Brother Murong, his spatial abilities can’t really be taught, and you wouldn’t be able to learn them.”

Lin Xiao understood. He hadn’t expected to master everyone’s skills—that would be unrealistic.

“I understand.”

“To celebrate your official arrival, we’ve prepared a gift for you—a spirit orb you can use.”

With these words, Sun Zhiyuan handed Lin Xiao a spirit orb.

Lin Xiao was stunned. He knew spirit orbs related to vision were exceedingly rare, and hadn’t expected the elders to find one for him.

This was wonderful.

He’d felt a little disappointed not to obtain a suitable spirit orb during the secret realm examination.

He didn’t stand on ceremony, taking the spirit orb directly and sensing it carefully, soon understanding the spirit technique it contained.

Night vision!

After awakening his enhanced vision, his sight at night was better than an ordinary person’s, but still far from true night vision.

With this orb absorbed, everything would change.

“Thank you, brothers and sisters!”

“All right, just absorb it here—we’ll stand guard for you.”

Lin Xiao was deeply moved. Without refusing, he sat down and began absorbing the orb.

The spirit orb quickly vanished in his hand, and at last, Lin Xiao possessed his second spirit technique.

Unfortunately, it was daytime; he couldn’t yet test the effects of night vision.

After absorbing the orb, his eyes appeared even brighter, adding a lively charm to his already handsome features.

“Good, everyone disperse for now. The boy just got back and needs rest. Save your thoughts for tomorrow.”

The elders departed one by one, leaving only a single person whom Lin Xiao recognized.

Li Tai, the man who had awakened as a special-type alchemist.

Alchemist sounded more like a profession than an ability, and Lin Xiao was quite curious about him.

Li Tai approached Lin Xiao.

“Brother Lin, are you tired?”

“I’m all right, pretty much recovered.”

“Would you have time to come over to my place for a bit?”

After considering, Lin Xiao agreed. It was a good opportunity to learn more about the alchemist profession.

Seeing Lin Xiao accept, Li Tai smiled. He’d recently developed several new pills, and the others at the nursing home were unwilling to be his guinea pigs anymore. He’d had his eye on Lin Xiao for a while, but hadn’t approached him since Lin Xiao was still an outsider.

Now things were different. Lin Xiao was officially one of them—a fresh test subject not to be wasted.

Liu Jiao had been about to leave, but upon seeing Li Tai invite Lin Xiao, she immediately returned.

“Li Tai, aren’t you being a bit eager?”

Li Tai chuckled, “Sister Jiao, I was just about to call you, and here you are.”

Seeing Liu Jiao, Lin Xiao felt a sense of foreboding.

Though Liu Jiao always took care of him, he was honestly a bit afraid of her.

Her presence usually meant he’d be beaten or bullied.

Could going with Li Tai mean encountering danger?

Surely not?

Li Tai noticed Lin Xiao’s concern and smiled awkwardly.

“Brother Lin, relax. There’s no danger. I just want you to try a few new pills I’ve developed—they’re all highly nourishing. I only worry you might not handle them well, so I asked Sister Jiao to come along.”

With Li Tai’s explanation, Lin Xiao was fully reassured.

So that’s how it is—as long as he wasn’t being used to test poisons, it was all right.

Highly nourishing pills must be valuable. He definitely wouldn’t lose out by taking them.

At most, he’d exercise more to digest them.

The three days spent in the secret realm examination made him miss the feeling of training.

And with Liu Jiao around, nothing unexpected was likely to happen.

Li Tai led the way, with Lin Xiao and Liu Jiao following.

Though he felt there shouldn’t be any problem, Lin Xiao couldn’t shake a strange feeling.

“Sister Jiao, do you think Brother Li is reliable?”

Liu Jiao didn’t answer immediately, but pondered thoughtfully.

“To tell the truth, Li Tai’s pills are very good. There are many kinds—some for healing, some for increasing cultivation. Occasionally he makes something even he isn’t sure about, but overall, there’s no major issue. We’ve all tried his pills, and so far, no one’s died.”

Lin Xiao: What?!

My goodness! Are you sure you’re here to reassure me?

No one’s died—is that your evaluation?

Suddenly, he didn’t want to go with Li Tai after all.

He wanted to back out, but remembering that everyone here was at least a seventh-grade expert, he had no power to resist.

Forget it. He’d just go for it.

Maybe he was simply overthinking.

Yes, he was definitely overthinking.