Chapter 79: Walking Through The Heavens, Sweet Home Arc
"New York Street." That was the first thing Xia Shang said after seeing the Doppelganger.
It nearly scared the Doppelganger to death. He had just squeezed out a few tears, ready to beg Xia Shang to spare him.
But then Xia Shang's tone shifted, "You don't need to disguise yourself as Translucent anymore. I will announce Translucent's death this afternoon."
"Phew!" The Doppelganger wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and let out a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, thank goodness, as long as he wasn't killed. Thinking of this, the Doppelganger subconsciously looked down at his chest. He knew he still had a remote bomb hidden on him. For the sake of his own life, he would rather offend Madelyn Stillwell than deal with Xia Shang right now.
"Remember my face. Starting today, you are the Vought International Head of the Public Relations Department. I've already organized your work content for you. Notify me promptly if anything comes up." Xia Shang planned to push his fusion degree to 100% within the day.
At this moment, the panel data floated before his eyes. [Laser Eye (Blue) Talent fusing, current progress 74%]
Although less than a week had passed since he last absorbed Compound V, more than half of the effect within his body had dissipated. Estimating based on the peak state, completely fusing Laser Eye should not be a problem.
"But I can't just disappear, can I? What if Madelyn Stillwell looks for me?" The Doppelganger sounded a bit troubled.
"I've already arranged it. After impersonating Translucent for so long, Madelyn Stillwell has decided to reward you with half a month of vacation. So, you should be sunbathing in the Maldives right now."
"I wish that were true," the Doppelganger sighed.
"Of course. I don't like forcing people to do things they don't like. If you're unwilling, that's fine. I can help you buy a train ticket to Greenwood Cemetery. I hear the scenery there is quite nice, very suitable for settling down."
Xia Shang's words made the Doppelganger tremble all over. He quickly nodded and said, "It is my honor to be able to work for Mr. Jervis. I was just joking earlier, please don't mind it, Mr. Jervis."
"Fifty thousand US dollars, that's your remuneration." Xia Shang took out his checkbook, wrote an amount on it, tore it off, and handed it to the Doppelganger. "Don't worry, my check is registered with the bank and can be cashed anytime."
"Thank you." After receiving the check, the unhappiness in the Doppelganger's eyes vanished, and his attitude became much more respectful than before.
Every time he did something for Madelyn Stillwell, his remuneration was sometimes only one or two thousand US dollars.
But Xia Shang was different. His generosity made him feel a little apprehensive.
"You're a smart person. I believe you understand what it means to adapt to circumstances. Don't mess this up for me." Xia Shang patted the Doppelganger's shoulder. The Doppelganger bowed his waist and grinned obsequiously, "I will definitely do my best."
With that, he stood up, put away his smile, and the expression on his face was exactly the same as Xia Shang's.
"You're very professional." Xia Shang opened the car door and drove the car towards the suburban Villa.
"Mr. Jervis, I wish you all the best."
The Doppelganger watched the pickup truck disappear from his line of sight. He couldn't help but take out the check and start admiring it.
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Inside the Villa.
Xia Shang took off his shirt. If one observed carefully, they would notice twelve scars, each about the length of a baby's thumb, on the surface of his body, distributed across his arms, neck, and back. Suddenly, all the scars split open, and twelve lively eyeballs took in everything around them.
[Laser Eye (Blue) Talent fusing, current progress 79%]
[Laser Eye (Blue) Talent fusing, current progress 83%]
...
As tube after tube of Compound V was absorbed, the talent fusion degree on the panel also increased at an astonishing speed.
At the same time, the eyeballs on the surface of Xia Shang's body gradually emitted blue light. By the end, they were even as dazzling and brilliant as blue gems.
"Unfortunately, it's still a little short." When the cells within his body issued a warning, Xia Shang immediately stopped absorbing Compound V. The final fusion degree stopped at 98%.
"Only 2% left. I can complete it on my own in a short time." With that, the eyeballs on Xia Shang's arms suddenly shot out four blue laser beams, completely shattering and melting the glass tubes that had been absorbed dry.
"Let's begin. The target is set as a one-star Fantasy World." Under Xia Shang's direction.
The panel popped up a line of text.
[Consume 100 fantasy value to Walk Through The Heavens to a one-star Fantasy World?]
"Confirm."
The panel floating before Xia Shang's eyes shattered with a bang, decomposing into countless rays of light. They intersected with each other, forming a dazzling ball of white light. Immediately after, the light rays within the ball of light, like peeling silk from a cocoon, drilled out one by one, slowly circling around Xia Shang.
Xia Shang didn't hesitate, reaching out and casually choosing one of the light rays.
The moment he touched the light ray.
The light ray circled around him once, then plunged into his body.
And the dazzling ball of light changed back into the panel.
[Fantasy World: Sweet Home]
[World Level: One-star]
[Player Stay Duration: 5 months]
[Friendly reminder: The Time Flow Rate in the Fantasy World is 150:1 compared to the Main World.]
Soon, Xia Shang in the living room, his body turning into countless points of light, dissipated like bubbles.
...
"So this time my identity is an autopsy doctor." Xia Shang was wearing a white coat. He adjusted the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and looked up at the dilapidated apartment building not far away, which had a banner hanging with the words "Green Home."
Through the Phantom Memories added to his mind, Xia Shang learned that he was once a famous surgeon in Seoul, but due to a major medical accident, he lost his reputation and status, and lost all his family fortune. Having nowhere else to go, he moved to Green Home Apartment with only one million Korean won left.
"That's really miserable."
The Phantom Memories could not give him knowledge about surgical medicine, only allowed him to learn Korean.
"Hi, are you Doctor Xia?" The security guard uncle who was weeding the Lawn enthusiastically waved at Xia Shang. Apparently, he had already received news of Xia Shang's move-in in advance.
"The environment here is good. Compared to Seoul, the air is much fresher."
"Yes, although the apartment is a bit old, the outside environment is still very good." Perhaps because of Xia Shang's identity as a doctor, the security guard uncle was very polite to Xia Shang.
Just then, a curly-haired young man holding a computer and carrying a backpack walked towards the apartment.
He walked with his head lowered, as if he had no interest in anything.
Just as he was about to approach Xia Shang, the lawnmower in the security guard uncle's hand suddenly malfunctioned. A piece of metal flew out through the air. Xia Shang smiled and sidestepped the attack. He saw the metal piece fly past the young man's face and strike fiercely into a wooden sign.
It could be said that this metal piece was just inches away from slicing off most of the young man's head. Cha Hyun-soo truly brushed past death in the true sense of the word.
"Oh dear, sorry guys, that almost caused a major incident." The security guard uncle quickly walked up to Xia Shang and kept explaining, "Doctor Xia, I'm really sorry, I don't know how it flew over there. This wasn't originally my job, but no one else comes on weekends, so I had to do it myself. Didn't expect it would almost cause an accident."
(end of chapter )