Dual Worlds: I Have a Doomsday World

After returning to the No. 1 Prosthetic Clinic, Lin Qi went down to the workshop in the basement, leaving the door ajar to allow a signal to reach the Intelligent Brain.

His gaze fell to his left arm. A bracelet rested inside its prosthetic weapon compartment.

’Should I discuss what Guang Ling said with King Arthur?’

After a moment of thought, Lin Qi decided against contacting King Arthur.

It was for the same old reason: he had no idea what Guang Ling’s objective was. Even if the two of them racked their brains, it would be impossible to fathom Guang Ling’s true intentions.

Even if they happened to guess correctly, they wouldn’t be able to confirm it due to a lack of intelligence.

’I’ll just have to take things as they come!’

Ultimately, all plots came down to the most primitive solution.

’Power solves everything.’

However, power in the Cyber World wasn’t merely about individual might.

After all, to get by in this world, you needed power, but more importantly, you needed backing...

He closed his eyes, though not for Meditation. He controlled the Impatient Knife, completing its daily task and emptying its Physical Strength before returning it to his Sea of Consciousness.

After the past few days of "harvesting," the amount of negative emotion stored in the Impatient Knife had become quite substantial.

’It’s a shame King Arthur isn’t here. There’s no one to help me run experiments. This Impatient Knife might now be able to slightly affect a Tier Four, and it could probably kill a weak-willed Tier Three in a single strike.’

The power of emotion was far greater than Lin Qi had imagined, and the Impatient Knife was growing much faster than he’d expected.

But based on his subjective assessment, the Impatient Knife’s killing power didn’t grow linearly; it seemed to follow a curve.

After collecting just a few hundred instances of emotion, the Impatient Knife’s killing power was enough to match Lin Qi’s existing abilities, easily killing opponents of a lower or equal level.

But to fight opponents of a higher tier, the amount of emotional power required grew larger and larger.

’But as long as my Spiritual Power level rises, the Impatient Knife’s might will also increase multiplicatively. Once my Spiritual Power reaches the Tier Three Limit, dealing with an ordinary Tier Four shouldn’t be a problem.’

Lin Qi used his researcher’s mindset to construct a basic function and calculate the Impatient Knife’s growth curve.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

By factoring in the amount of negative emotion absorbed daily and the growth rate of his own Spiritual Power, Lin Qi concluded that by the time the World City Peace Conference convened, he would possess the strength to contend with an ordinary Tier Four Extraordinary.

Sensing the Impatient Knife’s strength, Lin Qi thought, ’But this isn’t enough. I need more immediate combat power. I hope Ding Yang doesn’t disappoint me.’

...

At 4:40 a.m. on April 3, 2089, the moment the Door’s cooldown finished, Lin Qi immediately traveled to the Doomsday World.

Upon arriving in the Doomsday World, Lin Qi wasted no time, immediately closing his eyes and beginning his Meditation.

The efficiency of Meditation here was nearly a hundred times greater than in the Cyber World; one day of Meditation in the Doomsday World was equivalent to almost a hundred days of progress there.

Stimulated by the highly active Spiritual Particles, Lin Qi’s Spiritual Power climbed rapidly.

But because his Spiritual Power was climbing too quickly, after only twelve hours, he felt a distinct sense of resistance.

This was his body’s self-preservation mechanism kicking in.

Unrestricted, rapid growth would cause one’s Spiritual Power to become disconnected from the physical body, which was actually harmful.

However, with the Door suppressing his Sea of Consciousness and with the buffs he had active, Lin Qi could ignore this "self-preservation" mechanism to a certain extent. If he forced himself to continue his Meditation, he could still maintain half the efficiency.

But Lin Qi did not continue. He opened his eyes and stood up.

Through his Spiritual Vision, Lin Qi "saw" a figure he had been eagerly awaiting.

Ding Yang was here!

And he had brought five entire crates with him!

With a single glance, Lin Qi recognized that they were all Tier Three Extraordinary Items!

At that moment, Ding Yang was already chatting with Wang Ziru in the first-floor conference room.

Lin Qi walked straight out the door and took the elevator to the first floor.

...

"Director Ding, I trust you’ve brought good news?"

Lin Qi’s voice arrived before he did, echoing into the room.

Ding Yang, who had been talking with Wang Ziru, couldn’t help but smile. It was rare to see Lin Qi this enthusiastic.

Ding Yang could tell that Lin Qi genuinely needed these Extraordinary Items.

He stood up from his chair, turned, and watched as Lin Qi walked into the conference room.

Ding Yang took two steps forward and shook Lin Qi’s hand. "Lin Qi, I went to Headquarters personally. I’m pleased to report a successful trip—I’ve brought you five Tier Three Extraordinary Items."

Five Tier Three Extraordinary Items. In truth, that wasn’t a large number.

At least, compared to the vast size of the Dragon Country, it could even be considered a small amount.

Since the beginning of the apocalypse, the Modu Region alone had produced more than five Tier Three Extraordinary Items.

Across the entire Dragon Country, that number should have been at least in the four digits.

However, Lin Qi wasn’t greedy. Five was enough.

As long as he could choose a suitable option from the selection, Lin Qi didn’t care about the total number.

After Ding Yang finished speaking, but before Lin Qi could open his mouth, Wang Ziru interjected, "Director Ding, you can’t shortchange Lin Qi like this. Isn’t five a rather small number?"

Wang Ziru was afraid Lin Qi would express satisfaction, so he had hurried to set the tone.

Hearing this, Lin Qi’s expression became playful. He kept his hand clasped with Ding Yang’s, not letting go.

He patted Ding Yang’s arm with his other hand and said, "Director Ding, our Mo University Camp has shown its sincerity, hasn’t it? And you..."