Chapter 700
Chapter 700 - 686: Eyes
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"Look, Illidan."
Half-lying in bed, with a tattered cloth covering his eyes, Lu Ping’an smiled, playing a joke no one else could understand, as several people suddenly barged in.
He even felt a bit of a pity, because this world had no Magical Beasts, so naturally, there were no extreme whites nor inevitable extreme blacks in their fate...cough, it seemed like he had unintentionally leaked something.
"...Can you still read?"
The people who came to see him were somewhat shocked when they saw him genuinely flipping through a book.
Lu Ping’an’s sudden collapse was a big deal. From the current situation, anyone else could fall, but if Lu Ping’an was finished, it could actually cause an avalanche effect on the situation.
Even if he didn’t die, as long as he was unconscious or seriously injured and lost combat power, he could still bring about a dramatic change in the overall situation.
But after hurriedly setting aside their matters and coming over, they saw him with a cloth tied to his face, silently reading a book on the bed as if nothing had happened, and could not help but lose their composure.
"Of course I can see, you may not believe it, but now my eyes work better. Before, I was looking at a dream, and now I’m looking at loneliness, life, and the truth of the universe...pfft, don’t laugh."
Lu Ping’an flipped through the book casually, the thick "cloth strip" wrapping his eyes tightly. To an Informed-person, this could actually be considered courting death...you should know, this red rag of his is a genuine Silver Taboo item!
[Hannah’s Binding Cloth (Silver Mid-position Taboo item)]
This "weapon" had gained a new effect before it was even properly developed.
Its "Blood Absorption" characteristic could indeed save Lu Ping’an a lot of trouble, especially with the black blood that was constantly seeping out now, at least it could be absorbed and blocked by it.
But using a Silver Taboo item to cover your face? Do you think it won’t be contaminated enough? Before, they put it in a special isolation box, if a regular professional played with it like this, they’d be asking for a mutation.
But this is also because other medical items were ineffective...that constantly penetrating black blood looked like a fatal wound. When he was brought over, his entire body was seriously mutated.
But miraculously, within a few hours, he seemed unharmed. Apart from his eyes still constantly bleeding, the rest of his body was clean and devoid of mutations.
The Informed-person marvelled at the power of his "Deferred Payment" ability and further strengthened their determination to "try to rub off some power," but Lu Ping’an knew that aside from the beginning, he hadn’t used any powers again.
The mutation disappeared on its own, and the wound healed by itself... When you open your eyes, some things naturally change.
"Is there anything you want?" Lu Ping’an asked nonchalantly, still flipping through the book.
When the visitors saw the book’s title, "Elementary School Mathematics," they couldn’t help but show a helpless smile—if he was trying to reassure them, at least choose a normal book.
But seeing that Lu Ping’an was still able to "hold on," the situation seemed not too bad... What they worried about the most was seeing Lu Ping’an lying in bed unconscious or simply mutating into a Magic Monster.
"It’s fine, as long as you’re okay."
"Tsk, if you’re visiting a sick person, at least bring some sincerity, huh? I don’t like bananas. It would be much better if you brought me some grilled meat."
Hearing this, the visitors were stunned.
Indeed, they came with fruit baskets, and due to distance limitations, they could only bring a limited variety of fruit. Rather unpalatable bananas became the first choice... Several people were even carrying their own share of bananas, making for a tragic collision course.
But the problem was that everyone was standing quite far away from Lu Ping’an. How did he know that they all brought bananas with them?
"...Well, I have a good nose, and more importantly..." he touched his nose, and his words made everyone understand.
"...The previous group also brought bananas. If there’s another group coming, tell them to bring grilled meat."
After chatting for a while and making sure that Lu Ping’an was okay, everyone had a lot of work on their hands so they naturally got up to leave.
"Oh right, please turn off the light for me, I need to get some sleep. And Guan-bro, you should take a shower before you return to the camp. You’re covered in dirt, like you’ve crawled out of a mine."
His words left everyone confused again.
Guan Xinxian rubbed his tired face. He had run tens of kilometers to get back, and while it was a good thing that Lu Ping’an was alright, it seemed a bit much for him to be making fun of people’s appearance.
"The fight on my side was quite intense. Those Aus people actually have heavy firearms... Can’t you really see?"
"If you’re talking about this colorful world, it seems I really can’t see anymore." Lu Ping’an’s smile was a bit eerie.
"Nonsense, your eyes are covered with cloth now... If you still have the energy to make weird jokes, your situation is obviously not too bad. Get better soon, our team still needs you."
After saying that, everyone left.
However, after this little interlude, they forgot to turn off the light for Lu Ping’an, as he had asked.
"Tsk, why don’t they ever listen?"
Lu Ping’an sighed helplessly and got up.
His body was indeed weak, and it took him over ten seconds to walk to the nearby door. When he calmly approached the light switch, the door just happened to open.
Seeing Lu Ping’an with his hand on the switch, Xia Qin was taken aback.
"Your bag? Here." Lu Ping’an handed her the things she had left behind, which should have been forgotten on the sickbed.
"... Oh, thank you." Xia Qin paused, then turned to leave, but couldn’t help looking back.
She saw that under Lu Ping’an’s red cloth, black blood was constantly dripping. She couldn’t help but ask.
"Can you really not see now?" As a professional, losing vision wasn’t a big deal; many methods and even external equipment could compensate for it.
Surgeries to remove mutated parts and reshape them were also a major source of income for high-level Healers.
But Xia Qin always felt that Lu Ping’an’s obedience seemed not so simple.
"Do you want me to pull down the cloth? The doctor said my pupils are useless now. I can show you the two bloody holes..."
"No need, I’ll leave right away."
Xia Qin hurriedly begged for mercy and left with the bag.
So, Lu Ping’an turned off the light himself and slowly walked back.
He flipped through a book for a while, and when sleepiness came over him, he tossed the book to the side against the wall... There were over a dozen books piled up there, various elementary and middle school textbooks.
Many of them had Lu Ping’an’s doodles on them.
"Lu Ping’an, what did you see?"
Finally, the big cat couldn’t help but ask.
"A lot of interesting things... Do you want to know?"
Hearing this, the fearless big cat hesitated for a moment.
She was silent for more than ten seconds before finally asking.
"Can I know?"
"I don’t know. How would I know if you can or can’t."
"Do you think I can know?" There was a rare hint of fear and uneasiness in the big cat’s words.
Lu Ping’an touched his chin and laughed.
That smile was full of malice and also carried a little regret for failing to play a prank.
"What do I think? Um, let me think, I think... You probably don’t deserve to know."
"Then let’s forget it." The words with a hint of insult actually made Kerdalais breathe a sigh of relief and decisively give up on asking further.
Lu Ping’an sighed helplessly again. This big cat was so cunning and restrained...
"Sing me a lullaby."
"I don’t know how..."
"Well, I’ll tell you that I saw..."
"Wait, I’ll go find Fang Wen to teach me."
Lu Ping’an smiled. This cat could be really cute when she’s soft-hearted sometimes.
He picked up another book, flipped through it briefly, and then fell into a deep sleep... As usual, the textbook’s hypnotic effect was excellent.
By the time the big cat learned the lullaby, he was already snoring in his sleep.
And the cowardly big cat, played into a rage, still didn’t dare to wake up Lu Ping’an.
[Eye of Truth (Unknown Tier): Your physical eyes have lost their meaning, but your $&&%^ eyes can see through &%%^&%.]
On his Panel, for the first time, there was a Rule-level Life Bank, along with an unreadable Profession and Ability.
— End of Chapter 700 —