Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 996 - 396: Base Mayor_2

Yao Guodong was feeling terrible, but he still didn't give up, occasionally trying with an Orange Crystal Core. With his current status and position, Orange Crystal Cores were naturally readily available to him. Unfortunately, up until now, he had not been able to become an Ability User.

Last month, during a medical checkup, the doctor told him that the level of Internal Impurities in his body had accumulated to Level 8, and they advised him not to continue using Crystal Cores. If it reached Level 9, even as the mayor, he would have to be put under house arrest!

Yao Guodong had no choice but to stop using Crystal Cores. Now, he had basically given up, but he still felt a bit unwilling to let it go.

His desire to become an Ability User, of course, wasn't to go out and fight. As an administrative mayor, he didn't need to be on the front lines. It was because after becoming an Ability User, one's physical condition would improve, and barring any accidents, Ability Users live longer than Ordinary people!

Better health, longer life—this was clearly what Yao Guodong hoped for, but unfortunately, it was unattainable...

The reason Yao Guodong was rarely seen was that he was truly busy—having to go to the Hope Research Institute for checkups, managing various affairs within the base, and even finding time to eat and sleep... He was overwhelmed. Therefore, it was normal that Wang Tao hadn't met him.

The reason Yao Guodong came to talk to Wang Tao today was naturally to seize the opportunity to get to know Wang Tao and then indirectly probe whether Wang Tao had any insight into this area, as generally, people with strong abilities tended to have a broader range of knowledge.

He had originally planned to steer the conversation in this direction during their chat, but to his surprise, Wang Tao took the initiative to ask him, so he naturally told him everything.

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Of course, he didn't hold out much hope, especially since even the Hope Research Institute couldn't find the reason... But he had to try, as he couldn't accept just being an ordinary person, he also wanted to live a few more years! Moreover, the most important thing was that if he could become an Ability User, the Internal Impurities in his body would be reduced by half, and he wouldn't have to worry like he did now...

...

Wang Tao's expression became somewhat strange after listening to Yao Guodong's explanation.

"So you're saying, you fused with many Crystal Cores before, and all attempts failed. Later, you slowed down the fusion rate, maintaining a frequency of two to three times per month, but still failed. Finally, you followed the doctor's advice and stopped fusing..."

"Yes..."

Yao Guodong nodded helplessly.

"How long has it been since your last Fusion Crystal Core attempt?"

"Twenty-nine days, I remember it clearly, because I basically fused with two Crystal Cores a month before..."

"..."

Wang Tao was somewhat speechless; Yao Guodong seemed a bit unlucky!

Not knowing about the "Curse," he had attempted Fusion with so many Crystal Cores before, and even when slowing down, he still fused twice a month. If he had fused just once a month, perhaps one of those intervals would have exceeded thirty days, and the Curse would have disappeared!

And to really think about it, it was also because he was "too wealthy"!

If he were just an ordinary person, upon realizing that he couldn't succeed in fusing Crystal Cores, he might have given up, or at least would have taken a break, considering Crystal Cores are quite expensive.

But Yao Guodong, being the mayor, wasn't lacking Crystal Cores, so he kept experimenting. The more he experimented, the Curse became impossible to break, leading to a vicious cycle.

However, while Yao Guodong was unlucky, at the same time, he was quite fortunate—because he met Wang Tao.

It had already been 29 days since he last attempted a Fusion Crystal Core, and in another 31 days, he would be successful. But now, with the high level of Internal Impurities in his body, continuing to fuse with Crystal Cores would be very dangerous, so he no longer planned to fuse with Crystal Cores. If Wang Tao didn't remind him, he might never know that his Curse had already disappeared...

"It seems that today, this mayor must owe me a favor!"

Wang Tao instantly decided, to not directly tell Yao Guodong.

Since he wanted Yao Guodong to owe him a favor, he should let it be a big favor.

If he told Yao Guodong what was happening, then Yao Guodong might thank him greatly, but he himself would also be quite praiseworthy, since it was just a day's difference anyway.

But if Wang Tao could demonstrate that the successful Fusion Crystal Core was entirely due to his help and had nothing to do with Yao Guodong himself, then Yao Guodong would be especially grateful, and the debt to Wang Tao would be like a second lease on life!

Whether or not it was a matter of gratitude was insignificant, but getting the mayor to owe him a significant favor was quite good.

Although it was a bit shameless, Wang Tao and Yao Guodong did not have any personal relationship, and it was nice enough for him to offer help. If it were someone else, they might have seriously extorted Yao Guodong, or even hidden the solution...

Moreover, if he explained the reason directly to Yao Guodong, it would be somewhat complicated for Wang Tao to explain how he figured it out. Even though an explanation was not necessary, it could be a bit of a hassle.

Therefore, all things considered, Wang Tao decided not to tell him, but to wait until the negative status on his head disappeared and then give him a Crystal Core, allowing him to become an Ability User instantly.

In that case, Yao Guodong would certainly attribute all credit to Wang Tao and that particular Crystal Core.

As for which Crystal Core to use, Wang Tao would have to think about it. It would be better to get a more special Crystal Core to be more persuasive.

"Mayor Yao, after hearing you... I suddenly feel like I might have come across your situation before..."

Wang Tao suddenly spoke up.

"Hmm? You've seen it?"

After a moment of surprise, Yao Guodong looked at Wang Tao with a face full of surprise and anticipation.