Erian strode confidently through the street. He didn't directly head for his house since Fu Tian's lackeys were watching the place like a hawk.
Instead, he went toward the Nuclear Waste Station. He had hidden the syringes he had found last night underneath a pile of metal.
Luckily, he wasn't that unlucky. He quickly found his box of syringes from where he had concealed it and heaved it out. The syringes with lots of serum residue were about three, making Erian's eyes shine the moment he saw them.
The nuclear energy contained within them was definitely higher than what he had seen before from his other hurl.
[Name: Extractable Nuclear Antigen Serum ]
[Quality: Failed product, high-grade serum]
[Energy: 1,700]
[Effect: It supposedly contained an extracted gene of a winged colossal with a 10% chance of granting a Titan the chance of growing wings. But it's only just a failed experiment of a Novice Genemixer. Consuming might lead to destabilized genes, and may lead to imploding to death. ]
[Absorbable]
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[Name: Nuclear Inflating Serum ]
[Quality: Failed product, high-grade serum]
[Energy: 1,090]
[Effect: It can increase one's capacity for nuclear energy when ingested.]
[Absorbable]
The Nuclear Inflating serum is one of the most common serums out there and could be sold anywhere. But apart from those at Level Nine, ingesting this serum was tantamount to swallowing a massive amount of toxic nuclear energy. The person would most likely die a slow and very painful death.
Therefore, no one below Level Nine would actually dare the Nuclear Inflating Serum. Erian was no exception either. He touched the serums, watching eagerly as his Nuclear energy increased by more than two thousand points of energy. The reward was even worth more than fighting a Level-eight beast.
But if he wanted more of the serums, he needed to head deeper into the Nuclear Waste Station past the safe zone, where those beasts reside. If he was careful though, his rewards might outweigh the danger within. Now that he had experienced the dangers within, he knew to act carefully and might bit need to face any dangers to pick up serums.
Using the system, Erian was able to pick up a few serums before he headed towards Old Tom's shop. The serums on the outside were not enough for him to fulfil his plans therefore, Erian didn't take much of them.
"Old Tom! I've got business!"
"Why do you have to shout my name? Do I owe you any money?" The middle-aged man grumbled loudly and opened the door to his store.
"Oh, it's you? Are you ready to pay me the 5000 Bronx you owe me?" The middle-aged man eyed Erian with a raised eyebrow.
Erian smiled bitterly. When it comes to money kind Old Tom is nowhere to be found. Erian replied "Here. That's 10,000 bronx."
The middle-aged man glanced at Erian in surprise but his smile brightened. "I didn't know you were this rich. Anyways, thanks for the tip."
Erian almost stumbled himself to death. "Old man, who tips someone 5000 bronx!? I want another set of equipment!"
Old Tom clicked his tongue. "Stingy." then he proceeded to draw a set of little tools that can be fitted into the fingers which is for dismantling the metal-glass syringes and the two bottles of sterilising chemical.
"Why are you here instead of being in school anyway? Aren't you supposed to go for the evaluation of your Nuclear Pulse?"
Erian shrugged. "The atmosphere in the school is a bit stifled, not for me so I headed out much earlier than anybody else."
Hearing this, Old Tom instantly sneered at Erian. "If you had a nuclear pulse talent of over 2-star, you would be out there celebrating with that your rich friend Randolph."
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmErian retreated with his stuff but as he was about to leave, he also sneered. "If you had a talent of above 2-star, you wouldn't be here supervising a nuclear waste station."
"Fvcking brat!" Old Tim cursed but could only watch as Erian fled with a laugh. His talent was truly higher than 2 star, but he was just unlucky.
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The evaluation had taken the whole morning, the sun was at its peak at this moment. Sending beams and rays of radiation to feed the beasts and the beings of this world. Some beasts don't necessarily feed even after a long time, which is very similar to Titanes at some point. Instead, the sun provides them with the energy needed to survive.
That sun right now is the cause of Erian's problem. The sterilising chemical is highly volatile and therefore evaporates quickly, especially under direct contact with the sun.
Not having any choice, Erian the syringes and sterilized them with the chemicals. After a few minutes of extraction, two vials of serums are ready. (Vials are syringes, but without the needles).
Erian was especially delighted when he finished with the high-grade failed serum; Nuclear Inflating Serum. He had found two of them and they were half-filled therefore, he was able to extract them into a full serum. The other high-grade syringe wasn't complete hence Erian stored it until one day when he finds a complete one.
The other serum he had extracted was just a common low-grade failed product of a common Body-strengthening serum. It could only improve one's strength by ten minutes tops but isn't particularly practical in battle. Erian definitely would stand still and allow the opponent to inject himself with a Body-strengthening serum.
After having absorbed the nuclear energies within the serums, Erian hid his equipment in his shed within the Nuclear Waste Station and headed towards the old man's store; Metasale.
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"Old Jon, I brought good stuff this time." Erian's voice echoed through the store.
The old man's hands didn't pause and it was as though he hadn't heard a word of what Erian had said.
Erian huffed in anger. "Old Jon, you know you keep underestimating me. What if I get angry and sell the high grade serum to another shop, wouldn't that be cruel of me? Seeing as you are my customer."
The old man's hands finally halted and he peered coldly at Erian. "Did you say high grade serum?"