F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

Chapter 146 The Chosen One and the Chosen One's Hook

Luo Tian crossed his arms and huddled in the corner, protecting his tattered backpack.

She was exactly like a young woman guarding her dowry.

Chen Yifan withdrew his aggressive gaze and regained his composure.

He knew he had lost his composure just now.

But this discovery is too astonishing.

A power system that doesn't belong to the rules of the [World Engine], a "heretical" lineage specializing in spiritual power...

Right in front of him...

If I really don't have that so-called "mental lock"...

He knew better than anyone what the combination of these two things meant.

That definitely doesn't mean one plus one equals two.

However, now is not the time to get excited.

Luo Tian is a man full of secrets, and he's as shrewd as a fox.

Trying to extract the inheritance from him is like pulling teeth from a tiger's mouth.

We must find a different approach.

"A brute?"

Chen Yifan chuckled self-deprecatingly, leaning against the cold rock wall, his tone becoming somewhat desolate.

"Maybe. Actually, I've been quite troubled lately too."

"Troubled? You are?"

Luo Tian looked as if he had heard the funniest joke of the century, and even lowered his hands that were protecting his chest.

"What's troubling you? Are you worried about how to spend all that money you've made this time?"

"No." Chen Yifan shook his head, a perfectly measured look of confusion on his face. "It's my talent."

"Your F-level hand speed boost?"

Luo Tian curled his lip.

"Um."

Chen Yifan nodded.

"It seems to have... some side effects."

"side effect?"

Luo Tian's curiosity was piqued, so he moved over from the corner and sat cross-legged opposite Chen Yifan.

"What side effects? Did it turn you into a premature ejaculator?"

Chen Yifan ignored Luo Tian's dirty jokes.

He simply frowned and said in a very uncertain tone:

"Every time I level up, my mental strength increases incredibly fast, almost abnormally fast. It makes me think I'm a mage."

As he spoke, he casually rubbed his temples, acting out the scene perfectly.

The smile on Luo Tian's face gradually froze.

"A mage? Wait a minute..."

He leaned closer, his eyes, slightly gleaming with excitement, fixed intently on Chen Yifan.

"What did you say? Your mental strength increases every time you level up?"

"yes."

Chen Yifan looked completely at ease.

"Aren't others the same?"

"fart!"

Luo Tian cursed and stood up excitedly, pacing back and forth in the cramped cave.

"Do you know anything about the mental strength of professionals?"

"That's granted by the class template according to the [World Engine] rules!"

"Except for specific mage and priest classes, or a very few spiritual talents."

"Other professions' mental strength is basically fixed after adulthood and awakening! At most, it can be increased with the help of rare and precious materials and equipment!"

He suddenly stopped and turned around to stare intently at Chen Yifan, his eyes filled with the look of someone who had discovered a new continent.

"You...you're telling me that your mental strength increases automatically every time you level up?!"

"Yeah," Chen Yifan added innocently, "and it's increased quite a bit, it feels like it's increasing faster than my agility attribute, it's already over a thousand."

"..."

Inside the cave, deathly silence fell once again.

Breaking 1000?

A thief!

Although the profession is controversial, it can ultimately be considered an agile profession.

Shouldn't it be about increasing agility or strength?

Why is it the spirit?

Luo Tian fell silent.

He just stood there, mouth agape, eyes wide like saucers, staring unblinkingly at Chen Yifan.

That expression was a mixture of doubt, shock, fervor, and disbelief.

At last……

It all turned into a near-manic excitement.

"Mental lock..."

Luo Tian's Adam's apple bobbed, and he squeezed out three words in a dry voice.

"Your mental lock..."

"What? Is there a problem?"

Chen Yifan showed his doubt at just the right moment.

"Impossible...this is impossible..."

Luo Tian seemed to be possessed, circling around Chen Yifan while muttering incantations.

"The inheritance mentioned that the underlying rules of the world engine cannot err... Every life form born under its influence will be marked... How could you possibly..."

He suddenly stopped in front of Chen Yifan, took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision.

"Don't move."

After saying that, he put his index fingers together, and a faint but solid white light shone from his fingertips. Then, he carefully touched Chen Yifan's forehead.

Chen Yifan did not dodge.

He knew this was a crucial moment.

At the same time, it is also an important step in verifying one's own inferences.

Luo Tian's fingertip hovered a centimeter in front of his brow, without touching him.

A peculiar fluctuation of mental energy emanated from Luo Tian's fingertips, attempting to penetrate his brain.

When probed by an unfamiliar spiritual force, Chen Yifan instinctively wanted to resist.

But just then, Luo Tian's voice suddenly rang out.

"Relax, don't resist..."

Chen Yifan immediately activated his [Mind's Eye].

As long as Luo Tian shows even the slightest abnormality.

He took action immediately.

Next, through the perception ability of the "mind's eye".

He "saw" it—a faint but completely different kind of spiritual energy.

The moment I touched the space between my eyebrows.

Without encountering any obstacles, they advanced unimpeded and easily penetrated his spiritual sea.

one second.

two seconds.

three seconds.

Chen Yifan tensed up.

Be prepared for any eventuality.

Luo Tian, ​​however, seemed completely unaware of Chen Yifan's unusual behavior.

The expression on his face changed gradually over time, from initial tension to astonishment, and then to blankness.

Finally, it turned into a complete blank.

His hands were shaking.

It wasn't because of the consumption, but because of a tremendous shock stemming from the collapse of one's worldview.

"Empty..."

His lips moved as he muttered to himself.

There's nothing there...

"There isn't even a lock..."

He abruptly withdrew his hand, staggered back two steps, and fell to the ground with a thud, looking at Chen Yifan with the eyes of someone looking at a monster.

"What...what exactly are you?"

He had thought...

He was unable to change jobs, but unexpectedly received the inheritance of "heretical" teachings.

Those who have figured out the way through their own wisdom are already the unique "chosen ones" under the world's engine.

But what is this guy in front of me?

A person without a "mental lock"!

Has the rule of the world engine fallen asleep on him?

If he himself relied on a "cheat code" he picked up to develop his character in this professional world in a sneaky way...

Chen Yifan is the World Engine's favorite son!

They were born without a mental lock.

This is included in his legacy.

That's one in ten thousand, no, one in a million geniuses.

Seeing Luo Tian's distraught appearance, Chen Yifan understood.

As expected, there wasn't one!

He stood up, walked over to Luo Tian, ​​patted him on the shoulder, and said in a tone that seemed to hope for "sympathy" and "understanding":

"That's why I'm troubled."

"With my F-rank talent, I simply can't control such a massive amount of mental energy. It's like an untamed beast, rampaging through my mind."

He sighed and continued his deception:

"I originally thought this was a malignant side effect of my talent, and that it might burst my brain one day. But after hearing what you just said, it seems... like a good thing?"

Luo Tian suddenly raised his head, his eyes burning with renewed fervor.

"Great news?!" His voice suddenly rose eight octaves. "This is more than just great news! This is practically a miracle!!"

He grabbed Chen Yifan's trouser leg, so excited he was incoherent:

"Do you know what this means? It means that the content related to mental power in my lineage has absolutely no barrier to entry for you!"

"Genetic lock? That thing is at the physical level; it can be slowly worn away by external objects and time!"

"But the mental lock is a shackle on the level of the soul! It is the greatest mountain on the path of 'heretical ways'!"

"But you! There are no mountains in front of you! Just a flat plain!"

"My legacy... my legacy..."

He looked at Chen Yifan with a gaze so intense it could melt anyone.

"With you, we can unleash two hundred percent, no, one thousand percent of our power!"

Seeing his expression, Chen Yifan knew that the time was almost right.

"So..." he began slowly, "you mean, you have a way to help me resolve this 'side effect'?"

"Solve it? No! I'm not helping you solve it!" Luo Tian suddenly stood up, pressing his hands heavily on Chen Yifan's shoulders, and said, word by word, "I'm helping you, to master it!"

"I will mold you into my greatest masterpiece—no, the greatest creation of our entire faction!"

"As for the price..." Luo Tian suddenly changed the subject, a shrewd businessman's smile appearing on his face, "You'd better pay back the 300 million I owe."

"Do you think I'm worth 300 million?"

Chen Yifan was completely stunned by Luo Tian's words.

What a joke.

Three hundred million, not thirty dollars.

"hey-hey!"

Luo Tian rubbed his hands together, and his smile suddenly became somewhat lewd.

"Consider the three hundred million as your tuition fee for becoming my apprentice!"

"As for the future... you'll provide all the rare materials I need for my research! Is that alright, my only disciple?"

Chen Yifan understood.

This guy wants to be both a sucker and a hired hand.

However, let's secure the inheritance first.

Anyway, there's no credit system in this world.

It can't be smeared.

Even if it really gets dark...

With 300 million, why be afraid of a few hundred million more?

"Okay," he nodded. "But I have one condition."

"What are the conditions?"

Chen Yifan's gaze fell on the valuable materials in the box.

"These are mine. Consider them a gift from you, the master, to your disciple as we meet..."