Becoming an indescribable god after failing to ring in the new year.

Chapter 22 Schools and Destinations

Lu Shi nearly died for the first time when he was just born.

At that time, Lu Shi did not obtain Time Coins; the power of time still existed in the form of 'nutrients'.

At that time, he was just an "infant," both in existence and in body, slowly catching up with the receding future through nourishment.

However, the situation was very serious at the time. Lu Shi was hiding in the past and had no way to stop the past, so the future was also passing by.

The Lu family assumed it was a stillbirth, and the delivery room was quickly cleaned up.

By the time Lu Shi had initially adapted to the past and caught up with the future, several days had already passed.

A baby that suddenly appears in an empty delivery room is unlikely to make much noise.

People around, separated by a door, could hardly be sure if there was really a baby crying.

The nutrients available at the time were far from sufficient, and if he hadn't been able to find a way to survive those few times, his future would most likely have been cut off.

Lu Shi eventually seized the opportunity and caught the attention of a kind person, surviving the day before his nutrients ran out.

Nutrients continued to be supplied as the time flowed normally.

Some were saved up later, until they encountered 2256, came into contact with the Metaphysics Society, and promoted quantification through metaphysical rituals, which led to the creation of Time Coins and the standardization of Time Nutrients.

From then on, Lu Shi's currency went from barely enough to sustain the future to being "sufficient".

"Furthermore, it now seems that once a dead end occurs, the degree of erosion will rise rapidly, thereby triggering large-scale turmoil..." Lu Shi recalled the past.

During his childhood, Lu Shi had barely survived a near-death experience. At that time, he knew little about metaphysics and even his spiritual senses were very weak.

But looking back now, it's clear that if he had failed, the entire city of Chang might have been wiped out.

"Therefore I must become stronger, strong enough to handle the vast majority of death risks, in order to firmly grasp my future!"

Thinking this, his spiritual senses activated instantly, and Lu Shi moved to the side, dodging the sandbag.

Slightly out of breath, Lu Shi closed his eyes.

Before joining the Metaphysics Society, Lu Shi underwent strength training and received some martial arts instruction.

However, he only started to seriously engage in combat after joining the company.

Because without metaphysics, the fighting in this world wouldn't be much different from that in the previous life.

It even has many "showy facades," making it seem flashy but impractical.

But once you acquire metaphysics, everything starts to change.

Many fighting styles will then begin to possess extraordinary practical value.

Lu Shi is in the same situation. His mutation effect is currently only appearing in his spiritual senses, so he is also referring to his own characteristics and beginning to form his own fighting style.

The general idea is to sense danger before it arrives, and then avoid it or take advantage of it.

But these things can't be rushed. Lu Shi's fighting skills can only be considered above average, and he can't compare with those top geniuses.

Without sufficient differentiation, it is too difficult to create a fighting style that suits oneself.

Everything needs to be done slowly.

Whether it's the simulated horror of "Failed New Year's Eve", the simulated horror of "Bloodshed", or the creation of the Bloodshed fighting style.

These are all aspects of self-improvement.

In addition to that, there's also work related to the metaphysics society.

The mastermind behind the "weapon anomalies" has not yet been caught, and 2256 keeps changing hands over different trash cans.

These are all troublesome issues that need to be addressed one by one.

But in any case...

"It's already five o'clock." Lu Shi glanced at the time, tidied himself up a bit, washed off the sweat, changed his clothes, and prepared to leave work.

So-called metaphysics must maintain its existing state.

The more eager one is to seek answers in metaphysics, the more likely one is to lose control.

Only by maintaining a sufficiently normal daily routine can we stabilize the abnormal by maintaining the normal.

Leaving get off work on time is a necessity for working people and should never be taken away!

After a day of learning, Lu Shi's understanding of metaphysics and his own body has improved considerably.

As soon as I stepped out of the stadium, I saw Captain Fu.

He was standing not far away, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and as you got closer, you could still smell the pickled bamboo shoots from last night.

"Sister Xu is busy, I'll drive you home from get off work tonight," Captain Fu said, waving to Lu Shi.

Once in Captain Fu's car, Captain Fu acted like a parent, inquiring about Lu Shi's learning and adaptation to metaphysical abilities.

"That's about it. If possible tomorrow, I'll apply for fieldwork and preliminary terrorist simulation qualifications."

As long as it's not a simulated terror upgrade, applications to achieve simple simulated terror using ordinary abilities are easily approved.

"Yes, there will probably be some restrictions imposed on you in response to your bloodshed." Captain Fu nodded as he drove.

His mystical ability to create unignitable smoke also comes with related prohibitions, such as preventing large-scale fires that could cause loss of life and property among ordinary people or cause widespread public panic.

The bloodshed that occurs on land will likely be subject to similar prohibitions.

In essence, they are all about restraining those with metaphysical abilities, so that their abilities don't have too much of an impact on their normal lives.

Otherwise, fire abilities would be better suited to outward directions, with breadth as the primary characteristic.

Captain Fu then shared the results of his investigation that day.

Because it involved simulated horror, the online weapon shop "Jue Shi Hao," which profited from human suffering, was summoned for questioning and shut down today.

The blood-stained weapons were also recovered and handed over to the logistics department by the deputy captain.

"But it was too late; one of the weapons had already been bought two days ago."

"The identity information of the person who bought it is fake."

"We are currently investigating the store's employees, which will take some time."

Captain Fu sighed.

Metaphysical abilities are troublesome enough on their own, but they become even more troublesome once they are mixed with human nature.

That popular online store has too many irregularities in its operations.

Every detail is suspicious, and we need to consider whether it is related to the mastermind behind it all.

Although it seems that most people in these online celebrity shops are being exploited, no one can guarantee that there isn't a mysterious person with supernatural abilities hidden among them.

This is also where those with metaphysical abilities excel; if they don't actively use their metaphysical abilities, they still possess a certain degree of control over them.

Then he would be no different from an ordinary person, making it difficult to judge him.

Even the metaphysics society can only conduct spiritual perception tests on them, using external metaphysics to stimulate them and see if they will have a spiritual response, in order to roughly determine the identity of the other party as a metaphysician.

This method of calculation is slow, has a large error rate, and may even cause the other party, who originally had no spiritual sense, to develop spiritual sense after being stimulated.

Overall, it's unreliable.

They still need to find more clues.

But the most urgent thing is—to eat dinner!