I Can Extract Abilities – Chapter 51

Chapter 51: The Bus

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed. During this time, apart from buying a bus ticket to Daqian City and checking the bonus issued by the school, Li Feng stayed at home playing games.

In these three days, he finally filled half of the Ritualist’s experience bar.

On the sofa, Li Feng stretched, glanced at the calendar, and murmured, “Today is July 26th. The day after tomorrow is the start of the academy term. By the way, what was the date of the bus ticket I booked?”

Thinking of this, he quickly pulled out a dry bus ticket from under his butt. “Oh, it’s today. Wait, damn, it’s actually today. The departure time is 1:50 PM. What time is it now?”

Seeing that his phone showed 1:00 PM, Li Feng was a little stunned. He didn’t bother to pack anything, and rushed out of the door. Before leaving, he took one last look at the empty house, and then hurried to the station.

When he arrived at the station, the time showed 1:30 PM, which made Li Feng breathe a sigh of relief. “Fortunately, I made it in time, otherwise I would have been heartbroken.”

Inside the bus station, there weren’t many people. Li Feng quickly lined up, passed the security check, and sat in the waiting room, waiting for the bus to arrive.

Since the global digitization, various places had been occupied by dimensional Boss level creatures, and the wilderness had become very dangerous. There were only three ways for humans to travel long distances.

The first way: take a plane.

It was the fastest and least dangerous. If it weren’t for the expensive ticket prices, this would be the best way to travel.

Because after the digitization age, all airplanes were built by Alchemists. They were not only sturdy but also equipped with powerful weapons, capable of killing Professional level dimensional creatures.

Of course, being powerful also meant high energy consumption. Firing a single shot cost hundreds of thousands.

The ticket price between nearby cities was over 100,000.

The second way was to take the high-speed rail.

The speed of the high-speed rail was average, and the ticket was cheap. However, the high-speed rail itself was large and did not have strong protective capabilities. It was very dangerous and prone to accidents when attacked. However, it had a strong transportation capacity and had not been abandoned by Great Xia Nation.

The third way was to take the bus.

The bus was the slowest, and the ticket price was very expensive, costing 30,000 per ticket.

But the reason Li Feng chose it was because it was safe.

Because the capacity of a bus was only 30 to 40 people, it was a small target and less likely to have an accident. Moreover, each bus had a powerful expert traveling with it.

“Tsk tsk, it’s a pity that Chengde County doesn’t have an airport. Otherwise, I would really like to try flying.” Li Feng felt a little regretful.

In fact, flying was his best choice, but Chengde County was a remote place, and Great Xia Nation invested too few resources in it. It was unable to bear the cost of an airport.

Soon, the time reached 1:50 PM, and the bus arrived at the station on time.

Li Feng followed the sparse twenty or so people onto the bus and then found his seat number and sat down.

Not long after, a fat man also came and sat down beside Li Feng.

“Everyone, I am the Guard responsible for your safety on this journey!”

After everyone was seated, a middle-aged man with a full beard got on the bus. His cold eyes swept over everyone in the bus and said indifferently, “First of all, I want to make a few points clear. Generally speaking, our bus will not have any problems.

However, there are always exceptions. In case of a dimensional creature attack, do not run around. Stay on the bus. I will get off the bus and kill the dimensional creatures. If any of you get off the bus without permission, I will not guarantee their safety. I will warn you one last time, do not get off the bus without permission.”

At the end, the middle-aged man with the full beard directly revealed his aura to intimidate everyone.

“A Professional level expert. I didn’t expect the bus to be equipped with such an expert. This trip is safe.”

“Yeah, the ticket price is a bit expensive, but it’s worth it!”

“. . .”

The people on the bus were talking, and they looked at the middle-aged man with a full beard with a touch of respect.

In Chengde County, Professional level experts were indeed considered to be high and mighty.

Even Li Feng felt quite satisfied that a bus could be equipped with a Professional level expert. The money was not spent in vain.

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Clatter, clatter.

The bus started. Li Feng’s seat was by the window. He looked at the familiar scenery outside and sighed slightly, “Goodbye, Chengde County.”

Unknowingly, he had lived here for 18 years, and now he was leaving. He didn’t know when he would have the opportunity to come back.

He had no relatives here anymore. His parents’ generation of relatives had also encountered the advent and chaos of the global digitization age. During this period, his parents wandered for several years before finally settling down in the later-built Chengde County. They had long lost contact with each other.

“I wonder if I will have the chance to meet Maternal Uncle and the others this time in Daqian City?” Li Feng suddenly thought of his mother mentioning to him before she died that she had two older brothers who were working hard in a city near Daqian City.

However, he had lived with his parents since he was born, and he didn’t even know what his Maternal Uncle looked like. It was very unlikely that they would meet again. Even if they met, they might not recognize each other.

As his thoughts drifted, the bus gradually drove out of the suburbs. From Chengde County to Daqian City, at the speed of the bus, it would take at least eight hours.

“Friend, hello, my name is Fan Dahai. What’s your name?” The fat man beside Li Feng might have been bored, so he started a conversation.

Li Feng glanced at him. The journey was boring, and it wouldn’t be bad to have someone to pass the time with. So he smiled and said, “My name is Li Feng.”

“Li Feng, that’s a good name. I heard that the Gaokao Champion of our Chengde County this year is also called Li Feng.” Fan Dahai said, and suddenly said in surprise, “That Champion can’t be you, right?”

“No, it’s just the same name.” Li Feng shook his head and said.

“I knew it. How could it be such a coincidence that I would meet the Champion on a bus ride? By the way, what are you going to Daqian City for?”

Fan Dahai was very talkative and quickly started a conversation.

“To go to the academy.”

“To go to the academy. I heard that people who can go to the academy can reach the Professional level after graduation. They are much better than me. Unlike me, who can only do a small business and earn a few million a year with hard work.” Fan Dahai said modestly.

Li Feng: “. . .”

He felt a little helpless. He didn’t expect to be on the receiving end of humble bragging one day.

“You can’t say that. Professional level experts may not necessarily earn as much as you. My nephew just graduated from the academy a few years ago. Now he only earns three or four hundred thousand a year, far worse than you.”

The person in the seat next to them heard the conversation between Li Feng and the two, and suddenly interjected.

Fan Dahai quickly waved his hand when he heard this, but his face was full of smiles. “No, no. By the way, which academy did your nephew graduate from?”

“It seems to be called Kato Ei Academy,” the young man replied.

“Oh, it’s a third-tier academy, but it’s not bad,” Fan Dahai said.

This young man’s name was Shen Wansan. He seemed to want to flatter a businessman like Fan Dahai, so they chatted about everything under the sun.

“. . .”

Li Feng usually spent his time studying and playing games, so he didn’t know much about the outside world. Gradually, he couldn’t keep up with the conversation and was ignored by the two.

But he didn’t care and focused on playing games.

There were also many people in the bus who were talking in low voices. However, as time passed, the voices gradually subsided, and the bus became quieter. Many people were yawning, and sleepiness struck.

Even the Guard, at this moment, had his eyes half-closed, as if he couldn’t resist the sweeping sleepiness.

If you don’t ride the same bus as the protagonist, the probability of an accident is 10%. If you ride the same bus as the protagonist, sorry, the probability of an accident is 100%. Also, there are three updates today. I might not be able to finish them before 12 o’clock. I will update after 12 o’clock. During this week’s recommendation period, there will be three updates at the minimum.