Chapter 79: The Wheel of Fortune

"I feel like I'm back on top again!" Fang Tang could sense the sequence talents flowing within him, his spirits high.

His current setup could only be described as luxurious.

One sequence talent ranked in the top twenty.

Six sequence talents ranked between two hundred and five hundred, and one more beyond five hundred.

His strength now covered five aspects: agility, defense, endurance, strength, and perception—comprehensively enhanced, a true all-round warrior.

Fang Tang couldn't help but sigh. He had originally intended to specialize as a vanguard, but it turned out that being an all-rounder suited him best.

After putting his vehicle away into his phone, Fang Tang wandered around the marketplace for a while before returning to his dwelling.

Having been gone for six or seven hours and gone through so much, for the first time, Fang Tang felt a sense of belonging to Xiangjia Lake.

However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw his entire house wrapped in a mass of green liquid.

"Hmm? What is the slime up to now?"

Fang Tang poked at the slime, puzzled.

The green liquid squirmed and contracted into a lump, squeezing out more than a dozen bullets from within.

The moment Fang Tang saw those bullets, his expression turned icy cold.

Intruders!

Fang Tang narrowed his eyes, looking at two holes in the wall that he hadn't made himself.

He'd only been gone six or seven hours, and already intruders had come?

Maybe they had tried to seize his house, and the slime had wrapped it up to prevent it from being stolen.

In fact, even without the slime's protection, his dwelling couldn't be lost. At level four, it was already bound to him.

Only Fang Tang could use his dwelling.

No matter what, the slime had still protected his property.

He gently patted the slime and took out a piece of meat, placing it in front of it. "Thanks for watching over my house."

The slime said nothing but wrapped itself around the meat and slowly began to digest it.

Fang Tang smiled slightly and put his dwelling away. "I can’t stay here with you. I need to go out and gather supplies. Just take care of yourself."

He patted the slime and headed toward the hole made by the intruders.

They dared to target his house?

They must be tired of living!

Passing through layers of dark mist, after traversing seven or eight underground chambers, Fang Tang spotted a group of people sitting around a grill, eating.

One man and two women.

There was a subtle rivalry between the two women, their eyes full of hostility whenever they looked at each other.

The moment Fang Tang appeared, all three noticed him.

They became alert at once, and when they saw the mechanical claw arm behind Fang Tang, their faces changed drastically, panic flickering in their eyes.

"So, you three are the ones who had designs on my house?"

Fang Tang walked up to them as if he were strolling through his own backyard. He casually picked up a piece of meat from the grill, popped it into his mouth, and chewed slowly.

"Mr. Fang... is that you?" The man looked at Fang Tang uncertainly, visibly nervous.

"You know me?" Fang Tang was a bit surprised, but he didn't stop eating, continually popping food into his mouth.

"A man named Li Gang told us about your features, just in case anyone didn't recognize you and accidentally offended you," the man explained cautiously. "Mr. Fang, we really didn't know that was your house. We lost our heads for a moment. We're truly sorry—we didn't mean any harm..."

Fang Tang glanced at the man and saw his anxiety was genuine. After a moment's thought, he said, "I'm not a villain, but a simple apology isn't enough when you try to mess with my house, is it?"

The man immediately understood and, trembling, took out three elemental stones, cradling them in both hands as he held them out to Fang Tang.

"Mr. Fang, this is everything we have. Please, forgive us!"

Without betraying any emotion, Fang Tang accepted the elemental stones and said coolly, "It's not about the money. I just want you to learn a lesson: don’t think having a few weapons in your hands means you can do whatever you want. There are always people stronger than you."

He gave the man a sidelong glance, then picked up a few more pieces of meat from the grill, circled around the trio, and walked away.

The three didn't dare move until Fang Tang was gone. Only then did they lift their heads and exhale deeply.

"Those were three elemental stones, just handed over like that. What do we do now?" One of the women watched Fang Tang's departing figure with a pained expression, unable to keep from complaining.

The other woman nodded in agreement, looking at the man for answers.

Paying them no mind, the man muttered to himself with lingering fear, "That was close! Li Gang was absolutely right—Fang the Flayer is as ruthless as they say. Good thing I was quick-witted, or the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Is he really that formidable?" The two women looked skeptical.

The man shot them both an annoyed look. "Ignorant! Li Gang had nine people with him, and they were still helpless before Fang Tang. As for us... Let's just eat and get back to digging after."

...

The encounter with the three was just a minor episode.

Fang Tang continued sweeping through the underground chambers at breakneck speed, gathering resources.

With seven sequence talents and having reached the third tier of evolution, his strength now stood at the summit of the underground world.

Only the Cradle World or the Twisted Realm could contain someone like him.

To Fang Tang, these caverns were now just places to pass the time or, more precisely, to gather resources.

With the extreme speed of Shadow Step, even Yueyue couldn't keep up with him, and Fang Tang was completely uninhibited.

In just two and a half hours, Fang Tang accomplished what would previously have taken him half a day.

The haul wasn't bad: six golden treasure chests, four elemental stones, and three blueprints—two for level-two weapons and one for a level-three weapon.

After storing everything in his phone, Fang Tang settled down in Cavern 150.

He took a shower and lay on the bed in a “wood” shape, idly flipping through his phone.

His phone had many functions, even location sharing—so long as the other party had a phone too.

At the moment, his contacts list contained only one person: Liu Yiran. That would make it easier when Liu Yiran invited him on a mission.

Fiddling with the phone, Fang Tang discovered a hidden feature.

He could post pictures in the public channel.

The discovery made him a little excited, but his enthusiasm quickly faded.

This feature was only now available, but it didn’t seem very useful.

Players had already gotten what they deserved; it was just a matter of resources now.

He had meat, a barbecue grill, and if he posted pictures of food, it probably wouldn’t have much effect.

The urge to show off was ruthlessly suppressed, leaving him frustrated.

Buzz buzz!

His phone vibrated. Picking it up, he saw a message from Xie Ling.

"Big boss, I’ve become an Evolver."

Fang Tang replied, "Congratulations! What kind of sequence talent did you get?"

Xie Ling: "It's a really strange sequence talent—a roulette wheel with black, white, and gray segments. I don’t know what it does."

Hearing this, Fang Tang’s interest was piqued.

Xie Ling didn’t know, but he did.

Sequence 111—The Lucky Roulette.

Black stood for misfortune, white for good fortune, and gray was a mix—sometimes two parts luck to eight parts misfortune, sometimes the other way around.

If you landed on good fortune, your next endeavor would go smoothly no matter what.

If you landed on misfortune... but would a lucky person ever land on misfortune?

This ability was far stronger than his own "Sixth Time’s the Charm."

As expected of a born luck-magnet—even her sequence talent was this exceptional.

This was a solid backer!