Chevreuse's Affection Skill was an offensive ability, and an extremely powerful one at that:
[Sniper That Ends All: When using firearms or any shooting-type ability, this skill can be applied as a buff to the projectile. As long as the target can be visually detected and aimed at, regardless of distance or whether the target exists in the past or future, the projectile will snipe the target with guaranteed accuracy. The damage dealt is multiplied by the combined levels of both parties.]
As long as the target could be seen, it would hit no matter where they were.
Moreover, the final damage had nothing to do with the weapon used, but was instead based on Nolan himself, multiplied by over two hundred times. And this multiplier would continue to increase as both he and Chevreuse leveled up.
That was honestly a bit absurd.
Without a doubt, this skill truly lived up to its name. It could end anything. After all, with over two hundred times attack power, even an Aeon wouldn't dare take it head-on.
However, Nolan felt that he didn't currently have any particularly strong enemies, so there was no immediate need for such an overwhelming ability.
Since her affection was already maxed out, Nolan also found an opportunity to invite Chevreuse to live in the Wonderland Space. After he confessed his feelings, she agreed.
After all, Nolan was quite attractive to girls.
Aside from that, he had also increased Emilie's affection quite a bit, though there was still some distance left before it reached max level.
However, he couldn't continue going to Fontaine today. Nolan needed to head to the Herta Space Station.
Previously, he had agreed to let Ruan Mei conduct some research on him. Just now, his avatar at the space station had noticed that Ruan Mei sent him a message asking him to come over, as she was now free.
Naturally, Nolan didn't want to miss the opportunity to gain Ruan Mei's affection. At the same time, he wanted to see if there were other chances to max out the affection of Asta and Herta as well.
Before setting off, Nolan checked his character panel:
[Adventure EXP: 120,025,000,000]
In just two days, even though most of his time had been spent raising the girls' affection, he had still gained over 100 billion Adventure EXP.
Combined with the steady accumulation of cultivation progress, he had already reached level 193. This 100 billion Adventure EXP was more than enough to push him to level 200.
Nolan didn't have the habit of saving it, so he directly invested a large portion into leveling up, raising himself to exactly level 200:
[Level: Lv200 (0 → 150,000+/100 billion)]
In total, it consumed over 70 billion Adventure EXP, leaving him with more than 50 billion. However, that still wasn't enough to level up even once more.
This was mainly because level 200 represented a major breakthrough in life form. As a result, the EXP progress required for further leveling would inevitably increase drastically.
But that wasn't much of an issue. After all, Nolan now had plenty of ways to obtain both Adventure EXP and cultivation progress.
Even if the required EXP rose into the hundreds of billions, it would only extend the time needed to level up from half a day or one day to two or three days at most.
At this moment, Nolan turned his attention to the newly obtained racial specialities. This time, there were also three options:
[King of Gods: Grants authority to command all "divine beings." Those with levels lower than yours cannot disobey your orders, while those stronger than you will still be affected, though the stronger they are, the less influence it has. You are immune to all attacks from "divine beings."]
[Singularity: You become eternally unique across all timelines, dimensions, and parallel worlds. All your past, present, and future selves, along with all traces of your history, fate, and causality, converge into your current self. Transcending rules, you are immortal and indestructible. Even if you perish, you can return from any point in the past or future at will.]
[Ancestor of Demonic Path: You become the origin of all demonic cultivation. Immune to all attacks from demonic practitioners, and the more such practitioners exist, the stronger you become.]
Without a doubt, all three traits were ridiculously powerful. But upon seeing the effect of "Singularity," it immediately struck a chord with him.
Even if he died, he could freely return. There was probably no better survival ability than this.
Moreover, because his fate was intertwined with the girls, it was highly likely that their fate and causality could also converge into him, granting a form of "uniqueness."
This meant he wouldn't have to worry about the girls being targeted through attacks from the past or future, which was naturally a huge advantage.
As Nolan made his choice, he felt as though his perspective simultaneously encompassed the past, present, and future, before all those versions of himself converged back into one.
…And then, nothing particularly special happened.
After all, this option only granted him certain traits of a "Singularity." It didn't instantly elevate him to the level of one from myth.
...
Herta Space Station.
After leveling up, Nolan teleported here. Everything looked the same as before, with no major changes, since it had only been a few days since his last visit.
Before long, he arrived at Ruan Mei's laboratory on the station.
The lab was naturally quite spacious, but surprisingly, there weren't any particularly advanced-looking experimental devices. However, for Ruan Mei, her own abilities were likely far superior to any top-tier equipment.
"You're here. Would you let me conduct a physical examination first?" Ruan Mei looked at Nolan, a faint smile appearing on her face.
"A physical examination?" Nolan seemed to think of something and lightly coughed. "I won't have to take off all my clothes, right?"
In front of girls who were already in a relationship with him, he wouldn't feel anything. But in front of other girls, he still couldn't help but feel a bit embarrassed.
"Hm?" Ruan Mei looked at him in confusion, then gently shook her head. "My examination isn't that kind of conventional checkup. At that level, I can determine the results with just a glance."
"Uh…"
Nolan scratched his head. It seemed he had misunderstood. For someone like Ruan Mei, a "physical examination" could hardly be something as basic as checking posture.
He nodded lightly.
"Alright. How should I cooperate?"
"The complete information of a lifeform includes not only the body, but also the state of its mind and soul. Please release a portion of your spiritual power so I can examine it closely."
Ruan Mei parted her soft lips and spoke gently.
"That simple? Of course." Nolan understood. For Ruan Mei, all kinds of experimental instruments were inferior to her own abilities.
In that case, there was no need for any special procedure. He only needed to present himself to her without reservation.
Looking at the notification on his character panel, Nolan saw that over the past few minutes, Ruan Mei's affection toward him had increased by several points.
If he could spend more time with her today, her affection might even reach max level. Naturally, he cooperated wholeheartedly.
(End of Chapter)
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