Detective Agency of the Bizarre
Chapter 787 - 20. Four Types of Abilities for Improvement

Chapter 787: 20. Four Types of Abilities for Improvement

Yang Chunxue has never been very reliable.

Though this time, her unreliability is passive.

Lu Li cannot, and doesn’t have the time to wait until tomorrow to find Liu Xiaoyan. The longer the delay, the more likely variables will occur.

The tentacle in Chen Rong’s ghost is capable of attacking people.

With Yang Chunxue currently unreliable, Lu Li, who has twenty unused pages of the Ghost Envoy Manual, turned his focus to himself.

Yin Energy, Ghost Hand, Heartwarming, Intuition — these four capabilities are what Lu Li uses the most.

The first has minimal use because the thin yin energy can hardly lift anything.

Now is a good opportunity for improvement.

Lu Li used six pages to enhance Heartwarming and Intuition to their peak, but did not enter the Wraith level to avoid the same situation as Yang Chunxue.

Enhancing Ghost Hand took five pages, and Yin Energy took six pages, leaving only three very aesthetically pleasing new pages — yes, Lu Li decided whether to use them based on their visual appeal.

The pages used as material disappeared with the enhancement, leaving the Ghost Envoy Manual, originally close to fifty pages, quickly thinner, only half its original thickness.

And the four pages corresponding to the four abilities were enhanced to their limits by Lu Li, near the Wraith level.

Not in a hurry to start the car, on the silent highway amidst a rainy night, Lu Li sat inside, quietly flipping through the pages of the Ghost Envoy Manual.

Pausing slightly when turning to Shen Jingjing’s page.

Shen Jingjing’s page has been sealed for so long, unknowingly reaching the point where it can be used.

The Ghost Envoy Manual silently merged into his palm.

Lu Li restarted the car and continued forward.

Pa.

The button on the car radio suddenly pressed automatically.

[Hmm, hmm, uh ahhhhhhhhhh——ah ahhhhhhhhhh——*soothing music* What to do with bowel discomfort? Constipation, bleeding? Lingling City Aifu Men’s Specialist Hospital cares for your backyard health, contact number——]

Pa.

The radio was pressed again, the sound abruptly stopped.

Crash.

The storage compartment suddenly opened itself, after a noise of rummaging, a rain umbrella floated up as if held by an invisible hand and was placed on the passenger seat.

The storage compartment closed by itself.

The rearview mirror inexplicably turned, the lighting turned off then on, the passenger seatbelt was pulled out and then retracted, the window crank turned half a circle letting in rain and swiftly closed again.

It seemed like there was an invisible mischievous ghost in the car, playing with all the interactive tools inside — including Lu Li’s gun.

But after opening the gun holster, it couldn’t pull out the gun, so it gave up.

Yin Energy capability testing completed.

Equivalent to a normal person’s strength, without any eruption.

The specific strength can be measured with weights upon returning to the Detective Agency.

Then there is Heartwarming. While Lu Li used it, he also equipped it with Yin Energy capability; his body still felt warm as if under sunlight. Equipping Intuition again, the warmth nearly disappeared.

Though it still existed, the amplification was barely noticeable.

Finally, equipping Ghost Hand capability, his body was instantly occupied by cold, still within bearable range but not sustainable for long. Over five minutes of cold will start affecting his perception and bodily control. Over ten minutes will cause a certain degree of harm to his body, like catching a cold or cold penetrating the body.

Ghost Hand capability has changed significantly. Initially, it only made the hands cold to attack ghost creatures; after enhancing to the ghost peak, its appearance changed.

Yin Energy seeped from beneath the skin, coagulating outside into a four to five centimeters thick bluish-purple yin energy, flowing as if tangible.

The range spread from the wrist to the elbow, resembling a set of heavy, menacing black gauntlets worn on the arms.

The pin-prick pain and numbness from the arms made it difficult for him to control smoothly; even removing Intuition and equipping only it barely alleviated some.

For capabilities like Ghost Hand that strengthen specific parts, Heartwarming isn’t very useful either.

Ghost Hand still affects only Yin Energy, useless for scenarios. After Yang Chunxue successfully advances, she can be used to test the power.

On the third minute of equipping Heartwarming and Ghost Hand, Lu Li dissipated the Ghost Hand capability.

Of course, he could have continued to sustain it, but he was only testing, not in the pointless consumption of all Yin Energy.

Worth mentioning, after dissipating the capability, his palm and forearm exhibited a layer of blood red, staining his white shirt.

Aside from physical damage, it truly wears out clothes.

If facing a situation requiring force resolution, Lu Li should try to roll up his sleeves before starting.

In summary, overall there is no change, Yin Energy remains a disposable capability. It seems useful, but in use it’s either-or, forget about manipulating heavy objects or swiftly attacking with sharp tools.

Perhaps it can only be used instead of hands for house cleaning when Lu Li feels lazy, or at a crucial life-and-death moment, to pick up a kitchen knife fallen aside and suddenly stab it into the enemy’s backhead, leading the stabbed enemy to widen their eyes, gradually losing strength in their hands whispering incredulously, "How could...uh ah!" and similar expressions.

Though strength has significantly increased within seconds after enhancement, shortcomings appear simultaneously — the physical limit of Lu Li’s body.

No matter what, Lu Li is an ordinary person: at most taller, calmer than others.

But physically, he is as fragile as other ordinary people: can be killed by sharp or blunt tools, shot by guns, or harmed by ghosts.

Capabilities can always be improved: from ghost, to wraith, to fierce ghost, even evil ghost. Possibly followed by ghost general, ghost king types Li Mei didn’t mention — but Lu Li cannot.

Water is ample, but there’s only one bucket, just that size.

If not a stroke of luck, or say inexplicable fortune, gaining the Heartwarming capability from a ghost, currently all capabilities enhanced to their peak, Lu Li’s limit sustain time wouldn’t exceed a minute, Ghost Hand less than thirty seconds.

Ghost knows why a ghost has the ability to create warmth.

Therefore, if Lu Li wishes to continue in the Ghost Envoy career and gain more time, Heartwarming must be prioritally enhanced as the core.

What a pity Li Mei died early, she might have known how to overcome the negative effects of capabilities.

So, the enhanced capabilities being exhausted, then next...

Mental Ghost Envoy Manual turns to Shen Jingjing’s page.

Last time using the capability, just an instant then forced exit, will it be different this time?

Stopping again by the roadside, Lu Li used the capability.

Burgeoning Yin Energy erupted abruptly from his heart.

Thump——

A nearly audible heartbeat, malicious Yin Energy dispersed from the heart, spreading out.

Some distributed within, some extended out...

Through the adjusted rearview mirror, Lu Li saw a blood-red phantom inside his body, overlapping.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The blood-red long skirt phantom remained motionless.

While at the fifth second, a swelling sensation suddenly came at the edge of Lu Li’s eyes.

Pupil capillaries ruptured.

Lu Li swiftly withdrew the capability, Yin Energy vanished instantly, slightly breathless as if exhausted.

No changes occurred.