Chapter 54: “We are Indeed God’s Favorite Children!”

Seeing Shen Xiaoling’s happy face, Hong Xiaofu rubbed his nose: her contentment was his happiest moment.

After laughing with Shen Xiaoling for a while, he took out his diary. He wrote: “24 March 2019, Uncle Chen recommended me the job of bricklayer. I was still a little hungry after lunch, and Uncle Chen shared a steamed bun with me, I am very thankful toward him.”

After he wrote that, Hong Xiaofu smiled delightfully. His life had gradually improved. The people he had recently met had been extraordinarily kind, and Hong Xiaofu needed to remember how they had helped him out.

Closing the notebook, Hong Xiaofu carefully placed it back into the desk drawer. Then, he climbed onto the bed, striking a training pose… he fell asleep in seconds.

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The following three days, Hong Xiaofu spent most of his time at the construction site. There were no more incidents, and the huge rat never showed again.

On the third day, Hong Xiaofu knew that it would be another few days before he could meet his co-workers. To express his gratitude, Hong Xiaofu brought a bag of oranges with him. Although it was not an expensive gift, he wanted to show his gratitude.

Soon, it was the end of his third day at work. After he collected his pay from the accountant, Hong Xiaofu turned to Uncle Chen and said, “Uncle Chen, I almost saved enough money. I don’t know when I will be back.”

Uncle Chen looked at Hong Xiaofu happily. He really adored the kid—he was sensible, independent, and never caused anyone any trouble. Anyone his age definitely wouldn’t have endured the job for long. Uncle Chen had been a bricklayer for many years, and knew that an average of six thousand bricks a day was the limit. But Hong Xiafu had moved an average of thirty-six thousand bricks a day, and he had even worked for three consecutive days.

“Enough?” Uncle Chen laughed as he patted Hong Xiaofu on the shoulder, “If you have enough, then take a good rest for a few days! Do not work so often, you have to study after all. It’s alright if you have to work once in a while, but right now gaining knowledge is key.”

“I understand,” Hong Xiaofu nodded his head, “I will be going to school tomorrow.”

Before he left, Hong Xiaofu rushed to bid farewell to the other laborers, “Goodbye everyone, I might be back at the weekends. Please look after me when I’m back.”

The group of laborers laughed. Old Wu commented, “The young had long surpassed the old, you are now the ace of bricklaying, little brother! Ha!” Everyone broke out in laughter.

Chief contractor, Wang Zhen, pondered as he stepped forward. He could not offer money, so he handed his phone to Hong Xiaofu, “Little brother, let’s keep in contact. If you need work in the future, let me know! I will introduce you to one.”

That’s like winning a long-term meal ticket!

Hong Xiaofu immediately agreed, “Thank you, Chief Wang!”

When it was time to bid farewell, the group gathered and waved goodbye. As he left the construction site, Hong Xiaofu took out the money from his small sling bag and counted, it was exactly six hundred yuan.

He could finally buy the drug. To be dead or alive would depend on that!

Taking a bus to Tianfu Commercial Plaza, Hong Xiaofu headed straight to the pharmacy. Fortunately, the process of purchasing the drug was smooth. After all, it was mass-produced, and the demand was low as there weren’t many Awakeners on Earth.

Grimacing, Hong Xiaofu took out fifty bill notes to pay and asked for some small change. He took the small container in his hands and lightly sighed.

What a small item. He had had to move bricks for four days to buy it…it did not come easy!

As Hong Xiaofu got back home, Shen Xiaoling rushed out and asked anxiously, “Brother, how was it? Did you manage to buy the drug?”

Hong Xiaofu laughed as he took out the small container, “I bought it. Come, let’s go inside and have a look.”

The pair of siblings went inside, and Hong Xiaofu unpacked.

The packaging was exquisite. The wooden box was about the size of a palm. After opening the box, it revealed a red pill that was approximately one centimeter in diameter. The pill gave off a pleasant scent of traditional Chinese medicine.

“This thing cost five thousand yuan?” Shen Xiaoling examined the drug from all angles and sighed, “How expensive, we don’t even know what would happen to you after you take it. I hope it works! Otherwise, it would be such a pity!”

In all honesty, Hong Xiaofu was extremely nervous. He had tried other methods in the past, but there had been no change in his Awakening index—that was the only method he had left. Hong Xiaofu did not know what he was going to do if it hadn’t worked.

“Well, I will try it out.” Hong Xiaofu took a deep breath and followed the instructions carefully. Taking the pill from the box, he put it in his mouth. The pill had the refreshing taste of Chinese herbal medicine. He drank a glass of clear water, arched his neck, and swallowed the pill. It traveled down his stomach.

Hong Xiaofu closed his eyes while Shen Xioaling stared at him nervously.

“Is it ineffective?” Hong Xiao questioned as he felt the activities in his stomach. After a while, there were no changes, and he could not help but doubt the effectiveness of the pill, “Does this not work?”

Then, at that moment, Hong Xiaofu suddenly felt like his entire body was burning! It was not a painful sensation, but his body felt like it was heating up. Hong Xiaofu’s body quickly became a furnace, as if it were burning the useless residues in it.

With such an undeniable sensation, Hong Xiaofu felt that all the hidden negativity had been burned clean—his mind had cleared. His body’s genes were being activated, breaking through their shackles. The shackles had been removed, layer by layer.

Hong Xiaofu was perspiring: his body was at peace.

This entire process had taken half an hour. When he opened his eyes, he first saw Shen Xiaoling’s worried look. She asked anxiously, “Brother, how was it? I saw you sweating a lot, is this effective?”

“I’m not sure of it now,” Hong Xiaofu smiled, “I think it was effective, let’s test to find out.”

Hong Xiaofu took out the Awakener’s potential assessment tool. After taking a deep breath, he placed his hands on it.

Looking at the numbers on the tool, both Hong Xiaofu and Shen Xiaoling were astonished! “Congratulations, you are an Awakener! You are a LV1 Awakener, your awakening index is 3.888888%.”

Awakening index of 3.888888%!

Hong Xiaofu: “!!!”

Shen Xiaoling: “!!!”

It had increased!

Shen Xiaoling immediately jumped with joy as she held onto Hong Xiaofu’s hands. She was beyond excited, “Brother! It has increased! It has increased! It has increased! Ha!”

Hong Xiaofu was also beaming with joy, he exclaimed, “It finally has, indeed! Haha!”

The pair of siblings prayed together, “We are Indeed God’s Favorite Children!”

It had finally increased. Not only had it increased, but it had also increased more than what they expected! Hong Xiaofu’s initial Awakening index had been 3.666666%. No matter what Hong Xiaofu had done, the index would not increase. But with the pill, his Awakening index had risen to 3.888888%! How the hell had it increased so much?!

This pill brought an exponential increase of 0.222222%. Hong Xiaofu knew that others who had tried the medicine had only experienced an increase of 0.02%—his increase was ten times higher! No, eleven times!

“Brother, did we strike gold this time round?” Shen Xiaoling’s eyes widened in shock, “The pill you just had is equivalent to others eating eleven pills. Does it mean that the pill was equivalent to fifty-five thousand yuan? We saved fifty thousand yuan?!”