Chapter 43: The Mysterious Ultimate Privilege

“What are the investigation results?” Pearl asked eagerly, looking at the upright-looking middle-aged man before her.
“Everyone died from bullet wounds to the head, except one, whose throat was crushed from the front.” The man took out a stack of photos from his pocket.
Pearl took the photos, which showed the corpses of the victims along with enlarged bullet holes. Frowning, she flipped through them one by one, trying to find any clues.
“All the bullet holes were right in the center of the forehead. With four gunmen against him, his accuracy was still so precise—it only proves one thing: the bullets had no effect on him. He wasn’t afraid at all.” Pearl took one photo from the stack and held it between her index and middle finger of her left hand. With her right hand, she sorted through the rest of the photos before turning her gaze to her left hand. “In this photo, he didn’t just break the other man’s throat—he broke his entire cervical spine… Perhaps he lost control of his strength, but that still proves he’s not a normal human. Even someone like those under you, who have received special training and possess strength several times that of ordinary people, couldn’t do such a thing in a face-to-face confrontation.”
Pearl released her fingers, and the photo fell onto the table. It showed a fully armed man and another lying on the ground—more precisely, a corpse with its neck twisted abnormally to the left.
“I need to know about all cases of death caused by bullet wounds to the forehead in recent times, including unusual ones. I need all the information.” Pearl slowly stood up and walked toward the man. Her delicate left hand reached out to his right cheek, then moved down his neck to his chest. Leaning forward slightly and standing on tiptoes, she whispered in his ear, “I know you can find a way to get it for me, Deputy Director…”
The seemingly upright man’s muscles tensed instantly, his Adam’s apple moving as he took a careful breath, trying to retain that delicate scent. But Pearl stepped back, smiling at him from a distance. “Get me what I want first, and then we can think about such things…”
“I’ll do my best!” Disappointment flashed in the man’s eyes as he nodded at her.
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“How did you do it? In just two or three days, you’ve paid off nearly a million in domain value?” Boy found it unbelievable. “That’s almost a billion in US dollars!”
“I just killed a few drug dealers. That’s all there is to it!” Ye Feng pretended to be indifferent, shrugging his shoulders, but inwardly he was pleased at Boy’s astonishment.
“Drug dealers? You probably didn’t kill ordinary dealers but big drug lords!” Boy rolled his eyes. “Now I finally understand why your domain value rose so fast.”
“Why? Isn’t it because those drug lords sell so much drugs that it arouses hatred?” Ye Feng didn’t understand why Boy said that.
“Actually, there’s a difference between direct and indirect hatred. Those who sell drugs are directly hated only by the addicts’ family members and friends. No matter how many family members and friends a person has, it’s still limited. But addicts always have some people they’re not close to, like classmates or people they met by chance. As long as these people have an aversion to drug use, their indirect hatred will shift to the drug dealers. That way, almost everyone who knows the addict will have indirect hatred, which is why drug dealers have such high levels of evil.”
“How many drug lords did you kill in total? How much domain value did you gain?” Boy looked at Ye Feng with an expectant expression, as if waiting for a surprise.
“Five drug lords, plus a few underlings,” Ye Feng replied truthfully. “I now have 1,067,640 points in domain value.”
“Did your domain value increase gradually to this amount, or… did it jump up this much all at once?” Boy pressed on, his expression as if he was expecting some special reward.
“It jumped to over a million all at once because I killed four drug lords in one go the second time.” Seeing Boy’s expression, Ye Feng found it strange. “What’s wrong? Why do you ask?”
“It increased all at once? Besides the first-level amnesty, did you get any other rewards?” Boy finally got to the point.
“Oh, so that’s what you want to ask. Just ask directly. It’s the ultimate privilege of the first level. What’s the problem?” Ye Feng shook his head and laughed.
“Did you still keep that ultimate privilege unused?” Boy seemed excited.
“No. Come on, just say what you want. What do you want in exchange for using it?” Ye Feng asked casually.

“What do you mean I want something? It’s just a first-level Ultimate Privilege, which is of no use to me. I asked because I wanted to confirm whether you have it and whether you’ve wasted it.” Boy was furious at Ye Feng’s thinking, though he also felt a hint of emotion.

“Listen carefully. I’ll explain what an Ultimate Privilege really is. An Ultimate Privilege is the right to obtain any item for free. Of course, a first-level Ultimate Privilege only covers first-tier items. It’s called ‘Ultimate’ because after using this privilege, certain special items, including hidden ones, will become visible, and even some items that cannot be measured by domain values will be fully revealed to you.” Boy spoke slowly, word by word, like a learned and serious old man with his hands behind his back.

“In other words, with this right, you can choose the best things in the First Domain. Such an opportunity is rare. Some people might hold the Virtual Domain for hundreds of thousands of years without ever getting such a special reward. So, you must seize this chance.” Boy turned to Ye Feng with a very serious expression.

“Then… what should I choose?” Hearing Boy’s explanation, Ye Feng finally understood what this Ultimate Privilege was and was unsure what to request with it.

“Weren’t you looking for a secret manual from the start? This is the best chance. The secret manuals obtained through an Ultimate Privilege are basically priceless treasures. Even so, there are differences among them. As for how to tell the difference, only the Virtual Domain itself knows. All you need to do is choose one that feels right for you by intuition.” Boy gave Ye Feng another guiding hint.

“Shall we start now?” Ye Feng looked at Boy with anticipation.

“I’m also very eager to see what kind of technique you’ll choose…” Boy nodded.