After gaining a preliminary understanding of post-awakening procedures, Qin Siyang began browsing the post summarizing various Sequences and abilities again.
He needed to find a Sequence that could conceal his identity. A mask that could be covered by his existing abilities without revealing flaws.
If he was going to register at the Sequence Ability User Management Bureau, he absolutely needed to find such a mask.
He had initially considered fabricating a Sequence entirely, tailoring both the name and skills specifically for his «God-Eater» identity, but after some thought, he abandoned the idea.
First, he wasn't sure if the Management Bureau had ways to verify Sequences, and whether a fabricated one might have loopholes.
Second, his information would be visible to all Sequence Ability users. A brand-new Sequence would inevitably attract everyone's attention and scrutiny.
Under the magnifying glass of countless people, he would inevitably slip up.
He might even have the worst luck, and someone later might awaken a Sequence with the exact name he fabricated, immediately exposing him.
So, finding one among the existing Sequences was the safest bet.
Qin Siyang had no specific direction; all he could do was carefully examine each Sequence, searching for the best mask to hide behind.
The beginning of the post introduced the unified abilities of Sequence Ability users.
"After awakening, a Sequence Ability user's physical strength, agility, and perception will correspondingly improve. After digesting five bottles of Sequence Potion, all physical aspects will increase by approximately three times, far exceeding ordinary people."
Only three times?
Qin Siyang felt his punch that sent the thug flying had the force of a car hitting at full speed. It wasn't just triple the strength; it was probably ten times.
His eyes lit up: Could it be that his «God-Eater» Sequence also multiplicatively enhanced base attributes?
This truly shocked him.
Not only were his awakened skills incredibly powerful, but his basic growth rate was also astonishingly high.
"What a day, good news one after another, I can hardly keep up."
A smile spread across Qin Siyang's face as he carefully studied the abilities of each Sequence.
When he saw the «Scent Tracker» Sequence and found that its Level 1 skill, «Scent Trail», could locate enemies within a certain range based on scents left at the scene, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
So there really were Sequence Ability users who could track via scent! His worries weren't unfounded!
Thank goodness he had found a place with confused scents to dispose of the evidence, or he would have been in danger.
"«Scent Tracker» skills fail in areas with strong godly auras. Forcibly activating the skill may cause fainting, bleeding from all orifices, or even brain death."
"Because «Scent Tracker» skills are ineffective against gods, they belong to the minority of Sequence Ability users who can receive Bureau Sequence Potion without going to the battlefield to fight gods. However, to receive Sequence Potion, a «Scent Tracker» must join a Unified Government organization, typically assisting with solving cases in the police department."
Especially seeing "assist with solving cases," Qin Siyang let out another long sigh of relief. Needless to say, the trouble he caused yesterday at Exit 89757 would definitely attract the police department, probably including a «Scent Tracker» Sequence user.
Having narrowly escaped disaster, he felt immensely pleased.
He continued reading, learning a great deal about Sequence Ability users.
Qin Siyang really wanted to write this all down with pen and paper, as his brain couldn't possibly memorize the abilities of every Sequence user.
But taking out paper and pen to record this would be far too suspicious. Qin Siyang had to try his best to remember the more important and common Sequences.
However, he found that his memory seemed to have improved after awakening. While he couldn't achieve photographic memory after one glance, he could remember most of it.
He couldn't help but marvel inwardly; awakening a Sequence ability was really great.
Just as he was feeling pleased, he saw another Sequence: «Necromancer».
It was precisely because he had glimpsed information about the «Necromancer» Sequence's ability to read the memories of the deceased during his last visit to the «God-Slayer Camp» that he had smashed the heads of the three thugs.
He felt secretly fortunate that the briefly glimpsed information had also saved his life. He truly had a stroke of incredible luck.
Qin Siyang carefully read the skills of the «Necromancer» Sequence.
«Death's Decree»: Can read the memories of the deceased from their final moments. However, the deceased's brain must still maintain its biological characteristics, meaning it cannot have undergone pathological changes or deterioration (e.g., burning, acid corrosion, etc.). Otherwise, the skill fails.
Reading this, Qin Siyang froze.
Burning the bodies also prevented «Death's Decree» from being used? Then smashing their skulls was completely unnecessary?
Qin Siyang谨慎地意识到 (realized cautiously) that this unnecessary action wasn't wise at all. His earlier得意的心情 (smug feeling) vanished completely.
The description of the «Necromancer» Sequence was placed very early in the post, likely one of the more common or earlier recorded Sequences.
In that case, wouldn't the abilities of the «Necromancer» Sequence be common knowledge among Sequence Ability users?
To test his猜想 (hypothesis), he searched the forum for posts related to «Necromancer» and found nearly a hundred thousand relevant posts!
It was clear «Necromancer» was a very common Sequence, and its abilities were common knowledge that all Sequence Ability users should know.
And he had known nothing about it before.
Qin Siyang couldn't help but wonder: if someone discovered this flaw, would it expose him?
The unnecessary act of over-processing the corpses indicated a lack of understanding of Sequence abilities. This lack of understanding could stem from two reasons.
One, he was newly awakened and hadn't had time to learn before committing the act.
Two, he had no way to access information about Sequence abilities.
"My meticulousness in handling the bodies in that alley basically rules out the first possibility. If someone in the police department pays close attention, they would锁定 (pinpoint) the second reason: I have no way to learn about Sequence abilities."
"Coupled with the fact that I committed the crime while fleeing towards the Safe Zone edge, the police might narrow it down to the slums!"
Qin Siyang didn't know if he was overthinking. Perhaps all perpetrators become paranoid afterwards, reacting to every rustle in the grass.
But he genuinely felt he was likely on the verge of exposure.
Just then, he heard a commotion outside the internet cafe.
What's going on?
Amidst the noise, Qin Siyang heard what sounded like many people arguing.
Then, from the chaos, he faintly heard someone say:
"Officer, this is a small business! I can't withstand you investigating like this!"
Officer?!
Qin Siyang's heart skipped a beat.
Could it be such a coincidence? The moment he thought he might be exposed, the police show up?!
Were the police this fast?!
Regardless of whether they were here for him, he had to deal with it.
In his panic, Qin Siyang quickly deleted his browser history and then looked for a way to伪装 (disguise) his activity.
The moment he finished, seven or eight police officers entered the internet cafe.
"Everyone, leave your computers immediately! Hands on your head, squat to the side! Now!"
Qin Siyang put on a panicked expression and quickly followed the officer's orders, squatting down with his hands on his head.
"You! What are you doing?! Get away from the computer! Hands up!" An officer raised his gun, shouting angrily at a scruffy-bearded young man in the corner.
The man frantically pulled up his pants, mumbling, "Sir, I was... I... I was..."
The officer immediately rushed over to the person who hadn't obeyed the command.
"Get lost!"
"Eh, yes, officer." The man didn't bother with his pants anymore, squatting with his hands on his head.
The officer glanced at the content on his computer, then said disdainfully, "Watch less of this stuff. Indulging too much at a young age will cause trouble later."
After saying that, the officer moved on.
Then, the seven or eight officers checked the browser history and content on every computer.
When they reached Qin Siyang, the officer glanced at his face, then at the computer screen and browser content, and patted his shoulder somewhat sympathetically. "If a girl hasn't agreed, it's a rejection. Don't waste more time and energy."
After saying that, he moved to the next person's computer.
Qin Siyang thanked the officer with a smile, but inwardly thought, That was close.
He knew the officers would check browser content, but he had no way to quickly generate a large browsing history.
So he chose the simplest browsing activity—reading an e-book.
He remembered there was an e-book in document format on the desktop called "How to Make the Goddess Fall for You."
So he opened it without hesitation and found it was indeed a guide teaching simps how to付出 (devote themselves) to their goddess and please her.
He simply scrolled the document to a middle section, pretending to be reading the downloaded e-book.
After searching for a while, the officers found two young men conducting black-market transactions online at the cafe and took them away.
But Qin Siyang had a feeling the officers' expressions were somewhat凝重 (grim), suggesting their real target wasn't these two.
"Sorry for disturbing everyone. Hope you don't mind. Attendant, please add one hour of internet time for each person here, on the police department!"
"Yes, sure! Thank you, officer!"
"Thank you, Officer Uncle!"
"Thanks! Come raid us again next time, Officer Uncle!"
Amidst the cheerful atmosphere, everyone returned to their computers.
Outside the door, Qin Siyang heard the internet cafe owner saying, "Officer, you've been conducting these sudden raids for the past two days, taking away a few customers from my cafe each time. I can't run my business like this!"
"Boss Wang, we're just following orders from above. Hope you understand."
"Understand? How can I understand?"
"Didn't the police department pay for the internet time? What other losses do you have?"
"You! You're simply unreasonable!"
Qin Siyang listened intently.
The police had been conducting sudden raids these past two days? Wasn't that right after his murders? Could it really be such a coincidence?
No, he must be targeted! Without a doubt, the police discovered he might be getting information from internet cafes and were raiding them to find people browsing the Sequence Ability user forums!
Thank goodness he was quick-witted and dodged a bullet.
The euphoria of surviving a close call made Qin Siyang feel immensely relieved.
Qin Siyang let out a long sigh and decided to open the «God-Slayer Camp» to continue his search.
Just then, a dialog box appeared on his computer screen.
Qin Siyang's eyes widened. A chill ran down his spine, his hairs standing on end.
He immediately looked towards the counter.
The attendant was lighting a cigarette, looking back at Qin Siyang with a smile.
The dialog box on the screen kept blinking.
[Message from Attendant]
[The person the officers were looking for just now was you, wasn't it?]