Chapter 633 - 605: Harvest and Speculations

So, from this one mission, Lin Xinghai would be able to get on the Points leaderboard directly, and he’d probably land somewhere around the six or seven-hundreds.

If they could maintain this pace, everyone was certain that Lin Xinghai had the ability to reach the very top of the Points leaderboard.

When Little Fatty excitedly told Lin Xinghai the results of his calculations, Lin Xinghai just nodded calmly. "Let’s not get too optimistic. After all, we only earned a total of 80,000 Points from this one mission."

"But the top squads that can take on Third Level Tasks get at least a hundred thousand Points or more just from the mission reward. It’s not even surprising for some of the more lucrative Third Level Tasks to award three or four hundred thousand Points upon completion."

"So, our next goal is to quickly raise our squad’s total Points so we can take on Third Level Tasks, and maybe even Fourth Level Tasks after that," Lin Xinghai said seriously.

He didn’t mention Fifth Level Tasks, because missions of that Level were meant for Divine Demon Realm powerhouses to complete.

The others understood this as well and nodded eagerly.

Next, the group did a simple cleanup of the battlefield, gathering the corpses of the Abyssal Creatures and Mutated Zombies together.

They didn’t have to worry about the disposal and collection of the bodies; people from the Military Department would handle it later.

Of course, what Lin Xinghai found a bit regrettable was that, because of this, they weren’t allowed to extract the Elemental Crystals from the bodies of these Abyssal Creatures. That meant they couldn’t turn around and sell them for money.

Of course, this might also be why even a Level 0 Abyssal Creature was worth 10 Points. After all, once the high school league ended, all these Points would be converted into an equivalent amount of military merit.

And military merit had the same purchasing power as Credit Points, which was ten times that of the Huaxia Coin.

In other words, for every Abyssal Creature they killed, the military was essentially giving them 100 Huaxia Coins.

Compared to the reasonable reward for the Abyssal Creatures, the one for the Mutated Zombies was a bit pathetic.

After all, killing a Death Claw awarded 5,000 Points. Even if Lin Xinghai got double the reward at 10,000 Points, that was still only equivalent to 100,000 Huaxia Coins.

In the past, the corpse of a Tier Two Death Claw could have sold for at least 500,000 Huaxia Coins.

Of course, back then it was also much harder to encounter a Second Level Mutated Zombie. Perhaps they were more common now, and considering that, the price had naturally dropped.

Additionally, one could predict that with the massive increase in Second Level Mutated Zombies, the raw materials for manufacturing Second Level Biological Alloys would also become more plentiful.

In the future, Second Level Biological Alloys would definitely not be as scarce as they are now. This would directly lead to a sharp drop in the barrier to entry for purchasing a Rare Level Mecha.

This would create a virtuous cycle. If the military could successfully defend the pilot program in Changshi City, even for just another month or two, the number of Rare Level Mecha in the country would skyrocket.

By then, every single Body Shaping Realm Martial Artist would have their own Rare Level Mecha, and the entire nation’s combat strength would soar.

And it wasn’t just about Rare Level Mecha. There were plenty of Third Level Mutated Zombies here, too, meaning Legendary Level Mecha wouldn’t be so hard to come by in the future either.

As Lin Xinghai contemplated these future changes, he walked over to an Abyssal Corpse Ghost and crouched down. He then used his Mjolnir to pierce the back of its head and pull out a sparkling, translucent Elemental Crystal.

With his current Perception Power, he could clearly tell that the Elemental Crystals from these Abyssal Creatures, both in terms of Energy concentration and purity, far surpassed those from Zombies.

And these Elemental Crystals were the main ingredient for creating High Level Gene Medicine Liquid.

’This is practically a treasure trove for humanity. I think I’m starting to understand why the country decided to open up the Abyssal Passage,’ Lin Xinghai mused to himself.

After all, if a large supply of High Level Genetic Potions became available in the future, the number of people breaking through from the Optimized to the Blood Qi Realm would likely increase by more than tenfold.

’But all of that is contingent on being able to defend this Abyssal Passage and not being overrun by the Mutated Zombies pouring out of it.’

At that thought, Lin Xinghai narrowed his eyes and looked at the green, toxic fog still slowly spreading two kilometers away.

For now, it would be very difficult for the military to hold the line.

Lin Xinghai mulled over these things as he retracted his gaze. Then, with a thought, the Elemental Crystal in his hand instantly turned to dust.

At the same time, he glanced at the system notification and saw he had directly gained 100 points of Blood Qi Power.

"Just as I thought, it’s so much stronger than an ordinary Elemental Crystal. Looks like I need to find a chance to buy a batch of these!" Lin Xinghai muttered to himself as he glanced at his system panel.

He only had 300,000 points of Blood Qi Power left in the system. For Lin Xinghai, that little amount wasn’t even enough to sustain his Cultivation for long, let alone support the consumption of his High Level Self-Healing ability.

Lin Xinghai mentally mapped out his next steps while Little Fatty and the others coordinated with the Military Department to quickly finish cleaning up the battlefield.

"Boss, I’m done over here. Any other orders?" Little Fatty asked as soon as he returned.

"We still have to wait here for about 20 more minutes. Everyone, use the time to cultivate!" Lin Xinghai said after glancing at his wrist-mounted computer.

"Huh? Cultivate?" Little Fatty was a bit baffled.

But Lin Xinghai didn’t pay him any more mind and instead called over to Liu Miaomiao.

"Okay!" Liu Miaomiao replied excitedly and trotted over.

She knew very well that twenty-odd minutes of Cultivation might not do much for others, but it was a different story with Lin Xinghai. For him, it was equivalent to several extra hours.

The two of them then walked into the stronghold, found a relatively clean room, and after telling the others not to disturb them, they immediately began to cultivate.

The other members of the Xinghai Squad could only look at each other in dismay when they saw this.

"No wonder the boss’s strength improves so fast! He’s more talented than us, and he works harder at cultivating than we do. How is anyone supposed to keep up!" Little Fatty exclaimed in exasperation.

Then, he quickly found a corner to sit down in, took out a Nine Yang Blood Pill, swallowed it, and began to circulate his Blood Qi Technique to start the Refinement of the Elixir’s power.

Seeing Little Fatty take out a Nine Yang Blood Pill, the others couldn’t help but curse him for being a rich bastard, then they too took out various Elixirs to consume and began to cultivate.

Although the members of the Xinghai Squad had earned a lot of money doing missions with Lin Xinghai, they weren’t so wealthy that they could afford to use only Nine Yang Blood Pills for their Cultivation. They had to rely on a combination of Elixirs.

This so-called "combination of Elixirs" meant taking several different kinds of Elixirs in rotation.

For example, something like a Blood Burst Pill had potent effects but also contained many impurities. An average person could absorb one per day at most. For the rest of the time, they had to substitute it with gentler Elixirs like the Blood Replenishing Pill or the Blood Returning Pill.

There were also several different combinations. Some were cheaper but had slower effects. Others boosted Cultivation Speed but were more expensive. And of course, there were balanced options that were a compromise between the two.

Which combination one chose for Cultivation depended on how deep their pockets were.

Of course, even the poorest member of the Xinghai Squad could afford to use Elixirs for their entire Cultivation session; they just had to choose a cheaper combination.

But for other students, they would be considered well-off if they could use Elixirs for even half of their Cultivation time.

It was foreseeable that, as time went on, the gap in strength between the members of the Xinghai Squad and the other students in their year would gradually widen.

The actions of the Xinghai Squad members left the soldiers at Stronghold No. 231 completely stunned.

Ding Mao and the others, who had originally wanted to cozy up to Lin Xinghai, now just stood there with their mouths agape, not knowing what to say.

"No, I can’t be this lazy. We need to cultivate, too." At that moment, Fei Yuan seemed to be inspired. He immediately took out a bottle of Genetic Medicine Liquid, chugged it down, then found an empty spot and began practicing his Combat Technique, trying to absorb the Genetic Medicine Liquid faster.

It wasn’t just Fei Yuan; Wei Ganghao, who was standing nearby, also began to cultivate without a word.

Ding Mao watched all of this in silence. He, too, wanted to join the Cultivation frenzy.

But he was stuck at the Late Stage of the Blood Qi Realm. Before he broke through this bottleneck, no amount of Cultivation would do him any good.

’I can’t just waste my money anymore. I need to save up as fast as possible to buy an Elixir that will help me break through,’ Ding Mao silently admonished himself.