Chapter 255 - 157: The Lion-headed Goose Mutates Again? The Escaped Vine! The Teachers’ Apartment Invaded?

Chapter 255: Chapter 157: The Lion-headed Goose Mutates Again? The Escaped Vine! The Teachers’ Apartment Invaded?

"You don’t have to worry about this at all, Sir. You’ve said before that team businesses, like the information exchange station and the clinic, can continue to operate as usual regardless of the number of members."

"For other students outside the team, we’ll charge full price. Team members, however, will get a discount. For instance, they can get information for 30% off the base price, and we can buy intelligence from them for 30% more!"

"The same goes for the clinic. Treating injuries will also have an internal team price, guaranteeing it’s more affordable for our members than for other students."

"And it’s not just these two businesses. In the future, if the team starts other ventures, members will also receive significant discounts."

"To put it simply, no matter how many members the team has—even if every survivor in the school eventually joins—our businesses like the clinic and the information exchange station will still function as an internal system. Their purpose won’t be affected..."

Hearing this, Xu Jun and Huang Mao finally understood.

Chen Chong stood up.

"Alright, we’ve settled on the basic team rules and structure. Once the specific groups are formed and logistics positions are assigned, everyone can start working normally."

"Regardless of whether it’s the hunting teams or the logistics team, their daily gains from excursions, the profits from our various businesses, and the status of our breeding operations all need to be compiled and submitted to me for review either in the evening or the following morning."

"Also, remember to post a standing mission: the team is buying Building Cards of any level and type. The higher the Card’s level, the more points it’s worth!"

"If you come across any particularly special Resource Cards or Recruitment Cards, you can acquire them for a high number of points after getting my approval."

"The team will also issue special missions from time to time. Teams that complete these missions will earn a substantial number of points. Furthermore..."

"Announce this to everyone: starting today, until this crossing is over, we will be providing a daily stew made from ten pounds of Blood-tooth Python meat. All members will get a bowl. Consider it a bonus from me!"

"For anyone who demonstrates exceptional ability, I will also reward them with chunks of Blood-tooth Python meat personally!"

"The top three teams who turn in the most valuable materials each day will be rewarded with points, as well as chunks of Blood-tooth Python meat. The amounts will be ten, five, and three pounds, respectively..."

When he said this, Xu Jun, Wang Biao, Jia Wen, and Qi Zhen didn’t react much.

Instead, it was Zhong Fang and Zhang Meng who looked a little surprised.

Today was the 16th day of the crossing, with 14 days remaining until the next one.

Ten pounds a day meant a total of 140 pounds.

And that wasn’t even counting the chunks of Blood-tooth Python meat given out as rewards, which would likely add up to several hundred more pounds.

This was no small amount.

’However, for Chen Chong, the true benefit of the Blood-tooth Python meat wasn’t all that significant for himself or his core team members.’

’The most valuable things from Extraordinary Creatures, aside from the High-Level Cards and Secret Cards they might drop, were the components that could be used to forge Extraordinary Weapons and Extraordinary Artifacts.’

’Beyond that, for a Transcendent of his level, the meat was little more than food to fill his stomach.’

’Trying to get stronger by absorbing the Extraordinary Energy within it was a drop in the bucket; the effect was far less significant than it was for an ordinary person.’

’Ten pounds of Blood-tooth Python meat, when made into a stew for a team of four hundred, would only amount to a small bowl for each person, likely containing just a few shreds of meat.’

’While this small effect was nowhere near enough to turn them into Transcendents, Chen Chong’s true goal was to strengthen the physical constitution of all the members.’

’He couldn’t say how much stronger they’d become than an average person, but at the very least, common colds and the strain of daily labor could be shrugged off thanks to the nourishing properties of the meat from Extraordinary Creatures.’

’If he provided too much Blood-tooth Python meat every day, it would diminish the members’ desire for the flesh of Extraordinary Creatures. It might make them think they could get such resources without having to work hard and contribute.’

’Ten pounds was just enough to give everyone a small taste to slowly improve their physical condition, while also ensuring they maintained a craving for the meat of Extraordinary Creatures...’

’As for the rewards, those were meant to uncover talent and motivate the hunting teams.’

’Over the fourteen days until the next crossing, the total amount consumed would be a thousand pounds at most. Compared to the tens of thousands of pounds of meat he had in storage, this was a trivial amount.’

’Using this meat to improve the members’ physical condition and motivation was far more valuable than simply letting it sit in the warehouse.’

’In fact, Chen Chong hoped that some exceptional individuals would emerge and earn more of the meat.’

’He knew from a Secret Card that the more difficult the ecosystem, the more numerous the Extraordinary Creatures.’

’If he ran out of meat from Extraordinary Creatures, he could always go hunt more.’

’But exceptional talent for the team... that was truly rare.’

....

After leaving the gymnasium, Chen Chong headed for the library with Xu Jun, Wang Biao, Qi Zhen, and the Tiger Striped Dog.

He planned to briefly check on the early-stage Parasites before heading to the cave where he’d previously found the Bloodthirsty Vine and Stone Claw Eagle to see how things were.

As for why there were so few of them, it was because Zhong Fang and Jia Wen had remained in the conference room to hammer out the details of the point system, while Zhang Meng and Huang Mao were helping organize the team assignments.

As for Ning Yu, she had planned on coming along, but Chen Chong noticed she had an injury on her leg.

When he asked, he found out that she had overtaxed her body by using her "Frenzy" and "Swiftness" abilities for an extended period while fighting the Bloodthirsty Vine in the plaza yesterday.

Although she’d recovered significantly after a night’s rest, her legs still bore several bleeding cuts from the side effects of "Swiftness," hampering her movement.