Bai Ye woke up the next morning.
His body was damp, as if he had just been fished out of water, and it carried the sour stench of sweat.
However, Bai Ye wasn't in a hurry to wash up. His first action was to look at the glowing screen, and he once again showed a look of satisfaction.
Participant: Bai Ye
Divine Stones: 0/10
Divine Stone Shards: 87/99
Strength: 378
Speed: 365
Stamina: 322
Spirit: 421
Intelligence: 12
Damage Resistance: 390
Mental Pollution Resistance: 517
[The average baseline for detected adult life data is a value of 10]
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After the injection of two tubes of intermediate gene modification cell fluid, all his physical attributes, except for intelligence, had surpassed three hundred points.
Specifically, his strength and speed had broken the three hundred and fifty mark, while his spirit, Bai Ye's long-standing forte, had soared past four hundred.
In terms of physical attributes, Bai Ye was outstanding, but not exceptionally so.
This was mainly due to early viral enhancements, the body refinement from the Five Spirits Incantation, and improvements gained during normal combat.
Bai Ye's assessment was that they were not top-tier, but a solid first-class, and sufficient.
Take Hamir, whom Bai Ye had just encountered during the Wish Mission. His pure physical attributes had definitely surpassed three hundred points. Due to his super-regeneration, Hamir's physical damage resistance might have exceeded seven hundred, possibly even eight hundred.
However, Bai Ye felt that "sufficient" was also the reason why he could still defeat Hamir. While powerful physical attributes were indeed the most valuable way to improve one's strength, they were not absolute.
Bai Ye wanted to beat Hamir, and he did.
As for now, Bai Ye's physical attributes had firmly entered the top-tier level. His spirit attribute surpassing four hundred points placed him in the top echelon.
Apart from that...
"I need to find an opportunity to ask Gao Ming where he got these intermediate gene modification cell fluids from, and if he can get his hands on advanced ones!"
Bai Ye originally had no particular interest in the Gene Gates, as he had only opened one out of eight, a long and arduous road ahead.
Now that Bai Ye had opened the third Gene Gate, things were different. If he had the chance, he naturally wanted to open all of them.
Moreover, Bai Ye believed that as long as Gao Ming knew where to obtain such things, there wouldn't be much of a problem. Bai Ye had plenty of items to trade with the Evil Spirit Faction.
Of course, the immediate priority was the current situation.
"The Hidden Dragon Society..." Bai Ye grinned. "Heh."
Gao Ming was worried that Bai Ye might have conned him, or that Bai Ye was a member of the Hidden Dragon Society, or perhaps was too afraid to act due to them.
However, Gao Ming had never understood Bai Ye's true objective.
The development and conflicts of the three major powers were the key to leveraging the progress of the world battlefield.
Why was Bai Ye helping the Evil Spirit Faction develop?
Because he was a good Samaritan?
That was preposterous!
Bai Ye's fundamental objective was to pit the Evil Spirit Faction against the Hidden Dragon Society. The core purpose of helping the Evil Spirit Faction develop rapidly was to give them the capital to contend with the Hidden Dragon Society.
So, Stanzen wanted Bai Ye to trap as many members of the Hidden Dragon Society as possible in the virtual game?
No, Bai Ye wouldn't do that.
The word "trap" was incorrect. Bai Ye felt the word "kill" was more appropriate.
In that virtual game, Bai Ye had no intention of sparing any member of the Hidden Dragon Society.
Bai Ye intended to exterminate them all!
"Only then can the animosity be forged deeply, irreversibly!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but curl his lips.
Actually, conflict between the Hidden Dragon Society and the Evil Spirit Faction was inevitable. Bai Ye wasn't worried about that. The development of factions would naturally influence each other and create conflict.
This had been an unchangeable truth since time immemorial, for where there was profit, there was conflict.
If there were two noodle shops on the same street, they might smile at each other face-to-face, but privately, they would undoubtedly curse each other to go bankrupt.
However, Bai Ye didn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
The Evil Spirit Faction's steady and unwavering development was too slow for Bai Ye.
Therefore, Bai Ye could help the Evil Spirit Faction, but they had to fight, and not just fight, but fight fiercely.
This fire needed to ignite and burn as brightly as possible, so that Bai Ye could help the Evil Spirit Faction with greater peace of mind.
This time, Bai Ye planned to set this fire ablaze first.
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Bai Ye did not leave Leizhou but waited in the inn.
By noon the next day, the Big Mouth Gull Courier arrived.
"This thing is quite interesting."
Nine Revolutions Qiankun Wheel (Magic Treasure) (Red): A spatial magic treasure imbued with the mysteries of Qiankun.
Effect: Draw Terrain (Can engrave places previously visited onto the Nine Revolutions Qiankun Wheel. Maximum engravings: 12, currently engraved: 9)
Nine Revolutions Qiankun (Can instantly appear in previously engraved locations)
Spatial type items and magic treasures were rare in themselves, with inter-spatial travel being the most common effect, depending on the situation.
A magic treasure that could traverse regions was a rarity among rarities.
The key was that while rare, this item was genuinely useful and saved a considerable amount of time.
At this moment, Bai Ye's den den mushi rang. Upon answering, Gao Ming's voice emerged: "How is it? Did you receive the item? With this, you can come over directly."
"Not bad, a good item," Bai Ye said. "Is this for sale? I'll trade you two red-quality items for one of yours."
"Don't be silly," Gao Ming quickly said. "It's for you to borrow. You have to return it to me later."
Bai Ye asked, "No room for negotiation?"
"No room for negotiation at all," Gao Ming replied. "Besides, what do you need this for? You can only go to places you've been before. It's not very useful for you, is it? It's more useful for me. I have matters to attend to in various regions and frequently travel to the same places."
That was true. Bai Ye would find it useful. Even if he didn't go to places he'd been before, he could go to the nearest previously visited region and then travel from there, saving time.
But relatively speaking, it was less useful than for cadres of organizations like Gao Ming's. Gao Ming often traveled back and forth between various strongholds of the Evil Spirit Faction multiple times a day, sometimes even ten times.
Bai Ye said, "Alright, shall I come over now?"
Gao Ming replied, "Good. There's a grocery store at the east end of town. I'll wait for you there. I've also prepared the game entry equipment for you."
Bai Ye said, "One moment."
Bai Ye hung up the call, then picked up the Nine Revolutions Qiankun Wheel and slowly rotated a small wheel on it clockwise.
The next instant, the surrounding space began to distort.
It was a peculiar sensation, as if the surrounding space, like a piece of paper, was suddenly crumpled into a ball, becoming wrinkled.
Then...
Bai Ye began to rotate the Nine Revolutions Qiankun Wheel in reverse. The wrinkled space smoothed out again, but Bai Ye was no longer in the inn room. He had appeared on a street.
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