Bai Ye woke up the next morning.
He felt damp all over, as if he had been pulled out of water, and there was a sour smell of sweat.
However, Bai Ye didn't rush to wash up. He first looked at the light screen and then showed a satisfied expression again.
Participants: Bai Ye
Divine Stones: 0/10
Divine Stone Fragments: 87/99
Strength: 378
Speed: 365
Stamina: 322
Spirit: 421
Intelligence: 12
Durability: 390
Resistance to Mental Pollution: 517
[The average baseline for adult life data detection is 10]
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After injecting two tubes of intermediate gene modification cell fluid, all physical attributes except for intelligence broke through 300 points.
Among them, strength and speed surpassed the 350 mark, while spirit, Bai Ye's long-standing forte, directly broke through 400.
In terms of physical attributes, Bai Ye was excellent, but not exceptionally so.
This was mainly due to early viral enhancements, the body-tempering effects of the Five Spirit Spells, and improvements gained through normal combat.
Bai Ye's assessment was that they were not top-tier, but a solid first-class, and sufficient for his needs.
For instance, Hamir, whom Bai Ye had recently encountered during the Wish mission, undoubtedly had all his pure physical attributes above 300. Due to his super-regenerative abilities, Hamir's physical durability likely exceeded 700, possibly even 800.
However, Bai Ye felt that "sufficient" was also the reason for this. A powerful physique was indeed the most valuable way to improve one's strength, but it wasn't absolute.
Didn't Bai Ye manage to defeat Hamir anyway?
And now, Bai Ye's physical attributes had firmly entered the top-tier. His spirit attribute had surpassed 400, placing him in the premier category among the top-tier.
Besides this...
"I need to find an opportunity to ask Gao Ming where he got these intermediate gene modification cell fluids, and if he can get any advanced ones!"
Bai Ye had no particular interest in the Gene Gates before, as he had only opened one out of eight, a long and arduous path 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 these things, it wouldn't be a problem, as he had plenty of things to trade with the Evil Spirit Organization.
Of course, the priority was to deal with the immediate situation.
"The Hidden Dragon Association..." Bai Ye grinned. "Heh."
Gao Ming was worried that Bai Ye might have been tricking him, that Bai Ye might be a member of the Hidden Dragon Association, or that he was afraid of the Hidden Dragon Association and wouldn't act.
However, Gao Ming never understood Bai Ye's true objective.
The development and conflict of the three major forces were key to advancing the World Battlefield.
Why was Bai Ye helping the Evil Spirit Organization develop?
Was it out of sheer benevolence?
That was absurd!
Bai Ye's fundamental goal was for the Evil Spirit Organization and the Hidden Dragon Association to clash. The core purpose of helping the Evil Spirit Organization develop rapidly was to give it the capital to contend with the Hidden Dragon Association.
So, did Stensen want Bai Ye to trap as many Hidden Dragon Association members as possible in the virtual game?
No, Bai Ye wouldn't do that.
The word "trap" was inaccurate. Bai Ye felt the word "kill" should be used.
In that virtual game, Bai Ye had no intention of letting any of the Hidden Dragon Association members go.
Bai Ye intended to annihilate them all!
"Only by doing so can the hatred be forged deeply, irrevocably!"
Bai Ye couldn't help but curve his lips.
In fact, conflict between the Hidden Dragon Association and the Evil Spirit Organization was inevitable. Bai Ye wasn't worried about this. The development of any force would inevitably affect others, leading to conflict.
This was an unchangeable truth since ancient times, because where there is profit, there is conflict.
If there were two noodle shops on the same street, they might smile at each other on the surface, but in private, they would surely curse each other to go bankrupt as soon as possible.
However, Bai Ye didn't mind adding fuel to the fire.
The Evil Spirit Organization's slow and steady development was too sluggish for Bai Ye.
Therefore, Bai Ye could help the Evil Spirit Organization, but they had to fight, and not just fight, but fight fiercely.
This fire needed to be ignited, and the hotter it burned, the more reassured Bai Ye would be to help the Evil Spirit Organization.
This time, Bai Ye intended to light this fire first.
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Bai Ye did not leave Leizhou but waited in the inn.
At noon the next day, the Big Mouth Gull Express arrived.
"This thing is quite interesting."
Nine Revolutions Qiankun Wheel (Magic Treasure) (Red): A spatial magic treasure imbued with the profound mysteries of Qiankun.
Effect: Draw Ground (can inscribe places previously visited into the Nine Revolutions Qiankun Wheel, maximum inscription slots: 12, currently inscribed: 9)
Nine Revolutions Qiankun (can instantly appear at inscribed locations).
Spatial-type items and magic treasures are rare enough in themselves. Among them, space traversal is the most common effect, but it depends on the situation.
This kind of cross-regional magic treasure can be described as rare among the rare.
What's more, it's not only rare but also genuinely useful, saving a considerable amount of time.
At this moment, Bai Ye's Den Den Mushi rang. Upon answering, Gao Ming's voice echoed, "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 thing for sale? I'll trade you two red-quality items for it, two for one."
"Don't be silly," Gao Ming quickly replied. "It's for you to borrow. You have to return it to me later."
Bai Ye asked, "No discussion?"
"Seriously, no discussion," Gao Ming said. "Besides, what do you need this thing for? You can only go to places you've been before. It's not very useful for you. It's much more useful for me; I have to handle matters in various regions and constantly travel to recurring places."
That was indeed true. Bai Ye would definitely find it useful. Even if he didn't go to previously visited locations, he could go to the closest visited location to his next target area, and then travel from there, saving time.
But comparatively, it was certainly less useful than for a cadre of an organization like Gao Ming's. Gao Ming, in his position, often traveled back and forth between various outposts of the Evil Spirit Organization multiple times a day, sometimes even ten times.
Bai Ye said, "Alright, I'll come over now?"
Gao Ming replied, "Okay, there's a general store at the east end of town. I'll be waiting for you there. I've also prepared the equipment for entering the game for you."
Bai Ye said, "Wait a moment."
Bai Ye hung up the phone, picked up the Nine Revolutions Qiankun Wheel, and slowly rotated a small wheel on it clockwise.
The next instant, the surrounding space began to warp.
It was a peculiar sensation, as if the surrounding space was a piece of paper being crumpled into a ball with force, 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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