You Wild Dogs Are Pretty Arrogant, Aren't You?!

Han Song's fingers trembled slightly on the panel, but he finally pressed the "Confirm Transaction" button heavily.

He traded most of the Survival Coins he obtained from dealing with monster corpses to the representative of the Mutual Aid Association on the list for a symbolic price of "a plank of wood".

After doing all this, he finally let out a long sigh of relief, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

He was terrified of poverty, but he still didn't dare take a single extra penny.

The fact that Song Shige, who had passed by earlier, dared to ask him to help dispose of the body must mean he was certain that Song Shige wouldn't dare to tamper with it.

Throughout the entire process, from counting and classifying the monster corpses to collecting every Survival Coin he received from the Recycling Box, he meticulously took screenshots, archived them, and created clear statistical tables, daring not to be negligent in the slightest.

In the end, he strictly adhered to the agreement and took only his rightful five percent.

The representatives of the Mutual Aid Association were also very serious, not daring to be swayed by local customs or accept too much money from him; they couldn't even give out the red envelopes.

Even so, this sum of Survival Coins is still a huge amount of money for him.

After a long period of contemplation, a resolute glint flashed in his eyes.

"Let's take a gamble!"

Open the Survivor Plaza and start purchasing various items and plants...

Su Luo sat alone in front of the Mana Pool, toying with the Fine- quality staff that had already been "dissected".

The staff's presence was indeed faint; since acquiring it, Su Luo had used it only a handful of times.

Traditional mages rely on staves because they value their ability to stabilize Mana output, reduce casting delays, lower Divine Power consumption, and even provide specific elemental amplification effects.

But Su Luo looked down on this staff; you are ultimately just concubines.

As his spiritual Attributes surged and his understanding of Spell models deepened, regular spellcasting became almost instinctive for him, and instant casting became the norm.

The meager bonus provided by this Fine staff is insignificant compared to his vast Mana and precise Control. In fact, its fixed Mana flow path may even interfere with the casting of some of his improved Spells.

However, tools may become obsolete, but the principles behind them are invaluable.

Su Luo wasn't interested in the staff itself, but rather in how it could "draw upon free-floating Mana in the environment during spellcasting to assist in the casting process and reduce the user's own energy consumption."

The staff's structure was not complicated; Su Luo unfastened the clasp with one hand and disassembled and reassembled it in no time.

It was a very mysterious combination of Spells, and it also contained materials that Su Luo didn't recognize.

Using a tiny amount of one's own Mana as a 'fuse' to leverage environmental energy exceeding one's own input. Although inefficient, the idea is worth learning from.

Su Luo has figured out Constant Spell component with the same function, and will manufacture it in large quantities.

Deployed on a large scale on the outer walls and key energy nodes of the Laboratory, an "environmental energy harvesting network" is constructed to continuously absorb free Mana energy from the surrounding environment, providing additional sustainable Mana replenishment for the operation of the entire Laboratory.

This approach can also be reversed to improve the core structure of the Laboratory's Mana Pool.

The existing Mana Pool relies too heavily on Su Luo's own infusion, resulting in a high dissipation rate and poor stability.

If we could apply this principle of additional energy absorption to the design of the pool walls and core structure, we might be able to create a new type of Mana Pool that can slowly regenerate on its own and lock in Mana more efficiently.

Since the props were already dismantled, and it wasn't the first time Su Luo had done this, he casually dismantled his beloved wife, [The Magic Rings (Excellent)], which had been with him for a long time.

This ring had provided him with invaluable extra Mana at crucial moments many times before, and now it was time to put its last bit of power to good use.

[The Magic Rings (Excellent)]

After you use it, you will have the effect: "Storage".

Storage: Allows you to proactively Storage 8% of your maximum Mana in the ring, which can be instantly accessed when needed.

The original Storage value was 30%, but since Su Luo's total Mana increased so much and the Magic Ring itself remained unchanged, the Storage value naturally became 8%.

After all, the item descriptions that Survivors see are always dynamic.

Su Luo spent a great deal of effort to understand the principle behind its Mana Storage, and almost broke it in the process.

It's too late to put it back together now.

"Pre- Storage, instantly recalled."

The core technology is a Mana caching technique that caches the user's own Mana in a container.

The reason for such a fast call speed is that the cached Mana itself is always in a 'semi-activated' standby state, saving the time of transitioning from an inert state to an active state.

This gave Su Luo a new idea for constructing Mana Pools, and this technology could also be applied to certain Spells or devices that require the instantaneous release of terrifying energy in the Future.

It's just that it's quite difficult to manufacture.

Su Luo accessed the knowledge base stored in her Personal Channel, including architecture, materials engineering, and advanced energy theory, and began cross-referencing and deep learning. She began to have some ideas about how to construct the energy system for the Mana Pool and Laboratory.

Low-power startup professional skill two: Burst of Inspiration.

Su Luo began drawing blueprints and selecting materials...

At this moment, a palpable aura of death permeated the crimson-hued Level 6 Sanctuary. Just as Song Shige agreed to the teleportation request, Qin Lang's figure appeared.

"What's wrong, Minister Qin?"

"Number One sent me to find you." Qin Lang's expression was serious.

"Chairman Song, you've been away from headquarters for nearly seven days. Meanwhile, almost all of the top Survivor teams under the Mutual Aid Association are working tirelessly to conquer various Dungeons and farm [Class Change Certificates ]."

Song Shige understood.

This means that the core area of the Mutual Aid Association's headquarters has recently lacked a sufficiently powerful top-tier combat force to oversee it, thus losing its absolute military Suppression...

It seems some stray dogs are quite arrogant when he's not around.

"Is anyone dissatisfied?"

"As long as an organization is developing, it will always generate all sorts of things." Qin Lang's tone was flat.

"We need a knife, a knife that can constantly correct itself and dare to cut down anyone who stands in the way of the organization's progress... These are the exact words that Number One made me convey."

"Indeed, market prices in Zone 76 are stable, there is little infighting among Survivors, the training of high-end fighters is progressing well, and the district's survival rate is far higher than the overall survival rate estimated in the World Channel. The Mutual Aid Association has made an outstanding contribution to this..."

"But in this world, there is no Perfect organization, nor is there Perfect operating system. The reason why Mutual Aid Association were able to develop so rapidly in the past was because of the Intimidation of top experts and the huge benefits brought by rapid development, which masked many problems."

He paused for a moment, then continued:

"Now, the 'Level 5 threshold' has blocked the advancement path for the vast majority of Survivors, inevitably slowing down the overall development speed. As a result, the deep-rooted internal contradictions and human desires that were originally concealed by rapid development have naturally been exposed..."

"So they're no longer hiding and have started causing trouble, right?" Song Shige finished his sentence.

Qin Lang nodded.

Song Shige smiled. He had encountered this situation several times in the Trial Instance and had even beheaded many people.

Cleansing, purging, redistribution of interests... it's just a change of stage, but the actors and the script are largely the same.

What are your plans?

"The Mutual Aid Association its second meeting tomorrow. Here is the list and evidence; you just need to attend."

Payday will be distributed at headquarters at noon tomorrow; no need to wear armor.