A Turn for the Better, Monster Corpse Processing Center

A Turn for the Better, Monster Corpse Processing Center

"This feels amazing!"

What could possibly feel better than getting stronger for free?

He did not need to fight himself. All he had to do was wander around the battlefield, and his strength would surge upward.

Qin Ming's eyes gleamed as he watched the endless stream of monster corpses being transported in.

But just a few truckloads were nothing compared to the corpses scattered across the entire battlefield.

"Brother, do you know where these corpses are being sent for processing? I'm a student at Jiangnan No. 1 Military Academy, and I'm planning to write a paper on battlefield monster corpse recycling."

Once he had grown accustomed to the changes in his body, Qin Ming walked over and asked a soldier directing traffic nearby.

"Junior? I'm Yang Xu, class of 2051 from Jiangnan No. 1 Military Academy. Well, just follow the convoy. All the corpses will be sorted and processed over there."

The burly soldier turned to look at Qin Ming, his eyes lighting up slightly as he warmly replied.

"So you're a senior. I'm Qin Ming!"

Qin Ming smiled as well. Many graduates of Jiangnan No. 1 Military Academy entered the Military directly, so it was not strange to run into a senior here.

"You're from the School of Biology, right? Then you came to the right place. There may not be much else here, but there are plenty of monsters. Whatever research you want to do, it'll be convenient.

"You could even take some monster meat back and grill it yourself if you wanted.

"A lot of your seniors are over there."

Yang Xu pointed in a direction and smiled.

"You can take it away?"

Qin Ming was startled. Monster meat should not be cheap, should it?

"Hahaha, probably not elsewhere, but at Base 003, it doesn't matter. As long as you don't take anything valuable or waste it.

"No one really cares about some Beast Soldier monster meat."

As he spoke, Yang Xu gave him a rough explanation, leaving Qin Ming deeply moved.

Base 003 guarded the largest passage through which sea monsters could enter the inland. Those sea monsters wanted to pass through here and invade the interior at every moment.

Every three to five days, the sea monsters launched a small-scale assault like the one the previous night.

Each one left behind thousands, even tens of thousands, of monster corpses.

Sea monsters were already enormous by nature. Some Beast General Level monsters weighed over ten or even dozens of tons, and they spoiled easily.

Even if everyone in the base ate monster meat for every meal, they still could not finish it all.

These monsters were not simply coming here to die.

They were driven by Lord Level and King Level monsters in the sea to deplete the ammunition reserves of War Base 003 and steadily bleed humanity dry.

Once the right opportunity came, they would erupt into a large-scale beast tide.

Lord Level and King Level monsters were no less intelligent than humans.

They knew perfectly well that War Base 003 was an isolated outpost, far from the Six Major Bases, making supplies extremely difficult to transport.

How long did it take for humanity to train a soldier?

And how long did it take for the sea to breed a monster?

Most fish laid tens of thousands to millions of eggs at a time, and they could reach maturity within a few months.

The monsters killed or wounded in each attack were fewer than the ones monsters slaughtered among themselves.

"We can't possibly transport all this monster meat back to the rear bases. The journey is simply too far, so we can only send back the most valuable materials whenever supply convoys arrive.

"The majority is processed locally. Some is eaten, and some is used to refine Chrome Alloy.

"Even then, a lot of it still can't be processed.

"Look at those that were shattered or contaminated by Heavy Artillery, incendiary bombs, and the like. Not only can't they be used, they aren't even worth much for refining Chrome Alloy."

Yang Xu regretfully pointed at a truckload of monster flesh that had been dragged back. The meat in the truck was nearly all charred, mixed with monster organs and giving off an extremely foul stench.

These monster corpses could not be thrown into the sea either. They could only be incinerated.

Otherwise, if monsters ate them, it would only give rise to even more monsters.

For this reason, a massive Incinerator in the base almost never stopped operating.

None of this was a secret at Base 003. Anyone who stayed for a while would learn about it.

"So that's how it is. Thank you, Senior. I'll go take a look over there. I've never seen monster corpses from this close before, especially the corpse of the Bone-Eating Python.

"That was an Advanced Beast General."

Qin Ming's eyes shone as he listened. Base 003 had such abundant monster resources that some even had to be burned!

His Myriad Souls Banner probably would not mind the contaminated flesh, would it?

Following Yang Xu's directions, Qin Ming followed the heavy trucks all the way to the Monster Corpse Processing Center.

Though it was called a Monster Corpse Processing Center, it was actually an enormous open-air platform. Better-preserved monster corpses were piled together, while large numbers of soldiers moved among them, using various tools to cut them apart.

Even the corpse of the Bone-Eating Python was there, though it had been placed in a separate area.

All monster corpses underwent preliminary sorting here before being transported elsewhere.

Qin Ming had no intention of sneaking around. He walked directly over and explained his purpose to the soldiers standing guard around the perimeter.

If they allowed it, he would go in and take a look.

If not, he would come back after becoming a Martial Warrior.

There were many rules in the military. One could not simply do whatever one wanted, and sometimes even wanting to help was not enough.

Qin Ming was lucky. The name of Jiangnan No. 1 Military Academy carried considerable weight, because many officers and Martial Warriors at Base 003 had graduated from there.

After his identity information was verified, he was allowed inside.

One senior from the biology department of Jiangnan No. 1 Military Academy, Meng Hao, even personally showed Qin Ming around before arranging a job for him cutting monster meat.

"These are all corpses of low-level Beast Soldier Level monsters. Use them to get some practice and extract any relatively valuable materials.

"For example, this Bone-armored Shrimp. The most valuable part of its body is its shell armor, though unfortunately, its most valuable skull was smashed apart by a Heavy Machine Gun."

A lean young man in protective gear spoke as he indicated a shrimp-like monster around three meters long, covered in shell armor and weighing several tons.

The Bone-armored Shrimp's skull had already cracked apart, and more than half its head was missing.

"No problem. Thanks, Brother Meng."

Qin Ming had also changed into protective gear by then. He held a long blade specially designed for cutting and, under the young man's guidance, separated the creature's flesh from its scales and shell.

If he was going to pose as a biology student to get in, he might as well carry the act through and do some work.

Especially when he saw the number of Living Souls in his Myriad Souls Banner soaring past two thousand, Qin Ming felt even more energized. He had collected all of them while Meng Hao was showing him around the Monster Corpse Processing Center.

The overwhelming flood of souls pouring in made Qin Ming's eyes gleam brightly.

What Monster Corpse Processing Center? This was his treasure trove!

Missing the chance to clean up corpses on the battlefield had turned out to be even better. Wasn't the Monster Corpse Processing Center the perfect place?

"I'm going to get busy elsewhere. Call me if you need anything."

Seeing that Qin Ming's movements were fairly practiced, Meng Hao nodded and stopped paying attention. They were only worthless low-level monster corpses anyway.

"Alright! Go ahead, Brother Meng!"

Watching Meng Hao walk away, Qin Ming lowered his head and continued processing the Bone-armored Shrimp's flesh.

He plunged the long blade in his hand into the Bone-armored Shrimp's body, driving his entire arm deep into its flesh. In his Sea of Consciousness, the Myriad Souls Banner stirred without Wind.

A faint blood mist flew from the Bone-armored Shrimp into Qin Ming's arm, refined by the Myriad Souls Banner into the purest Blood Essence before turning into a crimson current that surged into Qin Ming's body.

"Hiss! So this is Blood Essence?"

Qin Ming could clearly feel that as the crimson current circulated through his body, every cell greedily devoured the energy contained within it.

His physical fitness was rapidly improving!