Punching Holes

Perhaps because Wang Qianduo had become arrogant, Old Huang accepted all these things and then told him to get lost.

He only said one sentence to him, "The rewards will continue to accumulate. I'll give you a huge surprise once the Potion is finished."

What can Wang Qianduo say about Old Huang's "using his position to settle personal scores"?

Then I can only ask you to continue.

"It's not a good idea for you guys to keep waiting for me outside. Anyway, we're not tired anymore. Let's go see the Quartermaster and see if there's any way we can get you Military Rank too."

Wang Qianduo went outside and saw four friends squatting outside waiting for him.

"Shouldn't we dig for treasure first?" Xiao Hai said.

"No rush, let's wait until the people from Fairy Star disperse before we talk about it," Wang Qianduo said.

"That's right!" Lin Qimeng and the other two nodded in agreement.

Fairy City is completely jammed right now; Player who want to leave can't, and Player who want to enter can't.

So everyone followed Wang Qianduo to the Quartermaster's office, which was where people with Military Rank shopped.

It's also a place where Player with Military Rank can access military information and missions. It's likely that Wang Qianduo will be the only one left who directly asks Old Huang for missions.

Who is Old Huang? He is the highest commander of the Homeworld Star Domain, a true top expert among humans, and a person standing at the pinnacle of power.

Only Wang Qianduo, with his multiple identities, several Hidden Quest, and the favorability he gained through hidden items, could speak to him like this.

When the game first launched and Player entered the game in large numbers, the Interstellar Alliance was afraid that these adventurers would cause trouble, so they made him a beginner NPC.

Now that everything has stabilized, Old Huang has regained his position as the person in charge.

Wang Qianduo only learned about these things much later.

"Young Thousand King? What brings you here?" Wang Qianduo arrived at the Quartermaster's place, and something that shocked Lin Qimeng and the others happened once again.

Are you playing a game with us? Why are the NPCs greeting you on their own initiative?

Didn't they treat the Player like they were invisible? Is this some kind of cold-hearted NPC?

Wang Qianduo smiled and looked at the group, then gestured for them to keep a low profile, but he couldn't hide the smug smile on his face.

"Lieutenant Ma, you're too kind. To be honest, I have a favor to ask of you today!" After showing off to the others, Wang Qianduo immediately smiled and said to the Quartermaster.

"Hey bro, how many times have I told you, call me Brother Ma!"

"Haha, it was my fault then, I'll be honored to be associated with Brother Ma!"

"That's right. So, what exactly do you need, brother?" the Quartermaster asked.

He had always intended to get to know Wang Qianduo, who was now a favorite of General Huang.

In the words of his cousin, who served as General Huang's personal guard, he had never seen General Huang treat anyone so well in all these years.

Wang Qianduo also wanted to win his favor, after all, having more friends means having more options.

After hearing the Quartermaster's words, Wang Qianduo explained his purpose.

"To be honest, these friends of mine have been recruits for quite some time now, but they haven't had any way to get promoted. I'd like to ask Brother Ma for help in finding a solution," Wang Qianduo said bluntly.

"This isn't difficult, is it? You can just use your own method, bro."

"That's the problem. Brother, I was directly promoted by General Huang. It's not appropriate to trouble him with this matter, is it?"

"Haha... that would be too much trouble!"

The Quartermaster was speechless. He had already taken this person seriously, but he hadn't expected this person to be even more arrogant than he thought.

General Huang's direct promotion—what does this signify? General Huang hasn't done this in decades. What exactly is their relationship?

"In that case, you don't need to worry about this matter. Let's help Brother Ma first."

I happen to have a mission; I need some materials to repair the spaceship at the Homeworld Base.

"I'll have to trouble you to lead the team and complete this task, brother. Oh, this task is quite urgent, so I'll give you a bigger reward!" the Quartermaster said.

"System notification: Alliance Homeworld Base Quartermaster Ma Hua Teng has issued you a team mission [Quartermaster's Request]. Do you accept?"

The Quartermaster's request:

The Quartermaster needs 10 pieces of Steel to repair the spaceship at the Homeworld Base; it's really, really urgent.

Task Requirements: Steel (0/10), can be completed by a team of five.

Task Rewards: 100 Merit, 2000 Experience Points

"Thank you so much, brother! You're so generous, even your name is impressive! You're my big brother from now on!" Upon seeing the task, Wang Qianduo grabbed his hand and slipped something into it.

"No trouble at all! No trouble at all! Brother, you..."

"Report!"

Just as Ma Hua Teng was about to say something, a soldier ran over and shouted.

"Please speak!"

"Captain, another 100,000 pieces of Steel have arrived. Should they still be stored in Warehouse No. 7?"

"Right!"

Lin Qimeng and the other three. "..."

They saw Wang Qianduo's quest, and they didn't expect to be so lucky that the NPC would have a quest.

Now that I see this, what am I going to do?! You really are desperate for those 10 Steel! This backdoor dealing is way too obvious!

But what's with this inexplicable feeling of exhilaration? Have I fallen into depravity?

That's so sinful!

~(￣▽￣)~

However, this incident also refreshed their understanding of Wang Qianduo; they realized that he had already built up such a large business relationship with the NPCs.

He resolved a problem that had plagued countless Player for over a year with just a few words.

The group quickly bought 10 pieces of Steel and delivered them to Quartermaster Ma, successfully activating the Military Rank System for Lin Qimeng and the others. Then, Wang Qianduo explained to them:

"Your Military Rank have been raised, and you should be able to take on some small supply missions. This should be the main way for you to advance your Military Rank at present."

These tasks can earn you about 100 Merit per day, and you can be promoted to Sergeant First Class with 1000 Merit points.

Once Sergeant First Class, you can take on Repeatable Tasks and receive more rewards each day.

..."

Although everyone had guessed that the Quartermaster might not be in a hurry, they still carried out their tasks very quickly.

What if the 100,000 pieces of Steel really aren't enough, and they're actually short 10 pieces? If their delay affects the safety of their Homeworld Base, wouldn't they become criminals?

But when they went to hand over the Steel, they saw the mountain of steel blocks piled up in Warehouse No. 7 and realized they had been overthinking things; the other party simply wanted to give them preferential treatment.

"Hmm, but does that mean you're not going to do Merit missions with us?" Lin Qimeng asked.

"I finished my daily Repeatable Tasks today, so I won't be going with you guys."

"I'll go research how to drill holes in the equipment and then embed the Windwalking Power!" Wang Qianduo.

"Okay! See you later?"

Lin Qimeng smiled and gave him a princess-like farewell, leaving Old Wang slightly dazed.

Sometimes, what truly touches a person's heart is just a single expression or gesture.

After saying goodbye to Lin Qimeng and the others who were going to do a quest, Wang Qianduo went to the equipment shop to prepare to punch holes in his equipment.

This time, he plans to add the first socket to all the upgradeable equipment, except for the Source of Magic.

Making the first hole in it requires sacrificing a Legendary Equipment, that's just ridiculous.

Phoenix Blood Heart is still better; drilling holes in this equipment should be very cheap, since it's only a Fine Grade equipment right now.

There's not much to say about his first hole; Wang Qianduo put it on and was ready to open it directly.

There's nothing special about the Normal- grade Equipment Essence; it's just a Normal piece of equipment.

It's just Normal Elemental Crystal, nothing special, just a Normal material.

Other Normal materials are as follows: Starlight Iron (Perfect) *10, Ural Alloy (Perfect) *10, Crimson Flame Blood (Perfect) *1...

"This is what you need to drill holes in Fine Grade equipment?!" Wang Qianduo was stunned when he saw what was needed to drill holes in the Phoenix Blood Heart.

If this kind of material is required to drill holes in Fine Grade equipment, is the game even going to let players drill holes anymore?

Wang Qianduo believed that currently, apart from himself, probably no one else in the game knew what Crimson Flame Blood was.

This is the blood of the Crimson Firebird, Star Beast that can soar through the Universe. According to the Alliance's records, Crimson Firebird have the strength of a level 40 elite when they grow up.

He quickly sensed something was wrong, then he took out the Phoenix Blood Engine and put the Fiery Golden Eyes into the punch.

As expected, the Fiery Golden Eyes technique only requires one Perfect crystal, one Perfect essence, 10 Rare Black Iron, and two other Perfect materials to drill a hole.

The Magic Spring doesn't even need other materials; crystals and essences are all that's required.

It seems that these other materials are entirely for controlling upgradeable equipment.