After joining the HR Alliance, Liu Yun returned to his home in Yangzhou City. His little place was nothing special, but it calmed his restless mind. He opened the HR Alliance's intranet on his computer and looked up his personal information.
"Name: Liu Yun,
Gender: Male,
Access Level: Jiangnan District Class A Member,
Rank: Primary War General Level Martial Artist, Advanced War General Level Psychic,
Mission Points: 0."
That was all the information the HR Alliance had on Liu Yun. It still didn't know his true strength. Underground, he had already used the basic Cell Evolution Fluid provided by his Machine Race Clone to reach the peak of Intermediate War General. By rights, his Psychic Power should have been close to Primary War God Level, too.
However, he had only used the Cell Evolution Fluid to forcibly raise his body to that level. His movement techniques and martial skills hadn't caught up, and his Psychic Power only reached a level of control matching his strength when his Machine Race Clone was present.
Before, he'd been able to run rampant everywhere thanks entirely to the Machine Race Clone's meticulous support. His own cultivation had indeed fallen behind. He possessed War God Level Psychic Power, but his martial arts skills didn't match it.
I need to train seriously. Even without the Machine Race Clone, I need War God-level movement techniques and martial skills. Only then will I truly be a master.
Liu Yun was heavily reliant on his Machine Race Clone right now, but that was only temporary. He could learn, after all. Once he had the necessary strength, mastering the movement techniques would become much easier.
Strictly speaking, Liu Yun was already a War God-level Psychic. He possessed terrifying power, and through the HR Alliance's underground network, he could take on all kinds of high-risk, high-difficulty missions.
The intranet had a wealth of mission listings from all over the world, along with manuals that caught Liu Yun's eye.
"World Destroyer, category: spear technique. Rating: ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Currency for the full version, 50 billion Huaxia Currency for the half version. Requirement: 10 million mission points."
"Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, category: blade technique. Rating: ultimate. Price: 100 billion Huaxia Currency for the full version, 50 billion Huaxia Currency for the half version. Requirement: 10 million mission points."
"Phantom Blade Art, category: blade technique. Rating: SS. Price: 10 billion Huaxia Currency for the full version, 5 billion Huaxia Currency for the half version. Requirement: 1 million mission points."
"Mist Sword, category: sword technique. Rating: S. Price: 3 billion Huaxia Currency for the full version, 1.5 billion Huaxia Currency for the half version. Requirement: 1 million mission points."
"Psychic Advanced Techniques... Rating: A. Price: 200 million Huaxia Currency! Or redeem directly for 10,000 mission points."
These were all manuals Liu Yun desperately needed. He had to choose to train on his own, too; he couldn't rely on his Machine Race Clone for everything. He checked his account: it showed zero mission points and 10,000,000,002 yuan. The extra two yuan looked downright comical.
"Nine-Fold Thunder Blade should be delivered later. That was the deal we made. They're really willing to pay through the nose—30 billion just like that."
Looking at the price of Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, Liu Yun couldn't help thinking this. But a manual they already owned wasn't worth much to them. For the enormous HR Alliance, it was practically free to give away.
The ten billion in his account was the only money Liu Yun could actually spend. He immediately bought a copy of Psychic Advanced Techniques. He needed to make up for lost time and learn everything a Psychic needed to cultivate.
Members of the HR Alliance had to complete missions to earn points. With points, they could buy all kinds of things. Liu Yun could refuse every mission if he wanted, but then he wouldn't earn any money or points.
That was why the HR Alliance had promised him freedom. There was no way Liu Yun would truly refuse all their missions.
"From the materials listed by the Crystal Ball, the main things it needs are rare monster scales and horns, along with rare metals. As long as I get enough materials, I can make a second type of Cell Evolution Fluid!"
Liu Yun was thrilled. He began training day and night to improve his strength, and with Psychic Advanced Techniques, he had already mastered the basic abilities of a Psychic.
He also trained Nine-Fold Thunder Blade to its third stage. With overwhelming strength, one could overcome a hundred techniques; his physical prowess let him forcibly perform many incredible martial skills. He decided to head elsewhere and hunt.
"What I need is resources, resources, and more damn resources! Monster materials can be exchanged for mission points—that's the best way to get resources!"
Liu Yun cared only about resources, so he charged into the Wilderness Zone alone. Of course, although he went by himself, he had a large number of robots assisting him.
Liu Yun stood inside the Machine Race Base once more. The base had already produced a number of advanced technologies.
"Thunder War Blade upgrade complete. It can unleash several million volts of electricity!"
The Machine Race Base had upgraded his blade. Now he had a set of orange-yellow War Blades that could truly unleash lightning!
Liu Yun swung one around. It felt better than any weapon he'd used before, and was at least made from A-grade materials. He was excited—soon, he could really become a Thunder War God.
At the same time, he had a large number of suicide drones to choose from. These terrifying AI-driven weapons couldn't be interfered with by others, and treating them as expendable would let Liu Yun command the skies.
Liu Yun had also acquired a battle vehicle that could be operated solo. It was suited for use in the ocean or for subsonic flight within the first thousand meters of the atmosphere. Its built-in laser cannon could inflict effective damage on an Intermediate War General!
These were all technologies available only at the Machine Race Base. Compared to them, Earthling vehicles were probably like donkey carts from ancient Sumer.
The HR Alliance basically left him alone, or so it seemed for now. They even encouraged Liu Yun to go out and do as he pleased. He was very satisfied. By the time the HR Alliance contacted him again, he had flown all the way to Southeast Asia.
"Glinda, what do you need? I'm busy."
Liu Yun held a Thunder War Blade and sat brazenly atop a giant tiger seven or eight meters tall. He stared at the communicator in his hand, puzzled. Why was this person contacting him?
"Ah, it's nothing. There's a mission here that I think might suit you. Would you consider taking it?"
Glinda was calm. She hadn't even explained the mission, only said there was one Liu Yun might be willing to take. Liu Yun had received plenty of benefits from the HR Alliance, and felt it would be awkward to refuse.
They probably saw this coming from the start, didn't they?
Liu Yun shook his head, fully aware of why Glinda had contacted him. It wasn't that he absolutely refused to take missions for the HR Alliance. As long as the missions were reasonable, he wouldn't turn them down.
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