Several days later.
Click!
The door opened.
Wei Leyang walked out carrying a metal box in both hands.
He looked at the logistics personnel sent down from headquarters standing in front of him and handed them the box.
"Thank you for your help!"
"Yes, that's what we should do. Once the repairs at headquarters are complete, I'll send it back to you," the logistics staff member sent from headquarters said with a smile.
As he spoke, he reached out to lift it back, only to find that he couldn't lift it at all.
The logistics staff looked up at the young man with some curiosity.
Just as he was about to ask a question, he suddenly realized that he was supporting the box entirely with his own hands.
Along with this came the young man's words, spoken once more.
"Thank you for your help!"
Training room.
Han Ling sat cross-legged in the center of the training room.
In her palm was a translucent white rhombus-shaped Origin Crystal.
She silently gazed at the Origin Crystal in her palm.
After a long while, she took a light breath, picked up the Origin Crystal, and placed it on her forehead.
The Origin Power flowed down her fair forehead...
"I came here today to ask if you'd be interested in developing your career at headquarters," Nie Xingping said with a smile, looking at the short-haired girl in front of him.
"Headquarters?" Le Gu Nan looked at the professor in front of him with some doubt. He had met the professor once before during the rat swarm.
"Yes, I once taught a student at Linhai University named Yan Yu. Now, he's in charge of research on related equipment in the Research Department at headquarters," Nie Xingping nodded.
"I noticed your abilities last time; if you're willing, you could play a significant role in research and development."
"While it may not be useful for mass production, it should be of great value in the research of some advanced equipment."
"So I wanted to ask you, are you interested in this?"
Le Gu Nan remained silent, her eyes lowered, seemingly lost in thought.
Seeing this, Nie Xingping continued:
"It's very safe there, and the benefits are great. You might even get to meet..."
Just as Nie Xingping was about to continue persuading him, a soft but firm voice interrupted him.
"Over there, can you make me stronger?"
Nie Xingping was taken aback, looking at the girl in front of him with some uncertainty.
"You... still want to continue fighting?" he asked uncertainly.
"Yes." Le Gu Nan nodded seriously, "If possible, I want to become stronger. I hope that in the future, I can be of more help to him."
Nie Xingping paused for a moment, then smiled and said:
"I thought you'd want to be safer after what happened last time... but it seems I'm just getting old!"
He sighed, then asked:
"Is it the same young man from last time?"
"Hmm." Le Gu Nan nodded gently.
Nie Xingping smiled kindly.
"You can become stronger. I've spoken to Yan Yu about it, and he's very interested in your abilities. He even said that if you're willing to go, you can receive some preferential treatment in terms of resources, and..."
Nie Xingping looked at the short-haired girl in front of him.
"If you had the ability to go over there, you could probably learn even more..."
Linhai City Supervision Bureau.
Shen Heng sat behind a desk, his finger lightly swiping across the screen.
On the screen, one document after another flashed before Shen Heng's eyes.
Name: Thunder-Horned Rhinoceros's Unicorn Horn ( Tier 3 )
Description: Contains violent lightning power; there is a chance to trigger [something] during intense collisions.
Points: 4500
Name: Crystal Scorpion's Tail Sting ( Tier 2 )
Description: Contains a potent neurotoxin and possesses extremely strong penetrating power; it can be used to make spearheads or arrowheads.
Points: 800
Name: The Crying Bone of the Wind-Crying Bird ( Tier 3 )
Description: The hollow, lightweight skeleton can generate infrasound resonance, making it a key material for crafting bow arms or crossbow bodies.
Points: 5000
One document after another flashed before Shen Heng's eyes.
Suddenly, his gaze fell on one of the materials.
Name: Sharp-Horned Rat Matriarch's Sharp Horns ( Fourth Tier )
Description: Extremely sharp and hard, it can easily cut through the bone armor of most Fourth Tier Calamity Beast. As a weapon, it is sufficient for you to use it up to Fifth Tier or even Sixth Tier.
Points: 18000
Shen Heng silently looked at the materials in front of him.
After a long while, he let out a soft breath and pressed the exchange button.
A pop-up window appeared, Shen Heng entered the information step by step. Finally, the request was submitted, and a new pop-up window appeared.
Your weapons manufacturing requirements have been submitted.
"This weapon manufacturing is expected to require 2 tons of Origin Power Alloy (10,000 points), the Sharp Horn of the Sharp-Horned Rat Matriarch ( Fourth Tier ) (18,000 points), and processing costs of 2,000 points, for a total of 30,000 points."
"We will complete the production of the new weapons within one month and deliver them to the Linhai City Supervision Bureau. Please check them upon receipt!"
Wishing you all the best in your mission!
"Goodbye!"
The pop-up window disappeared.
Shen Heng glanced at the little over 20,000 points he had left, then put his phone down and turned to look out the window.
He closed his eyes and listened intently.
The sounds of the city flowed into my ears as usual.
A few sparrows chirped in the branches outside the window, the intermittent sound of traffic came from the distant street, and a promotional broadcast could be faintly heard from somewhere...
All the sounds intertwine to form the most ordinary everyday white noise, flowing smoothly and continuously.
After a long while, Shen Heng slowly opened his eyes.
He refocused his attention on the computer in front of him and started manipulating the mouse.
" Fourth Tier, Application, Submission..."
(Volume 1, The Serene Waves of the Linhai, The End!)