Supervision Bureau, Training Room.
"Huff... Huff..."
Shen Heng stood barefoot on the rubber floor, panting heavily.
Wang Hai glanced at Shen Heng, who was panting heavily, then turned to look at the clock hanging on the wall.
"There are still 10 minutes left until the two-hour sparring session, are you done for?"
Shen Heng's lips curled slightly, but he didn't reply. After taking a couple more deep breaths, he suddenly moved.
The two closed the distance rapidly, and Shen Heng slammed his right fist towards Wang Hai.
Wang Hai remained calm and easily dodged to the side.
The punch missed, but Shen Heng didn't forcefully pull back his fist. Instead, he twisted his body along with the momentum of the punch and kicked out with his left leg like a whip.
Bang!
The ankle slammed heavily onto Wang Hai's arm.
The two touched and separated briefly, then quickly intertwined again like magnets.
Thirteen minutes later...
With a 'bang', Shen Heng was pinned to the ground by Wang Hai in a grappling position.
The two remained in that position for two seconds, then Wang Hai slowly released Shen Heng's hand and stood up from the ground.
The fight is over!
"Tomorrow is May, and your salary for this month, along with the points from that Calamity Beast, will be deposited into your account!" Wang Hai said.
Shen Heng's eyes lit up. As expected of a state-owned enterprise, they pay salaries on the 1st!
"How many points can that Calamity Beast be exchanged for?"
Wang Hai replied, "Headquarters named that Calamity Beast 'Maimed-Tail Disaster Beast.' It's reached the Mid Tier 2, so headquarters values it at 780 points. If you take 40%, you'll get 312 points!"
Shen Heng's eyes lit up; this score was more than double the minimum of 120 points!
"Is there a plan for how to use it?" Wang Hai asked.
"Let's save them for now and try to accumulate 3000 points as soon as possible!" Shen Heng shook his head.
Wang Hai nodded; he had anticipated Shen Heng's idea, but...
"Need some advice?" Wang Hai asked Shen Heng.
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng paused slightly in his panting and asked, "What suggestion?"
"I told you before, if you want the Firmament Breath Beast's Lung Crystal to save your mother, you either need to save up 3000 points to exchange for it, or find information about the Firmament Breath Beast and then hunt it down!" Wang Hai said.
Shen Heng nodded; he understood what Wang Hai meant.
His original plan was to accumulate points first, but after that was rejected, another path was left, and he also had a plan for that other path.
"Can I ask someone in the team for help? With points?" Shen Heng asked.
"Sure, and you can pick anyone you like, but I can only send one person at most!" Wang Hai looked at Shen Heng. "You know the responsibilities of our Supervision Bureau. Supervision Bureau matter what, most of our forces need to be stationed in Linhai City!"
Shen Heng nodded in understanding.
"So, Captain, what's your suggestion?"
"I only have one suggestion," Wang Hai said.
"You can exchange it for an alloy weapon and the corresponding basic training method. Neither of these is expensive; the total cost is less than 100 points!"
"As for whether you want to exchange for other items to enhance your combat power later, you can consider it based on your cultivation progress and the points you accumulate."
Not even 100 points? That's really not much. I earned over 300 points from this mission! Hmm... I can't think like that. This time, the Calamity Beast was special, so I was more useful. If it were an ordinary Calamity Beast, I could only point the way and wouldn't get many points... Shen Heng thought to himself.
Despite reminding himself that the points were hard-earned, the sudden wealth made Shen Heng start to consider Wang Hai's suggestion.
"Captain, do you have any weapon suggestions?" Shen Heng asked Wang Hai.
"I have no advice on which weapon to choose, but I do have advice on how to choose it!"
Wang Hai raised his hand and held up his index finger.
"First, choose a weapon based on your own abilities. Select a weapon that suits your skills, like Han Ling's sniper rifle, or the bandages wrapped around Wei Leyang's hand..."
"Huh? Is that bandage on Wei Leyang's hand also a weapon?" Shen Heng asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yes, those are meant to serve as threads after his Origin Power is depleted."
Shen Heng's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. He had previously thought that Wei Leyang's bandages were just for show.
Wang Hai then extended his second finger.
"Secondly, one should choose a weapon based on their own personality, such as Wu Cheng's shield."
"His ability was originally suited for melee combat, and he could deal a lot of damage, but because he didn't want to get too close to the Calamity Beast and couldn't afford equipment that could enhance his Origin Power, he ended up choosing a shield!"
"Although I'm reluctant to admit it, Wu Cheng's shield can sometimes be surprisingly effective!"
"Third..."
"Should I choose a weapon that I feel a connection with...?"
Shen Heng strolled through the armory, his steps neither hurried nor slow.
Ahead, a row of shelves lined the wall, each holding a weapon.
Swords, spears, clubs, axes, halberds, and daggers...
It can be said that it has everything, and is complete in every aspect!
"A dagger... Hmm... No, this weapon is too short!"
"Hammer? No, it's too heavy!"
"Sticks? No way. My abilities are already ineffective; using sticks would be suicide."
"A whip? No way!"
"A shield? No way. My abilities aren't offensive to begin with, so choosing a shield would just be asking for trouble."
"Meteor hammer? No way!"
"A spiked club? No way!"
Shen Heng walked past one shelf after another, sometimes picking up a weapon from the shelf and casually brandishing it, sometimes just glancing at it briefly before continuing on his way.
After Shen Heng carefully selected the vast arsenal, only four weapons remained.
Guns, bows, swords, knives!
Shen Heng first picked up the spear and, relying on his body's instincts, swung it around a few times without any strategy, before slowly putting it down.
"No, it works, but it just doesn't feel quite right. Let's see if the others work!"
Shen Heng then picked up the bow and tried it out, but put it down again after a short while.
"I don't feel uncomfortable about it, but compared to Han Ling's ability to attach to bullets to enhance their power, I feel that being the first to spot the enemy doesn't have much significance in terms of offense. After all, even if I spot the enemy, I still have to wait for them to appear before I can attack. I can't expect arrows to curve, can I?"
Next up was the sword.
After a moment, he slowly stopped what he was doing, a slight smile appearing on his face.
"This time it feels like I'm on the right track!"
However, he didn't immediately decide to use the sword, and eventually picked up the knife instead.
The moment Shen Heng held the straight knife, an inexplicable sense of affinity welled up in his heart. Even though he hadn't started using it yet, Shen Heng just felt that the knife was more suitable for him.
"Is this the kind of weapon the captain was talking about, the kind that can sense itself?" Shen Heng muttered to himself.
Instead of relying entirely on this feeling, he picked up a straight knife and began to try it out.
Chop, slash, flick, stab...
One movement after another was performed by Shen Heng.
He wouldn't call himself a professional, but Shen Heng just felt particularly comfortable using a knife.
After a long while, Shen Heng slowly sheathed his sword, his gaze calmly fixed on the horizontal blade before him.
"That's it!"