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As if he had been told it was true, Le Gu Nan nodded vigorously.

"Um."

"Hasn't your family always been in the pharmaceutical business? You should know best what kind of person he is, and whether he'll become one of those heartless capitalists," Shen Heng said.

"That's why I don't know whether I should help him analyze it!" Le Gu Nan said hesitantly.

Shen Heng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Was this... really that unscrupulous?

Seemingly sensing what Shen Heng was thinking, Le Gu Nan quickly said:

"He's not exactly a heartless businessman, he's just... too 'shrewd.' In short, when it comes to making money, he's definitely not a conscience!"

She wouldn't have been able to build that family business if she weren't shrewd, and besides... Shen Heng looked at the slightly flustered girl in the projection; he'd actually had some reservations, but he hadn't been able to get involved before?

"Please help me analyze this!" Shen Heng said in a low voice.

"Hmm?" Le Gu Nan paused, raising her eyes. "Really?"

"If we can truly develop something that can assist martial artists in their cultivation, then the sooner the better." Shen Heng nodded slightly.

"Moreover, as more and more resources are discovered, someone will eventually discover this plant and start researching it. Instead of dragging things out and having others do it, it's better to have your father do it directly."

"But..." Le Gu Nan still hesitated.

Shen Heng continued to guide him, "Perfect timing, isn't he asking for your help? Then you can use this opportunity to make requests, such as asking him not to overcharge for the products he manufactures in the future..."

At this point, Shen Heng paused for a moment, then continued:

"Of course, a reasonable level of profit is still necessary to ensure they have the motivation to continue research and development and production, and sufficient ability to protect their own interests. You can control the specific scale based on costs..."

Le Gu Nan's eyes gradually brightened, as if he had found a path in the fog.

She nodded vigorously. "Okay, I understand!"

Looking at the girl in front of him, who seemed to have unloaded a burden, Shen Heng chuckled softly.

He recalled what Le Gu Nan had just said, and suddenly his eyes flickered. "By the way, perhaps you could mention having your father cooperate with headquarters."

"Cooperate with headquarters?" Le Gu Nan's eyes showed doubt.

"Yes," Shen Heng nodded, "The specific choice he makes will be up to him."

Although still somewhat confused, Le Gu Nan nodded. "I understand. I know how to talk to Dad now."

Looking at the girl in the projection, Shen Heng's lips curled up slightly.

After he finished speaking, the air seemed to suddenly become quieter.

Just as Shen Heng was thinking of how to start a conversation, Le Gu Nan spoke up again.

"Um... you still haven't told me how your mission went?"

"It's alright, everything went smoothly."

"How could it take so long than expected?"

"Hmm... the Erosion Zone will be larger than you imagine..."

After a long while, the call ended.

Shen Heng stood in the air, looking up at the distant horizon.

The conversation they had just had replayed in his mind.

"Social warriors, the Light Gate, resources...?"

Night, in a somewhat empty training room.

Shen Heng's team was sitting in the training room.

Because the base has expanded considerably and the frequency of attacks by the Calamity Beast has decreased during this period, giving the base more time to improve its buildings, they have finally moved away from the huge training rooms where a bunch of people used to gather together.

Currently, there are two main types of training rooms at the base.

One type is a relatively large training room for multiple people/teams, like the one where everyone is currently sitting.

Another type is a small training room for personal use.

The crowd formed a circle.

Shen Heng picked up the aluminum box beside him and opened it under everyone's watchful eyes.

Each Origin Crystal, faintly glowing, is placed inside the box.

"How much... is there?" Zhou Xuan asked, his eyes shining.

The others also stared intently at the aluminum box.

"40 crystals, this mission plus the reward from the last one," Shen Heng said calmly, looking at the Origin Crystal in the aluminum box.

Even the exploration teams, including Wang Hu's team which often ranked first, only earned a little over 10 Origin Crystal in a month.

So, in three months, plus the previous mission, a total of 40 Origin Crystal!

"Hiss--"

Upon hearing that there were 40, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but gasp, feeling that all the hard work of the past few months had been worthwhile at this moment.

Zheng Guomin glanced at him, then turned his gaze to Shen Heng.

"Captain, how do you plan to distribute them?"

Upon hearing this, everyone else turned their gaze to Shen Heng.

"Do you have any objections?" Shen Heng asked.

After saying that, he glanced at everyone. Apart from Zhou Xuan, who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, no one else seemed inclined to speak.

Shen Heng turned his gaze to Zhou Xuan.

Zhou Xuan waved his hands repeatedly, "I originally wanted to say we'd divide it equally, but then I thought that wouldn't be right. That would be too unfair to you!"

"Mm." Han Ling sat down next to Shen Heng and simply nodded slightly.

Qin Yu and Zheng Guomin nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Shen Heng withdrew his gaze, pondered for a moment, and said:

"In that case, both missions were primarily exploration-based. Aside from acquiring food, I accounted for almost 40%, which is 16 Origin Crystal."

The water and lodging along the way were mainly provided by Zhou Xuan Zhou Xuan, who received 20%, which was 8 Origin Crystal.

Of the remaining 16 Origin Crystal, Qin Yu had provided Environmental Assimilation abilities several times along the way, so she received six. The remaining ten would be divided equally between Han Ling and Zheng Guomin.

After saying that, Shen Heng stopped and slowly looked around at everyone.

Do you have any objections?

Everyone shook their heads in unison, since Shen Heng had already explained very clearly why he had made this division.

Shen Heng raised his hand and distributed the Origin Crystal one by one as he had just instructed.

"About three and a half months, eight crystals, that's less than two a month on average, doesn't seem like much!" Zhou Xuan said, looking at the eight Origin Crystal he had received.

"The number of times the Calamity Beast attack the base is decreasing, which means that if you stay in the base, the Origin Crystal you can obtain will be far less than this. Even if you go out to explore, the amount you can get may not be higher than this," Shen Heng said calmly.

"That's true, but it still feels a bit small, as if they're not even in the Erosion Zone!" Zhou Xuan raised his hand and rubbed his chin.

"Fourth Tier Calamity Beast aren't stupid; they won't just sit there and let you kill them," Shen Heng said, looking at Zhou Xuan. "If you still feel it's not enough, you can do the math: your eight are equivalent to hundreds of Tier 3 Calamity Beast!"

"Hmm?" Zhou Xuan tilted his head slightly and grinned, "Now that you mention it, it seems like I'm starting to feel something!"

Ignoring Zhou Xuan, Shen Heng looked at everyone and said:

"How do you plan to use this Origin Crystal?"

"Let's use it for cultivation!" Zhou Xuan said subconsciously.

Zheng Guomin nodded, indicating that he shared the same thought.

Han Ling turned her head slightly. Knowing Shen Heng well, she understood that Shen Heng's question was probably not casual.

She opened her mouth and asked in a low voice:

Do you have any suggestions?