Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot

Chapter 794: Chapter 311: Come to My House Tonight_3

“So, are you all certain you want to take out the Crystal Cores for me to experiment with?”

Wang Tao asked with a smile.

The faces of the crowd immediately showed signs of embarrassment. They had seen Wang Tao take out a Level 2 Crystal Core, and they subconsciously thought that was what the Iron Beetle Weapon required—a Level 2 Crystal Core. And that wasn’t wrong; a Level 2 Crystal Core would indeed work, but it would require ten thousand of them!

The meteorite that only needed two Crystal Cores to activate had been brought over by the city hall. Wang Tao and the city hall owned the rights to both the meteorite and the contents inside, nobody else was involved.

If it were their own Iron Beetle, they could scrape together the Cores, tooth and nail, as it would be worth the extra expense for Fourth-order fighting power. But this wasn’t theirs; they were simply curious, and couldn’t justify spending the money needlessly…

“Ahaha, Mr. Wang, it just suddenly occurred to me that I don’t have many Crystal Cores left, only enough to activate these meteorites, so I’m unable to nourish this weapon, sorry!”

Shang Heng hurriedly spoke up.

While he felt quite good about this Wang Tao and thought he could become friends with him, that didn’t mean he was willing to be a chump.

The others hastily declined as well.

Pride mattered for nothing, the wallet was what truly mattered.

Wang Tao chuckled and shook his head,

“I’ll provide the Crystal Cores.”

At this point, Gu Yun suddenly spoke up.

Wang Tao was taken aback for a moment.@@novelbin@@

“Head Secretary Gu, are you sure? This is not a small sum!”

Although the Iron Beetle belonged to him and the city hall, they had yet to discuss how exactly they would allocate it. Gu Yun was already offering up the Crystal Cores?

“Yes, I’m sure. As for our distribution issue…” Gu Yun came beside Wang Tao and whispered, “I’ll be upfront with you. Our city hall is very interested in this weapon. Let’s have a thorough discussion later. If you let us have it, we’ll definitely ensure you won’t be disappointed!”

Gu Yun appeared to be quite generous.

In reality, it wasn’t so much about him being generous since it wasn’t his personal Crystal Cores, but the city hall’s. He wasn’t the one who would wince at spending them…

Upon hearing Gu Yun’s words, Wang Tao raised an eyebrow.

He did want the weapon, but if the city hall was truly willing to give him a generous compensation, he could consider parting with it.

So, Wang Tao leaned in a bit closer and whispered in Gu Yun’s ear:

“Actually, this Iron Beetle Weapon has another very powerful function that I couldn’t demonstrate due to inadequate conditions. I’ll explain it to you in detail later.”

Wang Tao always made sure not to shortchange his own people or partners. If he had been unaware of the Iron Beetle’s function, that would have been one thing, but knowing it, he was certainly going to be clear about it.

“Oh? Another function!”

Gu Yun’s eyes lit up.

But he tactfully refrained from asking further.

One reason was that Wang Tao couldn’t demonstrate it right then, and the other was that the Iron Beetle belonged to both the city hall and Wang Tao. It was their prerogative to show it off or not to others…

“Alright! We’ll talk about it in detail later!”

Gu Yun nodded and didn’t rush to take out the Crystal Cores for nourishment either.

The others watched Wang Tao and Gu Yun exchange whispers, especially noting the sudden gleam in Gu Yun’s eyes; they immediately felt a pang of curiosity. It was clear that Wang Tao had shared something with Gu Yun that they weren’t privy to! They wanted to know too! But whether to share that information or not was the other party’s right, so they couldn’t rightly ask.

Qu Shilin’s gaze flickered as she watched Wang Tao and Gu Yun, pondering how she might borrow this biological weapon for study…

Wang Tao handed the Iron Beetle over to Gu Yun and taught him how to control it.

Although the rest couldn’t try it out, like diligent students, they listened intently to Wang Tao’s explanation. After all, without him, they never would have had access to such knowledge.

As for the method to control the weapon, Wang Tao didn’t hold back. If others wanted to listen, they could. To some extent, this also served to increase everyone’s collective combat capability.

“So, it requires using consciousness to perceive and control…”

Everyone suddenly realized how Wang Tao was able to control the Iron Beetle.

“So, how did you figure out you could manipulate it like this?”

Qu Shilin, who had been silent until now, asked with curiosity.

The others also turned towards Wang Tao; they were curious as well about how he had made the discovery.

Because using consciousness for Perception sounded simple, but in practice, it would be tough to find that method without someone pointing it out!

Take the Iron Beetle, for example. When Gu Yun tried it, he placed the beetle in front of himself, closed his eyes, and slowly searched for that “Light Point” with his consciousness. Only by locating this Light Point and fusing with it could he control the Iron Beetle.

Under normal circumstances, who would think of such a thing?

Most people only trust their senses like eyesight, hearing, etc. Concepts like consciousness are beyond the realm of the five senses.

Ordinary people can’t even sense what consciousness is, let alone Ability Users who can vaguely perceive it.

So who could have guessed that this Biological Weapon would be controlled through the Perception and manipulation of consciousness?

Wang Tao naturally wouldn’t say he could see Attributes. He made up a random excuse.

“It was an accident. The first time I killed a Level 4, Lord Night Demon, I accidentally discovered I could establish a connection with its heart. That’s how I found out about this weapon…..”

Everyone nodded subconsciously, then felt that something didn’t quite add up.

Qu Shilin suddenly looked at Wang Tao with intensity.

“Wait! Are you saying that the heart of a Level 4, Lord Night Demon is also a weapon?”

It clicked for everyone then. Wang Tao said the Night Demon Heart was a weapon?

“Yes, it’s essentially like a Level 4 Night Demon being controlled by someone.”

Wang Tao nodded.

Regarding the Night Demon Heart, he had no intention of hiding the truth. From the fact that Gu Yun and the others hadn’t seen a weapon like that, it was clear they hadn’t discovered its use. But they had definitely killed Level 4, Lord Night Demons.

This meant that they most likely wasted the Night Demon Hearts.

Wang Tao naturally wanted everyone to be aware of this so that it wouldn’t be wasted.

And sure enough, after hearing Wang Tao’s confirmation, almost everyone was beating their chests and stomping their feet in regret.

“Damn it! We just destroyed a Night Demon’s Nest a few days ago! We only kept the bones and Claws of that Level 4, Lord Night Demon; everything else was burned to ashes…”

“Who hasn’t? Just last week, I personally crushed a Level 4, Lord Night Demon’s heart. I wondered why it wouldn’t break no matter how much I stepped on it; in the end, I had to use Fourth-order fighting power to crush it… I was so thrilled at the time! And now… Damn!”

“The last time I led our Legion, we razed a major Night Demon’s Nest to the ground. Except for the Crystal Cores and some hard materials, we destroyed everything else with artillery fire, including the hearts of two Level 4, Lord Night Demons. Yes, two hearts…”

“…”

A group of people fell into a state of regret and self-reproach. Especially those three Fourth-order Superpower individuals; they had all killed Level 4, Lord Night Demons. To think that they personally destroyed several Level 4 Night Demons that could have been under their control filled them with remorse.

But some were not only not distressed, they were actually excited.

“Wang Tao! Come to my house tonight!”

Qu Shilin looked at Wang Tao with bright eyes.

“Ah? Why?”

Wang Tao was guarded.

“In my previous research on Night Demons, I collected a lot of parts from them. I still have over a dozen hearts of Level 4, Lord Night Demons lying around my bedside! Help me see if you can awaken them!”

Qu Shilin spoke with some excitement.

Wang Tao: “…”

Everyone: “…”