Use first and repay later: Advance the future cultivation fruits

Chapter 152: 113, Fourth Energy Level!_2

“How strange, why can’t we locate the team leader’s signal? Could their phones be damaged?”

“Should we go help? Applying for satellite searches hasn’t yielded any results either.”

“How can underwater satellites work? If the enemy is escaping, they definitely wouldn’t dare to leave the surface, of course, they’d try to flee to the deep sea.”

After the members of the mission group sent a request for assistance to headquarters, they waited at the airport.

In the vast expanse of sea, there really was no way to help.

Reaching such a level of ability and with the aid of equipment, it’s quite normal to conduct underwater operations.

An hour later, the airplane dispatched by the headquarters arrived at the airport, but following the fake GPS trail and search route laid out by Chen Guang, naturally, they came up empty-handed.

Apart from the intelligent life that the Inspection Headquarters specially oversees, an average AI system couldn’t possibly stop Chen Guang’s invasion.

The three-star level elite patrol dispatched by headquarters even went deep into the sea to carefully search for half an hour.

In the end, all they could do was have satellites continue searching the nearby sea for the missing Cheng Cong and Gong Leping.

The other eight members of the task group also returned with the headquarters’ airplane.

…

After returning to headquarters, Lin Qing made his way to the apartment.

“Lin Qing, the most likely point of exposure for you right now is that fat guy named ‘Boke’ in the Broken Stele Prison.”

Chen Guang’s voice echoed in his mind: “He’s the only one left who knows about this, and although it’s not something that can be publicly exposed, he won’t be able to reveal it soon, but as time goes on, once Gong Leping, who is impersonating Ye Hong in prison, is discovered, this matter could be dug deeper, and suspicion might eventually fall on you.”

Lin Qing strolled along the path, looking at the carefully arranged flowers and greenbelts along the way and said softly, “Then kill him.”

“Kill him?”

Chen Guang said, “He’s in Broken Stele Prison, if you kill him, you won’t be able to escape… Do you mean wait for him to come to you?”

“How strong is he?” asked Lin Qing.

Chen Guang said, “According to the prison’s information, that Boke hasn’t reached the level where he can autonomously control genetic reorganization, but he has enhanced a fourth energy level genetic ability, and has also practiced Combat Skill, his power is at least close to that of a three-star level elite patrol.”

“Three-star level elite patrol?” Lin Qing nodded slightly.

Before Genetic Awakening, the limit was to reach the level of a two-star elite patrol.

The original version of Combat Skill trained to the Instinct Level, then enhance a few third energy level and fourth energy level genetic abilities, that was the absolute limit.

A three-star level elite patrol, under normal circumstances, would be a powerhouse capable of controlling genetic reorganization.

They were only one level away from the four-star level inspectors.

Even within the Inspection Headquarters, this level would be considered an ace among the patrols.

“Then kill him in prison.”

Lin Qing said, “He’s wearing electromagnetic handcuffs and shackles in prison, can’t utilize much of his power, killing him would be the easiest.”

“Kill him in prison?” Chen Guang couldn’t help but ask, “How do you plan to kill him?”

Lin Qing laughed and said, “I will soon have that ability, but I need you to prepare a perfect opportunity for me.”

…

“You’re back?”

Inside the apartment, Zhao Jiayi put down her VR glasses, walked over in her pajamas, and couldn’t help but say, “I thought you wouldn’t celebrate my birthday with me this time.”

“When is your birthday again?” asked Lin Qing, puzzled.

“July 21st.”

Zhao Jiayi looked at him helplessly, then muttered softly in her hometown dialect, “He really doesn’t care about me…”

“Oh, isn’t today just the 17th?” Lin Qing said, “You’re almost twenty, still celebrating birthdays?”

“But it’s an adult birthday, it’s different,” Zhao Jiayi said.

“Fine, I’ll get you a more advanced virtual gaming device,” Lin Qing said casually, “as your birthday gift?”

“Really?”

Zhao Jiayi’s eyes lit up.

She had seen it long ago in the headquarters’ mall, but it cost over two million, and she couldn’t afford it.

“No big deal,” Lin Qing said, “but you have to help me find someone.”

Zhao Jiayi immediately nodded in agreement: “No problem, after I come of age, it’ll be different, my telekinesis will be much stronger than now.”

Lin Qing looked her over and didn’t ask further.

He had heard that Intelligent Star People could achieve Genetic Awakening upon reaching adulthood; perhaps after the alien Zhao Jiayi came of age, she would undergo some special changes?

“You go ahead and play.”

Lin Qing then entered the Cultivation Room and logged onto the official Inspection Headquarters website to start reviewing the information.

Before long—

“Got it!”

Lin Qing’s eyes brightened as he found news about the ‘Energy Stabilizer’ going on sale on the official website.

As a contributor, he had priority purchase rights and a hundred points of free credits.

Since he had already been awarded Special Grade Merit, it was only natural that the reward wouldn’t be too substantial; it was just a token of appreciation.

“Energy Stabilizer, 25 points each?”

Lin Qing carefully reviewed the newly listed Energy Stabilizer information and couldn’t help nodding to himself.

After all, it involved a fourth energy level drug, so naturally, it wouldn’t be cheap; 25 points was already quite fair.

For those who wished to try fourth energy level optimization, its function was not small.

It could stabilize fourth energy level energy, causing a slower release of energy, which was quite an effective outcome.

“Let’s go for four.”

He immediately used up the hundred points of free credit.

Then, Lin Qing also found the ‘Second Source’ Energy Crystals, priced at 50 points per 10 grams.

The Second Source was reputed to be the mildest source of fourth energy level energy, suitable for restoring the energy loss of Genetic Awakened individuals.

After all, any energy could be used for practicing the Bloodline Evolution Method, to dig into genetic abilities.