Chapter 63: Chapter 63: The Time of Harvest
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According to the current rules of the Civilization Trial, it is clear that the normal way to pass the Trial is through the “Mall”.
The Chosen One must devise ways to continuously combat the Trial, obtain points, upgrade the Store, and enhance both their own and the entire civilization’s strength.
Although Shen Hao could cheat, cheating could not lead directly to passing the Trial, it was still an auxiliary under the rules.
Therefore, his anticipation for the Store was only natural.
Every upgrade of the Store was a moment of great harvest!
After opening the White Level 5 Store and skillfully arranging the purchasable items, just at first glance, he discovered a product named “Spirit Testing Ball”.
[Product Name: Spirit Testing Ball]
[Product Level: White Level 5]
[Product Description: Capable of detecting whether objects within a hundred-meter radius contain Spiritual Energy, with a sensitive response. Replenishing Spiritual Energy allows for extended use. It also has a certain detection effect for other non-Spiritual Energy extraordinary characteristics.]
[Product Price: 2000 points]
“Capable of detecting within a hundred-meter radius!” Shen Hao’s eyes sparkled.
This thing was clearly an upgraded version of the Sensing Talisman, as many items in the Store were such that higher-level Stores contained upgraded versions of products from lower-level Stores.
Although the Spirit Testing Ball also had usage conditions and a not-so-large detection range, this kind of tool could still greatly enhance his detection efficiency.
Not to mention, equipping a Chosen One squad with one would be of great use during the pursuit of fleeing Blood Demons!
Although it was a bit expensive, it could be used for a long time!
Replenishing Spiritual Energy was not a problem, as “Spiritual Energy Crystals” had appeared as early as in the White Level 3 Store, which could be worn long-term to enhance one’s constitution.
No matter how you looked at it, it was much better than the Sensing Talisman, which was a consumable!
The demand was definitely huge!
“I’ll exchange ten for a test first.” Without any hesitation, Shen Hao exchanged for ten, ready to hand them over to the research institutes for testing.
In the previous days, dozens of top-tier research institutes had been established in this country, scattered across various locations, on one hand to protect the scientists collectively, and on the other hand, because there was now a plethora of things, directions, and categories that needed research.
Blood Demon Research Institute, Spiritual Energy Research Institute, Magic Research Institute, Weapon Research Institute, Talent Research Institute…
While Shen Hao was diligently eradicating Blood Demons, even more people across the entire country were taking rapid action.
One could imagine that with each upgrade of the Store Level, these research institutes were not only the busiest, but also the most thrilling.
Shen Hao continued to browse the Store.
Besides the Spirit Testing Ball, there were quite a few other great items.
“Ice Grenade, all-encompassing Binding Grenade, basic Plasma Rifle, Electric Shock Bullets…”
Shen Hao was on a plane heading back to the nearest military base while purchasing weapons and equipment that might be effective against Blood Demons.
Dong Gong had already been waiting there with the team members.
As soon as Shen Hao got off the plane, they all gathered around him.
“Team leader, how did it go?”
They were all eagerly looking at Shen Hao.
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The anticipation for the White Level 5 Mall wasn’t limited to Shen Hao.
It was everyone!
The researchers at the institutes were even more eager!
“Not bad at all,” Shen Hao said with a smile, taking out all the items he had purchased and sorting them, “Take these to the various institutes, place these in the team’s warehouse, and these ability balls and equipment, allocate them as before, although the level of the dropped equipment is a bit low for you.”
The loot from the Blood Demons was determined by their own level, and although there were many of them, most were only at first and second levels.
In the Eastern Country, where Blood Demons were hard to avoid, there wasn’t much opportunity for major cannibalistic leveling.
However, low-level wasn’t useless, it could still be effective when given to ordinary soldiers.
Moreover, ability balls could rapidly enhance a Chosen One’s strength.
Shen Hao’s “Thunder” although purple, could still be upgraded by stacking similar low-level ability balls.
Such as “Electric Shock,” “Electric Current,” and so on.
This portion, he kept for himself.
After using almost a hundred, his “Thunder” had now reached Level 2, much more powerful than initially.
“Team leader, is there a technical blueprint for this type of equipment?” Chen Sihui asked, holding a full-wrap restraint grenade and seemingly in awe, “This thing is amazing, it’s a non-injury type of restraint device! If we could add an automatic alarm system and mass-produce it, we could distribute it to the public for defense against the Blood Demons! It would also make it easier to spot parasitic behaviors, but, the technical level is really high!”
“Can’t figure it out?” Shen Hao looked at the gadget in her hand.
He remembered this product as well.
The description said it could be adapted to creatures of various body types.
Conventional restraint equipment wasn’t very effective against Blood Demons.
Blood Demons were able to manipulate their blood and were almost unstoppable.
“With our current technological level, it’s quite difficult,” responded Chen Sihui as she quickly disassembled the device. With her “Skillful Hand,” and incrementally higher level, she had easily grasped the basic structure of such gadgets, and finally, holding a metal capsule, she said, “The core is this, a material that can rapidly expand into a high-strength adhesive. It’s breathable but waterproof, perfect for capturing creatures, definitely useful against Blood Demons, but we lack the preceding technology, and we had no such technical foundation before.”
Shen Hao understood and felt a bit of regret.
Shaking his head, he said, “Such a weapon costs seven hundred points each, not cheap, and we don’t have the technology, but I’ve bought whatever technology was available.”
“Seven hundred points?” The others were somewhat astonished.
They had already seen the “Spirit Testing Ball,” an upgraded key item, and understood its importance. Indeed, buying three of these restraint devices was not as good as buying one Spirit Testing Ball.
After all, situations requiring live capture of Blood Demons were rare.
If it couldn’t be produced and popularized on a large scale, it wasn’t very useful.
“If we can’t buy it now, we will be able to in the future,” Dong Gong remained optimistic, smiling, “Not to mention the technology, just these items alone can greatly increase the technological level of our entire civilization. Without the Blood Demons, this opportunity would have been unimaginable in the past!”
Indeed, the Chosen One Mall wasn’t just for dealing with Blood Demons.
Rather, its real purpose was to improve the strength of civilization!
The current focus was combating Blood Demons, so what was exchanged were mostly weapon-related items, but in reality, technologies and equipment important for civilian life, production, and even key domains were also plentiful in the mall.
Moreover, it included the incredible Extraordinary Powers!
In fact, after experiencing five levels of the mall, everyone had gained a rough understanding of the current Chosen One Mall.