Super Gene Optimization Fluid

Time passed quickly, and after twenty minutes had gone by, Xia Fei managed to pick out fifty-seven of the most valuable items. Some of these were no doubt top-grade, and the price happened to be within the acceptable range in Xia Fei’s eyes.

Ye Jingshan was correct; Xia Fei did not have any way to discern these top-grade items, but what he was unaware of was the presence of this strange master of his, Phantom.

“The Comet 90 combat suit is very good. In terms of its grade, it’s more than half a rank higher than the Windshade Mark IV, reaching Peak Legendary standards. Though the speed enhancement it provides is slightly lower than that of Windshade Mark IV, it possesses very powerful defensive capabilities, and I don’t think you need me to tell you twice why you’ll need defense,” Phantom somberly commented.

Xia Fei nodded. If he was just doing a singular assassination, it was only natural for the Windshade series to be much better, but when actual combat began, especially in sustained combat situations, a combat suit’s defense rating would clearly become important.

His year-long fighting on the Heritage Planet was already proof of this point, and just having a single combat suit was insufficient for a top-rank warrior. This was especially important in Xia Fei’s case, who was a warrior not only possessing great strength in assassination but also capable of mass destruction and powerful offensive. He would at least need three sets ready to deal with different combat needs. Of course, he would also need weapons he could swap between for a more targeted impact, for different scenarios.

Xia Fei presently did not have that many points to exchange for all this equipment, so he could only settle for a set of combat suits in the meantime. He could not have it both ways, so Xia Fei had to make his choice between a speed increase or a higher defense rating.

“If I go with the Comet 90 combat suit, I’ll still be able to match it with a Wind Spirit Ring to boost my speed. This way, I can attain a sort of middle ground, having both a powerful defense as well as a decent speed increase.”

Xia Fei nodded, gesturing with one hand to Celestial Moon, which seemed to be exuding a sanguinary aura on the screen. “Commander Ye, I’d like to redeem this Celestial Moon.”

Ye Jingshan’s expression changed. “Are you certain that you want to spend 105,000 contribution points to purchase Celestial Moon?”

Xia Fei nodded. “Indeed, though I currently only have a hundred thousand points. Is it possible for me to use star coins to make up the remaining five thousand that I lack?”

Hearing that Xia Fei did not have enough points, Ye Jingshan instantly felt his mood alleviate quite a lot. That weapon was one of the few Eternal Rank weapons in the B-tier database. The previous president in Robert’s place had been the one who used the weapon, and he had bequeathed it to the Union after his death. Because no one knew how to use it, it had remained in the Union’s warehouse, collecting dust, for so many years, and the value of this weapon was most definitely incalculable.

“What a joke. How can the Union’s contribution points be substituted with star coins? It’s best if you choose something else,” Ye Jingshan said.

Xia Fei furrowed his brows and thought for a while before saying, “Command Ye, may I give a call to Old man Qin Mang to borrow the contribution points I lack? I’m sure he has some save up after working for so many years here in the training camp.”

Ye Jingshan instantly got nervous. Xia Fei had no idea that Qin Mang was actually his master, so he would surely be taken to task if his master learned about this matter. At this point, all he could do was not further anger his master; Ye Jingshan would be willing to jump right in a pit if he had to.

“Hang on.” Ye Jingshan gritted his teeth. “There’s no need for you to do that. I’ll just record down the five thousand contribution points you owe for you to pay back at a later date.”

Xia Fei was elated, never expecting Ye Jingshan to be so amenable. “That works, too. Then, I will have to thank you; Commander Ye, you’re really a nice guy.”

After Xia Fei departed, Ye Jingshan secretly transferred five thousand points from his own account right into the Union’s account, shaking his head as he muttered to himself, “Truly, not only have I failed to gain what I sought, I ended up losing out, instead. Master, just how did you find such a rascally disciple?”

….

Xia Fei was in a great mood now that he had acquired Celestial Moon. He sprinted back to the library and told old man Qin Mang excitedly about everything that had just happened.

Qin Mang’s eyes were squinting as he asked skeptically, “You chose Celestial Moon? I recall that it isn’t a weapon that speed ability users use. Only mental ability users are able to unleash its full potential; you can only use forty percent of its combat capabilities at best.”

A weapon like Celestial Moon is full of variations, able to be soft, disperse, or concentrate. Furthermore, Crowe alloy itself was specially made for mental ability users, able to improve interaction frequency between the weapon and the brainwaves.

The weapon would be more suited to a mental ability warrior than a speed ability user, for its greatest strength was the dispersion attacks. Unleashing all eighteen sectional blades and using psychokinesis to make it fly around, attacking unpredictably; that was the proper way to use the weapon.

…

Though speed ability users were able to use the length and hardiness transformation to attack, that would still be lacking the strongest combat style that mental ability users had access to.

Xia Fei chuckled softly. “Old man, what a speed ability user emphasizes is a flexible combat style that has plenty of variations. Though I may not be as powerful as a psychokinetic ability user with Celestial Moon, I’ll still be able to provide plenty of supplementary potency with my attacks.

“Besides, this Celestial Moon is very hard to use. If I am able to exchange it with others for the equipment that I need, it’ll also be a great bargaining chip, no?”

Qin Mang nodded. What Xia Fei had said was logical. The value of Celestial Moon was plain to see. If there was ever a day when Xia Fei came across a top-grade weapon that he could better take advantage of, there was a good chance that he could swap for it with Celestial Moon. Meanwhile, Celestial Moon’s transformational combat style could still be considered highly practical for Xia Fei to use in the meantime.

Xia Fei had always been very astute, and Qin Mang did not really suspect his explanation to be anything but the truth.

Pulling out two letters he had personally written from his pocket as well as a memory chip, he handed them all to Xia Fei. “These are what I am giving to you. Out of these two letters, one is for an old friend who is living in the capital and the other is for a disciple of mine that is in the Black Abyss Star Region. Help me pass these along to them.

“The memory chip contains the books that I’ve prepared for you. This time, I’m afraid that you won’t be returning from the Death Trio Star Region in a year and a half’s time; it’s necessary for you to train and fight, but you musn’t neglect to regularly read books; knowledge is an equally important aspect to a strong warrior.

“As for the visa to enter the capital, I’ve already applied for it on your behalf; I reckon that it’ll be delivered to your inbox two days from now. You’ll be allowed entry to the capital for a whole year, granting you permit to stay in the city for seventy-two hours. This is already the best I can do,” Qin Mang confessed with great concern and heavy-heartedness, almost as if he somewhat could not bear to see Xia Fei leave.

Xia Fei stored the two letters into his spatial ring and inserted the memory chip into his microcomputer. Opening it to take a look, Xia Fei was instantly stunned.

All he saw in the catalog of books was the first row of words, which read ‘An Introduction to Coding Robots’.

“Old man, this…”

Xia Fei was completely taken aback by this. He had never expected that Qin Mang would actually store that book on coding robots from the ancient civilization into a memory chip. After all, this was a book about AI, and it was considered to be the greatest taboo topic in the Pan-Human Alliance.

Xia Fei was about to open his mouth to ask when Qin Mang promptly reached his hand out and stopped him. “Don’t say a word. Now, let me speak and you listen.”

Xia Fei nodded anxiously, his expression turning solemn.

“I have nothing to say.” Qin Mang spoke each word out slowly, his two cloudy eyes flashing craftily.

Xia Fei immediately understood what he meant and silently kept that memory chip. Smiling, he said, “Thank you.”

Qin Mang calmly picked up his teacup and took a sip, his other hand stroking Old Black’s back repeatedly.

“Be sure to store everything properly. After receiving those letters I personally penned, the two recipients of the letter will treat you as one of their own, so look for them directly if you have any issues. As for those books, read them whenever you find the time.”

Qin Mang had intentionally emphasized the word ‘those’. His intentions were already apparent, and it was his hope that Xia Fei would learn what was inside that introduction to robot coding book.

Xia Fei had gotten himself even more acquainted with old man Qin Mang’s mysteriousness. Gaining entry into the Alliance capital was extremely difficult, yet Qin Mang had managed to get it sorted in the time it took to boil a fresh pot of tea. Furthermore, his recommendation of people whom he personally trusted to Xia Fei, just this extension of fellowship itself was enough to make Xia Fei cast a sidelong glance.

“Old man… I’m beginning to realize more and more that you’re really mysterious,” Xia Fei jokingly commented as he helped top up Qin Mang’s tea.

Qin Mang took the teacup and chortled. “Rascal, you’re not the only expert when it comes to having secrets; anyone and everyone has their share as well.”