“Rog, I suddenly thought of another question. If I ask the leader or other people who know ancient martial arts to teach me, wouldn’t it be unnecessary to buy it?” Lin Xinghai came up with this loophole and asked immediately.
“In this case, you are learning it illegally. Things will be fine if you can keep the matter hidden. However, once someone else discovers and reports it, not only will you be fined double the points, but the person who taught you will also be held accountable.”
“Overall, the risks are too great.”
“Besides, if you buy the learning from the shelter, they will use a ‘memory transmitter’ to transfer all the details of the martial art into your mind. That is much more detailed than what others teach, and you will learn much faster.” Roger explained.
Lin Xinghai nodded. He just asked casually and didn’t feel much attachment to it.
The two conversed as they moved forward. Soon, the team arrived at the entrance to the energy room.
Although zombies had no brains, they were no worse than wild beasts. They would still run away when they smelled danger.
Of course, this situation was rare because zombies were much more bloodthirsty than ordinary beasts.
Everyone present, including Lin Xinghai, seemed immune to the sight of zombie corpses. Their attention quickly turned to the center of the power room.
There was a circular platform about 5 square meters in area, and above the platform hung a cubic blue crystal.
The surface of the blue crystal was marred with numerous cracks and even some chips, from which energy was continuously emanating through these gaps.
This was undoubtedly the energy crystal.
Roger immediately activated the wrist computer to scan the energy crystal before him.
“1.5348 tons! According to today’s latest prices, we can get at least 230,000 points.” Roger said excitedly.
Everyone else couldn’t help but cheer as well. It was a bountiful expedition. Not only did they successfully obtain the energy crystal, but they also got the corpse of an armored zombie worth 20,000 points. Altogether, that would be a whopping total of 250,000 points!
They typically earn about 10,000 points per expedition. Sometimes as little as 6,000 or 7,000, without factoring in costs for ammunition and equipment.
If all expenses were deducted, the average trip was only about 5,000 points. This one trip was equivalent to the yield of 50 regular trips for them.
In other words, this single trip was equivalent to what they would typically earn in two months.
Even the calmest mercenary expressed his excitement.
Lin Xinghai was certainly happy for them, but he did not feel as strongly about it since it was his first mission.
His gaze quickly shifted to Fang Tianhe, who was standing in the corner.
At this moment, Fang Tianhe looked at the hole before him with a solemn expression.
This was a hole with a diameter of two meters. It was dark and deep, leading to an unknown destination.
After the excitement, the mercenaries discovered this scene and gathered around. Their expressions gradually became serious.
Keep in mind that this was the energy room, with its floor reinforced by a 20-centimeter-thick layer of highly durable alloy. Typically, it would take a barrage of ten small missiles just to breach it.
“Leader…” Wu Yan held the shield and looked at the hole in front of him solemnly.
Fang Tianhe did not answer but took out a pair of gloves and put them on. He lightly touched the remaining mucus at the entrance of the hole.
It was a blood-red viscous liquid. Upon contact, white smoke quickly arose from the gloves, clearly indicating the liquid’s highly corrosive nature.
“It’s some kind of highly corrosive mutant zombie. The energy crystal should have attracted it.” Fang Tianhe commented.
His voice was soft but the news struck the others like thunder.
Everyone knew how scary mutant zombies were.
Especially for Lin Xinghai, with data the system given as a comparison, he had a vivid impression of how strong the mutant zombies were.
Take the armored zombies, for example: without the mecha, the entire mercenary team, Fang Tianhe included, could likely have been killed with a single blow.
“Stop dawdling and move! These corrosion marks on the highly durable alloy floor weren’t made in one go. This place could very well be the lair of that mutated zombie.”
“Now that the creature has just left, it could return at any moment.” Fang Tianhe added. His tone was now much more urgent.
Everyone took action immediately!
Roger took out a metal disc from his combat backpack. Under the control of the wrist computer, the disc extended a pair of rotors and quickly flew above the energy crystal.
Immediately afterward, white light emitted from a diamond-shaped mirror at the bottom, enveloping the entire energy crystal.
Then, a magical scene unfolded as the cracks on the energy crystal began to heal spontaneously, with even the damaged parts smoothing out as if by some unseen hand.
The only difference from before was that the entire energy crystal had shrunk slightly, but the energy was no longer dissipating.
“What is this?” Lin Xinghai asked curiously.
“Energy restrainer, specifically used for stabilizing energy crystals.” Roger explained as he took out four metal balls from his combat backpack and placed them on the ground.
As he entered the commands on the wrist computer, the four metal balls rolled on their own, surrounding the energy crystal in the middle.
Then, the four metal balls opened along a seam, emitting a spreading red glow from inside.
The moment the red light appeared, Lin Xinghai felt a tingling sensation. His senses alerted him to the lethal threat posed by the red glow.
“Rog, what is this?” Lin Xinghai swallowed and asked again.
“Laser cutter.” Roger gave a brief reply.
At this moment, all his attention was focused on inputting commands.
Soon, with Roger hitting the Enter key, four laser cutters simultaneously burst into action with their lasers.
Lin Xinghai only saw a flash of red light before his eyes, and the huge energy crystal in front of him was cut into eight uniform pieces.
When the energy crystal was cut, it emitted terrifying energy fluctuations, as if it was about to explode.
However, with the energy restrainer, it stabilized immediately.
At this moment, the other members who had been watching nearby hurriedly took out eight collapsible cases from their combat backpacks.
The collapsible cases, which were palm-sized when folded, could be expanded to the size of a cubic meter.
It was more than enough to contain these cut energy crystals.
Watching the mercenaries methodically place the energy crystals into the collapsible cases, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief and marvel at how handy this future technology was.