After confirming to join the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group, Lin Xinghai chatted with Roger for a while and returned to the carriage.
Although the conversation was short, it was enough to give Lin Xinghai a general idea of the Sky Fracture Mercenary Group.
Sky Fracture Mercenary Group had a total of 35 people with straightforward roles. The leader, the vice leader, and then the three captains; Roger was one of them.
Therefore, there were only two people above Roger’s rank.
This was why, from the moment they first met, Roger had confidently assured Lin Xinghai that he had his back. He truly had the confidence to make such a claim.
Given this situation, Lin Xinghai was naturally pleased. With Roger around, he wouldn’t have to worry about being given a hard time by the older members or any of that typical drama.
After settling back into his seat, Lin Xinghai noticed that the people inside the carriage were looking at him with curious expressions.
However, upon reflection, it made sense. After going through the “first lesson,” these people had gained at least some understanding of the harshness of the post-apocalyptic world.
They were probably filled with negative emotions like worry and fear, concerned about their future.
Seeing Lin Xinghai, who was also a member of Shelter 83, quickly built a rapport with the mercenary, the others started to plan for something in their mind.
In particular, some women in the carriage had their own intentions and discreetly eyed Lin Xinghai.
However, Lin Xinghai turned a blind eye to everyone’s fiery or probing gazes. After sitting down, he closed his eyes and rested.
Of course, in reality, he was looking at the system panel.
Looking at his own stats and then recalling Roger’s, he was almost certain that everyone had their unique attributes.
He leaned towards speed, while Roger was more geared towards strength.
He wasn’t sure which attribute was superior or inferior at the moment. However, he knew it was right to increase his genetic enhancement degree, as it would benefit him overall.
Thinking of this, he clicked on the + sign behind the genetic enhancement degree.
As he expended one point of his Blood Essence, a unique power surged through his limbs, making him feel incredibly comfortable as if his whole being was being uplifted.
He had plenty of time now. It wasn’t until this feeling of comfort completely disappeared that he slowly clicked the + sign again.
“Ding! Do you want to spend 2 points of Blood Essence to increase the genetic enhancement degree?”
Looking at the system prompt that popped up, Lin Xinghai’s expression suddenly changed.
“Why did the cost of Blood Essence suddenly increase?” His expression darkened, realizing this meant his plan to become an Enhanced was now shattered.
He also wondered. As my genetic enhancement degree improves, do I have to expand more Blood Essence for future growth?
“Sigh~ It’s not easy to improve my stats despite having the support of a system.” Lin Xinghai sighed discreetly deep down his heart.
Of course, if the other Enhanced heard him say that, they’d probably want to knock some sense into him.
Generally speaking, if a person with genetic assessment level D or E wanted to become an Enhanced, it would take a year and a half of training before even thinking about it.
Lin Xinghai used up all the remaining 12 Blood Essence points, raising the genetic enhancement degree to 26%.
Host: Lin Xinghai
Constitution: 21 points
Strength: 18 points
Speed: 26 points
Blood Essence: 0 points
Genetic Enhancement Degree: 26%
“My strength attribute is the weakest, so will my attack power be very poor?” Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but mutter as he looked at his status panel.
Of course, this was not something he could change. Turning off the system panel, he closed his eyes and rested.
…
The convoy was moving fast. Lin Xinghai thought it’d be a quick trip, but it ended up taking five hours.
Along their journey, they encountered clusters of zombies. Unfortunately, after getting rid of them, the convoy continued forward without any intention of stopping.
Lin Xinghai was regretful of the missed opportunity to harvest Blood Essence.
Finally, the convoy came to the foot of a bare mountain. Only then did they break their defensive formation and drive into the tunnel.
The tunnel’s walls were made of alloy. Plus, there was a bunker set up for defense for every 50 meters.
The tunnel was no more than 200 meters long. At the end of the tunnel, there was a thick alloy door about one meter thick.
Once the convoy got through that door, there was a big rectangular room with a bunch of elevators all around.
These elevators had varying sizes. However, even the smallest elevator could accommodate 30 people at a time.
As for the largest elevator, once they stepped inside, it felt like they were entering an alloy house that was over a hundred square meters. This really blew their mind.
The ultra-large elevator could even transport three troop carriers at one time.
The elevator reached 300 meters underground before stopping. That was where the Star Shield Shelter was.
“No wonder human beings can survive safely in the apocalypse.” Standing on the alloy floor, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but comment.
“You hold onto these for now. As for joining the group, I’ll report it to the higher-ups shortly. Once everything’s sorted, I’ll reach out to you,” Roger said, handing over a bag.
Lin Xinghai took the bag and peered inside. There were not many things inside, just 4 bottles of light green potion and a badge.
“What is this?” Although Lin Xinghai had some guesses in his mind, he decided to ask.
“Here are four bottles of genetic serum, kind of like an advanced payment from me. That’s the badge of our mercenary group. If things get dicey, show this badge. you encounter anything, you can just show it. No one dares to mess with a mercenary in the lower district.”
“Alright, I’m leaving first. Don’t be lazy. Try to become an Enhanced and enter the middle district as soon as possible.” Roger patted Lin Xinghai on the shoulder before leaving.
Holding the bag in his hand, Lin Xinghai felt a slight warmth in his heart.
In the expected procedure, he had to first join a mercenary group and undergo the test before he would be allocated genetic serums. That would make him wait for at least two or three days.
As for genetic serum, of course, the sooner he took it, the better. After all, it took time to absorb the genetic serum.
“According to Roger, with my Grade B genetic assessment and high-intensity training, I can absorb a bottle of genetic serum within two days. So, before my first mercenary group mission, I should have become an Enhanced.” Lin Xinghai smiled.
The time it took to absorb genetic serum was different for everyone.
The higher the genetic assessment level, the faster the genetic serum could be absorbed and the better the absorption efficiency. In addition, high-intensity training could also speed up the process.
Lin Xinghai put away the bag and then headed to the meetup spot with everyone else.