Wei Xuan laughed and said, "I guess I only have a little merit? Give me some soul crystals, I want to improve my strength quickly, otherwise I always feel insecure."

"no problem."

Colin adjusted his glasses and said, "I've accumulated enough merit, and I plan to apply for that Horcrux."

Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow, glanced at Colin, and said, "You can apply to use it whenever you want, why do you need to apply for that thing?"

Colin rolled his eyes and said helplessly, "Lu Ning has only been in the bureau for such a short time, and he's already so strong. Although you can apply for those things when doing missions, they're not really yours. If you don't get a soul weapon to improve yourself, I feel like it won't be long before Lu Ning surpasses you."

Lu Ning asked, somewhat puzzled, "What does this have to do with me?"

Colin rolled his eyes and didn't say anything.

Lin Xiao hesitated for a moment: "...What you said makes sense. It seems I should also apply for a custom soul weapon."

He then looked at Wang Qiwen and Qiu Yuelin: "You two are on night duty. Although you haven't joined the mission, according to our rules, you can still apply for some Soul Crystals. Is that alright?"

Qiu Yuelin smiled and said, "It's already great to have a reward, I have no objection."

Wang Qiwen hummed in agreement: "I have no objection either."

Lin Xiao nodded and looked at Lu Ning: "Lu Ning, what about you? You made a great contribution this time. Director Wang said that the merits owed by Shuangqiang can be paid off, and there are still quite a few merits left to use. However, it is definitely not possible to apply for a new soul weapon with this amount of merit. Should we save it or apply for something else?"

Lu Ning thought for a moment: "I'll also get some soul crystals. I haven't had any soul crystals lately, so my mental strength has been improving rather slowly."

"No, you call this slow?" Wang Qiwen was speechless.

Wei Xuan and Qiu Yuelin also looked at Lu Ning with resentment.

Qiu Yuelin said, "Brother Lu Ning, we've only been at the first level for a short time, and you're already at the second level. Are you still complaining about being too slow? Leave us some room to survive!"

"Alright, stop being so sour. The situation isn't good right now, so if Lu Ning can improve quickly, it'll be a good thing for the whole team. After all, with more strong members in the team, you guys will be safer," Colin said with a smile.

When Wang Qiwen and the other two heard this, they felt that Colin's words made sense.

They stopped shouting and yelling.

"Alright, now that everyone has decided what they want to apply for, I'll go and submit it."

Lin Xiao hurriedly left the activity room.

…………

The next morning.

Lin Xiao handed over the supplies she had applied for to everyone with a bright smile.

Wang Qiwen and Qiu Yuelin had the fewest, with only ten soul crystals each.

Wei Xuan had a little more, a full thirty, which made Wang Qiwen look envious.

Colin didn't take the Soul Crystal; he got a Soul Weapon instead.

It was a silver ring. Qiu Yuelin asked about it with some curiosity, but Colin just smiled and remained silent.

Lin Xiao exchanged some soul crystals for his own merits, and saved the rest, planning to exchange them for a soul weapon like Colin later.

Finally, there's Lu Ning. All his credit this time was exchanged for Soul Crystals. He applied for a full three hundred Soul Crystals!

Seeing that Lu Ning had obtained so many soul crystals, Wang Qiwen and the other two were somewhat shocked, but not particularly envious.

After all, Lu Ning's contribution this time was indeed significant.

Lu Ning was quite happy to receive these soul crystals.

After all, soul crystals can greatly improve cultivation efficiency.

With so many soul crystals, he can quickly advance to the third tier.

With these soul crystals, Lu Ning focused even more on refining his spiritual power.

Aside from dealing with the disease outbreak, monitoring Samantha, and investigating Gao Tianlin's underground businesses, Lu Ning spends his spare time honing his mental skills.

He wanted to improve his strength as quickly as possible.

Only by improving his strength can he join the Mist Exploration Team, enter the Mist again, and find the way back to the past.

This place was never his time; he wanted to go home.

Lu Ning doesn't need to worry about mental pollution caused by mental energy tempering; it will only stop when the mental energy is exhausted.

Such relentless training day and night naturally leads to extremely rapid improvement.

In the past month, Lu Ning has consumed nearly 150 soul crystals, averaging five per day.

Although his mental strength has not yet reached the third level, it has increased several times compared to when he first reached the second level.

The improvement in mental strength has greatly enhanced Lu Ning's ability to use both soul weapons and awakened abilities.

In addition, Lu Ning frequently tempered his physical body and trained his recovery ability by treating physical injuries, so his recovery ability and physical strength have greatly improved compared to a month ago.

Lu Ning's strength at this moment is a qualitative leap compared to a month ago.

On this day, Lu Ning and the others all gathered in the activity room.

Lin Xiao glanced at the group and said, "Tonight is the time for the Happy Kingdom gathering. The headquarters' order is that all active-duty action team members must participate in this encirclement and suppression operation. Our team is no exception. I'm sure everyone should be ready."

Wang Qiwen asked, "If we all leave, what will happen to the branch?"

"Old Qin and the others will come and keep an eye on things," Colin said with a slight smile, adjusting his glasses.

"Then I have no problem." Wang Qiwen shrugged.

Lin Xiao nodded and looked at Lu Ning, Wei Xuan, and Qiu Yuelin: "Do you have any other questions?"

Lu Ning shook his head: "I have no problem."

Wei Xuan and Qiu Yuelin also shook their heads.

"Okay, to avoid alerting the enemy, headquarters has ordered that we cannot act together and must proceed to our destination separately. We will set off in half an hour."

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