"This third-order metal crystal core is for you." Jiang Qingwan gave it to Gu Ningyue without the slightest hesitation.
"Thank you. I owe you so much more and more." Gu Ningyue accepted the gift with both hands, her eyes sparkling with gratitude.
"Hurry up and improve yourself, you almost became my weakness, haha." Jiang Qingwan patted Gu Ningyue's shoulder and said with a smile.
"Who knew wild zombies were this terrifying? They can talk and have human memories? This is a bit unbelievable." Gu Ningyue felt a chill of fear.
If it weren't for Jiang Qingwan's help, he would have already been turned into an accomplice of the zombies.
They turned against their former human brethren, swords drawn.
"Go ahead. The remaining colorless crystal cores are mine. Go and absorb them quickly. I need to continue cultivating too." Jiang Qingwan pointed to her door, then to her own door, and turned to go inside.
Eight thousand colorless crystals were piled up into a small mountain.
"Sword, come!"
Jiang Qingwan summoned the Golden Radiance Sword and plunged it into the small mountain of crystal cores.
The colorless crystal core's crystalline luster gradually dimmed, while the golden sword's radiance grew increasingly bright.
The sword trembled.
The spirit of the Golden Radiance Sword chimed in with a cheeky voice: "Woman, you're finally starting to find me something to eat? If I weren't in hibernation, I would have starved to death long ago."
Jiang Qingwan forced a smile and said awkwardly, "I haven't had time to harvest zombies on a large scale yet. I've been too busy, too busy, I've been cultivating all along."
"Tsk. Stop cultivating. Hurry up and get me more of these special stones. There haven't been any spirit stones like this in the cultivation world before. New energy, not bad." The sword spirit casually poked at the dull stone beneath its body, and the moment the sword tip touched it, it was instantly shattered.
"I want to, but I'm not strong enough," Jiang Qingwan said, shrugging.
"Once you help me fill my energy bar, I will transform into my ultimate form. With one strike, I will cleave Mount Kunlun in two," the sword spirit said proudly.
Jiang Qingwan felt a little regretful that she hadn't been able to stop the fifth-tier wood-type zombie from self-destructing in time, otherwise she could have gained a lot more energy.
Ultimately, it comes down to my own lack of ability.
He narrowly defeated a dual-type zombie of the same fifth rank.
"How much more do you need?" Jiang Qingwan stroked the gleaming sword.
"Three more piles of crystal mountains like this?" the sword spirit estimated, speaking weakly, full of trepidation.
"You're quite extravagant, aren't you?" Jiang Qingwan flicked the sword with her fingertips, producing a crisp sound.
Crystals not only contain energy, but also serve as the currency circulating within the base.
It's exactly the same as an online game.
A good artifact requires more in-game purchases to activate its full power.
"Hahaha. There's nothing I can do about it. Who told me to be the strongest sword?" The sword spirit felt guilty for only a moment before reverting to its arrogant demeanor.
"I'm leaving. I'm going out to earn crystals to fill this bottomless pit of yours." Jiang Qingwan left the space.
Jiang Qingwan knocked on the door and asked softly, "How are you? Do you need any help?"
Gu Ningyue suppressed her pain, her muffled voice coming through: "It's alright, I've already absorbed it. I'm currently taming this power within me."
Jiang Qingwan indicated that she understood: "Okay. You can do it. I have something to do, I'll head out now."
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Mission Lobby.
The day's tasks are scrolling across the large screen.
Jiang Qingwan was too lazy to look at what was available, so she went to the staff and asked, "What are today's tasks?"
The staff member didn't even look up, picking at the hangnails on his fingers caused by malnutrition. "Isn't it on the screen? Don't come to the staff for every little thing."
The staff member was picking at the problem with great enthusiasm when he suddenly hissed, grimaced, and looked up: "It hurts!"
They met Jiang Qingwan's gaze.
Jiang Qingwan recognized the staff member who had given her the SS-level mission last time.
He slowly began to speak, "Now can I see what the missions are from your side?"
The staff member's smile immediately fell, and he replied awkwardly, "Sister Jiang, you're here! Of course, of course. It's all because of this thorn on my hand; it's bad luck."
As he spoke, the staff member slapped his right hand with his left, complaining, "You deserve it, you're affecting my work."
"This, this, this, this..." Jiang Qingwan pointed frantically at the screen, typing away.
The staff frantically clicked the checkmarks.
“I accepted them all,” Jiang Qingwan said.
The staff member hesitated for a moment, but still managed to say what was on their mind: "Are you sure about all of this? I really admire your abilities... but the mission has a time limit."
Jiang Qingwan waved her hand and readily confirmed, "I'm sure. I'm confident; I'm always short of crystal cores."
"Okay, just a moment." The staff member processed their own operating system while simultaneously assigning the task to the unnamed team.
confirm.
The work computer screen is flashing, "Alarm! Alarm—"
The staff member patted the main unit and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Let me fix it."
Clicking on the alert notification revealed a content that was both laughable and absurd.
This is suspected to be a fraudulent task. If you wish to continue, please enter your key.
"Wait a moment. I'll unlock the account using facial recognition." The staff member prepared to initiate iris verification.
He chatted with Jiang Qingwan for a while: "It seems I'm not the only one who thinks this way. Even after professional evaluation, this intelligent system feels that it has a bit too many tasks, hahaha."
Jiang Qingwan joked, "The intelligent system is the intelligent system, and I am me, hahaha. I'm super short of crystals."
The staff member replied, "All done."
The printer starts working.
Sheets of paper flew out one by one, eventually forming a booklet as thick as a small booklet.
Jiang Qingwan accepted it.
The staff member offered their routine blessing: "Good luck! Safe travels home. Thank you for your contributions to the base."
Jiang Qingwan nodded slightly in response.
The missions I just accepted were all zombie-clearing missions, none of which involved rescue missions that required contact with people.
Paper fluttered down.
Jiang Qingwan picked it up and looked at it, somewhat puzzled, muttering to herself, "What is this?"
Passersby heard this and craned their necks to look.
Support mission for Qingshan Base.
A large number of zombies have inexplicably appeared at the Qingshan Base, and they keep coming in. The ability recovery speed of the superhumans cannot keep up with the speed at which the zombies appear. Therefore, they are requesting support.
The passerby scratched his head and said without any shyness, "This is the first time I've ever seen a mission like this where bases request support from each other."
Seeing that someone had struck up a conversation, Jiang Qingwan casually asked, "How's the Qingshan base?"
A passerby started talking: "It doesn't seem as fair as it is here. People with superpowers are treated well, while ordinary people suffer. That's why there are more people with superpowers at the Qingshan Base."
"However, even with so many superhumans, they can't clear the zombie horde and need to ask for help from outside. The situation is very serious."
“My friend wants to persuade me to switch jobs there, but no, I have to stop him right away. I can’t go.”
"I'm leaving now. Miss, why don't you give up on this mission? Or report it to the authorities and ask them to add a few more teams?"
Jiang Qingwan smiled and said, "Thank you, but I absolutely have to take this mission. You should go and stop your friend!"
The passerby nodded: "Take care, beautiful lady."
Castle Peak Base.
She knows.
She is also familiar with her younger sister, Jiang Si.
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