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Yan Yu picked and chose in the small box, and finally picked out 11 crystal cores, including 3 light green ones, 6 light red ones, and 2 light blue ones.
"What's with that look on your face?" Yan Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing when he saw the dumbfounded looks on the faces of Liu Shuqin and the others opposite him.
She sorted the crystal cores according to their respective abilities and distributed them to the four people one by one. "What are you still standing there for? Now that you've eaten and drunk enough, why don't you hurry up and absorb the crystal core energy to level up?"
Liu Shuqin and the others swallowed their saliva together, their hands trembling slightly, and their incredulous gazes wandered back and forth between the crystal core in their palms and Yan Yu's face.
Liu Shuqin: "Is this really for us?"
Hong Ling: "I'm not dreaming, am I?" She murmured softly, then pinched her thigh again, "Hiss, it hurts!"
It seems that she is not dreaming. Woohoo, Mom, did you see that? My thighs are so worth hugging!
Xiao Xu, who has always been taciturn, clenched the three fire crystal cores in his hands. He was so excited that his eyes turned red and he was about to cry on the spot.
Miao Jinyan bowed deeply to Yan Yu and thanked him solemnly: "Thank you, boss." The respect in his eyes became even stronger.
As we all know, crystal cores are very rare and are also very expensive in the base.
Level I and II zombies lack crystal cores, only appearing in the brains of Level III zombies and above. However, psychics are often weaker than zombies of the same level. A Level III psychic like Miao Jinyan would need the cooperation of at least two or three others to hunt a zombie of the same level.
In order to upgrade, one must absorb the energy from three or so crystal cores of the same origin. Therefore, crystal cores are in great demand in every base.
Due to targeting by the higher-ups at Xianfeng Base, the Egret Squad could only accept low-level, low-paying missions, leaving them with few opportunities to obtain Level III crystal cores. Furthermore, most crystal core sellers deliberately inflated their prices, making them unaffordable. The few remaining sellers, fearing the management, wouldn't sell to them.
Due to the above reasons, the ability levels of all members of the Egret Team have been stagnant, and they are gradually becoming the bottom team in the base.
The Qinghu team that assassinated them was created at about the same time as them. When it was created, only Qinghu was in the early stage of Level III, and the rest were all Level II psychics. However, after more than two months of development, all 10 people in the team evolved into Level III psychics, and several of them even reached the peak of Level III and were about to break through.
The total population of the Xianfeng base is about 300,000, of which only 7,000 are people with special abilities.
Among the psychics, there are 1,000 level I psychics (generally newly awakened ones), about 3,500 level II psychics, about 1,700 level III psychics, 750 level IV psychics, and 50 level V psychics. Currently, no one has broken through to level VI.
There are about five to six hundred people with special abilities who have joined the official organization, and the rest are scattered in various private teams.
According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 300 private teams of all sizes. The largest team is called the Flying Dragon Team, with nearly 350 members. The captain and five vice-captains are all Level V psychics with high prestige, almost comparable to the official team of the base.
A team with fewer members usually consists of three or four people, but unless there is a particularly powerful boss in this team, it will gradually be swallowed up by a larger and more powerful team.
The Egret Team once had 10 members, but now some have died, some have betrayed them, and only Li Qing and the other five are left.
If it weren't for Yan Yu, they would probably have died today at the hands of those two Level III zombies or at the hands of the Qinghu Squad. How could they have survived until now?
The key point is that Yan Yu not only saved them, but also selflessly donated a lot of precious crystal cores to help them upgrade and improve their strength. How could they not be moved?
Those crystal cores were Yan Yu's own spoils of war. If he didn't give them to them, they wouldn't be jealous, let alone think about getting a share.
Now Yan Yu took them out openly, letting them know that she really regarded them as partners who could work side by side with her in the future, instead of viewing them as troubles, tools and sacrifices to please the top like others did.
Therefore, from the moment they took over the crystal core, Liu Shuqin and the others secretly vowed in their hearts to follow Yan Yu until death. If the NPC had a loyalty attribute, then their loyalty would have reached the maximum value of 100 points.
Seeing the eyes of several people who were eager to sacrifice everything for him, Yan Yu nodded with satisfaction in his heart, the corners of his mouth curled up a little, and his voice became unnaturally soft for a moment: "Okay, there is no need to say more words of gratitude. You should start absorbing the crystal core immediately. I will help you protect the law."
Liu Shuqin, Miao Jinyan and the other two said in unison: "Yes!"
After seeing them begin to absorb the energy from the crystal core one after another, Yan Yu patted Li Qing on the shoulder and said, "Tomorrow we will go find the Level III Psychic Zombies. Do you know any information about them?"
Psychic powers are extremely rare. Not only are they rare among people with psychics, they are also very rare among zombies.
Moreover, psychic zombies can control a large number of low-level zombies. A psychic zombie is always surrounded by hundreds or even thousands of "guards", making hunting it much more difficult. Therefore, psychic crystal cores are even harder to come by.
Li Qing only had this one, which they had obtained at the risk of their lives during their last mission. She hadn't been willing to use it, and planned to sell it in a couple of days for points to ensure the survival of everyone in the Egret Squad.
Seeing that Yan Yu really wanted to help her hunt down the Level III Psychic Zombies and obtain their crystal cores, she couldn't help but feel secretly excited.
Li Qing quickly calmed down and after a moment's contemplation, she said, "I heard there's a Level III Psychic zombie near Xinghua Plaza in the city center, and there's also a Level IV one in neighboring T City."
Yan Yu dug out a map from somewhere and compared it with the location Li Qing mentioned, carefully searching for the best route. "It's about three kilometers from here to Xinghua Square. There are several zombie-dense areas along the way, so we must avoid them as much as possible."
Li Qing leaned over to the map and pointed to a spot thinner than a line. "We can take the Mingqian Road, then turn around here and pass two zombie-dense areas, then head east to Jianshe Street."
"This is an old, run-down village in the city. I used to pass by it often on my way to work. Before the apocalypse, not many people lived there. There must not be many zombies here. Although it's a bit of a detour, it's much safer."
Yan Yu nodded: "Okay, let's follow the route you said."
After the two of them planned the route, Yan Yu observed the progress of Liu Shuqin and the others in absorbing the crystal cores, while asking Li Qing for information about the base's senior management and various teams. After all, she still had an advanced side quest hanging in front of her.
For those tempting rewards, she also had to work hard to get Li Qing and the others to at least level V as quickly as possible.
Given the conflicts between Li Qing and the authorities, it is impossible for her to win by expanding the number of members. Not to mention that no one would be willing to join their troubled team, the key is that they cannot offer enough benefits to attract others.
Since we can’t win by quantity, we must win by quality.
The top-ranked team in the base is the Flying Dragon Team, which has 6 level V psychics, nearly 30 level IV psychics, and countless level III and below.
To surpass them, the members of the Egret Team must at least reach Level V per person.
Even so, the Egret Team still has many shortcomings, and she has to think of other ways to enable them to overtake others.
Countless thoughts turned around in Yan Yu's mind, and finally she suppressed them deep in her heart.
Time flies, and more than two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Liu Shuqin, who only had two crystal cores, was the first to finish absorbing them.
It takes about 60 minutes to completely refine the energy in a crystal core of the same level. For a low-level psychic to refine a higher-level crystal core, the time will be much longer, and vice versa.
Liu Shuqin's original water-based ability was at the middle stage of Level II. After two water-based crystal cores were dropped on her, she was able to reach the early stage of Level III.
Liu Shuqin opened her eyes and excitedly formed a basketball-sized water ball in her hands. She couldn't help but show off to Yan Yu and Li Qing, "Boss, Sister Qing, look at how big my water ball is!"
Li Qing closed her eyes, too lazy to look at Liu Shuqin's silly look of being so happy that she was at a loss of what to do.
Yan Yu was quite considerate and gave her a thumbs-up: "It's really big."
Liu Shuqin was even more proud when she heard the praise. She drew a circle in the air and then transformed into ten water arrows. "Who said that we water types can only be supports? From today on, I want to be a shooter!"
Yan Yu smiled and encouraged: "Well, that's a good idea. However, have you ever thought that besides water balls and water arrows, there are other ways to use water-based abilities?"
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"For example, the human body is 70% water. Alien plants and mutant animals also have a large portion of their bodies made up of water. Could you try to control the water molecules in their bodies to defeat them?"
Yan Yu only provided Liu Shuqin with an idea. How to do it specifically and whether it would succeed still required her to try and explore repeatedly.
As expected, after Liu Shuqin heard Yan Yu's ideas, her eyes immediately lit up. She squatted in the corner like a mushroom and fell into deep thought.
Not long after, Miao Jinyan had absorbed all the crystal cores in his hand. Feeling the abundant power in his body, he immediately turned his head and smiled at Li Qing who was silently watching him.
Miao Jinyan said, "I'm now a Level IV psychic." Three Level III crystal cores had propelled him directly from peak Level III to the mid-stage, half-step Level IV. With his increased psychic power, he could clearly feel his control over the fire element becoming more proficient.
Li Qing: "Congratulations."
After a while, Xiao Xu and Hong Ling stopped moving at the same time, and the beautiful crystal cores in their hands turned into gray powder. They shook off the powder in their hands and walked over to Yan Yu.
Hong Ling: "Boss, my ability level has now reached the middle to late stage of Level III. I feel that I can stimulate more plants at the same time. From now on, I will take care of all the vegetables and fruits for everyone!"
Xiao Xu smiled shyly: "I am also in the middle to late stage of level III."
Yan Yu: "Okay, everyone, take a good rest now. We will set off for Xinghua Square tomorrow. Then I will see your progress."
"No problem!" Hong Ling and the others were full of confidence and were ready to show off their skills in front of the boss tomorrow.
But the next day, before they could show their abilities, they were stopped by a group of uninvited guests.
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