Free Web NovelChapter 203: Chapter 170: King Arthur: Your Money Is My Money_2
’Intense mental stimulation, combined with the special concentration of Spiritual Particles in the Doomsday World, is what grants the potential for explosive growth in Spiritual Power.’
’But that method isn’t for me. In fact, it wouldn’t work for most people.’
Countless thoughts ran through Lin Qi’s mind as he watched Xia Chu leave the Pharmacy Laboratory.
He sat in the laboratory for a long while. freēwebnovel.com
’This won’t do,’ Lin Qi thought. ’If things go on like this, I’ll still be limited by the number of Extraordinary Items, but Xia Chu won’t be. I already have so many advantages; it would be humiliating if my leveling speed still can’t match hers.’
Having made up his mind, Lin Qi wasted no more time.
He left the laboratory and headed for the conference room.
Lin Qi had grown accustomed to meditating there.
The familiar environment improved his Meditation efficiency.
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On the Mo University Campus, small vortexes of Spiritual Particles appeared one after another.
Each one represented an Extraordinary in Meditation.
The Spiritual Particles within each vortex exhibited different levels of activity.
The activity in Lin Qi’s vortex was the highest, seemingly on the verge of maxing out.
Bathed in such active Spiritual Particles, Lin Qi’s Meditation efficiency was nearly ninety times what it was initially.
A single day of effort in the Doomsday World was equivalent to nearly three months of progress in the Cyber World.
At his current rate, Lin Qi would be able to analyze the next Tier Two Extraordinary Item by tomorrow, or the day after at the latest.
After meditating for a little over four hours, he felt a sense of fullness from his Spiritual Power.
Including the time spent traveling from Shuining City back to Modu, Lin Qi had already meditated for more than twelve hours today.
To continue meditating now would be to get half the results for twice the effort.
Lin Qi went to the Pharmacy Laboratory and ran a few simple experiments. Afterward, he went to find Wei Yue, and together they traveled to the site of the Blood Moon Descent Object to study new Extraordinary Materials.
Crafting Potions in the Doomsday World would also become a crucial step on Lin Qi’s path to becoming stronger.
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「Cyber World. 11:00 PM, March 15, 2089.」
Lin Qi returned to the Cyber World.
Due to the previous day’s delay, over twenty hours of the "Door’s" cooldown had been wasted. Now, he could traverse worlds at 11:00 PM each day.
At this moment, Lin Qi’s entire body was covered in an Exoskeleton modified from an A-Class Prosthetic Body.
As for the S-Class Oriented Energy Release Device, Lin Qi had left it behind in the Doomsday World.
That thing was too conspicuous, whether left in his room or carried on his person.
Lin Qi was merely an A-level Researcher; for someone of his status to carry an S-Class Weapon was simply too absurd.
There was no need to take such an unnecessary risk.
Besides, Lin Qi had no need to use S-Class Weapons in the Cyber World.
For the foreseeable future, he would hardly need to engage in any combat there at all.
BUZZ BUZZ.
His arm suddenly vibrated.
A weapon compartment popped open, and Lin Qi took out the bracelet he used to contact King Arthur.
It was a message from her.
"You got the S-Class Oriented Energy Release Device, right? How is it? Pretty intense, huh?"
King Arthur was following up on her sale.
After all, she was the one who’d sold him the weapon, and she’d even made a small profit on the side.
Lin Qi naturally gave it a five-star review. "Got it. I’ve already tried it out. It works great. Very intense."
Receiving the positive feedback put King Arthur in a good mood. It was a win-win situation.
Only through continued win-win scenarios could the relationships among everyone in the Mercenary Corps be maintained.
This was especially true for Wizard. Within the Mercenary Corps, Lin Qi was the one King Arthur interacted with the most.
In fact, not long after Lin Qi had joined the Mercenary Corps, King Arthur had taken a liking to his Wizard Profession.
In her mind, a Knight and a Wizard were supposed to team up and work together.
After collecting her thoughts, it was clear King Arthur hadn’t contacted Lin Qi just to fish for a positive review.
She had something more important to discuss.
"Wizard, you remember the mission Guang Ling mentioned in yesterday’s meeting, right? The one about Ninghang Technology?"
King Arthur had steered the conversation toward the massive corporation, Ninghang Technology.
Lin Qi was a bit puzzled. ’Why would King Arthur suddenly ask about this?’
’Don’t tell me that on top of Guang Ling, King Arthur is spying on me too?’
’She has that kind of capability?’
’Guang Ling definitely knows I’m involved in the collaborative project between United Pharmaceutical and Ninghang Technology,’ Lin Qi thought.
’But she has no reason to tell King Arthur.’
’This must be a coincidence.’
Lin Qi replied, "Of course. The reward for this mission is substantial. Even if we don’t participate directly, as long as Capitalist and the new member, Jingang, can complete it, our share of the Credit Points will still be significant."
King Arthur’s reply was instant. "Exactly. This mission is a huge deal, and the bounty is astronomical—it’s about to break the record for the highest reward on the Black Market."
She seemed to just be marveling at it, without offering any more concrete information.
But her very next message brought more details. "I’ve gotten some intel. Even though we aren’t in the Asian Administrative Region’s Alliance City, we can still participate in the mission directly."
"According to Mercenary Corps rules, the cut of the reward is much higher for direct participants."
"I’ve scraped together enough Credit Points to advance to Tier Four, but I’ll need even more after that. I want to get in on this mission directly."
"Wizard, are you interested in joining in? If you can get on the mission too, you’ll end up with a lot of Credit Points, which would make it easier for us to do more business."
King Arthur’s intentions were perfectly clear.
Once the mission was complete, the Credit Points would end up in the hands of the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps members.
But whether those points ended up with Capitalist, Master Ma, Guang Ling, or the new member made no difference to King Arthur.
Wizard, however, was different!
Her relationship with Wizard was the closest.
Plus, Wizard frequently came to her for her services!
If those Credit Points ended up in Wizard’s hands, King Arthur could make a small profit for herself as well.
Helping Lin Qi earn money was the same as earning more money for herself. Her calculations were as clear as day.
Lin Qi was interested in King Arthur’s proposal. He was already involved with Ninghang Technology, but he didn’t mind getting more intel.
As for King Arthur’s motives?
Lin Qi wasn’t particularly concerned.
"I’m interested. Tell me more," Lin Qi replied.
King Arthur didn’t mince words and began sharing the detailed intelligence she’d acquired in the European Administrative Region.
"Ninghang Technology is making big moves this time. They’re seeking out nearly ten well-established, major corporations in the Prosthetic Body manufacturing field for a global partnership."
"It seems like they’re aiming to become an intercontinental giant. I’ve already used some connections in the European Administrative Region to secure a spot in the collaboration."
"The Asian Administrative Region is where Ninghang Technology is partnering with the most companies. A total of four major corporations received an invitation: Liu’s Heavy Industries, Dongfang Heavy Industries..."
"I’m hoping you can secure a spot and get involved in the project."
"Ninghang Technology has most likely divided the project among its partners. If we pool our intel, we might be able to make a significant contribution to the Mercenary Corps’ mission and earn a lot more Credit Points."
The intel from King Arthur supplemented what Lin Qi already knew.
He had only been aware that Ninghang Technology approached Liu’s Heavy Industries and then, through them, transferred the project to United Pharmaceutical.
He hadn’t expected Ninghang Technology to be operating on such a massive scale, with partners no longer confined to the Asian Administrative Region.
Putting himself in Ninghang Technology’s shoes, he realized he would have done the same—splitting the project’s various focal points across different administrative regions to maximize profit.
And he had already successfully infiltrated the joint project team between United Pharmaceutical and Ninghang Technology.
After only a moment of thought, Lin Qi replied, "Alright. I’ll figure something out."
Far away in the European Administrative Region, a smile spread across King Arthur’s face. ’Just as I’d expect from Wizard,’ she thought. ’So decisive, so efficient.’
