Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1522 - 636: The Changes in the Rift Water_2

Qu Shilin was also very curious about this matter and immediately ordered someone to take it for testing. Then she asked Wang Tao, "Did you gain anything from your trip out?" fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

She actually wanted to go out and see for herself, but unfortunately, she almost had no combat ability, and going out would only slow others down, so she never brought up such matters. At most, she would take a stroll around the base whenever she had the chance...

"The temperature outside is very high, probably close to fifty degrees... There are also lots of zombies, I feel like there are even more now than when the apocalypse first broke out. I suspect these zombies might have a way to breed... Though I didn’t find any data on the Ancestral Virus, I did get a lot of Crystal Cores—"

At this point, Wang Tao suddenly gave Qu Shilin a glance.

"Do you want to ascend to Level 6?"

"Ah?" Qu Shilin was stunned for a moment, then with a mix of surprise and disbelief, she quickly waved her hands, "Me? Can I too? But let’s not rush, the combat members should ascend first. I’m already a Level 5 Awakened, and this strength is sufficient for my research!"

Qu Shilin felt that since Wang Tao and the others often ventured outside, the stronger their abilities, the better. While she herself was always safe inside Changhe Base, even though ascending to Level 6 would be very helpful for her work, she wasn’t in any life-threatening danger, so it’d be better to let the others ascend to Level 6 first.

"Hehe, don’t worry, we’ve collected a large amount of Crystal Cores this time, not only enough for our use, but also with plenty to spare. It’s more than enough for you to ascend to Level 6."

Wang Tao and his team had killed too many zombies this time. He didn’t even know how many Level 5 Crystal Cores they obtained exactly, but he planned to sell these cores at a low price to the City Hall once Ding Yuqin and the others ascended to Level 6, to also boost the overall strength of the base.

As a researcher, Qu Shilin might not need combat power, but her Spirit Insight awakening was very helpful for her research work. The stronger her abilities, the more significant the impact of her awakening would be, so allocating some resources to her wasn’t a problem at all.

"Then, I shall accept it humbly!"

Hearing that Wang Tao indeed had a lot of Crystal Cores, enough for their use, Qu Shilin immediately excitedly agreed. Level 6, after she ascended to Level 6, her research capabilities would definitely improve significantly!

"Okay, when do we start?"

Wang Tao asked again.

"How about now! I’ll make some quick arrangements for my work!"

Qu Shilin said with eagerness.

It’s just one day after all, current projects did not irrevocably require her presence, sleeping for a day wouldn’t cause any delays.

"Good."

Having spent a few minutes to arrange her work, Qu Shilin immediately went to her private resting room, fused the Crystal Cores Wang Tao gave her one by one, and then fell into sleep. By this time tomorrow, she would wake up as a Sixth Rank Awakened, the first Level 6 researcher at Changhe Base!

Once Wang Tao ascertained that Qu Shilin wasn’t facing any issues, he went back to his villa. Only Jiang Shixue was waiting for him in the living room.

"Brother, they’re all so impatient to start ascending to Level 6."

Wang Tao had already provided them with the Crystal Cores required for their ascension to Level 6, so as soon as they returned, they immediately started merging Cores and began their awakening.

"Good."

Wang Tao nodded.

By this time tomorrow, all the main members of the Starfire Society will have become Sixth Rank Awakeners!

Just thinking of a dozen Sixth Rank Awakeners heading out to hunt zombies together, even Wang Tao felt a surge of excitement at the magnificent scene.

The next morning, the test results came out from the research institute, and a researcher personally contacted Wang Tao.

"It really is seawater... and apart from being a bit saltier than the seawater we’ve seen before, there are no other issues. It’s drinkable after purification..."

Seeing the test results, Mr. Tao finally relaxed.

As long as the water from the Rift wasn’t problematic and could supply Changhe Base, whether it was seawater was irrelevant; purification would make it fine. They’ve managed to purify water even with toxins from the Crystal Energy Poison Tree, so purifying seawater was naturally much simpler.

Then Wang Tao paid a visit to the City Hall, bringing out a large amount of Crystal Cores he couldn’t use himself.

"Damn!"

Seeing these Crystal Cores, Mayor Gu and the others were somewhat dumbfounded.

In terms of the number of Crystal Cores, Wang Tao’s batch might not seem too impressive, considering how large Changhe Base was and how many Ability Users and Awakeners they had, their haul of Crystal Cores was substantial. But in terms of Quality, these were definitely the highest-grade Cores Mayor Gu had seen so far.

"All are Level 4 and Level 5 Crystal Cores! There are even some Sixth-Rank Crystal Cores!"

Looking at the shocked group, Wang Tao then took out a large amount of equipment he couldn’t use.

Keeping these items in the Space Backpack was a waste. It would be better to use them to enhance the overall strength of the base.

Of course, these weren’t being donated by Wang Tao for free; they would be converted into Crystal Coins at a slightly lower market rate.

Even though Wang Tao now had no idea how many Crystal Coins he possessed, what was due to him would certainly not diminish.

While Gu Yun and his party were categorizing the crystal cores and equipment, Cheng Yiyi arrived.

"Mayor Gu——Holy smokes!"

As soon as Cheng Yiyi entered the office, she caught sight of the countless shimmering crystal cores; upon a closer look, most of them were Level 5. She exclaimed in astonishment.

Then she noticed Wang Tao and seemed to realize something.

"Wang Tao, did you get all these crystal cores?"

"Yeah. Need any? Feel free to pick."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

"I’ll take them!"

Cheng Yiyi nodded excitedly right away.

She was only three Level 5 crystal cores short of promoting to Level 6, and she hadn’t found the right ones until now, so naturally, she couldn’t be polite with Wang Tao.

Apart from Wang Tao, others couldn’t burst Loot Packs like him, which guaranteed to contain at least one Omnipotent Crystal Core. Omnipotent Crystal Cores are actually quite rare, and if other people want to upgrade their abilities, they need to find crystal cores that match their abilities.

Unless they learn a very rare ability and are willing to pay a high price to buy Omnipotent Crystal Cores, in general, they would try to find crystal cores they can use, as it would cost much less that way.

Cheng Yiyi was the same; she had three abilities that were upgraded to Max Level and even used a Sixth Rank Promotion Crystal Core to step up to Level 6. But one of her abilities was stuck at Level 5, just short of three crystal cores.

Since Level 5 crystal cores were originally scarce and Cheng Yiyi was a bit unlucky, she couldn’t get the last three crystal cores she needed no matter if she went zombie hunting herself or purchased them at a high price.

If it wasn’t for these three crystal cores, she could have been promoted to Level 6 already.

So she did not refuse. Among so many Level 5 crystal cores, she should be able to find the ones she needed.

True to Cheng Yiyi’s expectation, she found the crystal cores she was looking for after a bit of searching, and not only were there dozens of them, but they were also high-quality Red and Orange Crystal Cores.

"Haha, I can be promoted to Level 6 now!"

Cheng Yiyi didn’t take more than she needed and only picked three Orange Crystal Cores, then could no longer hide her excitement. Level 6, after striving for so long, she was finally catching up to Wang Tao’s footsteps.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

Wang Tao and people like Gu Yun immediately offered their congratulations.

"Thank you!" Cheng Yiyi thanked them with a smile, then turned to Wang Tao and said, "I don’t have much Crystal Coin on me, how about I offset it with meteorites?"

"Huh? You still have meteorites in your possession?"

Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.

He often went out himself, but hardly ever came across Energy Crystal Meteorites. Cheng Yiyi’s meteorites had mostly been bought by him before; he didn’t expect there to be any left.

"Yeah! There’s still some outside! You didn’t see any meteorites when you were out? That’s normal, those meteorites only fall in certain areas, and you wouldn’t get any if you don’t go to those areas."

Cheng Yiyi quickly explained.

"I see..."

Wang Tao nodded in understanding.

At that moment, Gu Yun suddenly asked:

"Did Commandor Cheng come over today for...?"

Cheng Yiyi was always very busy and wouldn’t come without a reason.

"Oh right, I almost forgot the important matter at hand." Cheng Yiyi put away the crystal cores and then said, "I heard there were some changes to the water from the rift outside? It’s undrinkable now? It’s our Sixth Legion’s turn to guard the water transport route the day after tomorrow, and I need to understand what is going on..."

Gu Yun subconsciously looked at Wang Tao. He knew that Wang Tao had the water sent to the laboratory for testing, but he was not yet aware of the test results.

"The water from the rift suddenly turned into seawater... Although we don’t know the reason, the test results are like that."

"Turned into seawater?"

Gu Yun and the others were very surprised. This is inland, far from the ocean; how could there be seawater?

But upon hearing this, Cheng Yiyi’s expression changed drastically.

"Seawater? Could it be... the rift is connected to the ocean now?"