18: Third grade spiritual fruit
After the call ended, Commander Xu felt the surging power within him and turned to Elder Zhao, saying, "Elder Zhao, please prepare the remaining four Gene Serums. I will dispatch our most elite warriors to receive the injections."
Hearing this, Elder Zhao hesitated, "Commander Xu, you must understand that the success rate of this Gene Serum injection is only seventy percent. Moreover, even if successful, it will shorten a person's lifespan to less than thirty years. This generation of Gene Serums is not yet perfect; we cannot administer any more, or we will be harming people! Just give me time, and I will definitely research a serum with no side effects!"
Commander Xu patted Elder Zhao's shoulder, "I understand your compassion, but in these times of great change, what we lack most is time! Furthermore, if humanity cannot possess this kind of superpower, how can we compete for more spirit fruits? A clever housewife cannot cook without rice. Without spirit fruits, even if you research a serum with no side effects, you won't be able to produce it."
"The only thing we can do now is follow orders. You are not harming people; we are all fighting for the future of humanity."
Hearing this, Elder Zhao sighed and nodded in agreement...
Meanwhile, Lu Yu, with the Little White Fox, arrived in a forest and landed.
With a flap of his wings, three spirit fruits, radiating spiritual energy, appeared before Lu Yu and the Little White Fox.
Lu Yu swallowed one spirit fruit without hesitation.
At this moment, his strength was at D-rank, so the spiritual energy provided by a first-grade spirit fruit was not much.
[Congratulations! You have gained 20 Evolution Points. Current remaining Evolution Points: 398!]
A mere 20 Evolution Points was not much for Lu Yu now, but it was better than nothing.
Opening his mouth, he swallowed another spirit fruit, and Lu Yu's Evolution Points broke the 400 mark, reaching 418.
Not bad, he'd reach 500 soon!
Just as Lu Yu was about to swallow the third spirit fruit, he paused.
The Little White Fox beside him was staring eagerly at the last spirit fruit, her small eyes filled with longing.
Indeed, spirit fruits held a fatal temptation for fierce beasts.
If the Little White Fox hadn't retained some rationality and knew she was no match for Lu Yu, she would have probably pounced to snatch it already.
Seeing this, Lu Yu had a different thought.
With the Spiritual Qi Revival, powerful fierce beasts wouldn't just be strong individually; in the future, they would form factions and become major powers.
The strength of a power depended not only on the strength of its leader but also on the number of experts within the entire power.
Based on Lu Yu's experience in his previous life, this Little White Fox, if all went as expected, could grow into an SS-rank Demon Emperor!
And she could also become the king of the entire Nine-tailed Fox clan.
If he could bring her under his command, Lu Yu would not only have an SS-rank Demon Emperor as a henchman in the future but also gain the allegiance of the entire Nine-tailed Fox clan.
Thinking about it, it seemed like a promising idea!
So, Lu Yu looked at the Little White Fox and extended his wing, pushing the fruit in front of him towards her.
At this, the Little White Fox froze, looking at the spirit fruit and then at Lu Yu with an expression of disbelief. Her two small paws gestured a couple of times, as if asking: Is this fruit for me?
Seeing Lu Yu nod, the Little White Fox waved her small paws, bowing repeatedly to Lu Yu, then lowered herself, bit the spirit fruit, and ate it clean in two or three bites.
As a D-rank existence, Lu Yu could absorb a first-grade spirit fruit in an instant.
But the Little White Fox couldn't. After eating the spirit fruit, her head swayed as if she were drunk, and she dizzily collapsed to the ground.
Lu Yu wasn't surprised; he understood that this was the Little White Fox absorbing the spiritual energy of the spirit fruit.
An hour passed, and the Little White Fox slowly woke up.
Having absorbed the entire spirit fruit, the Little White Fox was visibly larger, and her aura had grown significantly.
After feeling her increased strength, the Little White Fox ran to Lu Yu, prostrated herself on the ground, and expressed her gratitude to him.
Lu Yu nodded with satisfaction.
It seemed the Little White Fox was grateful, which was very good.
Although one first-grade spirit fruit wouldn't be enough to bring the future Demon Emperor under his command, there was still a long way to go; she would eventually become Lu Yu's subordinate!
In a great mood, Lu Yu patted the Little White Fox, signaling her to get up.
The Little White Fox stood up, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly gestured to Lu Yu in a certain direction.
Lu Yu was startled, then asked with some disbelief, "Don't tell me you know the whereabouts of more spirit fruits?"
He had only asked tentatively, but to his surprise, the Little White Fox actually nodded.
Hiss—
Lu Yu found it incredible; he could only say that she was indeed worthy of becoming a Demon Emperor in the future, truly blessed with great fortune!
Without hesitation, Lu Yu set off with the Little White Fox, flying in the direction she indicated.
Lu Yu was extremely fast and soon arrived at a dense forest. Before even getting close, Lu Yu keenly sensed a powerful surge of spiritual energy.
Lu Yu was overjoyed; judging by the concentration of spiritual energy, this was at least a third-grade spirit fruit!
If he could consume this spirit fruit, he would definitely have a chance at C-rank!
"Chirp! Chirp chirping!"
The Little White Fox, who had been quiet all this time, now couldn't contain her excitement, chirping and wanting Lu Yu to quickly get that spirit fruit.
Lu Yu spread his wings and rushed at full speed towards the source of the spiritual energy.
Soon, Lu Yu arrived at a clearing.
In the center of the clearing, a plant resembling a reishi mushroom stood proudly, and within a hundred-meter radius, no grass grew.
What a domineering reishi!
Lu Yu couldn't help but exclaim. The reishi radiated dense spiritual energy, and a protective barrier tightly enveloped it.
Clearly, during the first Spiritual Qi Revival, it was still somewhat difficult for a third-grade spirit fruit to form in a short time.
The reason this reishi could reach third-grade and was about to mature was because it had domineeringly plundered all the spiritual energy and vitality within a hundred-meter radius, causing the area to be barren except for itself.
Landing, the Little White Fox, once free, felt the rich spiritual energy and seemed to lose her mind, scurrying towards the reishi.
However, the reishi was not yet mature and was still protected by a barrier. The Little White Fox crashed into the barrier, bounced off, and fell to the ground. In pain, she came to her senses and looked at Lu Yu with a hint of embarrassment.
Lu Yu didn't blame her; he only sighed, realizing this was the intense desire to grow stronger, etched into the bodies of both fierce beasts and humans in this era.
At the same time, he reminded himself that in the future, he must embark on a path of great contention, not only to control himself and avoid losing rationality at critical moments but also to guard against others!
Just then, a dark shadow suddenly attacked, rushing towards the reishi, and the Little White Fox was directly in its path, completely unprepared.
Lu Yu immediately flapped his wings, and a wind-attribute spiritual energy blade shot towards the dark shadow.