58: Chapter 58 Main Quest

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"Fang, I've fallen in love with this strong body of yours."

In Missouri, Central America, on a hill 200 kilometers away from Columbia City, a black figure leaped, instantly crossing a distance of a hundred meters, rapidly heading deep into the area.

Lin Fang's target was a secret nuclear base in this hilly region. According to the data he found, a total of eighteen missile silos had been built here. Lin Fang had a strong desire to take these weapons of mass destruction for himself.

Whether for collection or sale, they were excellent.

Thud—

As the black figure landed, a loud sound echoed through the wilderness. Venom wiped away the soil beneath his feet, revealing a manhole cover made primarily of carbon steel with an alloy frame.

"Fang, is this it?"

Lin Fang didn't need to answer; the alarms blaring around them already explained everything. This was indeed one of the missile silos in the nuclear base.

"Lift it up and let's see."

To confirm whether this launch silo was a fake meant to deceive enemies, Lin Fang prepared to flip the cover. He was completely indifferent to the blaring alarms; before reinforcements arrived, the base's meager defenses were no match for Venom.

This was the convenience of having great individual strength.

As Venom's muscles bulged, the hundred-ton manhole cover was forced open. Lin Fang also clearly saw the object inside the shaft: an intercontinental missile twenty-three meters long and two and a half meters wide appeared before his eyes.

Although he knew that you could slap the nuclear warhead mounted on it twice and nothing would happen, Lin Fang still couldn't help his heart racing.

This was a weapon dozens of times more powerful than 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man'.

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The moon waxed and waned, and in the blink of an eye, thirty days had passed. During this period, Lin Fang traveled back and forth from the Venom Dimension about 30 times. For the sake of his safety, he didn't act too ostentatiously, choosing to steal and run secretly instead.

Following the code of conduct that 'if you don't let me in to choose, I'll dig up the whole thing,' and relying on his ability to freely choose his landing location, Lin Fang visited the top scientific research bases of most countries in the Venom World.

By the time someone discovered the pattern of 'Raiders,' everywhere the black figure went, the gates were wide open!

In the end, having repeated the process so much that he didn't know what else to take, Lin Fang simply brought back his dinner.

A simple portion of roasted meat.

After quickly finishing it, Lin Fang began to organize his 'warehouse.' Skipping over the Venom icon, Lin Fang sold some high-value items and bases to the Black Star. His available plunder points reached 3991. Seeing this number, Lin Fang frowned and sold a few more things, bringing the plunder points directly to 4000.

If it weren't for the three large scientific research bases reaching the 648 tier, this really wouldn't have been easy.

"Black Star, consume 2000 plunder points to optimize my genes."

【Please confirm the transaction; 2000 plunder points will be consumed】

The familiar sensation arrived, but this time the pain was even milder. Lin Fang couldn't help but enjoy it slightly, because this was the feeling of power increasing.

After the optimization ended,

Lin Fang moved his body. He felt that he could now kill an adult elephant with one punch. In terms of pure physical strength, were there any creatures left on the surface of the earth who were his match?

Lin Fang vented his abundant physical energy on a specially made treadmill at a speed of 35 kilometers per hour. During this time, he repeatedly surged to 50 kilometers per hour—which is 7.18 seconds for a hundred meters—easily surpassing the world record of 9.58 seconds set by Usain Bolt.

It wasn't until two hours later that Lin Fang got off the treadmill, panting heavily.

He felt thoroughly refreshed and in great spirits!

After taking a hot shower, Lin Fang returned to his workshop, planning to spend some time looking at the 'abnormal situation' reported to him by Xiao Hei.

Lin Fang was somewhat surprised. "You're saying Xia Jinsha is winning over the company's senior management?"

【That's right, Boss】

In the projection, the little black cat nodded with a solemn expression:

【Last week, she went to Mitte Wester's home three times and even built a friendship with his wife】

【At the same time, she is frequently in contact with other senior executives】

Next, Xiao Hei provided several surveillance clips. Xia Jinsha's figure appeared in different scenes, her face confident and powerful, looking exactly like a professional elite should. She was much better than the previous general manager who used the AI he gave to ask questions everywhere on the internet.

She was better at playing the game of thrones than Xu Anqing, which Lin Fang quite appreciated.

【Boss, do you need me to do anything?】

Lin Fang chuckled, his gaze shifting from the projection. "Xiao Hei, you have to understand that the company is mine, but it's also collective. No matter how capable she is, she is only operating within this framework. As long as Xia Jinsha doesn't destroy this framework, her ambition will become the driving force for the company's development."

After all, no matter how well the game of thrones is played, the rules are set by him.

Lin Fang then asked, "Is the company's financial report for last month much better?"

【Yes, Boss, it grew by 25%】

The little black cat muttered:

【But what if she wants to destroy this framework?】

"Then let her jump to another framework. Xiao Hei, go watch 'Empresses in the Palace' a few more times; maybe you'll understand something then."

Lin Fang said indifferently.

【Oh】

Instantly, all the projections disappeared, leaving only one projection that began playing this famous TV series. The little black cat lay on Lin Fang's shoulder and began watching intently, with no intention of disappearing.

Lin Fang patted its head and turned to look at the Black Watch, pondering another question. After his exploration of the Venom Dimension, he now had a relatively clear understanding of the Black Star.

The only currency inside was 'plunder points.' Consuming them allowed him to foresee death and have the Black Star manifest various technological creations. More importantly, he could propose free trades to the Black Star—a function even more incredible than the former, practically the means of a Creator!

The way to obtain plunder points was through dimension exploration: stealing other people's things and then selling them, just as the name implied.

When the dimension weight was less than 50%, he could not plunder living beings; he could only plunder 'individual entities' within a volume of 1000m × 1000m × 1000m. The plunder time was 24 hours, and the method of plundering had a certain subjectivity.

When the dimension weight was greater than 50%, he could plunder living beings. This was a whole new stage.

When the weight reached the maximum value of 100%, the exploration method changed from consciousness to the physical body. He would need to personally go to these alien dimensions, and the danger would increase significantly. The upside was that he could freely choose the location, the withdrawal time would be halved, and the number of individuals he could plunder would increase, with each individual's volume reaching up to 2000m × 2000m × 2000m.

However, a Calamity Anchor would appear in the real world where he resided.

Lin Fang looked at his summary and sighed softly. In gaming terms, after leaving the beginner village, the main quest had appeared.