131: Chapter 131 Heavenly Evolution Spirit Fruit
President Ye Wenyuan took three bronze tokens out of his drawer and tossed them to Lin Fan.
The tokens were not large, about the size of a palm, with the association's emblem engraved on the back.
"Take these and go to the treasure vault to claim your rewards. The treasure vault is on the third floor; someone will take you there."
He waved his hand. "Go on, stop bothering me here."
Lin Fan tucked the tokens into his pocket and stood up with a grin.
"Master, we're leaving then. Take care of your health and smoke less."
President Ye Wenyuan glared at him. "Get lost."
The three of them walked out of the office and headed toward the third floor.
Lin Fan fiddled with the three tokens in his hand; the bronze surfaces were polished shiny, clearly having been used many times.
"What do you think is in the treasure vault?"
Ye Qing thought for a moment.
"Rare Materials, Advanced Armor Gear... in any case, the association's collection is all in there. As champions, you can choose three items each; you can pick for yourself."
The elevator reached the third floor, and the doors opened.
At the end of the corridor was a heavy metal door, with two uniformed association staff members standing at the entrance.
Lin Fan handed over the tokens. The staff members carefully inspected them, nodded, and opened the metal door.
Behind the door was a long corridor, with transparent display rooms lining both sides, filled with all kinds of treasures.
Armor Spirit eggs, crystals, Spirit Medicine, Armor Gear, and Materials—the dazzling array of items was overwhelming.
A staff member stepped forward and said with a smile.
"The three of you, as champions, may each choose three treasures from the treasure vault. Please follow me."
He led the three of them through the corridor to the largest display room.
"You may choose any treasures from in here. Call me when you are finished."
He retreated to the doorway and stopped speaking.
Lin Fan walked into the display room, his gaze sweeping over the treasures.
Armor Spirit eggs, rare Materials, Advanced Armor Gear...
His gaze finally landed on three jade boxes placed side by side in the corner.
The jade boxes were transparent, each containing a fruit the size of a fist.
The fruits were golden all over, with a star-shaped pattern on top.
[Item]: tianyan spirit fruit
[Effect]: Has a chance to help an Armor Master open a new armor aperture. The success rate is related to the number of armor apertures the user already possesses.
Although the tianyan spirit fruit does not have a strict limitation on the number of armor apertures like the extreme spirit fruit.
In reality, it is almost useless for Beast Armor Masters with more than six armor apertures; it relies purely on luck.
Lin Fan walked over, picked up a jade box, opened it, and leaned in to sniff it.
The fruit emitted a faint, fresh fragrance, like the smell of grass after rain.
He turned his head to look at Ye Qing and Ye Wushuang. "Are you planning to take your tianyan spirit fruit?"
Ye Qing was stunned for a moment. "What do you mean?"
Lin Fan put the jade box back and turned to look at them.
"The tianyan spirit fruit has negligible effects for you. Rather than wasting it, why not give it to me?"
He paused.
"I will trade my own two treasure selection opportunities for your two tianyan spirit fruits. How about it?"
Ye Qing and Ye Wushuang exchanged glances.
Ye Qing thought for a moment.
"Fine. I wasn't planning on taking it anyway. Eating it wouldn't have any effect, so I might as well trade it for something useful."
Ye Wushuang nodded. "Sure."
Lin Fan smiled. "Thanks, my dear brother and sister."
Ye Qing and Ye Wushuang shivered, then immediately began picking out the treasures they liked.
Before long, Ye Wushuang and Ye Qing had both made their choices.
The staff member recorded everything one by one, then led the three of them out of the treasure vault.
Lin Fan carried the three tianyan spirit fruits in his pocket, grinning from ear to ear.
The three of them walked out of the association building.
Ye Qing stretched.
"I'm heading back first. My dad said things haven't been peaceful lately and told me to go out less."
Ye Wushuang also waved his hand, nodding to Lin Fan: "I'm leaving too. Contact me if anything comes up."
After saying that, the two turned and left in their respective directions.
Lin Fan stood at the entrance of the association building, watching their retreating figures. He touched the three tianyan spirit fruits in his pocket and turned to walk toward home.
Back home, Lin Fan threw his backpack onto the sofa, sat cross-legged on the bed, and took the three tianyan spirit fruits out of his pocket.
The three fruits were placed side by side on the bed, their star patterns glowing slightly under the light and emitting a faint fragrance.
Little Rabbit poked its head out, sniffed the air, hopped onto his knees, and looked up at the fruits.
Lin Fan picked up one tianyan spirit fruit. His left eye felt slightly warm, and information appeared in his field of vision.
[Absorbable item detected: tianyan spirit fruit]
[Effect: Has a chance to open a new armor aperture (extremely poor effect for those with many armor apertures)]
[Absorb? After absorption, can be exchanged for 10,000 points of source energy.]
Lin Fan was stunned for a moment.
Ten thousand points?
Ten thousand points for one fruit?
One fruit is worth five human lives.
The corners of his mouth slowly curled up, and without hesitation, he focused his mind.
"Absorb."
The tianyan spirit fruit suddenly glowed in his palm, the golden star patterns flowing across the fruit's skin as if they were alive.
Then the entire fruit turned into a stream of light and submerged into his left eye.
His left eye felt warm again, and that stream of heat spread from his eye socket throughout his whole body, much more intense than when he absorbed the extreme spirit fruit before.
The heat quickly subsided, and the information in his left eye reappeared.
[Absorption complete. Obtained 10,000 points of source energy.]
[Current source energy: 56,000 points.]
Lin Fan took a deep breath and picked up the second and third ones.
The same process, the same light, the same heat.
The two tianyan spirit fruits turned into two streams of light and submerged into his left eye.
[Absorption complete. Obtained 10,000 points of source energy.]
[Current source energy: 66,000 points.]
[Absorption complete. Obtained 10,000 points of source energy.]
[Current source energy: 76,000 points.]
Lin Fan stared at the line "76,000 points" and was stunned for quite a while.
The fifth armor aperture had already been opened; the sixth armor aperture required 100,000 points.
He was still short 24,000 points; it seemed the sixth armor aperture wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.
Twenty-four thousand—it wasn't a lot, but it wasn't a little either. Calculated at 2,000 points per person killed, he would have to kill twelve people.
He shook his head and pushed the thought away. He couldn't keep thinking about killing; he had to think of some legitimate ways.
Absorbing Spirit Medicine to exchange for source energy was a viable path, but treasures like the extreme spirit fruit and tianyan spirit fruit that could open armor apertures were rare and not easily found; he couldn't count on pie falling from the sky every day.
After thinking it over, Lin Fan concluded that for now, obtaining source energy by cultivating and evolving Armor Spirits was the most reliable path.