58: Chapter 58 The Most Expensive Skill

The school received a notice from above; today's field training would proceed as scheduled.

The students had no idea what had happened. When they woke up in the morning, everything seemed the same as yesterday.

Students who had already killed Mutated Beasts and broken their killing taboos followed their teachers, howling with anticipation for the future as they charged out of the base, ready to show off their skills in the upcoming hunt.

Students who had yet to kill were still trembling with fear at the sound of the Mutated Beasts' roars.

In the eyes of the teachers, both types of students had their own appeal.

Some envied the trash who were trembling with fear from the Mutated Beasts, while others envied the geniuses full of drive.

Who could say for sure what their future fates would be?

Perhaps today's Genius will transcend their class tomorrow and become a superior person.

Perhaps tomorrow they will be lying on a conveyor belt, dismantled into various parts to be transplanted into the wealthy.

Or perhaps they will be turned into humanoid weapons and sold to noble clans.

Perhaps today's trash will instead live out a peaceful, ordinary life at the bottom of society, or die miserably in some forgotten corner.

In short, as teachers, they could only let their students be full of hope for life; only then would they have the courage to live, and only by living would life have all sorts of possibilities.

So in the eyes of the students, the Kindling Federation was beautiful, and everything was wonderful.

...

"What did you say?" Ling Lifeng's voice rose sharply before he suddenly remembered his elder sister at home and lowered his voice, "That fifty billion is gone?"

Ling Lingyi said with a difficult expression, "When our people found those containers, they discovered that all the cargo crates were empty. However, looking at the tracks at the scene, one vehicle and one cargo crate are missing."

Ling Lifeng finally realized, "I should have thought of it sooner. If Chen Kun still had that fifty billion, how could he have fought us so desperately last night?"

He then followed up with a question, "What is the Qi Family's reaction?"

"According to our informant in the Qi Family, they are searching for that batch of missing corrosion crystals. Moreover, yesterday afternoon, the sentry tower outside the Temple of the God of Wealth monitored someone carrying a cargo crate out of the temple. After handing it over to another person, they disappeared into the depths of the wilderness."

"Just after that person left, another person entered the Temple of the God of Wealth and drove away a truck. Looking at the direction, they should be heading toward Tomorrow City."

"Driving a truck to Tomorrow City alone? Is that person insane?"

"It is speculated that the person might be Chen Qi from the main Chen Family."

"Is that certain?"

Ling Lingyi shook his head, "It can't be confirmed yet, but Chen Qi has indeed disappeared."

"Investigate. We must find the whereabouts of those corrosion crystals. Fifty billion is a small matter, but it almost caused my total ruin. I won't be satisfied until this person is killed!"

The same thing was playing out in the Qi Family.

In order to find those fifty billion corrosion crystals before Ling Lifeng, Qi Peng specifically deployed ten thousand men from the City Defense Army to search inside the Temple of the God of Wealth.

As a result, when they finally found those containers, they were actually all empty. The fifty billion corrosion crystals inside had vanished into thin air—that was fifty billion!

When Qi Peng heard this news, he almost went mad with rage.

At the same time, like Ling Lifeng, he belatedly realized that everyone had been played last night.

"Family Head, it has been investigated. The person who carried away the container is named Yun Zhuo, a senior student from Seventeenth Middle School. The one who picked up the container is named Wu Song, a teacher from Seventeenth Middle School."

"Where are they?"

"After crossing the third sentry tower yesterday evening, their whereabouts became unknown. Also, that student named Yun Zhuo is exactly the person the Third Madam of the main house is looking for."

"What does the Third Madam want with him?"

"We dare not ask about the Third Madam's business, but since last night, she has already taken over control of all the sentry towers outside the city."

"Damn it! Then find that teacher named Wu Song first. I want him found, alive or dead."

"Family Head, should we investigate Chen Qi as well?"

"What does Chen Qi have to do with this? Didn't he return to Tomorrow City long ago?"

"He had been hiding in the Farm Town No. 3. Yesterday, when the Ling Family attacked the town, if he hadn't shut down those turret towers from the inside, it would have been impossible for the Ling Family to take the town so quickly."

"Furthermore, before that, he also drove a truck out of the Temple of the God of Wealth."

"The time he left the Temple of the God of Wealth was less than two minutes apart from when Yun Zhuo left; they were practically back-to-back."

"Where is he now?"

"Before the Ling Family took the town, he drove the truck through Sunset Plain and left the Dawn City territory."

"Alone?"

"Yes."

"Alone, and at night? He won't get far. Send people to pursue him immediately. I want him found, alive or dead."

The man took the order and left, but just as he reached the door, he quickly ran back.

"Family Head..."

"What is it now?" Seeing his hesitant look, Qi Peng knew it definitely wasn't anything good and couldn't help but feel furious.

"Fa... Family Head, news just came from the town. Chen Kun's vault has been excavated, but... but it's empty."

"Empty! Why is it empty again!"

...

By the Crescent Moon Lake.

"Here."

"What for?"

"Try out your Toss of Heaven and Earth."

Yun Zhuo took out a light green corrosion crystal and handed it to Teacher Su. One reason was to see the power of this skill, and the other was to see how much Spiritual Energy it consumed from him.

When the corrosion crystal was placed on her palm, it floated up above her hand.

Yun Zhuo said in surprise, "Object Manipulation?"

Teacher Su smiled slightly, "I suppose so, but I can only drive corrosion crystals."

As she spoke, she lightly turned her wrist, her slender fingers forming a graceful flower-pinching gesture, and gave the corrosion crystal a gentle flick.

The corrosion crystal shot out like a bullet.

It hit a distant rock with a boom; the rock vanished, and a small crater was blasted into the ground.

The power was roughly equivalent to a hand grenade.

As for Yun Zhuo's Spiritual Energy consumption, he didn't seem to feel anything.

He opened his interface and looked for a moment.

[Name: Yun Zhuo]

[Rank: 10]

[Age: 18]

[Talent: Imperial Rank]

[Strength: 130×6]

[Physique: 150×6]

[Agility: 130×6]

[Spirit: 160×6]

[Spiritual Energy: 920×6 (Recovers 2×6 per second)]

[Cultivation Technique: Six Harmonies Dragon Python Strength]

[Skills: Basic Saber Technique (Entry), Stance Step Flat Spear Style (Major Achievement), Six Harmonies Great Spear (returning to truth), Breaking Delusion and Seeing Truth (Advanced Version), Monarchs Charm, Gravity Manipulation]

[War Princess: Su Qingyuan]

Teacher Su's consumption this time was probably only one or two points, which recovered immediately; it wasn't even visible on the panel.

Next, they tried every color of corrosion crystal.

He found that the Spiritual Energy consumed by this skill was directly proportional to the number of corrosion crystals, and had nothing to do with the Rank of the crystals.

Meanwhile, the explosive power was directly proportional to both the quantity and the Rank.

In other words, the explosive power of one red corrosion crystal was equivalent to the sum of a hundred light green crystals, but it only consumed the Spiritual Energy of firing a single crystal.

The larger the denomination of the corrosion crystal, the higher the efficiency of this move.

It was worth mentioning that although corrosion crystals contained immense energy, they were quite stable.

Just like C4 explosives, they wouldn't explode even if thrown directly into a fire; they could even be used as fuel for cooking.

To detonate one, a corresponding device was required.

But Teacher Su didn't need one; she could make them explode just by flicking them out.

There was no upper limit for a single launch; as long as Yun Zhuo had enough Spiritual Energy and corrosion crystals, it wouldn't be a problem for her to throw a nuclear bomb's worth at once.

No wonder the System hinted that there was nothing in this world that couldn't be crushed to death with money, and if there was, it was because there wasn't enough money.

Now an extra condition had to be added: Yun Zhuo's Spiritual Energy.

Sigh~

Yun Zhuo sighed deeply in his heart. This skill was good, it was just too expensive.

Looking at Teacher Su now, no matter how he looked at her, she seemed like a money-loser.

"Why are you sighing for no reason?"