487: Chapter 487 Giving Red Envelopes

After Amivika left, Nie Ning thought it over and went to sign up anyway.

However, the number of people signing up was larger than Nie Ning had imagined.

For only eighty fifth-order spots, nearly three hundred Tier 5 Transcendents showed up.

And this was only because many people had never experienced world exploration before, so they wanted to see how things went first.

After all, exploration was just the first step. The subsequent work could not possibly be completed by these thousand people alone; they would still need to recruit new hands to ensure the integrity of the information and avoid unexpected situations.

The sixth-order side was no less competitive, with nearly two hundred people signing up for twenty spots.

Compared to the lower-tier Transcendents, those at the sixth order were right at the critical juncture of promoting to the seventh order, and desperately needed a large amount of contribution points to ensure their promotion success rate.

If they couldn't even reach the seventh order, or failed to promote multiple times, they would basically be destined for external assignment in the future, with absolutely no right to stay in the headquarters.

If that really happened, their chances of breaking through in the future would be infinitely close to zero. Just the psychological toll alone would be enough to make these failures break down on the spot.

Even if they were lucky enough to break through in the future, they would naturally be a head shorter than the Transcendents at the headquarters. No normal person could bear being suppressed by others like that.

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Due to the large number of people, they ultimately decided to use a lottery to make the selection.

Nie Ning was utterly speechless at this situation.

As a top-tier power, they were using a lottery? Could they be any more casual about this?!

Immediately after, the staff member brought out a specially made drawing tool, which was also a special item resistant to mental interference. The staff member would draw the corresponding lot based on the numbers.

Although the possibility of behind-the-scenes manipulation couldn't be ruled out, they were personnel from the Extreme Academy. Even if they did tamper with it, there was nothing anyone could do.

Unsurprisingly, Nie Ning, who was only at the early fifth order, failed to be selected...

Nie Ning stared blankly at the excited crowd not far away. At this moment, he really wanted to shout, 'Rigged!'

After all, how could it be such a coincidence? Why on earth wasn't he chosen!

If they had the guts to fight for real, he could take on ten of them by himself!

After hesitating for a moment, Nie Ning walked over to a nearby staff member and whispered, 'Brother, can I sign up for the fourth-order spots?'

The staff member seemed dumbfounded by Nie Ning's question and froze on the spot for two seconds.

'Brother, take my advice. It's not some great job anyway. Waiting to get some leftovers in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace isn't a bad thing either.'

The staff member patted Nie Ning on the shoulder and advised him earnestly.

Every time a new world exploration was completed, the Extreme Phase Demon Palace would distribute some new world development gift packs. Even if you did nothing at all, you could still get some contribution points.

Exploring a new world was highly dangerous. He had already seen too many people left behind in other worlds, and there had even been times when entire teams were wiped out.

Nie Ning glanced at the staff member and said cautiously, 'How about... third-order is fine too?'

Contribution points were secondary. The main issue was that many things were not allowed to be brought into the Belvis World; only thoroughly researched items were permitted.

After all, no one could say for sure what kind of chemical reaction would occur. Rashly bringing things from other worlds could very likely lead to disaster.

If he had to wait a few years, the opportunity would have long passed. Nie Ning naturally couldn't wait that long.

The staff member rolled his eyes. So you didn't listen to a single word I said, huh?

'Beat it, beat it. Don't disrupt my work.'

The staff member waved his hand to chase Nie Ning away.

But just then, Nie Ning grabbed the staff member's hand.

'Brother, I have elderly parents and young children to support. I've also just married my wife, and I just want to earn some formula money for my kid.'

Nie Ning said with a pitiful look on his face.

The staff member looked at Nie Ning, feeling what was being pressed into his hand.

'Seeing how filial you are and how difficult your life is, as your senior, I naturally cannot sit by and do nothing.'

'Leave your information and go back to wait. I'll see if there's any logistics work suitable for you.'

Hearing this, Nie Ning looked extremely grateful. 'Thank you so much, brother.'

Nie Ning then left his address, while the staff member discreetly slipped the hand Nie Ning had just held into his own robe.

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The castle.

'I wonder if that guy is reliable.'

Nie Ning stood at the doorway and sighed helplessly.

Before coming to the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, Jeff had given him ten thousand high-grade magic crystals for daily expenses.

And just now, he had slipped two thousand of those high-grade magic crystals to the staff member who looked like a manager.

After all, it was two thousand high-grade magic crystals. Even if converted in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, it would be worth at least 1,200 to 1,500 contribution points.

To be honest, he felt he had given a bit too much. It was enough for a fifth-order like him to live comfortably for several years to save up.

But if he gave too little, he was afraid the other party wouldn't get things done. Now, he could only wait and see what kind of character the man had.

If the guy took the money and ran, he would have one more person on his must-kill list. If it was returned, his trip to the other world this time would probably fall through.

However, he didn't have a better way.

That was how it was when you were in an unfamiliar place with no connections; a fifth-order's strength couldn't make any waves here.

Shaking his head slightly, Nie Ning stopped thinking about it.

Without looking for Xiao Guang and the others, Nie Ning went straight back to the basement and began practicing his cultivation method.

Although the introduction stated that the cultivation speed of the method was very fast, he still had to test it himself to see exactly how fast it was.

Besides the fast cultivation speed, the stability of these two methods was also one of their advantages; they wouldn't be as superficial and unstable as those evil techniques.

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As night fell, Nie Ning woke up from his cultivation, the joy on his face completely undisguised.

Fast!

The cultivation effect was even better than expected!

Nie Ning made a rough estimate. If he continued cultivating at this rate, it would probably only take about a month and a half to enter the mid-stage.

In other words, if he was lucky, he might be able to reach the peak of the fifth order within half a year!

This way, only about one year of the ten-year period would have passed, and at least the seventh order shouldn't be his limit!

The main issue was still the Artistic Conception; a simple increase in energy was just on the surface.

For the people in the Extreme Phase Demon Palace alone, if not for the threshold of Artistic Conception, everyone's achievements would probably not be low.

But it was precisely because of Artistic Conception that most people were blocked outside the seventh order.

Even among the geniuses of the Extreme Phase Demon Palace, not everyone could promote to the seventh order. Otherwise, this world would have long been filled with ninth-orders walking everywhere, and seventh-orders would be treated like dirt.

Moreover, comprehending Artistic Conception was extremely time-consuming, and at critical moments, one often needed some inspiration to proceed.

The Mirror Pupil and Qian Ning were decent in the early stages, but Nie Ning could still clearly feel that his comprehension speed had slowed down.

Even with the azure sea tide pearl and the huiyuan pill, achieving the top level in the Belvis World was still a long and arduous journey.

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