Chapter 38: The Priceless Super Crystal Core

Chapter 38: The Priceless Super Crystal Core

On a bright morning, the post-rain streets were filled with a refreshing breeze.

With news of the Deep Abyss Invasion spreading, the Champs-Elysees Promenade had fewer pedestrians.

Su Muyu wore a blue denim skirt and a sun hat, sitting at a corner drinks shop on the promenade, sipping lemon tea while reading a collection of essays titled "Tales of Mortal Grass and Trees."

However, she hadn't turned a page in half an hour because her attention was focused on the Recon Eagle.

After upgrading to an Advanced Recon Eagle, the eagle's size had increased significantly, with a wingspan of 1 meter.

Its flight speed and other aspects had also improved.

More importantly, the observation distance of the eagle's vision had increased, as if it had an eight-times magnification lens.

The last time.

It was here that the Recon Eagle was taken out.

Now that her level had increased, she was back to reconnoiter with extra caution.

As she controlled the Recon Eagle to observe the headquarters of the Gongteng Corporation, a young man carrying a brand-new essay collection approached and placed it in front of Su Muyu.

The young man pulled out a chair and sat down, initiating a conversation, "Hello, you like reading too?"

Su Muyu, distracted, shifted her attention from the Recon Eagle and glanced at the young man, wanting to get rid of him quickly, "I'm just holding this book for show."

The young man laughed and, holding up the new essay collection, said, "Me too, I just bought it from the bookstore across the street. Let's get to know each other and exchange communication numbers."

Su Muyu smiled and said, "I was just joking. I've finished this essay collection, and I can even recite my favorite, 'Grape Moon Calendar'."

The young man felt embarrassed and left with a sigh.

Su Muyu quickly put on a mask and then refocused her attention on the Recon Eagle.

As soon as her attention returned to the Recon Eagle, she saw the silver-haired man, Lei Jinhao, and the Sensor named Yadao, whom she had encountered at Jasmine Beach.

Lei Jinhao, accompanied by a group of subordinates, entered the headquarters of the Gongteng Corporation and headed for the elevator.

Su Muyu dared not let the Recon Eagle get too close, as it could easily be detected by Sensors.

After the elevator doors closed, Su Muyu controlled the invisible Recon Eagle to fly into the building, confirming that the elevator had reached the top floor.

She then directed the Recon Eagle to fly out of the building, moving from the outside to the top floor, where she observed the situation through the glass walls.

In the top floor lobby of the Gongteng Corporation, Lei Jinhao and his subordinates met with Gong Chusheng, the chairman of the Gongteng Corporation.

The two sat on opposite sides of a long table, discussing matters.

However, the distance was a bit far, and the glass wall between them made it impossible to hear what they were talking about.

The discussion seemed to be going sour.

Lei Jinhao slammed his fist on the table, and it looked like an argument was about to erupt.

Gong Chusheng's attitude was resolute, and his expression showed no sign of backing down.

The two sides reached a stalemate.

Su Muyu wanted to listen in on their conversation and cautiously approached, also wanting to test the detection range of Yadao's invisibility.

The last time, her opponent's sensory ability had suppressed her.

This time, Su Muyu was extra cautious, treating her opponent as a Sensor of the same level. So, from a distance of 40 meters, she began to cautiously probe.

Her own detection range for invisibility had already reached 42 meters.

However, this was the detection range she could achieve only after upgrading the Recon Eagle skill to C-Rank.

If Yadao also wanted such a long detection distance, she would need to possess a C-Rank sensing skill and have a perception attribute of at least 21 points.

To test Yadao's sensing ability, Su Muyu controlled the Recon Eagle, starting from 40 meters and gradually closing in to 30 meters, but the Sensor named Yadao showed no reaction.

There was no reaction even at 20 meters.

18 meters, 15 meters...

Finally, the Sensor named Yadao turned her head and glanced outside the glass wall.

Su Muyu immediately controlled the Recon Eagle to increase the distance, pulling back to 15 meters away.

Yadao scanned the area outside the glass wall but found nothing unusual, and her gaze returned.

Through this probing, Su Muyu determined that the opponent's detection range for invisibility was only 15 meters.

Sensors detecting each other's abilities was also a test of their perception.

Su Muyu had initially worried that her opponent's detection range for invisible objects could reach 40 meters, but it turned out to be only 15 meters.

She had been overly cautious.

At this point in time, less than a month before the Abyssal Descent, metahumans' levels were not high, let alone those with sensory abilities.

Although the opponent's detection range for invisible objects was only 15 meters, at this distance, they still couldn't hear the conversation inside the building, especially with a glass wall separating them.

After some thought, Su Muyu controlled the Recon Eagle to fly into the building and activated the fire alarm system.

The alarm went off, and the entire building became noisy.

Lei Jinhao turned to look at Yadao and asked her to check on the situation.

Yadao nodded and walked out of the top floor lobby.

Su Muyu seized the opportunity to fly into the lobby and listened in on Lei Jinhao and Gong Zhenting's conversation.

She heard some explosive information, including a piece of intelligence related to a Super Crystal Core.

A few minutes later, the sensor named Yadao returned, and Su Muyu immediately dismissed the Recon Eagle and then took a taxi to meet Lu Heng, reporting the crucial intelligence she had just overheard.

...

Near the Coastal World Trade Center, in a training room.

Lu Heng was sweating as he honed his body technique, preparing for the starting mission of his hidden occupation.

If he were to join a regular combat class, there would be no need for training, as his current strength and experience were sufficient to handle the first-class job transformation.

However, if his goal was the hidden occupation, a Micro-Level body technique was a must.

In the training room, Lu Heng sprinted and leaped, running up the wall for three steps before pushing off the wall and performing a mid-air somersault, spinning twice and a half before landing on a three-meter-high platform.

[Body Technique Proficiency +1]



[Basic Body Technique Training Complete, entering the second level of body technique proficiency - Mastery Level.]



Lu Heng glanced at his body technique proficiency, which displayed Mastery Level (1/2000).

He still had a long way to go to reach the Micro-Level.

Fortunately, Lu Heng possessed the body technique insights from his previous life, and his progress in body technique training was swift.

After advancing his body technique level, Lu Heng rested for a while, rehydrated, and then activated the Gale Step, continuing to practice his body technique.

[Body Technique Proficiency +1]



[Body Technique Proficiency +1]



...

Just as Lu Heng was in the midst of his training, the training room door opened.

Su Muyu entered and saw Lu Heng drenched in sweat, so she took a towel from the rack by the door and handed it to him.

Lu Heng took the towel and wiped his sweat, asking, "Why did you suddenly come running over?"

"To see you, is that not okay?" Su Muyu teased.

She hadn't experienced the tragic past life, so her personality wasn't as melancholic as Lu Heng remembered, and occasionally, she would show a playful side, even cracking jokes from time to time.

However, she rarely joked around with others; only when facing Lu Heng would she be so relaxed.

After Lu Heng finished a bottle of functional beverage, Su Muyu finally showed a proud expression and said, "I overheard some important intelligence, so you should praise me."

"What important intelligence? You're so happy about it."

"Do you know what a Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Core is?" Su Muyu didn't reveal the information right away but asked a question instead.

Lu Heng wasn't too concerned at first, but upon hearing the name of the crystal core, he became interested.

This was because the Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Core was a Super Crystal Core of immeasurable value, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a priceless treasure. The value of such a crystal core only increased as time went on.

Even peak metahumans would fight over a single Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Core.

Two years after the Abyssal Descent, it wouldn't be unusual for major forces to deploy mercenaries to seize Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Cores.

This was because the Skill Slot Expansion Crystal Core could increase the number of skill slots for metahumans.

(End of Chapter)

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