But those teams all have their own channels for getting good food and drinks, so where are they going to find those channels now? Especially since their current camp is independent and not adjacent to any garrison.
Ruan Mingchu nodded upon hearing this: "I understand, don't worry."
As he spoke, he went inside and brought out two boxes of nutrient solution.
It was put on the ground with a "thud".
"The competition will probably last about ten days. There are 150 tubes here, which should be enough."
Everyone was shocked. Why bring so much nutrient solution?
Of course, Ruan Minh Thu couldn't say that the original plan was to infiltrate the anti-imperial alliance's stronghold, and he brought some nutrient solution in case he couldn't get used to the food there.
Now all I can do is laugh and pretend, "I knew you wouldn't bring any food, so I brought some for you."
The wind is gentle and the clouds are light; everything is under control.
I'm impressed!
In short, the food problem has been solved for this period of time, so I can concentrate on the task without being held back by logistics.
Gong Zhushen took the initiative to distribute the nutrient solution to everyone, and everyone took the solution back to their rooms.
I went back, opened the vial, and drank it. I was still thinking, why bring this bland, plain flavor when we already brought nutrient solution? Was it a punishment for them?
If Ruan Mingchu knew what they were thinking, he would let them all go hungry.
Original flavor!
Take advantage of this break, and go to the mission center to accept missions at 1 a.m.
The first time, Ruan Mingchu planned for everyone to go and take a look, and then he would send one person to take over.
When they arrived, they found the mission center completely packed with people complaining that it would be better to accept missions directly on the terminal instead of having to go to the site.
When the center opened, everyone was hit with another blow. Only by distributing tasks in person could they truly feel the class divide!
The person in charge of the mission center shouted through a megaphone: "Everyone, behave yourselves! Those with higher positions, please move forward; those with lower positions, please move backward. The machines at the entrance will record everything."
Of course, this only applies to the first three hours of each day—from 1 a.m. to 4 p.m.; at other times, it's first-come, first-served.
Everyone felt like vomiting blood.
However, all they could do was watch as Ruan Mingchu walked through the crowd and swaggered into the mission center.
Envy, jealousy, and hatred!
We must take them down tomorrow!
After assessing everyone's strength, Ruan Mingchu accepted two S-level missions and two A-level missions.
An S-level mission is worth 100 points, an A-level mission is worth 30 points, a B-level mission is worth 10 points, a C-level mission is worth 3 points, and a D-level mission is worth only 1 point.
Don't worry about a shortage of tasks; as soon as a task is taken, another one will immediately take its place.
Ruan Minh Thu came out after only a minute in the center, and the people behind him immediately ran in.
For those in the same position, it's first-come, first-served.
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu mixed together and showed them the tasks. "The two S-level tasks are for Mu Yu and me. The two A-level tasks are for you nine. You can decide whether to split them into four or five groups, one on each side, or all nine of you do them together. After you finish one, you can start the next one."
His explanation was calm and straightforward.
But Ding Junji and his group still felt like they had been hit hard. Nine people doing two A-level missions compared to two people doing two S-level missions showed a huge difference in the points they could get.
I didn't care how they assigned the tasks; I just handed the task over to them.
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu went to find the Star Beasts together, following the instructions of the S-level mission.
Although the front lines held off most of the Star Beasts' advance, there were always a few that managed to slip through and reach the rear.
The place where Nguyen Minh Thu and his group were located was known as the third line of defense in the border region.
Normally, any fish that slip through the net are killed by the teams that are temporarily stationed here to rest. The military academy students' tasks are assigned from them.
The Elephant-Eared Star Beast was the first target of Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu's mission. With the mission prompts, the two quickly found the Elephant-Eared Star Beast, an injured S-class star beast.
After exchanging two blows and assessing the elephant-eared beast's strength, Mu Yu said to Ruan Mingchu, "One of me is enough. You go find the next one."
Ruan Mingchu nodded and observed for another two minutes before leaving.
The second target is the Variegated Tooth Beast, which has many mouths on its body, with exposed teeth of various colors, making it colorful and vibrant.
The more colors a tooth has, and the brighter the colors, the stronger the creature. In fact, the teeth of the variegated-toothed beast are among the best raw materials for mecha paint.
When Ruan Minhchu found it, it was lying on a hill basking in the moonlight.
Star beasts rarely behave this way; they are always irritable and only calm down when they are dead.
After thinking for a moment, Ruan Mingchu concealed his figure and aura, and quietly approached the spotted fanged beast.
As they drew closer, Ruan Mingchu noticed that the spotted beast had a twig dangling from its mouth beneath its two lantern-like eyes, and the twig was swaying. One of its legs was crossed over the other, its large toes sticking out.
If you ignore its unusual body and take a blurry picture of its shadow from a high place, someone would definitely mistake it for a person!
Ruan Mingchu threw a skill into the distance, creating a huge sound. Then, he saw the spotted fanged beast immediately jump up alertly, look around, and cautiously go to check the situation in the distance.
Even though it didn't find anyone there, it cautiously moved to another spot and continued to bask in the moonlight.
The more Ruan Mingchu looked, the heavier his heart became.
The struggle between humans and star beasts has lasted for tens of thousands of years. The biggest reason why humans have been able to survive the star beasts' jaws and even drive them out of their borders is that humans have intelligence, while star beasts do not.
Anyone who saw the way this spotted beast looked just now couldn't say it lacked intelligence.
Is it an isolated case or just one example?
Is it the natural evolution of the star beasts, or... or is it caused by humans?
Ruan Mingchu took a deep breath. No matter what, he had to capture this star beast alive.
He withdrew his concealment skill and appeared openly before the Spotted Fang Beast. He activated his mental power, and countless skills instantly surrounded the Star Beast.
The spotted beast instantly became alert, shrinking into a ball to withstand Ruan Mingchu's attack.
However, its defenses were clearly weak; its mouth was blown apart, and its teeth fell to the ground.
Fortunately, it has a strong ability to recover, and the tooth grew back quickly, but the color was much darker.
Having taken a hit, the spotted beast regained its senses and immediately realized that it was no match for the beast and could not escape.
"Don't kill me! I surrender!"
A young voice echoed in Ruan Mingchu's mind.
That's the sound of the Spotted Fang Beast.
Since it had come to him so readily, how could Ruan Mingchu refuse? Following the spiritual energy threads of the Spotted Fang Beast, Ruan Mingchu's spiritual energy quickly entered the Spotted Fang Beast's spiritual sea, lurking there like a bomb.
If there is any unusual movement, Ruan Mingchu can destroy the star beast's mental sea, causing it to suffer brain death.
The poor spotted beast had no idea that its life was already in Ruan Mingchu's hands. When it saw that Ruan Mingchu had stopped attacking, it assumed that he had accepted its surrender.
The spotted beast shrank its body, becoming smaller and smaller until it was about the same size as Ruan Mingchu.
Then it emitted a strong colorful light. After the light dissipated, the spotted beast transformed into a human, except that its skin was composed of colorful patches.
Ruan Mingchu clenched his fist. If star beasts all had this ability, humanity would be in grave danger.
Not understanding why the human in front of her suddenly got angry again, Banlan scratched her head. Wasn't it said that humans all liked human appearances?
Humans are truly a strange and wonderful bunch.
"Why did you want to kill me?" Banlan asked.
After a long while, without receiving a reply from Ruan Mingchu, Banlan belatedly realized that he had asked a pointless question.
Humans always want to kill the Star Beasts when they see them. Pshaw, they'll go kill humans after the Star Beasts escape.
It took Ruan Mingchu a while to calm his turbulent emotions. He had just tried to enter the memory palace of the Spotted Fang Beast, but found that the palace door was locked with heavy chains, which he could not budge even slightly with his S-level mental strength.
The Spotted Fang Beast didn't react at all, just as Ruan Mingchu hadn't knocked on the door of his memory palace.
There are no shortcuts; we can only honestly play the Q&A game.
Ruan Mingchu stared expressionlessly at the spotted beast, making the spotted beast's skin crawl.
Banlan: "Human! What exactly do you want?!"
Ruan Mingchu asked, "What's your name?"
He hoped that this star beast didn't have a name. A name is not just a symbol, but carries countless emotions and is a symbol of civilization.
Unfortunately, the result disappointed Nguyen Minh Thu.
“Banlan, my name is Banlan,” Banlan said with a proud tone. “They told me that only the strongest can be called Banlan. My name is Banlan, and I am the strongest.”
Regardless of ethnicity, strength is a pursuit inherent in the bloodline.
The word "they" made Ruan Mingchu's heart sink again.
"who are they?"
“Ah,” Banlan thought for a moment, “a group of humans dressed in white? They’re so ugly, Banlan doesn’t want to remember them.”
"What did they do to you?" Ruan Mingchu asked, suppressing his anger.
"Hmm...it's mainly to replace Banlan's brain, Banlan's current IQ is said to be 280." Banlan didn't understand what it meant at all, but he knew it was a good thing to show off.
"Good, very good, what a great group!" Ruan Mingchu could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.
They've merged star beasts, created the mermaid Meng Shuo, modified mermaids, and now they've even swapped the brains of star beasts. Do they even have any bottom line left?
If they continue to run rampant, humanity will be doomed sooner or later!
The only good news is that the Star Beasts have not undergone autonomous evolution.
"I won't kill you or imprison you. As long as you don't harm humans and help me identify certain people when I need you, I'll let you go." Ruan Mingchu spoke slowly, intending for the star beast to understand his meaning.
Banlan tilted his head and started thinking. After a while, he shook his head.
Ruan Mingchu listened to his explanation with his fists clenched.
"You can't let me go. You have to give me good food and fun things before I'll help you," Banlan bargained. He had long envied human food, which was why he stayed on the border, occasionally robbing the people here.
I vaguely remember those ugly monsters saying that the more powerful a human is, the more delicious food and beautiful women they have.
Banlan refuses to work for free!