I Can Control Resources

"Hm?!" Chief Liu was startled. Just as he was about to ask another question, he saw an attribute raw material appear out of thin air on the table.

This attribute raw material was, naturally, not something he had produced.

Everyone looked at Gao Neng.

Because he was the one who had taken out the attribute raw material. It was just that, at a time like this, producing an attribute raw material carried an extraordinary meaning.

"An ordinary attribute raw material. Everyone can take a look." Gao Neng casually tossed the material forward.

A few of the administrators immediately caught it.

After a thorough inspection, they pushed the attribute raw material back in front of Gao Neng.

"Blue Thunder Grass, an ordinary raw material. Captain Gao, what is your intention in bringing this out?" Chief Liu’s face was slightly flushed. After all, everyone present had the same suspicion in their hearts.

However, this suspicion was a bit too outlandish, so no one had ever thought it could actually become a reality.

"To evolve it, of course," Gao Neng said with a faint smile.

"Evolve it?!"

"Captain Gao, this is no time for jokes!"

"Can you really evolve this stalk of Blue Thunder Grass?"

The administrators all stared at Gao Neng in disbelief. Even Zhang Hongying, who was in charge of taking notes, had her eyes wide at this point.

In fact, everyone remembered Gao Neng’s performance over the past few days.

He could go out for a day and find dozens of attribute raw materials. And at every location where these materials grew, an evolved species was guaranteed to appear.

This was definitely not normal!

And now, Gao Neng had produced a stalk of Blue Thunder Grass and said he was going to evolve it. How could they not be excited?

"It’s a bit difficult and requires some special conditions, but it’s barely achievable," Gao Neng said directly, not wasting any words.

"What conditions?" Wu Qingjing couldn’t hold back this time and immediately asked.

"Different items require different conditions for evolution. I’m still in the experimental phase. For example, this Blue Thunder Grass needs some Thunder Crystal Ore powder. Besides that, it also requires a specific air temperature, and finally, the evolution energy," Gao Neng explained as he sprinkled some prepared Thunder Crystal Ore powder onto the Blue Thunder Grass.

As for why he had to complicate the evolution process and deliberately waste some Thunder Crystal Ore powder...

There was no need for a lengthy explanation here.

Because only a fool would tell the Human Alliance, ’I can evolve attribute materials very easily, with no conditions needed.’ That would be playing with fire!

How great was the Human Alliance’s demand for attribute materials?

It was a bottomless pit.

If Gao Neng could evolve things unconditionally, he would absolutely become a canary in a cage that could never fly out again. He could forget about doing anything else for the rest of his life.

After sprinkling the Thunder Crystal Ore powder.

Gao Neng then lightly roasted it with a flame. It was just a shame the conditions weren’t right, or he wouldn’t have minded adding a bit of chili powder, cumin, or the like.

Once everything was done.

Gao Neng began to put on a show of infusing evolution energy into the Blue Thunder Grass.

Then, before everyone’s eyes, the Blue Thunder Grass began to evolve rapidly. A flower bloomed from the middle of the tender blue grass, and arcs of lightning flowed across its petals.

The aura of its energy diffused into the air.

A refreshing fragrance filled the room.

"Thunderlight Grass!"

"An evolved material, Thunderlight Grass!"

"It can really evolve!"

The administrators cried out in astonishment.

Although Gao Neng had deliberately created some conditions, it didn’t lessen the shock of seeing the Blue Thunder Grass evolve right before their eyes.

"It really is evolution energy!"

"I never thought something so miraculous could be real. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I truly wouldn’t have believed it!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Everyone was incredibly excited.

Because they knew all too well what the evolution of attribute materials meant.

With an infinite supply of evolved attribute materials, how could they possibly lack high-tier Warriors?

As for the Cat Race army that Gao Xiaomeng had evolved...

...it was no longer even worth mentioning.

Gao Neng’s evolutionary ability was far superior to Gao Xiaomeng’s, just as he had said: the benefits far outweighed the drawbacks.

"This is wonderful! The Human Alliance is saved!" Wu Qingjing’s face was beet red, and he looked like he was about to start dancing on the spot to celebrate.

"Gao Neng, tell us quickly, what else can you evolve besides Blue Thunder Grass?" Yutian was also extremely excited at this moment.

"Theoretically, I can evolve any material. However, the precondition is finding their evolutionary patterns!" Gao Neng affirmed.

"That’s not a problem. We can run experiments to determine the evolutionary patterns. As long as evolution is possible, the Human Alliance can provide the materials. Exchanging some powder for an entire attribute raw material is an extremely worthwhile trade no matter how you look at it. Most importantly, some attribute materials are incredibly rare. If we can use evolution energy to compensate for this shortfall, it will be much more convenient for the Human Alliance to refine Attribute Elixirs in the future." Yutian quickly thought of the benefits.

"Yes, Governor Yun is right!"

"I think this is feasible!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s build a laboratory immediately!"

The administrators nodded and looked at Gao Neng again.

"I agree to establishing a laboratory, and I’m willing to contribute to the Human Alliance. However, there’s still one key problem..." Hearing this, Gao Neng immediately gave a helpless shrug.

"What key problem?" Wu Qingjing asked at once.

"The medium, Gao Xiaomeng... is gone," Gao Neng said, his voice weak.

"But didn’t Captain Gao just say that once you’ve connected once, you can store the evolution energy inside your body?" an administrator asked.

"Yes. What I mean is, it’s not a problem right now. But once the evolution energy stored in my body runs out, I’ll be helpless," Gao Neng nodded.

"Then what should we do?"

"I don’t know." Gao Neng shrugged again.

He had actually made his words quite clear. If this group of old foxes still couldn’t understand his meaning, that would be truly unbelievable.

Sure enough, as soon as Gao Neng’s voice fell, both Wu Qingjing and Yutian fell silent.

The other administrators also looked at one another.

Of course they understood the meaning behind Gao Neng’s words.

But, some decisions...

...were not for them to make entirely on their own.

Thus, nearly everyone’s gaze, including Wu Qingjing’s, eventually turned to Li Tiannan and Sword Elder.

"Ahem, are we still conducting this hearing or not?" Li Tiannan looked at everyone and coughed lightly twice. He truly hadn’t expected Gao Neng to resolve the issue of the hearing in this manner.

’If I had known...’

’Why would I have bothered telling Sword Elder to get our stories straight?’

’Ten gold-attribute Magnetic Crystal Ores, and twenty mid-tier gold-attribute raw materials... This time... I’ve lost my shirt!’

"A hearing? What’s left to hear?" an administrator said, shaking his head.

"Chief Liu, what is your opinion?"

"I have no objections. Gao Neng’s evidence is more than sufficient. Although he didn’t report this matter to the Human Alliance beforehand, given his strength at the time, the likelihood of him making a report was not high. So, it’s understandable," Chief Liu said.

"In that case, we ask the Chairman to make a final ruling," the administrator from the Military Department said, looking at Wu Qingjing.

"Ahem. Captain Gao did make some mistakes in this matter. However, given that Captain Gao is willing to atone for his misdeeds, the Supreme Council’s decision is... that his merits and demerits in this matter cancel each other out!" After speaking, Wu Qingjing looked around. "What does everyone think?"

"I have no objection."

"Me neither."

"The key issue now is to expedite the construction of the laboratory!"

"Right, I support the Supreme Council’s decision."

The administrators quickly approved Wu Qingjing’s proposal.

Meanwhile, Zhang Hongying silently glanced at Gao Neng. For some reason, she also let out a sigh of relief in her heart.

The feeling was strange.

Because she clearly disliked Gao Neng very much!

"Elder Li, Sword Elder, do you two have any additional opinions?" Seeing that the administrators had no objections, Wu Qingjing’s gaze finally turned to Li Tiannan and Sword Elder.

"I’ve long since retired from the Military Department. I don’t get involved in these matters anymore," Li Tiannan said, shaking his head.

"I’m just a carefree wanderer. You can make the decision yourselves," Sword Elder also said, shaking his head.

"Alright. Since Elder Li and Sword Elder also have no objections, then this matter is settled. I will issue the official resolution on behalf of the Supreme Council. Now then, I’ll have to trouble you all with what comes next. Regarding the experimental base, I had already selected a location and construction has already begun. But if we need to add an experimental area for attribute materials, it might be a bit too small. Governor Yun, can you think of a solution?" Wu Qingjing decided things decisively, then swiftly shifted the topic in a new direction.

"For the Human Alliance, any difficulty can be overcome! Please rest assured, Supreme Council. Leave the matter of expanding the laboratory to me!" Yutian immediately patted his chest and guaranteed.

"Mm, good! There is one more thing. Regarding the medium Captain Gao just mentioned, I hope everyone present can give the Supreme Council some advice," Wu Qingjing spoke again.

The meaning was very clear.

It was time for everyone to discuss how to handle the matter of Gao Xiaomeng and the Cat Race.

Yutian and the others naturally understood Wu Qingjing’s meaning.

However, this matter involved an alien race. Furthermore, Gao Xiaomeng had already escaped the City of Hope and had caused a disturbance at the South District City Gate.

Therefore, they still had to be careful in how they handled it.

"My opinion is that we should hunt down and retrieve the medium before it grows any stronger!" one administrator said, looking around before being the first to offer his suggestion.

"Mm, I support this as well. She’s just one high-tier Cat King. Based on the current situation, she hasn’t shown any signs of allying with other alien races. The chances of capturing her are still very high," another administrator agreed.

"I’m afraid that might be difficult. Although this Cat King hasn’t allied with other alien races, you mustn’t forget... the white dragon that appeared at the South District City Gate!" Chief Liu frowned.

"I think Chief Liu has a point. From the battle at the South District City Gate, we could actually see that this Cat King has no intention of being our enemy. At a time like this, we shouldn’t force her into opposition. Instead, we should try to find a way to make her our ally!" another administrator quickly said.

"Ally with an alien race? Old Tang, have you lost your mind? ’Those not of our kind are sure to have a different heart’! Right now, this Cat King isn’t strong, so of course, she doesn’t dare to be our enemy. But what happens once they grow powerful? Who can guarantee they won’t pose a threat to us humans? Besides, taking a step back, even if this Cat King doesn’t become our enemy, what if she dies? When another Cat King takes charge, will they still ally with us humans? Who can guarantee that?"

"Yes, Old Meng has a point."

"I still advocate for bringing her under control. The source of the Cat Race’s evolution is this Cat King. If we can get this Cat King under our control, then everything will be simple."

"Once evolution begins, there’s no longer a ’source’! Even if we control the Cat King, the rest of the Cat Race will continue to evolve. This has been proven long ago. The situation hasn’t worsened yet. If we try to capture the Cat King and really force the Cat Race into opposition, it might not be a good thing for the future!"

"Mm, the great war is less than a year and a half away. It’s better to have one more ally than one more enemy. I think we could form a temporary alliance for now."