I Can Control Resources

BOOM!

While Gao Neng and Gao Xiaomeng were speaking to each other in their minds, Li Tiannan and Sword Elder had already engaged a horde of high-tier Dark Creatures in a great battle.

The Military Department had once conducted a combat experiment.

One of the Strongest, plus four talented high-tier experts, could contend with two of the Strongest.

This was also the basis for the Human Alliance’s reforms.

So, in a sense, four to six high-tier experts could actually fight against one of the Strongest. Of course, the prerequisite was that they had to be talents of Tier Eight or Nine and above.

And now, how many high-tier Dark Creatures were Li Tiannan and Sword Elder facing?

A full twenty or more.

Nearly thirty!

That was equivalent to each of them fighting about fifteen at the same time. Most importantly, these high-tier Dark Creatures were the thick-skinned and tough-fleshed type, making them extremely resilient.

So, what was the result?

A complete domination!

Li Tiannan and Sword Elder, two of the Strongest, were dominating the battlefield, beating the Dark Creatures one by one until they roared in fury.

Was it because the data was unreliable, full of false information?

No!

The real reason was that most of the high-tier Dark Creatures that had gathered were only Tier Seven. There were few at Tier Eight, and on top of that, they had no organization or coordination.

They were, in a word, a disorganized mob.

So, how could they possibly be a match for Li Tiannan and Sword Elder?

The moment the two of them charged into the throng of Dark Creatures, it was like wolves pouncing on a flock of sheep. In just a few exchanges, they had already slain two Tier Seven Dark Creatures.

But the allure of the Golden Tree Heart was just too great.

It was still unlikely that they could scare off all the high-tier Dark Creatures in such a short time.

"Let’s go!" Gao Neng naturally wasn’t worried about Li Tiannan and Sword Elder’s safety. Seizing the moment the Dark Creatures were distracted by the Golden Tree Heart, he broke through the encirclement.

Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang quickly followed.

The three humans and one cat were all extremely fast.

Before long, they arrived at the nearest area where attribute materials grew.

"Whoa, so many attribute materials! We’re going to make a fortune this time!" Fang Tangtang exclaimed, her eyes filled with delight as she gazed at the dense patch before them.

"Ning’Er, Tangtang, let’s hurry." As Gao Neng spoke, he was already taking action, pulling up a whole swath of them at once.

Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang also knew time was of the essence.

Both of them quickly got to work.

In less than two minutes, the three of them had harvested all several dozen stalks of attribute materials.

Then, Gao Neng decisively led Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang down to the next patch of attribute materials. In the virtuous spirit of thrift and frugality, he decided to cleanly harvest all the materials above the 8,000-meter mark in the shortest time possible, not leaving a single stalk behind.

Soon, Gao Neng arrived at the second area.

’I’ll harvest this!’

’And I’ll pull this!’

Again, it took less than two minutes.

The second area was cleared.

On to the third...

The third area was a mining zone.

A huge field of Magnetic Crystal Ore.

A single glance revealed at least a hundred pieces.

Naturally, he couldn’t let them go to waste.

However, mining took a little more time than collecting attribute materials. After a moment of thought, Gao Neng decided they should split up.

He would focus on collecting the plant-type attribute materials.

Meanwhile, Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang would be responsible for mining.

"Agreed."

"Okay."

Neither of them had any objections.

The three humans and one cat began to act separately.

Fortunately, the Dark Creatures had mostly been drawn to the location of the Golden Tree Heart, so the entire collection process was not met with much danger.

Even if a few slipped through the net, there weren’t many.

Gao Neng and Shen Ning’Er could handle them individually.

And so...

The three humans and one cat just kept harvesting and digging inside the Demon Abyss...

Gao Neng had already lost count of how many attribute materials he’d dug up. All he knew was that the deeper he went, the more materials there were, and the higher their quality.

"There’s more up ahead!"

"At least a hundred stalks!"

"I’ll get them!"

"Wow, there’s even more up ahead..."

"This is a huge score."

"Collect them all. Can’t let a single one go to waste."

"..."

Just like that, Gao Neng controlled the Flying Earth Dragon, continuously venturing deeper into the Demon Abyss. There seemed to be a growing area every few hundred meters.

It was an exhilarating feeling.

Most importantly, Gao Neng’s collection speed was incredibly fast.

Other people had to be extremely careful when collecting attribute materials, afraid that the energy would dissipate or the branches and leaves would be damaged.

But Gao Neng didn’t need to worry about that.

He possessed the 100% successful Collection Technique.

He could just yank them right out of the ground.

Toward the end, to save time, Gao Neng would sometimes pull out two or three stalks at once, even faster than pulling up radishes.

The feeling was truly super satisfying.

After all, this was all money.

It was like picking up cash off the ground—and not just any cash, but stacks and stacks of the largest denomination bills. Would you get tired picking that up?

In any case, Gao Neng wasn’t tired at all.

He just kept on harvesting and pulling, almost losing track of time.

As for how far he had flown...

He hadn’t forgotten that.

If he really got so caught up in collecting that he forgot the distance, he’d be an idiot.

Gao Neng wouldn’t make such a low-level mistake. He knew a fundamental truth: having money was great, but you had to be alive to spend it.

’Six thousand meters! I can still go two thousand meters deeper! My Spiritual Power can clearly detect what’s ahead. There are only three Dark Creatures... their info is... two Tier Seven Early Stage, and one Tier Seven Mid Stage!’ Gao Neng calculated in his mind while rapidly collecting materials.

’Not a big problem.’

’Shen Ning’Er should be able to handle them!’

Just as he was thinking this, Shen Ning’Er rushed down with Fang Tangtang. Apparently, their mining task was complete, and they had collected all the ore.

"Ning’Er, five hundred meters ahead there are two Tier Seven Early Stage Dark Creatures. One is at your seven o’clock, the other at your twelve o’clock."

"Okay, leave them to me." Shen Ning’Er didn’t ask how Gao Neng could see these Dark Creatures, because now was not the right time.

"Mm." Gao Neng nodded and dove down without any hesitation, charging straight for the Tier Seven Mid Stage Dark Creature.

The Tier Seven Genetic Weapon, himself, and the Flying Earth Dragon would all strike at once.

He absolutely had to aim for a one-hit kill!

BOOM!

Gao Neng’s slash landed on the Tier Seven Mid Stage Dark Creature.

At the same time, Shen Ning’Er’s battle with the two Tier Seven Early Stage Dark Creatures had also begun. She, too, was attacking with her strongest offensive.

A moment later, the battles were over.

The three Dark Creatures had been repelled.

Gao Neng resumed collecting and began to observe the situation below.

Just as Li Tiannan and Sword Elder had predicted, the area above the 8,000-meter mark was mostly populated by Tier Seven Dark Creatures.

There was a certain degree of danger.

But overall, it was within a controllable range.

’Stay low, absolutely do not get cocky!’ Gao Neng warned himself over and over in his mind. The hardest thing for a person isn’t surviving in adversity, but not losing oneself in prosperity.

He already had enough attribute materials.

With so many, even if he had to share some, he would still have more than enough once he returned to the Underground City.

Coupled with his 100% success rate in Alchemy, these attribute materials could produce at least five hundred Attribute Elixirs.

What did five hundred Attribute Elixirs represent?

One could only imagine.

Forget reaching Tier Seven; it might even be possible to reach Tier Eight Late Stage or even Tier Nine.

"Another two thousand meters down, and once I hit the eight-thousand-meter mark, I absolutely will not go any deeper, no matter what’s there!" Gao Neng made up his mind and continued to fly downward.

He soon reached the 7,000-meter mark.

Another hundred-plus attribute materials were in his hands.

Gao Neng hadn’t tallied the number of Magnetic Crystal Ores yet, but Shen Ning’Er and Fang Tangtang had already mined nearly four areas.

That was at least several hundred pieces.

If he used his ’Source’ ability to evolve them, these hundreds of Magnetic Crystal Ores could all become Attribute Ores—another staggering fortune.

"This is enough. Once I hit eight thousand meters, I’m heading up without a second thought!" Gao Neng flew downward again.

He had not lost himself to greed.

He was extremely clear-headed.

Upon reaching 7,500 meters, he began to slow down, calculating the distance bit by bit, making absolutely sure not to exceed 8,000 meters.

Not even by a single meter.

Soon, he found another growing area.

"At least two hundred stalks!" Gao Neng’s eyes lit up. This was at the 7,800-meter mark. The density of the attribute materials was starting to increase.

"I’ll harvest them first and worry about it later."

Without hesitation, he began to collect them again.

Gao Neng spent less than five minutes harvesting over two hundred attribute materials.

His efficiency was astonishingly high.

And in fact, less than half an hour had passed since Gao Neng had separated from Li Tiannan and Sword Elder. It was incredibly fast.

"There’s another area up ahead, with at least two hundred more stalks!" Gao Neng glanced forward again and subconsciously flew onward.

But just fifty meters away from this area...

He stopped.

"Eight thousand meters! I can’t go any further... but it’s only fifty meters ahead, and..." Gao Neng scanned the area again with his Spiritual Power.

No danger.

’It’s only fifty meters away?’

’It should be fine, right?’

Besides, his Spiritual Power scan hadn’t detected any trace of Dark Creatures.

’Should I harvest them?’

’Two hundred stalks!’

Gao Neng hesitated for a moment, his mind racing with calculations.

’No danger...’

’Fifty meters.’

’The eight thousand meters Li Tiannan mentioned must have just been a rough estimate.’

’Another fifty meters deeper probably won’t be dangerous.’

"Fortune favors the bold... I... should probably forget it!" Just as he was about to fly down, Gao Neng stopped himself. "I have to restrain myself. I must. Two hundred stalks... I can get them on the outside, too... I have the panoramic map. Collecting attribute materials is just a matter of time. There’s no need to take the risk."

"Right, let’s head back!" Gao Neng turned around.

But the very instant he turned, a familiar and long-unheard mechanical voice sounded.

"DING! Congratulations, Host, you have successfully triggered a hidden welfare quest (Welfare quests have no penalties, only abundant rewards. You can accept it with peace of mind)!"

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