I Can Control Resources

Shen Ning’Er was silent. Fang Tangtang, on the other hand, was staring at Gao Neng like she’d seen a ghost, muttering incessantly, "I’ve seen a ghost, I’ve really seen a ghost today!"

Of course, Zhang Hongying, who was watching from behind, was muttering the same thing.

"An illusion. It must be an illusion!"

Instinctively, Zhang Hongying pinched her own cheek. It hurt... which meant she wasn’t dreaming. Everything before her was real.

Gao Neng had really found the growing grounds for three types of attribute materials.

And what’s more, Evolved Species had appeared in all three locations.

Most importantly, there were two plants at each spot!

A coincidence?

Or was it inevitable?

Zhang Hongying didn’t understand. She only knew that this was Gao Neng’s first day out of the Underground City, and his haul was greater than the combined harvest of the other two hundred and ninety-seven Dragon List Geniuses over more than ten days.

’Did the Goddess of Fortune sleep with him or something?’

...

「Three hours later.」

Time: 2:00 PM.

Gao Neng, Shen Ning’Er, and Fang Tangtang returned after their expedition into the wild, carrying dozens of attribute materials and six Evolved Species of attribute materials.

The Dragon List Geniuses naturally all noticed this.

"I heard Gao Neng and his group went to Zone 93. How come they’re back so early?"

"A sixth-tier going into a C-rank forbidden zone? They must have run into danger. I bet they just took a lap around the outskirts and came back with nothing!"

"Heh, raw materials aren’t that easy to collect. Thinking they can just farm a C-rank forbidden zone right off the bat... they’re really ambitious..."

As the Dragon List Geniuses were gossiping, they noticed Gao Neng’s group walking straight toward the exchange counter without even sparing them a glance.

This made them a little curious.

After exchanging glances, the Dragon List Geniuses all followed them.

And then, they saw Gao Neng saying something at the exchange counter before pulling out ten flame-like Fire Dragon Tongue Fruits.

"..."

In an instant, the entire exchange hall fell silent.

"Ten Fire Dragon Tongue Fruits!"

No one present was a fool.

These were extremely rare attribute materials, and in such a large quantity—a full ten plants. Did Gao Neng get insanely lucky on this trip or something?

How could his luck be this good?

Wasn’t this Gao Neng’s first day outside the city?

It wasn’t just them; the Alliance staff member at the exchange counter was also stunned.

Just a moment ago, Gao Neng had only said one sentence.

"I want to turn in some raw materials!"

According to the regulations of the Federation Government, these Dragon List Geniuses could turn in raw materials in exchange for points. It was a kind of hidden perk.

So, of course, he couldn’t refuse.

But when he saw the ten Fire Dragon Tongue Fruits, he still froze for a moment.

"Ten Fire Dragon Tongue Fruits?! Th-this... Your luck is really something else!" The Alliance staff member patted his own cheeks, trying to calm himself down.

’I’m the person in charge of the exchange counter, after all.’

’Even if it’s ten Fire Dragon Tongue Fruits, I should maintain my composure.’

"Yeah, our luck was pretty good today. Here are another seventeen Thunder Mushroom Grasses. You can count these too." Gao Neng nodded and pulled another seventeen stalks of Thunder Mushroom Grass from his person.

"..." The Dragon List Geniuses.

"..." The Alliance exchange counter staff member.

’My eyes aren’t playing tricks on me, are they?!’

’Ten Fire Dragon Tongue Fruits were one thing.’

’But now there are seventeen Thunder Mushroom Grasses too?!’

’This isn’t just stepping-in-dog-shit lucky, this is stepping right into the whole damn kennel!’

’No matter how good a person’s luck is, it’s impossible to find the growing grounds for two different attribute materials in a single day, right? It’s not like they’re cabbage growing everywhere!’

Just as the Dragon List Geniuses and the Alliance exchange counter staff were at a loss for words, Gao Neng rummaged around on his person once more and pulled out a pile of Seven-leaf Flowers.

"There are also twenty-three Seven-leaf Flowers, all freshly picked, with none of their energy lost," Gao Neng added after piling the Seven-leaf Flowers on the counter.

"!!!" The Dragon List Geniuses.

"!!!" The Alliance exchange counter staff member.

’He tried to stay calm.’

’But his balls were trembling, and he couldn’t get them to settle down.’

Ten Fire Dragon Tongue Fruits.

Seventeen Thunder Mushroom Grasses.

Twenty-three Seven-leaf Flowers.

That was a total of forty attribute raw materials!

At that moment, the entire exchange hall fell silent. Everyone stared at Gao Neng, Shen Ning’Er, and the others as if they were looking at monsters.

’Is Zone 93 that loaded?!’

’They got forty attribute raw materials from just one trip.’

’Even if they are all low-grade.’

’They’re still attribute raw materials.’

"Gao Neng, did you dig all of these up in Zone 93 today?!" The Alliance exchange staff member’s voice trembled as he spoke.

"That’s right. Besides these forty low-grade attribute materials, I also got three Evolved Species. Take a look." Gao Neng nodded and finally took out the three Evolved Species.

One Five Dragon Fruit.

One Purple Thunder Pill.

And one Seven-leaf Golden Lotus.

"E-Evolved Species?!" The Alliance exchange staff member felt his vision go dark, as if the world was spinning and he couldn’t stay on his feet.

Three Evolved Species!

Even stationed here in the Underground City, he had rarely seen anyone turn in three Evolved Species at once. This was no longer a matter of getting dog-shit lucky.

This was simply a monster among monsters.

It wasn’t just the Alliance exchange staff member whose vision was going black; the surrounding Dragon List Geniuses who were watching also felt the world spin.

Three Evolved Species!

They actually managed to gather three Evolved Species?!

"No!!! This is impossible!"

"How can Evolved Species be that easy to find?"

"I don’t believe it!"

The Dragon List Geniuses truly didn’t believe it.

But whether they believed it or not, it was a fact.

Gao Neng couldn’t even be bothered to glance at them. ’As a cheater, do I really need to be like you mortals and spend three or four days just to pick up a single low-grade attribute material?’

Turn in all the low-grade attribute raw materials at once.

This was what he, Shen Ning’Er, and Fang Tangtang had agreed upon on the way back. Since they could just keep picking more tomorrow, they might as well exchange them for some points first.

As for the six mid-grade attribute raw materials, they would turn in three for now.

The remaining three would be kept as spares.

’After all, if you had mid-grade materials for Alchemy, who would still use low-grade ones?’

’It would be a waste of my Alchemy talent.’

"If there are no problems, please exchange them for points for me." Gao Neng waved a hand in front of the Alliance exchange staff member’s eyes.

"Ah? Okay... Oh, not okay... No, what I mean is, with this many attribute raw materials, I need to report this to my superiors. Then, I can calculate the number of points for you," the Alliance exchange staff member, startled back to his senses, said immediately.

"Understood." Gao Neng showed his understanding. Then, he spoke again, "In that case, can I use points to exchange for Attribute Elixirs now?"

"Exchange for Attribute Elixirs? Oh, of course you can!"

"..."

Soon, Gao Neng had exchanged for a set of the Attribute Elixirs that Shen Ning’Er had listed for him yesterday, and he also left a few points to spend on Energy Breakfasts.

After 12,500 points were deducted.

Gao Neng, Shen Ning’Er, and Fang Tangtang left the exchange hall under the dumbfounded gazes of the crowd.

And then...

The entire exchange hall erupted.

The news that Gao Neng had harvested forty low-grade attribute materials and three Evolved Species in Zone 93 spread to every corner of the Underground City in what felt like an instant.

"A miracle has occurred in Zone 93!"

"Gao Neng’s group of three went out for just one day and came back with three Evolved Species!"

"Something’s definitely up. There might be Evolutionary Energy inside Zone 93! Opportunity waits for no one. If we miss this, there won’t be a second chance!"

"I’m not sleeping tonight! I’m going to Zone 93 right now!"

"All-nighter, all-nighter! The Zone 93 train is leaving the station! Anyone who wants to team up for Zone 93, get over here! S-rank ratings only, A-ranks and B-ranks don’t waste my time or yours!"

"A-rank team forming up! Looking to hire an S-rank heavy hitter at a high price! You get first pick of any attribute materials we find!"

This night, the Underground City was destined to be a restless one.

Meanwhile, Zhang Hongying had also returned to the Underground City. The first thing she did was burst into Wu Qingjing and Yutian’s office, scaring them so badly their pants almost fell off.

"Reporting, Speaker Wu, Governor Yun! A miracle has occurred in Zone 93!"