Invincible through Touching Corpses

When Little Fatty approached Lin Xinghai with his question, the others present naturally took notice. From that moment on, everyone gradually stopped talking.

They heard every word of the ensuing conversation between Lin Xinghai and Little Fatty.

When they learned that Lin Xinghai was crazy enough to lead them to hunt down Zombies—and even trigger a Zombie horde—everyone was shocked.

But after the initial shock, their eyes gradually lit up with excitement.

It was simple math. Once they calculated the potential profit from a single Zombie horde, their breathing grew heavy. The danger of triggering it no longer mattered to anyone.

Lin Xinghai put Little Fatty in charge of the matter, and Little Fatty immediately began discussing it with Sun Tianbo and Xie Shangyong.

In the end, he provided the money, giving it to the two of them. They, in turn, consulted with their own squad members to equip everyone with the most suitable weapons.

Meanwhile, Little Fatty started making calls to have Hongyu Group deliver the Mecha.

Of course, Lin Xinghai had made it clear to him that everything, from the ammunition to the Mecha, was on loan.

After the mission, all equipment would be returned, and the cost of any consumed ammunition would be fully reimbursed.

Little Fatty disagreed at first, but Lin Xinghai made it clear that this debt wasn’t his alone, but belonged to the entire Xinghai Squad.

Little Fatty immediately understood what Lin Xinghai meant and didn’t insist any further.

Everyone got busy. Lin Xinghai took this opportunity to pull Liu Miaomiao aside to discuss something with her.

"You’re progressing quickly, but it’s still not fast enough. I’m going to spend 625,000 Huaxia Coins to buy you 25 Nine Yang Blood Pills through Little Fatty’s channels. That should get your Blood Qi Power to 100 points and let you break through to the Blood Qi Realm Middle Stage as soon as possible," Lin Xinghai said.

"Ah! No, I can’t spend so much of your money! You still need to buy resources for your own Cultivation!" Liu Miaomiao quickly refused.

Lin Xinghai had expected as much. Not surprised in the slightest, he laid out the argument he had prepared. "The stronger you are, the easier it is to make money. Skimping on Elixirs will only slow down your progress."

"Besides, if you want to keep up with me and continue to be of help, you have to pick up the pace."

"I’ll be honest with you. After a week of Cultivation, my Blood Qi Power has already reached 180 points. At my current rate, I’ll break through to the Blood Qi Realm Late Stage in two or three days, at most."

Liu Miaomiao’s eyes widened instantly. When Lin Xinghai told them he was already at the Blood Qi Realm Middle Stage, everyone had assumed he’d just broken through. They never imagined he was already on the verge of reaching the Late Stage.

"Alright! But I’ll consider it a loan," Liu Miaomiao said, nodding as she bit her lip.

’Lin Xinghai’s progress is too fast. I’m really afraid that one day, I won’t even be worthy of standing by his side.’

"Don’t worry about the money. You should be able to earn it all back on this trip," Lin Xinghai said reassuringly.

Liu Miaomiao looked skeptical, but Lin Xinghai didn’t have time to worry about her doubts. He immediately called Little Fatty over and transferred 1,025,000 Huaxia Coins to him.

Of that amount, 625,000 was for Liu Miaomiao’s Nine Yang Blood Pills. Through Little Fatty’s channels, he could get them for 25,000 each, a discount from the market price of 30,000.

This made Lin Xinghai realize just how important Little Fatty’s connections were becoming. If this kept up, the savings would be no small sum.

He had Little Fatty use the remaining 400,000 to buy him another 100 Blood Burst Pills, since his previous supply was nearly gone.

After the transaction, Lin Xinghai checked his account balance. He only had 1,575,000 left.

A single week into the semester, his 5 million Huaxia Coins had dwindled to this much. Even Lin Xinghai felt a pang of regret as he looked at the number.

Fortunately, he had a feeling he’d earn it all back soon enough.

After telling Little Fatty to make the purchases, he returned to his dorm, gathered the remaining 39 Body Tempering Pills, and gave them all to Liu Miaomiao.

For Liu Miaomiao to break through to the Blood Qi Realm Middle Stage, she not only needed to cultivate her Blood Qi Power to 100 points, but also had to complete the first stage of the Divine Demon Body.

If her physical conditioning couldn’t keep up, a single mistake during the breakthrough could be fatal. Her body wouldn’t be able to withstand the explosive surge of Blood Qi Power. In a mild case, her meridians would burst; in a severe case, she could die instantly.

That was why, under normal circumstances, physical conditioning and Blood Qi Power had to be advanced in parallel during Cultivation.

Lin Xinghai, on the other hand, was a complete anomaly.

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An hour passed in the blink of an eye. The plaza near the Space Elevator was a favorite assembly point for countless Mercenaries and various teams. The area was bustling with people, and many deals were struck right out in the open.

At that moment, Zhou De was waiting there with a full 100 soldiers under his command.

But even with a group of their size, they didn’t stand out in the slightest. After all, many Mercenary teams numbered two or three hundred people.

Even some of the military units from other Shelters arrived in battalion or even regiment strength.

Whenever he saw this, Zhou De couldn’t help but feel a mix of wistfulness and envy. If their Dongwu Shelter wasn’t tied up with that massive project, he could have brought a whole regiment out with him. Then there would be no need to waste money hiring help.

As he was mulling this over, he saw three Armored Vehicles in the distance, heading straight for his position.

A single glance at these three Armored Vehicles was enough to tell they had been heavily modified. The external plating was obviously reinforced, and the metallic sheen indicated the use of a higher-strength Alloy.

Furthermore, the roof of each Armored Vehicle was mounted with no fewer than ten automated machine guns, distributed evenly around its perimeter.

It was easy to imagine the firepower those thirty machine guns could unleash. With a decent AI system for synchronized control, their combined output would probably rival that of his 100 soldiers.

Of course, what drew his attention the most were the Mecha standing in the beds of the Armored Vehicles. The Mecha in the two rear vehicles were one thing—while obviously modified, there were limits to such upgrades. They couldn’t be *that* much more powerful.

But the ten-meter-tall Mecha in the lead Armored Vehicle was another matter entirely, forcing onlookers to take a second look.

A Standard Mecha is typically five meters tall; even a modified one would only reach six or seven meters at most. A machine that stood ten meters tall was definitely no ordinary Mecha. It had to be a Rare Level Mecha, at the very minimum.

There was no doubt about it. This team, with only three Armored Vehicles, might not be large, but they were unquestionably elites.

Just as Zhou De was wondering why the vehicles were heading toward him, he suddenly saw a little fatty pop his head up from the roof of the lead vehicle.

After getting a clear look at the young man’s face, an expression of utter disbelief appeared on his own.

’This is really a rookie team?’