Invincible through Touching Corpses

After listening to Little Fatty’s explanation, Lin Xinghai no longer hesitated.

Although publicizing this Magic Technique would indirectly weaken his own group’s relative strength, the potential benefits were simply too enticing.

If he could really earn that many Credit Points, he felt he would have more than enough Cultivation Resources not just for the Body Shaping Realm, but even for the Divine Demon Realm.

After all, at the Divine Demon Realm, a single Elixir used to accelerate one’s Cultivation could easily cost over 100,000 Huaxia Coins, which was equivalent to more than 10,000 Credit Points.

If a watered-down version of the Perception Technique could solve this problem, Lin Xinghai saw no reason to refuse.

"Alright, I’ll talk to an instructor and file an application for this Perception Technique once I get back to the academy. Of course, I’ll teach it to you all before then, so you’ll basically be learning it for free."

"Also, this Perception Technique can be researched further, and I’ve already made some headway. If I develop an improved version, I can teach it to you all for free as a priority," Lin Xinghai added, making another casual promise in his good mood.

He was, of course, referring to the complete version of the Perception Technique he had taught Liu Miaomiao, which could increase one’s Cultivation speed.

Seeing that Lin Xinghai had accepted his proposal, Little Fatty was secretly thrilled. Helping someone gain tangible benefits like this was far more effective than any amount of bootlicking.

He struck while the iron was hot. "Hehe, congratulations in advance, Boss. By the way, aren’t you going to give this Perception Technique a name?"

"You’re right, it does need a name," Lin Xinghai nodded.

’When others come to learn it, they can’t just say, "I want to learn the Perception Technique!" can they?’

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Xinghai said, "Let’s call it Investigation Technique."

In truth, Lin Xinghai had come up with two names. This watered-down version would be the Investigation Technique, while the one he currently used was the Object Control Technique. This was to differentiate between them.

However, the Investigation Technique only had one level; it was complete once learned.

He had, however, divided the Object Control Technique into three levels. The first was what Liu Miaomiao had currently mastered: her Perception Power could only control things inside the body, like the essence of Elixirs—substances that existed somewhere between the ethereal and the material. Its sole function was to work in tandem with Blood Qi Power to accelerate Cultivation speed.

The second level was equivalent to reaching 50% proficiency in the Intermediate Shooting Skill. At this stage, one could slightly alter a bullet’s trajectory, once again drastically improving the accuracy of their Gun Technique.

Of course, one could also directly use Perception Power to manipulate small objects like pens or remote controls, which was good for showing off.

As for the third and final level—his current level—its effects were terrifying.

He could alter a bullet’s trajectory at will. As long as it didn’t involve impossible feats like making a bullet turn at a sharp angle, which would violate the laws of physics, he could even make it fly in a wide arc.

Beyond that, Lin Xinghai’s current Perception Power could telekinetically lift an object weighing nearly 55 pounds.

At this point, the ability had practical combat applications. For example, Lin Xinghai could directly control a Vibrating Dagger to launch a sneak attack on an enemy.

Furthermore, his Object Control Technique would continue to grow stronger as his Perception Power increased. By the time his power reached the Body Shaping Realm, he should be able to use his Perception Power to lift his own body and achieve flight.

As for offensive applications, the possibilities were even more spectacular. Feats like the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root, or directly controlling hundreds of Firearms to become a mobile turret, were all within reach.

Of course, for this very reason, he wouldn’t reveal the latter two levels of the Object Control Technique unless he became so powerful that he was practically invincible.

He would even have to gauge the academy’s reaction before deciding whether to release the first level of the Object Control Technique.

The Investigation Technique was only useful for those at lower levels. Once someone reached the Divine Demon Realm and their Perception Power underwent another transformation, a simple scan would achieve the same effect, rendering the technique useless to the truly powerful.

But the Object Control Technique was different. A method that could accelerate Cultivation would have a significant impact even on the most powerful individuals.

Then, to the group’s eager anticipation, Lin Xinghai began teaching them the Investigation Technique.

The Magic Technique was actually very simple. It just involved using a special technique to release one’s Perception Power in the form of a wave.

With diligent practice, someone with the Perception Power of a Blood Qi Realm Martial Artist could master this special technique in just one or two days.

The more talented ones, like Sun Tianbo and Xie Shangyong, even started to get a feel for it after just a few attempts right after Lin Xinghai finished his explanation.

After teaching them the Magic Technique, Lin Xinghai sent them to collect the Elemental Crystals, also calling over Zhou De’s men to help.

This Zombie horde had numbered just over 10,000. The group collected the Elemental Crystals a bit faster than last time, finishing the task in a mere 20 minutes.

In the end, after Lin Xinghai tallied all the Elemental Crystals, their value wasn’t as high as the last haul. However, when combined with the reward for killing the Zombies, the total income was still 160,000 Huaxia Coins.

With this, their earnings from just two encounters reached a total of 417,400 Huaxia Coins, nearly matching the payment for the entire escort mission.

Little Fatty and the others were ecstatic, and even Zhou De, who was standing to the side, was green with envy.

But along with his envy, he felt a sense of relief. It was a good thing this was a rookie team that still needed to take missions to build its reputation. Otherwise, with their combat strength, there was no way 500,000 Huaxia Coins would be enough to hire them for an escort mission over such a long distance.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the group began to eat and then rest.

They were only stopping here for three hours, which wasn’t a lot of time. The soldiers Zhou De had brought with him finished their meals and immediately hurried into their tents to get some sleep.

However, the academy students on Lin Xinghai’s team weren’t the least bit sleepy. They all gathered around him, constantly asking for pointers on how to practice the Investigation Technique.

Seeing how enthusiastic everyone was to learn, Lin Xinghai patiently answered their questions one by one.

For Martial Artists at the Blood Qi Realm like them, rest was more or less optional. With their enhanced Physique, they could go for days without sleep without any issue.

The soldiers, however, were just ordinary members of the Optimized. If they went a full day without rest, they would definitely suffer from fatigue. Rest was essential for them; otherwise, they would be in danger if a battle broke out.

Under Lin Xinghai’s continued guidance, three hours passed in the blink of an eye.

When the time was up, everyone quickly assembled, boarded the vehicles, and set off once more.

Zhou De had been a little worried about traveling at night, but the entire journey through the night was surprisingly smooth sailing.

At least for their convoy, a few hundred Zombies were not enough to cause any real trouble.

By 5:00 AM, they had finally reached Tongmen City, the third danger zone on their route.

However, Zombies’ abilities were greatly enhanced at night, so triggering a horde now would be unwise. Lin Xinghai had no desire to go looking for trouble.

So, the convoy stopped some distance from Tongmen City. Everyone set up their tents again to take advantage of the remaining time before dawn to get some more rest. It wouldn’t be too late to clear out the Zombies after the sun came up.

If all went smoothly, they could reach the Dongwu Shelter by noon.