Chapter 607: Chapter 212: The Cognitive Domain, a Powerful Source of Positive Infection!
A one-time reward of fifty thousand Contribution Points directly.
A long-term infrastructure investment valued at four hundred thousand Contribution Points.
Plus, the ownership of Dapo Town and top-tier mission equipment configuration.
If you choose to give up, can those ordinary people who put their lives on the line receive such an exaggerated reward?
Definitely not.
To ordinary people, a single person receiving ten thousand Contribution Points is already astronomical, any more would feel unreal.
Faced with Cheng Ye, the Happiness City Inspector, the price offered by the Elders was clearly filled with sincerity.
Cheng Ye had no hesitation.
Because these visible rewards don’t actually compare to the hidden value, not to mention the extraordinary Destruction Level temporary promotion reward that the checkpoint might give, just the Elders’ endorsement alone is enough to allow him to achieve a qualitative leap in power similar to the Idealist Faction that once ruled the checkpoint.
With power in hand, would there be a lack of Contribution Points?
Obviously, Elder Qian also saw through his plans and guessed what he really wanted, so they didn’t offer those ostentatious monetary rewards.
Merely allowing him to detach from the checkpoint system and independently hold the power of Dapo Town, is considered an underestimate even if estimated at a million Contribution Points.
"Elder, didn’t you say only businessmen talk about money?"
Cheng Ye smiled slightly, speaking in a gentle tone, "For the checkpoint, my colleagues and nearly a thousand others are trapped inside; as an Inspector, I ought to go in to save people. For Happiness City, this is where I was born and raised for nearly twenty years. Now that the Immortal Objects’ fragments can bring great benefits to Happiness City, contributing to Shelter City’s development is also what I should do."
"Ha."
Though he had expected Cheng Ye to agree, Elder Zeng was still amused by these words.
Rarely, he finally lifted his eyelids.
But the black, hollow eye sockets beneath his eyelids startled Cheng Ye, making his scalp tingle, giving him the illusion of confronting a source of infection.
Oddly enough, the thought of two Immortals fighting, which he saw during the fusion of Heart-Protecting Fire, flashed in his mind.
Such a familiar strong aura.
The aura before him had an uncanny resemblance to the Immortal pressure that leaked out back then.
Even though only a tiny bit spilled, its terrifying nature was no different.
Upon closer inspection, those eye sockets were like two rotating black holes, continuously absorbing the surrounding darkness.
Even the pitch-black quality of the night couldn’t compare to the depth within the sockets, being crushed and swallowed bit by bit, not a trace of light remaining.
What shocked Cheng Ye even more was that he could distinctly feel that a pair of eyeballs were hidden deep within the black hole, firmly "watching" him.
And it wasn’t scrutinizing him personally, but something in the Spiritual Body Space... Flame?!
To unload the Heart-Protecting Fire and hide the fact of being Extraordinary?
This thought just arose.
Surprisingly to Cheng Ye, Elder Zeng only inspected him with his opened eyes for a moment, before slowly closing them again, giving him no time to think.
The next second, the familiar pulling force came again, guiding him through the water-like barrier, settling him back on the ground.
Not discovered?
Or could it be...
"There are signs of activity from an Extraordinary Creature within him, a bit strange."
Elder Zeng pondered with a frown, "It’s not the path of old era Extraordinaries, nor the direction we’re following now. Instead, it seems... he himself might be an Extraordinary Creature?"
"Indeed, it’s a new path unseen before."
Elder Qian nodded slightly, voice laced with curiosity, "The aura is so similar to Liu Kun’s Scorching Eagle, but frighteningly weak, like those Half-Step Extraordinaries, only awakening sporadic innate abilities. But what he awakened seems not like an ability, but a transformation in ’essence’."
"Essence..."
Elder Zeng chewed over these two words repeatedly, suddenly raised his hand and brushed the empty space ahead.
Clouds formed in an instant, gradually revealing a woman’s face inside, it was Yu Erlan.
"Yu, any discoveries?"
"Elder Zeng, I just interfaced with Zhang Ming from Firewood." Yu Erlan’s voice came from the mist, "He proactively proposed a trade, wanting to exchange for the Immortal Objects fragments we hold."
"Oh?" Elder Zeng raised his eyebrows, with a touch of surprise in his voice, "So eager? What did they find out?"
"It’s unclear for now, but we’ve already purchased the core information of the Immortal Objects from Canghai Shelter City."
Yu Erlan added, "At first, Zhang Ming offered A-level technology, but according to his attitude, I’m confident we can negotiate for A-level technology."
"A-level?"
This genuinely surprised Elder Zeng, a trace of disbelief flashed in his eyes.
A-level technology is core to Shelter City, each piece bringing unimaginable competitiveness and trading potential. Firewood is willing to pay such a high price just for a fragment?
Yet as the surrounding clouds formed again, showing the information traded from Canghai Shelter City.
With a glance, and a mutual look with Elder Qian, the astonishment on his face gradually receded, replaced with understanding.
Firewood Track Mountain wasn’t a complete Immortal Object, just a fragment.
This fragment happens to repair the rune deficiencies in Firewood Track Mountain, no wonder Firewood is willing to pay such a high price.
"Find an opportunity to respond to their offer." Elder Zeng paused, eyes shifting from below to White Water River beside Dapo Town, voice became firm and decisive, "This fragment, we must obtain it at all costs."
"Understood." Yu Erlan nodded in agreement.
"Also, fetch me the complete records of Cheng Ye, the Intern Inspector from the checkpoint." Elder Zeng added another remark.
"Alright, sending it right away."
The communication ended.
Within ten seconds, a complete resident file was sent, displayed in the water mist.
