But he was not discouraged.
Calculating with his fingers, his initial wealth value after resurrection had already increased to a full 10 points.
Maybe someday in the future, he’ll start as a millionaire; just thinking about it brings a small sense of anticipation...
He wasn’t sure if he should feel excited or frustrated.
Those monster-farming routes stored in his mind are also the starting point of rapid asset growth.
In any case, his snowball was growing bigger and bigger.
He was like a spring; every death only brought him closer to his eventual takeoff.
...
"Ren, this Thunderbolt Car of ours is really awesome. I’ve been thinking all day today that although the harvest was good, it still feels like it’s not enough. I’ve planned a good spot for tomorrow..."
In the room of the group sleeping pod, since there were other hunting teams present, Zheng Tian sat at the edge of Ren Zhong’s bed before sleeping, whispering in his ear.
Ren Zhong frowned.
The critical sixth day had come again.
"Are you talking about Rat Cliff Mountain?"
He leaned in and whispered back into Zheng Tian’s ear.
"Yes. Looks like we both thought of the same thing."
Ren Zhong shook his head, "Not a good idea. Bei Lihui and his gang didn’t bother us today because we were operating on a different timeline; they didn’t know we got the Thunderbolt Car. But I don’t believe they won’t find out tomorrow. Do you know what will happen?"
Zheng Tian nodded, "Of course I know. But it doesn’t matter; once we enter Rat Cliff Mountain, even if we give them half, we still have a lot to gain. Moreover, this is the rule of the town, unavoidable."
Seeing her straightforward look, Ren Zhong knew she was already mentally prepared for being held hostage before changing cars.
She lived both cunningly and desensitized.
Ren Zhong sighed inwardly, wanting to say something but held back.
Zheng Tian, who was extremely good at reading people, keenly sensed his displeasure, "But we can delay for a day; tomorrow, we’ll choose a more distant, secluded place. We can go to Rat Cliff Mountain when the opportunity is more suitable."
"That works too."
...
Ren Zhong didn’t expect that even though he had changed the time and place completely, he still couldn’t escape being fleeced.
Bei Lihui seemed like a bone tumor, sticking persistently to Zheng Tian’s squad.
At noon on the sixth day, Bei Lihui showed up again on his jet ski.
Fortunately, in the morning, the team had an average harvest, only getting six First Level Ruined Beasts and Bei Lihui took three Crystal Chips as the encounter tax for the day.
This time, Ren Zhong controlled his emotions well, revealing no flaws whatsoever.
This time, it was Zheng Tian who got scolded, "When leaving this morning, the boss noticed you seemed to be deliberately avoiding us. Do yourself a favor, and let there be no next time. As long as you want to live in Starfire Town, don’t even think about escaping from the palm of the boss’s hand, understand?"
Zheng Tian kept her head low and replied humbly, "Brother Hui, you’ve misunderstood. I really didn’t mean that."
"Alright, as long as you understand in your heart."
Bei Lihui left arrogantly.
Once he was gone, Zheng Tian returned to the car, shrugged at everyone, and then looked at Ren Zhong, who showed no emotion.
She sincerely hoped Ren Zhong would record a note on Bei Lihui in his Pu Cha Officer notebook.
Although they suffered misfortune at noon, unexpectedly a door opened after God closed a window.
In the afternoon, the team had a stroke of luck and made consecutive gains.
After exhausting their ammunition and bombs to the safety baseline where they had to return, the team ended up taking down 3 Second Level Ruined Beasts and 24 First Level Ruined Beasts.
In total, the income was as high as 156 points, deducting costs of 16 points, leaving 140 points of pure profit.
Ren Zhong received 24 points, increasing his wealth balance to 142.12, just a step away from purchasing a complete set of First Level Armor.
When selling goods at the Resource Recycling Company, Zheng Tian’s mouth was almost permanently in a smile.
...
After bidding farewell to the others, Ren Zhong headed to the training ground again, but this time he chose the cheaper primary zone instead of the intermediate zone.
Now his parameter states were as follows:
Carrying power: 13.2 kilowatts.
Brain Reaction Index: 51.2.
Physical Comprehensive Index: 15.9.
At this time, his Brain Reaction Index had severely exceeded the norm, reaching the standard of a Second Level Mechanical Warrior.
The bucket effect had appeared.
Other areas lagged far behind, dragging down the improvement of the Brain Reaction Index.
During training the day before yesterday, when the Brain Reaction Index exceeded 50, the increase drastically slowed.
Yesterday, Ren Zhong tried once more, and completely abandoned hope.
Thus, he no longer needed to synchronously improve the two indices in the intermediate zone, but just practiced physical fitness in the primary zone.
Also, when sparring with AI robots wearing Enhanced Training Armor, he had already turned off the amplifier and was fighting back and forth, having completely reached the First Level Warrior standard.
The current he hadn’t yet made a real move, but his skill proficiency had also exceeded the norm.