39: Chapter 39: Testing the Waters, Upgrading Blast Shield, Core Ability–Thunderclap!
39 -39: Testing the Waters, Upgrading Blast Shield, Core Ability–Thunderclap!
“With the addition of the development potion, I’m bound to take off…” Li Ming’s heart was fiery.
The development speed of gene seeds is a challenging problem that plagues all life forms in the interstellar space.
The stronger the gene seed, the harder it is to develop.
As development progresses to a certain extent, the difficulty increases dramatically, hindering the evolution of life forms.
Major interstellar civilizations, research institutes, and labs tirelessly explore solutions, supported by a massive amount of data and continuously strengthened development potions.
They can only slightly speed up the process.
However, he could double the improvement!
After downing a tube of development potion, Li Ming carried out electrotherapy until seven in the evening, and then he pulled out the gene detection device to test—47%
Not bad, he was very satisfied.
Glancing at the dark night, he stopped the electrotherapy, opened the Black Hole Network, found a bounty, and decided to test the waters.
“Fierce Tiger Gang—Guo Can…” This was a minor figure.
The bounty was only ten thousand Star Coins, roughly equivalent to Ma Wu’s overall strength and possessing a body enhanced by fused gene seeds.
At the same time, he noticed that several bounties had turned black, signifying that they had been claimed.
Undoubtedly, many people were also looking to make some extra money on the side.
……
“Ding Dong, please passengers note that the X1457 interstellar starship heading to Sand Dust Star is about to depart.
Please prepare for safety measures…”
“…”
“Excuse me, let me through…” A half-meter tall, big-bottomed, red-skinned Tandu person dragged his big belly past, the stench from his body mixed with the odor of cheap perfume, nauseating.
“Alright…” The cripple shifted to the side, struggling to stuff his luggage into the overhead compartment, then plopped down into the narrow seat, sighing with relief.
Then, habitually, he took out his smart terminal with privacy protection, opened the Black Hole Network, ready to check if there were any “good deals.”
“Hmm?” A notification in the bottom left corner made him pause.
Credited—1000
“Where did these thousand Star Coins come from?” He clicked in to check and found it came from a recommended Bounty Hunters’ bounty.
“Shadow?
It’s that kid Li Ming…” The cripple was not pleased but slightly furrowed his brow.
Based on a 10% commission, the total reward must have been ten thousand Star Coins, definitely not from an F-level life form.
For Li Ming, accomplishing such a bounty would be a piece of cake.
But he hadn’t expected Li Ming to take up bounties so quickly.
It wasn’t a good thing, as it might attract attention.
He set the regional lock to Silver Grey Star, and then, his expression drastically changed.
Damn…
Why were there so many large bounties?
What had happened on that remote planet?
Looking at those high-valued bounties, he felt a stirring of temptation.
High-value bounties on remote small planets were most popular among Bounty Hunters.
Because even if everything went upside down, it wouldn’t cause too much trouble.
“Forget it, forget it; those people might still be around.” The cripple sighed and dropped the idea, prioritizing his life instead.
As for the thousand Star Coins, he didn’t care.
From the start, he had never planned on making any Star Coins off Li Ming.
…
The next afternoon, it was Li Ming’s turn to work, replacing others who were still enduring the grind.
“It’s only been a day, and several members from the three major gangs have already died.” His colleagues said, handing over their duties.
“No one touched the big bounties, but these small bounties have attracted quite a few people.”
“Fortunately, we’re not on any bounties.”
“The lowest bounty on Star Net starts at ten thousand Star Coins, and with your tiny build, who would pay to have you killed?”
“…”
“No idea who’s targeting the three major gangs.” Li Ning muttered, “Could it be the higher-ups, but that’s a risky move.