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Chapter 423 - 237: Vespa-type Genetically Modified People_2

Chapter 423: Chapter 237: Vespa-type Genetically Modified People_2

The first-tier players might be the poorest, sometimes even running instances with not a single Game Coin in their pockets.

Gu Shanhai had experienced it himself.

Holding onto Game Coins wouldn’t breed more, so it made more sense to spend them all on strengthening oneself. That way, one could obtain better evaluations in instances, earn more Game Coins, and form a virtuous cycle: spend money to get stronger, run instances to make money, then spend money to get stronger again. Most first-tier players were stuck in this cycle, and so had Gu Shanhai been in his former life.

Players below that tier were different, as they could face mission failures, insufficient gains, and others issues, unable to create a sustainable positive cycle.

"..." The two listened to Gu Shanhai’s list of "good points," knowing that his idea of "good points" was certainly very different from theirs.

"Stop daydreaming. Have you finished the headcount? Let’s aim to conquer the entire Holy Kingdom within a month to complete the second phase of the hidden mission," Gu Shanhai steered the conversation back on track.

"There are one hundred and twenty thousand Vespa-type genetically modified people throughout the Royal Capital. However, this figure will decrease after the recent conflict, but we will have at least one hundred and ten thousand," Hualou Chun quickly responded.

Vespa-type genetically modified people were bound to suffer casualties when facing the Noble Alliance Army. To achieve a casualty-free victory, one wouldn’t use Qi Refining Body Cultivation Gene Potion as the template, but rather something at the Purple Palace level.

Gu Shanhai didn’t have such vast resources; the Qi Refining level was sufficient for him.

"I understand," Gu Shanhai nodded. The Royal Capital’s population actually exceeded one hundred and twenty thousand. He had done a preliminary count before and there were roughly two hundred thousand people. More than ten thousand of those were dealt with by Gu Shanhai for being too deeply involved with the nobles, while the remaining seventy thousand or more had died due to failed transformations.

Naturaly, his Vespa-type genetically modified potion had a considerable failure rate. Gu Shanhai couldn’t expect to perfect a gene modification potion in a short time; he only needed a fifty percent success rate. In fact, he only needed a minimum of one hundred thousand; the extra twenty thousand were an unexpected bonus.

"Organize it; we’re setting off. Take control of the city first, then continue to put the Vespa-type gene modification potion into the water supply," Gu Shanhai’s strategy was simple—use his numbers to snowball his advantage.

The Demon King? That was no longer a concern for him.

Now, with one hundred and twenty thousand Vespa-type genetically modified people, it was time for the Demon King to step down, and then reclass as a Hero to vanquish him, the new Demon King.

If the Demon King chose not to fight, he could just wait for his demise.

Perhaps Gu Shanhai would even see the Demon King Army joining forces with various other armies.

The situation was becoming utterly reversed.

The Demon King Army wasn’t numerically strong; having thirty thousand was already generous.

Once Gu Shanhai transformed the entirety of the Holy Kingdom’s population into genetically modified people, even with only a fifty percent success rate, he could amass at least five hundred thousand in number.

The combined forces of the foreign races and the Demon King Army weren’t even close to that many troops. How could they possibly stop him?

"No problem, leave it to me," Hualou Chun was a bit excited. Running instances with his parents had never been this easy; it was usually a cutthroat journey, unlike now where he was riding on someone else’s coattails.

Swathes of humanoid Vespa surged into the sky, heading towards the predetermined location.

Hualou Chun took out what appeared to be a disc-shaped flying vehicle, a product of some instance, capable of carrying twelve people—not bad at all. It would probably fetch a high price on the auction house.

"Let’s go, boss. I’ll show you my driving skills," Hualou Chun said as he opened the flyer’s door.

Seeing this, Gu Shanhai didn’t summon Little White. With someone offering a ride, why wouldn’t he take it easy?

After entering, he found the interior of the flying vehicle was actually just an ordinary one, probably a low-end model, without any weapon systems installed, and an average energy system.

It was fine as a means of transportation, but in case of an emergency, it would be somewhat lacking.

Gu Shanhai looked at the vehicle, considering whether to check if the young couple had any valuable items; if the price was right, he didn’t mind modifying it for them.

"This mount of yours, it’s pretty shabby," Gu Shanhai commented.

"Of course, it’s nothing compared to a great player like you," Hualou Chun replied nonchalantly. The flying vehicle was indeed average, but it was all he had.

"Here’s what we’ll do, you two show me the items you have, and if there’s anything suitable, I have the skills to modify them for you. Not to brag, but I could at least bring it up to par with the mounts used by first-tier players," Gu Shanhai spoke very frankly.

The couple was stunned; they hadn’t expected Gu Shanhai to have this kind of ability.

Ever since the modern cities where players resided had been absorbed by the "First Epoch" and turned into player cities, lower and mid-level instances and regions allowed for trade, gifting, and various other transactions. Meanwhile, high-level worlds had always possessed this functionality from the start.

There was no need to worry about force; killing wouldn’t result in the loss of items, and using other means, the players themselves could exit the instance if they wished, so there was no need to fear exploitation or humiliation—it was all voluntary. Of course, encountering tactics that resulted in account waste was a different matter, which Gu Shanhai was unsure if the current players had developed.

Normally, it was quite improbable for players to have methods of ruining others’ accounts, as any negative status effects they could inflict were not permanent but temporary, and certainly not anything like Gu Shanhai could do, endowing players with negative passive skills.

Such tactics were mostly native to indigenous inhabitants.

The attitude of the "First Epoch" toward players was more cultivation than breeding parasites.

"Great player, take a look, whatever you want, feel free to take!" Hualou Chun activated the autopilot and, along with Peach Blossom Smile, soon took out a multitude of items, Skill Books, and so on.

The couple was only showing the items without actively gifting them, so these assets were protected by the "First Epoch," and Gu Shanhai couldn’t just snatch them away.

Gu Shanhai started picking and choosing, quickly selecting a few items he found useful.

For instance, there was a "Dragon and Tiger Thirty-Six Acupoint Body Forging Method," a Martial Arts Technique from a certain world. This technique didn’t focus on the Dantian but on opening enough Martial Arts acupoints within oneself to form a cyclone of energy.

Or a one-use item from a Bloodthirsty Vine; once used, it could create a blood-sucking effect inside an enemy. Before use, it appeared as a seed, and once in Gu Shanhai’s hands, it became a plant seed, which should be nice to cultivate into a Spirit Plant.

As for which world the Bloodthirsty Vine came from, that was unclear, but it was considered a major species of plant in various worlds, present not only in the Immortal fantasy but also in worlds of Magic and supernatural abilities, with the effect of blood-sucking.

Beyond that, there were various other miscellaneous task items, which they were left with after failing tasks or dying and exiting a world, thus naturally departing with them.

In the hands of the players, these items were generally of little use, often just put up for auction to see if anyone was interested; a sale meant a profit.

But in Gu Shanhai’s eyes, these task items had another hidden function: they could enhance a player’s affinity for certain attributes. For example, acquiring a large number of task items from the Immortal World could increase one’s Immortal affinity, influencing the matchmaking in mid-level regions.

The first step of changing one’s system usually involves collecting task items.

Of course, for Gu Shanhai, there’s more than just this use. Task items are useless to players unless they find the corresponding task and its value. With the multitude of worlds, it’s not easy to match with the same world a second time.

Just like the treasure map from Yan Saint Painting Cave that Gu Shanhai had obtained before; it was a task item, but useless because he couldn’t go to the corresponding world.

"Alright, these will do. Let me tell you, I’ve got a Mecha specialization skill that’s reached LV20," Gu Shanhai implied they were about to strike it big.

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