My Salvation Game Became true?!-Chapter 177 - 173 We Need More Awakening Slots

Chapter 177: Chapter 173 We Need More Awakening Slots! Chapter 177 -173 We Need More Awakening Slots! At a training ground of the Bureau’s headquarters, Jiang Tingqiu and his group of six had already been waiting.

“Our Bureau can’t detect physical and spiritual attributes directly like Xinhuo can, but testing punch strength, push force, and sprint speed can still verify the training results.”

“Here is another set of data—test data from the investigators before they went to the Xinhuo base for training.”

It included data like hundred-meter sprint speed and punch force in pounds, as well as some other health examination data.

These were part of Yang Chang’s premeditated plan, having the investigators specially tested before departure to leave this data.

This data was accessible to the higher-ups within the Bureau, and a quick check would clarify things, with some of the high-level officials in attendance recognizing one or two of the investigating trainees.

“Tan Lin was a guy I trained, he just never achieved awakening. Who would’ve thought that after a few days at Xinhuo, he’d return an Awakener, and even awakened the ability of explosive adhesion? Not bad, not bad.”

“But compared to the Awakeners, what we’re now verifying is the degree of improvement in non-Awakener investigators, whether it’s as pronounced or not.”

“Hmm, I remember this Jiang Tingqiu. His physical condition is among the top of the investigators, seemingly one of the very first batch of investigators, but he just never managed to awaken… he didn’t awaken this time either?”

A high-level executive from the Investigation Bureau couldn’t help but sigh for Jiang Tingqiu.

If a person with his credentials could have awakened, and done so earlier, he might now be a high official at the state bureau or possibly transferred to a position at the headquarters.

But without awakening, and not responsible for other matters… he remained just a Level 1 investigator.

Even though his physical condition was indeed formidable and he was very skilled in handling mysterious incidents.

“I remember this Jiang Tingqiu once exchanged for a bottle of Physical Fitness Elixir at the Bureau.”

“It was a while back, right when we first started trading secret medicines with Xinhuo, pretty much one of the first investigators to exchange for it, I processed it, so it’s quite memorable.”

Continued the high-level official.

His point was, Jiang Tingqiu could no longer take the Physical Fitness Elixir, thus eliminating the possibility of significantly enhancing his physical condition with the elixir.

Around the audio, other high-levels understood.

Some were still disbelieving, others were half-convinced.

The speaking high-level was a former investigator, who fought on the front lines and had recently advanced to a second awakening.

After his promotion, he had been continuously taking Xinhuo’s ‘Purification Potion’ and ‘Calming Potion’, and within just a few days, he had almost completely eliminated the side effects of the second awakening, which he found astonishing.

He still remembered when strong figures like Director Huang from their own headquarters first broke through to the second awakening, they took a long time to recover from the abnormal states of daze, loss of focus, and confusion.

He had only taken three days.

Xinhuo’s products were sure to be excellent, and the effects of Xinhuo’s special training… since Yang Chang said so, it must have been extraordinary.

In just four days, there could be significant improvement.

But how much could that be, and could it improve by 0.3 or 0.4 units of physique?

That would be significant, wouldn’t it? If converted to pounds of punch force…

“Before departing for the exchange program, Jiang Tingqiu’s punch force was 749 pounds.”

“Without awakening, his physical condition has pretty much reached its limit; I hardly believe it can still improve, but since Vice Yang says it can, and significantly at that, then… could it break 800 pounds?”

In four days, if he could go from 749 to 800, that would indeed be a drastic leap.

Eyes were glued in anticipation.

At this moment,

Jiang Tingqiu had already stepped up to a punch force machine, inhaling and exhaling, his expression growing fiercer as if venting all his frustration with failing to awaken upon this machine.

He twisted his waist and threw a punch from his stance.

Bang—!

The punching target rang out continuously, quivering, as the numbers for punch force climbed.

200 pounds!

400 pounds!

600 pounds!

The numbers increased rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, it surpassed his previous limit of 749 pounds, and although the rate of increase had slowed, it still jumped by dozens with each increment.

The high-levels watching didn’t dare blink, until the numbers finally stopped climbing, and they rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

1014 pounds!

“Hiss—”

“It’s unlikely the testing machine is broken, but this result… he really didn’t take any special medicine, did he?”

“Not possible, we still have the physical examination to do.”

“To be honest, even taking drugs wouldn’t result in such a major improvement.”

“If this is real, if this is true…”

A high-level muttered, his face flushed with excitement.

Following Jiang Tingqiu, four regular investigating personnel consecutively undertook punch force and speed tests, as well as a full body examination.

Next, two investigators who had already undergone awakening showcased their skills.

The all-round display highlighted one feature—almost no side effects!

Yang Chang spoke up, “The other investigators are currently still in training at Xinhuo’s trainee base, which does have signal and internet access. If the officials wish to find out more, they are free to contact those investigators.”

“However, the training tasks there are quite heavy, and many might not have spare time to attend to their phones. Generally, it’s not until after 11 pm that they have a bit of rest time.”

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This sounded very reasonable!

After all, such a tremendous improvement would naturally mean heavier training tasks… but no, such improvement would still be abnormal, even if the training was ten times as intense!

The senior officials grew increasingly excited.

Even Director Huang, who had prior knowledge, had not anticipated such an exaggerated improvement, not to mention the Land of Inheritance… the special training had far surpassed expectations, and Xinhuo’s methods of protecting the Awakeners were truly miraculous, just what their investigators needed!

We must secure it!

“Regarding the student exchange and the Awakening Ceremony, I will discuss further with Xinhuo to negotiate for more spots.”

“Yes, yes, if possible, we should let more investigators go to Xinhuo for exchange studies.”

“Many investigators and special-grade investigators could also encounter awakening,”

One after another, the senior officials of the Investigation Bureau began to speak out.

In this way, the goal of the Investigation Bureau became unified, but before that…

Director Huang said, “We need to tally up what bargaining chips we can offer, and how many student slots and awakening slots we can trade for from the Eternal Fire.”

…

For the second major trade with the Investigation Bureau, Fang You did not appear in person and directly entrusted it to Pei Hongjing to handle the negotiations.

Chairman Pei was more skilled in this area, and it was just a trade, so there was no need for him to put in too much effort himself.

Let someone else handle it.

Isn’t that what workers are for, to ease the burden for their bosses?

He only discussed the bottom line with Pei Hongjing, the rough price of the slots… He didn’t actually plan to raise the price too much—The enhancement benefit of the Land of Inheritance benefited too many people, and he indeed needed to invest more Mysterious Crystals to maintain the operation of the buildings, ensuring that the enhancement effect would not diminish.

But the expenses had not increased by much.

He would not exploit the investigators over awakening, but it was true that the Investigation Bureau had money, they needed awakening, and his Eternal Fire needed Mysterious Crystals; it was a win-win situation.

The prices of Mysterious Crystals and mystical materials did not fluctuate much, so what Fang You instructed Pei Hongjing to negotiate was mainly the trade of military hardware such as transport helicopters, warships, and the like.

After all, the Eternal Fire also needed some means of transportation.

But it was only a moderate need.

Mysterious Crystals were more important.

Mysterious Crystals were needed everywhere, especially since the map area that had already upgraded to Level 6 was waiting for a large amount of Mysterious Crystals to complete the final upgrade.

Others would take care of these matters.

His sights had long been set on the Oulu Continent, where the main battlefield would be for the next period of time.

…

Wavemist Nation.

A secret underground facility.

Researchers in white lab coats bustled back and forth; in the depths, heretical cultists with insane expressions were imprisoned.

“Another heretic has died, the materials are getting scarce, can’t your SuperCombat Department catch more?”

“Catch more? Do you think heretics are that easy to catch? These guys fight like they have nothing to lose, without our various high-tech weapons, we may not even be a match for them.”

Said a high-ranking officer from the SuperCombat Department.

Among the heretics were even triple awakeners, which were horrifying for them; fortunately, though heat weapons couldn’t handle the Mysterious Evil, they could deal with the heretics.

After a period of exploration, they had also gained a lot of understanding of the heretics’ combat methods.

Now they were able to capture some alive.

They had even captured a high-ranking member among the heretics, a black-robed cultist.

Compared to the initial terror toward the heretics, Wavemist Nation now felt more thrilled—they needed the heretics, who were excellent research material!

There must be secrets to breakthroughs in awakening hidden in the heretics’ bodies.

It was a pity, though, that the heretics were becoming fewer and fewer, almost as if they were about to be wiped out entirely.

“Have you not yet discovered the secrets to the heretics’ awakening?”

The middle-aged man in the white lab coat said, “We’ve made a bit of a breakthrough in our research; it’s very possible that the code to awakening is hidden in their blood.”

“But this requires more research material.”

The powerhouse from the SuperCombat Department nodded, indicating no problem.

Compared with the Mysterious Evil that could affect one’s mind just by existing, heretics? They were more like a gift from heaven.

And Wavemist Nation accepted this gift.

…

At this time,

Outside Wavemist Nation, at a certain place.

A faint grey fog lingered, warping the space ever so slightly.

Inside the cold and gloomy ancient castle, Pukala of the Crimson Moon’s face twisted slightly, letting out a heinous chuckle.

He looked at the black-robed cultists standing with bowed heads before him.

And at a butler-like figure dressed in a tailcoat who, although appearing to be a butler, had several writhing tentacles on his forehead.

Pukala asked, “How is the preparation of the ceremony site going?”

The tailcoat-clad butler from the Ghastly Realm said, “My lord, three out of the seven ceremony sites have been set up, and the rest are in the process of being arranged; the attention of the native forces has been diverted.”

The priest Pukala nodded in approval,

“Good, although the native forces are insignificant, my ceremony must be flawless.”

“Once I complete my seventh awakening through the ceremony and ascend to the mythic level, our race’s status will also rise, allowing us to serve the great master better.”

“Keep a close eye on it.”

The seventh-level awakenings are as difficult as ascending to heaven.

But with Blue Star’s vast population, life, and blood, he had the chance!

An opportunity that comes once in a millennium!

Among all the worlds he had seen, Blue Star’s population was second to none!

Pukala’s face twisted with madness as he looked upwards, his gaze seemingly penetrating through the numerous layers of the Ghastly Realm.

And making eye contact with a figure.

That was his true form, a strength of the sixth royal throne, ready to breach Blue Star’s world barrier through the ceremony…

To descend!