"I'll make a quick breakthrough to the ninth level."
"There is no point in stocking the Qi."
Grim took a mouthful of it and started absorbing it.
It took him a whole month and eight mouthfuls worth of Qi to make reach the ninth level of the refiner realm.
He stretched his body and took a deep breath.
"I can never get enough of this wonderful feeling right after a breakthrough."
"There's some leftover Qi. However, it is just a 'drop in the bucket'. I might as well give it to those duo."
Grim took the leftover Qi and gave it to Meng Rong and Teng Guo.
They were both surprised and ecstatic.
"Thank you, brother Grim."
They kept thanking him until he left.
"I'll take a mission again."
He went to the mission hall.
"The Bear king might be lurking near the entry of the highlands. So, I won't take any mission from there just to be safe."
"The desert was a good place too. I want to take a mission from there. But, I don't know the name of the desert."
"Sister Xue, do you know the name of the desert near fiery highlands?"
"Oh! You mean 'Scorching Prairie'?"
"So, It's called scorching prairie."
Grim thanked her for the information and went back to the mission board to look for missions.
He found a suitable mission.
{Mission: collect ten stalks of 'iteoge', location: caves on the scorching prairie, requirements: peak-refiner realm, duration: 30 days, reward: 100 points}
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"I'll take this." He handed the scroll to Xue Ah.
He went on the mission after it was registered.
He was able to reach the desert on the fourth day.
"I still have 26 days left. I'll hunt for 6 days. Then, I can start searching for the herbs."
He started hunting every day for six days.
During these days he had hunted lions, antelopes, foxes, hyenas, and many more beasts.
However, he couldn't hunt a single sandworm despite multiple tries. Every time he launched an attack, it would hide under the sand.
"I managed to earn 10000 Evo. Now, let's search for the herb."
Grim went in search of the caves in the desert.
However, it was easier said than done. Most of the desert was covered by dunes.
"It's like searching for a needle in a haystack."
Grim's long journey of mapping the entire desert had begun.
Someday, he would come across one or two caves, someday he would come across none.
It took him ten days to find the cave with 'iteoge'. On the bright side, he had earned 5000 Evo.
He harvested ten stalks of it and stored it in a box. He couldn't find anything particular about the herb. So, he didn't take any for himself.
"I still have 10 days left. But, I need 3 days to return. So, that only leaves me with a week for hunting."
"Well, no time to waste. I'll get back to hunting."
Grim ran in search of prey.
He had made another 10000 Evo by the end of his hunt.
"And I broke the record again."
"System Shop Open"
[Available Evo Point: 108,750]
[Ability 1: Energy Burst - 150,000 Evo]
(allows you to launch an energy-based attack that can cause an explosion, the explosion releases heat of 4426° C(8000° F) and sound of 220 dB within an area of 100 square meters (119 yd2).
Usage: Once a day, also causes massive backlash on the user)
[Ability 2: Vigour - 80000 Evo]
(allows you to strengthen your body by 200 times)
Usage: No limit)
[Ability 3: Mend Life - 150,000 Evo]
(allows you to heal fatal injuries, can regrow body parts except for the brain)
Usage: once a week, consumes 90% of the Qi )
[Weekly ability refresh ticket available: 4]
"Yesss. Finally, a suitable ability I can afford."
"System exchange 'vigor'."
"The ability 'vigor' has been exchanged."
"The system has detected similar abilities."
"The ability 'thew' is weaker. So, it will be absorbed by 'vigor'."
"The ability 'vigor' has evolved, it has gained the hardening effect as a result. Now, it allows you to multiply strength by 205 times and hard your body by 10% of the strenght multiplied."
"Perfect. Now, let's test the strength."
"Vigor" Grim multiplied his strength by 30 times.
His body was able to endure it to some degree. So, he increased his strength up to 35 times.
"Argh"
He was assaulted by the pain and he could feel his muscles being torn slowly.
He released a punch in rage.
Whoosh!
A gust of wind blew toward the direction he had punched.
"Not bad. It's not even one-fifth of its full power, yet it's so strong."
Then, he stopped the ability and used 'regeneration' to heal the minor injuries.
He made a swift return to the academy and completed his mission.
He was rewarded with 100 points.
[Evo points left: 28,750]