Chapter 1 Of course, to Fang Senyan, who had almost disregarded the police at this time, paying attention to his previous crimes was merely out of curiosity... To put it more bluntly, it was to pass the tedious time while making spellcasting materials... As for the pungent, bloody, charred smell and dirty environment during the production process, Fang Senyan chose to ignore them. The ability he was learning came from the "Ferocious Orc Debugging Notes," and who was the author of these notes? The fallen mage Saruman! So, needless to say, the production process was full of bloody cruelty.

After killing Ivov, Fang Senyan also obtained 12 potential points. Adding the 1 point he had remaining, 13 potential points were enough to make a small improvement to the sixth-tier ability: Black Magic Preparation Technique (incomplete). Fang Senyan originally wanted to continue improving the first layer of "Debugging Experience Summary," but found that he had reached the limit. The Nightmare Imprint prompted him: Before obtaining another notebook, this was the highest possible improvement limit for the current talent tree. After further inquiries, Fang Senyan learned that almost all ability talent tree branches below the eighth tier could only be improved to lv3 at most.

According to the relevant prompts, Fang Senyan simultaneously upgraded Ferocious Orc Gene Fluid: Corpse Feather Eagle Speed Preparation and Ferocious Orc Gene Fluid: Dissolving Tail Fox Wisdom Preparation to lv2 again. Then, he opened the third tier of the modulation skill tree, which was as follows: First layer: Debugging Experience Summary lv3.

Second layer: Ferocious Orc Gene Fluid (Bear, Eagle, Fox) three major potions each lv2 (corresponding to strength, agility, intelligence)

Third layer: Debugging Assistance Specialization (to be activated), Debugging Curse Specialization (to be activated)

Obviously, the two options in the third layer presented a branch, giving the master a choice: to continue assisting teammates or to begin weakening enemies.

This was also what Fang Senyan expected. How could a dignified sixth-tier ability only have auxiliary abilities?

Fang Senyan had only spent 4 potential points earlier, and he still had 9 potential points on hand. It was more than enough to activate the two branch skill trees in the third layer. He invested the required 4 potential points in each of Debugging Assistance Specialization and Debugging Curse Specialization, activating these two passive abilities. The description of Debugging Assistance Specialization lv1 was: Increases the shelf life of the drugs you prepare to 72 hours and the duration by 100%.

The description of Debugging Curse Specialization lv1 was: Increases the shelf life of the curse drugs you prepare to 24 hours and the duration by 25%.

These two passive abilities finally solved Fang Senyan's big problem, finally avoiding the awkward situation of having to prepare things temporarily before a battle. With the activation of the third layer of the talent tree, the fourth layer of the talent tree also appeared in front of Fang Senyan. Similarly, there were also two branches that needed to be activated: Third layer: Debugging Assistance Specialization lv1 / Debugging Curse Specialization lv1

Fourth layer: Ferocious Orc Gene Fluid: Potion Mixing Preparation Technique, Ferocious Orc Gene Fluid: Curse Potion Preparation When Fang Senyan saw the fourth layer of the talent tree, he was immediately stunned. He fell into deep shock. In this instant, he remembered what the hoarse voice had said to him when he was promoted to Second Lieutenant: "Cherish your Merit Points as you would cherish your lover's first night, be stingy in allocating them, treat them well, otherwise believe me, you will definitely regret your previous squandering in the near future."

Fang Senyan had already begun to beat his chest and stamp his feet in regret. In the last Starship Troopers world, he had very decisively abandoned Merit Points in front of the rewards of two missions. That was a total of 8 Merit Points!

Everything stemmed from the fact that when Fang Senyan wanted to upgrade the fourth layer of the talent tree, Ferocious Orc Gene Fluid: Potion Mixing Preparation Technique, the Nightmare Imprint sent a clear prompt: "Warning: Your upgrade will consume 2 potential points and 1 Merit Point! Please confirm whether to continue?"

"Warning: Merit Points obtained through trading cannot be used here!" Fang Senyan still had ways to obtain 2 potential points, and 1 Merit Point didn't seem like too big of a deal to him for the time being. But... but!!! This was only upgrading to the fourth layer of the talent tree! This also represented a very terrifying fact, that if he wanted to upgrade the higher-level abilities below, then without a doubt, it would also cost Merit Points, and perhaps the Merit Points spent at that time would be astronomical!

What was even more坑爹 (keng die - a slang term meaning "to trick/screw someone over") was that Merit Points were also a symbol of identity. Once his identity was lowered, Merit Points would also plummet. Fang Senyan seemed to have accumulated 56 Merit Points (2 were miscalculated earlier, added here), but in reality, he could only use 6 of them, unless he wanted to be demoted from Second Lieutenant back to Sergeant First Class!

Clearly, if his Merit Points fell below 50, it would be an unacceptable loss for Fang Senyan, who was about to form a team. Without a strong team, his personal cohesion would decrease by at least 50%. And once the team was formed, it would be even more impossible to give up the crucial identity of Second Lieutenant. Once he himself was demoted to Sergeant First Class, he would lose the qualifications to form a team. The only outcome would be the complete disbandment of the team.

Fang Senyan shook his head, casting the intense feeling of regret out of his mind. Since the matter was already irreversible, there was no need to dwell on it further. Doing better in the future was the right thing to do. Fang Senyan first went to comfort and thank Jessica, then entered the Nightmare Space.

The space was still the same as before, with soft light, organic-like walls, and that indescribable mysterious feeling. Fang Senyan couldn't help but reach out and touch the elastic, even warm, wall next to him. Suddenly, he remembered the Zerg nest he had once entered, and an absurd thought emerged in his mind: I wonder what the Zerg nest will eventually become after continuous advancement? Could it be similar to the Nightmare Space?

But he quickly shook his head, throwing these distracting thoughts out of his head. At this time, Reef had not yet entered the space. His current priority was naturally to first look at the messages related to "Elite Hydralisk's Rare Acid Gland." Unfortunately, there were quite a few people who had purchased the message, but there were very few things related to identification. And without exception, they all demanded high fees. The range was from 5000 Utility Points to 12000, and none of them met Fang Senyan's psychological price.

"I knew there was no such thing as waiting for good luck to fall from the sky." Fang Senyan smiled wryly and shook his head, then ran to the space's official appraisal office to directly submit an appraisal application, paid 1500 Utility Points for the appraisal fee, and waited for the results. Unexpectedly, after about five minutes, a prompt appeared: "Warning: Your appraisal has failed."

Fang Senyan didn't directly spit a mouthful of blood onto the screen. The result that popped up was actually appraisal failed!! There was actually such a坑爹 (keng die) thing! Fortunately, the appraisal fee that was paid was fully refunded. After Fang Senyan took back the acid gland, he nervously confirmed that it was undamaged before breathing a sigh of relief, but then continued to fall into confusion.

After returning to his private space, Fang Senyan hesitated for a long time. Suddenly, he saw Jin Kuang (Gold Mine), hunched over and carrying a tattered burlap sack, sneaking in from outside. His sneaky appearance looked no different from a rat that had stolen eggs.

As soon as he entered the door, Jin Kuang (Gold Mine) gulped down a bellyful of tap water, comfortably burped, and then rummaged through the burlap sack for a cigarette butt, enjoying it immensely. Fang Senyan protested speechlessly and weakly, "Hey, what are you doing? You're smoking someone else's second-hand cigarette butt, and then I'm forced to smoke your second-hand smoke... Is this considered fourth-hand smoke pollution?" Jin Kuang (Gold Mine) completely ignored the existence of this master and began to count his gains in the tattered burlap sack with great interest. Fang Senyan suddenly remembered that this guy had also used appraisal books before. His eyes lit up and he said, "Hey, David, do you want to take on a 500 Utility Point job?"

The next second, Jin Kuang (Gold Mine) immediately appeared in front of Fang Senyan, his eyes shining, his hands already spread out in a begging gesture: "My dearest master, I accept any job that could potentially increase my income."

Fang Senyan was about to hand him the Hydralisk's acid gland, but suddenly a warning arose in his heart. He looked at Jin Kuang (Gold Mine) with a malicious gaze, and after taking out the Hydralisk's acid gland, he said from a distance, "Don't come close. I'll test you first to see what this thing is. An approximate description will do. Violation will result in a deduction of money!" Jin Kuang (Gold Mine) opened his mouth, tiptoed and peered for a long time, then took out a pair of old reading glasses, put them on, and posed like Sun Wukong using his fiery eyes and golden pupils. Finally, he slapped his thigh and realized: "Isn't this the pork heart and lungs that are sold in the market? Wash it clean, cut some red and white radishes, simmer it, mix some soy sauce, vinegar, and scallions to dip it in, and you can eat at least three bowls of rice!"

Fang Senyan: "............" Goblin Jin Kuang (Gold Mine) gesticulated with enthusiasm: "How is it, am I right?" Fang Senyan said very weakly: "I am now very certain of your strength, but there is one last question. If you eat three bowls of rice, then just eat three bowls of rice, why do you have to 'gan' (干-do/fuck) three bowls of rice?"

Jin Kuang (Gold Mine) smirked: "Don't you think this word is very powerful? Hey, dear master, why are you leaving? What about the job we agreed on? At least leave me that pork heart and lungs, at least I can save a week's worth of food money!"

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Fang Senyan returned to the space's appraisal office again. He sighed helplessly, then took out the Hydralisk's acid gland again and applied for appraisal.!~!