Wang Ziru arranged for a small van to deliver goods to Hongshan Camp.

Ding Yang stood to the side, nagging incessantly, "Two more pieces, a few more weapons..."

Wang Ziru could understand Ding Yang’s urgency. The pressure on the Hongshan Rescue Team was indeed immense.

"Our Mo University Camp’s production capacity and material stockpiles are too tight. For now, this is all we can provide."

Wang Ziru was extremely cautious in his control over the supplies, always remembering the policy Lin Qi had set.

This was not free aid; it was a trade.

Until the rescue team delivered the items agreed upon in the trade, Wang Ziru would absolutely not provide any more equipment.

As the person in charge of the Mo University Camp, Wang Ziru was doing an impeccable job.

Cheng Huai, Liu Wei, and the others, full of resentment, finished loading all the designated supplies onto the truck. Then, Wang Ziru assigned them their mission.

They were to deliver the supplies, teach weapon usage, stay temporarily at Hongshan Camp, and press Hongshan Camp to quickly deliver the goods they had promised in the trade.

After giving his instructions, Wang Ziru exchanged a few words with Ding Yang, who then departed with his men.

Wang Ziru watched as the people from Hongshan Camp left the Modu University area.

...

Inside the van, four people were crammed into the driver’s cabin.

Liu Wei, clutching a Crimson Crystal Stone in his hand, asked, "We’re not being exiled, are we?"

Cheng Huai, who was driving the van, turned and shot Liu Wei a look. "How is this an exile? That’s an official camp. A lot of people would kill to get in." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Du Lv and Li Fu, who were squeezed into the passenger seat with Liu Wei, also chimed in:

"I heard the official camp was built at the Hongshan Railway Station. The place should be spacious enough, but I have no idea about the basic facilities."

"I doubt it’s as good as our Mo University Camp. I heard we’re going to the official camp to provide ’technological poverty relief’..."

Having stayed at the Mo University Camp for a long time, the group had developed a strong sense of belonging.

Especially after witnessing the failure of Jiang Zhenlong’s squad, their illusions about the official camp had been subtly shattered.

...

Mo University Camp, sixth floor, conference room.

Lin Qi had once again entered a state of Meditation.

Just as he entered it, he instantly pulled out.

A flash of shock and doubt crossed his eyes. ’What’s going on? The activity level of the Spiritual Particles around me has risen again, reaching thirty percent. What on earth is affecting the activity of the Spiritual Particles?’

In his current state, Lin Qi’s Meditation efficiency in the Doomsday World was skyrocketing.

At this rate, as long as the quantity of Extraordinary Items could keep up, the speed of Lin Qi’s Wizard Level advancement would be terrifyingly fast.

He activated his Spiritual Vision to observe Xia Chu, who was also meditating in the next room.

The activity of the Spiritual Particles around Xia Chu also seemed to have increased compared to last time, but the increase wasn’t as pronounced as Lin Qi’s.

He thought back on everything he had done in the Doomsday World today.

Lin Qi came up with two hypotheses.

’First hypothesis: This is a group phenomenon. The Meditation of all Extraordinaries causes an abnormal activity in Spiritual Particles. The percentage of increase might be related to one’s Extraordinary Level, but the sample size is too small right now. In the entire camp, only myself, Xia Chu, and that Tier One with Telekinesis can perform Meditation, so it’s impossible to be certain.’

’Second hypothesis: I made contact with the Dragon Country officials again today, made some trades, and even received a red-headed document. The anomaly with the Spiritual Particles might be related to the Dragon Country government, but again, due to the small sample size, it’s impossible to be certain.’

There was only one way to verify this: find an Extraordinary from outside the camp, one who had no connection whatsoever to the Dragon Country government.

Lin Qi only needed to observe the other person’s state of Meditation to deduce the pattern.

’I can assign this task to Wang Ziru. Have him search for survivors outside the Mo University Campus as soon as possible, then screen them. The suitable ones can stay at Mo University Camp, and the unsuitable ones can be sent to Hongshan Camp.’

’As long as I can find an Extraordinary among the survivors, I can compare the samples and confirm the cause of the Spiritual Particle anomaly.’

These thoughts took Lin Qi about two minutes. Afterward, he closed his eyes and resumed his Meditation.

No matter what, Lin Qi had to take advantage of the extremely high Meditation efficiency created by the Spiritual Particle anomaly.

He had to become a Tier Two Wizard before returning to the Cyber World.

Time passed, second by second. As the sun was about to set and the crimson moon hanging high in the sky began to faintly reveal itself, the range of Lin Qi’s Spiritual Vision quietly reached two hundred meters.

His Spiritual Power had shockingly reached the limit for a Tier One Wizard.

His Spiritual Power was full to the brim. Lin Qi was very familiar with this state; it meant he could begin analyzing a new Extraordinary Item.

At the Tier One Limit, one needed to analyze a Tier Two Extraordinary Item to achieve a breakthrough. This was something he had learned from the verbal teachings of the Elder Wizard years ago.

He took out a metal box. Inside lay the only Tier Two Extraordinary Item Lin Qi had obtained.

It was the Crystal Stone from the head of the giant Zombie.

The Crystal Stone was the size of a basketball and radiated intense heat, which could only be contained by the metal box.

’Based on my past experience absorbing Extraordinary Items, the Abilities I gain are highly correlated with the type of item I analyze.’

’Although analyzing this Crystal Stone will let me break through to Tier Two, the Ability I get probably won’t be ideal.’

For the Wizard profession, one’s strength was highly dependent on the new Abilities gained by absorbing Extraordinary Items at each tier.

The higher the tier, the stronger the Abilities gained from absorbing Extraordinary Items would be.

Therefore, selecting Abilities by pairing them with specific types of Extraordinary Items—a process commonly known as building a "combo"—was especially important.

After much thought, Lin Qi began the analysis anyway.

’Building a combo is something I can worry about later. First, I need to get through this immediate hurdle.’

Of course, more importantly, the current Lin Qi was confident enough in his leveling speed.

’Even if the Ability isn’t a good fit, as long as I level up fast enough, a High Tier can still crush a Low Tier.’

Once he became a Tier Three Wizard, he would be considered a powerful figure in both the Cyber World and the Doomsday World. At that point, Lin Qi would naturally have the right to pick and choose his preferred Extraordinary Items for analysis.

Tentacle-like strands of Spiritual Power extended from his Spiritual Domain, gradually enveloping the Tier Two Crystal Stone.

The moment contact was made, the Tier Two Crystal Stone slowly revealed its essence to Lin Qi. It was as if a bank transfer had just cleared; "she" eagerly cast off her shackles, shed all concealment, and couldn’t wait to present her most beautiful side to him.

Such a sensation was intoxicating, enough to melt the very bones.

The Wizard’s Spiritual Power was slowly sated. Its once-full appearance gradually faded, returning to a depleted state, awaiting recovery and replenishment.

When Lin Qi opened his eyes, the Extraordinary Item had vanished without a trace, like a fleeting love affair, leaving only a magical gift behind inside his body.

’As expected, the Ability from a randomly chosen Extraordinary Item is too arbitrary. It’s hard to synergize it with the Abilities I got at Tier One.’

’Or rather, my four Tier One Abilities barely had any synergy to begin with. The only reason they seemed so ’Underworld’ was because they all relied on Spiritual Vision to connect them.’

’Rapid Growth... What use is this Ability...?’

He had a bit of a headache, but thankfully, the level-up had gone smoothly.

Lin Qi had become a Tier Two Wizard, and the range of his Spiritual Vision had leaped to three hundred meters.