I Can Control Resources-Chapter 54: Mission Name: Sparkling Red Star

"Ultimate Mission: The Shining Red Star."

"Mission Description: A red star twinkles, shining bright. A red star glimmers, warming the heart. You are the most brilliant red star in the sky. No one can outshine you. If they try, eliminate them!"

"Ultimate Mission 1/5: High-Profile Luxury (Complete ’High-Profile Luxury’ and you will have a 100% chance to receive one Basic Treasure Chest)."

"Ultimate Mission 2/5: I Am the Overlord (Complete ’I Am the Overlord’ and you will have a 100% chance to receive one Basic Treasure Chest)."

"Ultimate Mission 3/5: The Arrogant and Unruly Lone Wolf (Complete ’The Arrogant Lone Wolf’ and you will have a 100% chance to receive one Basic Treasure Chest)."

"Ultimate Mission 4/5: The Man in Control of Everything (Complete ’The Man in Control of Everything’ and you will have a 100% chance to receive one Middle-Level Treasure Chest)."

"Ultimate Mission 5/5: A Red Star Shines Brightly (Complete ’A Red Star Shines Brightly’ and you will have a 100% chance to receive one Advanced Treasure Chest)."

"Successfully complete all ultimate missions to unlock Evolution. Failure to complete any single mission will result in your Evolution Points being reset to zero. (Once Evolution Points are reset, the difficulty of subsequent missions will increase tenfold.)"

"..."

What is a true nightmare?

Gao Neng felt that completing even one mission was already incredibly difficult. But now, he realized he had still underestimated the depths to which this moronic system would sink.

Five missions...

All of them were nightmares!

Gao Neng was a little dazed. He subconsciously clicked on the first mission, ’High-Profile Luxury,’ wanting to see just how "high-profile" and "luxurious" this mission could possibly be.

’After all, with five missions appearing at once, the difficulty of each one had to be a little lower, right?’

’Even just a tiny bit lower would be fine!’

"Mission Description (High-Profile Luxury): True luxury isn’t a flawless appearance, but an omnipresent arrogance in your heart. Please enact this lonely luxury with the most high-profile attitude possible."

"Completion Conditions: On the day of the prep test, successfully attract the attention of all candidates and loudly curse the Examiner, "Are you a moron?" three times. Finally, you must successfully pass the prep test and receive the highest score of anyone present (PS: As an arrogant individual, you cannot let others see through your heart. Remember not to expose your hidden talent!)."

"..."

Gao Neng had originally been holding on to a sliver of hope, but the moment he read the mission description and its completion conditions, his mind went blank.

’This is basically a suicide mission...’

What did the prep test measure?

A physical examination!

It included two major tests. The first was a test of physical fitness, which used various methods to roughly gauge a candidate’s endurance, explosive power, blood energy value, and so on.

There was no problem with that part.

He had already broken through the first human limit, so his physical fitness was more than adequate.

The key problem was the second part, because the second part of the examination was a test for ’hidden talent,’ and this was the most crucial component.

Every Military University had a minimum standard for hidden talents. If you didn’t meet that standard, no matter how well you performed in the other areas, it would be very difficult to get accepted.

’Don’t let me expose it? Then how am I supposed to pass the prep test? And on top of that, I have to curse the Examiner three times with "Are you a moron?" while everyone is watching!’

A chill ran down Gao Neng’s spine just thinking about it. He felt that if he really did curse the Examiner three times as the mission demanded, it was questionable whether he’d even be able to walk out of the examination hall.

Most importantly...

He still had to get the highest rating of anyone there.

’There are still four more missions. I don’t even need to look at them to know what level they’ll be. The first mission is already this "moronic"; how could the ones that follow be any easier?’

"Senior Gao Neng, it’s my turn for a photo, my turn!" A male high school student, dripping with sweat, saw Gao Neng surrounded by a crowd of female high school students. His eyes darted around, and he squeezed his way over.

"Photo my ass, get lost!" The stench of sweat jolted Gao Neng to his senses. Seeing the male high school student about to grab his arm, he instinctively kicked out.

BANG!

The kick landed squarely on his face. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Before the male high school student could even react, he was sent flying, tumbling head over heels.

The other female high school students were all startled by this and stopped what they were doing.

"Alright, let’s continue with the photos," Gao Neng said with a smile.

"See? Senior Gao Neng has the best temper! That ugly guy just now was so annoying, he made Senior Gao Neng angry. Wow... It’s my turn, my turn, don’t push!"

"Me, me, me... I haven’t gotten a photo yet!"

"..."

The atmosphere grew lively again.

...

After a busy morning, Zhang Dafan and Li Qingping once again granted Gao Neng a full day of leave.

Gao Neng chose to go home.

He didn’t go find Shen Ning’Er to say goodbye or anything, because it wasn’t necessary. Likewise, he didn’t ask about the final outcome for Qin Tianxiong and Tang De. After all, those matters were within Shen Ning’Er’s scope of work, and he didn’t yet have the ability to interfere.

It was already 1:00 PM when he got home.

Xu Zilan wasn’t home.

Two bowls of cold food were left on the table.

Gao Neng wasn’t surprised.

Because Xu Zilan worked several jobs a day. Generally, she wouldn’t be back until at least six or seven in the evening, and sometimes she would even go out again after dinner.

After the exhausting night, Gao Neng was indeed a little hungry. He took the food from the table, reheated it in the kitchen, and then devoured it in large mouthfuls.

Then, he returned to his room and took out two Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills.

After the incident at the underground factory, Gao Neng had come to recognize a certain truth: no matter how difficult the missions issued by the system were, it was never wrong to increase his strength first.

First, he had to get his Blood Energy and Mental Energy to full.

Gao Neng did some calisthenics for a while and was surprised to find that his Blood Energy and Mental Energy had both increased by 1 point.

Blood Energy: 203/203.

Mental Energy: 151/151.

’Could it be that the battles last night at the Dream Toy Factory and the underground factory gave me something like "combat experience points"?’

Gao Neng didn’t dwell on it. He proceeded to take the first Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.

According to his calculations.

One pill to break one human limit. With two pills, he could successfully break the third human limit. It was absolutely fantastic.

The third human limit.

That would mean he could manifest energy!

He swallowed one Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.

Gao Neng watched as his current Blood Energy and Mental Energy continuously dropped, while their maximums rapidly increased.

Blood Energy: 190/208

Mental Energy: 139/153

...

Blood Energy: 175/215

Mental Energy: 120/157

...

Blood Energy: 120/235

Mental Energy: 101/160

...

"Huh? Why did it stop increasing?" This time, Gao Neng didn’t feel the bone-deep ache all over his body. On the contrary, he felt a pleasant warmth. However, his Blood Energy and Mental Energy didn’t increase as much as last time.

His Blood Energy maximum stopped after reaching 253, and his Mental Energy maximum stopped at 168 points.

’What does this mean?’

’Last time, one Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill increased my Blood Energy by 100 points and my Mental Energy by 46 points. But this time, the Blood Energy increase was cut in half, and my Mental Energy only went up by 17 points?’

"It seems that after breaking through once, breaking through again is even harder. But luckily, I still have one more!" Gao Neng once again did some calisthenics for a while.

After completing a full set, he felt refreshed in both body and mind.

His Blood Energy and Mental Energy were full once again.

’Time to take the other one!’

Gao Neng refused to believe he couldn’t break the second human limit!

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