Chapter 18 Resources

January 6, 2082, 8:00 AM, Bright Moon City, Xu Jingming's residence. A large, almost triangular aircraft hovered above the courtyard, surrounded by a radiant glow. The hatch opened, and a metal staircase descended, landing in the courtyard.

Xu Jingming and Li Miaomiao were already waiting in the courtyard.

"Hello, Xu Jingming," said a uniformed man who stepped off the metal stairs, leading two others. "Please come with us to Binhai. Director Zhou is waiting for you there."

"Okay," Xu Jingming nodded. He recognized these three; they were the same ones who accompanied Director Zhou when he came to pick him up last time.

"Miaomiao, I'm going to Binhai. I might be back in a day or two," Xu Jingming said, embracing his wife in farewell.

Li Miaomiao whispered in Xu Jingming's ear, "Don't worry about home. Go to Binhai and focus on your task."

Although she didn't know the details of the trip to Binhai, she knew it was related to the resources exchanged for contribution points. Her husband was going to receive them.

The couple separated, and Xu Jingming ascended the stairs. Accompanied by the three uniformed men, he boarded the aircraft. Soon, the aircraft retracted the stairs, the glow dissipated, and the aircraft rapidly ascended, flying south.

...

Binhai, inside a base of the Life Evolution Bureau.

On a vast lawn, the aircraft slowly landed. Xu Jingming stepped out of the hatch and immediately saw Director Zhou waiting in the distance.

"Jingming," Director Zhou waved with a smile.

Xu Jingming immediately walked over, "Director Zhou."

"Follow me," Director Zhou led Xu Jingming inside, taking the same route as last time, which Xu Jingming was already quite familiar with.

"You've really made us proud this time," Director Zhou said with a smile. "To get first place in the global total score and receive 100 contribution points. The resources you exchanged are provided by the Blue Star Alliance. Last time, your resources were provided by our Xia Country, which was a relatively large burden. This time it's much easier."

Xu Jingming understood.

All countries possessed vast wealth and sufficient resources, and the Blue Star Alliance could also call upon a significant amount of wealth and resources. And now... whether it was the Blue Star Alliance as a whole or individual countries, they all had a common goal: to cultivate higher-level evolvers.

"The resources I chose were also carefully considered," Xu Jingming asked. "Is there anything inappropriate? Director Zhou, could you give me some guidance?"

"Your choices are quite good," Director Zhou said with a relaxed smile. "Moreover, you're still in your growth phase. Even if there are some setbacks during the growth phase, it's a good thing."

Xu Jingming nodded in understanding.

He could sense that the authorities preferred a laissez-faire approach, letting them struggle on their own. Whether they made rapid progress or suffered setbacks, they would let Xu Jingming and the others explore and advance on their own.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the authorities, this method was more suitable for cultivating strong individuals?

"You exchanged for three items," Director Zhou said. "The A-grade Refinement Crystal is ready on my end, and you can take it with you when you return to Bright Moon City. As for the eighth-order spearmanship inheritance, the upper篇 (pian) of *Hua Guang* (Transformation of Light) will be sent to your personal space in the virtual world later. You can carefully study it there. But there's one thing... absolutely do not pass it on to others!"

Xu Jingming looked at Director Zhou.

Director Zhou smiled slightly, "After all, our Blue Star Alliance only purchased one copy of the upper篇 (pian) of *Hua Guang* (Transformation of Light), so only you can learn it."

"Passing it on to others is a violation?" Xu Jingming asked.

"Just don't pass it on to others," Director Zhou didn't elaborate. Although he wasn't completely secretive in front of Xu Jingming, because it wouldn't be long before Xu Jingming and the others would fully come into contact with the true reality. But now was not the time to go into detail.

Director Zhou led Xu Jingming to the familiar secret space.

Inside the secret space, the giant floating sphere opened a door and lowered a staircase.

"Of the three resources, only possessing a tenth-order expert requires you to access the virtual world network," Director Zhou said. "Hurry up and go in."

Xu Jingming nodded and walked into the floating sphere along the stairs.

After entering the interior of the sphere, the stairs retracted, and the door closed.

Inside the closed sphere, the interior was smooth, and a light illuminated Xu Jingming, who was standing in the center. Xu Jingming was very calm. Familiarity breeds ease, and he already had experience.

"Do you want to access the virtual world?" A voice echoed in Xu Jingming's mind.

"Access," Xu Jingming said.

Immediately, Xu Jingming's consciousness rapidly sank, and soon, he entered a virtual world.

"Hello, Xu Jingming," a beautiful woman appeared, smiling and said, "You have chosen to possess a tenth-order expert 'Ambro,' please experience it carefully and seize this precious opportunity."

Xu Jingming nodded calmly.

"Blue Star Civilization, requesting access to the virtual world network."

"Requesting to learn."

"Requesting to possess 'Ambro.'"

"Purchase price..."

"Payment successful."

A series of voices echoed in Xu Jingming's ears, making Xu Jingming more serious. Along with the last voice—"Possession begins!"

Boom!

Xu Jingming's consciousness suddenly entered a vast world.

...

"This is?" Xu Jingming's consciousness saw a prosperous planet. Spaceships shuttled back and forth on the planet, and magnificent cities were perfectly integrated with nature, as if they were works of art.

Inside a beautiful building in one of the cities, many people were sitting in twos and threes, reading and drinking some beverages.

Their appearances varied, with different skin colors. Some had pointed ears, some had round ears, and some had long ears. Some were bald with purple skin, while others had hair all over their faces. The tallest were over five meters tall, and the shortest were less than half a meter.

But overall, they were all humanoid, and everyone got along peacefully.

"Hmm?" Xu Jingming couldn't help but look at one of them.

The man was wearing loose robes, sitting relaxed in his chair, leisurely reading the documents in front of him, with a drink beside him. The man's appearance was quite similar to that of Blue Star humans, except that his hair and eyebrows were red. He had a gentle gaze, and by Blue Star human standards, he could be considered quite handsome.

Whoosh.

Xu Jingming's consciousness rapidly fell and merged into the man's body.

At the moment of merging, Xu Jingming also felt the man's power.

"What a terrifying body," Xu Jingming marveled inwardly. "Although it's slightly inferior to Xu Xun's, it's still extremely terrifying. As long as he's willing, he can completely shatter the planet beneath his feet with one punch."

At this moment, Ambro was reading the documents, immersed in them, occasionally flipping through the pages.

Xu Jingming also looked at the documents, but the dense text and symbols were like heavenly script! He couldn't understand them, indicating that Ambro didn't intend for the 'possessor' to understand them.

"To think the leader of the Blackwing Society would stay on a tourist planet for thousands of years," a thin, tall old man appeared from nothingness, walking over step by step. The people around him couldn't see him.

Ambro frowned slightly and looked up at the thin, tall old man, "What are you doing here?"