Chapter 292: Materials in Hand, News of the Treasure

Inside the shelter.

Su Hao sat on the sofa, looking at Ling Xue'er and the others ahead, took a sip of water, and said:

"I think you also know that I chose you because of your abilities, so I had you come over. Now, please each briefly demonstrate your abilities. I hope you haven't lied to me."

Su Hao's tone was flat, without the slightest fluctuation, but these words reached the ears of Liu Yuan and the others behind Ling Xue'er, making them involuntarily tremble slightly.

After witnessing Su Hao's inhuman strength, they no longer dared to harbor any improper thoughts; any desire to seize power vanished completely.

To gain higher power within a certain faction, there is a crucial prerequisite: one must have strength comparable to the high-ranking individuals within that territory; otherwise, everything is futile.

Moreover, this is currently a world without any legal constraints.

With Su Hao's terrifying strength, no matter how they scheme or try to win over people's hearts,

As long as Su Hao is dissatisfied, these leaders, even all participants, will be slapped to death, with no room for maneuver.

Although many of those present are ambitious,

but they have been able to survive this long in the apocalypse with the identities of Supernatural Grade First Rank or even ordinary people.

It is obvious they are not brainless; after realizing there is an invincible lord on this territory, they dare not entertain any thoughts.

Even if they wanted to form factions, they would wait until they understood Su Hao's preferences before deciding.

Before that, the only thing they could do was, according to Su Hao's requirements, to as much as possible display what they are good at.

After hearing Su Hao's words, Liu Yuan and the others, in order from left to right, each demonstrated the abilities described on their resumes.

After the last person finished their demonstration, Su Hao nodded in satisfaction.

These people were not the type to cut corners; their abilities matched what was written on their resumes, with little discrepancy, falling within an acceptable range.

If they could be trained, these people would be talents beneficial to the territory's construction; as for their ambitions, Su Hao doesn't know exactly, but he can roughly guess.

His distinctively jointed index finger tapped lightly on the table, off and on, as he spoke expressionlessly:

"I'm glad you haven't lied. From now on, you will undergo a two-week probation period; if you perform well, you will earn the right to stay."

"If you perform outstandingly during this period, there is also a chance to be confirmed early."

"Those who fail to meet the requirements by the end need not worry; I won't let you make the trip for nothing."

"As probationary wages, you can take a full set of Supernatural Grade First Rank armor, as well as a First Rank Supernatural Grade Second Rank weapon, plus mental and physical strength equivalent to Supernatural Grade First Rank."

Hearing this, Liu Yuan and the others instantly showed looks of ecstasy.

"We guessed right; this really paid off. With Su Hao's wealth, he truly won't let us make the trip for nothing."

Even just a probation period can yield so many benefits, granting combat power at the top level of Supernatural Grade First Rank from now on.

Having a set of Supernatural Grade First Rank armor, plus a Supernatural Grade Second Rank weapon,

Even when facing Supernatural Grade Second Rank monsters head-on, they would likely have a fighting chance; even if they couldn't kill higher-level foes, escaping from such monsters would probably not be a major problem.

More importantly, the probationary wage is already this astonishing; if they were officially hired…

Thinking this, Liu Yuan and the others, due to their different races, showed different expressions, but it was clearly visible that all these expressions held anticipation.

Su Hao glanced at a few of them and continued:

"If you pass the probation and become official members of the territory, all ordinary people will, in a short time, receive a bottle of magic potion suitable for your use."

"Of course, there are risks to having taken the potion; whether to use it is up to you."

"Those who are already Supernatural beings need not worry; I will reward you with other items of equivalent value."

Hearing this, whether ordinary people or Supernatural beings among them, all became excited, clenched their fists, and struggled to suppress the urge to cheer.

Taking a Supernatural Grade First Rank magic potion as a reward is perhaps overly extravagant.

Especially Liu Yuan and the others who have already become First Rank Supernatural beings, their hearts are filled with myriad emotions.

They have put in tremendous effort and paid a great price to become Supernatural beings.

But now, simply by joining Su Hao's territory, they can obtain a magic potion, and moreover one that matches their own Supernatural sequence; the gap is simply enormous.

But before they could calm their excited feelings, they heard Su Hao continue:

"Furthermore, whether Supernatural beings or ordinary people, as long as they make corresponding contributions within the territory, they ultimately have a chance to become Third Tier Supernatural beings, or attain equivalent strength."

Su Hao's tone remained as flat as ever, but these words, landing in the ears of Liu Yuan and the others, were like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

"How much? What did he just say? If I didn't mishear, he meant Supernatural Grade Third Tier, right?"

Becoming a First Rank Supernatural being would require a huge cost and the risk of dying from a moment's carelessness.

But now you tell me that, if we perform well, we have a chance to become Third Tier Supernatural beings—this is really hard to believe, isn't it?

You know there are fifteen people here; to train all of them to Third Tier…

Moreover, choosing to use magic potions suited to each individual, there would at least need to be three or five different kinds ranging from First to Third Tier—surely you're not that wealthy…

Although they subconsciously chose to doubt Su Hao's words,

but soon they realized that perhaps it wasn't a lie; Su Hao might indeed possess such ability.

After all, on Su Hao's territory there are far too many species with Supernatural Grade not low.

For example, undead creatures seen everywhere, and plant creatures stationed fixedly in a certain place—any one of them taken out at random has the ability to completely crush them.

Since Su Hao can possess so many, and his Supernatural monsters are so powerful,

then it wouldn't be impossible for these people to also possess corresponding abilities.

Thinking this, Liu Yuan and the others each performed their race's highest salute, bowed respectfully to Su Hao, and said: "We will definitely perform well and not let the boss down."

Since Su Hao still lacks a translation module, he doesn't understand many of their words, but can guess the gist. Afterwards his expression turned slightly solemn, and he said in a low voice: "But there's one thing you must remember: I don't mind you having your own small cliques, but don't engage in factionalism or petty tricks against others within my territory."

"Once I discover it, you'd better prepare to pay the price; as for what kind of price, I think you wouldn't want to know."

Upon hearing this, everyone hurriedly shook their heads and waved their hands, indicating they dare not; Liu Yuan and those with talent and management-related beings even had beads of cold sweat appear on their foreheads.

No matter how unaccustomed they are, they must deeply engrave Su Hao's words in their minds, cutting off thoughts of forming factions and vying for power.

Su Hao paid no attention to their changing expressions and did not bring up the matter again.

"As for other benefits of joining the territory, you will experience them yourselves in the future; I won't say more."

Afterwards he turned his gaze to Ling Xue'er and asked, "Have you gained anything these days?"

"Yes, yes!"

Ling Xue'er came to her senses at that moment and hurriedly nodded.

She had been in the territory for quite a while, but she had rarely seen Su Hao so solemn, which frightened her so much she dared not take a big breath.

"Boss, Liu Yuan, Pu Gong Ying, and Xue Li are the three who discovered the pangolins and volcanic goats."

"When we previously received them, our elite forces also brought back the pangolins and circles, and they are now kept beside the T235 Experimental Base."

"Moreover, we also have relevant clues about the constructor's magic potion formula, which were provided by Commander Zhu Ge Chang Qing."

"That place involves Suolu's treasure, so we have not charged any fee; according to the agreement, we have the right to explore that region together with them."

The treasure Ling Xue'er mentioned is the information Su Hao obtained when he was a First Rank Transcendent, in order to obtain materials for advancing to Second Rank Transcendent, after helping Suolu escape on a flesh mountain.

Since the information Suolu provided was extremely scarce, relying solely on Su Hao, it was utterly impossible to locate the treasure's position.

Therefore he shared this information with Zhu Ge Chang Qing, who had come together at that time, asking Shen Xia to help find the treasure's location.

But after so long, no related news arrived, and Su Hao was almost forgetting about it.

Unexpectedly, Shen Xia, relying only on that little bit of information, actually managed to find the location of that treasure.

You should know that Suolu is at least a Fourth Rank Transcendent, and the treasure he left behind.

Even Su Hao now would feel tempted, let alone that the treasure might contain the magic potion formula he desires; in any case, he has no reason not to go.

Su Hao: "When does Shen Xia want to explore this ruin?"

Ling Xue'er: "Commander Zhu Ge Chang Qing means that everything follows the boss's arrangement; whenever the boss is free, just let Shen Xia know."

Su Hao: "Then the day after tomorrow; you have them prepare, and I'll go pick them up then to save travel time."

Ling Xue'er: "Okay, boss. Also, the energy crystals in our territory are almost used up, with only over two hundred thousand left; we need to increase the mining speed of the energy crystal mine."

As soon as she said that, Su Hao had not yet reacted, but Liu Yuan and the others first couldn't stay calm.

What the heck? Over twenty thousand energy crystals, you're telling me that's all that's left? And we still need to prepare in advance?

Are you eating energy crystals as food? With over two hundred thousand left, you still need to prepare in advance? Then the few hundred to thousand energy crystals we carry wouldn't even be enough to stuff between our teeth…

After the brief surprise, they felt a bit more anticipation for the things in the territory.

Although they couldn't understand, they could be certain that Ling Xue'er had no need to lie about this, because there was no need.

This means the energy crystal consumption in this territory is extraordinarily terrifying; even with two hundred thousand left, advance preparation is needed.

Just like an arms factory, the greater the energy consumption, the more weapons produced.

It is obvious that there are many unknown secrets in this territory.

Perhaps, just as Su Hao can mass-produce magic potions, he can also consume energy crystals to produce even more things.

Su Hao had no intention of explaining to them; he turned to Ling Xue'er and continued asking:

"How is the dwarves' exploration of the energy crystal mine going? Any new progress?"

Ling Xue'er: "Yes, they have discovered three more energy crystal mines in the Dark Forest; the enemies in those places have been cleared and they are now under our control."

"However, to mine these three energy crystal mines, we need to transfer dwarves from elsewhere, so mining has not yet started; we are waiting for your arrangements, boss."

Su Hao: "I understand; I'll handle this. Notify Tie Huzi to gather the dwarves skilled at mining, and I'll come over around midnight tonight."

To increase the mining intensity of the energy crystal mine, besides adding manpower, we can also strengthen the dwarves' individual abilities to boost mining speed.

Coincidentally, the main ingredients for refining the First Rank Miner's Magic Potion are already at hand; as long as we mass-produce the potion, all dwarves participating in the energy crystal mine mining will become First Rank Miners.

Even if the number stays the same, the mining speed can still see a considerable increase.

Afterwards, Su Hao instructed Ling Xue'er to arrange the internship work for Liu Yuan and the others, and to be responsible for evaluating their internship performance.

He did this for two reasons.

First, to enhance Ling Xue'er's prestige so that he can later act as a hands-off manager.

Second, he knows that people's personalities are hard to change in the short term, and he wants Ling Xue'er to establish a standard.

"If you want power, I can give it to you, but you must be like Ling Xue'er: bring benefits to the territory and not cause any bad influence."

As long as you achieve these two points, Su Hao won't interfere no matter what small groups they form.

After all, eight girls in a dormitory could have sixteen WeChat groups, let alone a territory that can at any time occupy a patch of Dark Forest. As for why he used a girls' dorm as an example, Su Hao can only say that although these people are of different races, they are all damn female, so he had to use a girls' dorm as an example…

Su Hao strongly suspects that this result is definitely due in part to the foolish contribution of that dumb panda.

Su Hao no longer spoke of this; after finishing his instructions, he headed toward the T235 Experimental Base.

(End of chapter)