Forbidden Zone of the Human Race

Xiang Ning was indifferent to the skills and breathing techniques provided by the military, unable to comprehend the various technical terms. All he knew was that he would be able to grow stronger.

But what were beast cores and how were they different from beast carcasses?

He quizzically looked at Fang Rou, who took a deep breath and turned to Li Yunfei. Was this Li Yunfei’s personal order, or the military’s order? Xiang Ning was an outsider to the military, and it was always difficult to get any Kaiser Aurumsaur-related materials. One tier five military skill and breathing technique were enough, now there were more gifts for him to choose from. How could she not be suspicious?

However, it was still good news. Xiang Ning had risked his life to kill the Kaiser Aurumsaur, it was still his right!

“How should I explain this? Beast Generals tier four and above have the potential to produce a beast core. A beast core is worth a lot, and they’re mainly used in weapon making. Weapons forged using beast cores are known as 'Bioweapons'. Of course, the chances of obtaining a beast core are low. You might not even get one out of a thousand beasts, but beasts of tier seven and above will definitely produce one. "

“First, you must understand what a beast core is. Based on research, beast cores are akin to a beast’s second life. When a beast’s physical body is dead, its beast cores can still launch attacks as powerful as the beast itself,” Fang Rou explained.

Xiang Ning was in a daze. Was there such a thing? He couldn’t imagine what a bioweapon would look like.

“Although it can be used to make an incredibly powerful weapon, the chances of success to forge one are within the single digits. I suggest you take the carcass instead. Although a beast core is valuable, it’s worth about the same as the carcass since bioweapons are next to impossible to forge sucessfully,” she continued.

“Alright, we’ll take the carcass then.” Without a thought, Xiang Ning agreed with Fang Rou’s suggestion.

“Huh? Aren’t you going to at least think about it?” Fang Rou wasn’t sure what else to say. That was the beast core of a Kaiser Aurumsaur they were talking about; what if they actually succeeded in making a bioweapon? Beast cores are hard to come by!

“It doesn’t matter. I know you won’t lie to me, and… I don’t really know much about these things. I’ll just do whatever you say.” Xiang Ning grinned and scratched his head.

“But… but beast cores can be used to make weapons, too. My father knows a master smith that’s made bioweapons before.”

“What’re the chances of success?”

“Seven percent.”

“I’ll take the beast carcass. Seven percent is low. I’ll leave it with the military, I’m sure it’ll be much more useful to them,” he said.

“No, listen to me. That’s already considered a high chance of success. You don’t understand the power of a bioweapon,” she tried to explain.

Xiang Ning reached out to grab her hand. “I know that, and even if you’re lying to me, I am willing to be lied to. But I know you wouldn’t.”

“Urghh!” Fang Rou blushed down to her neck. If this were a cartoon, her head would be smoking.

Li Yunfei took the chance to speak. “Alright, I understand. In truth, the military does indeed need the beast core, so thank you for leaving it to us. We’ll preserve the carcass in our freezer. If you need it, you can go get it on your own. If there’s nothing else, please allow me to excuse myself as there are other matters for me to attend to. Farewell.”

Xiang Ning watched Li Yunfei leave, then turned to Wang Han. Wang Han took a step forward and bowed deeply. “Nice to meet you, my name is Wang Han and I’m a reporter. Thank you for saving my life. Here are a million dollars, please take it!”

Wang Han held out a card containing his entire life’s savings. He knew this amount wasn’t even enough to cover the cost of the recovery fluid Xiang Ning had used up, but he had nothing else to give in return for saving his life. Of course, he was under no obligation to give Xiang Ning anything, nor did Xiang Ning ask for anything, but he felt like he owed him his life. If he hadn’t been rescued, he wouldn’t even be here to spend the million dollars. So it was worth it, and it slightly soothed his guilt.

Xiang Ning smiled and took the card as Wang Han heaved a sigh of relief. He waited for Wang Han to continue talking.

“Uh… well, I was there because I was doing a livestream so other people knew of the tragic reality of war. Because of many reasons.… How do I put this? You became very popular.”

“Popular?” Xiang Ning didn’t understand.

“Yes. Many people on the internet have been worried about you these days. Your selflessness and fiction-like heroic stubbornness moved many people. Many users donated to support the frontlines.”

“Really? That’s great.” Xiang Ning didn’t think he was as… heroic… as Wang Han described; he was just doing what he wanted to. To be fair, he had only saved Wang Han to save himself. While he wouldn’t let the Kaiser Aurumsaur kill the reporter without moving a muscle anyway, killing Wang Han would also have likely triggered a breakthrough in the Kaiser Aurumsaur to tier five. Then everyone would die!

He had even received many benefits from saving him, too. He had successfully leveled up to tier three, two-star and he was already fifty-three percent of the way to reaching the next level. His Fury Points had also finally returned to six digits once more, at almost a hundred and forty thousand.

That was the main benefit he had received; he was delighted.

Wang Han looked at the seemingly indifferent Xiang Ning, unable to read his mind. Xiang Ning didn’t seem to have any comment. It was like they had just made small talk as if he’d asked Xiang Ning if he’d eaten.

After a short chat, Wang Han excused himself and left the ward. Looking down at his phone, he saw seven hundred and twenty thousand comments and more than a thousand edited clips of Xiang Ning’s battle. He was speechless. In the end, he posted: “Xiang Ning has regained consciousness, all vitals normal. He’ll be discharged and rejoin the battle soon, don’t worry about him.” Then he turned off his phone and left.

Within the ward, Fang Rou was filling Xiang Ning in on the events of the past four days. Perhaps due to the Kaiser Aurumsaur being killed, while it wasn’t completely peaceful, there were no more deaths. The rest of the beasts that attacked came in tens and hundreds, so they didn’t even have to send martial artists to the frontlines.

All they needed were spiritual cultivators standing atop the fortress walls to kill them all, so it was all effortless.

Doge & Chacha's Thoughts

Basically, a bioweapon is a symbiote weapon. Pretty cool though. Reminds me of monster hunter all over again. Farm the materials and craft a new sword!

Also, just get married with Fang Rou already.