In the short two days before the sub-training camp officially opened, there were still people awakening their abilities every day through the use of the genetic ability potion. Because of this, each military district decided that from now on, an entrance selection would be held every Sunday.
As for the first session—this arrangement would do for now.
The selection process itself was very simple.
Offensive-type ability users were the most numerous, and their selection was carried out through combat matches.
In the end, the five hundred strongest individuals would earn qualification to enter the sub-training camp.
There were not many support-type and special-type ability users, and it was difficult to conduct competitive selections among them. Therefore, they could demonstrate their abilities or unique skills and then team up with the five hundred offensive-type ability users who had already been chosen—each team consisting of ten people.
Because these ten-person teams would rarely be changed, choosing teammates was extremely important.
Fortunately, since each military district conducted its own internal selection, everyone was already familiar with one another, and grouping was completed very quickly.
According to the training plans of each military district’s sub-training camp, within just one week, the proficiency and coordination of each team’s abilities improved at an incredible speed.
The Research Institute’s study of abilities also deepened further.
On the final day of the sub-training camps, there would be group battles. The winning teams would then advance to the main Ability Training Camp—the one commanded by Luo Yifan as the chief instructor.
Before the first batch of trainees selected for the main training camp arrived, Chief Instructor Luo Yifan spent his time leading his own squad, along with Mo Xiaobai, to train in ability combat. Yes—Mo Xiaobai had already joined the squad.
At present, Luo Yifan’s team had eight members in total: “Thunder God” Luo Yifan, “Queen” Mo Xiaobai, “Wind God” Mo Chengyu, “Falcon” Li Bai, “Dominant” Qin Shimu, “Phantom God” Fang Yu, “Sky God” Chu Jue, and “Dark God” Lin Qing. Two more were needed to make a full roster.
Indeed, their code names had been reassigned according to their abilities.
When it came time to decide on code names, there had been quite a bit of commotion. In the end, everyone settled it through rock-paper-scissors—the winner would get naming rights. Naturally, all the code names ended up being chosen by Mo Chengyu.
When the names were finalized, everyone fell silent—except for Mo Chengyu, who was delighted.
They thought, Whatever, just don’t use the code names in front of outsiders—call each other by name instead. After all, who told them to foolishly agree that whoever won would get to name everyone?
As for Mo Chengyu himself, he was not given a choice this time. His code name was simply “put on the shelf” (left unused).
Back to training—The training method was still actual combat. In addition to battles in the training room, there were also various missions.
Although Mo Xiaobai’s ability level was high, she had never received any professional combat training. Therefore, at the beginning, she was completely overpowered by everyone—she couldn’t even beat Li Bai, the weakest one whose ability was just flight.
It was quite discouraging.However, Mo Xiaobai’s learning ability was indeed strong. After only a single day of combat training, she could already easily defeat Li Bai and Da Lin, and could even spar evenly with the strategist instead of immediately collapsing.
Speaking of which, it was necessary to mention the strategist’s mental ability. After some experimentation, they discovered that the strategist’s power could not only be used for detection, but also to create illusions.
Unless one’s mental strength exceeded the strategist’s, it was nearly impossible not to fall for it.Don’t underestimate illusions—sometimes a split-second of confusion could determine life or death in a battle.
So, even though Mo Xiaobai’s mental strength was also powerful, her physical reaction speed couldn’t keep up!
Fortunately, after training, she could now resist the illusions’ influence and could fight the strategist on equal footing.
As for “the log” (Lin Qing)—well, no one could even find him, let alone fight him. His ability wasn’t just to blend into darkness; anyone struck by it would fall into endless negative emotions until they committed suicide…
Of course, Mo Xiaobai never reached that stage—she was awakened in time. But it was enough to show that “the log” was terrifying.
And the Duke (Chu Jue)—utterly unpredictable. The spatial blades he launched were too fast; even though one could detect them through mental power, they were nearly impossible to dodge. At first, Mo Xiaobai couldn’t avoid them at all, but now at least she could evade partially—though she still couldn’t get close.
As for Luo Yifan—there was no need to say more. Every time Mo Xiaobai fought him, it ended the same way: she was struck by lightning right at the start, and that was that.Still, there was one advantage to sparring with Luo Yifan: Mo Xiaobai felt her resistance to lightning was steadily improving. Especially her physical endurance—it was increasing rapidly.
Painful, yet exhilarating.
The others also noticed Mo Xiaobai’s progress, so now everyone actively sought out Luo Yifan to “get beaten up.” Yes, before, they had all stayed far away from him—after all, who wanted to fight a battle they couldn’t win?
Luo Yifan himself also went from beating one person at a time to beating everyone together. One could say his ability control was becoming increasingly perfect.
Actually, Mo Xiaobai’s ability was very powerful too, but since she hadn’t received any training, it was like having a precious sword without knowing how to wield it. Moreover, Xiao Ying was still in deep sleep, so things were rather pitiful for her.
Even so, through this period of practical training, the team’s coordination became much more harmonious.
On the very day the sub-training camps opened across all military districts, while Luo Yifan’s team was still in the middle of sparring, Mo Xiaobai suddenly received a system notification of a new reward.
“Congratulations, host. You have obtained 500,000 merit points.”
After asking Little Lucky Doll (Xiao Fuwawa), Mo Xiaobai learned that these points came from the soldiers, police, and firefighters whose fates had changed after taking the primary gene potion over the past few days.
Because their bodies had been strengthened by the potion ahead of time, when the apocalypse came, they would save many more people—thus generating more merit.
According to Little Lucky Doll, as the primary gene potion continued to spread, the merit points would only increase further.
From now on, every additional 500,000 points would trigger a reminder, though in fact the system was recording merit continuously—it just didn’t notify her in real time.
This consideration from Little Lucky Doll was truly thoughtful and reliable, and Mo Xiaobai didn’t hold back in showering it with praise.
After understanding the situation, Mo Xiaobai immediately reported it to Luo Yifan, and they contacted the commander right away.
Because at this point, they already had 650,000 merit points—enough to exchange for many things, including the Intermediate Gene Potion.
One Intermediate Gene Potion required 300,000 merit points.
An Intermediate Nutrient Solution and an Intermediate Repair Solution required 100,000 and 250,000 respectively.In short, these three items perfectly matched their available points.
However, if they wanted to exchange for other urgently needed items—such as the Primary Space Node (1,000,000), Photon Gun (850,000), Awakening Test Device Blueprint (3,000,000), or Primary Medical Pod (5,000,000)—they would have to wait a bit longer.
And since no new missions had been triggered recently, it was uncertain when new formula rewards would appear. Thus, they needed to discuss with the commander and the AI intelligence team.
After reaching Central Command and confirming the situation, the commander directly instructed Mo Xiaobai to first exchange for one Intermediate Gene Potion.
The remaining merit points would be kept for now. The primary nutrient and repair solutions were sufficient for the early apocalypse stage, while other items were in even greater shortage. And since merit income would surely continue increasing with the potion’s spread, it was wise to conserve points.
The advantages brought by the primary gene potion were already evident. Enhancing strength was the top priority now—so the Intermediate Gene Potion had to be obtained first for the researchers to analyze.
Since they didn’t yet have its formula, the research would take some time.
Meanwhile, mass production of the primary nutrient and repair solutions had already begun, and supplies were being stockpiled.
Naturally, Mo Xiaobai and Luo Yifan’s team members received a share right away, for daily use and emergencies.
Once the decision to exchange was made, Mo Xiaobai directly performed the redemption before everyone at Central Command.
“Congratulations, host. You have obtained Intermediate Gene Potion ×1. 300,000 merit points deducted.”
A light blue potion appeared in Mo Xiaobai’s hand.
Everyone looked at it—though its appearance was unremarkable, since they had all taken the primary gene potion before, they could feel an instinctive yearning toward it.
Little Lucky Doll explained that this was the genetic craving itself. Because gene potions were designed to perfect and evolve one’s genes, whenever the body sensed a substance capable of furthering that perfection, it would naturally feel a desire for it.
Fortunately, this craving was controllable.
After explaining this to everyone, Mo Xiaobai handed the potion to the researchers for study.
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