Even if I kill Little Panda, the chances of it dropping the True Iron-Eating Bear Skill are less than 10%. Is there any other way I can copy this skill instead?
Chen Gou kept pondering this issue while returning to the base and reporting on the mission.
The True Iron-Eating Bear Skill had proven its value with its platinum grade.
This skill could greatly increase Chen Gou's physical strength and ensure the safety of his life.
Very few skills in the system's skill library could compare to it in this regard.
After clearing up the zombie territory, the Bloodsucker Team obtained 200 Merit Points.
Chen Gou curiously tapped on the tablet provided by the Umbrella Corporation on the counter and opened it to see what items he could buy with Merit Points.
The cheapest ones were HP and MP recovery items.
Various types of virus bloodline potions were the most prevalent and cheapest.
Other than the T-Virus potion, which was one of the most basic ones, there were more advanced ones, such as the G-Virus, the T-Veronica Virus, and so on.
However, his main purpose was to activate the human body's potential and increase its primary attributes through viruses.
There was low-grade equipment and high-grade equipment, which was very expensive.
1,000 Merit Points were needed for a silver-grade weapon, which meant that the Bloodsucker Team had to complete two-star missions five times before they would be able to exchange Merit Points for one.
There was no lack of gold-grade equipment and artifacts.
Chen Gou had just wanted to take a look at it, but his pupils ended up constricting. He saw a magical artifact that he couldn't take his eyes off.
[Mutated Leech Emperor Live Specimen: A one-time gold-grade artifact]
[Attribute: When affixed on a magical creature, the specimen is temporarily reactivated. By drawing the blood of the target, the magic arcana of a certain skill is extracted.]
[Note: 30% chance of obtaining a skill of the highest grade from the target, 20% chance of obtaining a skill of the lowest grade, and 50% chance of obtaining a skill of neither the highest nor the lowest grade. The target will lose its skill temporarily but will regain it over time.]
[Remark: Excellent hotpot dishes—You're worth it, Leech!]
The Mutated Leech Emperor was not a natural mutation. Instead, it had been accidentally created by the lab while they had been experimenting with a new virus. They had only developed this one and could not replicate the process.
Nobody had expected that it would actually become a one-time gold-grade magical artifact after its death.
Once this artifact adhered to a magical creature's body, it could replicate and extract a magic skill regardless of the creature's level.
The chance of extracting the highest skill of the target was as high as 30%.
This artifact was certainly one of the fastest ways for Chen Gou to obtain the True Iron-Eating Bear Skill.
He had found an artifact that satisfied his needs in the Blood Umbrella Organization's reward library when he had least expected it.
The amount necessary to trade for it is 3,000 Merit Points!
Chen Gou's eyes flickered as he switched to the mission interface on the tablet, looking for missions that could earn him a large number of Merit Points and that the Bloodsucker Team could complete right now.
Generally speaking, a mission that could give one 2,000 to 3,000 Merit Points at once had at least a four-star difficulty, which meant that his team members needed to be close to Level 30.
The Bloodsucker Team obviously didn't meet these requirements yet.
After a careful search, Chen Gou found a suitable mission.
[Mission: Locate the Shushan Resistance hidden in Region A7 and find their secret base.]
[Difficulty: Four Stars]
[Venue: A7 Primeval Forest Region]
[Description: Region A7 is a primeval forest, a vast area with a complex environment without many human zombies but with many beast zombie lords. A Resistance called 'Shushan' has established a base and now poses a great threat to the research base.]
[Note 1: The leader of the Shushan Resistance was an oriental Daoist priest before the catastrophe, and his magic skills are related to Daoism. He is at Level 50 or higher, which is the highest danger level!]
[Note 2: The core members of the Shushan Resistance are human Awakeners, but they also have ordinary soldiers skilled in combat techniques and firearms.]
[Note 3: The Shushan Resistance is very hostile to the Blood Umbrella Organization. They will never let go of each other if they meet!]
[Warning: This mission does not require fighting or killing the members of the Resistance. The mission's focus is on their base coordinates!]
[Suggestion: The Shushan Resistance has always been cautious. Tailing them will not work. Disguising to enter the organization might be the only feasible way, but don't get discovered. Otherwise, no one will even collect your body.]
[Reward: 5,000 Merit Points if you find the exact location of the base.]
[Deadline: None]
This mission had several advantages in Chen Gou's opinion.
First, it could be completed without a battle.
Second, he could use this chance to interact with the Resistance openly.
Third, as a pure Chinese person, he had an advantage. He could provide considerable convenience even if it was only by facilitating communication.
By the time Chen Gou was done and returned to the Bloodsucker Team's three-story garrison, the others had all taken a shower, changed into new clothes, and were lying on the living room sofa to rest.
Even Breeder had cut his hair and shaved his beard, which made him look a lot younger and more energetic.
Violent Bear, the senior member of the organization temporarily in charge of their team, was waiting for him in the living room.
"I've asked them about your mission this time, and it turned out fine. However, how could you bring a man who killed your own teammates into the base without asking?" Violent Bear's eyes were filled with killing intent.
"I'm sorry for the deaths of Renegade and Broken Tail, but they are dead now. The addition of a member with a unique skill will be enough to make up for their loss."
Chen Gou unhurriedly said, "Breeder's innate skill is taming zombies, which is very important to our team. He could even be of great help to the organization in the future. If my memory serves me right, the organization states that the captain has the authority to recruit members from the outside."
"You have the authority to do that, but they have to go through the organization's assessment. Who allowed you to bring him back to the base?"
Violent Bear sneered, but his tone softened. "On account of Young Master An, I'll let this go, but there will be no next time. Also, the rules have to be followed… Have him swallow this virus seed."
After he said that, he took a virus seed like the one he had given Angeline and the others to eat out of a bag and handed it to Breeder.
Breeder could guess what it was, so he looked at Chen Gou hesitantly.
"Eat it, trust me!" Chen Gou nodded at him firmly. This was unavoidable, as the Blood Umbrella Organization would never be at ease without having their members under control.
Chen Gou had thought of leaving Breeder outside, but he was worried that given the power of Breeder and Little Panda, once the other teams of the Blood Umbrella Organization met them, there would certainly be a perilous situation. Therefore, it would be safer to bring him in.
As for the virus seed… Did he need to fear that there wouldn't be an antidote when he controlled Dr. Andric?
As Violent Bear watched Breeder swallow the virus seed, he gave Chen Gou a stainless steel box. "Inside it is this month's medicine to suppress the virus. You guys will have up to half a month to recuperate."
Chen Gou took the box and said, "I want to take on the mission of finding the coordinates of the base of the Shushan Resistance."
"That's a four-star mission. Do you have a death wish?"
"I just want to get stronger as quickly as possible. Completing this mission… should be enough to significantly improve my standing in the organization, right?"
"If you really make this great achievement, I guarantee you'll be on par with me in the organization! Provided that you come back alive to receive the reward!"
Violent Bear made a sarcastic comment and left.
The Blood Thorn Team had attempted this mission before. Not only had they failed, but they had also been nearly annihilated by the Shushan Resistance in the primeval forest.
The Blood Umbrella Organization was very powerful out there, but that ancient forest was Shushan's territory. They had set up countless traps and secret outposts there, causing the Blood Umbrella Organization to lose at least five elite teams there.
"Bang!"
Chen Gou kicked open the door to the master bedroom on the second floor and dragged An Zhanyu away from the delicate legs and arms of the two women before giving him two slaps to wake him up.
"Call Andric and tell him that you have an idea to share about the Heaven Virus."
The last time they'd seen each other, the doctor had given Chen Gou his office number. From now on, they'd be able to communicate directly about the bloodline and the virus without having to go through Violent Bear.