The two of them ran far, and Chu Tian had his spiritual power perception active the entire time. They stopped only after he couldn't sense the mercenary team of eight people following them anymore.
Calculating the distance, they had run for more than ten kilometers.
At this point, Chu Tian had already exhausted his Speedy talent, so he took a few deep breaths to rest.
Red Dress also breathed heavily before speaking, "By the way, you're not just a three-talent martial artist, are you? Or do you have more than three talents?"
"Uh, you know too much," Chu Tian replied, casting a cold look at Red Dress. Flames danced around his left hand, and frost surrounded his right hand. His entire body emitted crackling electrical energy, and the powerful spiritual power even caused the air around Chu Tian to make popping sounds. The dust beneath his feet swirled in a mini-tornado.
In this state, Red Dress, intimidated, slipped and fell to the ground, her face turning pale. Although she instinctively gathered flames in her palms, she couldn't muster the courage to retaliate.
But then, a terrifying screech from a savage beast caught Red Dress's attention. She hurriedly opened her eyes and turned to look, only to see the Giant Devouring Mantis's neck pierced through by a hole. Its blood flowed continuously from the wound, and before it could swing its scythe-like claws, it collapsed to the ground.
"Alright, the mercenaries from earlier might be on their way. Let's go quickly," Chu Tian said, swiftly storing the massive Giant Devouring Mantis's corpse into his system space.
Only now did Red Dress realize that Chu Tian had just been bluffing.
"Phew, you weren't really planning to kill me, were you? You scared me to death. I thought you were going to silence me."
Red Dress was clearly still quite shaken by Chu Tian's actions.
"Don't worry, as long as you keep my secret," Chu Tian reassured her.
"Don't worry, I consider you a great friend. I'll definitely keep your secret," Red Dress promised confidently.
"But you're really amazing. After careful calculation, it seems you have more than three talents, right? Thunder talent, Flame talent, Frost talent, and earlier you could even create weapons. That's already four talents. And you also have mental power talent and the ability to conceal your level. So, you have at least six talents. I'm starting to look forward to forming a mercenary team with you, Great God. Please take me flying!" Red Dress continued, sounding excited.
Chu Tian's eye twitched slightly. Red Dress sure had guts.
"Alright, let's go," Chu Tian said, changing the subject. He quickly departed, silently decomposing the Giant Devouring Mantis's corpse into his system space.
[Ding - Decomposition successful, slight increase in strength, speed, defense, and mental power acquired.]
[Ding - Materials acquired, automatically stored in the spatial bag.]
[Ding - Killing a C-level savage beast grants 80 talent points. Current talent points: 1960.]
Chu Tian was quite pleased. His talent points were about to surpass two thousand.
On the way back to the base, Chu Tian casually killed a few E-level and D-level savage beasts, increasing his talent points to over two thousand one hundred. However, the "+1" indicating an upgrade was nowhere to be seen, indicating that he hadn't reached the required talent points for an upgrade.
Looking down from the aircraft's porthole at Human Base No. 3, he could see the mercenary base and the federal military base on the outskirts, forming a defensive perimeter to prevent savage beasts from invading.
The mercenary base and the federal military base were part of the outer defense ring of Human Base, serving to deter potential threats. The federal military consisted of regular forces with the best equipment, despite many of the lower-ranking soldiers being talented martial artists who had committed crimes. However, these individuals could gain their freedom if they completed a series of tasks for the federal military.
The aircraft gradually came to a stop, and Chu Tian and Red Dress disembarked. They saw a cyborg girl responsible for registration, and she greeted them with a wave.
"Chu Tian, how was it? You must have had a great harvest this time!" Clyssa said, looking at Chu Tian with a sweet smile.
Turning her gaze to Red Dress, Clyssa smiled and said, "How about you, lovely little lady? Would you like to give me your materials? I can help you craft a powerful weapon or upgrade your existing one."
Hearing Clyssa's offer, Chu Tian gave her a strange look. For some reason, her tone seemed a bit odd.
Just then, Chu Tian felt some unusual gazes on him. He turned to see that many people were looking in their direction, and the looks in their eyes were filled with malice.
"Really?" Red Dress hadn't noticed the strange glances from others and was still looking at Clyssa with anticipation.
"Of course, whether it's repairs, weapon crafting, or weapon enhancement, I'm very skilled at it all. So, lovely lady, would you like a repair, weapon crafting, or an upgrade for your weapon?" Clyssa asked, looking expectantly at Red Dress.
Red Dress hesitated for a moment and then took out the peculiar pistol and handed it to Clyssa.
After examining the weapon, Clyssa smiled and said, "This is probably the work of Master Flame, but he disappeared a long time ago. This should be one of his unfinished works. However, it's not entirely complete, but that's okay. Give it to me, and I'll make this pistol even more perfect."
Clyssa returned the pistol to Red Dress and handed her a transparent card. As Red Dress took the card, a series of small characters appeared on it.
[Clyssa Skysen]
[Manager of the Skysen Handcrafted Weapons Shop]
[Contact Number: 988***19]
"By the way, do you have a high success rate for weapon upgrades?" Chu Tian quickly asked.
"The success rate, well, that mainly depends on luck. If you're extremely lucky and have a sudden burst of good fortune, you can easily upgrade several levels. For example, this lovely young lady's weapon is currently at C-rank Level 2. If you're lucky, upgrading it to C-rank Level 10 should be no problem. If your luck is slightly better, I can completely remake this semi-finished product and possibly even directly upgrade it to B-rank," Clyssa said with a cheerful smile.
Chu Tian couldn't help but feel that Clyssa's words didn't sound very reliable. However, seeing Red Dress's eager expression, he didn't say much more.