Chapter 10: Preparations
July 10th, 9:00 PM.
"Phew, this Wu Xin Xiang Tian
Method is too difficult. It's been ten days, and I still haven't sensed the cosmic energy."
Qin Mu felt somewhat helpless.
"The difference between people is just too big!"
Qin Mu remembered that Luo Feng had sensed cosmic energy on the very first night of his cultivation.
Without forcing himself to sense it any further, Qin Mu stood up and moved around in the living room.
After eating something, Qin Mu returned to the computer desk and turned on the computer.
These days, Qin Mu had not been idle while practicing the Wu Xin Xiang Tian Method. On the contrary, he had become even busier.
Qin Mu had been preparing for his entry into the wilderness area, and there was too much to do.
Since he planned to enter the wilderness alone, he couldn't rely on walking, so Qin Mu found a driving school and obtained a driver's license.
With the identity of a perspective fighter and enough money, the driving school guaranteed that he could get his license within 20 days.
In addition to learning to drive, Qin Mu also used Uncle Qing's connections to find a shooting club to learn shooting.
Although hot weapons had little effect on high-level monsters, they were still very effective against low-level monsters.
Generally, soldier-level monsters could not withstand attacks from hot weapons. Although Qin Mu was going to enter the wilderness, he wouldn't go too far and would unlikely encounter high-level monsters.
Spending some time practicing the use of hot weapons would not be a mistake.
For the past ten days, Qin Mu had been practicing at the Limit dojo in the morning, engaging in practical combat with some elite students. In the afternoon, he spent two hours practicing driving and two hours shooting.
At night, he practiced the genetic energy—the Wu Xin Xiang Tian Method.
Unfortunately, after ten days, while he made rapid progress in obtaining his driver's license and shooting, he had no success with the Wu Xin Xiang Tian Method.
Opening the HR Alliance platform, Qin Mu entered his identity information.
This was a very special platform that only fighters could log into.
The HR Alliance, also known as the Underground Alliance by fighters, was a coalition formed by the world's top super consortiums, super families, and other entities, controlling more than half of the global economy and infiltrating various industries.
Three days ago, Qin Mu's prospective fighter information had been recorded in his ID card, and he could now log into the HR Alliance platform, although his permissions were very low.
As one of the most powerful forces on Earth, the information on the HR Alliance platform was very rich.
After three days, Qin Mu had gained some understanding of the platform and, through the information available, had initially planned his route out of the city and the supplies he needed to purchase and prepare.
"To enter the wilderness, I can take a train to Jiangnan Base City and then board an HR Alliance train to enter the military's supply base."
"The military will patrol the area around the supply base and clear out any monsters they encounter."
"Therefore, within fifty miles of the base, it is basically a safe zone with few monsters. Beyond a hundred miles, it becomes a monster's paradise, where monsters can be encountered everywhere."
"The location I chose for the Zerg race incubation base should be between fifty to a hundred miles from the military base."
"Within this range, the number of monsters is not large, and they are mostly low-level beast soldiers with very few mid-level ones, making it relatively safe and convenient for the Zerg nest to expand outward after incubation."
"After repeated comparisons and confirmations over the past few days, this location is quite suitable for breeding the Zerg race base."
Qin Mu marked a point on a map, which was a villa area before the great disaster.
The villa area was about 70 miles from the military base, with a section of the road severely damaged, making vehicle travel inconvenient. The military rarely patrolled this area.
This place had a good geographical location, and every villa had a basement and a garage, which was convenient for hiding the mother nest.
Considering the numerous flying beasts in the sky and the inherent satellite surveillance, Qin Mu's preliminary plan was to incubate the bug nest inside the villa, using the buildings to block and avoid the gaze of many monsters while also preventing satellite spying from above.
As Qin Mu was lost in thought, his phone suddenly made a soft sound.
"Ding"
Qin Mu picked up his phone, and there was a message on it.
"[**Bank], Dear Qin Mu, your loan has been approved and your balance has successfully reached 3 million yuan. Please withdraw and use it in time and repay it on schedule."
Qin Mu opened his mobile banking app, and sure enough, 3 million yuan had arrived.
"The money is finally here. I can buy everything now."
A satisfied smile appeared on Qin Mu's face.
Indeed, after passing the prospective fighter exam, Qin Mu immediately went to take a loan, using his identity as a prospective fighter and the property under his name to easily obtain a loan of 3 million yuan from the bank.
If his plan succeeded and he returned from the wilderness smoothly, repaying these 3 million yuan would be easy. If he didn't return, then it wouldn't matter.
With these 3 million yuan, things would be easier to handle.
To enter the wilderness, Qin Mu had many things to prepare.
Among the essentials were the Vanquisher series long spear, combat suit, communication watch, combat backpack, medicine, food, a light truck for travel, an off-road motorcycle for emergency escape, and a batch of backup hot weapons equipment.
In addition to these items, he also needed to buy a large amount of meat for the worker bug to eat and accumulate energy.
This 3 million yuan seemed like a lot, but in reality, it wouldn't last long if spent freely.
Qin Mu opened the weapon and equipment page on the HR Alliance platform, where there were not only various cold weapons but also many hot weapons.
"Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A1 model price: 100,000 yuan
'Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A2 model price: 500,000 yuan'
'Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A3 model price: 1 million yuan'
...
'Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A5 model price: 6 million yuan'
'Vanquisher Long Spear Series 2, A6 model price: 20 million yuan'
'That's really expensive!'
Qin Mu clicked his tongue. With 3 million yuan, he couldn't even afford a better weapon.
'I'll just buy the A2 model. Most of the destination is low-level beast soldier monsters with a small number of mid-level ones. An A2-level weapon is enough.'
Qin Mu was well aware that with his current strength, dealing with low-level beast soldier monsters was already a stretch, let alone mid-level ones. If he encountered them, he could only run.
'The combat suit just needs to be able to defend against low-level beast soldier monsters. As for the backpack and communication watch, I'll buy the cheapest ones. They're just for show anyway.'
After picking and choosing, Qin Mu selected some essentials. Even though he chose the cheapest options, it still cost him about 1 million yuan.
Qin Mu had actually looked at these items many times and was just waiting for the loan money to arrive.
'There's still a big expense: the off-road pickup truck for travel and the off-road motorcycle for escaping in an emergency, as well as the hot weapons and sufficient ammunition.'
'This off-road pickup truck can't be too heavy, and the worker bug needs to be able to lift it. In case it gets stuck, we need to be able to get out.
The cheapest off-road pickup truck that meets the conditions costs 500,000 yuan, but this pickup truck comes with a machine gun and 5,000 bullets. Considering that, it doesn't seem too expensive.'
With the speed of the off-road pickup truck, it could easily outrun most beast soldier-level monsters. This was Qin Mu's greatest safety guarantee after entering the wilderness, and he couldn't afford to be careless.
'An off-road motorcycle for escaping in an emergency, 100,000 yuan.'
'A rifle, 3,000 rounds of ammunition, a quadruple rocket launcher, 16 rounds of ammunition, a box of landmines, binoculars, night vision goggles, some hand grenades, medicine, military food, etc., totaling 500,000 yuan.'
After days of training, Qin Mu could already use most hot weapons, although he was just proficient in their use and couldn't be too demanding in terms of accuracy.
These hot weapons would not be used unless absolutely necessary.
Because monsters in the wilderness were sensitive to hot weapons, once used, they could easily attract a large number of monsters.
Of course, when it was crucial for saving one's life, one couldn't afford to be too concerned.
Among these weapons and equipment, the most practical might be the box of landmines.
Because the incubation of the bug nest required three hours, during which the bug nest could not move. Once discovered by monsters, they could only fight desperately.
With this box of landmines, the safety factor could be greatly improved.
The most powerful hot weapon, the quadruple rocket launcher, could easily kill low-level and mid-level beast soldier monsters and severely injure high-level ones. It was considered one of Qin Mu's trump cards.
Most of the weapons and equipment could be delivered directly to his home, but the off-road pickup truck and hot weapons could only be sent to the military camp.
With a few clicks, 2.1 million yuan was gone.
Qin Mu let out a soft breath. The things he needed to buy were basically complete.
The remaining money, after setting aside some for basic expenses, was all used to buy meat.
The energy provided by this meat would be enough for the worker bug to accumulate enough to transform into a bug nest, with some surplus to incubate worker bugs.
"Prepare for a few more days. By the 20th at the latest, if I still haven't learned the Five Hearts Towards the Sky Method, I'll have to set off."
Qin Mu thought to himself.
Because successfully cultivating gene primordial energy for the first time would greatly enhance one's strength, it would be best to succeed. If not, there was nothing he could do.
However, by the 20th at the latest, Qin Mu had to set off. Any later, and time would be too tight. Qin Mu also needed to leave some time for buffer.