Chapter 11: Entering the Wilderness
After purchasing all the necessary items, Qin Mu shifted his focus back to improving his strength.
During the day, he engaged in practical combat at the dojo in the morning, practiced driving and shooting skills in the afternoon, and cultivated the Wu Xin Xiang Tian Method at night.
Time passed day by day in his training.
After 11 days, Qin Mu still had not sensed cosmic energy.
13 days.
15 days.
19 days.
At night, in Qin Mu's living room.
"I'll try one more time. If I still can't sense it, then so be it."
After failing to sense cosmic energy for over ten days, Qin Mu initially became very anxious.
However, as the scheduled departure date approached, Qin Mu's heart gradually calmed down. If he couldn't sense it, then he couldn't. The preparations he had made were already sufficient.
Qin Mu's mindset became increasingly peaceful, and his mind went blank. He entered a strange state where he no longer deliberately tried to sense anything, just emptying his mind.
"So comfortable."
Suddenly, Qin Mu sensed a faint breath flowing into his body from the Baihui acupoint on his head.
A smile appeared on Qin Mu's lips. He had finally felt cosmic energy.
Slowly, not only the Baihui acupoint on his head, but also the palms of his hands and the soles of his feet began to sense cosmic energy flowing in.
As Qin Mu became more adept at sensing cosmic energy, the speed at which it entered his body also increased.
It was like a broken water pipe. At first, only a trickle flowed out from the cracks, but as the crack grew larger, cosmic energy began to gush out.
This cosmic energy, upon entering Qin Mu's body, was greedily devoured by his extremely hungry cells.
During the process of devouring, Qin Mu's body underwent an instinctive gene evolution. His bones, muscles, and internal organs were all evolving.
His cells began to divide, and even his weight started to increase.
His physical fitness improved rapidly during this process.
It wasn't until more than an hour later that Qin Mu opened his eyes.
"The first time a human cultivates gene primordial energy, their strength increases the most because their body has never absorbed genetic energy before. The first time cultivating, strength can easily increase by hundreds or even thousands of kilograms.
The second time onwards, progress is much smaller, and one can only cultivate day by day.
Generally, an ordinary martial artist can increase their strength by 300kg.
600kg is considered excellent, 1,000kg is considered elite, and above 2,000kg, one is a genius."
Qin Mu was well aware of his own talent. Among ordinary people, he could be considered excellent, but among fighters, he was just average.
This time, his improvement should be between 300-400kg, which could only be considered ordinary.
However, Qin Mu was already satisfied.
"All preparations have been completed, and I've already obtained my driver's license. I can set off tomorrow."
Qin Mu stood up and looked around his home, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
In the living room, there was a large package containing a worker bug that had accumulated enough energy to transform back into a cocoon.
Next to it was a weapon box containing a Vanquisher Series 2 long spear.
The combat suit and other items were in another bag.
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The next day, Qin Mu got up early, took a taxi to the station, and headed for Jiangnan Base City.
With the identity of a prospective fighter, he didn't even need to go through ticket inspection.
As planned, Qin Mu easily brought his weapons and the bug cocoon onto the train.
"Is this Jiangnan Base City?"
Getting off the train, Qin Mu carried a large backpack, held a small bag, and carried a weapon box. He looked around.
"It doesn't seem much different from Yangzhou City."
Since he was carrying a lot of things, Qin Mu took another taxi after leaving the station and went straight to the train station to board a train leaving the base city for the wilderness area.
The transfer was smooth. The train to the wilderness area was different from the city trains. There weren't many people, with only about ten people in each carriage.
Besides Qin Mu, there were obviously three small teams, and everyone was like Qin Mu, carrying large and small bags.
Qin Mu didn't communicate with them unnecessarily, and they weren't interested in talking to Qin Mu either.
Hundreds of miles north of Jiangnan Base City, at the military garrison.
The train slowly stopped, and one by one, fully armed fighters got off the train.
This was already the wilderness, with soldiers armed to the teeth standing guard everywhere.
Following the guide he had looked up in advance, Qin Mu followed the crowd out and went straight to the military's fighter supply base.
This was a very quiet small building, with a reception desk inside, welcoming fighters who had just entered the base.
There were many service staff here, some from the military, some from the Limit Dojo, the Thunder Dojo, and the Underground Alliance.
They not only provided services but also purchased precious materials from monsters from the fighters.
"Which team are you from?"
A man in military uniform asked without looking up.
"No team."
The man looked up in surprise and asked, "Are you a lone wolf?"
"Yes."
Qin Mu replied affirmatively.
"Alright, register here. The wilderness is very dangerous. It's best to go in teams."
The man handed a form to Qin Mu and advised.
He had been in this base for several years and had seen many young geniuses who became fighters early and thought they were very capable, only to disappear on their first trip to the wilderness.
Qin Mu carefully looked at the form, which mainly required him to register his identity information and strength certification.
Picking up a pen, Qin Mu quickly filled it out and handed it to the other party.
"Qin Mu, a prospective fighter? Are you crazy? With your strength, any monster in the wilderness can kill you!"
The man looked up at Qin Mu carefully, then looked at the form, entered the information into the computer, and checked it repeatedly to confirm he hadn't made a mistake. He wore an expression as if he had seen a ghost.
"Can't a prospective fighter enter the wilderness alone?"
Qin Mu's expression remained unchanged. He had anticipated this reaction.
On the HR Alliance forum, he knew that although situations like his were rare, they were not unheard of.
Every year, many prospective fighters would go to the wilderness to broaden their horizons or to train themselves.
However, they would usually have someone leading the team to ensure their safety.
There were not many reckless individuals with the strength of a prospective fighter who dared to enter the wilderness alone, and most of them died in the wilderness.
"Of course you can! As long as you're not afraid of death."
The man shook his head and handed Qin Mu a set of keys.
"The room number is E8. Walk forward a bit, and you'll see it. Before you leave the supply base, this small building is at your disposal. Brother, take my advice. If you're alone, don't go into the wilderness. You can see if you can join a team or wait until you're stronger. You're still young."
"Thank you. Actually, I don't plan to go far. I'll just look around near the base to broaden my horizons."
Qin Mu took the keys and smiled.
"You decide for yourself then. Good luck."
Picking up his backpack, Qin Mu walked in the direction the man had pointed and soon saw a three-story building with the number E8.
The environment of the building was nice, much more luxurious than Qin Mu's home in Yangzhou City.
However, Qin Mu didn't have the heart to admire these things. Instead, he put all his bags in the room and then went out to find the military truck and other supplies he had purchased from the HR Alliance.
He didn't even bring the giant backpack containing the bug cocoon.
This was a safe area arranged by the military, and the security was very high. There wouldn't be anyone foolish enough to steal things here.
After asking around outside, Qin Mu quickly found his belongings.
There was an off-road pickup truck, an off-road motorcycle, an automatic rifle, a quadruple rocket launcher, and various ammunition, all without any missing items.
After checking that everything was in order and the vehicles were in good condition, Qin Mu loaded all the items onto the off-road pickup truck. By the time he finished, it was already dark.
Qin Mu didn't know that while he was busy, news of his plan to enter the wilderness alone had already spread throughout the supply base.
Everyone was very curious about this reckless individual and where he came from.
Someone had even opened a betting pool, gambling on whether Qin Mu would return alive after going out.