Starting to Gain Experience from Push-Ups Chapter 1550 - 745

The wind whipped the rain, slanting against the aluminum window frame, producing a dense patter.

The world outside the glass was all gray.

Zheng Hongxin’s deep voice sounded especially cold in the office:

"Humans are the spirit of all living things, their flesh contains an extremely high nutritional value. More importantly, the souls of the living carry an innate spirituality that can nourish the spirit."

"Once those strong individuals break through the bottom line, choosing to consume humans to fill the void, their physical desires might be temporarily satisfied."

"But on the spiritual level, the resentment of counterparts and high-dimensional pollution will follow like a shadow, further destroying their sanity."

"It means they will completely degrade into devils dominated by appetite, doomed forever, never to be reborn!"

Fang Cheng quietly listened, his brow slightly furrowed.

No wonder those monsters hidden in the city’s darkness are all perverted murderers, and there are often vicious cases of human consumption.

It turns out, besides their evil nature, there is such a cruel biological law forcing them.

"Apart from such extreme acts of cannibalism..."

Fang Cheng’s gaze was cold as he asked:

"Do mutants have no other normal ways to replenish energy?"

Zheng Hongxin turned around, meeting Fang Cheng’s gaze, and nodded heavily.

"Yes."

He pointed out the office window, toward the Changyuan Trench hidden amidst the wind and rain.

"Excluding the methods each noble family and government organization rely on to survive, the most realistic way is to go to the ’Otherworld’!"

Fang Cheng followed the old man’s gesture, looking at the turbulent sea, his elbows resting on the edge of the mahogany desk, waiting for more.

"Chairman, I mentioned before about Merfolk weaving cloth and crying tears into beads. These so-called ’beads’ initially did not refer to pearls."

Zheng Hongxin returned to the desk, pulled out a mahogany chair, and sat down.

"As early as two thousand years ago in the Yu Dynasty, there were records of Merfolk repaying kindness."

"One day, a fisherman came upon a wounded and stranded Merfolk on the beach. He wasn’t afraid, instead took it home and treated it with care. Later, the Merfolk returned to the sea, fetching extraordinary treasures to give to the fisherman as a life-saving token of gratitude."

"The legendary sea treasures were not just expensive ornaments but contained astonishing Life Energy, with effects of beauty enhancement, eyesight improvement, and longevity."

"After the news spread, many Martial Artists and mutants flocked to it, even causing a treasure hunting craze in the South Sea for a time."

At this point, Zheng Hongxin paused for a moment, seeming to be a bit parched.

Seeing this, Fang Cheng raised the teapot on the table and poured him a cup of hot tea.

Zheng Hongxin thanked him, raised the teacup before him, moistened his throat, then continued:

"Chairman, you should now be very clear. In reality, these extraordinary treasures drifted to Earth with the spatial tides from the Otherworld."

"The Spiritual Energy of that world is far more abundant than on Earth, and the living creatures within not only have enormous bodies, but also possess Spiritual qualities."

"In the mountains and earth veins, many Heavenly Treasures with miraculous medicinal effects grow, and even mythological species long extinct on Earth still survive."

"These creatures have evolved special structures within them that store Life Energy to adapt to a high concentration of Spiritual Energy. For example, they nurture high-energy crystal cores similar to pearls, or their essence is all fused into their bones, remaining uncorrupted for millennia after death, which are the Ancient Relics we at True Thought Society most value."

After hearing Zheng Hongxin’s story, a gleam of insight flashed in Fang Cheng’s eyes.

Suddenly, he recalled digging out Blood Cores from mutant beasts after defeating them in the Wasteland World.

He also remembered the Professor talking about his experience as a mercenary in the Southern Ocean, and the adventure into the Otherworld.

That team encountered attacks from giant insect monsters in the primeval jungle, paid a heavy price to kill it, and extracted special crystals like sapphires from the monster’s head.

It seems, whether it’s mutant beasts from the Wasteland World, or primitive monsters from another world, in such a rich environment of Spiritual Energy, their bodies will solidify into high-density energy crystals.

Such things are the best supplements for mutants after breaking through the life tier.

"So, the problem of energy shortage for mutant advancement is a deadlock on Earth, but in the Spiritual Energy-rich Otherworld, it’s really not much trouble."

At this point, Zheng Hongxin straightened his back instinctively, an undeniable fervor and longing shining from his murky eyes.

Fang Cheng leaned back into the leather chair, crossed his hands over his abdomen, and then asked:

"Chairman Zheng, does the True Thought Society’s warehouse have any Treasure Beads from the Otherworld besides Jiao Xiu? I’d like to see them personally."

Zheng Hongxin’s aged face stiffened, showing difficulty, his lips moved:

"Chairman, it’s not that this old man is unwilling to let you inspect them. It’s just that these sea treasures are too rare."

"Our True Thought Society doesn’t have stable channels like the official ones. We can only wait for the Sea God Festival each year, seizing the opportunity when spatial tidal fluctuations are larger, to salvage the Otherworld goods emerging from the trench’s bottom."

"Most of these are fragmented Ancient Relics, and if we’re lucky enough to obtain one or two Treasure Beads, they are immediately given to society members afflicted with spiritual ailments to alleviate their conditions, leaving nothing in inventory."

Zheng Hongxin rubbed his hands, looking somewhat restless:

"President Su ventured into the Otherworld alone to break this stalemate. Once he returns successfully, he might bring back some treasures.