Big Data Cultivation

Chapter 2550: Chapter 2542: The Greatest Golden Core in History

Once Ninth Sister-in-law had closed the door, Feng Jun spoke up, "I just gave you an injection, and saved your life. Another one tomorrow should solve the toxin issue. As for your other injuries, you’ll have to recover on your own slowly."

"The other things are manageable," Ninth Brother muttered, "but this poison, it’s really a pain. Thank you, sir, for saving me... I was prepared for the possibility of not waking up."

"Not waking up, were you planning on skipping out on the debt?" Feng Jun chuckled lightly, "My debts aren’t that easy to get out of."

Ninth Brother could tell it was a joke, but still felt the need to explain, "I already told the chairman that if I die, after the war ends, if someone comes to the Chen Clan Association to claim the debt, they can sell all my assets to repay it."

Ninth Brother currently owed Feng Jun a million tons of energy stones, while his assets were far from reaching this amount.

Of course, this is talking about current market conditions. If Xingzheng Star holds against the Insect Race’s siege, everyone’s assets values will rebound sharply. Even though the land here isn’t worth much, the city layout holds value, and land in big cities will certainly be much more expensive.

Just with the land of the metal recycling company and the hospital, Ninth Brother could almost repay the million ton energy stone debt. If the Insect Race retreats after heavy losses, a price doubling is certainly possible.

As for the potential fall of Xingzheng Star... if it falls, and people are gone, who talks about debts?

"Want to die? It’s not that simple," Feng Jun snorted lightly, "Do you know how much those two injections cost?"

"Honestly, I don’t know," Ninth Brother’s mind was gradually clearing, "but no matter how much it costs, I know there’s a price but no market."

"Not too dumb," Feng Jun chuckled lightly, "so even if you want to die, you have to earn back that value before you can!"

"I’ll try my best," Chen Jiu tried to muster a smile, but it turned into a grimace.

"Alright, that’s it for today," Feng Jun stood up and walked to the door, "I’ll be back tomorrow."

As he stepped out, he noticed Ninth Sister-in-law standing not far away by the safety door, and as he saw him, she forced a smile.

Feng Jun didn’t want to engage, but also didn’t want to seem petty, so he nodded slightly and left.

Ninth Sister-in-law wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to him. She rushed straight into the ward, "Ninth Brother, feeling any better?"

"A bit better, just hurts too much," Ninth Brother grimaced, "Add some more anesthetic."

"That’s not possible, don’t even think about it," Ninth Sister-in-law refused bluntly, "Was it more painful than childbirth? I gave birth to eleven for you and ended up with chronic hemorrhoids!"

The Federation has the medical technology to cure hemorrhoids, but if treated and recurrent, they become chronic hemorrhoids, and there’s no use treating them.

"Forget it then," Ninth Brother was tough, actually able to withstand the pain, letting her vent to show respect to the tigress, then it was his turn to rant, "Just woken up and had to greet that person... can’t you tell the status?"

"I really didn’t think of it," Ninth Sister-in-law admitted honestly, "I thought it was just someone casually visiting."

Ninth Brother spoke coldly, surprisingly clear in speech, "I’m on the brink of death, who would I want to see me in such an embarrassing state?"

A tiger falls and loses none of its dominance, wanting to attend Ninth Brother’s funeral is fine, but seeing him on death’s doorstep, don’t even think about it.

Ninth Sister-in-law knew her husband well and decisively changed the subject, "Is this... the one who gave you energy stones?"

Chen Jiu kept many things from her, but obtaining large amounts of energy stones, medicine, and food, had to consider her side of the family and the requests for help. She really couldn’t not know.

She even guessed that the person dealing with her husband was likely the representative of the "Super Gene Warrior" the Federation was searching for everywhere, but this... could she ask?

"Why ask so much?" Ninth Brother typically responded coldly, "Looking for trouble, aren’t you... I’ll get another injection tomorrow and be fine!"

He spoke harshly, actually comforting his wife. After many years as a married couple, could they not have this level of understanding?

Ninth Sister-in-law indeed didn’t mind, "All good by tomorrow? That’s great... This place’s medical level isn’t as low as I thought."

This slipped her up; she actually knew they urgently needed a pharmaceutical production line—Ninth Brother had even asked her to help inquire if they could get any production lines. She asked a few college classmates and got some information.

In fact, her husband’s information channels were much wider than hers, and asking her to inquire further proved how attentive he was to these matters.

Anyway, between an old married couple, as long as there’s no real estrangement, it’s impossible to truly disconnect.

"What do you know," sure enough, Ninth Brother casually revealed a small secret, "they can defeat those bugs like that, they lack no advanced technology. It’s just a bit expensive; they need civilian-grade products."

"Popularize..." Ninth Sister-in-law couldn’t help but feel a bit indignant when she heard this, "Is limb regeneration also being popularized?"

Ninth Brother completely ignored her and instead looked at the other two, "Shuanzi, how did you guys contact him? Better than me!"

"It’s quite a coincidence," Shuanzi said with a bitter smile...

After coming out, Feng Jun wandered around Xiajing City, initially considering looking for Sister Qin, but the family of the chubby kid he was impersonating was gone, and he suddenly lost interest.

Actually, to find out the whereabouts of the chubby kid, he could easily deduce it; he could predict changes over a few months. But somehow... he didn’t want to.

It’s not about being stingy with spiritual energy, nor worrying about exposing the mobile hotspot, he simply didn’t want to.

If it’s bad news, he wouldn’t have the ability to reverse the facts, which would affect his mood and instead burden him with greater pressure—being a cultivator, you can have compassion but don’t take things to extremes.

So he simply went to the outskirts and set up a Spirit Restoration Array to restore his spiritual energy.

An hour later, Yi Jue arrived, for Tianqin cultivators, the Spirit Restoration Array was akin to a bright lamp in a pitch-black night—at least for those at the Nascent Soul high stage.

A simple Spirit Restoration Array didn’t prohibit outsiders from entering, and Yi Jue didn’t mind either, stepping directly into the array, sitting down to meditate and regulate her breath, "Switch to high-grade Spirit Stone, the middle-grade isn’t enough."

For my mid-stage Golden Core, middle-grade is more than sufficient, okay? Feng Jun silently exchanged the middle-grade for the high-grade.

Then the Big Boss quietly sent a thought, "She just unleashed spiritual energy... her aura is still unstable."

Feng Jun’s heart clenched: This reckless fool, not telling me about her spiritual outburst... should I try to get some supreme spirit stones?

After Yi Jue sat down to restore her spiritual energy, she noticed Feng Jun never asked why she wanted to switch to high-grade, and judging by his demeanor, it seemed like... he was upset but didn’t dare to say?

So she couldn’t help but explain, "It’s getting late, Ren Tu True Sage informed me that a swarm of insects arrived, over thirty Nascent Souls... without your help in retrieving bodies, I’m exhausted."

Is it really just about retrieving bodies? Feng Jun hardly believed that; if it were cultivators below Golden Core, maybe, but those above, collecting bodies in that small city... not even in the entire Xingzheng Star could they be so tiring.

So there must have been a major battle, but she didn’t want to mention it, so he didn’t ask, merely saying, "These insects are so rampant, testing in the morning and testing again at night... maybe they need some discipline?"

"Hmm?" Yi Jue hesitated with a surprised hum, restoring spiritual energy in the Spirit Restoration Array doesn’t require intense concentration, especially not for someone at the Nascent Soul peak, so she couldn’t help but ask, "You figured it out?"

"Of course," Feng Jun replied, amused, "You used to not rally disciplining them... I’m not saying you didn’t want to, the key is you’re very calm, and now you’re rallying for discipline, so the Great Sages must’ve tasted the benefits, right?"

It’s obvious, does this even need analysis? With the Rain Prayer Array provoking them, gods and buddhas stand in the way, these insects defiant, relentlessly probing, the True Sages seeing, oh hey, this place attracts many Insect Race Nascent Souls.

Plus, under the atmospheric layer, the True Sages, operating with no real effort... isn’t it just this issue?

"Almost," Yi Jue didn’t want to admit it, but the True Sages did indeed find comfort in harvesting Nascent Soul from the Insect Race this way, thus she could only say, "At least it effectively weakens the Insect Race’s strength."

"You really don’t have to explain," Feng Jun laughed, "I truly have no complaints, if the Great Sages are willing to support us, it makes our work easier, doesn’t it?"

"Actually, I’m dissatisfied," Yi Jue muttered softly, "I just want to do what I want, not look upon the True Sage’s face."

That’s the current reality for cultivators, some can hold their true essence and seek their path alone, but those are the absolute elite... or the reckless ones, the majority still act according to higher-ups.

But Yi Jue felt a bit annoyed, she had the ability to refuse their requests, no True Sage would dare to not show this Half-Step True Sage respect, yet she worried... Feng Jun might not withstand it.

Sure, Feng Jun has great potential, everyone sees that, but... he is just a mid-stage Golden Core.

To be feared by all Nascent Souls is already the first Golden Core in history, but a Golden Core is still a Golden Core, a whole realm lower than Nascent Souls, let alone comparing with an Out-of-Body True Sage.

"You lack interest?" Feng Jun frowned, "Then you should withdraw, I’ll discuss with the True Sages."

Yi Jue took a deep breath at his words, slowly speaking, "I thought so too; it’s not just you who has compassion, I just... feel unsatisfied, why should I be coerced into doing good deeds?"

"Doing good deeds, why care about coercion or not?" Feng Jun laughed, "As long as you follow your heart, why worry about external opinions, isn’t that foolish?"

As soon as he spoke, he regretted it, knowing Yi Jue is also a Half-Step True Sage, this was indeed a bit offensive.

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