All-out: Starting with the Awakening Special Operations Unit, search, attack, and withdrawal.

The Mother of the Forest is preserved in Chu Hong's Source Energy Space.

Therefore, even if you come out of the secret realm and return to the examination room to face the scanned records, you don't need to worry about being exposed.

However, this time, there's no way to get the nine-square red "Eternal Flower".

Not long after Chu Hong and his group emerged from the secret realm, as the scanner completed and reported their findings for this round, Kong Mingde and the others quickly returned to Chu Hong's temporary residence.

"Chu Hong, you got a red-quality collectible?"

Kong Mingde asked excitedly.

Having anticipated this, Chu Hong simply nodded calmly, and then a flash of light appeared in his hand, revealing the dazzling [Eternal Flower].

"Hiss! This is the [Flower of Eternity]! The highest-value red item found in the assessment dungeon's records! The drop rate for this thing is terrifyingly low; even the military's dungeon development department has only a handful, and you actually managed to get your hands on one..."

Everyone's eyes were filled with barely concealed fervor.

Chu Hong acted as if he hadn't seen it, and after showing it for a few seconds, he put it away.

"You've received the benchmark mission within the game, right?"

Jiang Xingdong's eyes were filled with excitement and admiration. The way he looked at Chu Hong was no different from looking at a rare and precious piece of jade.

He immediately figured out why Chu Hong was able to find this thing.

Excluding the extremely low possibility of finding a super red item from some low-level containers like a burial site exploding, the only things that can produce such a red item are high-value containers.

Then it can only be a benchmark task.

Considering Chu Hong's consistent ability to turn the impossible into the possible, Jiang Xingdong instantly became certain of the origin of Chu Hong's immense popularity.

Chu Hong smiled and nodded; he still held this old city lord in high esteem.

"That's right, through a stroke of luck, I learned how to take on benchmark missions within the bureau."

He didn't elaborate, as the assessment was still ongoing and many confidentiality rules and oversight regulations required careful consideration.

Among Kong Mingde and others, some were already burning with fervor.

They couldn't wait to get their hands on the [Eternal Flower] from Chu Hong, whether by buying it or something else.

Here in the examination hall, I could only suppress my excitement.

After checking Wang Suming and Song Jiao'er's gains and confirming that their scores in this round of assessments were not abnormal or that they had cheated, Kong Mingde and the others left.

"Holy crap, Hong-ge, did you see that? The way those guys looked at us just now... it was terrifying!"

Wang Suming's face turned somewhat pale.

Song Jiao'er also looked worried: "Chu Hong, after the assessment is over, if possible, you should try to preserve this big red thing immediately, or hand it over to the Pioneers Guild for auction. With our current strength, we can't protect it."

Chu Hong smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I have a way..."

Sold?

He must be out of his mind to choose to sell!

The sale of the [Lizardman Priest's Manual] was originally intended to raise start-up capital, so that's fine.

He has no shortage of energy points in the real world.

After letting the two rest, Chu Hong returned to his residence and lay down on the bed.

Without hesitation, he went straight into the Special Operations Division.

"Hey bro, can you take a look? If I use this [Eternal Flower] directly, will it really have this effect?"

As soon as he entered the Special Operations Division, Chu Hong couldn't wait to ask.

A "click" sound.

A roller shutter door opened.

When he was fused with the [Heart of Domination], the "Martial Arts Training Room" department that had been opened was reopened.

【Ding! 】

[We are currently planning a fusion scheme for the red collectible "Eternal Flower" for you...]

In the martial arts training room, various data flashed past Chu Hong on the light screen for quite a while before finally settling down under Chu Hong's expectant gaze.

[Recommended optimal fusion solution: Targeted ability enhancement!]

[Current ability "Slaughter Domination" effect: Instantly activated and lasts for 1 minute, providing a 50% boost to speed, strength, and energy. Killing biological targets during this time restores energy and health, and extends the activation time.]

[The fusion scheme enhances the "Slaughter Domination" effect: Instantly activates and lasts for 30 seconds, boosting power by a significant level. Each biological target killed during this period extends the enhancement effect by 5 seconds.]

[Integrated Solution Cost: 1500W Power Sources]

Chu Hong's pupils suddenly contracted sharply.

"Flower" went from being strengthened to "Exploding"?

Reach a whole new level!

"Doesn't that mean that now that I'm at the seventh level of the Origin Realm, after activating my ability, I can instantly transform into a Gathering Energy Realm expert for thirty seconds?! And this time can even be extended..."

Chu Hong couldn't help but swallow hard.

Why are there no restrictions specified in this integration plan?

For example, there are realm restrictions or something. It's not like if I advance to the first stage of the Energy Gathering Realm one day, I can activate a skill and instantly jump to the Core Condensation Realm, right?

That would be way too unfair!

Let's not call this ability "Slaughter Overlord" anymore, let's just call it "Wind Spirit Moon Shadow"!

Faced with such an overpowered skill effect, Chu Hong, looking at the cost list of "1500 million source energy points" provided by the Special Operations Division, actually felt it was well worth the price.

It's just a matter of practicing more knife skills!

But this opportunity is truly rare and hard to come by!

However, he did not make a decision immediately, but instead took the [Eternal Flower] to the [Crimson Collection Room].

He wanted to see how the "Eternal Flower" display case looked.

[Collectible]: Flower of Eternity

[Display Case Level]: lv0

[Activation Effect]: None

[Upgrade Requirements]: 100 million Energy Points, 1 [Eternal Flower]

[Collectible]: Flower of Eternity

[Display Case Level]: lv1

[Activation Effect]: Increases maximum source energy reserve by 100%.

[Upgrade Requirements]: 500 million Energy Points, 3 [Eternal Flower]

The Lv1 display case effect is a total increase in energy source, doubling the amount!

And there are no restrictions on whether it is inside or outside the secret territory.

However, with the [Martial Arts Training Room] now offering a way to directly use the [Eternal Flower] to enhance one's abilities, the current 100% increase in the source energy limit of the display case seems rather petty.

"Let's focus on merging first; improving our strength is the priority right now..."

Chu Hong muttered to himself as he took the "Eternal Flower" out of the display case.

Then we arrived at the display case for the Mother of the Forest.

"Upgrade the 'Mother of the Forest' display case!"

【Ding! 】

Upgrade: "Mother of the Forest" display case lv0→lv1

[Requires 100 Source Energy Points and 1 "Mother of the Forest"]

[Upgrade confirmed?]

"confirm!"