Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

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"I choose option two!"

Yang Wu finally made his choice.

Although the physical attributes of a War God are extremely rare, Yang Wu ultimately chose to pursue martial arts enlightenment.

Because my understanding of martial arts has improved so much this time!

Not only did his power increase threefold, but his movement and marksmanship also reached perfection. Such skills would rank him among the top even among more than three thousand War God-level experts.

Moreover, in Yang Wu's view, as long as there is time or a lot of resources, physical fitness can be continuously improved, whether in simulators or in reality.

However, improving one's understanding of martial arts requires a special opportunity!

Whether it's a breakthrough in movement techniques in real life or various breakthroughs in simulators, most of the time it's due to chance. The chances of replicating such an experience in the future are extremely slim.

……

The moment Yang Wu made his choice, countless combat experiences, insights into various gun techniques and movement methods, and power generation techniques flashed through his mind.

Suddenly, a variety of shooting techniques and movement methods that I had never practiced before appeared in my mind, and I was able to fully master them.

"The Second Stage of 'World Destruction'!"

Yang Wu immediately understood the origin of these spear techniques and movement skills.

In the simulator, Yang Wu once purchased the first three levels of the "World Destruction" spear technique. Unfortunately, if Yang Wu wants to use various spear techniques and skills beyond the first level, he will probably have to purchase them in real life.

Three hours later, before dawn, the Phantom Squad quietly left the abandoned service area and headed towards the supply base along the dilapidated highway.

Jiangnan Base City West Military Region.

An officer at the supply base was chatting casually with members of a martial arts squad returning to the martial arts base.

"Old Zhao!"

The bearded officer at the base chuckled and asked, "Your squad has only been gone a few days, how come you're back so soon? You must have made a big haul!"

"What a load of crap!" The martial artist known as Old Zhao said with a bitter face, "Our team was originally going to hunt monsters in the suburbs east of City 023, but who knew that the Beast General level monsters there had already been hunted down and there were very few of them. We didn't even encounter many low-level Beast Generals!"

What's worse, we originally planned to stay there for a few days until the Beast General-level monsters roamed the area again, but unexpectedly, someone provoked the nearby Mid-level Lord-level Mighty Demon Ape! The Mighty Demon Ape's herd of beasts rioted and ran amok, leaving us no choice but to retreat!

"Hehe, you guys are really lucky..." the bearded man chuckled and exclaimed.

"Brother Wang!" The martial artist surnamed Zhao handed a cigarette to the bearded officer and said, "If you see any powerful martial arts teams returning from City 023 these next few days, let me know. I want to see which team beat us to it!"

Zhao Qiang's Black Wind Squad is quite strong.

The Black Wind Squad has a total of six members, including four warriors at the general level and a mid-level warrior as its captain. Naturally, they are unwilling to be outmaneuvered by other warrior squads.

Although this was unintentional, if the martial arts team was relatively weak, their Black Wind team would naturally need to receive some compensation.

Suddenly, Zhao Qiang's expression changed, and his eyes were fixed on the entrance of the supply base.

"What's wrong?" the bearded officer asked with a smile, turning around to look at him as well.

"Holy crap, it's the Phantom Squad!"

Seeing the bulging backpacks behind the Phantom Squad members, the bearded officer could no longer chat with Zhao Qiang.

He stubbed out the cigarette Zhao Qiang had handed him, tossed it on the ground, apologized to Zhao Qiang, and then ran quickly toward the Phantom Squad.

The Phantom Squad rarely comes here, and if they are slow, Wang Tianxing won't get any of the monster materials they have.

Zhao Qiang watched helplessly as the Phantom Squad entered the supply base from the direction of City 023, knowing that his squad was doomed from making any money. With the Phantom Squad's strength, even just two members could easily wipe out their Black Wind Squad.

With a helpless sigh, Zhao Qiang immediately returned to the rest area to report the news to his captain.

At this moment, the Phantom Squad had arrived at the entrance of the supply base.

"Old Zhou, you guys have had quite a haul this time!" the gatekeeper asked with a smile. "How about it? Sell the monster materials to our HR Alliance; I'll give you the highest price!"

"Sure, sure!" Zhou Zheng said with a smile. "Old Qian, our team just got back from the wilderness. Could you arrange a rest stop for us? Once we're rested, I'll definitely come to you when I sell the monster materials!"

"No!"

At this moment, the bearded officer and several other staff members arrived. "Old Qian, that's really unfair of you! Captain Zhou and the others just got back, and you're trying to eat it all by yourself!"

"Yes, Captain Zhou, Old Qian's price isn't the highest. Why don't you sell us the monster materials? The price will definitely be higher than Old Qian's!"

"Get out of here!" Officer Qian laughed and scolded, "The Phantom Squad just came back from the wilderness, and you're here to cause trouble? They haven't rested yet! Old Zhou, come with me, I'll take you to a rest area!"

After saying that, the officer surnamed Qian was about to take the keys and get up to leave with Yang Wu and the others.

The bearded officer and others quickly made way for them.

Ultimately, these people were merely procurement personnel from various factions' supply bases, some of whom weren't even martial artists. They might have been able to harass an ordinary martial artist squad, but they dared not stop the Phantom Squad from resting.

But if that's the case, wouldn't all the monster materials be taken by the officer surnamed Qian?

The bearded officer gritted his teeth, suddenly took two steps forward, and said to Zhou Zheng, "Captain Zhou, please allow me a moment to speak!"

"Hmm?" Zhou Zheng, without suspecting anything, walked with the bearded officer to a secluded spot, where the bearded officer quickly explained the Black Wind Squad's search for someone.

Zhou Zheng was startled and immediately asked, "Why is the Black Wind Squad searching for a martial arts squad that returned from Base City 023?"

"Well..." the bearded officer chuckled hurriedly.

Zhou Zheng, being extremely experienced, quickly said upon seeing this, "Old Wang, don't worry, I guarantee that at least half of the monster materials our Phantom Squad hunted this time will be sold to you!"

"Only half..." Wang Tianxing felt a little regretful, but he was still very happy to tell Zhou Zheng all the information that Zhao Qiang had told him.

"I see!" Zhou Zheng exclaimed in sudden realization, "So it was we who influenced their team!"

"Old Wang, don't worry, I, Zhou Zheng, always keep my word!" Seeing Wang Tianxing's anxious expression, Zhou Zheng smiled and assured him, "After our team finishes eating, I'll bring the monster materials to your collection point!"

"Alright, alright!" Wang Tianxing quickly replied, "I'll definitely be waiting for Captain Zhou at the purchasing point!"

Seeing the backpacks piled high behind the Phantom Squad members, Wang Tianxing finally felt relieved. Even if it was only half full, his acquisition quota for this month was secure! He knew the Phantom Squad's rule of only killing Beast General-level monsters.

(End of this chapter)