65: A fruitful harvest, an invitation from Lin Fan

It took the Copy Body three days to return to the Camp with the Sanbao Clone. He submitted the conscription order and took the teleportation array back to the academy.

Academy Dormitory.

Lin Chen's main body had already been waiting for the Copy Body squad.

When the Copy Bodys returned, they brought back the spoils of war.

Lin Chen reaped a considerable harvest from this mission.

The academic credits earned from various mission rewards amounted to a staggering 230,000, which was more than the total sum they had gained from over twenty previous missions.

Now, the number of academic credits he held reached over 280,000. The resources exchanged for 280,000 academic credits were enough to support his cultivation to the Demigod level with some left over, as he was a genius with a high resource utilization rate.

With just one mission, Lin Chen solved his cultivation resource problem for the next ten years. One could only say that favorable timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony were all indispensable.

The material gains were also good. His storage ring contained a large amount of raw ore of Eighth Order, Ninth Order, and Tenth Order quality, estimated to be worth 90,000 academic credits.

The three most important gains were the Insect Mother, the Insect King's Heart, and the Photon.

There's no need to elaborate on the Insect Mother.

The Photon, a technological weapon capable of killing a God Ascension First Order, was not reclaimed but instead controlled by the Copy Body, becoming Lin Chen's ultimate weapon.

The Insect King's Heart, a treasure that could enhance innate aptitude, was exclusive to the Insect Race Research Institute and belonged to the same category of treasures as the Distress Breath produced by the Godfiend Research Institute.

One Insect King's Heart could enhance all innate aptitudes by 3 points without side effects, and its effect would not conflict with other treasures that enhance innate aptitude, nor did it have any usage restrictions.

Indeed, one must attend university; otherwise, how could one so easily obtain a treasure that could enhance innate aptitude?

Moreover, Lin Chen discovered a truth: the Federation Research Institute was truly formidable. Not only was its strength immense, but most importantly, it was rich.

Whether it was Dr. Jin or Dr. Liu, both had treasures that could enhance innate aptitude, and the key was that their research institute could mass-produce these treasures.

Lin Chen had enhanced his innate aptitude a total of four times. Except for the first time, which was pure luck, the remaining three times originated from the Federation: Distress Breath and the Insect King's Heart came from the research institutes, and the All-Encompassing Power came from the Sixth Academy.

Therefore, he deeply understood one thing: to enhance innate aptitude, the fastest way was to trade with various top departments of the Federation, exchanging things they were interested in for treasures that could enhance innate aptitude.

When he encountered the Godfiend and the Insect Mother, Lin Chen met two doctors and then gained two opportunities to enhance his innate aptitude.

So, this was a path that could be relied upon.

Now that he had earned the resources for the next ten years, the next step was to strive for further enhancement of his innate aptitude and accumulate his own foundation.

Putting in more effort in the early stage means less effort in the later stage. After all, the higher the early accumulation, the higher the talent bonus in the later stage. Effort in the early stage allows for relaxation in the later stage.

Both the Godfiend and the Insect Mother were unexpected encounters for Lin Chen, which was entirely a matter of luck.

The Federation Research Institute was interested in even more treasures. For Lin Chen to encounter and obtain them, this would greatly test his luck, akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.

Therefore, there wasn't much Lin Chen could do but dispatch the Copy Body squad to undertake various missions, hoping for that low-probability event. In fact, this was what academy students had always been doing.

In terms of cultivation resources and inherited cultivation methods, everyone had enough. What they lacked was a faster and more stable path for Demigod and Ascension to God stages, and the aptitude needed for future godhood.

Going in circles, it still came back to the aptitude issue.

The Federation also had no particularly good solution to this problem, and the support it could provide was very limited.

Everyone could only work harder, continuously expand their scope of activity, and exchange time and space for a very small chance encounter, adding a tiny bit to the probability of achieving godhood.

Consequently, the Copy Body squad, after three days of rest, set out again, and even more aggressively, specializing in high-risk missions.

High risk, high reward. The probability of a blind cat encountering a dead mouse is also higher in high-risk missions.

Lin Chen's main body continued to cultivate in seclusion, unchanged from usual.

In their very first mission, the Copy Body squad was completely wiped out.

The achievement of the Copy Body's first death was accomplished.

Perhaps too much luck was expended in the Original Ore Insect Domain, leading to a carefully selected mission directly encountering a Demigod-level alien who broke through during the battle. In the end, after exhausting all means except the Photon weapon, they barely managed a mutual destruction.

One high-risk mission yielded 15,000 academic credits, but the cost was the complete annihilation of the Copy Bodys, requiring some time to reform them.

Lin Chen felt he should lie low for a while to restore his luck, otherwise, every mission would lead to an accident.

Good luck and bad luck are conserved. When good luck is depleted, bad luck will dominate. One can only wait for bad luck to slowly dissipate and good luck to slowly accumulate until it returns to normal levels.

Given this situation, Lin Chen did not send the Copy Body squad out on missions but kept them by his side to assist in his own cultivation.

The main body improved its cultivation, the Copy Body enhanced its combat power, and the Sanbao Clone entered the ocean of knowledge, absorbing knowledge to strengthen the Cognitive Barrier and enhance its own foundation.

Time passed bit by bit, and another half a year went by in a flash. Everything seemed very peaceful, with no external matters disturbing Lin Chen's secluded cultivation.

As for the academy, it only emphasized its presence during the first year, forcing students to study and undergo in-depth training. For the remaining three years, the academy would not interfere much with students, serving purely as a safe zone and a mission publishing platform.

Therefore, when Lin Chen did not seek the academy, the academy would not concern itself with Lin Chen's affairs.

Laissez-faire is the greatest way to cultivate geniuses. Geniuses will naturally distinguish themselves, strive for their own interests, and erupt with formidable power in silence.

Current aptitude is as follows:

Physical Strength: 18.62 + 37.24 = 55.86 (Limit)

Soul Strength: 24.56 + 49.12 = 73.68 (Limit)

Elemental Strength: 21.48 + 42.96 = 64.44 (Limit)

Elemental Resistance: 17.41 + 34.82 = 52.23 (Limit)

Comprehension: 17.63 + 35.26 = 52.89 (Limit)

Bone Structure: 17.96 + 35.92 = 53.88 (Limit)

Spirituality: 20.38 + 40.76 = 61.14 (Limit)

In half a year, Lin Chen's strength had significantly improved.

The increase in aptitude brought very direct changes.

All seven aptitudes exceeded 50 points, indicating a potential for full Ascension to God.

Soul Strength exceeded 70 points, Elemental Strength exceeded 60 points, and Physical Strength exceeded 50 points. These three corresponded to the cultivation of essence, qi, and spirit. The higher the value, the faster the cultivation speed.

When Lin Chen cultivated, he needed to balance the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit. However, the cultivation of spirit was the fastest, followed by Qi Lin Chen, and essence was the slowest. But this was not a problem; instead, the three treasures of essence, qi, and spirit would self-circulate and compensate, achieving a dynamic balance.

As a result, Lin Chen's cultivation reached the mid-Eighth Order, just a step away from the late stage, and his combat power approached the Tenth Order.

Having the Copy Body and Sanbao Clone by his side to assist in cultivation naturally led to greater improvements than cultivating alone. His combat power could immediately cross two orders, which was a normal improvement.

And in this half a year, he only consumed 6,000 academic credits. The resources were quite durable, and his resource utilization rate was still improving. The academic credits he held became even more valuable, enough to support his cultivation to the late Demigod stage.

After half a year of recuperation, Lin Chen felt that his luck had returned to normal, and he could continue to venture out and try his luck with those low-probability events.

Before Lin Chen could dispatch his Copy Bodys, his old classmate Lin Fan, whom he hadn't contacted in half a year, sent a message inviting him to explore a ruin, and it didn't require his main body to enter; a Copy Body could enter as well.

Lin Chen did not refuse Lin Fan's invitation.

Anyway, he had no specific goal, and adventuring with Lin Fan might lead to unexpected surprises.

He, Lin Fan, and Oriental Red Sleeve had always kept in touch, but in the past half-year, he had been in intense seclusion, and they also had their own matters, so contact had ceased.

Now, contact was resumed. Given Lin Fan's character setting, the ruin he invited Lin Chen to explore would certainly have a certain level of danger, but the rewards would not be small.

Lin Chen had a deep appreciation for Lin Fan's protagonist-like luck; after all, he had failed to outcompete Lin Fan for opportunities many times.

Since Lin Fan invited Lin Chen, Oriental Red Sleeve would surely come as well.

On an unknown planet in the eastern part of the Jiaozi Star Region (Yazi Starfield), Lin Chen was the first to arrive. He casually injected a Human Fire into the planet, a habitual action, leaving a message about the time of the fire transmission.

Another half a day passed before Lin Fan, riding a somewhat dilapidated warship, broke through space and entered the planet.

Lin Fan also injected a Human Fire into the planet, leaving a message. Lin Fan's codename was somewhat interesting, named 'Mortal Fish Overturning'.

The two met and exchanged greetings, recounting their recent situations. Although their previous contact was close, it was still not as enjoyable as speaking face-to-face.

Half an hour later, Oriental Red Sleeve also arrived and entered the planet. She also started by transmitting Human Fire, and her codename was 'Eastern Emperor'.

All university students were keen on transmitting fire. Anyway, there was no consumption, and it was a beneficial and effortless thing, so why not?

The three had not seen each other for a long time and did not immediately go to explore the ruin. Instead, they set up a table of delicious food and chatted while eating, as if they had returned to their high school days.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, the three began to get down to business.

Lin Fan and Oriental Red Sleeve also cultivated Copy Body-type cultivation methods, but they both brought their main bodies along with their Copy Bodys, unlike Lin Chen, who always had the Copy Body bring the Sanbao Clone for everything.

This was the difference in habits caused by talent and personality.

Lin Fan and Oriental Red Sleeve were not as leisurely as Lin Chen. They needed to continuously explore, continuously accumulate their foundation, and then, through time, transform that foundation into tangible cultivation and combat power.

One could only say that talent truly determined the direction of a person's life.

Without further ado, the adventure began.