NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 392: Tampered
"Boss, thank you so much for your help... If you have no further instructions, we'll head back now..."
After passing the security check, Wen Guocheng and others hurriedly came to the front of Wang Tao's car to express their gratitude.
Although Wang Tao had not discussed any reward, they were not without tact. They had already agreed that once they were back, they would sort through their possessions to see if there was anything worthy to offer, and find an opportunity to send it to Wang Tao.
Whether Wang Tao wanted it or not was his business, but whether they gave it or not was a matter of their character; after all, they owed him their lives!
Moreover, not to mention that Wang Tao was a formidable boss. If they could forge a relationship with such a boss, even just a nodding acquaintance, it might make things much easier for them in the city!
It's just that they were a bit puzzled now—Wang Tao, such a strong individual, was just an ordinary member of the Starfire Society. How powerful must the entire Starfire Society be!
"Go ahead."
Wang Tao waved his hand.
Saving them was just a coincidental act and did not require much effort. If those had been people from major forces, Wang Tao might have asked for some reward, but these people clearly looked quite poor, so he treated it as doing a good deed.
After these people left, Wang Tao turned to Qu Shilin.
"Are you going to my place, or back to your villa or your research institute?"
Qu Shilin hesitated for a moment before responding immediately.
"To the research institute!"
She actually wanted to go to Wang Tao's house—not for any particular reason, just to talk with Wang Tao. Wang Tao knew a lot and had many secrets!
However, she had also gained much from this outing, and she wanted to record everything, especially regarding prosthetics. Xiang Hongbin's practical ability was stronger than she had anticipated and could be promoted further!
Thus, she could only head back to the research institute.
"Okay."
Wang Tao nodded, it would require a slight detour, but it was not a big issue.
"The experiences of the past few days were more exhilarating than this entire month!"
Qu Shilin exclaimed, then looked intently at Wang Tao.
"If there is another opportunity like this, can I still join you?"
Heading out of the city was risky, but Wang Tao's team was very strong! Although they were few, the sense of safety Wang Tao gave her was even greater than that of the army!
And having fewer people also had its advantages, at least it made escaping quicker. Being targeted by that terrifying Giant Eagle yet managing to escape indeed provided a sense of security!
"Haha, sure."
Wang Tao laughed, not rejecting her suggestion.
He was even thinking about having Qu Shilin investigate whether those wild Snake Fruits could be transplanted back. Wang Tao had originally planned to show them to Qu Shilin, but encountering the Giant Eagle had disrupted the plan. It would have to wait until next time.
"Thanks!"
Qu Shilin's eyes narrowed into crescents.
Wang Tao dropped Qu Shilin off at the research institute and when they finally returned to their own villa, it was past three in the morning.
"It's very late, everyone should rest well, you've all worked hard these past few days!"
Wang Tao said to everyone.
"Haha, I'm still not entirely satisfied!"
Everyone laughed and then departed.
When Wang Tao went back to his room, he didn't rush to rest but instead started to organize the gains from the trip.
The purpose of this trip was not to hunt zombies, but to test everyone's actual combat abilities after awakening. They encountered numerous challenges such as Cheng Yiyi's plea for help, zombie waves, and the Night Demon's Nest, leading to plenty of battles and thus many spoils of war were collected.
While checking the spoils, Wang Tao thought that this test of their abilities was largely successful, and he had a clear understanding of his team members' combat skills. However, some things were not perfect, such as... he hadn't had the chance to test his recently integrated [Explosion] ability.
This was a wide-ranging lethal ability, likely very powerful, but using this ability would consume all current Awakening Energy, a desperate move indeed. Thus, it couldn't be wasted on a few weak zombies or used recklessly in a zombie wave... so Wang Tao had never found the right opportunity.
"Next time then..."
Shaking his head, Wang Tao continued looking over the spoils.
Crystal Cores, Secret Keys, equipment, potions... basically, these items, and of course, two fifth-order Night Demon hearts.
He now had seven fifth-order Night Demon hearts in his possession. That is, seven [Night DemonType II]!
Although Wang Tao didn't use them much, it wasn't because they weren't strong, but because he hadn't needed them yet... Wang Tao was looking forward to going to the Cave, having heard it was a place where Night Demons could excel.
"I need to buy some more Crystal Cores tomorrow to get these two 'Night Demon Type II' to 200,000 HP."
Last time, Wang Tao had asked Qu Shilin to sell [Night Demon Type I] for sixty million, so buying some Crystal Cores was naturally affordable...
After organizing these spoils, Wang Tao checked his informational wristwatch.
When he had entered the city earlier, his wristwatch had received a bombardment of messages—he hadn't yet had a chance to look at them closely.
He now saw that most of the messages were from Cheng Yiyi.
"Wang Tao, are you alright?"
"Wang Tao, haven't you come back yet?"
"..."
"I'm already preparing to borrow people from other legions, and I'll come to get you tomorrow!"
"There was a bit of an accident, I can't act temporarily, delay the plan by a day, I'll come get you the day after tomorrow!"