The apocalypse struck, and I became a druid.

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"Feel the flow of energy within your body. Don't try to force it. Try to guide it with your breath and intention, letting it flow in the direction of your exertion. Yes, just like that, take it slowly... Remember this feeling. Pain means you're practicing in the right place!"

Zhao Kai imitated Zhao Kai's posture, striking that strange pose.

The two stood facing each other, falling into silence.

Time passes slowly.

They completely filtered out the noise of the training around them.

Gradually.

Zhao Kai felt his muscles begin to ache.

He never expected that even at the Iron-level, he would experience muscle soreness from simply maintaining a simple posture!

"hiss……"

As the leader of the combat team in the Biyun Gathering Area, Zhao Kai knew that he now represented the face of the gathering area.

I tried to ignore the soreness in my body and kept moving.

The instructor opposite them, Iron Wall, stood as immovable as an iron wall.

Before we knew it, it had become completely dark.

The awakened ones who had been training gradually left the training ground.

Inside the entire venue, only the two of them remained, maintaining this pose.

Zhao Kai gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, his whole body muscles seemed to be twisting and trembling, but his eyes were shining with excitement.

He could feel that certain forces that had been dormant deep within his body were being gradually stirred.

"Keep your emotions calm and clear your mind." Tie Bi suddenly shouted, interrupting Zhao Kai's soaring thoughts.

Zhao Kai quickly composed himself.

……

Earlier, elsewhere with the Sword of Judgment.

Chairman Wu then took Cheng Rui to meet with the head of the technology development department of the Sword of Judgment.

The person in charge was a middle-aged man wearing thick glasses, whose code name was Caliper.

Without any pleasantries, Cadbury led them directly to a large training ground.

Inside the arena were nearly a hundred awakened individuals of varying ages undergoing training, most of whom were at the Black Stone level.

"In the early stages of our journey, we suffered heavy losses because we had no concept of developing the abilities of awakened individuals and how to fight in a coordinated manner."

Caliper spoke calmly.

"Everything we've learned is the result of our brothers risking their lives to gain experience."

He pointed to a group of earth-elemental awakened individuals practicing lifting a huge boulder together:

“Low-level Awakened Ones have limited energy and weak individual combat power, but they are still Awakened Ones, which is very different from ordinary people. They have mastered various superpowers with different effects.”

"For lower-level Awakened Ones, our goal is not to turn them into superhumans by fighting alone, but to enable them to mesh like gears through rigorous collaborative training and specific energy guidance techniques, so that the effect of one plus one is greater than two."

He handed over a thick stack of documents.

Chapter 280 Agreement

"This book summarizes the most effective energy circulation patterns, combined attack techniques, and breathing methods for quickly restoring exhausted energy for low-level awakened individuals of different categories."

"For example, in the water system, the water shield cast by three Blackrock-level beings working together under the resonance of energy is comparable to that of a Greater Blackrock-level being. Of course, this requires a very high level of coordination."

Chairman Wu and Cheng Rui were overjoyed and immediately became engrossed in the moment.

Cheng Rui quickly took notes of the key points, frequently asking questions and discussing with the calipers and the technicians beside him.

With the consent of Han Ning and Chairman Wu, Cheng Rui selected a few "scraps" of knowledge about the basic application of the Origin Race runes and exchanged them with the rune research group of the Sword of Judgment.

"The rune system of the alien races is indeed profound and complex; we have only scratched the surface so far."

Cheng Rui stopped in front of a simple rune array.

"This energy guiding circuit is usually designed to achieve the ultimate efficiency and stability, and it requires extremely high standards in terms of materials and mental strength."

"By slightly modifying a 'vortex' structure to replace these two nodes, although the overall efficiency will decrease by about five percent, the difficulty of depiction and the requirements for materials will be greatly reduced, making it more suitable for our current stage..."

While observing the runes studied by the Arrow of Judgment, Cheng Rui discovered that these runes were much simpler than the source race runes they had learned.

Having systematically studied the source race runes, he felt a sense of command and control.

The rune masters of the Sword of Judgment's eyes lit up as they engaged in a heated discussion around Cheng Rui's proposed idea.

...

The sword of judgment, the planting area.

As a rare planting professional, Professor Ye did not become a teacher like others.

At this moment, he was standing next to several young people.

“Your hydroponics and artificial lighting technologies are very advanced, but your understanding of the habits of some exotic crops could be deeper.”

Professor Ye squatted down in front of a crop with slightly curled leaves and examined it carefully.

“For example, this kind of ‘root potato’, although it likes moisture, its roots are sensitive to light and pressure. The fully covered cultivation troughs you are using actually inhibit its tuber enlargement. You could try using deeper troughs, with a light-transmitting partition covering a lightweight substrate on top to retain moisture, and a dark environment in the bottom layer for tuber growth…”

As he spoke, he took out a pen and drew a simple diagram of the transformation on the board. He then explained in detail how to use the abilities of certain awakened beings to improve the soil microenvironment and promote the absorption of nutrients by specific crops.

The agricultural technicians from the Sword of Judgment listened attentively, nodding repeatedly and taking notes rapidly.

...

Just as Biyun and her group were immersed in learning and exchanging ideas, news also came from Zheng Weiguo's side.

Through military communication channels, Judgment Sword has made contact with Naval Base 071.

Inside the communications room, a communication device equipped with multiple encryption devices was humming.

Zheng Weiguo nodded to Han Ning, gesturing for him to sit in the main seat, and made a gesture to answer the phone.

Han Ning picked up the microphone:

"I am Han Ning from Biyun Community."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communicator, then a slightly hoarse male voice spoke:

"I am the technical coordinator of Base 071, codename 'Skate Ray.' Lieutenant Colonel Zheng has conveyed your transaction intentions. What can you offer?"

Han Ning had already prepared his response and spoke calmly and deliberately:

"We have mastered an extraction technology based on extracts from the glands of that kind of manta ray organism."

"Preliminary applications show that this substance can effectively stimulate flesh activity, accelerate physical and injury recovery, and resist mental shock. We call it 'skin molting agent'."

Silence fell again on the other end of the communication line, with only a very faint hiss of electricity audible.

Nearly a minute later, the "ray" sound rang out again:

"Stimulates blood and flesh activity...accelerates recovery...do you have specific efficacy data? Briefly explain the principle."

"By resonating with its glandular sacs using mental fluctuations of a specific frequency, its essential essence is naturally extracted and incorporated into a specially prepared solution, which is then refined using a simple deep-sea rune..."

Based on the knowledge provided by Popota, Han Ning briefly explained the principle of partial extraction.

Without demonstrating genuine expertise, you simply cannot impress these professionals.

This time, the silence on the other side lasted even longer.

Han Ning could imagine that a rapid assessment was underway on the other end.

Finally, the ray's voice came again: "How many live or fresh carcasses of triangular sea ray do you need? Is it a direct technology buyout, or some other method?"

Han Ning's heart skipped a beat, realizing that the other party had already initially recognized the value of this technology.

As expected of Popota.

His move immediately piqued the other party's interest.

"Technology transfer, your company and our company jointly own the right to use this technology, and we hope to obtain 50 live subjects every month for a year."

"Impossible! Fifty live animals? Do you know how much it costs to capture a single live animal? Each one is equivalent to a Black Iron level beast. Do you think this is a wholesale fish market?"

Upon hearing that there would be 50 per month, the ray paused, and its emotions clearly fluctuated.

Han Ning remained expressionless, having already anticipated this reaction:

"The value of a technology depends on its application prospects. We believe that this technology will be very effective for Awakened Ones who engage in long-term deep-sea combat and face high physical exertion and risk of injury."

"Fifty live animals are a reasonable request based on our initial assessment of their research value."

"Reasonable demand?" The ray's voice had returned to calm.

"A maximum of five live animals, or twenty bodies that have been cryopreserved within 24 hours."

"With forty live animals, we can provide more detailed key parameters and precautions for the extraction process, reducing your initial trial and error costs."

"..."

"...Fifteen live animals and forty frozen corpses, this is the final price."

"Agreed, we will arrange transportation and handover now; disagreement, the transaction is terminated."

Han Ning quickly weighed the options.

It's clear that this quantity is the maximum concession the other party can make.

If this continues, it might damage the relationship between the two parties.

He didn't want to leave a bad impression on the Navy.

"Yes, but the living body must be healthy and the freshness of the body must meet the standards."

"As a gesture of good faith, I will first send over a summary of some basic technologies. The complete process details will be delivered after I confirm receipt of the goods."

"...The goods will be delivered to the Sword of Judgment's base within twelve hours. After verification, the remaining data will be delivered."

After the ray finished speaking, it ended the communication immediately.

The communications room fell silent.