With Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's roar, Fang Senyan and the others immediately received notifications: "You have destroyed at least one Colossal Spore-Fungus Ejection AA Tower within 72 hours." "You have successfully completed this mission." "You have only destroyed one Colossal Spore-Fungus Ejection AA Tower." "The casualty rate among the human soldiers fighting alongside you exceeded 50%." "You will only receive the reward associated with the lowest evaluation." "Please select two items from the following reward conditions to be your final rewards." You may choose two from the following rewards to be your final rewards: Reward A: Universal Points increase by 9000.
Reward B: Base Attribute points randomly +3.
Note: Selecting this option will allow for the free allocation of 3 base attribute points across your primary attributes.
The principle of random allocation will take into account your current attributes.
Reward C: Merit Points +3.
Fang Senyan saw this and felt nothing particularly surprising, but the two holographic images projected next made him gasp; the two subsequent options were unequivocally two pieces of Black quality equipment!!
Reward D: N Advanced Carbon Organic Armor.
N Advanced Carbon Organic Armor.
Origin: Production Planet Nine, Centauri Arm System, Star Alliance Equipment Rarity: Black (Cannot be upgraded) Material: Kevlar Advanced Carbon Organic Memory Fiber Attachable Slot: 1 slot for chest armor inserts, usable for affixing various armor plates.
Weight: 8.31 kg.
Equipment Requirements: Strength must be 12 or higher, Agility 10 or higher, Stamina 15 or higher Durability: 100 Points Equipment Effect: Defense +4 Points Equipment Effect: Strength/Agility/Stamina +1 Equipment Effect: Reduces your movement speed by 8 points (equivalent to the speed bonus gained from 8 Agility) Equipment Ability: Stimulant.
Injects a mixture of ephedrine and scopolamine into your body, instantly reducing your current Health by 25%, increasing your Attack Speed by 30%/Movement Speed by 15 points, lasting for 15 seconds.
After one use of the Stimulant, a 15-minute cooldown is required before subsequent use.
Combat Rating Score for this equipment: 19 Evaluation: This is a standardized suit of armor with mature craftsmanship, capable of significantly increasing your survivability on the battlefield.
Special Combat Hero Shark's evaluation: This thing is ten times more reliable than a Durex!
Reward E: N Advanced Carbon Organic Helmet N Advanced Carbon Organic Helmet Origin: Production Planet Four, Lyra System, Star Alliance Equipment Rarity: Black (Cannot be upgraded) Material: Kevlar Advanced Carbon Organic Memory Plastic Attachable Slot: Infrared Scanner.
Once installed, grants night vision capability.
Note: This item is quite common; you can purchase it at any Human base.
Weight: 3.11 kg.
Equipment Requirements: Agility 10 or higher, Perception 15 or higher Durability: 6 Points Equipment Effect: Defense +2 Points Equipment Effect: Stamina/Perception +1 Equipment Effect: Mental Power Limit +40 Points Equipment Effect: Movement Speed reduced by 5 points Equipment Ability (Active): Cheren-Miller Pulse Detector.
Upon use, attempts to acquire target intelligence; success rate is correlated with your Perception.
Equipment Ability (Passive): Ras Pulse Interferometer.
Significantly reduces/misleads the enemy's chance of acquiring your intelligence.
This ability takes precedence when conflicting with other abilities.
Combat Rating Score for this equipment: 18 Evaluation: I must curse the one who designed this damn helmet!
Do you have absolutely no sense of artistry?
Why does the shape of the head look so similar to the male external urinary organ when wearing this thing?
To be honest, even someone as decisive as Fang Senyan fell into a dilemma before the 5-choice-out-of-2 multiple-choice presented by the Space.
Undoubtedly, the Stimulant effect of that N Advanced Carbon Organic Armor was extremely practical; if utilized well, it could potentially play a huge role at critical moments.
It was a dual ultimate skill providing both Attack Speed and Movement Speed boosts!
But...
the N Advanced Carbon Organic Helmet was something Fang Senyan was even more unwilling to give up!
The Cheren-Miller Detector was effectively an insight ability, and the help this ability provided Fang Senyan was beyond description.
Furthermore, in his future planning, the Ras Interferometer was undoubtedly like a protective talisman, making the chance of unforeseen variables much smaller.
Finally, it was that sealed scroll of Troll Hide (Black) that made Fang Senyan settle his decision.
Given that the description of the hide stated it could be processed into boots, jackets, or pants—but specifically not a helmet—Fang Senyan decisively chose Reward B and the Helmet.
As for the three random attribute points drawn from Reward B, they were directly allocated as two points to Strength and one point to Agility!
The Stamina bonus he most desired did not materialize.
Faced with this situation, Fang Senyan could only console himself with the thought, "At least it wasn't allocated to Spirit." Next, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee actually assigned them a branching mission!
This time, the mission difficulty soared directly to S-rank, and the content was naturally to continue destroying the Colossal Spore-Fungus Ejection AA Towers.
Facing such a tempting mission, Fang Senyan resolutely shook his head and chose to refuse.
Although the Space would never assign a mission that guaranteed death, Fang Senyan immediately dismissed the S-rank difficulty just by seeing it.
Undeniably, at present, Fang Senyan and his group's offensive firepower output had become a major headache, leading to an unbalanced development model even within this temporary combined team.
Reef already held complete conviction in Fang Senyan, so he followed suit.
However, Mogensha, who was already scheduled to stay here for 7 days, was very interested in it—he still regretted missing Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's previous mission.
Fortunately, Lieutenant Colonel Dundee did not set a time limit for accepting this mission this time, so Mogensha couldn't help but ask Fang Senyan if there was any way to take out those Spore Towers?
"A way?" Fang Senyan pondered, "The Space shouldn't assign missions that are guaranteed death, so a way certainly exists." Mogensha's eyes lit up: "Tell me!" Fang Senyan considered for a moment: "Given the current situation, forcing completion of this mission is almost impossible; the direct troops of the Queens are completely superior to us.
The only path is to instigate internal conflict between the Black Thorn Tribe and the Queen's direct forces.
This method seems like a dead end, but in reality, one key point needs to be grasped—why are humans and the Zerg fighting so desperately on this planet?
Isn't it for the Pandora Crystal ore and its associated rare G-Ore?" As Fang Senyan spoke, a glint flashed in his eyes: "If we leak the news that the Black Thorn Tribe possesses this rich Pandora Crystal vein—primarily to the Queen's direct forces—then the motive for war is established.
What needs to be done next is simple: give the Queen's direct forces an excuse to engage in battle." "Wait!" Mogensha suddenly frowned, "How could the Queen's direct forces not know about this?
Shouldn't the Red Vein Cerebrate have told them already?" Fang Senyan shook his head seriously and replied, "The Red Vein Cerebrate would never disclose this matter.
Don't forget, its goal is to monopolize that rich Pandora Crystal vein!
When it held the advantage in troop strength previously, it certainly wouldn't release the news, and even when the Red Vein Cerebrate fled, it still wouldn't disclose it, because if the Queen never learned about that vein, the Red Vein Cerebrate might still have a sliver of hope for a comeback.
But if the Queen finds out about the vein, the Red Vein Cerebrate has zero chance.
The pros and cons here should be obvious." "Oh!
Sailor, your brain is as developed as Einstein's!" Mogensha patted his bald head in astonishment, "Then why didn't you accept this mission?" Fang Senyan gave a wry smile: "Haven't you noticed?
If we take on this mission, it inevitably means making an irreconcilable enemy of the Black Thorn Tribe!
This means everything we did before will be wasted—I have reason to believe that for those who betray their greatest secret, whether it's you, me, or the Black Thorn Cerebrate Mojo, they will undoubtedly put us at the top of their hate list." "But we can do it discreetly!" Reef also joined the discussion now.
Fang Senyan sighed, "If it could be done covertly, what would be the point of calling it an S-rank mission?" The others fell silent.
Fang Senyan continued earnestly and solemnly to Mogensha: "Although I know this is redundant, I must say it: Be careful!
For the next seven days, try to stick close to the Black Thorn Tribe's forces.
Although the Red Vein Cerebrate has fled, I estimate the Red Vein Matriarch can hold out for some time yet.
With your marksmanship and strength, earning significant prestige should be quite easy.
My final piece of advice is this: forget about Lieutenant Colonel Dundee.
High rewards are meaningless if you don't live to spend them." This brother Mogensha laughed heartily, raised his gold, puckered his thick lips, and blew a kiss to Fang Senyan and Reef as a farewell.
After formally refusing Lieutenant Colonel Dundee's mission, Fang Senyan and Reef simultaneously received the notification to return.
Next, a host creature without any markings flew over from a distance.
It looked no different from the hosts of the Black Thorn Tribe, but as it passed, Fang Senyan and Reef were both enveloped by its tentacles, drawn into its body cavity, and then lifted high into the sky like balloons.