Seeing this series of prompts, Fang Senyan and Jiao Shi were stunned. It seemed that a genuine Lieutenant coming to establish a team was quite a rare occurrence, so even Jiao Shi hadn't heard of such a regulation. Fang Senyan decisively asked, "Can only I enter the team establishment mission, or are multiple people allowed?"

He quickly received the reply: "The maximum limit is 5 people, but the mission difficulty will increase linearly with the number of participants."

It was obvious that Fang Senyan couldn't undertake this team establishment mission right now. He had just returned from the Nightmare World; even if his body was fine, his exhausted nerves felt like strings stretched too taut for too long, requiring complete rest to ease the tension, otherwise, they would sooner or later snap with a thwack from fatigue. Fortunately, there was no time limit for accepting the mission to establish the team; he could always come back after resting sufficiently and being in peak condition.

At this point, Fang Senyan and Jiao Shi naturally had to separate and return to the Nightmare World. This time, Fang Senyan regretfully couldn't pull out any gear to consign to the trade plaza... This was the drawback of having a team; due to the scarcity of spatial equipment, any gear that appeared was usually divided up, leaving very little surplus to be sold for cash.

Fortunately, according to Jiao Shi, the mountain troll's dorsal fur should be finished processing by the next time they entered, meaning he would finally acquire another decent piece of protective gear. This was a step towards further enhancing his individual strength and increasing the chances of achieving a high rating in team missions.

Furthermore, in the last world, Fang Senyan realized something: his potion-mixing skills had played a significant role, even earning him several thousand general points—the side effects of this, needless to say, were the consumption of spellcasting materials, such as Giant Bear flesh powder, Raptor flesh powder, and Fox flesh powder, almost all of which were depleted. Therefore, Fang Senyan was already calculating how to acquire more wild animals upon returning to the real world. Just as he was about to separate from Jiao Shi, Jiao Shi suddenly said, "I heard Mo Gansha mention that your innate talent hasn't awakened in the real world yet?"

Fang Senyan's heart leaped! The awakening of Toughness had always been his greatest hidden worry. It was precisely this limitation in his innate talent that made Fang Senyan hesitant to seek immediate revenge on Hua Shan Fei for past grievances, always worrying about being concentrated on by gunmen wielding automatic rifles.

However, if he could awaken his innate talent in the real world, combined with his current terrifying base stamina of 23 points, he certainly wouldn't need to spare Hua Shan Fei a second glance!

But innate talents should be extremely private matters. To be honest, Fang Senyan knew Jiao Shi was the best person to consult, yet he still felt a sense of familiarity not quite deep enough for such intimate discussion. In truth, assuming one could dictate terms just because they had saved another's life would only waste the hard-won goodwill. Since Jiao Shi brought it up voluntarily now, it was naturally the best scenario.

"Yes, you are absolutely correct."

Fang Senyan immediately seized the opportunity, "I have never been able to find a way to awaken my talent—I would be eager to hear your insights!"

Jiao Shi pondered for a moment, "Talent is different for everyone; I don't know the specific awakening method either, I can only share what I've observed and experienced."

Saying this, he brushed the hair from his forehead and pointed to a scar, "When I was thirteen, I was in a very serious car accident; my skull suffered a comminuted fracture—I was hospitalized for half a year and completely lost consciousness. When I woke up, I realized my ability to withstand impact had significantly increased."

Fang Senyan stared blankly, then gave a wry smile.

"I can't exactly cause a car accident in reality, can I?"—and such a horrific one at that.

Jiao Shi nodded, then said seriously, "And Mo Gansha, like most shooters, doesn't even know the exact moment his own talent awakened. Because shooting, fundamentally, is the same as the feel for a basketball player or a soccer player—it involves a sense of touch or footing. Perhaps Mo Gansha had a flash of inspiration one time, had an exceptionally good shot, and that was the moment his Beast Instinct awakened. When I led teams before, many were willing to trust me and share their stories. The single conclusion summed up from all of them was: anyone with talent has undergone arduous and outstanding training in that area!"

Having said this, Jiao Shi turned his head and looked at Fang Senyan earnestly, "I want to ask you: have you ever trained your resistance to impact in the real world?"

Fang Senyan froze! Jiao Shi’s question struck him like a sharp blade piercing his heart! It was like a flash of lightning illuminating the darkness ahead!

"I have not."

Fang Senyan shook his head with a bitter smile. To be honest, he had been so entangled with various matters in the real world that he had no time to focus on that aspect. Even on this next outing, the main focus would likely have to be finding spellcasting materials, as the massive amount he mixed in the last world had been completely used up.

Jiao Shi frowned, "What kind of spellcasting materials do you need?"

Fang Senyan explained everything in detail. After listening, Jiao Shi sighed, "Why didn't you say so earlier? Brown bear, raptor, fox, right? I'll have people acquire them. These things can't be brought into the space. Where do you live in the real world? I'll have the butler send them over."

Fang Senyan was naturally overjoyed to hear this; he had been waiting for Jiao Shi to say something like this for a long time... This guy Jiao Shi was completely full of chivalric spirit, probably indoctrinated since childhood, which is why even in the Nightmare World—where the ugliest side of humanity is exposed—he remained untainted by the mire and believed in the inherent goodness of humanity. Undeniably, such natural simplicity could only be nurtured in an aristocratic family with centuries of tradition like those in Europe. And with the wealth and resources of such a family, finding wild beasts would surely be child's play.

He thought for a moment and then said, "Have your people send them directly to Jessica at Number 4, Davis Road, Hong Kong."

Jiao Shi replied, "No problem, I'll try my best to have it handled within the seven days we are back this time. Also, if you want to train your impact resistance, I suggest going to Thailand first. Although the people there are physically small, their training methods are brutal and fierce. While they might not be able to harm us, some of their training techniques are quite effective."

"Then the Siberian Gulag could be another option. High-intensity physical training in extremely cold, high-latitude regions would give your body comprehensive conditioning. If you add combat courses, it would undoubtedly be even more effective."

"Finally, I recommend the Tibetan region of China. Being on a plateau with low oxygen levels means mere survival there is a form of training, greatly boosting physical fitness. You could try provoking wild yaks on the plateau to charge you, or attempt to climb the various peaks within Tibet barehanded; this would also effectively train your impact resistance."

Jiao Shi recounted these three places to Fang Senyan with genuine sincerity, clearly places he had traveled to and studied in. Fang Senyan was quite grateful. After careful consideration, he decided to check out Thailand first. Firstly, it was relatively close to Hong Kong, and secondly, Fang Senyan was quite familiar with the environment in Thailand. Finding various connections would be quick and convenient.

Then Fang Senyan remembered he still had an unidentified silver plot item on him: the strange organ dropped by the Rare Elite Zerg "Boiling Slime"—the Rare Acid Gland. After this was identified, if he couldn't use it, he could exchange it for some cash.

Initially, he thought of asking Jin Kuang to identify it, but considering how unreliable that fellow was, he gritted his teeth and spent some points to list it on the market instead. He hoped that the next time he entered, he might encounter another sucker eager to boost their Appraisal proficiency... although the chance of that happening was as unreliable as Jin Kuang's appraisals.

The address Fang Senyan had given Jiao Shi earlier belonged to the mixed-race girl Jessica's own property, an inheritance from her grandmother. He had already checked the space: in the real world, if a contractor is killed, they only have a chance of dropping keys, which is no different from the Free Mode experience. Under these circumstances, purely weighing the pros and cons, even if Jiao Shi wanted to make a move against him, the disadvantages would far outweigh the benefits. Moreover, the man was already deeply infected with chivalric ideals. Therefore, the probability of Jiao Shi using the clue of Jessica to set up an ambush for him was almost zero, which is why Fang Senyan revealed his personal information without reservation.

Having made up his mind, Fang Senyan directly chose to return to the real world, sending Jessica a text: "I have something on, a friend is sending over some beasts for me to take in." Jessica replied curtly with an acknowledgement. Upon asking, Fang Senyan learned she was still attending classes at Hong Kong University and was nearing exams, so she needed to cram last minute.

Perhaps due to an approaching typhoon landfall, Fang Senyan, relying on past connections, ran to three or four places only to be told there were no leads to Thailand.

Of course, the places that could provide clues for illegal activities like smuggling were mostly fringe locations such as bars, discos, and brothels. He inevitably had to meet all sorts of people. Just as Fang Senyan paid a hundred yuan tip at a bar called "Jiu Lu" only to be disappointed again, someone nearby suddenly shouted, "Isn't that Yan Zai?"