Chapter 62

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In the medical technology of the interstellar era, losing a hand is not considered a serious injury. Advanced bio-cloning technology allows a person to replace any organ on their body at will, as easily and conveniently as replacing parts of a machine!

Of course, for energy cultivators, losing a part of the body inevitably means a regression in strength and cultivation, as the new organ cells have not been continuously refined and strengthened by energy, and thus cannot possess power.

Therefore, when Qin Huang first obtained the Jianmu leaf from Qi Luo, he had considered replacing his hand due to the unbearable pain, but ultimately abandoned the idea, not wanting to affect his strength growth.

It turned out that his choice was justified. Over the past few months, the rapid growth of Qin Huang's strength, apart from the effect of the Alaya Vijnana mind method, was also greatly attributed to this mysterious leaf.

However, now, this extraordinary treasure seems to be about to leave him!

The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox bit down on Qin Huang's wrist, about to exert force, but suddenly sensed an extremely dangerous aura, making her scalp tingle. It felt as if she was not biting a human but the claw of a super-grade fierce beast, like one of the terrifying beings in the star sea's absolute domain, which even the topmost supreme beings in her clan feared.

She hastily released her bite, her snow-white, beautiful body retreating far away with a trail of afterimages, her golden eyes fixed on the young man's reaction on the bed.

Could she have been mistaken earlier? Could this seemingly harmless young man actually be a super-grade fierce beast transformed through unknown means? If so, wouldn't she be... sending a lamb to the tiger's mouth?

The Nine-Tailed Fox, who had spent a considerable amount of time in the human world, was well-versed in many of its legends.

However, after waiting for a long time, she saw no further action from Qin Huang. His breathing remained steady and slow, as if he was completely unaware of what was happening outside.

"Strange... What's going on?"

The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox muttered in confusion, then cautiously approached again, circling around the young man's body, but found no abnormalities.

However, when she couldn't resist and tried to bite Qin Huang's left hand again, the dangerous aura reappeared, scaring her into retreating quickly.

After several attempts, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox finally reluctantly abandoned her original plan, lying on his chest, deep in thought about the matter.

She asked herself, having traveled for a long time, she had seen all kinds of dangers in the vast star sea, but this bizarre situation was the first time she encountered it.

Qin Huang's cultivation level was clear to her. By the standards of her clan, he was just a child who had just started cultivation, and there was no way he could pose a threat to her life!

"Perhaps... there is some powerful artifact inside his body, one that can automatically protect its owner, which is why..." she suddenly had another guess.

However, even this seemingly plausible guess still left her in shock! This young man didn't seem like an important figure in the human world, nor did he have any extraordinary background. How could he have a top-tier artifact?

Artifacts are not like cabbages, available in any quantity. Even in the entire known star sea world, there were only a few such artifacts, all in the hands of the super-strong beings who were famous throughout the star sea.

The little fox thought hard for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, making her so frustrated that she really wanted to drag Qin Huang up and ask him for an explanation.

Of course, such a matter definitely involved the other party's greatest secret. He would have to be crazy to reveal his roots to an outsider. So, to get to the bottom of things, she needed to find another way.

The night passed without incident. When Qin Huang woke up naturally, it was already bright the next day.

The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox was still curled up in his arms. When he sat up, she opened her beautiful eyes, yawned lazily, and asked softly, "You're awake?"

"Yep, good morning!" He casually patted her head.

Surprisingly, the Nine-Tailed Fox didn't get angry this time. She just glared at him and said, "You really can sleep! There must be a bunch of messages waiting for you on the optical brain!"

"Huh? Really!" Qin Huang was taken aback, raised his hand, and turned on the miniature optical brain on his wrist. Indeed, there were many messages waiting for him.

He went through them one by one and found that most were from Wu De and his brother, as well as instructors like Mu Liya and Luo Tianxiong. It seemed they all cared about his condition. What surprised him was that Cheng Shuhan had also sent a greeting message.

Continuing down, there was a message from Li Xueyi, whose words were quite caring. He thought for a moment and politely sent a thank-you message back. After all, they were classmates who had experienced life and death together, and there was no need to be too distant now.

The next message was from Su Wenxue, whose words were extremely intimate and flattering, as if he were her boyfriend. She even offered to go out for a meal with him when it was convenient. He deleted this message without even considering a reply.

After dealing with these messages, he got up, tidied up, and made some food for himself. Then, he took the Nine-Tailed Fox out.

The school generously gave the mobile warrior training class students a week-long holiday to allow these elites, who had just experienced the trials of war, to rest well.

After this battle, nearly half of the 300 students in the training class were killed, and dozens more were severely injured and had no hope of recovery! According to the information on the school forum, the school seemed to be planning to recruit a batch of students from the regular classes to make up the number to 300. In other words, all the students who were previously rejected would be admitted.

"Where are we going?" The little fox perched on his shoulder, her white tail gently tickling his earlobe.

Qin Huang pondered and said, "I plan to visit the largest pet market on this planet. Since I'm quite noticeable now, to avoid drawing attention from certain people due to your appearance, I want to buy a pet that looks similar to you as a decoy, so your identity isn't exposed!"

"Oh, I see!" The Nine-Tailed Fox nodded obediently, accepting the young man's kindness.

At the school gate, he informed Mu Liya and Sha Zhenghai of his destination via the optical brain, then hired an unmanned autonomous flying car and headed straight for the destination.

Halfway there, another message came through on the optical brain, startling the young man.

This time, it was about the military's various commendations for the students. Although the base defense battle in the underground world was costly, the most important spatial dimension cauldron was not lost, so it could still be considered a significant achievement.

For this, the military offered generous material rewards. The military ranks of instructors like Mu Liya and Luo Tianxiong were all promoted by one level, and they received a free deep gene optimization opportunity, along with a substantial reward of two million star coins!

All participating students received high-grade cultivation potions worth 500,000 star coins each, and the compensation for those who died or were severely injured was quite generous.

As for Qin Huang, due to his excellent performance and numerous contributions in the battle, the school decided to award him two million star coins in cash. The commander of the local military district, General Du Re, also decided to use his connections to secure him a direct admission to the Federal Central Military Academy as a special reward!

"Great, I'm rich again!" Qin Huang happily checked his bank account and found that he had a balance of over 2.9 million star coins!

He clearly remembered that before the battle, his account only had a few ten thousand star coins for pocket money.

Surprised, he immediately checked and found that the extra star coins were all transferred by Sha Zhenghai, with the note that his reputation on the network platform was growing, and the optimized mech parts he sold were in high demand. Many eager buyers were even willing to pay substantial deposits in advance to get what they wanted quickly.

Therefore, after deducting the debt for the last optimization of the gargoyle mech, Sha Zhenghai transferred the remaining profit to his account without any deductions.

"Since I have so much money, I'll go for a deep gene optimization surgery! It will not only enhance my strength and cultivation but also help conceal the secret of my rapid gene talent improvement! The remaining star coins can be used to buy a batch of high-grade cultivation resources." Qin Huang quickly decided on the use of the money.

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