Chapter 194 - 98: How about I Take You as My Godfather, South Sea Crisis

For the average person, they were invaluable.

Moreover, the higher one’s cultivation level, the harder it is to advance through normal training alone. Spirit Pearls are needed to achieve breakthroughs.

Their importance was self-evident!

He himself had consumed a considerable number of Spirit Pearls to break through to Level 6.

A bounty of one million Spirit Pearls. Now *that* was what you called extravagantly wealthy!

This was the definition of extravagantly wealthy!

"Brother Yu, Senior Sister Zhuang, put these on." An Ran produced two red bracelets and handed them over.

"What are these?" Chen Yu asked, looking at the red bracelets.

"These are Bounty Bracelets. You get bounty points for killing mutant beasts—the more powerful the beast, the more points you get."

"One point can be redeemed for one Level 1 Spirit Pearl. Killing a Level 3 Mutant Beast gets you one point, a Level 4 is fifty points, and a Level 5 is one hundred points. There’s nothing for beasts below Level 3."

"You can redeem them through official channels at any time."

"There’s also a bounty list. For mutant beasts Level 7 and above, you get an additional reward of Level 4 Spirit Pearls of equivalent value."

An Ran explained, her words flowing smoothly.

Chen Yu looked at the Bounty Bracelet. He understood now.

"If I wear this thing and kill mutant beasts somewhere else, will it still count?" Chen Yu asked curiously.

An Ran shook her head. "Of course not. This system was only activated because the situation in the South Sea is so critical. The bracelets have a tracking function; they won’t count any kills outside the South Sea region."

"I see..."

Listening to An Ran, Chen Yu understood. ’So this is one of the government’s incentive strategies.’

The threshold was high—you only started earning points from killing Level 3 Mutant Beasts—but once the system was open to the public, countless capable individuals from all corners of society would surely participate.

’When you add it all up, how many Spirit Pearls would the government have to pay out?’

Chen Yu couldn’t even begin to imagine.

However, this also served as indirect proof that the situation in the South Sea was grim.

Otherwise, the authorities would never have implemented such a reward system.

When mutant beasts gathered in such numbers, they formed a beast tide.

Moreover, Deep Sea Beasts were incredibly difficult to kill—it was nothing like fighting on land.

If a full-scale tide broke out, it was doubtful that even a safe zone like Hai City could withstand it.

The reward system was exorbitant, but if it could eliminate the threat, it was worth the cost.

The loss of a major safe zone would result in immeasurable damages.

Furthermore, the Hai City safe zone represented a crucial line of defense for the coastal region!

If that line of defense were breached, the consequences would be catastrophic, setting off a chain reaction that would swallow the safe zones of other cities and cause immeasurable losses.

After all, there were precedents.

In the past, many nations existed on the Ancestor Star. But during the mutant beast onslaught, every country outside of the five major alliances was utterly destroyed.

Humanity’s strength had grown considerably since then, but the threat of a beast tide remained just as terrifying.

Although it was possible to prepare defenses for a Deep Sea Beast Tide, once it truly erupted, there was a high probability it would become an S-class catastrophe.

When a top-tier beast tide of that magnitude erupted, not even a major safe zone—perhaps not even a base city—could be guaranteed to withstand it.

Chen Yu toyed with the Bounty Bracelet in his hand.

He didn’t really care about bounty points; the Source of Life was his true objective.

Still, getting rewarded for the kills was a nice bonus.

"Brother Yu, what do you think?"

An Ran looked at Chen Yu.

"A reward system is a good thing, of course," Chen Yu nodded.

"This time, let’s go big. We’ll have plenty of Spirit Pearls for training afterward," An Ran said with a cheerful smile.

Chen Yu smiled. For the Awakened, training with Spirit Pearls did indeed speed up their progress.

However, for him, Spirit Pearls only aided in his training; they couldn’t enhance his Seed of Superpower.

Chen Yu wasn’t concerned. By accumulating the Source of Life, his progress was already faster than any other Awakened, not slower!

...

Having learned more about the situation in the South Sea, Chen Yu focused his attention on the three markers indicating the Abysses.

Previously, there had only been one South Sea Abyss, located deep within the South Sea.

But now, two more had appeared, and most of the Deep Sea Beasts were emerging from these two new Abyssal Realms.

’That also means one thing: those two Abyssal Realms are teeming with mutant beasts.’

’If I have the chance, I can’t afford to miss this.’

’After all, the amount of Source of Life he required was simply enormous.’

’An ordinary beast tide wouldn’t even be enough for him to advance.’

’This is the perfect opportunity.’

’If I can become even stronger, I’ll have a better chance of survival on the Stellar Battlefield in the future.’

’First, a small goal: wipe out every mutant beast in the South Sea!’

With a plan in place, the group had dinner at the villa.

After eating and drinking their fill, they each retired to rest.

Tomorrow, a grueling battle would begin!

The mutant beasts of the South Sea were numerous; they couldn’t possibly be cleared out in a day or two.

The deep-sea environment gave the Deep Sea Beasts a significant advantage.

It wouldn’t be easy for ordinary Martial Artists, or even for the Awakened, to kill them.

The price to do so would not be small.

The bounties were rich and tempting, but you had to be alive to collect them.

...

「The night passed quickly.」

Chen Yu and the others set out early the next morning.

As they left the villa, Chen Yu could feel a grim, tense atmosphere hanging over all of Hai City.

It felt like the calm before the storm!

They had to resist as much as they could. If the beast tide broke out in full, the only option for the tens of millions of people in Hai City would be to evacuate.

Leaving Hai City behind, the group arrived at the coastline.

The azure water churned with a steady RUSH, but it looked deceptively calm.

But in reality, a great danger lurked beneath that serene surface.

The slightest misstep could trigger a crisis of apocalyptic proportions.

The boundless South Sea was like an abyss, ready to devour everything!

"Let’s go," Chen Yu said. His Biological Force Field enveloped An Ran and Baili Qing, carrying them along. As for Dongfang Yao and Zhuang Qi, they didn’t need his help.