The Head confirmed, "Yes, generally, an Extraordinary can only ascend twice at Tier Nine, but there are exceptions. Why are you asking this? Do you have a way to ascend for the second time?"

Su Changxing thought for a moment and said, "There is indeed a way, but it's a bit troublesome, requiring some materials."

The Head was silent for a while and said, "Kid, where did you learn the way to ascend, and in such a bizarre manner, unheard of."

Su Changxing placed the crystal into his backpack and said calmly, "Take a guess."

The Head: "······"

Due to Su Changxing's two ascension methods being very hidden, especially the second time, the Head did not notice, and Su Changxing did not show it.

Following this, Su Changxing began extracting Extraordinary Zombie crystals; last night, there were quite a few Extraordinary Zombies, around twenty or thirty.

Finding these Extraordinary Zombie bodies wasn't difficult; the Extraordinary Crystals leave behind almost imperceptible fluorescence in the air, visible only to the Extraordinary.

Su Changxing circled around the settlement and picked up more than ten Extraordinary Crystals, unexpectedly discovering one body's crystal had been taken by someone.

"Let's hope he doesn't swallow it."

Su Changxing estimated that someone must have discovered the Extraordinary Crystals within Extraordinary Zombies and took it for convenience. He didn't plan to retrieve it; it was unnecessary and missing one wouldn't make a difference.

By nine o'clock in the morning, he had scavenged another seven Extraordinary Crystals, bringing the total to twenty-one, halfway to the ascension requirement, including the original eight.

However, Screamer crystals are the hardest to deal with, requiring twenty, meaning he needs to hunt twenty Screamers.

But until now, he has seen less than ten Screamers; where could he find twenty Screamer crystals?

"Perhaps can be traded; previously, some people have hunted Screamers."

Su Changxing arrived outside the base, searching for the Screamers slain by Shen Jinxuan, walked for over twenty minutes to the place Zhu Wenwu mentioned, only to find the bodies had been devoured by Zombies, and the crystals were gone.

"Were the crystals eaten by Zombies or taken by someone?"

Su Changxing couldn't confirm whether Zombies could devour such crystals, taking out his phone, noticing Shen Jinxuan still hadn't replied to his message.

Currently, Shen Jinxuan's three personalities have independent forum accounts, points are calculated separately, so even if Jin killed many Zombies, Shen Jinxuan hasn't received any points.

This might be similar to the principle of him having a second account, except both accounts are controlled by one person.

He hasn't added Jin as a friend, doesn't know what her ID is called, or if she hasn't named it at all.

Su Changxing suspects Jin hasn't named her forum ID, hence she isn't on kill rankings or kill announcements.

He returned to the base around ten, with too many bodies left uncleared in the settlement.

Su Changxing went upstairs to the study, seeing Huang Biao leaning on a chair, asleep against the wall, turned ready to leave.

Huang Biao raised his head and said, "Where did you go just now, been waiting for you for a while."

Su Changxing sat down, leaning on the chair, said, "Looking for some materials from Zombies, related to the Extraordinary."

Huang Biao grinned:

"Though we suffered heavy losses, lost more than half, only four hundred remain, more people gained strengthening, and there's plenty of food from the Blood Moon Shop. This food can last us thirty days, and more than enough."

He paused, sat upright and continued, "With this food as a basis, we can continue recruiting people; even doubling won't pressure our food supply much."

Su Changxing pondered seriously, saying:

"Continue recruiting, it's mutually beneficial, we can shelter more, let more survive, and achieve our goals."

Huang Biao nodded and added:

"Aside from Zhu Wenwu, are there others who might become Extraordinary? We should compile a list to prevent chaos. Fortunately, Zhu Wenwu became Extraordinary yesterday; if it were someone else, it would be troublesome."

Extraordinary represents great power, and power inflates hearts.

Despite the settlement's heavy casualties, it's stable; this stability comes from their absolute power suppressing the base.

Su Changxing tapped his finger on the cracked desk, making a crisp sound, said:

"Becoming Extraordinary is quite difficult; Zhu Wenwu was likely stimulated by the Blood Moon World, coupled with personal affinity, rapidly becoming Extraordinary. However, I think your probability of becoming Extraordinary is the highest, pity you didn't enter that world."

Huang Biao showed no regret, laughed, "That's blessings disguised as misfortune; he survived the Blood Moon World, but I might not have."

Su Changxing acknowledged, continuing:

"So we only need to watch people who are strengthened and those surviving Blood Moon World. Those combining both have the greatest chance of becoming Extraordinary······ hmm, and Superpower Users, they're also a factor for becoming Extraordinary, you could be considered a Superpower User."

"Possible, just the ability is too subtle."

Huang Biao was slightly helpless, then took out an injection syringe from beneath the desk, handed it to Su Changxing, saying:

"This was exchanged from the Blood Moon Shop—a Enhanced Healing Potion for quickly recovering injuries, this is the last remaining dose, reserved for you as a lifesaver."

[Enhanced Healing Potion: Causes rapid cell division, enabling strong self-healing ability in short time, but damages lifespan, a life-saving tool]

According to "True Knowledge," this might be considered an upgrade of healing cream, certainly good stuff.

Su Changxing took the potion, looked at it, said, "You are more likely to die than me, not keeping it for yourself?"

Huang Biao shook his head, "Don't need it, I'm not Extraordinary anyway; even if alive, might end as a Zombie."

Su Changxing hesitated, still placed the item in his bag, then took out two boxes of self-heating rice, saying, "Haven't eaten yet? Let's eat together, after which I'll sleep, starting to feel tired."

Huang Biao hesitated a moment, then gloomily said, "Does an Extraordinary sleep so much? You seem to sleep more than ordinary people."

Su Changxing poured hot water into the rice box, seriously said, "I like sleeping, beneficial for physical and mental health, prevents premature aging."

God help me beneficial for physical and mental health.

Huang Biao grumbled, "If I'm guessing correctly, it's probably because of being Extraordinary······ Zhu Wenwu told me some things."

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