Global Game: AFK In The Zombie Apocalypse Game - Chapter 2822

Chapter 2822: Tempering

Fang Heng also noticed the gemstones on the stone pillar. He squatted down and tried to pry off a small piece from the top.

[Hint: The player has found an item-polished spirit gemstone fragment.]

[Item: Polished spirit gemstone fragment.]

Level: D

Description: The player lacks the relevant skill to obtain information about this item.

[Hint: The player has basic psychic studies ability and can use the spirit gemstone to nurture their psychic abilities, gaining psychic-related experience points.]

[Hint: This item can be used as part of a mission-Collect spirit crystals. It can also be submitted for additional battlefield contribution.]

Psychic!

Fang Heng was surprised.

So this was the spirit gemstone!

This wasn’t Fang Heng’s first time finding a spirit gemstone. The last time he obtained one was after killing some spawns.

He hadn’t expected that the spirit crystal they were searching for this time and the spirit gemstone were essentially the same thing.

The spirit gemstone was finely polished from the spirit crystal.

In that case…

Fang Heng couldn’t help but think to himself.

Wouldn’t it be a loss to just hand over the gemstone to the spawns?

Since they had already found the vein, why not use it for himself first?

With this thought, Fang Heng held the gemstone in his hand and began to pour his psychic strength into it.

“Buzz…”

As his mental strength flowed, a surge of psychic power gradually poured out of the spirit gemstone, flowing along Fang Heng’s consciousness and eventually being absorbed into his sea of consciousness.

At this moment, Zaka and the others watched Fang Heng’s actions with surprise.

They saw Fang Heng holding the gemstone with one hand and closing his eyes. The gemstone gradually lost its luster and, with visible speed, turned grayish white.

Eventually, the gray-white stone was covered in cracks, and with a “Bang!” it exploded into dust.

Noticing that the spirit gemstone could no longer provide more power, Fang Heng slowly opened his eyes.

[Hint: The player has absorbed the spirit gemstone’s power.]

[Hint: The player’s current mid-tier psychic level has reached the maximum level. No more experience points can be gained. Please try to advance your psychic abilities.]

[Hint: The player has triggered a mission-High-tier Psychic Advancement.]

Mission name: High-tier Psychic Advancement.

Mission description: While seeking to improve your psychic abilities, you accidentally discovered a special gemstone. This gemstone can purify your sea of consciousness and enhance your psychic strength. You may be able to use the gemstone’s power to elevate your psychic tier.

Mission requirements: Collect and absorb high-tier spirit gemstones*10 (S-rated) and enter the psychic storm state to attempt to understand your psychic ability. If you fail, you will need to consume more gemstones to try again.

High-tier academic advancement mission!

The mission requires gathering 10 S-level spirit gemstones.

Fang Heng thought for a moment and then looked up, noticing that Zaka and the others were staring at him.

“It’s nothing.”

Fang Heng released the spirit gemstone that had turned into fragments and explained, “I’ve studied psychic abilities. The power of these gemstones can be absorbed by psychic powers.”

“Ha…” Zaka sighed in relief and said, “You scared me there. I thought there was something wrong with the crystal.”

“Anyway, now that we’ve confirmed the mission target, let’s gather the surrounding gemstones and see what we can find.”

“Yeah, sounds good.”

The group immediately began collecting the spirit gemstones embedded in the stone pillars scattered around.

In less than half an hour, they had thoroughly searched the area around the stone pillars. The group gathered together once again.

Fang Heng asked, “Have you guys found any high-level gemstones?”

The others looked at each other, and Su Guantong took out an A-level gemstone, “Most of the ones I’ve found are between E to C level, but this A-level is the highest I’ve got.”

“Same here, but the best I found is only a B-level gemstone.”

Zate nodded and said, “I found an A-level one.”

“Mm.”

Fang Heng nodded lightly.

Most of the spirit gemstones embedded in the stone pillars were of average quality, with the highest being A-level. They couldn’t be used as materials for skill advancement.

Su Guantong asked, “Fang Heng, are you looking for high-tier spirit gemstones?”

“Yes, the related psychic mission requires them. The gemstones need to be at least S-level, and the ones we have now are useless.”

Su Guantong pursed her lips and said, “I remember checking the exchange column when we entered the game. There are special skill books for exchange, including one for refining spirit gemstones.”

Fang Heng’s eyes lit up.

Right! The spawns’ contribution points exchange system!

When they first entered the ship, the group had been looking at the equipment, while Su Guantong had been researching the contribution exchange items on her own.

“Is there an exchange on the ship?”

“Yes, I’m sure. The gemstone refining technique can be exchanged for battlefield contribution points. There are also psychic control, advancement books, and mechanical devices for exchange, but these all have exchange limits.”

“Do you remember the exchange price for the refining technique?”

Su Guantong thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “The gemstone refining technique costs 2 million contribution points. To learn the skill, you need to have basic or intermediate psychic or alchemy skills as prerequisites. Mid-tier psychic advancement costs 5 million contribution points, high-tier costs 15 million, master-level is 100 million, and grandmaster-level is 5 billion. There are no higher-tier skill books available for exchange.”

“D*mn…” Zaka couldn’t help but complain when he heard the high prices. “Mid-tier advancement book costs 5 million? That’s so expensive! I think the Federation’s exchange system is pointless. Who has that many contribution points to trade?”

Fang Heng quickly checked his character panel. Currently, his personal battlefield contribution points reached 6.22 million.

He already met the requirement for the gemstone refining technique.

Moreover, the spirit gemstones they had just collected could also be exchanged for a significant amount of contribution points.

With time, more than 200 modified Licker bodies infiltrating the desert’s underground were continuously hunting Burrowing Sand Locusts, steadily providing him with more contribution points.

The dilemma now was whether the spawns offered a direct skill exchange for upgrades, which might make learning the gemstone refining technique unnecessary.

How should he choose for the greatest benefit…?

Zate saw Fang Heng lost in thought and couldn’t help asking, “Fang Heng, how about we go back and exchange for the skill book?”

“Mm… Not in a hurry, let’s wait a bit.”

Fang Heng nodded lightly, then looked down at the mapping device, nodding again, “Did you notice? The gemstones we’ve collected from the stone pillars are all accounted for, but the device still shows there’s a large amount of spirit crystal residue.”

“But we’ve already searched thoroughly around here, and the stone pillars have all been stripped clean… we didn’t find any ore…”

As Zaka was speaking, he suddenly realized something, raised an eyebrow, and said, “Are you suggesting the ore is underground?”