Chapter 258: 100,000% Soul Saturation
In the past, Nash lagged behind while they worked leisurely. Now, with the [Engraving Module System] and ample computational power, they were the ones scrambling to keep up.
After all, while runic engraving was mentally taxing, it wasn't physically tiring.
Purifying and assembling the Spiral Behemoth, they were like construction workers following an architect's plan.
Fortunately, as one Spiral Behemoth after another was built, their motivation began to soar.
Soon, they would each have a powerful toy to rampage through dark beasts, earning merits and wealth while relaxing in the shelter.
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Meanwhile, as a new Spiral Behemoth was completed every day, Nash was in his runic space working on something else.
Believing the [Library Module System] had absorbed and comprehended enough knowledge, Nash began deducing a void fortification manual with up to a 10,000% fortification rate.
Previously, he prioritized the Void Condensation Manual because it was simpler, and he lacked sufficient computational power.
Now, with ample computational resources, Nash could finally turn to something he urgently needed.
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Ten days later, just as Nash was about to complete his deduction, he noticed his soul saturation had achieved a breakthrough.
[Nash Navre:
Body Saturation: 9,000%
Body Tempering: 1,000%
Soul Saturation: 100,001%
Soul Tempering: 22,606% (9,765%)
Void Amplification: 109,000x
Soul Amplification: 146,173,000x
Physique: 100x
Runic System: 12
Universal System: 1]
"Finally broke through 100,000% soul saturation!"
Though 100,000% soul saturation only added another billion to his computational power, its significance was profound.
Breaking through 100,000% soul saturation meant it wasn't his limit!
Though his soul could grow beyond limits, he knew it might one day hit a bottleneck.
If not at ten thousand, his soul might cap at a hundred thousand.
But surpassing this hurdle meant his soul could climb to a million!
Though Nash didn't know if that was the limit, it still sparked his excitement.
"This might very well be my genetic talent," Nash thought with a smile.
If a 10,000% soul growth rate was ten times that of others.
Then reaching 100,000% meant he was a hundred times more powerful than others in the same realm!
If this wasn't a genetic talent, then what was?
Of course, Nash could only guess it had something to do with his unique origin.
Thinking of this, he turned his attention to his void affinity.
Even now, absorbing 90% of the energy he consumed, it remained at D-level affinity.
He wondered if it had no limit, just like his soul.
Perhaps, in the near future, his void affinity could surpass SSS level!
Lost in thoughts of the future, Nash suddenly noticed his glaring void saturation.
Seeing it wasn't a whole number, it felt out of place.
Mobilizing the shelter's funds, he burned through billions of merits until it reached exactly 10,000% void saturation.
Though it seemed like embezzling public funds, having worked so hard to grow the shelter, he wouldn't flinch at spending even trillions.
Satisfied with his tidy panel, Nash returned to deducing the Void Fortification Manual.
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A week later…
Just after building the 24th Spiral Behemoth, the special team returned from their mission.
After four months, they had finally cleared over 280 lord-level dark beasts around the shelter.
Celebrating their return, Nash and the other seeded talents quickly stopped their work.
Looking weary and tired, the 50 members of the special team slumped down upon arriving at the shelter.
"Congratulations! You've finally cleared all the lord-level dark beasts around!" Nash said with a smile.
"It wasn't easy…" Natasha sighed, gazing at the lively shelter.
Fighting day and night, their only rest came while travelling to the next lord-level dark beast.
If not for the [Team Module System], which alerted them to unknown dangers, marked their positions for seamless teamwork, and enabled communication no matter the distance, it would have been an impossible mission.
The Spiral Behemoths sent a month ago also gave them breathing room.
Though it couldn't kill lord-level dark beasts alone, they made the task easier.
"You're our heroes. Come eat a meal and rest your minds," Nash said, smiling as he presented the food they'd cooked beforehand.
While celebrating their return, they began discussing their harvest.
Of the 286 lord-level dark beasts they killed, five dropped a tier-5 perfect item, while they and their horde dropped 625 tier-4 perfect items!
Such a massive harvest sent a shockwave through the group.
Just the 625 tier-4 perfect items, when turned into runic items, would be worth over a few quadrillion nova credits.
Even if evenly split among them, each could earn about ten trillion nova credits!
As for the tier-5 perfect items, they were already reserved and couldn't be sold.
Such items couldn't be bought in the Nova Sector, no matter how much money one had.
These weapons were trump cards, the peak armaments in the cosmic competition!
Having five more tier-5 runic items was like adding five Void Venerates to the team.
As for merits, they were only much more.
The lord-level dark beasts alone provided over three quadrillion merits.
Combined with the powerful dark beast hordes around them and the nonstop hunting by seeded talents near the shelter, their merits reached a staggering seven quadrillion!
With a bit more, they'd have enough to advance the shelter to level 5.
Coupled with the improved gravitation orb collector siphoning resource points into a wasteland, all financial requirements for a level-5 shelter were met.
"When do you want to challenge the next advancement?" Nash asked the group.
With 25 Spiral Behemoths and this powerful team that wiped out nearly 300 lord-level dark beasts, passing the qualification trial for a level-4 shelter would be a breeze.
"Let us rest for three to five days. Our minds are still dizzy from the battle," Natasha requested, noting most members looked sluggish.
"Alright, I'll give you a week to rest. Then we'll challenge the shelter advancement trial," Nash nodded.
Seeing that even Camilla couldn't speak, Nash knew he had to prioritize their mental state.
Furthermore, it was still necessary to prepare before facing another dark beast tide.
Soon, after discussing all matters, the entire shelter began preparing for the next battle.