Picking Up Supreme Treasures in the Dream Realm

Shapudian, Blessed Land.

The so-called "Blessed Land" is an Energy Node that Yang Fan accidentally discovered when exploring the Spatial Rift.

"Damn, this is awesome!"

The highest commander of the Jiuzhou Legion, Commander Wu Dingtian, couldn't help but burst out a profanity.

A colonel officer beside him, full of admiration, said: "So many people awakened in just a few days; if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it!"

This man's name is Ding Dashan, also a commander of the Jiuzhou Legion, second only in command to Commander Wu.

Sixteen soldiers stood in a proud formation, head held high.

The spirit and energy of each soldier far exceeded that of ordinary people, and their bodies showed somewhat different states.

Some soldiers had particularly deep eyes;

Some soldiers were absurdly muscular;

Some soldiers had hair and eyebrows tinged with a strange reddish hue, and their breath was slightly hot.

The Great Xia Army does not allow hair dyeing, so this was clearly an anomaly caused by special reasons.

No doubt about it.

They were evidently Superpower Users.

Commander Wu's gaze swept over each face and waved his hand: "The helicopter will arrive soon, go to the helipad and wait."

"Yes!"

The Superpower Users immediately marched in formation towards the helipad.

Commander Wu watched as the soldiers left, smiling: "At first I was a bit skeptical about the effects of the Blessed Land; now I'm totally convinced."

He gave a thumbs up, larger than an ordinary person's: "Mr. Ghost's insight is downright amazing."

Colonel Ding nodded: "Indeed."

The colonel continued: "Miss Jana also played an important role; she is of the Royal Family from the Mei Jia Civilization and has a talent called 'Mei Jia's Secret Eye'.

"The soldiers Miss Jana selects have higher Superpower Potential, which is why so many Superpower Users have awakened in these days."

Commander Wu said: "But Mr. Ghost played a bigger role; without the Blessed Land, Mei Jia's Secret Eye would be useless."

From this sentence, it was clear that this commander seemed to favor his own people more and was not too impressed with the Mermaid.

Colonel Ding smiled and did not argue with him.

He changed the subject: "According to the latest data, there are currently over 26,500 Superpower Users in the Great Xia.

"The total population of the Great Xia Kingdom is 1.82 billion, which means there is one Superpower User born for every 68,000 people on average.

"Currently, the Carmenia Federation has a population of 840 million, with over 12,700 Superpower Users, averaging one Superpower User for every 66,000 people.

"Calculated per capita, we are still slightly behind."

Colonel Ding's face twitched a bit.

Great Xia people always like to do this; even if their total number leads, they still feel it's not enough and compare per capita.

Great Xia won't be satisfied until it leads the world in every metric.

This vigilance towards Great Xia from the Carmenia Federation and Southern Cross Alliance is because Great Xia's number of Superpower Users exceeds theirs combined.

Commander Wu started to dream: "Now that we have this magical Blessed Land, if 1,000 Superpower Users emerge, we might catch up to Carmenia Federation per capita."

Colonel Ding laughed: "According to Miss Jana's estimation, the Blessed Land can exist for about half a year.

"Based on the current trend, before the world rift disappears, never mind 1,000 Superpower Users, 3,000 might not be impossible.

"Miss Jana has already agreed to spend some time every few days helping the Great Xia select candidates with Superpower Potential."

Commander Wu still wasn't satisfied: "3,000 is still a bit low; 5,000 would be better."

Colonel Ding rolled his eyes and was too lazy to talk to Commander Wu.

Greedy!

Commander Wu shifted the topic far away: "If I ever have a chance to drink with Mr. Ghost, I must toast him!"

Colonel Ding nodded.

He wanted to toast him too.

*

Five kilometers away.

In a dense forest.

Three figures wrapped in leaves from head to toe, even their faces covered tightly, crouched in the lush bushes.

They hid so well that even if you walked close, you wouldn't see them without careful observation.

Through the gaps in the leaves, you could see their skin was somewhat paler.

A small-statured "leaf person" whispered: "Ahead in the valley is a secret base of the Great Xia.

"Although the Great Xia people tried to disguise it, the Carmenians used technical means to analyze satellite images and still found traces.

"The Carmenians shared the intelligence with us; our task is to figure out what the Great Xia people are doing in that base."

He paused and continued: "Please note, last time the Carmenians suffered a great loss at Shapudian.

"They sent a hunting team and were completely wiped out by the Great Xia Ghost, and a fleet was also retaliated against.

"So we must remain highly vigilant and under no circumstances get close to the Great Xia people's base."

The round-faced leaf person chuckled: "Those brash upstarts from Carmenia have such rough and simple methods; they deserved to be wiped out by the Great Xia Ghost."

The so-called "Great Xia Ghost" is how many countries refer to Mr. Ghost.

Another leaf person with a small mustache interjected: "My Insect Control Superpower can remotely control insects; they are so small that they won't be discovered by the Great Xia people."

The round-faced leaf person echoed: "Insects are the best scouts."

After a few seconds.

The mustached one smiled: "My insects have already seen the outskirts of the Great Xia base, all is going smoothly."

His next words were filled with confidence: "I am the elegant Lan shi Gentleman, and I will strip this base's secrets clean, and the Great Xia people won't notice a thing."

From the words "Lan shi Gentleman," it was clear this group of people was from the Lan shi Kingdom's Superpower User squad.

The thin blades of grass person cautioned, "Jones, though insects are quite covert, it's better to be careful."

The man with the mustache, also known as "Jones," laughed, "I'm not a reckless Carmenian, I've already slowed down the insects."

The thin blades of grass person gave a thumbs up, "Very good!"

One minute later.

Jones smiled, "I think I see the Great Xia People, they..."

Before he finished his sentence.

He uttered a "huh", "Damn it, how did the link get cut off?"

The thin blades of grass person suddenly tensed up, "Could it be that the Great Xia People discovered us?"

The round-faced blades of grass person got worried, "Should we follow the backup plan and retreat?"

Jones shook his head, "Wait, let me send another insect to take a look first."

The thin blades of grass person thought for a moment, then nodded, "Let's wait then."

The atmosphere became exceptionally tense.

After a while.

Jones reported the results, "The insect I sent just now was eaten by a bird, it was just an accident."

The thin blades of grass person sighed in relief, "That's good."

The round-faced blades of grass person suggested, "Jones, no need to be overly cautious, you can use more insects."

Jones hesitated for a moment, "Indeed, one insect isn't efficient, I'll use three then."

The thin blades of grass person did not object, "That works!"

Another while passed.

Jones's face changed, "Damn it, that bird came over again, it ate another insect."

The round-faced blades of grass person started to feel uneasy, "There's a chance the insects are exposed."

One insect being eaten can be explained as a coincidence.

Two insects eaten consecutively, with a gap in between, seems too far-fetched to attribute to mere coincidence.

The thin blades of grass person decisively said, "Retreat!"

Just at that moment.

Jones suddenly shivered all over.

Because in his mind, a "caw" sound appeared out of nowhere.

A voice followed, "Hey, gentlemen of the Lan shi, surprised, aren't you?"

The voice began to chatter on, "The master once said, your ancestors were glorious too, but that was over two hundred years ago.

"The current Lan shi Kingdom is just a down-and-out house, how do you have the face to brag about being gentlemen all day?"

More than two hundred years ago.

The Lan shi Kingdom was the world's strongest nation, controlling territories across all continents.

Unfortunately, unpredictable changes in the world caused the Lan shi Kingdom to make a few wrong strategic moves, gradually leading to its downfall.

Now the Lan shi Kingdom is at most a regional power, having joined the Southern Cross Alliance.

But these people can never forget their past glory, always causing trouble everywhere.

If the Carmenians are the number one troublemaker, the Lan shi are the second troublemaker.

Coincidentally, these two troublemakers keep flirting with each other constantly.

"Caw"

Another crow's caw.

The voice cursed fiercely again, "No wonder the master says you're just a bunch of annoying green-headed flies, only good at disgusting people."

Jones's face turned extremely ugly, the fear in his eyes nearly overflowing.

Not because of the insults that struck fear in him.

Nor because of being discovered that frightened him.

It was because—this bird had actually reverse invaded his mind link.

*

In the distance.

"Interesting!"

Yang Fan looked towards the Blessed Land and muttered softly.

In his field of vision.

Mr. Jones's insects, in a form of "magnification," presented themselves in his view.

This was a kind of "magnification" from a spiritual sense perspective.

He could clearly see the seemingly mysterious energy flowing slowly within the insects' bodies.

The Lan shi's superpower users thought they were quite hidden.

But in his eyes, they were as conspicuous as a bright light in the night.

Yang Fan smiled, "I didn't expect that after my Spirit Value increased to 60 points, such a transformation would occur."

His peripheral vision glanced at the floating virtual text in front of him.

[Attributes]

Physical Value: 57.8

Spirit Value: 60

Life Elemental Power: 684

Just now Yang Fan had done a wave of furious point allocation, using up all the accumulated Spiritual Source Points clean.

His personal attributes surged abruptly as a result.

His Life Elemental Power also grew from the original 509 to 684, equivalent to an increase in his maximum lifespan by nearly 200 years.