Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

Relics, relics, they sounded like they weren\'t somewhere close to the military camp.

If he really could use his privileges to set out with the team, it certainly wouldn\'t be a trip he could return from in one or two days; that +1 limit was at best a way to minimize losses, but he expected it still wouldn\'t break even.

As for the type of quests... Yesterday\'s tasks had a good effect, so he would keep them the same today.

Another thing was... harvesting experience.

The training session from the night before last had to be terminated because the weapons of those three players were not suitable. If he didn\'t take the opportunity to harvest some experience today, he would have to set out with only a little over two thousand points of general experience.

Facing the unknown journey ahead, it was always more comforting to have some extra experience to allocate at a moment\'s notice.

He just didn\'t know how well they had dug out their storage, but if it was roughly ready, he could issue them some Contribution Value to incentivize them to come and learn from him. Otherwise, it would seem like a loss of face to offer teaching them himself.

...

That familiar figure arrived as expected, and Kuang Xin, who had been waiting, looked a bit excited.

The latter half of last night\'s fatigue had left him somewhat frustrated, and perhaps only Bai E could help him with this issue.

Of course, it was also possible that he couldn\'t help.

The issue was, attributes... Chapter Find:

Ever since his physical attribute reached 13 points, the efficiency of increasing it through daily activities—even physical labor like carrying heavy loads—was incomparable to when he had first started.

Way too slow.

This seemed to be a challenge faced by everyone in this world; otherwise, the ordinary people on Black Street should all be at the peak, the limits of human capabilities.

As far as he could tell from his gaming experience over the past several days, no one could provide an answer; the only solution was to engage in life-and-death combat—just like those grunts in the military camp.

Many of the big-headed soldiers in the camp were seen as War Gods by the common people on Black Street precisely because they often went on missions and had abundant combat experience.

Of course, it was rumored that the big-headed soldiers in the camp had their unique methods of Body Refinement. Scientific training methods developed by the Scientific Research Institute guided their progress every day, and this rumor was an important reason why Kuang Xin placed his hopes on Bai E.

"My lord..."

Upon Bai E\'s arrival, all three players\' eyes lit up with joy.

Last night\'s quest had brought everyone substantial gains, with rich rewards and content that far outstripped what they had accessed before.

The feedback on personal strength and the exploration of game content significantly surpassed what other struggling players had achieved, showing they had indeed latched onto an unimaginably strong leg.

Bai E smiled warmly, taking the initiative to walk towards the entrance of the underground cave, "How\'s the digging going?"

He was quite concerned about this—if the digging wasn\'t extensive enough, he wouldn\'t find an opportunity to issue Contribution Value. After all, if he distributed too much now, he would only have to distribute more later on, and he couldn\'t afford the corresponding value in exchange. There had to be some threshold.

And looking for other reasons to teach would easily diminish his value, which was quite a headache.

"Wow~"

Standing at the entrance and glancing down, he could hardly see the full extent without leaning in. Climbing down, he could estimate that there was already an area of several dozen square meters.

With the addition of the mole-like creatures, the players\' progress in building their storage had indeed skyrocketed; their prowess as digging specialists was well-deserved.

Descending into the cave himself, he was surprised to find the layout inside was clear-cut, with support pillars neatly arranged, and even a few small camouflaged compartments dug out, big enough for one person to hide.

Was it... Because they feared that if someone discovered this place, they needed to provide the mole creatures with hiding spots so as not to reveal their connection with Kuang Xin and the others? Quite cautious indeed.

"You\'ve done a great job, your efficiency exceeded my expectations," Bai E nodded with satisfaction.

Thus, the distribution of Contribution Value naturally followed.

[Side Quest—Warehouse Construction (Construction Commission), progress increased.]

[Quest Reward (Phase): Contribution Value (Li Ming) +40, distributed.] X3

Bai E carefully awarded the rewards based on the Contribution Values needed to exchange items.

Aside from the most expensive "Expert Guidance" within the remote weapon guidance in the basic exchange items, which required 50 points, everything else was exchangeable.

"Expert Guidance" could teach two special attributes at the same time, but Bai E estimated that, given the short time around noon and the players\' experience reserves, it probably wouldn\'t be enough to enable them to learn two special attributes directly.

Learning either scattering or arc strike, just one of them, was his greatest expectation for them.

Everything was designed with a purpose!

After all, the exchange items were all from his own stash, and he had to think about the future. If he didn\'t have enough exchange items to provide for them later, his position as the organization leader might very well be threatened on the spot.

The three players who received the reward notification were ecstatic.

Finally, they had some Contribution Value. Gaining the organization\'s trust really wasn\'t easy...

"I want to exchange!" Kuang Xin was the first to exclaim.

"Hmm?" Bai E looked toward him with a smile.

Spend, please spend, throw all your experience at me.

"My lord, I would like to learn a method that can quickly enhance my physical attributes."

"..." Bai E subconsciously wanted to agree, then he realized that such an option wasn\'t on the exchange list.

Are you playing with me?

"That belongs to high-level knowledge, and your current Contribution Value is not enough. Although such knowledge should be shared unconditionally within the organization, we must establish rules based on contributions and recognitions," Bai E explained.

The information would definitely be given, even specifically for harvesting from them, but the rules set by Bai E himself couldn\'t be broken.

[There actually is such knowledge!]

Kuang Xin was just excitedly inquiring casually.

Hearing confirmation from the lord himself, he was immediately delighted.

In the game, it\'s not the difficulty of the content that players fear, but the lack of prospects for improvement. As long as there\'s a clear path ahead, nothing is a problem.

Just grind it! How hard can it be?

As for what the lord said about Contribution Value, to even feel ashamed about it?

Isn\'t that the way it\'s supposed to be? What in the game doesn\'t require grinding? The fact that the game doesn\'t have a pay-to-win shop is already hard to understand. If there weren\'t thresholds to obtain all the good stuff, players might even suspect that this game is here for charity.

"Then, my lord... could you reveal when it will be possible to exchange?" Ever since he avenged his enemy last night, Kuang Xin felt like he had a broader perspective on life and asked whatever came to his mind.

"Hmm..." Bai E thought for a moment and then made a decision, "After you\'ve experienced your first session of instruction."

"Oh~"

Got it! It\'s about unlocking the next tier in the Faction Shop!

Exchange, exchange!

"My lord, I want to exchange right now! I want to learn!"