Space Odyssey from Abandoned Mining Space Station-Chapter 466 - 160: Special Person_3

"Special individuals?"

"Bai Quan is a special individual because he is an Imperial Major General, and a very unique one at that."

Chen Ming nodded slightly, having just learned from the director what made Bai Quan special.

"Do you know how many people died during the recent chaos within the Fourteenth Legion when Bai Quan was accidentally injured?"

"Here’s a hint, only five people were with Bai Quan on the ship when the accident happened."

After a brief moment of thought, Chen Ming said, "I guess fifty people."

"One hundred and thirty-two people. Everyone involved in this incident had to take responsibility, for the commander that Bai Quan killed."

Even though he had a rough estimate in advance, Chen Ming still found the number staggering upon hearing it.

These were not civilians from outside but people with definite military ranks within the Fourteenth Legion.

"Human life is really cheap."

"Indeed, it is."

The boss agreed with Chen Ming’s statement and then said, "And now you too can be considered a special individual."

"Really? Does that second-generation guy also count as a special individual?"

"He’s just a joke, really. His family just used him to forward their interests, that’s all."

"For those who died because of him, they either foolishly got involved or were pitiful souls trapped without escape."

"That second-generation guy can also only be considered a pitiful soul."

The boss abruptly changed the subject, saying, "But you and Bai Quan are different."

"When you have issues, you don’t need to retaliate yourself."

"As long as you give a hint, there will be people helping you do what needs to be done."

"For example, in this matter, even if I don’t handle it, there will be others ensuring those on the other side pay the price."

Chen Ming asked again, "Why is that?"

"Because within the Empire, there are already people who know you, and your abilities are of significant value and importance to the Empire."

"Some people will help you for their own benefit, but others will help you to ensure humanity wins the war against Dusk."

"If I don’t do it, others will, so naturally, I’ll do it myself."

"But you must pay attention to one thing."

"If you want to enjoy the help others provide, then you must be prepared to pay the price in the future."

"The people I mentioned earlier may just want you to make money for them, but for the people afterward, you might find yourself very busy."

Chen Ming understood and nodded, looking at the boss, saying, "Boss."

"What’s up?"

"What price do I have to pay for your help?"

The boss paused for a moment and looked at Chen Ming, saying, "To be honest, you’ve been paying the price all along."

"Alright."

Before Chen Ming could ponder the boss’s words, the boss reached out and patted Chen Ming on the shoulder.

"If one day you’re really struggling outside, just yell on the street and a bunch of people would offer you benefits to come to their side."

"But if you get the chance, remember to come to me."

Chen Ming seriously considered it and said, "I don’t think that day will ever come."

"That’s the best outcome."

"Alright, that about wraps up this matter. It was just a small-time spy trying to make trouble."

"You mentioned you have other things to do, right? Go ahead, if there’s anything else, I’ll let you know."

Chen Ming replied, "Actually, I was planning to find you after I met with Old Wu."

"Oh? Alright then, let’s hear it."

Chen Ming took out his "Ming" and said, "It’s about the Spiritual Weapon."

"I tried it before, and it does indeed enhance my spiritual energy significantly. I can clearly feel the reduction in Spiritual Power consumption when using it."

"But didn’t you mention before that you could embed the Spiritual Stone into it?"

The boss quickly understood Chen Ming’s meaning, saying, "I did mention it, and now you’ve found that your Spiritual Stone is too large to fit onto the gun, right?"

"Yes."

"That’s easy, just wrap the Spiritual Stone with your Spiritual Power and compress it."

"Spiritual Stones are generally composed only of spiritual energy essence and ordinary stone materials, or some strange materials."

"Use your Spiritual Power mainly to compress the spiritual energy essence inside it, then wear down the outer ordinary material of the stone, achieving a compression effect."

The boss took out his own palm-sized gentle Spiritual Stone, applying a great amount of Spiritual Power to it in front of Chen Ming.

In an instant, the flowing patterns on the gentle Spiritual Stone faded, and its stony outer layer quickly turned to powder.

The boss blew on it, revealing the now marble-sized, intricately patterned Spiritual Stone inside.

"Just like that."

The boss put away the Spiritual Stone and said, "Remember this, the stronger the effect of the Spiritual Stone, the more Spiritual Power it requires during compression. If you can’t finish compressing it at once, you can do it in stages."

"Also, during the compression process, you’ll continuously experience the nature of the Spiritual Stone itself. I recall your stone had negative effects, right? Pay attention to that."

The boss glanced at Chen Ming’s pistol and added, "When Spiritual Stones are influenced by a Spiritual Weapon’s spiritual energy effect, the enhancement effect of the weapon on you will increase due to the amplification of the Spiritual Stone."

"And the effect of the Spiritual Stone itself will also be enhanced by the influence of the Spiritual Weapon. It’s mutual influence."