Chapter 256: Power Is the Original Sin

Such a violent outbreak naturally attracted the attention of many mutated creatures in the forest.

Xiao Mingyue also knew that it would not be long before more enemies would be attracted. Now that she had no resistance, she had no chance of winning, and she did not even have the strength to resist, so she decisively chose to end the trial.

Although he was in a virtual world and there was no real risk of death, he didn't want to experience the feeling of being at the mercy of others.

Xiao Mingyue, whose whole body was so weak due to overdraft of spiritual energy, was immediately transported to the recovery room on the first floor of Tiancong Hall after finishing her trial.

A burst of white light suddenly appeared from above, covering his entire body. Ten seconds later, he felt that all the spiritual energy he had consumed had been recovered, and all the injuries on his body had healed.

"It really doesn't work?" There was still only one spiritual model left in his mind, and the other one had not recovered. Xiao Mingyue sighed.

He remembered that there was a similar advanced spiritual technique in the contribution point system, but the practice method to redeem it required 3,500 contribution points, which was more than 300,000 Chinese dollars.

This is obviously beyond Xiao Mingyue's acceptance range. As a low-level ability person whose basic quality is about two or three times that of ordinary people, his annual income is about 400,000 Chinese dollars.

This figure seems pretty good, but after deducting taxes, normal training expenses and the daily consumption of the whole family, the real spare money is only 20,000 to 30,000. Of course, the main reason is that the expenditure required to persist in cultivation is too high.

In terms of the spiritual stones he sells and the cultivation experience he sells on the system, everything is a bottomless pit. No amount of money is enough, let alone those spiritual materials that can extend the life of ordinary people. He also has parents and relatives.

Moreover, there have been rumors in the market that the concentration of spiritual energy has actually begun to slowly decline, and everyone's cultivation will become more and more difficult.

Originally, a group of people who first gained abilities could slowly enter the integration stage even while lying down. The only hurdle was the psychic transformation of the brain. Now many people are stuck in the life field stage.

Each of these panic rumors is subtly fueling the increase in the price of spiritual materials, making ordinary people's livelihood more difficult.

"I'm sorry that you failed to meet the requirements for opening the third-floor trial of the Tower of Babel. Thank you for your participation." Such a voice sounded in the trial space.

"Here are your test results this time." The voice stopped abruptly here, and only Xiao Mingyue could hear the rest.

"Point attack power: 2.13, surface attack power: 1.92, defense power: 3.89, speed and dodge ability: 2.72, physical fitness and recovery ability: 1.85, mental power and perception: 4.01, combat intuition and experience: 3.12, comprehensive evaluation: one Upper level. Reward points: 12. Please go to Tianshu Hall to redeem the prize."

The audience watching the reality show in front of the screen did not know so much. They only saw that Xiao Mingyue chose to end the trial after killing all the monsters in a round of explosions. Many people immediately started to curse her.

When spectators watch other people fighting, it is natural to fight until they are covered in injuries and then fall to the ground. However, as a person who fights in person, after seeing that he is definitely losing, the best way to deal with it is to withdraw.

It's not a life-and-death enemy, it's just a bunch of data in virtual reality. If you try to be more realistic, you'll lose. The pain is 100% transmitted.

"Mr. Xiao, why don't you continue? If you stick to it, you can get better results, right?" After the test, the host also asked him this question.

"I'm not an actor." It was a waste of a spiritual imprint worth hundreds of thousands. Xiao Mingyue was obviously not in a good mood at this time, so she directly said this to the host.

The entire live broadcast ended in an anticlimactic manner. After the abuse, the audience in front of the screen also turned their attention elsewhere.

"Bai Mo, what's the difference between doing this and giving them money?" Many people in the Huaya government have this question. In their view, it is simply incomprehensible that the standardized test, which has cost the country countless financial resources to build, not only does not charge a penny, but also awards prizes based on performance.

"In your eyes, maybe running a country means only doing business to make money, but in my opinion, this is just a game."

"Just like some people like to reward anchors, I just give them a few rockets if I like them."

"The money accumulated in the contribution point system has become moldy. What's wrong with letting it out to bask in the sun? The surplus is just a number, and what is flowing is called currency."

When he said this, he seemed to regard the contribution point system as his own private property.

And in the eyes of these middle-aged people, as a young man, such words are almost like pointing at their noses and scolding their incompetence, which made many officials present feel that they could not step down.

"You!" one of the officials couldn't help but say, "I don't need you to teach us how to be an official!"

Bai Mo ignored the official from the Finance Tribunal and turned off the video call directly. He still had a lot of things to do. He finally found time to join their video conference. He was not wasting time discussing management.

"It's really arrogant!" The middle-aged man, who was very angry, cursed again after the screen went black.

"Chief Li, calm down."

"Yes, don't be too upset."

Everyone else said some comforting words, but it was unclear what they were thinking.

"This guy is too arrogant. Can't we support someone who can fight against them?"

"Chen Bo and Bai Mo were both supported by Chairman Cheng and the others." Someone immediately thought in their hearts, "It's just why do they still listen to you now? It's already a matter of affection if they don't sing the opposite drama in public..."

Of course, many people knew these words well, but due to the atmosphere at the scene, no one said it, so a good meeting turned into a complaint meeting.

They are basically all former middle- and high-level officials. Any researcher who was not polite to them in the past was afraid of being stuck in funding and being rectified.

But now the world has changed, and they have become pure sealers. As long as the institute applies for funding, they basically have to agree immediately, acting like butlers.

There was once a person who had funds for displaying cards, but he disappeared from this world within a few days.

The Reiki Research Institute has more than 200 researchers in the integration stage. They don't understand the principles of officialdom at all, and they don't follow the rules of the game at all. They just kill people when they are told.

Especially with Bai Mo's faint support behind him, even those at the top were helpless, but many things still depended on them, so they could only turn a blind eye.

And some people's mere existence, even if they do nothing, is as unignorable as the sun.

Although the major factions in Huaya are full of conflicts, they have never completely broken out and barely maintained a balance of power. This is because of the existence of Bai Mo, an unstable factor.

Although his external attitude has always been not to participate in factional battles, most people think that this is just a cover-up for being an oriole.

Once all parties are seriously injured, he will come out to clean up the mess.

Being strong is also a kind of original sin. Even if you do nothing, the weak will be full of suspicion.