Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1547 - 648 Crystal Energy Cannon

The movements of the Hope Research Institute were even faster than what Qu Shilin had described. In just seven days, those Awakening Fruits had been transformed into brand-new Awakening Potions.

"Once we knew the method for making Awakening Potions, the manufacturing process was actually not that difficult. The real challenge is the rarity of Awakening Fruits, which are the main ingredient. As long as there’s a sufficient supply of Awakening Fruits, we can continuously produce Awakening Potions!"

Qu Shilin explained to Wang Tao with a smile.

"I see!" Wang Tao nodded, then said, "Tomorrow would be a good time to take these people out..."

He originally planned to visit the rift again tomorrow. Since the Awakening Potions were now manufactured, it was a perfect opportunity to take these people out and enhance their strength to the current limit. Otherwise, even with the Awakening Potions, they wouldn’t be able to awaken.

"You’re heading out tomorrow? Have you fully recovered?"

Upon hearing Wang Tao’s words, Qu Shilin immediately asked with concern.

"Yes, I’m almost there."

Wang Tao explained with a smile.

The recovery of Awakening Energy was extremely slow. Initially, upon awakening, only 100 points could be restored daily. Later, as strength increased, the recovery rate gradually improved, but not by much. At Wang Tao’s current level, his Awakening Energy could only recover 10% per day, which amounted to 1,000 points.

Previously, Wang Tao had used Explosion and depleted his 10,000 Awakening Energy completely. To fully restore it, it would require 10 days.

Of course, Wang Tao could also use Awakening Energy Pearls or Awakening Crystal Cores, but that felt too extravagant.

Whether it was Awakening Energy Pearls or Awakening Crystal Cores, each only restored 100 points of Awakening Energy.

Wang Tao had quite a few Awakening Crystal Cores in his possession, but their effects were only effective for users of the same rank. As a Sixth Rank Awakener, only Sixth Rank Awakening Crystal Cores were effective for him, and those were quite scarce.

Awakening Energy Pearls weren’t restricted by rank—he could always use them—however, they were even rarer than Sixth Rank Awakening Crystal Cores, as they weren’t guaranteed drops from killing zombies!

Both Awakening Energy Pearls and Awakening Crystal Cores were generally used in emergency situations. Relying on these items to restore his 10,000 Awakening Energy would feel excessively luxurious.

Previously, when Wang Tao was out in the field, he rarely used Awakening Energy Pearls or Awakening Crystal Cores, nor did he wait for Awakening Energy to recover intentionally, as if its reserves were infinite. But that was because killing Lord Rank and higher-level creatures recovered a certain amount of Awakening Energy.

Wang Tao had always hunted Lord Rank and higher creatures. The energy consumed in battles was often less than that recovered, so he never worried about running out of Awakening Energy.

However, those Transparent Fish were all Elite Level. No matter how many Wang Tao killed, they wouldn’t restore any Awakening Energy...

Thus, it was better to wait a few days for his Awakening Energy to replenish automatically before heading out.

"Can I come with you? I’d really like to see those living sea beasts with my own eyes. It would be immensely helpful for our research..."

Upon hearing Wang Tao mention that he’d mostly recovered, Qu Shilin eagerly looked at him.

She might also be a Sixth Rank Awakener, but aside from having a decent constitution, she hardly had any combat capability—she was pure War Five Trash. All her abilities revolved around scientific research.

This was why she rarely ventured outside unless her safety was guaranteed. During the few times she had gone out, it had always been with Wang Tao. She didn’t trust anyone else; Wang Tao gave her an unparalleled sense of security.

The mutated sea creatures were fascinating beings, and Qu Shilin’s research into them was merely in its infancy. Seeing living sea beasts—for instance, using spiritual power to scan them—would greatly advance her studies.

Additionally, Wang Tao had already gained a better understanding of sea beasts, so it shouldn’t be as perilous as before. These factors made Qu Shilin eager to accompany him on the upcoming trip.

"Alright."

Wang Tao thought about it for a moment and didn’t refuse.

By now, he had a relatively thorough understanding of sea beasts. As long as he was careful and ensured Qu Shilin’s safety, there shouldn’t be any issues.

"Thank you!"

Qu Shilin joyfully hugged Wang Tao, then handed over the forty thousand or so potions to him.

"All the Awakening Potions are in here!"

A total of several dozen large boxes were packed with them. Given that these were Awakening Potions, extensive security measures were necessary.

Looking at the boxes, Wang Tao seemed to have suddenly remembered something. With a wave of his hand, several large, uniquely designed treasure chests appeared before her.

"What’s this?"

Qu Shilin wasn’t surprised by Wang Tao’s ability to materialize items out of thin air anymore. She didn’t question it but was curious about the treasure chests.

"These are Storage Treasure Boxes. Each contains a compressed space and can store numerous items. You could use them to store things or even study their construction."

These Storage Treasure Boxes were items Wang Tao had obtained from the rift in the past. Now that the rifts had turned into water-filled areas, he couldn’t access them anymore. Treasure boxes were essentially out of production, but Wang Tao still had quite a few left. Sharing some with Qu Shilin wasn’t an issue. He had simply forgotten about them before now, and seeing the large boxes of potions had reminded him.

"Huh? Compressed space? That’s incredible!"

Qu Shilin immediately opened a treasure box and studied it closely, growing increasingly astonished.

She couldn’t understand the principle behind the boxes. If it could be explained scientifically, it was obviously well beyond her grasp. However, given it was the apocalypse—a world now filled with Ability Users and Awakeners who would be considered superhuman in the peaceful era—the existence of space-storing treasure chests wasn’t entirely unreasonable.

What Wang Tao didn’t anticipate was that, after briefly examining the treasure chest, Qu Shilin didn’t immediately express a desire to research its mechanism. Instead, she thought of a practical application for the treasure chest.