I Can Program My Body?
Chapter 113: Empty A Danger Zone

Chapter 113: Empty A Danger Zone

Two weeks later...

"It’s over. Time to find a new hunting ground~"

"Hah, I didn’t expect this place to be so poor before."

"Tsk, tsk. With Boss Noir, even the lushest willow forest goes barren eventually."

"Haha, awesome! It’s the first time I’ve heard of a danger zone getting stripped bald! Much less we are the one who did it!"

Like a swarm of locusts, everything they passed was picked clean.

From the most inconspicuous grass to the tallest tree, if it had void energy, it would go into their pockets.

During their rampant harvesting, only the dark beasts that regenerated continuously remained.

"Our haul this time isn’t bad..." Nash smiled, listening to his teammates banter.

[Nash Navre

Rank: Void Warrior (130%+)

Merit: 1,234,400]

Even without counting the herbs they harvested this day, he already had over a million merits in his account.

In just two weeks of nonstop work, Nash had earned over 1.2 million merits.

His teammates also pulled in enormous gains, ranging from fifty thousand to several hundred thousand merits.

Eager to celebrate, they dragged Nash toward the Dark Willow Shelter for a meal.

"What danger zone should we go next?"

"How about the Willow Primitive Forest?"

"No way—are you insane? That’s a medium-scale danger zone! We’d be crushed like ants in there!"

"I know, but that place is a true treasure trove..."

In the Willow Forest, no matter how fast they picked herbs, they could only earn about 180 to 190 thousand merits.

The land simply didn’t have enough herbs for them to harvest.

Thinking of the vast resources in the Willow Primitive Forest, they couldn’t help but imagine the fortune they could rake in.

Earning millions of merits should be as easy as picking up stones.

Even with a small cut, they’d still walk away with tens of thousands or even over a hundred thousand merits.

"Alright, stop daydreaming. We still don’t have the strength to handle a place that dangerous," Nash said, shaking his head.

Venturing into a five-star medium-scale danger zone was still too much for their team.

Even if he had confidence in himself, he couldn’t guarantee he could protect them.

"However, since a 4-star danger zone is no longer enough for our team, it’s time to venture into a 5-star danger zone," Nash decided after a bit of thought.

Although he easily earned over a million merits in just two weeks, Nash felt it was still a little slow.

He estimated that reaching 1000% saturation would require hundreds of millions of merits.

Not to mention the astral arts he needed as a reference to create a manual for himself.

"A 5-star danger zone? Where should we go? The Willow Jungle or the Willow Swamp?"

"Let’s go to the Willow Jungle first. There are way more abundant herbs in that place."

"Then we’ll follow your lead, boss!" the others nodded in agreement.

They had only been joking about going to the Willow Primeval Forest.

No matter how much money was on the line, they didn’t have the guts to face that danger again.

With their current strength, even skirting the edge of that place would still put them in serious danger.

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Soon after arriving back at their base, Nash notified Leslie to come and pick their herbs.

With an evaluation team in tow, Leslie quickly arrived at their residence.

"You’re too productive. Are you trying to bankrupt us?"

Seeing another mountain of herbs nearly touching the ceiling, Leslie felt her heart ache.

Even the evaluator wore a dark expression as they mechanically calculated the worth of the pile.

At this moment, they finally accepted that they would have the worst performance rating in the entire Verdant Group branch.

They could only hope this year would end quickly.

Soon after counting the goods, the total came to over 190,000 merits.

"Thank you for your service. We’ll call again tomorrow..." Nash smiled as he watched them leave gloomily.

"Hahaha, they might have a heart attack if you keep teasing them, boss."

"Tsk, tsk. These poor folks had it rough meeting our almighty boss."

"Alright, cut the flattery. Get the meat out, it’s time to celebrate!"

"Yeah!"

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A week later...

After switching to a new danger zone, their efficiency increased several times over.

From 190 thousand, they could now earn over 300 thousand merits.

Although the area was more dangerous, with an experienced team, they handled the enemies with ease.

Even when facing thousands of carrion beasts, once Nash stepped in, the swarm of dark beasts easily turned into a bundle of merits.

Opening his panel, Nash could barely hold back a smile.

[Nash Navre

Rank: Void Warrior (130%+)

Merit: 2,298,550]

"We should’ve come here sooner," Nash sighed.

Their profits were too good that it felt like these danger zones were built to hand them money.

"The training we did before was also a key. Without building up our teamwork, we might not have handled the threats here."

"That’s right, boss. Our efficiency wouldn’t be this high otherwise."

Indeed, while it may look easy, the team had faced several close calls.

On the first day, they even returned early, full of injuries

Without the foundation they built during the two weeks they had been in the Willow Forest, there might even be casualties.

"Alright, I know. I’m just being a little greedy."

Of course, he understood the team’s limits.

They could breeze through a 4-star danger zone, but a 5-star one was on another level.

Most of the time, they faced either a 5-star dark beast or a swarm of carrion beasts.

If it weren’t for William backing him up, the team might’ve collapsed on the very first day.

After all, the last time they came to the Willow Jungle, they had a 5-star Void Warrior with them.

Now, on their own, Nash had to be cautious and train their tacit understanding before going into a more dangerous place.

Soon, after they returned to the Dark Willow Shelter and sold the herbs to the Verdant Group for 322 thousand merits, they prepared to return home.