"A forced detachment tool?"
Bai Pu was delighted at heart. Despite the two major restrictions of having a 10-second preparation and no observation by natives, this tool could escape the punishment of main mission failure – exile! Its value was immeasurable by its quality.
Especially after witnessing the Poison Thorn Squad being exiled and that Bronze Armor Man being cut to pieces by the spacetime turbulence, Bai Pu realized the preciousness of the [Stowaway's Token].
"Is this kind of forced detachment tool very rare?" Bai Pu asked.
"Very rare, even though it's only of C+ quality, it's exclusively produced by the Spirit Realm."
Su Xiaoxiao said, "With the Spiritual Civilization developed to this day, many equipment, potions, and even skill books can be made by the Awakened, so the prices of standard equipment, common potions, and low-level skill books are basically stable. But such forced detachment tools can't be made by the Awakened and can only be obtained from the Spirit Realm."
Bai Pu squinted his eyes, "Since it's a benefit for phase two members, there should be a relatively stable way of production."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at Bai Pu in slight surprise, nodded, and said, "Indeed. The Awakened ventures into the Spirit Realm will earn Faction Merit Points. You can try your luck with the Quartermaster; if your reputation is high enough, or you're lucky enough, you can buy them."
"Quartermaster?"
Bai Pu remembered, in the Plane World of Flesh and Blood Plague: Origin, the Brandon Camp also had a Quartermaster, namely the one called "Cwieg's Adjutant."
However, Cwieg's Adjutant's list of supplies did not include such a forced detachment tool. Perhaps Bai Pu's reputation was not high enough.
Of course, another possibility was that the Brandon Camp's supplies simply did not have forced detachment tools.
Su Xiaoxiao eagerly said, "As a newcomer who just joined the Genius Camp, the organization will arrange for you to enter the 'White Bone Cave' dungeon once to observe your potential. White Bone Cave is a virtual dungeon our Divine Strategy Army created based on the Boundary Land... Have you heard about the Boundary Land?"
"I've heard a bit, it's said to be a junction between the Spirit Realm and reality," Bai Pu said.
"Not only that, after the Boundary Land is controlled by the Awakened, it can design virtual dungeons similar to Mirror Space based on the data of the Boundary Land itself."
Su Xiaoxiao laughed openly, not at all like a thirty-year-old aunt, "When you go to the White Bone Cave, you must perform well. The organization has placed many virtual treasure chests in there to cultivate genius newcomers. The virtual rewards you draw inside can be redeemed for free in the Quartermaster warehouse after you come out..."
"Alright, Xiaoxiao, stop daydreaming. You go fill out the documents, prepare to process Bai Pu's identity card and also apply for a personal information terminal for him."
Li Ling, who was reading beside, put down the book and got up to come over, first driving away Su Xiaoxiao, then turning to Bai Pu:
"Since Xiaoxiao already mentioned the White Bone Cave, you now go venture into it to test your potential. Before venturing into the White Bone Cave, you cannot use 'Honor Debt Limit' to exchange for supplies, for reasons I probably don't need to mention... I'm now going to contact the school to see if I can find you a good high school."
"Thank you." Bai Pu earnestly expressed his gratitude. He naturally understood why the organization prohibited early use of the Honor Debt Limit.
The test of the White Bone Cave can be seen as a "baseline test," mainly to see the newcomer's talent potential and their gains in the trial task world. Prematurely using the debt limit would result in an inaccurate test.
Actually, there's another reason. The White Bone Cave is sure to yield some random rewards. If the items exchanged in advance overlap with the random rewards, then Honor Points would be wasted. It would be better to come out of the White Bone Cave, assess the harvest, and then use Honor Points to fill in the gaps.
"No need to thank me; I hope this isn't a spur-of-the-moment idea of yours. College entrance exams aren't that simple..."
Li Ling muttered as she turned to leave, "Thinking of gaining fame through the college entrance exam, you're really dreaming..."
Watching Li Ling leave, Bai Pu's gaze returned to the palm computer.
Facing a dazzling array of equipment, Bai Pu swiped past directly. He planned to look at combat skills, not to learn them, but to understand the characteristics of various skills of the Awakened for future reference.
[Heavy Strike: One-star Skill, using a melee weapon, briefly power up and heavily strike an opponent, causing additional physical damage. If the head is hit, it will cause a concussion effect, reducing the target's movement speed by (5) points. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Redemption Requirement: 100 Honor.]
[Jump Slash: One-star Skill. Initiate a mid-range leap attack on a target, causing a slight knockback effect and additional physical damage. Cooldown Time: 120 seconds. Redemption Requirement: 300 Honor.]
[Helical Throw: Two-star Skill, throw a weapon to attack a distant opponent, causing moderate damage and interrupting their current action. If unobstructed, the weapon will fly back to your hand. Cooldown Time: 120 seconds. Redemption Requirement: 1500 Honor.]
[Tornado Slash: …]
"Xiaoxiao! Huh, Sister Ling left?"
While Bai Pu was browsing the skill list, two teenagers walked out from the internal corridor of the hall, bumping into Su Xiaoxiao, who was preparing to get the identity card processed.
"No respect! Call her Aunt Su!" Su Xiaoxiao put her hands on her hips with great momentum.
"Alright Xiaoxiao, no problem Xiaoxiao!" The two teenagers laughed heartily, not intimidated in the least.
Su Xiaoxiao quickly deflated her momentum and instead said with a smiling face, "Let me introduce, this is a new member of the Genius Camp's second phase, and he's an Enhanced Elite Level Tank Profession."
"A new member of the Genius Camp? Enhanced Elite?"
The two teenagers were taken aback and reached out to shake hands with Bai Pu, exchanging names.
The well-mannered, school-uniformed teenager on the left was codenamed "Qilin." The tall, well-built, dark-skinned teenager on the right was codenamed "Black Tiger." Both were Awakened of Elite Profession.
The well-mannered Qilin, upon recovering, first said, "Luckily you're a tank profession. Gosh, this could jeopardize Golden Bull's position."
"Not necessarily," the tall and sturdy Black Tiger said, "After all, Golden Bull has been in the Genius Camp for nearly a year, and level suppression is no joke."
After a few conversations, Bai Pu found that although they were teenagers, they were both mature, as they had emerged from the life-and-death trials of the Spirit Realm.
Black Tiger was quite talkative. According to him, there are currently six standouts in the second phase of the Genius Camp, all named after animals, including Qilin and Black Tiger.
The previously mentioned "Golden Bull" is an elite profession tank among the six and an indispensable pillar within the team.
The two had no conflict of profession positioning with Bai Pu, hence they did not show any hostility toward him.
"Bai Pu, since you just joined the Genius Camp, you haven't entered the White Bone Cave test yet, right? Let's go, we'll take you to find Instructor Qiu." Black Tiger warmly pulled Bai Pu along.
Qilin also chimed in, "Yeah, you must give it your all. If your performance is excellent, you might even earn a free qualification to enter the Boundary Land for cultivation!"
Currently, in the second phase of the Genius Camp, there is only one Enhanced Elite Profession—codenamed "Mad Dog," a genius archer. Now, with the addition of another Enhanced Elite, and a tank at that, of course, they were curious.
Another reason was that the two were not very convinced by the "Enhanced Elite" prestige. As elite professions, they didn't feel inferior, thinking perhaps it was just slightly worse luck during trial tasks.
If Bai Pu's performance were average, then unfortunately, the Genius Camp is a place that values strength.