Sure enough, there were nutrient supply vials neatly lying inside the suitcase. Under the illumination of the searchlight, they emitted a bright white luster. There was also a yellowish luster within the white luster. This was not the cheap product used by the labourers, but a better nutritional oral medicine. Who knew where Bamboo Pole got this stuff?
A rough count showed that there were about thirty vials of nutrient solution in the suitcase, enough to last for ten days or so.
However, there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Ding Meng abruptly raised his head and stared at Bamboo Pole. "Boss Bamboo, what do you mean by this?"
Bamboo Pole said leisurely, "My trademark is that I keep my word. Your raw stones are worth this price, and you deserve this suitcase. As for where did you get them?
Where are you going?
What are you going to do?
That has nothing to do with me. I don't know, and I don't want to know. Am I clear enough? "
Ding Meng was silent for a moment, then turned around and walked back without another word.
It was not until they were far away that Little Rascal asked, "Ding Meng, that's not right. Why is this guy so generous?"
Ding Meng sighed. "You also noticed that something is wrong?"
Little Rascal said, "He can't be like Machine Gun, right?
On the surface, he wants to cooperate, but in reality, he's full of bad ideas? "
Ding Meng shook his head. "He's completely different from Machine Gun. That's why I trust him."
He seemed to know what Little Rascal was going to ask next, so he took the initiative to explain. "Don't ask. His appearance here is not a good sign. We don't have much time. If we quickly cultivate and improve our strength, our chances of survival will be much higher."
Little Rascal agreed. When it came to cultivation, she was even more enthusiastic than Ding Meng, and this time, her cultivation was undoubtedly much easier. Once they returned to the outside world, Ding Meng found a spot in the desert that was as close to the chaos as possible. He then sat down cross-legged, opened his telekinesis vision, and quickly entered his mindspace.
Just like last time, Little Rascal zoomed in on the human figure. The origin was still at the heart, but unlike last time, there were two origin points, one in each of the left and right atriums.
Little Rascal's explanation was that the heart was the source of power for the human body. If one wanted to completely transform their body, the heart was the most important area, and it was also the core construction area of Diamond Star Technique.
Ding Meng did not dare to be careless. He carefully examined the second and third origin points. Compared to the first origin, the second one was more complicated. Ding, the number of patterns and structures had increased by about 15%, but the third origin was more complicated.. but Ding Meng dared to say that he would not be able to memorize all of them.
Little Rascal said, "The Diamond Star Secret Art is a technique that starts from the easy to the difficult. You can remember a small part of it first, then start cultivating it. When you're almost done, you can exit and remember the rest. As long as you don't make any mistakes, you can slowly build the origin point one by one. There won't be any side effects to your cultivation. When your origin point is slowly formed, your memory ability will also improve."
Although Little Rascal's method was a little clumsy, there was no other way. After all, in this dangerous environment, there was no external force or medicine to temporarily stimulate and improve memory.
However, with the box of nutrient solution traded by Bamboo Pole, Ding Meng no longer had any worries. He focused on his own training. There was also a benefit to being in the outside world, and that was, he did not have to worry about being found.
It was indeed possible that the general and the others would send mercenaries to find him, but in that case, they would have to use a large number of power armors to equip the soldiers. Judging from Black Gold Base's various stingy practices in the past, this possibility was not high. Therefore, Ding Meng might as well go all the way. He swallowed a dozen nutrient solutions and entered a state of meditation.
After the second origin point was successfully constructed, Ding Meng was surprised to find that a golden line had formed between it and the first origin point. This line was like a link between the two points, constantly releasing layers of fog-like origin energy up and down. It was only now that Ding Meng felt a real qualitative change in his body.
Previously, he could clearly feel the origin energy filling his limbs and bones, but now that the origin energy had completely merged with his body, he could feel that the strength of his fist was obviously different from when he was an ordinary person. He could even control the speed at which the fine sand on the ground scattered when he casually grabbed it. When he held up his hand like a knife, there seemed to be a faint layer of energy flowing on the surface of his palm. Ding Meng did not doubt that he could chop an engineer's shovel with his bare hands...
Little Rascal said, "The first time you construct your origin points, you just need to let them take shape. You still need to constantly absorb Origin Energy to maintain, stabilize, and strengthen them. Those truly powerful Origin Ability users are constantly strengthening their origin points. Many powerful Origin Ability users can casually strengthen their origin points. A random origin point of theirs is more powerful than a few or even dozens of origin points of ordinary Origin Ability users."
Ding Meng obviously agreed with this statement. He had never seen the cultivation methods of other origin ability users, but he could feel it through his own cultivation. For example, after he reconstructed the first origin point, the speed at which it spun was clearly much faster. The golden blood particles that flowed out were also much denser, constantly flowing to every part of his body. It could be said that it was completely like a furnace, constantly tempering his entire body.
After the third origin point was constructed, there were three golden lines connecting the three points. Finally, the points formed a surface. This triangular surface was like a bright and clean mirror embedded in his heart. In the mirror, an exquisite diamond-shaped pattern flickered from time to time...
"Is this diamond the meaning of the [Diamond Star Technique]?" Ding Meng asked.
Little Rascal said, "Ding Meng, the first section of the first stage of your [Diamond Star Technique] has been preliminarily completed. Now, focus your mind on controlling this pattern and using the essence energy it produces to strengthen."
"Strengthen?" Ding Meng asked curiously, "How do I strengthen it?
What should I strengthen? "
Little Rascal said, "That will depend on you. If you feel that your body, talent, or ability can be strengthened, then strengthen it."
Ding Meng asked, "Can I strengthen my martial arts?"
Little Rascal said, "Martial arts cannot be strengthened. You have to rely on your own hard work to advance it."
"This..." Ding Meng was a bit depressed. Right now, his weakest link was his martial arts.
Little Rascal pondered for a moment before saying, "Ding Meng, you can't say that you don't have any martial arts at the moment. It's just that your martial arts are too monotonous. What's the point of strengthening it if you can?"
Ding Meng said, "Isn't that right? I'm not afraid of learning a thousand moves, but I'm afraid of mastering a single move. As long as I can train this one move to the point where no one can block it, why would I need to learn anything else?"
"That's true. Defeating your opponent in a single move is quite in line with your style."
Little Rascal expressed his agreement. "However, in this kind of environment, Ding Meng, I suggest that you strengthen your body's resistance. Right now, you are really very weak."
Little Rascal's words were not without reason. The previous battle with Leopard and Sadler had fully exposed this problem. Ding Meng's bones had been fractured with just one punch. In Ding Meng's mind, this was not because the opponent was too strong, but because he was too weak. Sometimes, those old sayings still made sense: If you want to beat someone up, the first thing you have to learn is to be beaten up.
Ding Meng took a deep breath. "Alright, I'll give it a try."