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Chapter 44 A Bold Idea

"Finally, you can also..." Before he could finish speaking, Yang Tianhua's face showed a hesitant expression.

Seeing the expression on the other person's face, Dong Qi did not urge them, but waited patiently.

Although he still had some reservations, as a soldier, Yang Tianhua wasn't one to procrastinate, and finally spoke directly:

"You are an Awakened One introduced by Lao Gao, and he is willing to vouch for you, so there is no problem with your identity. Therefore, you are qualified to participate in the exclusive enhancement program that temporarily strengthens the combat power of Awakened Ones on the battlefield."

This project will provide different awakened individuals with materials that can temporarily enhance their combat power, based on the supernatural abilities they gain after awakening.

Different items are assigned based on different superpowers.

For example, for superhumans who specialize in physical combat, the research institute will equip them with corresponding combat gear.

For awakened elemental ranged attackers, the research institute will arrange dedicated defense teams to ensure they have a safe space to operate on the battlefield.

For those like you who have awakened special types of superpowers, the research institute will use existing equipment to help you enhance your combat capabilities as much as possible.

Of course, to be honest, the research institute doesn't provide services for free. Although they can provide design and customization services for free, you will have to bear the cost of the materials consumed in the process.

In addition, during the battle, you are also obligated to cooperate with the research institute to collect various information and complete the assigned tasks issued by the research institute.

Of course, none of those assigned tasks are necessarily fatal, and you also have the right to abandon them at any time during the task.

Although those tasks are designated tasks issued by the research institute, you can get a lot of merit points after completing them, so if possible, it is best to complete those designated tasks as much as possible.

Of course, given that you don't have enough merit points to exchange for materials at the moment, since all the awakened ones who can participate in this project have someone to vouch for them, the materials consumed in the early stages of the transformation can be collected temporarily.

However, you should know the principle that the bigger the storm, the more valuable the fish. Since completing the designated tasks issued by the research institute can earn a lot of merit points, you should be aware of the difficulty of those designated tasks.

You can choose any of these places, but each program has a limited number of spots. Once it's full, unless someone voluntarily gives up their spot, you'll have to join the reserve team.

"Luckily you arrived early; there are still openings in those places, so you can choose any of them. However, since other people can arrive at any time, it's best to make your choice as soon as possible."

After introducing several places to earn merit, Yang Tianhua did not actively guide Dong Qi, but let him choose for himself.

However, what Yang Tianhua didn't know was that his brother Gao Ermeng was completely unaware that the research institute was providing temporary enhancements to the combat power of awakened individuals.

The guarantee he provided to Dong Qi was only for the exchange of temporary firearms usage rights.

However, Gao Ermeng's identity is sufficient to serve as the guarantor for the research institute project, and Dong Qi is an awakened individual who has obtained a special type of superpower.

Therefore, Yang Tianhua naturally believed that Gao Ermeng recommended Dong Qi over because he was interested in the research institute project.

After all, compared to slow, trial-and-error exploration on one's own, even the most unique types of superpowers can be quickly enhanced in a research institute by finding ways to improve immediate combat capabilities.

Dong Qi didn't need to use the process of elimination to choose from the options given by Yang Tianhua; he directly decided to go to the research institute.

The reason for making this decision is actually quite simple: to strengthen my vehicle now, besides obtaining a large amount of metal, the only other option is to contact other awakened individuals.

Although one cannot act recklessly at the research institute, those researchers might be able to find other ways to enhance the vehicle.

Don't forget the mid-to-high-level metal cores that Dong Qi found during his metal-collecting process.

In most cultivation worlds, those medium and high-grade alloys are obtained directly by refining raw ore.

In the ordinary technological world of Blue Star, even ordinary metals can be refined and synthesized through special means to improve their quality to a level comparable to high-quality materials in the cultivation world.

Therefore, I believe that you will be able to gain unexpected benefits after arriving at the research institute.

Yang Tianhua was not surprised when he heard Dong Qi's choice. After all, even though he was not an Awakened, he knew that even in peacetime, most people would try to enhance their individual strength once they knew about the methods.

After arranging for others to lead the way for Dong Qi, Yang Tianhua didn't say much and got into the car and left.

Guided by the person arranged by Yang Tianhua, Dong Qi quickly arrived at a container storage area near the dock.

At this time, a large number of containers inside the original storage area were directly converted into temporary housing.

After finding the area where the research institute was located, the person who led Dong Qi exchanged a few words with the person who came out of the institute. Before Dong Qi could even offer anything as a token of gratitude, the other person simply left.

"Hello, you can call me Peng Qi. If it's convenient, I need to know the specific information about the superpower you gained after awakening, so that I can devise the most suitable way to enhance your combat power."

Of course, if you don't want to reveal the specifics of your special ability, you'll need to provide a general description of its capabilities. I can then offer some universally applicable methods to enhance your combat abilities.

Now that they were already here, and given that Dong Qi had already made his decision, he simply explained the effects of his superpower to the other party in detail. However, he either completely omitted or slightly modified the details of how his thoughts manifested and how much metal was needed for upgrades when explaining the effects of his superpower.

Upon hearing about the effects of Dong Qi's superpower, Peng Qi's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had found a new toy. He immediately sat in the passenger seat and then urged Dong Qi:

"Your awakened ability is interesting. Let's go to the testing ground first to test the specific data of this car. Then I will carefully design a method for you to quickly improve the strength of your ability."

Upon arriving at the test site, the first test was Dong Qi's ability to control his car when no one was inside.

Peng Qi confirmed that the car he was destined to drive did not have an intelligent driving system installed, and that even if Dong Qi was 100 meters away from the car, he could still freely control it.

In addition, because the testing equipment here is relatively rudimentary, after multiple tests, it can only be determined that Dong Qi's car, in terms of both speed and body sturdiness, far surpasses other vehicles of the same model.

So after learning about Dong Qi's special ability to enhance his natal car, Peng Qi had a bold idea.