Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!

The high-dimensional space was chaos, and under Yueying's guidance, Bai E, who was beginning to make contact with this space, had not directly perceived what this peculiar space itself should look like in all its splendor.

Without full preparation and powerful cultivation, "directly viewing" the high-dimensional space itself is an extremely dangerous act.

Those immersed in the spiritual energy system for a long time find it hard to control the impulsive desire to roam this mysterious space constantly, and the whispers lingering around their ears are constantly guiding them to explore deeper into this world.

Fortunately, Bai E had not been in the field of spiritual energy for long, and even the whispers of the high-dimensional space had not yet had a real impact on him; naturally, he also lacked the desire to explore prompted by the whispers.

Yueying's guidance allowed Bai E to focus solely on his spiritual body, so he did not observe more unknown territories that he should not come into contact with at his current stage.

Bai E's first perception of his own spiritual body was incredibly stable, a stability that comes from the one-on-one cultivation of the Elf Race.

The spiritual body... was like a soft, defenseless jellyfish.

Translucent, faint glow, fragile... yet variable.

Bai E really didn't know how to describe it; the only image that came to mind that came closest was those elves in the sea.

The only difference was that his own spiritual body roughly still had a human silhouette.

Although it was his own spiritual body, it was as if he was observing with an indifferent third-person perspective.

It was like an eye independent of the body was observing his entire body, a feeling so wonderful that it was somewhat beyond normal cognition, with a kind of forbidden beauty.

In contrast, Yueying next to him had a spiritual body with graceful curves. In the high-dimensional space where the concept of clothing didn't exist, her spiritual body reflected in this space was as alluring as her body concealed by clothing in the real world, a sinuous and buoyant twist that made her seem as lively as a mermaid living in water.

A faint glow outlined her form, with light of different colors and intensities creating detailed parts, and at the core, there was a point like a radiant ice crystal shining brightly in her chest.

Yueying's voice rang in the real world by his ears, and immersed in the spiritual body, Bai E only felt the voice become clearer and more moving, as if a tangible entity had penetrated directly into his body... into his thoughts.

"The presence of the veil is not about physically dimming the brightness, but about deceiving the perception of demons. It's a layer of consciousness deflection built outside the spiritual body. You need to be clear about this point first in order to learn," she said.

Yueying's spiritual body fluttered around Bai E's spiritual body like a nimble fish in the "dark ocean," and the distant yet deeply penetrating cold voice from the real world continued to be received by Bai E, "Now, 'observe' this layer with your spiritual body. I know it's difficult, don't worry, we have plenty of time."

[You are paying battle experience to analyze the veil constructed by the target spiritual body...]

[Current Analysis Completion: 0.3%]

...

There is no concept of space-time in the high-dimensional space, and the passage of time does not correspond to the real world. However, the sense of the passage of time perceived by the spiritual body is the only standard for judging the expenditure of experience.

The flow of "time" was like water, slow and gentle yet irresistibly flowing softly through the two spiritual bodies.

Time took nothing away, leaving behind... only tangible change.

[You are paying battle experience to analyze the veil constructed by the target spiritual body...]

[Current Analysis Completion: 32%]

"That's about it..."

Yueying's voice lightly arose directly in the consciousness, like being suddenly pulled up from deep underneath the sea, Bai E gasping for air only felt an ineffable thrill of the moment of release from suffocation.

"Huff~ Huff~" Bai E breathed deeply out of instinct.

"Establishing a deflection veil is a long process, not something that can be learned overnight. Before you fully learn it, you must be restrained in using your spiritual energy."

Of course, it's difficult to control oneself from using already possessed power, but when using it, one must pay attention—

Careful! Even more careful!

Reduce the frequency of use, and reduce the intensity of use.

Before establishing the veil, every use of spiritual energy is akin to dancing on the edge of a knife, and even after the veil is established, it can only hide a certain degree of spiritual energy intensity.

Excessive burning or active intent would still break the concealment effect of the veil.

"I understand," Bai E nodded cautiously.

The realm of spiritual energy was mysterious and unfathomable, yet adhered to certain rules.

The partial analysis was not enough to support him in establishing his own veil, but at least he had grasped some of the keys to this technique.

Without sufficient progress in the realm of spiritual energy, it is indeed impossible for a beginner to establish an effective spiritual body defense system.

And before growing to the point of being able to establish one's own defense system, the growth process of a spiritual energy practitioner is always accompanied by the covetousness of demons; indeed perilous and fatal.

Safety during one or two instances of spiritual energy burn doesn't mean it's always safe, caution is indeed needed in the future.

Just, Bai E wondered if this mission mentioned by Ying would be troublesome, and when the time came to burn spiritual energy, he would still need to control himself...

As they spoke, a dim light had already begun to spread in the peripheral vision of Bai E.

Bai E stood up and respectfully saluted, "Thank you for your efforts, Miss Yueying."

On this lady from the Elf Race, Bai E had not noticed any trace of utilitarian motives.

She had devotedly taught him all of these abilities without asking for anything in return, as if her sole purpose was to teach.

Such a pure person... elf, deserved respect.

"However, I might not be able to come tonight," Bai E turned to look at the edge of the sky.

The day had fully broken, he hadn't slept at all throughout the night, but he did not feel tired.

The mission that Hu and the others talked about was scheduled for today; he didn't know how tracking sandworms would compare to the last mission of aiding refugees, but chances were that he wouldn't make it back tonight in time. It was better to inform Yueying in advance to prevent her from waiting in vain through the night.

"Alright," Yueying nodded, slowly extending her hands to reshuffle the hood from behind and put it on, instantly concealing herself in a shadow, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Bai E turned and left, for on the day of a mission, Hu and the others got up very early.

Watching Bai E's retreating figure, Yueying, hidden in the shadow of the hood, squinted her eyes.

For some reason, perhaps because she had pointed out his external identity, or maybe due to some change in his own state of mind, today's Bai E seemed a bit... proactive?

Or should it be said, more ambitious?

Compared to his previous "humility," there was a stronger sense of assertiveness.

But it didn't make anyone feel uneasy; instead, it brought a closeness... was it because he became more genuine?

"..." Pressing her lips together, Yueying turned and walked away with her hands behind her back.

She moved lightly, appearing somewhat cheerful.

...

"Whoa! Where'd you go so early in the morning?"

Da Shan, who was organizing his gear, asked in surprise upon seeing Bai E return.

"Training..." Bai E replied briefly.

He felt it was not yet time to reveal the Spiritual Energy he had been learning from Yueying. A synthetic humanoid capable of cultivating Spiritual Energy... Moreover, having learned the Breathing Skill from an elf, who knew what kind of ripples it could cause.

After all these events, he indeed no longer had the worry of being dissected, yet some things could always be advanced in more favorable ways.

A synthetic humanoid warrior capable of cultivating Spiritual Energy?×

A synthetic humanoid warrior who had modified the Elf Breathing Skill to suit the human body! √

The surprise needed to be explosive enough to attract attention, regardless of whether or not the human high command valued it.

So, during ordinary times, a little concealment was still necessary.

Bai E's current vague responses left his teammates thinking he was just exercising in the early morning.

"Awesome!" Da Shan exclaimed in amazement, "Amazing!"

They hadn't seen Bai E when they went to sleep, and they hadn't seen him when they woke up.

Surely, a person couldn't go without sleep, right? Setting aside the impossible, it could only mean that the kid was incredibly dedicated!

They were already trying hard, so why didn't their "hard work" seem as "hard-working" as someone else's?

"Damn it!" You bit her lip in secrecy, her cat-like stubbornness making her pride all the more intense.

"Alright, get your own gear ready. We're preparing to gather and set out," said Hu as he casually tossed a small black circular electronic device to Bai E, "Attach this to your chest. It will monitor your vital signs, allowing the base to keep track of your condition at all times."

"Ah?" Bai E puzzled over the small device in his hand, noticing that it bore a small indicator light, blinking red in a regular pattern.

Song Ying seemed more interested in the tech equipment and took the initiative to explain: "It's new gear from the information department for us to test out. They say it allows the base to monitor the vital signs and approximate positions of those of us out on missions so they can generally determine if the task is completed. More complex sensors are still in development; this is just a basic model. Anyway, just wear it, and consider it providing them with test data."

"Oh~" Bai E nodded in understanding.

This kind of device that surpassed current local area network data transmission ranges was undoubtedly a result of the technological innovations stirred up by the recent reboot of the internet root server.

Major technical changes might be temporarily out of his reach, but such technology, likely already in existence, now simply needed a switch in the signal receiver to make it work, bringing rapid innovation.