I Can Program My Body?

After returning to their residence, they quickly slumped to the ground, exhausted, having reached their limits.

It had been over twenty hours since they entered the Willow Primeval Forest, nearly doubling their usual time.

Feeling their bodies ready to give out from fighting dark beasts and digging up herbs, all they wanted was a nap.

As Leslie and the evaluators arrived and saw the scene, they were speechless.

"You sure took your time. Did you wipe out everything in the Willow Primeval Forest?" Leslie asked, knowing why they arrived so late.

"Yes, we cleaned it all up." Nash grinned, still brimming with energy.

"That's great! Now you can move to a higher stage!" Leslie and the evaluators praised.

After months of torture, they could finally send away this demonic team.

Feeling their hearts swell with happiness, they began counting the herbs in a hurry.

After this batch, they would no longer have to endure such grueling work. Their bonuses and promotions would also be secure, as if the clouds above their head would be clearing up.

Not eager to leave, Nash's teammate began helping, sorting their likely final harvest.

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Soon, after hours of counting and sorting, Leslie tallied the total.

"It's 24 million merits, the highest you've collected so far," Leslie said with a faint smile.

In recent days, as Nash and the others ventured deeper into the willow primeval forest, their earnings had soared from 10 million to 13 million, and even 15 million just yesterday.

After over twenty hours of work, even if they earned 24 million merits, Leslie and the evaluators were no longer surprised.

Paying Nash the remaining balance, they felt all their burdens disappear.

Distributing the share of his teammates, Nash opened his dark panel to check his current balance.

[Nash Navre:

Rank: Void Warrior (630%+)

Soul: 160% saturation

Merits: 47,778,020]

"Back to tens of millions again…" Nash thought in satisfaction.

Turning to his teammates, now fully rested, Nash wasn't in a hurry to sell his private loot. Instead, he began cooking to celebrate.

"Haha, we're in for a feast again!"

"Boss, cook plenty this time! The last one was too small."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure you're stuffed this time," Nash said with a smile, pulling the high-quality ingredients he bought in advance.

"Yeah! Long live Boss!" As they helped Nash prepare the ingredients, their fatigue began to fade.

For them, there were only two joys in the world: earning money and eating food cooked by Nash.

"You can join us too," Nash said, noticing Leslie and the evaluators about to leave.

"Can we?"

"Of course, you're welcome. After months together, how could we not celebrate?"

"Boss is right. Don't you want to join our little celebration?"

They knew this might be the last time they would be together for a while.

Although their time was brief, remembering the expressions of Leslie and the evaluators each time they returned was a small joy in their lives.

"Then we're welcome…"

Making themselves at home, they waited eagerly as Nash cooked the meal.

Having endured one frustration after another from Nash and his team, they felt no embarrassment sharing this feast.

Soon, as Nash prepared dish after dish, they indulged in drinks and delicacies to their hearts' content.

Taking mouthfuls of food, they couldn't help but reminisce about their journey over the past few months.

From the Willow Forest to the Willow Jungle and the Willow Primeval Forest.

Little by little, they had ventured into stronger and stronger Danger Zones.

Having experienced the highs and lows of the dark plane, they couldn't help but feel emotional.

Just a few months ago, they were ordinary Void Warriors, hunting dark beasts, cautious not to lose their lives.

In the blink of an eye, they never expected to have millions of merits in their accounts.

"Boss, what's the plan next?"

"Next? Since we've earned enough, it's time to turn it into strength," Nash decided.

After amassing enough merits, it was time to focus on his training.

Although the [Autonomous] and [Combat] module systems handled everything while he was in the Dark Plane, they slowed the efficiency of his training.

In the coming months, Nash planned to convert all his wealth into strength.

"The next place we're going is a yellow-level shelter. Use these months to turn your merits into strength and become a Void Commander."

"I see…"

Hearing their next destination was a yellow-level shelter, they felt both anticipation and a weight of uncertainty.

They weren't sure if they could become Void Commanders in just a few months.

"Don't worry, if you have any questions about your training, you can ask me anytime," Nash said with a smile.

He wanted to keep the same teammates when he changed maps next.

They might not be the strongest, but they were reliable.

"We'll do our best, Boss!"

"Next time we meet, you'll see a brand-new us!"

"Haha, to a brighter future! Cheers to the Boss!"

"Cheers!"

Toasting their drinks as they ate, the atmosphere brimmed with joy.

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Soon, a few hours later, after eating and drinking to their hearts' content, they left the dark plane for a proper rest.

Signaling for Leslie and the evaluators to stay a bit longer, they waited until everyone else had left.

"What do you want?" Leslie asked defensively, noticing the others had gone.

Knowing Nash, she felt a dark premonition.

"I want to sell you something…" Nash said, revealing a tier 2 perfect-quality Blood Ginseng.

"Blood Ginseng? How could you have that here?!"

"No need to ask. Just know I found this herb in the Willow Primeval Forest."

"A tier 2 herb in a colorless danger zone?! This-"

Shocked, they couldn't help but examine the Blood Ginseng more closely.

Feeling the herb's freshness, their doubts faded by half. But as they looked closer, something felt off.

"Can you tell us the fortification rate of this herb?" one evaluator asked.

Unlike Nash, who could directly see an herb's void state, they could only estimate based on sight and experience.

Wanting to confirm their suspicions, they couldn't help but ask Nash for answers.