Infusion

Because he had obtained a super skill, Xu Yue did not immediately spend the Plot Points he had saved up.

He could not afford the Perfect Sage Body, while many other abilities had to be learned in the Naruto World.

He had already learned nearly all the A-Rank abilities from Six Paths Techniques: Secrets. The remaining ones were all S-Rank, and the one S-Rank Plot he had left was better not used carelessly.

He had yet to use his Lieutenant Colonel authority to check what the next mission would be. He might need to use a Designation Card, so it would be more practical to compare and choose after entering the Mission Space.

After using up the three training card uses available under his authority, Xu Yue emerged without much time having passed due to the time freeze.

He temporarily saved the legion training uses so that he could conduct targeted research in specific areas when making final adjustments before entering.

After only a little consideration, he decided to reveal that he had reached the rank of Second Lieutenant. Being able to enter and leave the Reincarnation Space whenever he wished, and reaching Second Lieutenant after completing his Promotion Mission and becoming an official Reincarnator, was outstanding but no longer particularly conspicuous.

At the very least, when he returned to the tent in reality and saw Sun Lin emerge as well, Xu Yue understood that this Kengge Clan member had also obtained Second Lieutenant authority.

For convenience, they had all entered the Reincarnation Space from a fixed tent within the military camp, so naturally they emerged in the same place.

"Eh? You’ve reached Second Lieutenant?"

Seeing Xu Yue appear, Sun Lin seemed somewhat surprised.

Now that she was an official Reincarnator, she naturally knew that time in the Reincarnation Space could not be wasted. For him to return to reality in sync with her so quickly could only mean that he had also reached the rank of Second Lieutenant.

This truly caught Sun Lin off guard.

"You know my luck has always been good."

Xu Yue smiled without denying it.

"Then perfect. Let’s go report the mission and submit the intelligence to the legion. We can earn legion contributions, and once we have enough, we can buy internal items at low prices."

Rather than leaving immediately, Sun Lin invited Xu Yue along.

She planned for the two of them to report the intelligence their team had uncovered together, turning it into internal legion intelligence.

This time, it involved the secrets of an A-Rank mission plot. Even broad information alone was enough to draw attention.

Naturally, Xu Yue had no reason to refuse.

"By the way, did you get your own exclusive unit?"

On the way, Sun Lin seemed a little awkward. Unable to hold it in any longer, she finally asked.

The unconcealed pride in her eyes made it clear that she had probably successfully obtained a mech of her own.

"Yes. I got a Sunderland at the Governor-General’s Mansion."

Since he intended to display this path within the legion in the future, Xu Yue did not hide it.

A unit even weaker than a Zaku did not seem like anything worth concealing.

Yet even so, Sun Lin’s bright eyes widened into circles, making her look rather comical.

She had originally planned to casually ask, then use it as an opening to share the fun of getting her own mech and show it off. She had not expected this guy to casually say that he had gotten one too.

He was completely ignoring the script!

Shouldn’t he have regretfully failed to get one, then looked at her unit with envy? Sun Lin pouted, seeming a little depressed.

But she still spoke up afterward.

"Then congratulations. For an official Reincarnator to obtain a mech means that, in terms of combat power, you already have the potential to contend with most Veteran Reincarnators. But you must be careful not to get ambushed outside the mech."

After offering a warning, she finally could not hold it in anymore.

"I got a unit too, though it’s only a Burai. I got it from the Black Knights, and it’s even worse than the Sunderland. I’m planning to strengthen and modify it this time…"

The intelligence the two reported drew the legion’s attention. While A-Rank missions were not as scarce as S-Rank ones, they could still be exchanged for powerful abilities and high-level rare Plot Points.

They could even be exchanged for abilities or items that extended one’s life or brought one back from the dead!

Sun Lin’s entire team was credited for this, and the two then entered the legion’s internal purchasing page, using their contribution discounts to pick up mech enhancement devices.

It was not too surprising that Sun Lin, with a good older brother escorting her all the way, had obtained a mech immediately after becoming an official Reincarnator.

But the news that Xu Yue had obtained a unit as soon as he became an official Reincarnator still attracted considerable attention.

It was equivalent to an item that could be valued at B-Rank Plot Points, and one needed a means of acquiring it. On top of that, it was said that he had also obtained a B-Rank Plot in that mission.

Even Veteran Reincarnators would be jealous of such gains, and it sparked a wave of amazement.

Because of this, Wu Pei even extended one of Xu Yue’s treatment sessions to speak with him privately. He first gave Xu Yue the promised B-Rank Plot Point, then offered some advice on strengthening himself.

"Now that you have two B-Rank Plot Points, that’s quite rare among official Reincarnators. With your mech as well, I reckon the legion’s mech corps is preparing to recruit you into its reserve corps."

After giving Xu Yue the B-Rank Plot Point, Wu Pei smiled, but then offered several tips.

"Mech enhancements are highly cost-effective. Even an official Reincarnator piloting a mech can cause some trouble for Elite Reincarnators to a certain extent. But you need to remember that mech maintenance, supplies, and repairs all require additional fees. The burden is quite heavy."

"So I suggest using one B-Rank Plot to learn more advanced mech piloting techniques, and the other to improve your Medical Ninjutsu. That way, you won’t run into trouble if you encounter a situation where you can’t use your mech. You should also prepare enough one-use spatial items for storing the mech."

Naturally, Xu Yue accepted this advice with a humble expression. At the same time, he learned from Wu Pei about another remarkably useful function of the legion.

Experience Irrigation!

For skills such as Sealing Jutsu and Flying Thunder God, improving the abilities themselves did not incur additional costs, but one had to constantly spend time researching and studying them.

The same went for proficiency in techniques like the Mystical Palm Technique and Medical Ninjutsu. The difference between a novice and an expert was enormous.

At such times, the Space stepped in again. Want to improve your proficiency faster?

Sure. As long as you had money, you could become stronger!

Every legion had this function, but as the second-largest legion in China, the Beiyang Army offered a relatively high Experience Irrigation discount through its legion authority. Of course, no matter how high the discount was, it was certainly less cost-effective than using training cards to slowly develop proficiency yourself. It was simply a way for people wanting to gain a lot at once to save time.

Simply put, it was for the rich.

Wu Pei suggested that Xu Yue make moderate use of it now. It would be best for him to learn the highly cost-effective Basic Body Mastery first, then use Experience Irrigation to become more familiar with Body Mastery and Medical Ninjutsu.

Body Mastery complemented mech operation. Without an excellent and suitable body, one could not bring out a mech’s performance. Like Medical Ninjutsu, it also gave him another means of survival when away from the unit.

Xu Yue gladly accepted the suggestion once again.

Following the instructions, he arrived at a Beiyang Army camp in SH in the real world. After identifying himself, he was taken to a "bathroom" and told to enter the Reincarnation Space through it.

After following the instructions and returning to the Reincarnation Space, Xu Yue discovered that his surroundings were no longer his little wooden cabin. Instead, he was inside a device resembling an isolated telephone booth. Aside from several legion service options, he could not leave it to go anywhere else in the Reincarnation Space.

And among those options was Experience Irrigation!

All right, all right, an infusion it was. You said Body Mastery needed some experience, so he would add some.

It was just the right time to finish the parts of the Eight Inner Gates he had never gotten around to.

After investing two C-Rank, two B-Rank, and one A-Rank Plot Points, along with twenty thousand Reincarnation Points, the limit of Xu Yue’s Eight Inner Gates Body Mastery under his Sage Body had reached mastery.

He had directly reached the fourth gate!

The Eight Inner Gates had originally been an ability that consumed an enormous amount of time and energy. Even after learning it, one still had to constantly train with near self-torturing intensity to open the gates.

Especially because of his Sage Body, the difficulty of opening the gates had increased drastically, causing Xu Yue endless headaches.

Though his upper limit had clearly risen to the fourth gate, he had remained stuck at the first gate all along.

What he lacked now was time, and this solved that problem. Though the fees were not cheap—one could even call them exorbitant, considering that just the first four gates had cost this much—

the speed was truly incredible.

Xu Yue also tested the effects of the fourth gate.

For a fully developed Sage Body, it was still something he could endure for a fairly long period. There was indeed a reason the difficulty of opening the gates had increased so greatly.

Maintaining it throughout an entire battle should not be a problem, especially with Code. His fully developed Sage Body could heal without restraint.

Continuously maintaining this state at full power would accelerate fatigue, but compared to the benefits, that was completely negligible.

Opening the first Gate of Opening increased his Body Mastery ability and Chakra reserves by nearly thirty percent compared to not opening any gates. But opening the fourth gate raised them to nearly three times their unopened state!

And if he combined it with Sage Mode, the thought of it was simply too beautiful…

Two updates complete. That’s all for today… This weak and feeble salted fish is chasing his dreams.

A Sunderland was a little over five meters tall, while a Zaku was seventeen meters tall. Of course, combat power could not be judged purely by size.