"That’s true," Qu Jianlei nodded in agreement, "Cultivation requires too many resources." Read complete version only at N0velFire.ɴet Bentley hesitated for a moment, seemingly wanting to ask something, but ultimately he commented. "Quickly take a look at what modifications are needed for the truck. Once it’s ready, we can set off at night." Qu Jianlei roughly inspected the truck’s condition, "No problem... transfer the weapons." He left his light truck behind and transferred all the supplies to the heavy truck. Bentley wasn’t stingy, stacking lots of ammunition and energy blocks onto the truck. Qu Jianlei felt it was a bit too much, "You should keep more, just in case... What if I accidentally die?" He couldn’t let the other party contribute more resources than himself, as the team leader, he couldn’t lose face. "I saved these to use," Bentley was rather open-minded about it. But then he hesitated again before asking, "Where did you get your cultivation method...?" "If it’s inconvenient, you don’t have to say." Qu Jianlei smiled and didn’t speak a word—Do you know it’s inconvenient for me, yet you still ask? Bentley didn’t mind, and he changed the question, "What level of mutated beast meat do you need to eat for cultivation?" "C-level, B-level, and A-level are all fine," Qu Jianlei thought refusing to answer continuously wasn’t cooperative. He even added, "Also B-level mutant crystal." "What?" Bentley was stunned by his words, more than hearing "Desert Character Residence Area." "You haven’t awakened any attributes, yet you can cultivate with mutant crystal?" Qu Jianlei answered seriously, "I’m not clear on the cultivation system you’re talking about..." "But to my understanding, mutant crystals are a form of energy, so why can’t they be used for cultivation?" Bentley was more shocked, his mouth gaping wide, "You wouldn’t be... directly cultivating with mutant crystal?" "Of course, directly cultivating," Qu Jianlei looked at him curiously, "Are there other cultivation methods?" Bentley heard and was completely speechless, he pulled out a cigarette, silently lighting it. After finishing the cigarette, he spoke, "Directly cultivating with mutant crystal, even a C-level ultimate warrior can’t do that." Central City has deep research on mutant crystals, able to promote their application in many areas. For example, genetic transformation potions, and early genetic modification neutralizers. Even those juveniles receiving injection dosages need increased mutant crystal nutrients. So Bentley said that without some foundation, fostering a modified warrior is truly impossible. Reaching the stage of modified warrior, to enhance physique, the quantity of mutant crystal used will be larger. However, even after awakening attributes as an ultimate warrior, they still use crystal powder. The powder will be mixed with other substances for ingestion, injection or application. This is why the price of mutant crystals remains high. But restricting the use of mutant crystals, besides their quantity, are the corresponding accompanying materials. Many materials are even more scarce than crystals, hence in various gathering areas, mutant crystals have a certain retention. Bentley’s point was: only reaching B-level ultimate warriors can directly use mutant crystals for cultivation. And B-level warriors cannot use A-level mutant crystals — B-level using B-level, seems reasonable. Regarding Qu Jianlei being able to directly use B-level crystals... Bentley’s shock is truly understandable. After hearing his explanation, Qu Jianlei asked, "How many B-level warriors are there in Central City?" "That’s classified information," Bentley helplessly spread his hands. "If I knew even this, how could I have ended up with a ruined family?" "It’s okay to roughly estimate, right?" "Fifty to... seventy?" Bentley answered uncertainly, "As for A-level warriors, at least three." Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and said, "Do you want the method to directly use B-level crystals?" "Of course," Bentley answered without hesitation, "I’m not even ninety years old, I can still enhance my strength." "Not even" and "ninety years old" together... is that really fine? Qu Jianlei highly doubts it. In the wasteland, average life expectancy... well, talking about this is absurd, it’s meaningless. But he knows, in Hongsi Settlement, there are quite a few rich people over ninety years old. More than one scavenger has said, if you don’t work as a scavenger, as long as you’re wealthy enough, living to a hundred is possible without disaster or disease. Meaning, wasteland people’s expected lifespan, reaching a hundred isn’t excessive. Even longer than Blue Star people’s life expectancy by ten to twenty years. Qu Jianlei believes a hundred is an achievable goal, provided you’re wealthy enough. Meaning, wasteland people’s physical condition might be better than Blue Star’s—at least the expected lifespan would be higher. He never thought it was a big deal, racial differences objectively exist, not to mention wasteland and Blue Star. But hearing "not even ninety," he couldn’t help but ask, "How old can modified warriors typically live?" "Dying of old age, a hundred and twenty without much issue," Bentley answered without hesitation. "If the refining is poor, it might shorten lifespan, but not dying in battle... a hundred thirty is possible." You’re training so intensely, aren’t telomeres affected? Qu Jianlei wanted to ask, but that’s a life-shortening factor. But the term is too technical, he didn’t know how to express it in wasteland language, moreover, it’s clearly not knowledge survivors can grasp.