Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Wang Hu stood still, staring at the metal box with the airtight seal.

Pure wind energy fluctuations seeped out of the metal box, causing the beard on his chin to tremble slightly.

The team leader strode forward.

He raised his right hand and pressed hard on the side of his tactical helmet.

The red light on the body camera started flashing rapidly.

"Big Cat, I am Liu Yong, the captain of the National Extraordinary Treasure Trove Special Operations Squadron."

Liu Yong stood with his feet together, gave a perfectly standard military salute.

"I am hereby ordered to deliver the redeemed items to you."

Wang Hu nodded his enormous head, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

Liu Yong turned around and gestured to the two team members carrying the box behind him.

The two team members bent down and placed the metal box flat on the ground.

Liu Yong squatted down and placed his hands on the combination locks on both sides of the suitcase.

Fingerprint verification successful.

His fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed in a sixteen-digit dynamic password.

A soft click.

The lid of the metal box popped open.

A powerful gust of air suddenly burst out of the box, swirling the surrounding dust and sand into the air.

In the shock-absorbing groove in the center of the box, a dusty gray stone lay quietly.

The stone's surface is covered with natural textures, and nine holes of varying sizes run through it.

There was no wind around there.

But the airflow kept pouring out of those nine holes, emitting a low and strange whistling sound.

Wang Hu only needed one glance to know that this was definitely a good thing.

He could even clearly feel that the Qi Sea within his body, which had only recently been opened, was resonating at a high frequency with the whistling sound of the stone.

Please confirm that the items are correct!

Liu Yong's voice rang out.

Wang Hu nodded, indicating that this was exactly what he wanted.

Then, after Liu Yong confirmed that he could take the item, he raised his right front paw and grabbed it.

Then he gently touched the thing to the conch-shaped pendant below his neck.

A glimmer of light flashed by.

The Nine-Aperture Divine Stone vanished into thin air and was steadily stored in the conch shell space.

A smile immediately appeared on Wang Huhu's face.

My heart was finally at peace.

The two team members carrying the boxes on the other side, however, had expressions of surprise and disbelief in their eyes.

He stared intently at the conch shell hanging around Wang Hu's neck.

This was the first time they had ever seen a tiger so intelligent and capable of using spatial equipment.

The visual impact is far more intense than reading a written report.

Liu Yong, on the other hand, appeared much calmer.

After all, as the captain of the extraordinary team in the national treasure trove, he was very knowledgeable and knew much more about Wang Hu than the average person.

He stood up and took out a palm-sized rosewood box from the inside pocket of his tactical vest.

"Big Cat, this is the second item you redeemed, the Vermilion Fruit."

Liu Yong held the wooden box in his palm and used one hand to pry open the brass clasp.

He opened the box completely, facing it directly at the high-definition lens of the body camera, and then turned it towards Wang Hu.

The box was lined with bright yellow silk.

In the center sits a bright red fruit.

A faint halo shimmered on the surface of the fruit, emitting an enticing fragrance.

Wang Hu nodded again in confirmation.

Seeing this, Liu Yong gently placed the wooden box on the ground at Wang Hu's feet.

He stepped back two paces, pointed the recorder at Wang Hu and Zhu Guo, and reported loudly.

"Delivery mission number 168, the top-grade extraordinary item Nine Aperture Divine Stone and the second-grade extraordinary spiritual item Vermilion Fruit, has been confirmed as received by the redeemer, Big Cat."

"The process is compliant and the transaction is complete."

The video recording has been saved.

Liu Yong turned off the recorder, and his tense muscles instantly relaxed.

He exhaled a long breath and raised the back of his hand to wipe the fine beads of sweat from his forehead.

This job is even more grueling than going to the front lines to kill mutants.

That Nine-Aperture Divine Stone is a top-ranking treasure in the National Special-Grade Extraordinary Items List.

After being retrieved from Kunlun Mountain, it has been sealed away in the highest-level underground vault.

This is the first top-tier item to be released through the merit exchange channel since the establishment of the Extraordinary Treasure Vault.

Throughout the journey, Liu Yong didn't dare close his eyes even once.

They were afraid of making even the slightest mistake.

The goods have finally been delivered safely, and this hot potato has finally been thrown away.

Liu Yong finally relaxed completely and dared to take a closer look at the extraordinary tiger in front of him, which was already famous throughout the country.

Wang Hu is now much larger than an ordinary tiger; when he stands up, he is almost as tall as a light armored vehicle.

The golden fur gleamed with a metallic sheen in the setting sun.

In particular, the oppressive feeling that emanated from it made even Liu Yong, a battle-hardened superhuman, feel breathless.

Well-deserved name.

Liu Yong made a silent assessment in his mind.

What he found even more incredible was the terrifying wealth displayed by this tiger.

One thousand merits!

Liu Yong quickly calculated the costs in his mind.

As the captain of the special operations squadron, he risked his life every day to carry out various missions, yet his fixed monthly salary was only a paltry seven merit points.

Even with special allowances, it would take him ten years of hard work to accumulate a thousand merits without eating, drinking, or spending a single penny.

This tiger, after wandering around Yong'an City for less than half a month, casually grabbed a few clueless foreign superhumans and raised this huge sum of money.

Comparing people is a recipe for disaster; comparing goods is a recipe for discarding them.

Compared to tigers, humans have no chance of survival.

Liu Yong's gaze shifted downwards and landed on the sandalwood box on the ground.

A vermilion fruit worth one hundred merits.

This guy, Tiger, casually swapped one out, acting as if it were just like buying a bag of spicy strips as a snack.

Liu Yong swallowed hard.

As an insider, he knew that this was a scarce strategic resource whose value was about to skyrocket.

The prices of items in the Extraordinary Treasure Vault are not fixed.

The state has established a special price assessment committee.

Every so often, all extraordinary items are repriced based on their scarcity and the latest research findings.

When the Zhu fruit was first discovered, it was relatively abundant, and its specific uses were not yet fully understood.

Therefore, it was set at a relatively low price of one hundred merit points.

However, as a core member of the treasure vault, Liu Yong had access to far more information than the outside world.

He had just seen a top-secret report at an internal encrypted meeting yesterday.

Several extraordinary biological research institutes in China have presented similar research reports.

For ordinary people, this stuff is barely better than nothing, with extremely limited effects; it can only strengthen the body and slightly improve physical fitness.

Because mortals cannot absorb the medicinal power within the Vermilion Fruit, its medicinal power will quickly dissipate.

However, if a powerful superhuman takes it, its effects will be extremely good.

Its true core value lies in its ability to greatly enhance the genetic potential and physical attributes of extraordinary individuals.