Chapter 285 - 256: Metamorphosis (Part 1)
Chapter 285: Chapter 256: Metamorphosis (Part 1)
They were summarizing today’s experiences and correcting their shortcomings.
They were completely unaware of what had happened outside.
Zhao Chi didn’t disturb them and walked straight to the Carefree Spring.
Steam rose from the Carefree Spring.
The warm spring water enveloped his entire body.
Zhao Chi let out a relaxed sigh.
’Never mind everything else for now. The haul this time was incredibly bountiful.’
He had won 1760 Gold Coins from betting.
Winning the championship yielded 1 of each: a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, an Individual Gene Expansion Stone, and a Self-Selected Super-Improved Fashion Blueprint Treasure Chest.
Zhao Quan had given him 2 Golden Treasure Chests, and his family had given him 1.
With these resources, Zhao Chi was no worse off than the disciples of a major family.
The only difference was that Zhao Chi had fought for every last one of them himself.
Zhao Chi released his arms, letting himself float on his back in the spring water.
It was a bit indecent, but since those female villagers hadn’t unlocked any Affinity for him, it didn’t matter at all.
The weather within the territory was pleasant.
The night sky was dotted with stars, and a half-moon hung in the sky.
Zhao Chi floated, recalling the day’s events.
So much had happened today, it was overwhelming; his brain could barely contain it all.
Zhao Chi cleared his mind, thinking of nothing.
Carried by the gentle ripples in the water, Zhao Chi drifted over to a group of female Tailors.
Feng Xiu giggled. "My lord, what brings you floating over to our side? Would you like a push?"
"Hm, you can."
"Hee hee~"
Feng Xiu gave him a gentle push, and Zhao Chi floated to the other side.
’Alright, break time is over.’
Zhao Chi opened his eyes and accessed the System Space.
’After I use these items, my strength will definitely take a huge leap.’
First, he took out the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.
It was thumb-sized, dark brown, and had a heavy, coppery smell.
The smell was especially nauseating when mixed with the warm steam from the Carefree Spring.
’It hasn’t gone bad, has it?’
’Can this kind of item even go bad?’
Zhao Chi held his breath and swallowed it in one gulp.
Although he had become the champion today, he felt a strong sense of defeat.
He had to rely on Gu Qing and the others in battle, and he could only hide and run when he was outside.
Zhao Chi had ideas, but without strength, they were all meaningless.
’But with this Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, things should be different from now on!’
A system message arrived:
[Re-awakening Attributes...]
[...]
[Attribute Awakening Complete]
Just like when he had his Awakened Talent, this time three new sets of Attributes were awakened.
Basic Attributes.
’I hope I get some good ones...’
Filled with anticipation, Zhao Chi tapped to view them.
First set of Attributes:
[Attributes] 19 points (Good)
[Constitution] 6 (Commendable)
[Power] 6 (Commendable)
[Agility] 3 (Insignificant)
[Intelligence] 4 (Unremarkable)
He was a little disappointed.
The Total Attributes were only 19 points, 1 point less than what he currently had.
It was similar to a Beastman’s Basic Attributes, but with 1 point less in Agility.
’But that’s okay, I can transfer the data in a bit.’
This Constitution and Power were one tier higher than his current stats, so it was still an improvement he could make.
Although he was genuinely a little disappointed, Zhao Chi knew his expectations had been too high.
After all, the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill only reset Attributes; it didn’t increase them.
The reset Attributes would most likely fall within the normal range; they couldn’t be too ridiculous.
One could hope for extraordinary Attributes on a reset, but one shouldn’t get their hopes up too much.
Second set of Attributes:
[Attributes] 18 points (Ordinary)
[Constitution] 3 (Insignificant)
[Power] 4 (Unremarkable)
[Agility] 7 (Exceptional)
[Intelligence] 4 (Unremarkable)
’Not bad...’
’At least there’s a 7-point Attribute.’
The Agility Attribute was very useful.
Many tactics and actions required Agility; without it, they were impossible to execute.
Plus, with high Agility, travel was faster, and everything was faster.
Output in battle was faster, and output in bed was faster too.
Gu Qing had sometimes tactfully expressed her wish for Zhao Chi to be a little faster.
Before, he really had to give it his all.
After all, a 5-point Attribute looked like a little brother in front of a 7-point Attribute.
Now things were better. Both would have a 7-point Attribute.
Next time he crossed moves with Gu Qing, it would be a proper back-and-forth.
’I’ll have to get a good look at Gu Qing’s expression then.’
Agility also helped with survival, as Agility was the foundation of Evasion.
In fact, this set of Attributes was quite good for Zhao Chi.
’I’ll transfer this 7-point Agility over later.’
He continued reading.
Third set of Attributes:
[Attributes] 14 points (Poor)
[Constitution] 1 (Utterly Crippled)
[Power] 1 (Utterly Crippled)
[Agility] 2 (Too Horrible to Look At)
[Intelligence] 10 (Pinnacle of Perfection)
What the fuck is this shit?
’Constitution and Power are both 1 point?’
’Agility is 2 points?’
’Am I a vegetable?’
’But my Intelligence is 10 points??’
’What the hell?’
Seriously, if Zhao Chi didn’t have the Transplantation Talent, he would have agonized over this to death.
A 10-point Attribute was truly not something an ordinary person could achieve.
Never mind 10 points; even an 8-point Attribute was rare.
After all, an 8-point Attribute corresponded to the ability to participate in the Olympics—the peak for a Human.
And 9 points was the strength of an absolute Olympic champion.
As for 10 points, that should be the absolute limit for an ordinary person, right?
The corresponding rating confirmed this: [Pinnacle of Perfection].
It was a shame it was the Intelligence Attribute.
If it had been the Constitution Attribute, Zhao Chi really wouldn’t have had to worry about his survival rate.
’Still, Intelligence is Intelligence.’
Although the effects of the Intelligence Attribute weren’t as direct in combat as the other Attributes, it was still extremely important.
After all, Intelligence was related to Perception, which included awareness.
Awareness was very abstract.
It was a bit like things such as a sixth sense, intuition, telepathy, luck, fortune, and so on.
It was hard to measure directly, but it was definitely useful.
’I can’t believe I actually rolled an Attribute like this.’
He had finished looking at the three sets of Attributes. Although the total value of each set wasn’t high, as long as one of them had something useful, that was enough.
’Transfer!’
[Please select the transfer target.]
’Let’s see if I can transfer the numerical value after the Attribute...’
’It would be great if I could transfer the 10 points from Intelligence to Constitution...’
’It’s not working!’
’I can’t move it!’
’Fine, then. I’ll just transfer the data normally.’
He selected the first set of Attributes.
[Please select the Attribute to transfer.]
He tried to transfer over the Agility from the second set and the Intelligence from the third set.
[Current data compatibility is low. Transfer success rate is 9%. Are you sure?]
’Only a 9% success rate?’
’The success rate is really low.’
But this kind of data transfer was a type of biological information; the Racial Improvement Points should be able to increase the success rate.
He clicked on the success rate.
As expected, it worked.
But... he only had 7 Racial Improvement Points left, so he could only raise the probability to 79% at most.
A success rate of nearly 80%, but the failure rate was also a high 21%.
’Should I gamble on it?’
’...No.’
’It’s not time to gamble yet.’
Zhao Chi temporarily canceled the data transfer and also refrained from selecting a set of Attributes.
Because he still had the Treasure Chests.
Golden Treasure Chests had a small chance of containing a Racial Bloodline.
If he could get one, he could break down some Genes to get more Improvement Points and raise the probability to 99%, which would be much safer.
’If I don’t get one, I’ll just have to try my luck with the 79% probability.’
Zhao Chi took out a Golden Treasure Chest.
The moment he took it out, the chest felt heavy in his hand.
Zhao Chi sank a little in the spring water.
It was very heavy.
’I wonder if it’s pure gold.’
Like the other Treasure Chests, it was fist-sized, but it was clearly more exquisite.
"Racial Bloodline, Racial Bloodline, Racial Bloodline..."
Zhao Chi muttered under his breath, his heart full of anticipation as he gently opened the Golden Treasure Chest.
The light was blinding.
A bright light emanated from Zhao Chi’s location.
It illuminated all the women in the Carefree Spring clearly.
All the women looked over.
’Nice!’
’Even the light is this bright, it’s definitely something good!’
[You have obtained the item: High Level Spiritual Power Pill ×99]
Shit!
’What is this fucking garbage...’
The High Level Spiritual Power Pills were actually good, a very fine medicine.
High Level Spiritual Power Pills were even better, with a total value of up to 10 Gold Coins.
But getting them from a Golden Treasure Chest was just wrong!
’This is a Golden Treasure Chest...’
This counted as a failed opening.
He hadn’t expected his first time opening a Golden Treasure Chest to be so unsatisfactory.
But he had been very lucky before, and Zhao Chi knew that luck doesn’t stay with one person forever.
He calmed his Mood.
’It’s okay, I still have two more.’
He took out another one.
"Racial Bloodline, Racial Bloodline, Racial Bloodline..."
Zhao Chi continued to mutter as he opened the next one.
A brilliant light shone forth.
[You have obtained the item: Primordial Medusa Race Bloodline ×1]