Chapter 286 - 257: Complete Transformation (2)
Chapter 286: Chapter 257: Complete Transformation (2)
Holy shit!
Zhao Chi swore again.
But this time was different.
This was a cry of joyful surprise.
He read it over and over, making sure he hadn’t misread it.
A Racial Bloodline!
A Primordial Race Bloodline!
Worthy of a Golden Treasure Chest!
While the low-end reward wasn’t that great—just 99 vials of High Level Medicine—the high-end potential was truly immense.
Not just immense, but astronomically so!
The Primordial Medusa Race Bloodline. An excellent bloodline!
The Medusa Race was already quite good, possessing the innate ability of petrification.
They also received an extra bonus in the water.
And their Basic Attributes weren’t low either.
If Zhao Chi didn’t already have the Peach Blossom Human Race, he would have definitely switched to the Medusa Race.
If he sold it, he could easily get several thousand Gold Coins.
But a Primordial Bloodline had never been seen on the market before.
He wondered if it could fetch upwards of ten thousand Gold Coins.
But Zhao Chi had little use for money. What mattered was a real increase in strength.
’Activate!’
A system notification popped up:
[You have activated the "Primordial Medusa Race Bloodline." Please select how to use it.]
He chose to decompose the Genes.
[Decomposing Genes...]
[You have obtained the Medusa Racial Gene "Affinity for Water" ×1]
[You have obtained the Medusa Racial Gene "Snake Hair" ×1]
[You have obtained the Medusa Individual Gene "Streamlined Snake Body" ×1]
[You have obtained the Medusa Clan Leader’s Individual Gene "Highly Productive" ×1]
[You have obtained the Medusa Gorgon’s Individual Gene "Aggregation Arm" ×1]
[You have obtained the Medusa Gorgon’s Individual Gene "Hardened Scale Skin" ×1]
[Acquisition of remaining Genes failed.]
’Excellent!’
’As expected of a Primordial Bloodline! It broke down into six different Genes.’
However, he didn’t get petrification, the most distinctive feature of the Medusa Race. ’Perhaps petrification is a Skill, not a Gene, so it can’t be decomposed?’
’Whatever.’
Zhao Chi eagerly began to inspect the Genes.
First were the two Racial Genes:
[Gene]Affinity for Water
[Source]Medusa
[Type]Racial Gene
[Consumption]5 Improvement Points
[Match]11%
[Effect]+1 to All Attributes while in water.
’This Gene is quite good.’
’Just being in water gives a +1 bonus to All Attributes. That’s a significant increase.’
’The cost isn’t high either, only 5 Improvement Points.’
However, the Peach Blossom Human Race was still, after all, a Human Race.
Even if their Attributes increased in water, those women didn’t have gills, only lungs.
They couldn’t breathe underwater, so even with high Attributes, there was little room to make use of them.
In aquatic combat, he couldn’t expect them to rely on swimming and diving to fight a true Aquatic Race.
It was the kind of Gene that would be nice to have after an Improvement, but it wouldn’t be a pity to pass on it either.
Of course, the more of these good Genes, the better.
But the number of Improvements was limited to just three.
’It’s a bit of a tough call. I’ll decide what to do with it later.’
He moved on to the next one.
[Gene]Snake Hair
[Source]Medusa
[Type]Racial Gene
[Consumption]14 Improvement Points
[Match]0.1%
[Effect]Replaces hair with venomous snakes that can attack enemies in close quarters. The snakes can also provide auxiliary warnings.
’This...’
’No, just... no...’
’If all those women’s beautiful hair turned into venomous snakes...’
’Fuck...’
’The mere thought of that scene is horrifying.’
’Even if those snakes were friendly towards me...’
’It’s still a no. I can’t accept it!’
’Besides, the match rate is only 0.1%, which is way too low.’
’Forget it, just forget it...’
But, then again, this Gene was actually very useful.
The snakes in their hair could attack enemies and poison them.
The attack range was very short, though; they’d have to be practically skin-to-skin to land a bite.
But that wasn’t the most important part.
The most important thing was that the snakes could provide warnings.
You could say that a head full of snakes was like a head full of security cameras.
Every single snake head could constantly observe the surroundings.
At the slightest disturbance, the host of snakes could immediately alert their master.
If Zhao Chi had this Gene, he probably wouldn’t have just stepped on Zhao Tan’s flame trap.
This Improved Gene was actually very practical and quite good.
The snakes were a significant contributor to the Medusa’s strength.
This Gene was also one of the Medusa’s signature features.
But...
’Still, forget it.’
’If my Race were Beastmen or Goblins, I’d go ahead with the Improvement.’
’But for these Peach Blossom Women... let’s just not.’
’It’s really a bit of a shame.’
Next up were the Individual Genes.
The first one:
[Gene]Streamlined Snake Body
[Source]Medusa
[Type]Individual Gene
[Consumption]3 Improvement Points
[Match]77%
[Effect]Increases swimming speed by 100%.
’Excellent.’
’Not because the Effect is good, but because the Consumption cost and Match percentage are.’
’This is a perfect base for transferring stats.’
’I’ll transfer the data from this Gene later.’
If Zhao Chi were still in his original world, this Improvement might have made him an Olympic contender.
But now, it wasn’t very useful.
If his Race were an Aquatic Race, he might consider it.
But for now, he’d pass.
He continued reading.
The second one:
[Gene]Highly Productive
[Source]Medusa Clan Leader
[Type]Individual Gene
[Consumption]1 Improvement Point
[Match]100%
[Effect]Increases production quantity by 100%.
’This one’s even better!’
’An even more perfect base for a transfer.’
’Just 1 Improvement Point and a 100% Match rate. Could there be any more perfect stats?’
’But then again, why is the Match rate for this Gene with the Peach Blossom Human Race 100%?’
’Are Gu Qing and the other women that well-suited for being highly productive?’
’If I apply this Improvement to them, will they give birth to twins every time?’
It was useful, sure, but Zhao Chi didn’t want children right now.
If he did want them, he could just... make them have kids more often.
After all, he was already indulging in a life of pleasure every night.
Offspring certainly wouldn’t be a problem.
So he wouldn’t waste a precious Individual Gene slot on it.