At first glance, it truly seems like the school-organized cleanup day from when I was in class.
Taking advantage of Huang Liang’s interval in organizing the reclamation team to collect tools, Cheng Ye opened the panel and clicked into the Thorn Bird’s encyclopedia:
[Mutated Thorn Bird]
[Description]: Widely active in multiple provinces, this bird-type Mutant Beast boasts a large population with diverse mutation branches, feeding on a variety of foods, which has led to the developnt of multiple special abilities.
[Currently Recorded Traits]:
tal Perception (1.89%)
Body talization (0.75%)
Bone Spike Derivation* (0.21%)
Bone Spike Ejection* (1.77%)
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"Eh, this tal Perception is quite impressive. Will equipping it turn into a human-shaped mining machine?"
Cheng Ye’s eyes brightened.
After attempting to fuse traits provided by freshwater fish, he had already discovered the subtlety of traits.
Either collect aura from Extraordinary Creatures like the Vortex Turtle to directly extract Extraordinary Abilities.
Or take the popular route, winning with quantity by constantly fusing to enhance levels and ratings.
For instance, by repeatedly fusing and stacking Water and Underwater Breathing, a rare skill was born.
Now looking at this tal Perception, a single Lv1 might not do much, but what about five or ten fused together?
The effect would be incomparable.
He continued reading.
"Hmm... this Body talization is also intriguing."
The more Cheng Ye read, the more delighted he felt; little did he expect that the common Thorn Bird could offer two such practical traits.
Earlier when Matthew Lee visited Master Tian at the small shop, he ntioned the difference between latent superpower and overt superpower.
An example of latent superpower is soone whose fist is as hard as steel, able to block bullets.
But because it’s uncontrollable, the fist must always remain hardened and tallic.
"Without the * indicator, it implies this skill won’t cause irreversible special effects on , aning... it only works when equipped and loses effect when unequipped."
Cheng Ye pondered this, followed by imnse joy!
The term "Body talization" might sound humble, but isn’t it essentially a steel body?
Human weakness derives from the fact that no matter how much one trains, one can only enhance strength and speed.
As for defensive power... hmm, only striking resistance can be trained, but humans remain fragile against those oddly shaped Infected Bodies and sharp claws and teeth of mutant creatures.
But if mastered this Body talization trait...
Super recovery, absence of pain, ultimate strength and speed, transforming into a steel body!
This level of enhancent seems to be straying away from the monster path and onto the superman path!
In the future, could Infecteds fail to break through defenses just by standing there?
Thinking of this, Cheng Ye felt a rush of excitent. The most important aspect is...
"There are so many Thorn Birds, unlike Mutated Malaria Mosquito, which I have to run to Sea Province to gather."
"This thing, once free, can extract as many traits as desired, the only issue is the charging value for fusion skills, but Dapo Town’s hydroelectric plant should solve this."
With this thought, Cheng Ye forced himself to calm down.
As beautiful as the future blueprint is, it has to be built step by step with solid grounding.
Unlike born or gifted Extraordinary, as long as he has enough ti, a safe space, and a stable energy supply, his growth potential is nearly limitless.
But this "potential" also ans he must not rush, nor relax.
Like before, living steadily in the Inner City not only can’t charge skills but also won’t gain new traits.
Venturing out from Shelter City into the Wilderness lacks absolute safety; only in the dynamic Safe Zone at the edge of danger can balance be found.
All he can do is heed Liu Bi’s advice to keep a constant sense of awe for this wasteland.
Open mountains when t, cross rivers when encountered.
"First, win the assessnt, then engage in infrastructure, slowly get stronger; als should be eaten one bite at a ti, roads walked one step at a ti..."
Cheng Ye lowly mumbled, turned off the panel, and rolled up his sleeves to join the unpacking team.
Half an hour later, the reclamation team officially assembled.
Including Huang Liang, 48 people were put in charge of the work, equipped with shovels, axes, hoes, and other reclamation tools.
Bao Dashan led a group of 16 forming the alert squad, primarily responsible for guarding the periter to prevent attacks from infected sources hiding in niches.
Under the slightly awestruck stares of the crowd, Cheng Ye sat at the cart edge and began donning the Inspector’s standard Battle Armor.
The standard Battle Armor offers protection on par with Fire Lotus Battle Armor, though the latter is lightweight and more agile.
As soon as the standard Battle Armor was on, a solid heaviness was felt, estimated at about sixty pounds.
But this weight didn’t bring burden; it brought overflowing solidity, the armor is structured in three layers: outer layer for impact resistance, middle layer to prevent piercing, while the inner layer features cushioning pads. Even if an infected source’s claws pierced the outer layer, deeper defenses remain hard to breach.
Wearing the armor and standing up, Cheng Ye’s figure was a whole circle wider than when wearing Fire Lotus Battle Armor.
The sharp contours of the shoulder and chest plates exuded a cold, hard tallic sensation. Standing there at night, one might say he appeared as a special Fusion Body.
Additionally, the helt accompanying the armor is fully enclosed, fitting seamlessly with the neck interface, distributing impact on the head across the upper body for cushioning.
The front features thick bulletproof glass, with only the lower right corner left for a breathing port equipped with ten layers of filter cotton, preventing dust inhalation while shielding from infected sources’ fluid splatter.
"This formidable feeling is truly srizing."
Cheng Ye rose and moved his body; as a powerful Life Force operated within, automatic joint cracking sounds ensued.
In this current state, even if Zhang Can’s Fusion Body stood before him, Cheng Ye felt confident to charge directly into hand-to-hand combat, no longer needing to struggle clumsily as before.
"Let’s go, I’ll lead. Today’s task is... to clear all the vines and weeds around the town!"
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