novelraw Chapter 1110 - 810: God
Chapter 1110 - 810: God
The terminal’s speculation was like a sudden mountain, pressing heavily on Li Zheng’s heart.
If the speculation proves true, then the survivors of Water Blue Star and the races left within the Matrix will be a crucial resistance force.
And the eventual resistance force.
"It’s just a speculation; it cannot affirm that the facts are truly as I say." The terminal consoled Li Zheng, saying, "Let’s keep talking about the good news."
"Continuing from the previous topic, regarding the gene ability discovered by Yan Jinjin and others, I refer to it as ’Base,’ meaning the foundation of everything."
While speaking, the terminal projected a regular shape on the screen.
"This is what ’Base’ looks like in the human body after becoming a gene ability, a symmetrical hexagon. The shape is quite important; we’ll discuss it later."
The terminal said, "Through research over this period, I have initially grasped the method of using devices to engrave this ability shape within the human body. It simply requires using Genetic Force to draw the ability shape inside the body; as long as this ability is compatible with oneself, it can be retained."
"However, the human body is very complex. For instance, ’Base’ is quite compatible with most individuals, but it doesn’t exclude some who cannot accommodate it."
"I have yet to figure out a method to determine whether an ability is compatible with oneself. I wondered if it might be related to elements, but after several studies, I have eliminated this thought."
Clatter.
The ground beside Li Zheng opened up, raising a huge eco-box where many creatures resembling small white mice lived, except that these creatures had limbs more akin to those of humans.
"These are creatures I have meticulously cultivated; their genetic similarity to humans is as high as 99.99999...%, just a tiny bit away from fully becoming human."
"The research was conducted on them."
Li Zheng looked at the transparent eco-box, and those little mouse-men, only about twenty centimeters tall, with mouse heads and brains, were also gazing up at him with their tails trailing behind.
The eco-box was large, and besides these little mouse-men, the terminal had prepared in advance terrain including vegetation, food, mountains, rivers, and lakes.
The sudden appearance of the gigantic creature aroused both curiosity and deep fear in the mouse-men.
Countless mouse-men huddled together, trembling.
Meanwhile, some stronger-looking mouse-men shielded the weaker ones, exposing sharp teeth towards Li Zheng, threatening the giant creature to keep away from their kin.
Li Zheng waved to them amicably, but this gesture was taken as a dangerous signal.
One particularly aged-looking mouse-man raised a hand to gather a ball of flame, hurling it towards Li Zheng.
Bang!
The baseball-sized flame struck the inner wall of the eco-box, shattered into a burst of fire sparks, and disappeared.
Li Zheng didn’t even feel a hint of heat, only curiosity: "Did you engrave the Fire Element pattern within its body?"
The terminal nodded, saying, "Indeed, that pattern is relatively low-level, just Black Iron Level. Given their physique, it’s merely for use as lighters."
"Physique?" Li Zheng raised his brow slightly: "The gene ability at Black Iron Level is not weak and can kill many ordinary humans. Its power is so small because its body is too small to generate much Genetic Force?"
"That’s right." The terminal said, "Though the experimental data is somewhat limited, currently, different species engraved with the same ability pattern produce varying amounts of Genetic Force.
"Using Water Blue Star and our standard amount as ’1,’ these little fellows only have ’0.01’ or even less."
The flame emitted by a lighter and that by a torch are naturally not on the same level; besides the ’quantity’ difference, there’s also the ’output route’ limitation.
Li Zheng spoke, "I have witnessed the ancestor of the Blood Patterned Black Dragon transform into its true form. The sheer size, along with physical power and defense, far surpass Water Blue Star humans. They seem to disdain Genetic Force, preferring to use their own power in battle."
If the Black Dragon ancestor acquired the same level gene ability, would it certainly be stronger than a Water Blue Star human?
"This brings us back to the topic of compatibility." The terminal explained, "Certain races are incompatible with any gene ability; even if granted King Level gene ability, they cannot manifest its inherent power.
Whereas some races have high compatibility with memory ability, possibly allowing them to harness Bronze or even Silver level power with a Black Iron level ability."
"Gene ability is a very complex field; for instance, the one who fired flames at you, its body still has lots of space, but I failed when trying to engrave another Fire Ability within it."
The terminal pointed at another mouse-man who remained calm and protected its kin, saying, "This one is different. In my experiments, I managed to engrave seven different attribute abilities within its body; its compatibility is incredibly high."
"Just two individuals from the same group, with nearly identical lineage, have drastically different compatibility with gene ability, not to mention the difficulty of studying the differences between different species."
Li Zheng listened quietly: "Does this imply we can artificially create a lot of gene ability warriors?"
"That’s correct." The terminal nodded.
Li Zheng was disappointed, saying, "Useless, the limitation of Genetic Force is very low; even if there were many gene ability warriors, it would not induce any qualitative transformation."
The reason countless races disdain gene ability includes the insufficient ceiling of gene ability, unable to grow stronger as the individual grows stronger.
"It was like that before, but the future might be different." The terminal said, "Now, we have discovered ’Base,’ a capability that can solve the issue of Genetic Force limitations. Through deduction, I found that gene ability also contains a supplementary ability that can link Base with other abilities that I call ’Source.’ By connecting Base and other combat abilities using ’Source,’ we can make the output of Genetic Force more efficient, increasing its potency."
It’s like adding an adjustment valve to a lighter, allowing control over the size of the flame.
The larger the flame, the greater the consumption.
And ’Genetic’ can turn the lighter into a flamethrower.
"So, which plant yields this ’Source’?" Li Zheng inquired, saying, "I’ve also set up a cultivation base in Zone Four, and can help with planting."
"Not found in any plant," the Terminal said: "According to my deduction, the offspring of life with Genetic Ability have a certain chance of inheriting the same ability, or even undergoing mutation.
The Source is the mutant form of Genetic, and I can use the rapid reproductive trait of these small experimental subjects to accelerate finding the ’Source.’ It shouldn’t take long."
Li Zheng pondered for a moment, then asked: "You mentioned earlier that this is a new cultivation method, but as I understand it, apart from using the Source to boost strength, the growth Potential doesn’t seem high."
"Hehe," the Terminal chuckled lightly: "What if multiple ’Genetics’ and ’Sources’ could simultaneously exist in a single body?"
Li Zheng was surprised, "Have there been successful precedents?"
"Yes, and not just one," the Terminal gestured for Li Zheng to look at the ecological box: "Did you see the small female mouse-human over there? Her body has been inscribed with as many as nine ’Genetics,’ and over here is the Stubborn Fellow. Besides seven different attributes of Genetic Ability, it has five ’Genetics’ as supply, making it the strongest among all experimental subjects."
Li Zheng looked at the Stubborn Fellow, who coldly stared back at him, filled with murderous intent.
"The strong power seems to have given it quite the confidence, even daring to test its hand against me?" Li Zheng smiled slightly, placing his palm against the ecological box wall, activating Fire Attachment.
Boom!
A massive fireball with a fifty-centimeter diameter appeared inside the ecological box, its terrifying high temperature radiating out, scaring the creature that had thrown small fireballs earlier into frenzied retreat.
However, in the next moment, the fireball disappeared as if it had never been there, with Li Zheng using Extreme Isolation to prevent the high temperature from affecting the ecological box further.
These little ones are treasures to the Terminal now, just a little warning is enough; harming them would be counterproductive.
The high temperature came and went quickly.
The little mouse-human that had escaped appeared from somewhere again, kneeling repeatedly in the direction of Li Zheng, squeaking.
Soon, more little mouse-humans started kneeling to Li Zheng, as if hosting some kind of nefarious ritual.
The Terminal chuckled lightly: "They are worshipping you as a deity."
"A deity..."
Li Zheng murmured softly: "When the enemy’s strength is as insurmountable as a mountain, they do indeed tend to revere the opponent as a deity?"
Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the ecological box.
Two strong male mouse-humans were pushing a weak but fur-glossed female mouse-human forward, towards Li Zheng, squeaking, as if saying flattering words.
"They are offering a sacrifice, presenting the most beautiful maiden of their kind to the deity," the Terminal’s voice sounded from the side.
Li Zheng listened, finding it inexplicably grating.
Moli and others becoming his wife as if on a whim, isn’t that just another form of sacrifice?
Li Zheng asked: "Aren’t you going to control these little creatures? At this rate, this ecological box will be filled with blood one day."
The Terminal smiled bitterly: "I’ve tried, hence this being an innumerable batch of experimental groups."
Controlling or not controlling does not affect the direction of societal form within the ecological box.
Because the territory is so limited, each group wants more space and resources for survival, so they must wage war.
And the deity’s will serves as the best excuse.
"If you accept their sacrifice, they will continue the tradition in the future."
"If you don’t accept their sacrifice, the one they pushed out as a sacrificial offering will find another way to sacrifice to you."
Li Zheng turned to look at the Terminal: "Another way?"
The Terminal didn’t say explicitly, but simply stated: "I’ll take them back, and broadcast the subsequent scenes, and you’ll know."
The ecological box slowly sank into the ground, disappearing from sight.
The supercomputer screen showed the scene inside the ecological box.
What happened next left Li Zheng unable to regain his composure for a long time.
An older-looking mouse-human stepped forward from the crowd, squeaking, not sure what it was saying.
Then someone brought a wooden stake to the elder mouse-human’s hand, and finally, from bottom to top, pierced the female mouse-human, planting her on open ground.
The female mouse-human struggled and convulsed in pain, while its original members knelt in prayer.
Even the Stubborn Fellow, whom they regarded as a hero, remained indifferent while watching this scene.