Chapter 1161
Chapter 1161 - 1147 Congenital Insufficiency
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"...Why do you insist on inviting Lu Ping’an to Mercury 42? His personal strength is indeed good, but just merely good..."
At the beginning, the Li Family Brothers, as Saints, once asked their boss.
"King Kui" Arkur, a Quasi-God... only a being of his level could casually rewrite the rules, could guide fate.
Was Lu Ping’an invited by the Li Family Brothers? No, they were just executing the orders of this man.
"Mercury 42 is not going very smoothly, compared to the other major churches, we are too slow. On one hand, because the opponents are too strong, and on the other hand..."
Some things are sufficiently clear when spoken to this extent. Compared to the other Proper God Churches, Lin Nu’s Church does not seem weak in overall power.
But those who are in-the-know are aware that they are, in fact, too fragmented. This may not matter in small world development, but in this kind of Plane War that requires mutual support and shared interests, their disadvantage is too obvious.
When everyone is obsessed with their own "cities" and "resource points," desperately mining and gathering resources, it is only natural for the frontline to be forced into retreat.
The fact that a newcomer like Lu Ping’an could easily become a "powerful boss" further indicates their desperate need for manpower.
"...We still cannot understand..."
Li Zhen still could not understand why they chose Lu Ping’an. His individual strength might be good, but with the chaos in Mercury 42, even throwing a few Rule-level down wouldn’t make a splash, let alone one Lu Ping’an...
"His current hard power should indeed be less than that of a true Rule-level..."
After pondering for a bit, the old guy decided to reveal some information.
With his status, unless he gave an order to seal lips, an assessment of a newcomer like him would soon spread throughout the Lin Woman Power... Perhaps the last to know would be the subject of the assessment himself.
"...I touched his fate, but gained nothing..."
"...So, I probed his abilities, as well as the fate of many others around him..."
Recalling everything he had seen, even a Quasi-God felt somewhat unsettled.
"...He would currently be in a dead-end match against a pure Gold-tier combatant. No matter what, he is only fourth-tier (now fifth-tier), but if we talk about stirring up a storm..."
Recalling the results he had seen, even a Quasi-God felt a bit shaken in that moment.
"...Ten Gold-tier couldn’t match him. No, more accurately, perhaps not even a Deity could equal him in muddling fate."
Since then, the rumor spread within Lin Woman Power, clearly a deliberate act by the Quasi-God, in a sense, it was to build momentum for Lu Ping’an.
But perhaps what the Quasi-God had not anticipated was that because the content was indeed far-fetched, most people took it as a mere rumor, and it did not spread widely.
However, perhaps, as time passed, this "rumor" would eventually be proven. By then, the repercussions would naturally be double or even tenfold...
"...The Long Arm People’s bodies are a bit too fragile..."
Lu Ping’an is not a Healer, but in his laboratory, there are several high-level Healers.
There’s no need to say who is leading the team. The "Closed-eye Nun" displayed multifaceted abilities that were harder to comprehend the more one knew. And the few who truly understood... felt a certain amount of fear and unease.
"Yes, Your Excellency, their bodies are perfect, perfect as intelligent creatures, but as ’Beasts’ struggling to survive, they are not quite qualified..."
Tie Pingruan, a true Magic Potion master and, at the same time, a part-time high-level Healer, which is a fairly common path, as medicine and healing are closely related.
He was one of Lu Ping’an’s biggest gains from his trip to Longyue Island. Merely forty years old, he was in his prime, brimming with vitality, and longing for a bigger stage.
He took the place of Big Cat, who was somewhat inconveniently situated, to complete the comprehensive report on the Long Arm Clan and obtained additional reports from other branches through his connections, ultimately finishing the overall assessment.
"...Perhaps in ancient times, they were also a dominant combat species, a point that can be easily deduced from the distribution of their muscles and bones, as well as their physique, but long periods of peace and technological civilization have made them evolve too ’peacefully’..."
In front of Lu Ping’an and other "Life system Big Bosses," besides several half-naked Long Arm People, there were plenty of research reports and colored illustrations.
This species is indigenous, undisputed Children of the World. Starting from them may provide a better chance of attracting the favor of the World’s Will... if It still exists.
"...Their young are over one meter twenty at birth, and adults range between one meter seventy and two meters thirty-four, with occasional throwbacks reaching about three meters. However, there’s a problem with their muscle composition—it has too much water..."
The Long Arm Clan is nicknamed for their appearance. They have long arms and long legs, and their slender form generally allows adults to exceed two meters in height, which can be quite intimidating just by size.
Moreover, they are "Amphibious creatures," equipped with fins for swimming and a spinal structure for upright walking, and they are adept at using tools with their upper limbs.
What’s most remarkable, though, is their obvious higher intelligence. They have exceptionally good memories, and in such a short time, a large number of Long Arm People have learned to speak the language of the Eastern Country. Moreover, many dockworkers can communicate using simple phrases, indicating that they do not have professional "Scholars," but rather an innate talent for languages and a capacity for learning and understanding the languages of other species.
"I’ve conducted tests. Even though they have lost civilization and heritage for many years, their intelligence should have degraded to some extent, but in reality, their average intelligence is actually a bit higher than that of humans..."
Worthy of their status as the former dominant race of Mercury 42, and a technologically advanced species that began conquering the universe, their racial advantages are quite impressive, with a starting point even higher than that of humans.
"But their structure is too fragile..."
Being amphibious is advantageous, but it also means they must have dual respiratory systems to adapt to both above-water and underwater environments, which naturally takes up a significant portion of their body and creates many "cavities" and "fragile tubes."
The form of an animal is often directly related to its environment and evolutionary path. Only those best adapted to the current environment can become hegemonic and have the last laugh.
The human body can contain over 65% water, but most of that water serves as a medium or filler within the body, extensively present inside cells and organs, and functions more as a medium for the exchange and movement of substances. The design of the Long Arm Clan, however, is different.
"Their muscles are akin to our hydraulic structures, and while they can provide enough support, they are extremely fragile; any injury might lead to severe bleeding... Humans only die gradually from other organ failures after bleeding to a certain extent, but they would be done for immediately without the support of their body fluids."
"Also, because they have ’Hydraulic Muscles’ rather than ’Muscle Springs,’ their force lacks resilience... To put it bluntly, they are like trains and starter motors, lacking the power for sustained pressure. They severely lack endurance. We’re still not clear on how they accumulate muscle fatigue, but the results indicate they might just burst a blood vessel or tear a muscle group to death if they get too tired. Internal bleeding could be quite frequent and fatal for them, and they are better suited for life under the low pressure of water..."
Experts discussed the flaws and weaknesses of this species... the more one listens, the more intriguing it becomes.
The Long Arm Clan is not adept at combat; perhaps their evolutionary path has already steered away from hand-to-hand fighting and massacre. Their long arms and legs are better suited for sitting in spaceships and pressing buttons than for wielding spears and sticks in a struggle for life.
And yet, they remain very capable of performing various strenuous tasks in docks and urban areas... It seems not so much that they are suited, but they strive to pretend to be suited.
By this point, if it were anyone else, they might have given up.
Dragons breed dragons, phoenixes breed phoenixes, and rats’ offspring dig burrows—the Long Arm Clan has proven through their history that they are truly not meant to be warriors...
"I think I should be able to help them solve their problems. First, by finding them an appropriate path and secondly..."
For Lu Ping’an, innate deficiencies have never really been an obstacle.
"Give them weapons they excel with, tactics they are good at. If all that fails, changing the species wouldn’t be too difficult."
— End of Chapter 1161 —