Chapter 1162
Chapter 1162 - 1148 Postnatal Environment
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In the eyes of many who followed Lu Ping’an, the first twenty days after his arrival were disappointing... They were probably really waiting for Lu Ping’an to make big news, but all they saw was another "steadily developing" star-zone miner.
But Lu Ping’an’s silence was more about observing, thinking, learning, and collecting the right pieces of information to puzzle together...
"War God ’Biao,’ Sea God ’Luna. Wins,’ God of Life ’The First Chosen’... heh, it’s not that this planet lacks ’Guardians.’ High-quality Divine Positions like war, ocean, and life, how could it be their turn."
Even without looking up the information, Lu Ping’an could guess that these three deities, even if they had already achieved Ascension, probably couldn’t have ranked in the super Divine Positions like war, ocean, and life.
In some sense, they were like the final crazy acts of the Gods of the Silent Mountain Range World, using the afterglow of the dying world to achieve their own ends... The only difference, probably, is that this world should have a considerably longer lifespan, and they were truly tied to this ship.
"Soldier Path, Healer Path, Tamer’s Path, Sailor Path, Gunman Path, Dancer Path, and some basic battle-professions... Tsk, it’s still not complete, what lousy gods, obviously not even as good as that cat."
The profession paths that deities could provide were "gifts from the gods" for others, but in Lu’s eyes, they were indeed evidence of their lack of strength.
Life-based Professions lacked ’Gourmet’ and ’Gardener,’ Beast Tamers were missing fourth-tier and above, and all were common big road advanced paths, only Healers were barely complete... At least Lin Nu had three systems mastered (perhaps Gourmet is also complete), and Big Cat is a master of two systems. This Master of Life was probably someone who achieved Ascension successfully just through the Healer Path.
This means she would be purely support... which is not good news for the humans of the New World.
The same goes for the War God, the battle-professions like ’Swordsman,’ ’Gunner,’ ’Heavy Armor Warrior’ that were offered were all incomplete, the only complete one was the ’Soldier’ Path, and that too was a ’Warboss (Battlefield Big Guy)’ route.
This was still not good for local warriors as Lu Ping’an’s path was ’Warlord,’ not ’Battlefield Big Guy (troublemaker).’
A powerful survival unit, a balancing disrupter can indeed play a significant role in chaos... but it can never match the usefulness of a battlefield commander who can provide support, command, and group buffs.
These two deities, even if they weren’t New Gods who ascended here, were also unlikely to be senior deities.
Of course, this also presented an opportunity for them, as the competitive Earth wouldn’t offer them any further opportunity... If they could grow successfully here and supplement their missing ’rules’ and ’logics,’ they would naturally become stronger and more complete.
It’s just that the ones who would suffer would definitely be the first generation of pioneers—yes, people like Lu Ping’an...
"Sea God is not bad though..."
The Ocean God offered very complete ’Ocean’ professions, even holding ’Beast Taming,’ ’Singing,’ ’Dancing’ Paths, clearly a Big Boss and likely the main god of this event.
Having gathered information on these gods, their paths, history, Lu Ping’an also roughly had a measure of things.
Obtaining them was not only for the evolution space of the Long Hand Clan’s basic combat power, it was upper-level maneuvering that actually related to the ’Natural Law’ of the entire war situation.
The reason for calling it Natural Law is because whether you acknowledge it or not, it always exists. You might not see any effect conforming to it, but if you dare to defy it, a natural disaster can easily play you to death.
"Without absolute certainty, do not try to tame newborn beast swarms of the sea..."
Just this rule alone would render most Beast Tamers useless, dealing a severe blow to Lin Nu’s Life-based Professions.
At the core, it’s actually very simple, the "Beast Taming" offered by the "Sea God" and "Master of Life" simply can’t compare to the similar Beast Taming abilities of the "Lord of Eight Claws".
Beast Tamers cultivate their troops at a rapid pace, and native Sea Monster species can be tamed just as well, but practical experience has taught everyone that when your tamed ocean beast swarm encounters the legion of Fishmen, a single mid-tier Octopod Priest can first induce your swarm into a frenzy, then lure them into turning on their owner.
This has little to do with the methods of taming beasts, when both parties are using supernatural powers to control the swarm. "Disruption" is much more difficult than "Control", of course, the real kicker is the strength and priority of the "frenzy" and "awakening" curses mixed with the power of the octopus, which crushes the similar abilities of ordinary professionals.
Put simply, apart from your own long-term cultivated Magic Pets, those temporarily bred, mass-produced Magic Pets are doing well if they don’t betray you on the spot, and going berserk is now practically guaranteed.
It’s not just about outright banning the Human’s Beast Taming Path, but a matter of addition and subtraction, the enemy has what you don’t, letting them use the abundant Sea Beast resources here to hunt you down... in a way, this is the frontlines’ biggest disadvantage.
The top-tier power struggles may not be visible daily, but their outcomes are always affecting everyone, especially every warrior.
That’s why to exert combat power in this world, you also need to adapt to local conditions and create a professional module that suits you... Of course, outsiders can’t do it, and the native "new professionals", who might spend their whole lives here, have some things they must consider carefully.
"The Paths provided by these Gods seem to be really not as good as my Library..."
Lu Ping’an’s Library, although it charges exorbitant fees, just looking at the breadth and depth, has an overwhelming advantage in the low-level domain, and ninety-nine percent of professionals are destined to operate at this low level all their lives.
However, he still has to create a "Standard Path" for it.
"Initially, starting as a ’Gunner’ seems pretty good..."
It’s a standard battle-profession, and the reason Lu Ping’an felt it was suitable as a starting point is because his Library possessed Spear-throwing abilities.
The ability to throw long spears isn’t practical on Earth, but on the amphibious Mercury 42, it’s a very suitable choice for the battlefield.
".... Does no native second-tier deity offer a Javelin Thrower.... ugh, I think I can have the Library create one, if it’s just a second-tier profession it shouldn’t cost too much, and Cat’s Cliff Walker has Spear-throwing abilities, Big Cat must have them too, cobbling together a powerful, practical second-tier shouldn’t be difficult..."
𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Lu Ping’an is designing the most conventional "Battle Path", the kind most Long Hand Clan can rely on to have a certain level of combat power.
Their "Hydraulic Muscles" have extreme burst power, but lack resilience and endurance, their fingers are long but lack stability, they can’t handle precise operations like wielding long swords or sticks well, but if it’s just "throwing" something, they can maximize their physical capabilities.
Moreover, once the number of "Long-range Shooters" goes up, their effect on the battlefield naturally becomes apparent.
"..... What to give them for third-tier? At this point, it might be worth considering them leaving my side, fighting alone on Mercury 42, or maybe shifting to other deities’ domains is better, these third-tier Gods have some good stuff, ugh, the ’Chaos Overlord’ has the risk of Abyssal Erosion, but its strength is indeed not bad, and there are some battlefield characteristics..."
Lu Ping’an is contemplating, sketching out the potential professional Paths for them.
He himself doesn’t care, this is his way of constructing a ladder to Ascension with puzzle pieces and components.
But to those who truly understand, it all seems far too outrageous...
"Building one’s own Path, that’s the privilege of a deity..."
— End of Chapter 1162 —