Chapter 1197
Chapter 1197 - 1183: The Grand Plan
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[Lu Ping’an, Fifth-tier Gardener]
[Physique: Upper Silver, Reflex: Silver Mid-position, Spirit: Upper Silver.]
Having come this far, Lu Ping’an had already reaped countless benefits.
"So distasteful..."
Lu Ping’an gnawed on the "Dragon Bone Wood," the nervous system of an Abyss Magic Monster, and the rare material he had requested to "enhance his reflexes."
Because of its unique trait, it couldn’t even be used in Magic Potion ingredients... Its too intact "structure" made it impossible to dissolve.
Ordinary professionals simply couldn’t chew it, but now Lu Ping’an...
"...It’s so nasty, worse than Zhi Xi... cough, it’s even nastier than the worst meal I’ve ever had!"
While complaining, Lu Ping’an continued to gnaw until his mouth was full of splinters.
But though the taste was vomit-inducing, the effect was immediate.
[Congratulations to the Host for the significant enhancement of Reflex....]
[Congratulations to the Host for reaching Upper Silver in all aspects and obtaining a Perfect Body (Decree).]
[Perfect Body (Decree): At the Mortal tier, your body has become near perfect. From now on, you will mostly see quantitative rather than qualitative changes. In this state, your Spirit will always be in an amplified state, your health will receive more than a thirty percent enhancement, and your skill learning speed...]
A Mortal tier Perfect Body brought about comprehensive enhancements, yet for Lu Ping’an, it was somewhat delicate.
"I don’t rely on attributes to make a living, I use skills and items..."
Lu’s "greed" was undeniably demonstrated in this moment, but being forthright about one’s desires might be a good thing for both parties in a trade.
"...If you successfully ascend, I will leave a ’Fruit of Life’ for you, along with the highest grade Spirit holy water promised by the World Consciousness, which should allow you to obtain Rule-level Spiritual Power directly without the need for accumulation."
The most heart-stirring offer from the World Consciousness were the "Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures" of its own world, and probably no one knew the locations of those treasures better than It.
However, because of its high tier, It could only communicate directly with Beings of at least the ’Quasi-God’ level, and then indirectly manipulate everything... Of course, if It were not worried about breaking its toys, a forceful descent was also possible.
"It won’t descend; as long as It exists, there will be traces, and where there are traces, there can be attacks and tracking..."
Big Cat’s words were a bit difficult to understand, but put differently, they became simple.
"Expose your health bar and you’re the BOSS; hide your health bar and you’re just part of the environment and the backdrop, untouchable."
"It’s not entirely without remedy, but be prepared for the complete destruction of the world."
𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
Isn’t that essentially no solution at all? Lu Ping’an shook his head; the mere thought of making an enemy of the whole world was overwhelming.
"There are actually ways, like the worlds swallowed by the Abyss in the Silent Mountain Range World, and the worlds that have faced the insect disaster..."
All right, saving the world is terribly difficult, but destroying it seems quite simple—just let things get worse or even guide everything towards the worst possible outcome.
The one consolation was that Lu Ping’an was always just passing through, while the real headaches belonged to locals like Lu.
Sometimes, Lu Ping’an even considered giving those he favored a boat ticket and a visa; their fates didn’t seem promising.
But for now, he was still just a mercenary, one who had just received a handsome reward.
"That Fruit of Life; is it really as valuable as Elder Liu said?"
".....You are like a well-fed man who doesn’t know the hunger of a starving one, the difficulty of breaking through the Decree to reach Rule-level is at least a hundred times harder than for a Mortal to break through the Decree, if your Spiritual Power really breaks through to Rule-level, the hardest part will be over, and you are very likely to break through Rule-level before you are 20."
"Is it that powerful? It seems they are quite sincere....."
Lu Ping’an’s "Perfect Body" gave him a bunch of bonuses; it simply materialized the conditions of the body in this state, and the reality of "future energy can only change" also highlighted just how difficult breaking through really was.
The gift was very valuable. Lu Ping’an said it was great with his lips, but in his heart, he really didn’t take it seriously.
Perhaps, he was one of the extremely rare beings who didn’t value the "Rule-level" honorific that much.
"That Fruit, what can I get if I sell it?"
"...For most professionals, it can be exchanged for anything. But these things must be used here, with the lowest requirement being at the peak of Decree. Do you think anyone can afford it?"
Lu Ping’an shook his head; he was just speaking casually, as such things were destined not to be bought.
But to obtain this "Gift," it really wasn’t easy either.
"How is the preaching going?"
"....Just so-so. There is a logical problem that can’t be solved."
"What is it?"
"They ask us, why their Guardian God would be an Earthling."
This made Lu fall silent.
Don’t look at Elder Liu’s disdain for the Long Hand Clan’s Guardian God; it’s very likely the Long Hand Clan also disdains him.
If one wants to succeed in Ascension as a race’s Guardian God, even with the World’s Will’s favor, it still requires enough "Believers"... but judging by the Long Hand Clan’s current population, they lack even the numbers, let alone devout believers.
"There’s an 80% chance, in the end, it’s going to become a Casual Hookup Tree..."
The Divine Position for breeding, in some worlds is a worthless endeavor, but if this world is preparing to resurrect the Long Hand Clan, it surely becomes an essential "Divine Position."
Actually, the World Consciousness doesn’t have other options.....It certainly can’t choose those Fishmen, heaven knows if the Octopus invests more attention, whom those Fishmen will ultimately follow.
Thus, the original destroyer paradoxically becomes the new savior, an irony that is indeed somewhat amusing to behold.
".....A new mission brief has arrived, what should our team do?"
"....Avoid a few main battlefields, continue to focus on breeding. If the plan succeeds, the merit we gather from planting ’Seeds’ will be the greatest."
As time goes by, when the decision-makers are resolute about entering the next phase, more intelligence unlocks, and it brings with it the true War.
"Not participate in any of the Eight Major Anchor Points?" The predetermined eight battlefields will become the core War Zones in the future, where humans, Fishmen, and other ethnic groups will engage in widespread surprise attacks.
"...That’s destined to be a meat grinder, our battlefield comes after."
Most people only know that war is approaching, yet they don’t understand why it’s happening, only Lu and the likes are aware of what all of this truly signifies.
Perhaps, from the very beginning, this World War exceeded the scope of a Mortal’s imagination.
Probably, only the World Consciousness itself could devise this nearly fantastical battle plan.
"Cut the connection points of the world, isolate the entire world, and then accelerate the timeline of the entire world....Since the population is insufficient now, if we speed up by a dozen or twenty years, wouldn’t that be enough?"
— End of Chapter 1197 —