Chapter 1321
Chapter 1321 - 1307: Wish Evolution
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"Being human, the most important thing is to be happy..."
With his legs crossed in the style of Er Lang, Lu Ping’an was indeed in a good mood that day.
The "little secrets" of today’s Lu Ping’an were probably already well-known yet unspoken by everyone... Of course, this was mainly because his status had changed.
𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
Now, with so many Rule-level hired thugs following him, Lu had even dared to open the Plane Gate within the Divine Boat, allowing himself and others to come and go.
"So, this is your reason for beating everyone up..."
Having nothing else to do, he might as well... cough cough, engage in some ranking battles.
After being persuaded by Xia Qin, this time Lu Ping’an didn’t hold back and also had a good workout for his body and mind.
Besides not using any consumable items, he took it seriously and the beating was indeed satisfying.
Considering his physical condition alone, he was a Quasi-rule level who hadn’t acquired a powerful Battle-profession, he would generally be hung up and thrashed by Rule-level adversaries... and as a Life system, it’s pretty much a group fight once he enters the arena.
Unlike the "Benefactor" from his fifth-tier days, the "Life Programming" of the sixth-tier Lu Ping’an could not only affect himself, the "Wishing Well" in that courtyard could also be used as Self-cursing, changing his life form.
"I wish..." Watching the Gold Coin fall into the water, Lu Ping’an made his own wish for "Evolution."
Among all professionals, those who benefited the most from "Life Evolution" and "Species Change" were obviously the Life series specializations, especially Lu Ping’an’s "Trait Life Series." Compared to pure combat professions, they were quite lacking, and like Beast Tamers, they rely on "Basic Attributes" and "Biological traits" for combat advantages.
Naturally, he borrowed the power of the Wishing Well, attempting to elevate his own limits.
He didn’t vaguely wish for a powerful strength, nor did he wish for an increase in Basic Attributes like many Wise People, and he didn’t rush into wishing for some powerful organs... Such wishes had been proven to be quite effective and were stable positive enhancements.
"... this world has never had perfect life forms; evolution is a continuous process of making choices, and although A might seem like the best answer to a multiple choice question, B, C, and D might not necessarily be wrong. If you choose the coolness of the deep mountains, you miss out on the bustle of the summer beach..."
Lu Ping’an’s interpretation of this ability was acknowledged by the Big Cat.
"... Indeed, compared to what you will eventually obtain, you should wish for ’Trait,’ to compensate for your weaknesses, or to enhance your strengths."
"Isn’t that what I’ve been doing all along?"
"No, it can change something even more fundamental, turning a cat into a dog, giving birds scales, enabling snakes to fly..."
The evolution of species might just be the most incredible aspect of the Wishing Well.
Professionals are Evolvers on the path to becoming non-human, their "Profession" constitutes their path of evolution, but their foundations are all humans with two hands, two feet, and a head. Their trait modules also evolve based on human identity... Beast Tamers are an exception.
The strength of the Beast Tamer profession has never been just in taming beasts, but rather in linking with "Beasts" and continually receiving "feedback" from the beast swarm... After a certain level, it’s hard to say whether it’s the Beast Tamer who has tamed the beast traits, or the traits have devoured the human’s intelligence and personality, transforming into a humanoid form.
"... Fundamental evolution, huh? I understand."
After pondering over and over, Lu Ping’an came up with an answer.
"I wish my life form to be more ’harmonious,’ so that future ’Fusions’ will be more perfect..."
And after making this wish, what Lu Ping’an threw into the well was a "Gold Coin"... a Gold Coin worth three thousand points! A wish currency surpassing the Rule-level.
In his path of evolution, his own body was a "Combat platform," its strength mostly dependent on what kind of add-ons were attached to it.
So, is there anything more effective than increasing the "platform’s" compatibility and Fusion limit?
"... It seems like nothing has changed?"
But after making his wish, Lu Ping’an didn’t feel a change in his body until he entered a ranking match.
"... It’s much smoother."
It was only after he used the Ability of All Things Breathing again that he realized the change was all-encompassing.
"I’m not fighting anymore, I’m not fighting anymore."
"That’s just too much, such a huge size and such immense strength, yet the battle senses are almost the same as that of a normal person...."
Previously, even when Lu Ping’an had merged Zhi Xi and others, turning them into a part of himself, he was still able to clearly feel the distance between them.
But now, when the Metal Knight was on a killing spree, the reactions displayed were befitting of a warrior’s body, including sensitivity and even emotions.
"The field of view, it changed."
The most straightforward change was the transition from the "dual field of view" to a simple, normal field of view.
After undergoing another fusion, he couldn’t even feel the separation between himself and others anymore; he directly integrated the perceptions of the metal giant as his own.
This was like the difference between being a "Combined King Kong" and now "Integrated Mobile Gundam"; that sense of "completeness" made Lu Ping’an reconsider the previously abandoned armor mode for practical combat value once again.
"After all, if mobility, perception, and even tactile sensation are all the same as when unarmored, and now with increased defensive power, regeneration ability, speed, and more, why wouldn’t I wear it..."
And after receiving a physical examination from Big Cat, Lu Ping’an also became aware of the direction in which he was "evolving".
[Reflex: Upper Silver (second neural system in sleeping state), activated Fusion state Upper Gold]
The panel gave the most direct hint.
There were no significant changes in the body, but there was an additional "neural system" on the inside; the results Lu Ping’an got from Big Cat’s physical examination were completely unexpected.
"Neither increased nor decreased, just that those Magical Vines have undergone mutation..."
The Magical Vines that were originally symbiotic within Lu Ping’an’s body had fully merged with him, becoming an extra set of neural systems.
And when Lu Ping’an established links with other substances or Taboo creatures, those "neural tentacles" would insert into other objects, activating afterwards and linking everything through the "Magical Vine Nerves" into one neural system for complete control.
This was also the reason why Lu Ping’an could view the world "through Zhi Xi’s eyes"; when a different neural system was in use, it inevitably changed his visual and perceptual traits.
And when he removed the armor and tried to display the fusion form, he would find that within those thick vines, there were some small "tentacles" resembling tentacles, and above his eyes, there faintly appeared new sensory organs... Considering that for the most part, Lu Ping’an’s eyes could only see in black and white, these new eyes brought him many surprises.
Originally, Lu Ping’an had used the Magical Vines to simulate nerves and muscles, and this time, they truly provided him an external "neural plug-in."
"This is the power of the World Origin..."
Lu Ping’an faintly realized that his super rule building from the World Fragments had not yet fully developed its functions, merely causing life to undergo "directional evolution" that continuously aligned with his expectations, steadily elevating the upper and lower limits of a professional.
"It’s a pity, the CD is quite long....."
The financially comfortable Lu Ping’an used Gold Coins primarily because that was sufficient (after all, he was only a Quasi-rule level creature), but with each wish granted, there also came a lengthy three-month cooldown period for wishing.
The cooldown for lesser wishes (silver coins) was short, merely a matter of a few days, and it seemed normal for such a transformative evolution to require more time to be assimilated.
And when Lu Ping’an explained the source of his changes to his companions and recommended that they try it... he was met with a variety of subtle expressions.
"I tried it, I’m in cooldown period."
"Ran out of points..."
"It notified me that my physical state was poor, I can’t change again within half a year."
It seemed that they all had already tried it, but in most cases, the effects were not good.
Some wishes were too grand and ended in failure; some were realistic, but the improvements were subtle.
And as to why Lu Ping’an was successful in one go and reaped a lot... probably only he could come up with three thousand points in Gold Coins.
"Tsk, I have to wait three months before I can make another wish.... Meow, why are you hugging my leg? I’m not going to lend you money."
— End of Chapter 1321 —