Chapter 882
Chapter 882 - 868 Hammer
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Just within the first few days, the journey to the Seventh District brought Lu Ping’an’s party a lot of gains.
Yet, the biggest gain was the impact on their worldview.
They had seen plenty of merchandise and wonders these days, but the most fundamental difference lay in the understanding and utilization of external things, contamination, and the world.
"....So this is the power source of your spacefaring ships? Really, quite creative..."
Beings like Lu Ping’an had smooth communication with visitors from the Foreign Domain, after all, strength is a pass in any world, and his presence alone was a Name Card.
At this moment, Lu Ping’an contemplated the "battery" that was tied up tightly inside the power cabin.
This was a Rule Lifeform... a life form rather than a strongman, a powerful creature innately equipped with certain rule characteristics; Lu Ping’an could feel its potential to easily annihilate everything.
Lightning flashed around it, and liquid, crystal-clear solid-like Energy Fluid filled the space, yet it was firmly bound within transparent space barriers, serving as the engine’s power supply.
"Uh, it was raised by us from infancy, this one is also quite valuable in our place, to be precise, it constitutes seventy percent of the ship’s value. Look, it’s quite obedient; not only does it supply energy steadily, but it also provides us with seven large barrels of Ying-electric fluid each month, which is an awesome ingredient for beverages. Want a sip?"
This peculiar life form that looked a bit like a hammer offered Lu Ping’an a cup of "Beer" with much enthusiasm.
Excluding the sparkling crystals and the faintly boiling bizarre bubbles, it actually smelled somewhat fragrant.
"...Not bad."
Lu Ping’an gulped it down directly with a murmur and then felt a boiling sensation all over his body.
Lu Ping’an, a bit surprised, reached out his hand, his hair stood on end, and there was a faint spark of static electricity... uh, if he were to test it with a voltmeter right now, it would probably go off the charts.
"A Walker-level in less than twenty Earth years, your civilization indeed arouses envy, ah ha ha."
The large Hammer-man with a hammer-like head slapped Lu Ping’an’s shoulder with his arm vigorously, displaying great magnanimity... but Lu Ping’an felt that the pressure on his shoulder was almost like being hit by a car.
Uh, considering Lu Ping’an had indeed been hit by cars more than once, the physical strength of this three-meter-tall Hammer-man probably exceeded that of vehicles by quite a bit.
Luka people, but due to their boxy hammer-like heads, Eastern Country People "affectionately" started calling them Hammer-men... boisterous as they were, they didn’t mind, being a race of men without women, even lacking the concepts of sexes or love.
The "Walker-level" he mentioned was also a common distinction for supernatural ability users.
Lu Ping’an, a Decree-level, was colloquially referred to as "Walker", "Traveler", or more precisely, "Meteor" by them.
This implied that a being of such a tier could thrive in most worlds and environments.
Now, after a gulp of "electrolyte solution", a normal Earth human would have been finished, but the now non-human Lu Ping’an was capable of handling and even absorbing such "contamination" and "transformation".
[Gained minor electric energy resistance.]
[Gained minor toxin (heavy metal) resistance]
[Gained minor radiation resistance.]
Lu Ping’an put down the cup, his expression a mix of subtlety. The "ingredients" of this stuff were truly comprehensive, comparable to some worlds’ radiation water beverages.
Were there benefits? Probably...
A snap of the fingers produced sparks at the fingertips, and although there was no system notification, Lu Ping’an could feel that he was able to control the "electric energy" in his body.
Electric sparks transmitted through his nervous system; in that moment, Lu Ping’an even felt everything around him slow down, experiencing a pleasantly euphoric sensation—well, perhaps he himself had been accelerated...
".....Interesting, is this the drunken state of a Hammer-man? Ordinary life forms couldn’t bear it."
Feeling as if his nervous system had been accelerated, Lu Ping’an’s well-established Life Knowledge system told him that perhaps prolonged use could have an effect similar to a Magic Potion, enhancing his Reflex capabilities.
Yet for the Hammer-men, this was just an everyday consumable, the byproduct of their "engine wastewater".
Lu Ping’an was somewhat surprised. He evaluated the item and realized that if it were sold as a Magic Potion on Earth, the price would not be low. However, for them, it was just a daily beverage.
And what was even more valuable to them...
"I’ll take ten more bottles of your Fluid Flash Explode Strengthening Potion."
Lu Ping’an’s hearty appetite even scared the Hammer-man.
"...Don’t overdose."
"Rest assured, for me, it’s nothing."
Lu Ping’an accepted the agreed-upon reward, those ten little orbs shimmering with lightning, then directly crushed them. The liquid turned into tiny bubbles in mid-air and was absorbed into his body.
The next moment, the punch that Lu Ping’an threw caused a flash explosion in the air.
[Congratulations Host, you have acquired the Brass Upper Tier Abnormal Ability, Fluid Flash Explode (100/100).]
[Fluid Flash Explode (Brass Upper Tier): Trigger a directional burst of ’electric’ or ’fire’ energy through high-speed limb movement.]
In simple terms, what Lu Ping’an just displayed was a Flat A with lightning.
"Not bad, it suits me quite well...."
"...Your species’ supernatural resistance is somewhat exaggerated. That isn’t noted in our records. They underestimated you. A normal Walker-level would need at least half a year to consume a course of Strengthening Potion."
"Heh, your records probably aren’t wrong. I’m just a bit special, that’s all."
The Hammer-man was quite astonished, but actually, Lu Ping’an was even more surprised himself.
Hammer-man’s technology had turned this "Professional Ability" into a Strengthening Potion, which, when regularly consumed and digested, did the trick straight away.
𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
But even more advanced was the leading position on the industrial chain.
This "Fluid Burst," in fact, was a Talent Ability of a species of sea snakes known in the Codex as Blind Electric Brutes, which excel at creating electric storms underwater.
The Hammer-people had not only extracted this Ability from the life forms but also refined and improved it two or three times over, ultimately evolving it into a pseudo-Talent Ability that could develop further, incorporating it into the Strengthening Potion.
"...The most outrageous part is probably the price. It’s nearly a daily commodity."
This level of enhanced Abnormal Ability in the hands of the Hammer-people was about as expensive as a universal wrench, and the intelligence that Lu Ping’an had was that these Exotic Realm merchants had at least dozens of Strengthened properties.
"Is your whole ethnic group Extraordinary? I mean, to have the potential to evolve to a ’Walker-level’ like me?"
"An Extraordinary ethnic group is the foundation of a strong species. It seems your species’ Pollution Screening Rate has already passed the halfway mark. In a few hundred years, you should also be able to reach full membership. But evolving to a Walker is not very realistic. That depends too much on talent; it’s less than one in ten thousand."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an felt even more intrigued.
It wasn’t because of the reality of the Hammer-people all being Extraordinary. Even those strong ethnic groups only had a "Pollution Screening Rate" of eighty or ninety percent. But once a certain threshold was reached, as long as they routinely "eliminated" those Losers, from their perspective, they would also be entirely Extraordinary.
Every civilization has its own way of utilizing and drawing from primordial Power. However, the Hammer-people in front of him might have already integrated their technology and culture with their species, becoming a true Extraordinary ethnic group.
Lu Ping’an could sense that the seemingly ordinary Hammer-man in front of him had several components emitting high levels of contamination response. This meant that he had at least four or more weapon-like Combat-modules capable of threatening those below Decree-level professionals.
The man he was looking at was just an ordinary spaceship pilot.
And now, outside the window behind Lu Ping’an, was the starry sky.
The spaceship itself was a product of universe flight technology not relying on a Deity.
Although, the poor devil inside that activated engine could well be another kind of man-made Deity in a different sense....
"...That’s actually more outrageous than borrowing the power of the Deity itself. Deities of that tier might just be one among their species members or even potentially just a useful set of Tools."
— End of Chapter 882 —