Chapter 206: Challenge Card |
After reading the properties, Qin Ziwen felt it was within expectations.
The characteristics were decent, able to increase hatching speed and growth speed, but for raising giant beasts, these were the most practical attributes.
Raising pigs to market weight takes half a year, let alone these behemoths whose growth periods are generally not short.
Being able to end the juvenile stage faster and form combat effectiveness for deployment was the most cost-effective.
However, this special effect was somewhat interesting.
It could make the animals bred by the Giant Beast Breeding Center larger than others of their kind, which perfectly matched the building's name.
As for the later part about a lower probability of beneficial mutation, he ignored it. It's best not to have high expectations for things with probabilities; just treat it as an easter egg.
As for the last clause, the giant beasts hatched by the breeding center have their first loyalty priority to the Home Master.
With this hidden backdoor clause, he could feel at ease trading some "giant beasts" with others. As long as others didn't use the giant beasts against him, this backdoor would never activate.
While pondering, he arrived at the top floor.
He placed the two dinosaur eggs in his hands into a warm incubation area.
After thinking for a moment, he took out another one and placed it in another incubation area with a slightly higher temperature.
Well, you shouldn't put all your dinosaur eggs in one basket.
If this wasn't the suitable temperature zone for their incubation and both died, he'd have nowhere to cry.
He estimated it would be very difficult to find Tarbosaurus eggs again in this Gobi Desert.
But since they lived in a place like the Gobi, the incubation temperature probably wouldn't be low.
He turned and went downstairs.
What he didn't notice was that shortly after he left, one of the black eggs wobbled slightly.
Arriving on the first floor, Qin Ziwen took out the Challenge Card.
This was also a novel type of card he had never seen before, and the color was nice, a gorgeous rose gold.
【Challenge Card】Common·Tarbosaurus (☆☆☆☆)
【Usage Method】Challenge/Equip
【Challenge】After activation, a temporary challenge space can be opened to challenge the Tarbosaurus entity. The Tarbosaurus retains its memories from life. Rewards cannot be obtained repeatedly upon successful challenge, and within the challenge space, any damage received will not reflect in reality. (1/1)
【Equip】The card can be equipped to certain special buildings for repeated summoning and use. Specific effects are related to the building.
Simply put, the former challenge function is a one-time use, allowing one to experience the thrill of challenging a Tarbosaurus.
Of course, since damage received within the challenge space doesn't reflect in reality.
One can boldly try certain tactics and combat methods.
One can even bravely attempt to slay the dragon solo.
In Qin Ziwen's view, this Challenge Card was meant to be paired with the Breakthrough Card. One could first use the Challenge Card to test their limits. After all, life is only once, and normally, there's no room for trial and error. The Challenge Card provides one chance for trial and error.
As for the later Equip function, it probably turns the single-use challenge card into a repeatable challenge.
The prerequisite is having the relevant special building.
Qin Ziwen thought it over and finally remembered his yet-to-be-built Blood Sand Gladiator Arena.
Once he has extra space to build the arena later, he can confirm whether the Challenge Card and the arena are linked.
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Then, without stopping, he hurried to the Field.
He took out four Level 1 Field cards, silently chanted "synthesize," turning them into one Level 3 Field card, then used it on the Level 3 Field in the Home.
Light flashed, enveloping the entire field in waves of radiance.
When the white light faded, the Field had successfully upgraded to Level 4.
【Level 4 Field: Level 4 Growth Acceleration, Level 4 Fertility】(Special Effect: Bountiful).
Qin Ziwen's gaze fell on the tree in the corner of the field.
The stones around it had basically all been moved away, and its roots were deeply embedded in the field's soil.
On its branches, plump purple fruits swayed gently.
"Guild Leader." Wei Zhaohua, wearing a straw hat, came in from behind and immediately spotted Qin Ziwen standing by the field's edge. A delighted smile appeared on his face. "Look, the fruits on this tree are almost all ripe. I was just planning to wait for the convoy to arrive and have them notify you."
Qinwen had always been somewhat curious about this fruit tree. Discovered from the cave of the ancient Giant Toad and transplanted back, it had been nurtured in the field for so long, finally blooming and bearing fruit.
Finding an unseen fruit tree in the nest of a beast whose size far exceeded its kind naturally led to associations, imbuing this tree with a certain mysterious aura.
"Teacher Wei, how is its growth condition now? Is it in perfect health?"
"It's in very good condition now, with dense roots. If it weren't in good condition, it couldn't bear such plump fruits. Fruits are essentially the external manifestation of a tree's condition. Only when the tree itself is healthy can it bear plump fruits. If the tree is unhealthy, the fruits will be shriveled and small, or it might even give up bearing fruit altogether.
Because for plants, willingly bearing fruit is itself an act of 'showing off wealth,' declaring to the outside world that it has sufficient surplus energy to reproduce."
Hearing that, Qin Ziwen felt reassured.
He took out the Plant Transcendence Card and explained its function to Wei Zhaohua.
"Teacher Wei, what do you think about using this card now?"
After listening, Wei Zhaohua was somewhat shocked and couldn't hide his excitement.
"A plant that transcends the mundane? Such a plant actually exists! Guild Leader, yes, this card can absolutely be used now! Its current condition is excellent, and it still has fruits on its branches. These are its reserves. If nutrients are lacking, it can even reverse the flow of nutrients from the fruits back into itself."
Qin Ziwen took out the dark golden card, aimed it at the tree, and silently chanted "use" in his heart.
Poof~
The card shattered.
Transforming into countless dark golden fragments that danced in the air, specks of golden light falling onto the tree.
But soon, these dark golden fragments seemed to reverse time, flowing back along their original paths, ultimately coalescing back into a card.
【Usage Failed. Card cannot be used on Transcendent Plants】
Qin Ziwen: ???
He was stunned for a moment, looked down at the card in his hand, then looked at the plant before him.
The plant he brought out from the first dungeon was actually a Transcendent Plant?!
You've been hiding this from me for so long!
He never imagined he had encountered a Transcendent Plant so early, only he himself never knew.
Walking a circle around the tree, Qin Ziwen clicked his tongue in wonder. "You really are something, keeping such a big secret without saying a word."
Mysterious Little Tree: ......
"Guild Leader, did the card fail to activate?" Wei Zhaohua personally witnessed the card shatter and then reform.
"Yes, it failed."
"Could it be... because it's already a Transcendent Plant?" Wei Zhaohua considered a possibility.
Qin Ziwen cast an approving glance his way.
"So, Teacher Wei, the arduous task of researching its uses falls to you."
Insight can currently only be used on wild animals, not yet on plants.
So Qin Ziwen was also powerless and could only ask Wei Zhaohua for help.
Until the specific uses of these fruits are figured out, he'll have to temporarily curb his craving for a taste.
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