Chapter 336: Dragon-Scale Horse |
First came a function card.
Level-2 Tracking.
This was the first time he had obtained a tracking-type ability.
Qin Ziwen felt a stir in his heart and immediately used the card.
[Activate Function: Level-2 Tracking]
[Permission level increased, current permission: Level-4 Authority (10/16)]
[Level-2 Tracking: After activation, it can reveal the residual auras of all life units that occupied this area within the past 24 hours, and display tracking paths. If the Anchor Link level of the function breaks through Level-3, it can directly anchor another Home, but only if that Home’s permission level is lower than the user’s.]
Qin Ziwen read it carefully. Ah—so cutting along the network line to track people, this is that ability.
Now he could trace along the network line himself.
Thinking this through, the Home Master who linked to his Home that day probably only had Level-4 Authority as well, not Level-5.
Judging from the progress of other Home Masters in that residential complex, if they consolidated the complex’s resources, one map could produce about one to three function cards; averaging it out gave two cards per map.
To reach Level-4 Authority required a total of fifteen cards.
On average, the other side should have developed across eight maps.
Of course, considering there might be other people in the complex obtaining function cards and slowing progress, they likely went through even more maps.
After all, they had already started crossing maps to raise Level-3 Superhuman creatures.
With that in mind, although both sides’ permission levels were at the same tier, their actual strengths didn’t have to be equal.
He could recruit Mogu from the Fish-man Tribe using a Recruitment Card; others might have recruited different Superhuman hero units.
With this thought, Qin Ziwen felt a flicker in his chest.
No, Level-4 Authority was still too low. He needed to raise his permission level as fast as possible, aiming to reach Level-5 by the time this map ended.
He now realized this Home system world was one of permission power.
The higher your permission level, the more you could exempt or even suppress others in many functions.
He then took out a Blank Expansion Card (Giant).
He had to admit, worthy of the name “Giant,” the card itself was a size larger than other cards.
[Expansion Card] Blank Expansion Card (Giant): Upon activation, expands the area, granting one expansion space of 1000*1000 meters.
Directly expands by one million square meters.
The Home’s area would see an epic-level boost.
Qin Ziwen calculated silently: that was one square kilometer.
One third larger than the Forbidden City.
With that area, forget building a single structure, you could easily construct dozens of buildings.
Now he could finally build that River of Living Beings plot that required a footprint of 1000*50.
Next was the Weather Altar, which he upgraded to Level-2.
The Plant Breakthrough Card could upgrade ordinary plants into Transcendent Plants.
There was already a ready example at this stage—using the same seaweed, obtaining a second Deep Sea Oxygen should be no problem.
But after some hesitation, Qin Ziwen decided there was no rush; the deep sea was vast and there might be better choices.
Then came Building Upgrade Cards and Resource Upgrade Cards.
These could upgrade ordinary buildings or resource points to advanced units.
Counting the Ladder Rankings rewards, he had one more Building Upgrade Card and two Resource Upgrade Cards.
Then there was an Advanced Recruitment Card. After the surprise of getting Mogu, Qin Ziwen had high hopes for which Superhuman unit he might recruit next.
He took out the purple-gold card and pinched it, crushing it.
Light swirled before his eyes and then gradually faded.
A robust horse appeared where he stood, shoulder height two point four meters, body length three point nine meters, its flanks covered in fine stone-yellow scales.
Strangely, the horse had no mane on its neck; only a tuft of golden hair stood erect on the top of its head, pointing toward the sky.
The vibrant gold hair looked gilded, extremely striking.
But paired with the somewhat grayish scales across its body, it looked a little peculiar.
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“Holy shit, bro, where did you find such a flashy horse?” Qin Ziwu glanced at the flashy steed with its dazzling golden mane behind Qin Ziwen and couldn’t help but tease.
“I’ll give it to you to ride later. Like it?”
“Give it to me?” Qin Ziwu was about to refuse, because the horse looked a bit refined and otherworldly. Then he remembered his big brother already had Chitu and Crowned Eagle, and now also Little Black One and Little White Dragon—too many mounts to ride at once. Besides, this was a Superhuman mount; nobody else in the residential complex had a Superhuman steed. If he accepted it, he’d be second.
After much internal struggle, he finally nodded emphatically, “Then thanks, bro.”
[Superhuman · Dragon-Scale Horse: ☆☆☆★★]: Level-2 half-Dragon Bloodline, Level-2 super endurance, Level-1 super reproduction
In the distance, a crimson blur charged in with a gust of fierce wind!
“Hah—!”
Chitu stood on its hind legs, front hooves raised into the air, neighing loudly with a brash display.
From far away it saw a flashy newcomer circling beside its master.
The Dragon-Scale Horse squinted, casually scanning Chitu from head to hoof. When its gaze landed on Chitu’s muscular body, it paused for a moment.
Chitu lowered its front hooves and nonchalantly trotted over to the newcomer, first inspecting left and right, then pressing its shoulder gently as if unknowingly leaning in.
Then a smirk twitched at its mouth, lifting a breathless laugh without hiding it.
This flashy little hoofed thing isn’t taller than me~
With that, Chitu relaxed, gave the Dragon-Scale Horse a careless glance, then nudged it aside from Qin Ziwen with its hindquarters. It then bowed its head in a suppliant manner and buried its muzzle into Qin Ziwen’s arms.
“All right, you two will be colleagues from now on. Be friendly to your coworkers,” Qin Ziwen guessed Chitu’s little thought and was surprised by how jealous it seemed.
Chitu apparently understood, though whether it actually listened was another matter.
Suddenly Qin Ziwen felt his senses uplifted, sounds at his ear became clearer, and his perception of air currents extended farther.
The perceptible range roughly doubled.
His expression shifted slightly as he checked his abilities; sure enough, the Airflow Perception Network ability had risen from Level-1 to Level-2.
It must have been Crowned Eagle making a breakthrough.
Lately the territory here had been large, and Crowned Eagle had been hunting at sea diligently, actively improving its ability proficiency.
The effect was obvious.
His original decision had indeed been wise—competing through pets beats competing by oneself.
His younger brother’s voice drifted over his shoulder, “Big bro, can I try riding it?”
Qin Ziwu was eager to try.
Qin Ziwen nodded, but reminded him, “Go ahead, be careful, don’t crash into anyone.”
“Don’t worry!”
After his brother left, Qin Ziwen summoned Jia Liangcai to get his advice on which building types to upgrade next. Jia Liangcai was the Home steward and would have first access to updated data after building evolutions, which made later planning convenient.
Jia Liangcai hesitated only slightly before answering, “Farmland.”
“Farmland?” Qin Ziwen narrowed his eyes, then nodded.
In fact, he had been thinking the same thing.
Among ordinary buildings that had not yet been upgraded, farmland was undoubtedly the highest priority.
Previously he hadn’t upgraded it because the farmland was unique; now that Wei Zhaohua had built other new farmlands, the cost of trial and error was affordable,
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