Chapter 452: Speculations about Insects, Making the [Spirit Storage Bottle] |
【Greenfield Cruise Ship: Congratulations on reaching the top of the Rock Rank Leaderboard. As a token of congratulations, here's a piece of news for you. Moon Shadow's Breath will advance to the Silver Rank tomorrow. Also, the people on this list all provided your information to Moon Shadow's Breath back then. I hope this helps with your accumulation before you advance to the Bronze Rank.】
Yu Yuan looked at the private chat message that suddenly appeared on the Virtual Light Screen. For a moment, he couldn't quite figure out what the other party's true intention was.
But faced with this gesture of goodwill, Yu Yuan could only heighten his own vigilance.
【Yu Yuan Shelter: Thanks!】
"Moon Shadow's Breath will advance to the Silver Rank tomorrow? I thought she'd wait a while longer!"
"Although her advancing to the Silver Rank will temporarily ease the threat she poses to me, I still feel a bit unwilling... Is there any way to mess with her a little?"
As he pondered, Jiu Feng arrived before Yu Yuan.
"Master, the data on that bug is out. The bug's genes show clear signs of mutation, and there are traces of residual micro-radiation within its body. Considering it appeared deep in the mine shaft, perhaps it's related to..."
Before Jiu Feng could finish, Yu Yuan already understood his meaning.
"Correct! That's the most reasonable explanation at the moment..." Jiu Feng confirmed.
"Additionally, we discovered something different in this bug's genetic code..."
A freshly printed A4 sheet of paper was handed over.
Yu Yuan recognized it at a glance. Wasn't this the enzyme system structure within the genetic code?
He had seen these before when researching the genetic links between Molten Kobolds and Ascetics, so he naturally recognized it instantly.
"Although there are traces of radiation-induced mutation in the bug's genetic code, we also discovered some unique enzyme components in its code. This type of enzyme component is unknown, never discovered before, but..."
Jiu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, a gleam of sharpness appearing within them.
"This enzyme system seems to possess an extremely strong aggressiveness and invasiveness towards demon-type enzyme systems..."
Yu Yuan's movements instantly froze. He turned his head to look at Jiu Feng, the words of those two miners flashing through his mind.
That Red Ghostly Shadow rapidly dissipated after being struck by the electric arc released by the bug.
"You're saying the special enzyme system on the bug, like the demon enzyme system, is also connected to some kind of existence? And they are hostile towards each other?"
Yu Yuan understood Jiu Feng's meaning.
"We cannot rule out that possibility. I speculate it's likely that under the effects of radiation, the bug synchronized with some form of spirituality, or was influenced by some special stimulus, leading to this directional mutation."
Yu Yuan immediately thought of that so-called Red Ghostly Shadow.
Where venomous snakes appear, there must be antidote grass.
All things in existence are interconnected and counterbalance each other.
Perhaps the appearance of this bug is related to that Red Ghostly Shadow.
But the residual radiation within the bug's body is also crucial.
Yu Yuan immediately sent a message to Quis.
He instructed him to tell Xu Ke that the location of the uranium ore was likely in the area where the bug was discovered.
But they shouldn't rush exploration these two days. Before resolving the crisis of the Red Ghostly Shadow, Yu Yuan wouldn't let Xu Ke and the others take the risk.
The Red Ghostly Shadow belongs to the category of non-corporeal life forms. In the past, Yu Yuan would have been quite wary of them.
But he had previously obtained a [Non-Corporeal Life Research Notebook], which recorded methods and blueprints for dealing with non-corporeal life forms.
Now that a ghostly threat had appeared, it was time to craft those items.
Yu Yuan instructed Jiu Feng to research the special enzyme system within that bug.
Since it had a restraining effect on both ghosts and demons, it meant its electric arc might not be effective only against those two types of creatures.
Comprehensive verification was necessary.
Leaving the bug research to Jiu Feng and the others.
Yu Yuan found Mona and took out several handwritten pages.
These pages contained the information about the ritual circle for summoning the Wendigo, memorized by Zhi Zhi while monitoring it.
The Wendigo was the primary target for completing the Fate Cards task, so multi-faceted preparations were essential.
If the Wendigo truly no longer appeared actively, then Yu Yuan would need to prepare to summon it himself.
Yu Yuan then returned to the shelter and went to the Workbench.
The crafting list now displayed the names of various items designed to counter non-corporeal life forms.
"To see ghosts, one needs Spirit Communication Glasses, but crafting them requires Spirit Crystals, which is..."
"Ordinary weapons pose no threat to non-corporeal life forms, especially creatures like ghosts. The Spirit-Slashing Blade must also be prepared, but..."
Yu Yuan took out a vial of [Molten Kobold Blood Specimen] (Bronze-tier).
Unfortunately, it didn't meet the requirement of Bronze-tier canine creature blood for crafting the Spirit-Slashing Blade.
That wasn't a big deal, as the Aurora Animal Assistance Association specialized in animal mutation experiments anyway.
He had already notified Quis to have the hunting team from Dead Mine Town capture live canine creatures.
Wild wolves, hyenas, etc., were all acceptable.
However, compared to directly killing ghosts, Yu Yuan preferred to capture them directly.
They were ghosts, after all! Even studying them would be worthwhile.
"Spirit Containment Bottle, crafting materials: Crystal corresponding to the ghost's level ×2, Spiritual Creature Blood with holy/divine attributes 5ml, Bronze-tier spiritual material..."
Back in the mine shaft.
The Combat Detector had not detected the presence of any Bronze-tier creatures.
But presumably, that ghostly shadow was at most Bronze-tier, not Silver-tier.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been dispersed by an electric arc released by a bug that wasn't even a Bronze-tier creature.
Bronze-tier crystals should suffice. Coincidentally, several pieces of Bronze-tier crystal minerals had been collected earlier from the Black Domain Shelter.
Spiritual Creature Blood with holy/divine attributes...
Yu Yuan's gaze fell upon Mie Mie.
This was the only creature he could think of that had any association with holiness.
After expending a few carrots, he successfully obtained 20ml of Mie Mie's blood.
With the two main materials acquired, other Bronze-tier spiritual materials were even less of a problem.
Yu Yuan immediately began crafting [Spirit Containment Bottle] ×4.
"Crafting time: five hours..."
"That bug can release electric arcs, and the Electromagnetic Pulse Worm can also release electric arcs, but their evolutionary directions are completely different."
Yu Yuan fell into deep thought.
When he first obtained the Electromagnetic Pulse Worm, Yu Yuan had collected a bit of its bodily fluids and sent it to the Aurora Animal Assistance Association for testing.
But at that time, no demon-enzyme-restraining effect had appeared.
Although both were electricity-discharging creatures, their natures were entirely distinct.
Yu Yuan truly felt the waters of the wasteland game were getting deeper and deeper.
Making it harder and harder for him to see through.
However, soon after, the corners of Yu Yuan's mouth turned upward.
"Fine, that's what makes it interesting."
He checked the time, thinking of the message sent earlier by the Greenfield Cruise Ship.
After pondering for a few seconds, an instrument resembling a Walkie-Talkie appeared in his hand.
"Moon Shadow's Breath is advancing to Silver-tier tomorrow, so I must send her a congratulatory gift!"
A dangerous smile appeared on Yu Yuan's lips.