I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature -
Chapter 435 - 344: Relying on Equipment in a Harsh Environment_1
Chapter 435: Chapter 344: Relying on Equipment in a Harsh Environment_1
"Brother Chang Qing, do we have any more food? We came straight here as soon as we got back and didn’t eat anything," Liu Hongzhao said, trying to move closer to Zheng Yichen, but seeing that both sides of him were already taken, she became anxious.
"Food, huh? Then let’s catch a couple more," Zheng Yichen said.
Taking out his fishing rod, Zheng Yichen walked to the riverbank, baited the hook, and started fishing. The three girls huddled together, occasionally glancing over at him.
Qi Xiangyun was the first to speak, "Brother Chang Qing still makes one feel safe."
"Yes, yes," Lin Yaoyao quickly nodded her head. She couldn’t help but look at the Supreme Demon Weapon that Liu Hongzhao had carelessly placed behind her back. In everyday life, Liu Hongzhao never parted with her weapon, always keeping it within reach, not carelessly behind her like now.
"...This is an opportunity. The Supreme Demons have been dealt a heavy blow. If Brother Chang Qing has a way to kill the Supreme Demons, then we should help him completely eradicate all of them!" Liu Hongzhao said fiercely, her attitude towards the native world’s Supreme Demons one of absolute eradication.
If she encountered the Battle Maniac Asura who left her an ’inheritance’ and had the opportunity to kill him, she would not hesitate to strike, let alone the other Supreme Demons.
One by one, kill them all if possible.
"I want to help too, but at best, I can only assist Brother Chang Qing in dealing with some minor minions," Liu Hongzhao touched her weapon, knowing from experience just how difficult it is to deal with a Supreme Demon. She was bound by duty to help, but it would most likely be like when the Demon Flower was still around.
They were flowers to be protected, and even now, having turned into roses with thorns, they were still flowers in the eyes of Zheng Yichen.
"The fish is here. Shall I go gather something else?" After putting down a fish that was mutated but still somewhat recognizable, Zheng Yichen wiped the water off his hands and asked.
"Brother Chang Qing, this is enough," Liu Hongzhao said. The fish in Zheng Yichen’s hand was nearly a meter long, more than enough for their meal.
Plus, she wasn’t hungry. What she really wanted was to experience the process of eating together, unlike Qi Xiangyun... who didn’t become a Dusk mercenary because of Qi Family Town and instead waited for Zheng Yichen.
She made sure to experience everything she could in advance, including the rare chance to be alone with him.
Zheng Yichen then took some seasoning packets out of his motorcycle and handed out four bottles of healing potion to Liu Hongzhao and the others, "This stuff can quickly heal injuries, including serious ones, but if used too much, it might cause distortion. It’s best not to use it or to use it sparingly unless absolutely necessary."
Healing potions don’t require drinking the entire bottle upon opening; a small sip is enough for minor but urgent injuries.
"This creature is quite special," Liu Hongzhao commented, holding the medicine bottle. The essence of the healing potion was the life essence of the Skeleton behemoth. She could feel a ’hunger’ when she touched the container, a trait from the devouring characteristic she gained from Zheng Yichen’s blood.
The hunger didn’t control her, but she was able to judge the ’value’ of the living beings she touched through this sensation.
"Indeed very special. It’s been dead for who knows how many years, yet there is a strong life force stored within it, leaving behind a kind of life essence even after the bones were broken down," Zheng Yichen agreed.
"Sounds like another special thing?" Lin Yaoyao asked with interest.
Zheng Yichen nodded, looking at the girl, "This is an emergency life-saving medicine. Don’t use it for any research. If you want to do research, I’ll provide you with the raw materials later on."
"Then thank you, Brother Chang Qing," Lin Yaoyao said with a joyful smile. Watching the girl’s smile, Zheng Yichen proceeded to clean the fish. The scales were easy to remove, and with a slap of his hand, they came off.
With good control of his Inner Strength, he could even shake out the fish bones.
The guts needed to be dealt with normally, after which the fish could be steamed or grilled as desired.
As Zheng Yichen was preparing the fish, Liu Hongzhao and Lin Yaoyao exchanged glances, with Lin Yaoyao asking, "Brother Chang Qing, has your body not recovered yet?"
"Ah? I ran into some more troublesome situations and ended up like this," Zheng Yichen replied, flipping his hair and then seriously saying, "Individual strength is very important, but so is equipment. If you can, prepare a set of equipment for low environments... No, I’ll prepare a set for you all when I get back."
Zheng Yichen said this as he took down a box hanging from the motorcycle. The box unfolded to reveal the battle suit inside, which had been redesigned and optimized by the World Security Department’s research division in Chiang Wei’s world, based on its original design.
The performance had improved, the strength had significantly increased due to material replacement, and most importantly, the portability had also been enhanced.
"In a low environment, everyone’s physical performance will be quite similar, but it can be enhanced through the use of technological equipment." After putting on the battle suit, Zheng Yichen moved his body and said, in this world, the enhancement that this kind of battle suit provided him was... mediocre at best.
After all, the strength levels in this world weren’t low to begin with, and a battle suit sort of acted as armor that could be considered as giving speed +10, strength +20.
In a low environment, the highest attribute of an average person wouldn’t exceed 10, so the enhancement from this item would be quite significant, but in the environment of this world, where a strong person’s attributes could reach one or two hundred, such a fixed enhancement would seem very low.
"It looks pretty powerful." Qi Xiangyun looked at the battle suit Zheng Yichen was wearing with great interest, tapping on it and said, "It also has high durability."
"Used as armor in such an environment, it’s the greatest assurance in a low environment where it’s difficult to use Inner Strength and spells, and no matter how quick your reactions are, it’s easy to get killed by a bullet, but with this kind of equipment, you can ignore some hidden guns."
"Besides, there’s another way to enhance oneself in a low environment, and that method is suitable for any environment, though it’s very difficult to make improvements."
Zheng Yichen sat down and started to explain in detail to Liu Hongzhao and the others, who were listening attentively. The basic attribute improvement of the body goes without saying; one could enhance it through practicing step by step, but what mattered even more was the improvement of the Performance Coefficient.
After listening to Zheng Yichen’s explanation, Liu Hongzhao pondered, "Brother Chang Qing, I think I might have experienced the situation you mentioned."
She had noticed this during her previous mercenary missions, and the difference became even more apparent after making comparisons later on. With the same strength, she could exert more power.
"Have you ever received Supreme Demon Blood? It seems that the improvement of the Performance Coefficient might be related to lifeform level. As for the differences between species, they can be disregarded; humans are humans, other creatures are other creatures, no matter how much we improve, we can only improve on the basis of being human."
"Going beyond that standard would be Genetic Modification."
Genetic Modification is something that Ahn Ke’s side has, using it to induce a series of new changes in a human’s muscle and bone structures to give them greater strength. At the same time, there might be some changes in the Performance Coefficient aspect, but such modifications often sacrifice other areas of performance...
"However, even this increase in Performance Coefficient isn’t effective in a low environment. At best, it just provides greater convenience under the same conditions, but it’s another story if the enemy has better equipment."
The Body Coefficient is far more useful in a high environment than any equipment, with a base attribute of ten thousand paired with a Performance Coefficient of 1.5 or even 2 times. Just imagine how terrifying that is.
In a low environment, however, with only ten points in base attribute paired with such a Performance Coefficient, even though it’s formidable, one still can’t punch through thick steel plates or block bullets with their body. So, in the lower limits, it’s still better to use equipment to make up for deficiencies. After all, it’s a low environment, so don’t expect too much from your own body.
Honestly, crushing your enemies with superior high-tech armor is the way to go.
"So, Brother Chang Qing, did you become younger this time because you encountered a low environment?" Lin Yaoyao asked, not knowing how they could improve their own Performance Coefficient, which was crucial insight from Zheng Yichen.
Even if they looked at Liu Hongzhao’s case, they would have to kill some Supreme Demons for it to work.
There’s no need to think too much for now. As for equipment preparation, they were all ears. If it really was the low environment Zheng Yichen described, they might not even be able to use the Supreme Demon Weapon without sufficient preparation, as their current ability to use it is due to favorable environmental conditions.
All of them could easily lift an adult man with one hand, so wielding a Supreme Demon Weapon was no trouble, but in a low environment, even with decent bodies, they would be like underage girls in Zheng Yichen’s world.
Wielding a weapon weighing several kilograms might prove challenging, let alone a Supreme Demon Weapon, so they would need to rely on equipment to compensate.
However, Lin Yaoyao thought of another method: since everyone is more or less on the same level in a low environment, she could consider using poisons as a weapon. Who could resist the effects of poison if they couldn’t block bullets?
"No, I encountered a cancerous planet."
"...Ah? Is that the one you mentioned in your letter before, Brother Chang Qing?" Lin Yaoyao paused for a moment and then recalled some photos brought back by Liu Hongzhao. Those were photos of a very terrifying world of Flesh. Although the photos didn’t convey much, one could tell how horrendous that world was through them.
Compared to their world, which had been ravaged by the Demon Flower, that flesh-filled world was absolutely despair-inducing. The Demon Flower merely caused people to mutate into alien demons, but in that world, everyone would be assimilated by the cancerous planet.
And yet, they seemed to carry on as before, not knowing any better, and even felt that everything was still normal... madness without self-awareness.
"That’s the one." Zheng Yichen waved his hand to the side, and Lilith pulled up a projection screen. He operated it for a moment, and a photo appeared on the screen: "This is what I encountered in the low environment."
The three girls looked at the giant sandworm on the screen and fell into silence.
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