I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 978 - 705

Chapter 978: 705

The Ascension Plan was Ahn family’s sky-reaching strategy, utilizing the special nature of Hazy City to amass a great deal in lower environments, then upon arrival in the higher environments, becoming a top-tier force.

The Ahn family had enough understanding of Environmental Adjustment, but their knowledge of the higher environments was far too lacking.

Even if the Ahn family could attempt to create artificial gods, it wasn’t certain they would become True Gods in the higher environments. With demigods aplenty in the world of magic, and even more true gods, why would they become a top-tier power?

Simply with a hodge-podge of system frameworks?

Based on Ahn Ke’s own understanding, the accumulation that the Ahn family had achieved so far had been completely overshadowed by the microchip brought back by Zheng Yichen!

The developmental system that the Ahn family pieced together was indeed not bad, but it had its limits. It worked in mid to low environments, but in higher environments? Don’t think too much about it.

As long as the complete magic system knowledge in the microchip was thoroughly researched, the Ahn family could establish themselves in the higher environments, and they would not think too much about reaching the very top.

There were many forces in the world of magic that possessed high-end knowledge, and not everyone was top-tier. Too many were outstanding, which meant that none of them were truly outstanding.

The Ahn family seriously underestimated the geniuses and talents in those higher environment worlds.

A behemoth could not be raised in a well; even if one took an alternative path and managed to raise a snake-like behemoth that fit better within the well, ultimately it would still be constrained by the well itself and would no longer be able to grow after reaching a certain limit.

The Ascension Plan should not be achieved overnight; it required continuous changes of environments, moving to a larger one once the limit within the well was reached, then changing again after reaching the next limit—the ascent should be gradual.

Sky-reaching in one step was but a delusion. Without seeing a broader world, how could one achieve greater progress?

Of course, Ahn Ke would only give this advice once; repeating it too much was not in her nature. In the future, she wouldn’t leave the Ahn family because of this, but if the Ahn family engaged in something fatal, Ahn Ke would not follow them to their demise.

"What exactly did you experience this time?"

Ahn Qi felt the changes in Ahn Ke were not limited to just her demeanor.

"So much," Ahn Ke replied, "Have you seen battles between gods? The wars that take place in the Great World? Have you seen extraterrestrial beings?" Ahn Ke took out her computer and loaded the contents of a storage disk into it.

It contained her research findings from her time in the world of magic, including data from the dissection of extraterrestrial beings, as well as recordings left behind by Zheng Yichen and more.

"Take a look at these and then decide for yourselves."

"..."

After examining the materials provided by Ahn Ke, Ahn Longling sincerely said, "I now regret not going with you to that world of magic."

"You couldn’t have gone; someone needed to stay here," Ahn Qi calmly stated. Either she would go, or Ahn Longling or Ahn Qi would; if none of them went, then it had to be another member of the family.

And she felt fortunate it was she who had gone.

The battles between gods, the extraterrestrial beings, and the information about that Great World took them over two hours to review, and that was even with fast-forwarding. There was no need to doubt the authenticity of the information.

Because it was real, they realized how important Ahn Ke’s advice was.

The Ahn family truly underestimated the strength that could be demonstrated in those high environment worlds. In a world with True Gods, demigods weren’t scarce, to say the least; one could still find a multitude if they looked.

After all, with virtually no constraints on their lifespan and the innate powerful strength of demigods, it would be hard for them to die unless they actively sought their own destruction. How could they not become numerous over time?

Fortunately, the knowledge monopoly in that world had been broken, and therefore demigods did not dictate and dominate the Mortal Realm in all regards due to their abundance.

As for the Great World, according to the records, just one great domain of the Great World was larger than the total surface area of the Misty City World, a mass so enormous it could be considered a ’universe’ of its own.

Extraterrestrial beings—well, that really did exceed their understanding. Were there really extraterrestrial beings? And they had even been dissected by Ahn Ke.

"..." Ahn Qi’s gaze fell on the small vial of Water of Life. This substance had to be used up entirely if it were to be used at all; otherwise, it would have to be surrendered to the Ahn family. Whether it would be redistributed later depended on the family’s arrangements.

There was far too little of this Water of Life.

As for the leaves of the World Tree, they came from a colossal tree thousands of kilometers in height—leaves so ’small’ from such an enormous being must signify how extraordinarily special they were.

"Leave them; only the knowledge of magic can bring immediate changes to the Ahn family, while these will not produce any change," said Ahn Ke calmly.

A small amount of Water of Life could induce significant change in a person; even diluted a thousand times, it still had some use. However, the environmental level of this world was too low; dilution wouldn’t be as effective as in the world of magic.

Using it after diluting was like turning the substance into something akin to the Fountain of Youth.

It could increase the regenerative ability of the user, allowing them to maintain their youth for a long time. However, when one’s life was due to end, they would still die; this is how it appeared in low-level environments. The technology to extend life, on the other hand, could easily replace such things in lower environments.

The quadruped extraterrestrial beings she had studied still had many samples. Those extraterrestrials didn’t possess any special abilities, but they could naturally live beyond five hundred years.

Based on her comparative research on lifeform levels, the lifespan of the quadruped extraterrestrials wouldn’t change much, even in this world. With this in mind, developing a stable technology for longevity was not difficult.

Moreover, there had been certain achievements in the Essence of Life, which could substitute the Water of Life.

But the Water of Life was limited in quantity and without a production channel, once used up, it would be gone. The leaves of the World Tree, once divided, would not be as effective.

"Okay." Although Ahn Longling realized that Ahn Ke might have other thoughts, she didn’t say anything more. For the Ahn family, knowledge was still the most useful asset, and consumables without a stable source of acquisition could ultimately only benefit a few.

Since Zheng Yichen had given this to them, giving too much of it away seemed inappropriate. After all, how could the Ahn family be in a weaker position compared to Zheng Yichen?

The knowledge of magic was something that, if fully mastered, would become a complete inheritance for the Ahn family.

"You won’t regret this choice," Ahn Ke closed the computer nearby and said, "Our connection to Zheng Yichen is now the strongest link to the Ahn family. The others? He doesn’t know them well. If the Ahn family does something foolish, I won’t be part of it."

Ahn Ke’s words eliminated the hesitation from Ahn Qi and Ahn Longling, solidifying their decision. Ahn Qi was right; Zheng Yichen indeed hadn’t had much contact with the other members of the Ahn family, not in the past and certainly not now.

Now, if the Ahn family wanted to have any contact, they wouldn’t have many opportunities left.

As for them, who already knew Zheng Yichen, they could maintain their past relationship, but if they remained ’ordinary,’ it wasn’t about Zheng Yichen unrightfully leaving them behind, but rather, they simply wouldn’t be able to keep up with him.

Ahn Ke asked, "Wait, do you have any other plans today?"

"No, once I knew you were coming back, I cleared all my schedule."

"That’s good. You’ll sleep for a while after taking this stuff, here in my place."

"... That’s really unsettling," Ahn Qi said earnestly. Even though Ahn Ke had changed a lot after returning from the world of magic, the impression she left on them was still profound.

Would they wake up in Ahn Ke’s house missing or gaining something after such a defenseless sleep?

"I’ve lost much interest in ordinary people."

Ahn Qi shook the little bottle in her hand, "Does this count as ’ordinary’?"

"I’ve drunk it too."

That settled it. The sisters, who were like daughters to each other, drank a small bottle of Water of Life together. The strong Life Power erupted, causing their brains to be dizzy from the overwhelming Life Power.

Ahn Ke watched the sisters fall asleep, made some basic notes, and realized Ahn Longling was strong, but Ahn Qi’s left arm had been created through the Essence of Life technology, and prolonged adaptation had changed her constitution.

As such, Ahn Qi lasted a bit longer than Ahn Longling, but not by much, maybe about ten seconds or so.

In a lower environment, the upper and lower limits would converge, so the ten-second difference was within the expected range. In a higher environment, that ten-second difference could stretch to half a minute, tens of minutes, or even to one being asleep while the other remained awake.

Grabbing one in each hand, Ahn Ke carried the sisters to her room and proceeded with a thorough check-up. After she had drunk the Spring Water of Life herself, she had fallen asleep and woken up to find the changing process due to her children had ended.

Now that there were others using the Spring Water of Life, how could she not observe closely?

A scalpel with a leaf pattern appeared in her hand. Since it was a check-up, external tactile examinations wouldn’t suffice; she needed an internal observation...

"Ugh... I feel terrible."

Not knowing how long she had slept, the awakening Ahn Qi rubbed her head. The transformation brought by the Water of Life was immediate; the sense of incongruity in her left arm had completely vanished after this sleep.

Initially, in her dreams, she felt enveloped in a sea of life, carefree, without the need to consider the multitude of troubles in reality, able to relax and immerse herself completely.

Before long, the sea of life turned into a sea of blood, similar to a horror film where water from a tap suddenly became blood, inducing an eerie feeling.

She gradually woke from the discomfort, realizing it was just a dream, but still feeling terrible.

Even though she felt exceptionally light and full of energy, it still wasn’t a ’never better’ kind of good sleep.

"Sister, how do you feel?"

"Terrible," Ahn Longling didn’t seem to be in good spirits either, examining her arms that now barely showed pores. She wasn’t checking to see how much better her skin looked or how much stronger her constitution had become.

She just wanted to make sure nothing had been added or removed from her body.

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