I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 979 - 706: The Uses of Low Environments

Chapter 979: Chapter 706: The Uses of Low Environments

Her physical condition was excellent, Ahn Longling mastered different strengths, the Ahn family obtained a lot of knowledge about power systems through Alien Phenomenon hunters, and she had a good talent, so she learned a lot.

Through those powers, she did not feel anything wrong with the organs inside her body, but the residual impression of her body being disassembled was indelible.

"My hair has gotten a bit long." Ahn Longling grabbed a strand of her hair and said, she kept her hair long and well-maintained, but now compared to before, those care seemed rather useless.

"It’s been six hours already." Ahn Qi glanced at the time on her phone, this duration of sleep was still within their acceptable range.

Ahn Ke was not here at the moment, but she left a letter on the bedside table. After picking up and reading the letter, the corners of Ahn Qi’s eyes involuntarily twitched.

The content of the letter was not much, mainly telling them where she was now, and also something that made them very unsettled.

World Tree leaves had been surgically implanted in their bodies by her, using a very safe method, and the location of implantation was also very secure, not causing them any trouble.

They shouldn’t worry about the World Tree leaves bringing any additional effects...

She had experimented; nothing of that sort would happen, as these are leaves not seeds. Once removed from the World Tree, they simply acted like tools, and even though possessed with vibrant Life Force, they would not root or sprout in them.

If they felt this was improper, they could also remove the implanted World Tree leaves and choose to carry them externally, which would have a similar effect, but carrying it ’close to the body’ would make the effects of the World Tree leaves perform better.

"As expected..." Ahn Qi’s expression was somewhat melancholic, a beautiful dream indeed turned into a nightmare due to external factors.

Ahn Ke really did something while they were asleep, she didn’t add or remove anything from their bodies.

The World Tree leaves were also something they carried on their bodies, only it changed from external to internal carrying.

Moreover, the location of the World Tree was in their skull, a rather horrifying spot, especially since Ahn Ke’s letter also included a detailed drawing, marking the implantation location.

Looking at that hand-drawn sketch, they could imagine the scene at the time, Ahn Ke operated on them in their sleep, then shaved off a layer of cranial bone, carved out a compartment on the skull.

Afterward, she neatly embedded the World Tree leaves and then reattached the shaved cranial bone, mentioning in the letter that the World Tree leaves would not cause any rejection reaction with their bodies, reassuring them not to worry about this procedure causing any problems.

Pressing the spot between her eyebrows, Ahn Qi slightly grimaced and crushed the letter, the location of this implant made it impossible for others to surgically remove.

She grabbed a small mirror next to her and looked at her face, confirming there were no scars on her forehead before putting the mirror back: "Let’s go find Ahn Ke!"

Maybe Ahn Ke didn’t do this with malice, but it wasn’t necessarily out of goodwill either; rather, it was to satisfy her curiosity to gather information, incidentally finding out more about the specific effects of the World Tree leaves from either Ahn Ke or Zheng Yichen.

Now it seemed they wouldn’t undergo any changes, but what about later?

To preemptively know the relevant characteristics, thus potentially controlling future changes in advance, avoiding garnering more undue attention.

In a lower environment, even dragons aren’t undefeatable, let alone them.

Some things can be high-profile, but some still require caution.

In Zheng Yichen’s home laboratory, they found Ahn Ke but did not see Zheng Yichen.

"He took people to the upper city district for shopping, if you have any questions ask me directly." Ahn Ke paused the ongoing experiment, if it weren’t for the Ahn sisters not waking up, she wouldn’t be here, but would have returned to her own research institute first.

This laboratory was meant for witches, and there were many creatures here, but these creatures were not prepared for biological research, which she was unaccustomed to using.

"What will these leaves bring to us?"

"What will it bring?" Ahn Ke revealed a faint smile, a smile that when appeared on her face only caused unease, fortunately, this smile disappeared quickly.

She said, "World Tree leaves will bring natural protection, more intuitively explained, they provide you with extra energy protection, maintain your Life Force with high Regenerative Ability, ignore most toxic damage, and this Purifying power allows you to never bathe.

As long as the World Tree leaves are on your body, unless you go to a lower environment, these things can make you live until you’re tired of life, and perhaps under certain conditions, could even trigger natural disasters."

The World Tree leaves given to them by Zheng Yichen were no ordinary leaves, even though not Primordial leaves, but they were close to the core leaves of the World Tree, which can only be obtained inside the spatial domain of the World Tree.

Therefore, the effects were not so ordinary.

"..." Ahn Qi was momentarily speechless, what kind of treasures were these?

She more and more agreed with Ahn Ke’s words, the Ahn family’s understanding of a higher environment world was indeed too little, hearing Ahn Ke’s implication, it seemed the difficulty in obtaining World Tree leaves was not high, and there were many of them?

Ahn Qi knew this was a mistaken perception. It was easy for Zheng Yichen because he possessed such strength, but others?

This single leaf could prompt those families in Hazy City who could defy the authorities to go directly into battle, the kind that fight to the death.

"This is already enough for the Ahn family to ’return kindness with ingratitude’."

Ahn Qi couldn’t refute Ahn Ke’s words. No wonder Ahn Ke didn’t mention the specific function of this thing before; the Ahn family wouldn’t be foolish enough to take such a vengeful action, especially since Zheng Yichen was not the type to possess treasures without the strength to protect them.

However, the impact of this item would be long-lasting. The Ahn family might not do certain things, but what about other families? The function of this item was more supportive, and after its intelligence was leaked, the Ahn family would not have peace in the future.

Those pieces of knowledge were somewhat easier to handle. The families in Hazy City were all basically aware of the impact of Environmental Adjustment, and the strength brought by magic knowledge in a lower environment was just a matter of that level, it won’t disrupt the balance even if it’s comprehensive.

Want to make use of that knowledge? Sure, just go to a higher environment.

Some families couldn’t wait for the Ahn family to ’get lost’; once they left, they could take over the share the Ahn family originally had in Hazy City.

With so many different worlds out there, not only would other families not obstruct the Ahn family from leaving, but they would also send them off grandly, fearing only that the Ahn family might delay and not want to leave.

"Since you all are awake, let’s go together. I need to go back and handle some matters," Ahn Ke’s expression was calm, and her tone much colder. The weather was getting cold; some people needed to be dealt with.

It just so happened that her upcoming research on Life Preservation Technology required new test subjects, and her research in the world of magic had brought this technology close to a breakthrough.

The remaining work was more fitting to be completed in Hazy City.

High environments have their advantages, and low environments have theirs.

Some results are even better managed in a low environment, it’s just that such results are hard to achieve in a low environment. Once completed in a high environment, there are no such issues when brought back to a low environment.

In a low environment, due to the lower levels of energy and strength, the conditions required for operations are substantially reduced, thus making it possible to successfully complete otherwise difficult parts.

Such as the Essence of Life.

The process of Zheng Yichen acquiring it involved forcibly inducing mutations in parts of his body, then repeatedly adapting to them and finally retaining a hint of benign change. After amplifying these changes, he acquired the properties of the Essence of Life.

This is feasible in a low environment. In a high environment?

Given his robust physique, Ahn Ke really couldn’t think of any method that could induce local mutations in his body. Without such changes, there wouldn’t be any subsequent developments.

If this method wouldn’t work, not to mention other methods, like transformations. Except for the non-biological objects that could be forcibly implanted, other biologically active objects being forcibly implanted would only be killed by Zheng Yichen’s physique.

They would not have any effect; the painstakingly developed items would only serve as forcibly inserted nutrients for Zheng Yichen.

There is no possibility of transforming Zheng Yichen in a high environment unless the transformation material used is on the same or higher lifeform level as Zheng Yichen.

It’s different in a low environment. In a low environment, the upper and lower limits of an individual’s strength are very close, making what seemed impossible possible.

Not to mention now, even if Zheng Yichen continues to defy the Heavens, in the environment of the Misty City World, his physical limits are just that; after reaching the ceiling it becomes very hard to improve, though it can be indirectly enhanced through other means.

Such as the additional regenerative ability brought by the World Tree leaves carried by Ahn Qi and others, the longevity that exceeds the life limits of organisms within this environment, but these are not inherent limits possessed by the individual; they are brought by external objects.

To allow Zheng Yichen to acquire the life-preserving characteristics derived from the research on the Ark of Life, he must return to a low environment, complete the final research, and if the final integration cannot be accomplished in the Misty City World.

Then what follows is to have Ahn Qi make more effort to find an even lower environment world.

Ahn Qi has collected so many benefits; she should contribute more in this regard.

It’s just that people have been restless in her absence these past few months, wasting a bit of time to deal with this matter.

"Let’s go together then, the list is ready," Ahn Longling knew what Ahn Ke wanted to do and spoke immediately. She had the idea of fishing, and since Ahn Ke wasn’t planning to wait, it was time to pull in the net.

She didn’t feel regretful about this. After what Ahn Ke and Zheng Yichen brought back this time, it’s normal for the items to bankrupt the family. Those previous fishing ideas seemed very... meaningless, like ants scrambling over small pieces of bread.

"Get this matter resolved quickly."

"Heh~ This matter will be resolved very quickly."