Fooled You, I'm Not Human Anymore!

Wu Xiangwang once believed that having a good face meant having everything. As long as he looked good, he could completely be a vase and a carefree immortal.

Until he fell into a terrifying w...

Chapter 22: Fierce Creatures: Highly Poisonous Cone Snails

Of course, no one believed the reasons given by Wu Xiangwang.

If it was really because of his appearance, the weird guard captain should have looked at Wu Xiangwang differently the first time he saw him.

But in the first three days, the captain of the weird guard wanted to tear this overly handsome pretty boy into pieces.

So this top pretty boy must have done something in the weird captain's cabin that they didn't know about!

Maybe it's something unspeakable, otherwise why would this guy bring up Tai Chi?

The newlyweds who gathered around felt unhappy on the one hand, but on the other hand they knew that they had no way to force Wu Xiangwang to speak.

Not to mention that they don't know the strength of this guy's awakened superpowers, just the weird guard captain's servile attitude towards him, anyone who hurts this person in the Novice Village will probably be torn into pieces by the weird guard captain.

So, in the end, everyone could only disperse with different expressions.

Some people frowned and wondered whether they should take the risk of practicing Tai Chi or dancing for the strange guard captain, while others kept looking at Wu Xiangwang, Shang Chong and Wu Xingyun beside him with inexplicable eyes, and left with a lot of thoughts in their minds.

Wu Xiannan narrowed his eyes again as he watched those people leave. Wu Xingyun said worriedly beside him:

"Brother Wu, I feel like some people look at us in a rather unpleasant way, woo woo woo!"

Wu Xiangwang gave Shang Chong, who had covered Wu Xingyun's mouth tightly, a thumbs-up. He then glared at Wu Xingyun and emphasized again, "If there's nothing wrong, just keep quiet! Silence is golden."

"If you really can't hold it back, just say 'good luck' or 'congratulations on your wealth'. Just say a few more auspicious words when you have nothing to do. Don't keep saying 'bu na sha', okay?"

"I once heard that human willpower is powerful. As long as your willpower is strong enough, the world will change for you!"

Wu Xiannan was very serious about brainwashing the God of Bad Luck: "As long as you always think about the beauty of the world and everything going well, one day you will go from being the unlucky one now to being the lucky one in the future!"

Wu Xingyun's eyes widened, and he forcefully pulled Shang Chong's hand away, his face filled with longing: "Will there really be such a day?"

The immortal man smiled a rather celestial smile: "Of course, you have to believe in yourself. Good times will come after bad times. You are about to turn things around!"

Wu Xingyun suddenly felt filled with strength, and the future was incredibly bright: "Brother Wu!! I will definitely work hard! Woohoo, you are my life mentor! I will definitely stay with you forever!!"

Wu Xiangwang's eyelids twitched for a moment, and then he quickly changed the subject:

"Let's go. It's getting late. Go back and pack your things. We'll leave the Novice Village tomorrow morning."

Shang Chong also nodded: "When I was weeding, I heard from Brother Jin and the others that the Dragon Fang and Flying Wing groups were also planning to leave tomorrow morning.

This way, if we travel with the group, we can get some support and learn some tips and knowledge about traveling in the wild."

"Oh, Brother Jin is a new soldier who can transform himself into metal. He was invited by the Dragon Fang Legion. He has excellent physical fitness and just completed a special mission before coming here." Shang Chong was impressed by the expression on his face when he spoke. "I think it would be good to have a good relationship with Brother Jin."

Wu Xiangwang gave Shang Chong another good look. Although this troublemaker was very good at talking and sometimes his words were very hateful, his talkativeness still gave him certain advantages and talents in building relationships and making friends.

Although they have not joined the big army, if they can maintain good relations with the people in the big army, they may be able to find out some inside information or unique resources that ordinary teams cannot know.

Sometimes, some important news can determine the future and life and death.

"Then we'll leave with them, but we should handle things on our own if we can, and not try to take advantage of the big groups unless absolutely necessary.

If there is anything that the group needs, I would be happy to help out."

Wu Xiangwang looked at Shang Chong and Wu Xingyun, focusing on the latter: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Shang Chong certainly understood that even if Wu Xingyun was unlucky, he was definitely not stupid. "I understand. It's beneficial for us to have good relations with the big team."

"I'd better stay away from them then."

Wu Xiangwang twitched his lips and said, "Very good. When I get back, I will give Auntie 2,000 yuan in pocket money every month."

Wu Xingyun suddenly felt that his life had more purpose.

Then the three of them accompanied Wu Chong to exchange eggs for bedding. While Wu Xingyun was practicing increasing the growth rate of his mushrooms and reciting auspicious words, Shang Chong, holding his little thunder ball in his hand, asked Wu Xiangwang stealthily:

"Just now, I covered his mouth to prevent him from speaking, but even that kid could see that some people had bad intentions. I'm afraid we will encounter more than just strange things in the wild on the road tomorrow."

Don't think that humans will unite and help each other to overcome difficulties when they fall into a new world. Sometimes human hearts are more terrifying than anything strange.

As long as the benefits are sufficient, people can be non-human.

Wu Xiangwang also nodded: "I understand."

Even with the presence of Moldy Mushroom, the total number of eggs he and Shang Chong had earned from weeding over the past three days had reached sixty. Even if they took away the twenty eggs that Shang Chong and Wu Xingyun had to exchange for their bedding, they still had forty eggs in stock.

In addition, many people knew that he had completed the third beauty mission of dancing for the weird captain, so the total assets exposed by their team were as many as three carts, three bedding rolls, a set of gorgeous clothes, ten copper coins and forty eggs.

Compared to other teams where some didn't even have a bedding roll for each person, there were only one or two extra eggs, and each team had only one cart, the supplies of their team of only three people were really eye-catching.

The problem isn't the lack of food, but the inequality of it. Moreover, these supplies might even save lives at a critical moment. Wu Xiannan pressed his hand between his eyebrows. If he were short of food and clothing, he would also choose to rob them.

Maybe there's no need to even rob——

The three of them each pushed a small cart, and the supplies must have been placed on the carts. As long as they waited for someone to encounter strange chaos in the wild, or at night when it was dark and quiet and someone took the eggs from the carts while they were not paying attention, the three of them might not be able to get the people and the eggs back.

And if you imagine the situation even worse - in the chaos, people around will rush in and grab things, and maybe even the cart will be snatched away.

By then, there will only be three of them. Can they fight against one or two hundred people?

Don't count on the people from the Dragon Fang Legion to help them, they are not members of the Legion. Moreover, if there are too many people looting, the people from the Legion will probably not be able to take care of them.

So, it seems that they completed the mission best and most smoothly, but on the way to the first main city, their team was the most dangerous.

"Tsk, let's disperse the supplies when the time comes." Shang Chong thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good idea. He could only think of not putting all his eggs in one basket for the time being.

Wu Xiangwang was still frowning, the problem was that their three "baskets" were not safe either.

Shang Chong sighed with envy, "I heard from Brother Jin that the curly-haired beauty from the Dragon Fang Legion is a space user. All their supplies are stored in her space."

It would be great if we also had a friend who had awakened the ability to control space. Then we could put all the supplies into the space, and no one would be able to take a single egg from us!

Wu Xiangwang suddenly stopped at this moment.

"Huh? Why did you stop so suddenly?"

Wu Xiannan looked at the horizon and sighed: "You're right, no matter what, we need a safe space first."

He had been thinking about what kind of fierce creature to awaken secondly since the first night, but he was wavering between the two.

Of the two fierce creatures, one was better at fighting and had immense strength, while the other was more focused on survival and most likely had its own space. He certainly wanted to awaken both at once, but he had a feeling that with the energy he currently had, he could only awaken one more fierce creature at most.

If you want to awaken a third powerful creature, you will probably need to upgrade your superpowers as the red-haired young man said.

But who knows when the superpowers can be upgraded?

So he struggled for two days.

But don't worry about it now.

Although he also hopes to become a strongman and make a fierce attack, Aedes albopictus can still perform stably in the battle.

But safe spaces are imminent.

So, the second fierce creature to awaken and transform is this one!

Shang Chong: "So? Can you still get a portable space?"

Then Shang Chong saw this fake immortal look at him with an unfathomable look for three seconds, and then actually nodded!

Nodded!!!

"Go get your bedding. I'm going to awaken my spatial ability first."

Shang Chong: “????”

Shang Chong: “…………”

Shang Chong raised his little thunder ball: "Do you need me to help you clear your head?"

Wu Xiangwang rolled his eyes and said, "Foolish mortal, wait till tomorrow and kneel down before me and call me daddy."

Then Shang Chong watched as the guy turned and walked away. Wu Xingyun was confused behind him: "Brother Shang! Why did Brother Wu leave? Where is he going?"

The small thunder ball in Shang Chong's hand crackled and sneered, "He's daydreaming!"

* * *

Wu Xiangwang did not return to the room where the newlyweds rested to awaken his fierce transformation.

There might be a group of people gathered there waiting for him.

He needed to find a quiet and deserted place to awaken. The corner where he tried to transform on the first night was a good choice.

Because of the rumor about the weird giant mosquitoes, no one wanted to go there.

As for those strange mosquitoes in the grass, they were no problem to him.

Wu Xiangwang leaned against the eaves and closed his eyes.

And when he closed his eyes, the wall of diamond-shaped photos with hundreds of golden photos in his sea of consciousness appeared in front of his "eyes".

At this time, only the photo of the sharp-cornered beast at the bottom of the diamond-shaped photo wall was in color, while the ninety-nine photos above it were all lifeless grayish-white.

Wu Xiangwang first glanced at the first photo of a fierce animal in the second row, but quickly shifted his gaze to the photo of a fierce animal in the middle of the third row.

It was a photo of a grayish-white conch, but the conch in this photo was different from the one that most people had in their minds, with beautiful colors that could be used as decorations, or with plump meat that could be made into delicacies. In this photo, the conch was hunting.

Yes, hunting—

Its long tubular mouth extending from its shell shot out a "toothed tongue arrow" with a highly poisonous smell. The toothed tongue arrow had accurately hit a fish about the same size as its body and was being dragged back. At the end of the toothed tongue arrow was a wide-open mouth of death.

Wu Xiangwang took a deep breath.

He began to mobilize all the strength in his body towards the gray-white photo.

He wasn't sure if there were any awakening restrictions for sorting photos from top to bottom, but he could try his best first.

The second awakening transformation was obviously not as easy as the first one. Wu Xiangwang had felt the heat between his eyebrows several times, but the heat representing energy could not spread to his limbs and meridians.

As time passed, he gradually felt mental fatigue and brain pain.

When the dark night occupied the earth, Wu Xiangwang, who was already covered in cold sweat, suddenly gritted his teeth and shouted loudly!

"Come out!"

The gray photo that he had gathered all his energy into finally vibrated violently, and then shone brightly, rushing out from the photo wall and into Wu Xiangwang's eyes—

[Fierce creature: highly poisonous cone snail!

A sturdy shell, a venomous tongue, and gorgeous colors! Even small carts and tricycles are nothing compared to this portable garden house, which is truly stunning!

Features/Skills:

1. Conus snail toxin

Complete transformation: Not every snail is destined for human consumption. Eat it and you'll die!

The cone snail's unique cone snail toxin contains hundreds of different components, and even high-temperature cooking cannot completely destroy the toxins. A single cone snail's venom is enough to kill ten humans, ranging from weakness and ulcers to heart failure and instant death. It's a must-have for both home and travel.

The compounds in cone snail toxins block the nervous system and have a strong sedative effect, allowing prey to die peacefully. So if you want to die peacefully, you can also come to the cone snail~

Bloodline bonus skill [Cone Snail Poison Arrow]:

It comes with a "cone snail poison arrow".

The "cone snail poison arrow" is fired at a selected target, causing damage to the victim's nervous system, muscle paralysis, and decreased pain perception. In severe cases, it can even be fatal.

The condition of the poisoned person depends on the amount of toxin released and the strength of the poisoned person's own constitution.

Current poison arrow level (primary 0/1000):

1. Archery range: 3 meters.

2. The poisoned person will be paralyzed and unable to move for 1 minute, lose 5% of vitality per second, and the pain sensation will be reduced by 60%.

Note: The poison arrows of strange life with poison are less effective or ineffective.

Another note: If you want to shoot the snail poison arrow at a screaming teammate, please be sure to control the dosage and don't accidentally kill your teammate.

2. Snails have shells

Complete transformation: The cone snail's shell is gorgeous and hard. Beautiful things need armor to protect them, but the beautiful shell itself is the armor!

Don't bite the shells, or your teeth will break.

Bloodline Bonus [Shell Defense]: Summons a portable shell to defend against all attacks and reduces movement speed.

Current defense level (primary 0/1000):

1. The shell defense will offset 60% of all attack damage. If the angle is correct, there is a chance of complete defense.

2. Movement speed reduced by 70%.

As the saying goes, there is gain and loss. Since you have chosen the iron tower-like defense, don't expect the assassin's agility and speed.

Note: Don't summon Shell if you encounter an attack that is too powerful. You don't want your house to have a big hole in it or collapse directly, right?

3. Travelers who bring their own home.

Complete Transformation: Snails aren't the only ones who carry their homes on their backs; snails can do the same! As long as the temperature is right and there's plenty of food, any place on the seabed can become a snail's home!

What about bedrolls and fancy sleeping bags? Absolutely not! I already have them at home, so why worry about not having a Simmons double bed?!

Bloodline bonus skills [Snail Shell Home] / [Snail Shell Backpack]: When not moving or in combat, you can summon a snail shell to make [Snail Shell Home] a home at a designated location. This can only be summoned once a day.

If you want to move your home, you can convert the [Snail Shell Home] into a [Snail Shell Backpack] to start the mobile state. The [Snail Shell Backpack] will reduce the movement speed by 50%.

After all, what you are carrying is not a shell, but your entire family!

Current home level: small dwelling.

One bedroom, one bathroom, no less. Upgrade now! Upgrade now! Upgrade now! Upgrade now!!

Note: [Snail Shell Home] and [Snail Shell Backpack] can be converted into each other and can be summoned separately.

However, neither can be upgraded through combat or usage. Instead, they need to use the "energy gems" from the strange world to accumulate energy for upgrade and expansion.

Upgrade suggestion: Don't doubt that the little golden lantern is the energy gem! Attach it to the shell! Then you can jump straight from your tiny apartment to a luxurious flat!

It’s free money anyway, so hurry up and inlay the golden gems on Luo Luo’s shell!

4. Negative/Ineffective Traits: Luo Luo has no weaknesses! Well, except for walking a little slowly. Also, sometimes he prefers to swallow his food, so be careful not to choke.

5. The special energy of this world is detected, and the [Completely Weird State] transformation is added.

Completely Strange Form: A state where the humanoid form and the original form of the beast are combined. Possesses all the abilities of [Complete Transformation] and [Bloodline Bonus], with the added bonus of Strange Form's physical qualities and abilities.

If you stop being a human, you will become stronger.】

When the originally grayish-white cone snail photo was filled with bright colors, Wu Xiangwang also understood all the cone snail's transformation skills.

Even though he had already anticipated the abilities of the cone snail, he was still shocked when he actually saw it.

He thought that the cone snail should have a poisonous attack and also thought of the shell defense, but he really didn't expect that the conch shell on the back of the cone snail could actually turn into a house!

He thought he would get a spiral-shaped space backpack at most, but it turned out that Luo Luo came with his own apartment.

Don't mention that carrying this apartment will reduce your movement speed by 50%. Now it's just a small one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment, but it is a house!!

A house you can take with you!!

RVs and movable shells are both weak compared to each other.

Thinking of this, Wu Xiangwang calmed his pounding heart and looked around. After confirming that it was dark and there were no people or monsters in the area near the edge of the land, he activated the [Bloodline Bonus] of the cone snail without any hesitation, and then waved his hand towards the open space in front of him.

Summon [Snail Shell Home].

brush.

There wasn't any particularly loud noise. Wu Xiangwang only heard a soft sound like something heavy pressing on the grass. Then, his eyes blurred and he saw the small house that appeared out of thin air in front of him.

It is like the house where elves live in fairy tales. The whole house has a dreamy and childish feel. It is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, like a cone snail that has been magnified many times.

The whole cottage is painted in beautiful pink and creamy white, with each part having a different shade of pink. There are also small shell-like spots on the eaves, which looks very cute.

The hut's exterior wasn't smooth, and even the roof and the hut itself were ringed with white spikes. This was somewhat unusual for cone snails, but perfectly fitting for this strange world—hadn't the village chief's wooden house also come with automatic defensive spikes?

The door of the cabin is located on the right side. It is a bit slender but wide enough for one person to enter and exit easily.

Wu Xiangwang rubbed his hands with some anticipation, walked forward and pushed open the door of the hut that was made of shell texture. After entering the house, he saw... nothing.

All right.

Wu Xiangwang twitched his lips. It was obvious that Luoke Home was not a luxurious and fully furnished place that one could move into right away.

But he reached out and touched the wall of the cabin, which felt smooth and delicate. At least it was not a bare house, but was decorated in a minimalist and comfortable style.

At this time, the size of the snail home is very consistent with its title of "snail house". The main space after entering is only about 30㎡, and the small space belonging to the bathroom is only 6㎡.

If the entire cabin was not quite high, about five meters from the floor to the top, this cabin with only switch windows and no glass windows would be really a bit cramped.

Wu Xiangwang walked back and forth between the two spaces and felt that he could build a staircase in the cabin and add another floor.

This way, you can sleep on the upper level and put things on the lower level, which is perfect.

In addition, the snail shell hut finally has some humane features - the small bathroom actually has a pink toilet. The moment Wu Xiangwang reached out and touched the toilet, he knew that this toilet can automatically convert waste into fertilizer.

Isn’t this more advanced than the sewage tank in an RV!

However, if you want the sink and toilet to function properly, you must store enough water in the large water storage conch next to it. The snail shell does not produce water and it consumes a lot of water.

Wu Xiangwang looked at the large water-storing conch with a mixture of admiration and regret. Why was there only one such excellent water-storing conch? If he had a few more, he wouldn't have to worry about water supply on his journey.

Then, Wu Xiangwang, who had the bonus of bloodline, received the answer. Above the conch picture in his sea of consciousness, large golden characters suddenly began to flash -

[Upgrade quickly! Upgrade and get a kitchen! Upgrade and get a large water storage conch! Upgrade and get a small garden—you have everything! Upgrade now!!!]

Wu Xiangwang looked at the enlarged exclamation mark and thought of the suggestion in the skill introduction to inlay the small golden lantern on the shell.

He twitched his lips, realizing Luo Luo's dissatisfaction with her small apartment and her desire for a house with a garden.

But the gem that shines like moonlight cannot be moved.

Even though he didn't know the grades and types of energy gems in the strange world, he could conclude that the gem was very valuable.

So in addition to using the Moonlight Gem as a beacon at night, Wu Xiangwang also regarded it as a key trump card -

If in the future he encounters a difficult task in a certain city that he cannot complete no matter what, perhaps the moonstone will be the life-saving straw to complete the "merchant mission".

So, upgrading or something is really not possible now.

At least he has to get an energy gem first.

"Ah...at this time..." I kind of miss that gorgeous weirdness.

If he dances with that gorgeous weirdo again, maybe he can get an energy gem that can upgrade his tiny home?

Such a thought suddenly popped up in Luoluo Xiannan's mind, but he quickly shook his head to dispel it.

"Wake up, wake up! What that guy admires is not your true beauty, but your miserable look that cannot be seen in public!"

Although they are both selling their looks, their essences are different, so you can't give in!