Chapter 112, exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City: It was agreed that only regular system variants could be copied…
Lu Xuan had explained the common types of immortal techniques to the villagers. Besides enhancing the five senses and physical abilities such as strength and speed, there were also techniques based on natural elements such as metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, thunder, and ice.
Therefore, people who have recovered from the side effects will try to draw these powers out of their bodies.
Everyone else figured it out quickly, but Liu Chun was the only one who could figure it out. He clearly felt an extra power within him, but he had no idea how to use it.
In the end, it was only after the experienced Lu Xuan conducted a series of tests, and with the assistance of the supernatural ability detection device, that Liu Chun's supernatural ability was confirmed.
—Support type, buff ability!
The power cannot be used on oneself, but can only be used to provide support and buffs to other superpowered individuals, achieving a similar effect to the buffs in online games.
Level 1 abilities are upgraded to Level 2, Level 2 abilities are upgraded to Level 3, and so on.
Liu Chun is currently only at level one, and can only upgrade one level one ability user to level two at most, with a time limit of ten minutes.
Once his internal energy is depleted, the buff effect will also disappear.
However, when Lu Xuan replicated this situation, the situation became completely different.
Lu Xuan buffed Lu Qing, whose power instantly surged to level five. He then caused a downpour in the Giant Tree Plaza, nourishing the withered giant trees and the cracked ground.
All villagers: !!!
Audience: ? ? ?
The level 7 enhancement ability can not only provide single-target support that allows a level 1 ability user to reach level 5, but it can also provide group enhancement, simultaneously strengthening no fewer than twenty people, with the enhancement level spanning two levels.
Although there is still a time limit, the higher the level, the weaker the bonus will be. The maximum bonus will not exceed his own level, but it is powerful enough to make all the audience go wild.
In particular, the viewers who have been spitting out sour chicken every day for the past few days have finally belatedly realized that something was wrong.
What happened to the rule that it could only replicate conventional supernatural abilities?!
This even replicates the special types!
Lu Xuan chuckled, "You only just realized? You should have noticed when I was able to replicate Chenchen's abilities."
Audience: ?
While gravity-based abilities are indeed rare, because they involve Earth's gravity, they are classified as earth-based mutant abilities, not considered a special type.
Lu Xuan was somewhat surprised after seeing this comment: "Really? In the apocalypse, gravity ability is definitely classified as a special ability."
He had encountered gravity-based abilities before, but they weren't superhumans; they were zombies.
His superpowers are not limited to impersonating living people; he can also impersonate zombies.
But even after he cut that gravity-type zombie into several pieces and polished its body so much that it almost developed a patina, he still couldn't successfully replicate it.
It is clear that gravity is a truly special ability.
The fact that it can now be copied is also evidence.
However, it's clear that viewers are no longer concerned about whether gravity-based abilities are special or not.
At this point, the audience finally understood why he gave the villagers the evolution fluid from the big head.
So it was all to replicate more special abilities to strengthen himself!
[I knew the streamer had survived the apocalypse, he didn't seem like the type to sacrifice himself for others, but it turns out he was waiting for this!]
[Using it for us as a streamer doesn't give us any advantage, so of course we'll prioritize switching it for the villagers!]
[The Copying type was already powerful, but after using the Evolution Fluid, it's become even more monstrous. Isn't this practically invincible?!]
[Indeed invincible. The villagers had only just awakened to level one, but after the streamer countered them, they immediately unleashed level seven power. Just thinking about it makes my scalp tingle with excitement.]
[If the streamer were in the Star Alliance, probably every special ability user would yell: Don't come any closer!]
[Refusing to let streamers get within one meter of you? Hahaha.]
[One meter isn't enough! The streamer could close that distance in the blink of an eye. At least ten meters!]
[Pfft, aren't you guys afraid of making the streamer angry?]
Lu Xuan raised an eyebrow: Angry? What's there to be angry about? He's just happy to have acquired a new superpower.
It was just some trivial banter; he'd be considered to have lost if he even frowned.
Compared to the five who had awakened, it would be a lie to say that the other five were not disappointed, but they were not entirely without gains either.
After eating the mutated fruit, their physical condition had already improved significantly, and this improvement was further enhanced after taking the evolution liquid.
Everyone's strength has almost doubled, and Ge Yuan's has nearly doubled, bringing him almost to the level of a newly awakened body-enhancing ability user.
The only difference is that enhanced ability users can continue to level up, while they have already reached their limit.
But at least there has been some improvement, which is much better than the expected result of getting nothing, so I'm not too upset about having to pay for another two thousand kilograms of supplies.
However, while one question was answered, a new one arose.
If five out of ten people awaken, isn't a 50% probability too outrageous?
I know the streamer couldn't possibly be colluding with the Star Alliance's upper echelons, but I still want to say—there's something fishy going on!!!
[If it were only 10-20% higher, I could barely believe it was survivor bias, but 50% is a huge difference!]
[How did you do that, streamer? What's your secret?]
Lu Xuan stroked his chin. "It's not exactly a secret, but I do have some guesses."
The frantic audience perked up. Hmm? You actually have a clue?
Speak quickly!!!
Lu Xuan said, "It's very simple, it's a mutated fruit."
Audience: Huh?
Is the host's guess true? Or, how did you arrive at this conclusion?
Lu Xuan said calmly, "I can't guarantee it's true, but I remember someone saying before that gene evolution fluid can stimulate human potential. People with weak constitutions can't withstand the stimulation, and in very rare cases, it can lead to genetic diseases. So, conversely, wouldn't people with higher physical qualities have a higher probability of awakening?"
This superior physical condition is not only innate, but also enhanced through consuming mutated fruits, which is why the effect of 1+1>2 occurs.
Before giving the villagers the evolution fluid, Lu Xuan would first check that they had eaten all the mutated fruits that could be improved to their maximum potential. As expected, the awakening probability was much higher than anticipated.
If you still can't awaken it after all this, then you probably really don't have the talent.
The audience was stunned once again after hearing this.
Lu Xuan's conjecture did not include any particularly profound or difficult-to-understand theories. However, the researchers who have been making the gene evolution fluid so far have focused on how to reduce side effects and increase the efficacy of the evolution fluid itself to increase the probability of awakening. They have never considered that whether or not one can awaken is related to the body's own adaptability.
The method to verify whether Lu Xuan's guess is true is also very simple.
Just get more mutated fruits for control experiments!
Countless gift effects swept through the live stream once again, with many fans on the gift leaderboard urging: "Next time, streamer, please give away mutated fruit!"
Instead of sending them out in bulk by the kilogram, send them out individually to increase the number of winners and improve your chances of winning!
[Giveaway! Giveaway! Giveaway!]
This request wasn't unreasonable, and Lu Xuan had no reason not to agree.
“Okay.” Lu Xuan nodded. “However, the orchard just picked a batch, and the next one won’t be until at least the end of the hottest season. So, as for the specific date, we’ll have to wait for your notification.”
Although the audience was disappointed that they couldn't get their hands on the fruit right away, they didn't dare to keep pestering Lu Xuan to avoid provoking his rebellious nature and making him want to tease them again. Instead, they silently showered him with another wave of gifts.
For the sake of the gift, I hope the streamer will show some humanity this time.
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Li Jing, Xiong Mao, Chen Rong, and others who awakened their superpowers practiced using them every day from the moment they awakened.
Li Jing spent all day holding the seeds, his face flushed, trying to induce fertilization;
Chen Rong didn't mind running back and forth in the cave from morning till night, and even challenged the fastest young men in the village to race.
Xiong Mao had no interest in turning the soil; he spent his days figuring out how to quickly generate more sharp soil spikes.
Liu Chun, being the only special type, was the most popular. Others always tried to trick him into using the energy he had painstakingly accumulated on themselves, so that they could experience what it was like to be a true strongman.
Although he was only a level two expert.
Incidentally, the appetites of these newly awakened superhumans have also changed considerably.
While not as heavy as Lei Yan and Lu Qing's meals, which can weigh five, six, seven, or eight jin (2.5-3 catties) per meal, they still eat at least three jin (1.5 kg) of food, and some even reach about five jin (2.5 kg).
The family lamented, "They say a half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home. I never thought that after raising him to adulthood, his appetite would grow even bigger. Sigh, he's really going to eat the whole family out of house and home."
The audience grimaced at the elders' forced smiles, which were even harder to suppress than AK's.
So what if they have a big appetite? If you really can't afford to feed them anymore, just give them nutritional supplements!
If all else fails, just go hungry for a few days!
Superhumans have a large appetite, but they are also quite resistant to hunger; they can survive for more than ten days without eating or drinking.
Of course, the elders and daughters-in-law wouldn't actually let anyone go hungry, but the thrifty Aunt Chen did think of nutritional supplements and actually did it.
Aunt Chen said, "You know what our family's situation is. We're saving the grain we've stored to pay Lu Xuan back. We can't afford for you to consume five or six catties every day. From now on, you'll take one nutritional supplement every day to save grain."
Chen Rong: "..."
The other families hadn't thought of this at first, but after Aunt Chen reminded them, they immediately realized it was a good idea.
Anyway, it's not like we're making them completely abstain from other food. We just want them to eat a little bit of meat and a huge bucket of rice every day, just enough to taste it.
Wu Yang, Xiong Mao, and the others: "..."
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On the ninth day after the villagers began taking the evolution fluid, the third crop, which had been infused with a lot of wood-type energy by Lu Xuan, was ready to be harvested.
With the harvester I got from the gold blind box before, this harvesting work was almost effortless.
Thanks to the mutated strain, the yield increased again this time, with nearly 70,000 jin of grain harvested from 80 mu of land.
This was partly due to the peak season; otherwise, another 10,000 or so kilograms wouldn't have been a problem.
Even after deducting the portion allocated to Lu Xuan and public resources, the villagers were still able to retain a yield of over 500 jin per mu.
During the second harvest, many villagers were ambitiously planning to move to a larger house after the third harvest.
But with the debt of five thousand catties of evolution fluid, these people all became obedient.
Aside from keeping some of the grain and vegetables for personal use, the rest was saved to pay off debts.
Nevertheless, the bumper harvest once again invigorated the villagers, making them radiant with joy.
The heat lasted until the day after the harvest, which was also the last day of the peak of the heatwave.
It was precisely at this time that everyone, including Lu Xuan, inevitably became somewhat lax.
Late at night, firelight shone into the Lu family villa through the curtains that were not fully drawn.
Upon noticing the anomaly, Lu Xuan immediately opened his eyes, flashed to the window, pulled back the curtain, and saw that the mountains and forests outside were engulfed in flames.
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