Chapter 13 13. Passionate Silly Dog
Sure enough, the narration appeared.
[Your clan member has consumed an attribute core. Even though the energy in this core isn't very high, it will still take some time for it to absorb the energy.]
[You discovered one of the uses of the core: it can be eaten by living things.]
【As a reward, you unlocked some of the core information. 】
[Creatures can devour cores, and after devouring a core corresponding to their own attributes, their own Transcendent level can be increased. The higher the Transcendent level, the higher the affinity for the corresponding attribute, and the easier it is to obtain the Transcendent ability of that attribute.]
[Please note: Devouring a core that does not correspond to one's own attributes is extremely dangerous.]
[When consuming a restraining attribute, the creature's supernatural affinity will decrease, making it easy to fall into a state of confusion and cause supernatural abilities to run wild. Please use attribute cores with caution.]
[You have learned some of the core attribute information. Your family will digest it in ten minutes.]
"Ten minutes?"
It's unexpectedly fast. It seems that the energy contained in the core is indeed far inferior to that of the black fruit.
While Xu Zhi was controlling the dog to level up diligently in the game, he was also paying attention to Xiaoyi's movements. As soon as ten minutes were up, it opened its eyes on time.
But judging from the appearance, there seemed to be no changes, so Xu Zhi turned his attention to the game screen.
At this time, Xiaoyi's attribute table popped up on the screen.
[Family: Snake Lv12
Spirit: 160
Flesh: 640
Attribute: Blade
Traits: Toxin Lv5, Sharpness Lv3, Bloodthirst Lv4, Cunning Lv2→Lv3
Special Abilities: None
Cunning was directly upgraded to a higher level, but the highlight was the extra column for special abilities, which even had a "no word" written on it.
Xu Zhi immediately thought of what the narrator had just said: the higher the affinity, the easier it is to obtain the extraordinary ability of that attribute.
In her opinion, traits can actually be considered extraordinary abilities, but most of the traits are passive. Her clansmen currently rely on brute force and these passive abilities to hunt, and do not have extraordinary abilities that can be actively displayed.
Maybe active skills are only found in special abilities?
Furthermore, active skills can only be acquired when affinity reaches a certain level.
Even the modified version of [Bloodlust] she obtained from her clan was actually just a passive skill.
If all living things follow this law, then human extraordinary beings should be the same. However, in the year when extraordinary beings appeared, there were many reports of newly awakened extraordinary beings mastering powerful abilities that could be released actively.
Don't human beings follow this rule? Is this just the rule of the clan?
Xu Zhi kept this doubt in his heart and planned to verify it when he had the chance.
It is worth noting that Xiaoyi's evolution points have also increased by 500, and are currently 700/2000.
It is not difficult to see from these changes that the level represents the attribute affinity of the creature to a certain extent. The higher the level, the stronger the creature and the higher the extraordinary affinity.
Maybe after Xiaoyi levels up a few more times, he will be able to obtain active skills.
Xu Zhi felt a headache at the thought of upgrading. After experiencing the joy of hanging up, she began to feel dissatisfied with the fact that the first ten levels required manual operation. How could she let the dog quickly reach level ten and unlock hanging up?
Xu Zhi looked at Xiaoyi who was doing nothing beside him and suddenly an idea came to him.
Wouldn’t it be better to let Xiao Yi take care of the dog?
The dog's leveling speed is slow when he's alone, but with Xiaoyi, won't it be faster?
Although this will slow down Xiaoyi's progress, the top priority now is to unlock the dog's auto-play function.
Thinking of this, Xu Zhi immediately started to operate in the game. She set Xiaoyi's idle state to help Gouzi level up, and also controlled Gouzi to meet up with Xiaoyi. However, although Xiaoyi was idle, she still had to continue to operate Gouzi herself.
So Xu Zhi began to deliberately look for prey stronger than the dog nearby. Killing monsters of higher levels indeed brought him many more evolution points, and the evolution points increased visibly.
While upgrading the dog, Xu Zhi did not forget to observe the surroundings. She had been concerned about something for a long time.
There are only mutated animals around here, but no alien monsters born from the fog.
The dog has even met crazy people, but has never met any alien species.
How is this possible?
Before the fog gathered in Yuncheng, alien monsters emerged from the fog in various parts of the Federation. Most of them were irrational, with twisted and terrifying appearances. They hid in the dark and attacked humans. Moreover, each alien species had extraordinary abilities and was extremely difficult to deal with, which made the people of the Federation panic.
Now almost 70% of the fog has gathered here, so there will only be more alien species, not less, but in the past few days, she has not found a single one.
"Is there something wrong?"
She didn't know much about alien species, having only seen them in the news. Now she had to figure everything out on her own, so she could only pay attention to these problems on her own.
On the way to upgrading the dog, Xu Zhi also considered it as exploring the surrounding environment. In addition to the disappearance of the alien species, she also found that these mutant animals seemed to be getting stronger. At least compared with the animals she encountered when she was a little kid at a low level, the average level of the mutant animals today was at least two levels higher.
They are growing too.
"Besides, where do all these animals come from in the city?"
It was as if all the animals in the wild ran into the city overnight.
Is it because of the appearance of the fog and the departure of humans?
Until night fell and the dog successfully reached level 10, she didn't see any alien monsters.
"It really is better to have someone to lead it. It will take at least two more days for the dog to level up on its own."
And with Xiaoyi by my side, I don’t need to look for a safe place specifically when upgrading, and the time is shortened by more than half.
Xu Zhi watched with pleasure as the upgrade progress bar of the big gray dog on the screen reached the last point, and clicked on its attribute chart with anticipation.
[Family: Dog Lv10
Spirit: 98
Flesh: 740
Attribute: Blade
Traits: Strength Lv6, Smell Lv4, Vigilance Lv2, Sharpness Lv3
Special Abilities: None
[Currently required evolution points: 0/1000]
Compared to his attributes when he was ten levels younger, his mental state was slightly worse, but his physical body was much stronger.
After the attributes are confirmed, the familiar narration appears again.
[Your clan has reached level 10 and its intelligence has been awakened. You can now name it.]
Xu Zhi had already thought of a name, and decisively typed the word "Gouzi".
Although it was the AFK process she was already familiar with, it was now approaching midnight and she could no longer send Xiaoyi and Gouzi out hunting. It would be better to recall them to keep watch for her. After all, this was the first night in a strange place.
However, Xu Zhi originally thought that the third clan might be unlocked after the dog reached level 10, but the game did not do so. Instead, new content appeared.
[Congratulations, you have given two of your followers the ability to take care of themselves. When one of your followers reaches level 20 and evolves to a higher level, you will have a third follower, and your options will expand.]
You already have the initial ability to compete in this conflict, but you are still too weak and vulnerable to the powerful. If you want to gain a firm foothold, you need even greater strength.
[You have unlocked the ability: Spirit Body]
[Use the attribute core to obtain a spirit body with random data. It will be randomly placed somewhere in this city for a limited time. Your consciousness can exist within the spirit body and walk the world. When the time expires and your consciousness returns, the spirit body will dissipate.]
The more cores you invest, the more powerful the attributes and extraordinary abilities your spirit body can randomly acquire, and the longer it will last. If the spirit body naturally dissipates after the time limit expires, all items you obtained while possessing the spirit body can be stored in the warehouse.
[If the spirit dies before the time limit, you cannot bring back any items.]
As the narration appeared, a gray pixel girl avatar icon appeared in the lower right corner of the game panel.
Xu Zhi clicked on the icon curiously, and a pixelated black-haired girl appeared in front of her.
Although this is a pixel game, the picture quality is surprisingly good, even exquisite. And now, Xu Zhi actually saw a sense of déjà vu on the face of this pixel girl in black sportswear.
If there is anyone she is similar to, it is naturally herself.
".It's also quite creepy."
There is a brown box on the girl's right hand side with the words "Drop Location" written on it. It is an optional item.
Xu Zhi clicked and an option popped up.
[Please set the number of cores to be invested]
[Note: Randomly obtained extraordinary abilities will only be generated in the attribute core invested.]
Xu Zhi really wanted to throw one in right now to try it out. After all, in addition to her own [Moth] attribute core, she also had a [Winter] attribute core.
But she looked at the time and it was almost midnight. If her spiritual body was generated immediately after the core was invested and could not be cancelled, she was not sure whether her spiritual body could walk in the middle of the night. It was better not to waste it.
"Let's go to bed tonight."
It just so happened that Xiaoyi and Gou Zi were about to come back, and she was a little looking forward to seeing Gou Zi's appearance and personality in real life.
"I hope it's not too clingy."
One small one is enough!
Soon, the two clansmen on the game screen returned to the door. Xu Zhi put the game console in his pocket and walked towards the door.
To be honest, she had prepared herself mentally, but she still hadn't expected what she would face after she opened her mouth.
The moment the door opened, she was greeted by a large grey dog that rushed towards her with great enthusiasm. Before she could even utter a word of rebuke, the dog was already wagging its tail wildly and licking her face with its tongue.
Xu Zhi clenched her fists. The heavy "burden" on her body and the wet feeling on her face made her originally good patience run out. She immediately stretched out her hand and pushed the other person away, but
No push.
What a big fool!
Perhaps sensing her displeasure, the big gray dog took a step back to allow Xu Zhi to escape from being covered in fur. Oh, that's not right.
Xu Zhi noticed that the dog did not retreat on its own initiative, but a black snake tail wrapped around its waist forcibly pulled it away.
Even after being forcibly pulled away, the dog still pounced forward without giving up, trying to pounce on her again.
"Heh." Xu Zhi sneered, looking at the silly dog staring at him enthusiastically. The air was filled with the special feeling that the other party wanted to get close to him, mixed with a slightly disgusted emotion from the black snake.
She walked into the room and said to Xiaoyi: "Drag it in and close the door."
After both dogs came in, Xu Zhi called out to the dog tentatively, "Sit down! Don't move without my order!"
Hearing her order, the big dog immediately sat on the ground obediently. Seeing this, Xiaoyi also let go of the snake's tail. But even so, the silly dog's tail kept shaking like a propeller. It stared at Xu Zhi with enthusiastic eyes and made an earnest whining sound from its mouth, as if it didn't realize Xu Zhi's mood at all.
".How come you can't even read people's expressions?"
Xu Zhi felt helpless. She looked at Xiao Yidao and said, "Keep an eye on it. Don't let it move."
Then he hurried to wash his face. While washing his face, he was still annoyed in his heart why both of his clansmen were so enthusiastic. Xiaoyi could at least restrain himself. This stupid dog had no idea what restraint was!
"Is this a common trait among all the clans?"
Although it is a good thing for your family members to be close to you, being too enthusiastic can be a bit troublesome!
After washing up, Xu Zhi looked at the two dogs in the room in silence for a moment, then sternly warned them, "Stay by my bed at night, don't run around, and don't disturb my sleep!"
Xiaoyi nodded in a very humane way, and Gouzi, like a silly dog that didn't understand human language, looked at her innocently, wagging its tail, and even rubbed its paws on the ground.
".never mind."
Xu Zhi felt inexplicably tired. Thinking that he would just watch over the dog for a while, he didn't bother to say anything more and decisively lay down in bed.
At five in the morning of the next day, the alarm clock rang as usual. Xu Zhi struggled in bed for a while before she slumped out, sleepily looking, and picked up her video game console. It was clearly the end of the world, yet she still had to wake up at five every morning!
"You two, go do what you need to do right now."
Seeing that she had already arranged two of her followers in the game to go out to look for black fruits, the two of them were still walking out slowly, and even Xiaoyi was dragging the reluctant silly dog out by its tail. Xu Zhi felt a headache.
Fortunately, her words worked. When she disappeared from the silly dog's sight, the dog seemed to have turned into a different dog and started running out of the building quickly to complete the task she assigned.
Xu Zhi didn't plan to sit idle either. She opened the spirit body interface again, clicked on the placement location, chose to put in a [Winter] attribute core, and clicked OK.
The number of cores you invested is: 1
[Spirit body sustainable existence time: 5 minutes]
"Only five minutes for one core?"
Her entire fortune could only sustain her spirit body for ten minutes, which was too meager.
What can you do in five minutes?
Xu Zhi was a little confused, but as she had thought before, she could not cancel after investing in the core, because the next second, the words [Randomly generating attributes] appeared next to the girl in the interface.
"Now that things have come to this, please give me some random, better attributes since this is my first time playing this!"
Xu Zhi clasped his hands together and began to pray uselessly.
Did I lose my mind yesterday? The last chapter was 12, and I was stuck at level 90 for the whole day and didn’t even notice?!
But no readers noticed (actually, it’s because there are no readers at all!)
(End of this chapter)
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