nucmednet Chapter 14 Reflections Inspired by "Little Stone"
Chapter 14 Reflections Inspired by "Little Stone"
Huang Hong carefully examined the small stone monster in front of him. It was only about two meters tall and its size was closer to that of a normal human. It was thinner in proportion and did not look bulky.
Just as Huang Hong was about to dismantle the stone monster's body, it suddenly occurred to him: Since the [Elemental Core (Earth)] can create earth element monsters by infecting earth-related substances, why can't the stone monster's body be used as raw material?
It's important to know that the monsters created by the [Elemental Core (Earth)] have one major drawback: the process is too long. It requires a lot of time to infiltrate earth-related substances in order to create a suitable body.
And isn't the stone monster's body the best vessel?
It was with this in mind that Huang Hongcai made the attempt. In his view, it didn't matter if he failed, since his decomposition ability was "not picky" and he could digest everything in the end.
After observing for a while, Huang Hong discovered that he could also view the attributes of the smaller stone monster...
[Stone Monster]
Template: Standard
Attributes: Strength 7, Agility 3, Constitution 8, Intelligence 2
Skill: Earthquake Shock, which releases shockwaves through attacks, dealing damage while also slowing the target down.
The small stone golem's attributes are quite simple. It has no race, no level, just a 'template', and other than that, it only has the most basic four-dimensional attributes and one additional skill.
The miniature stone monster's four-dimensional attributes are severely unbalanced. Its strength and physique far exceed those of a normal human, while its agility and intelligence are somewhat unsatisfactory.
The accompanying skill, "Great Earthquake Strike," is quite interesting. It deals damage and provides crowd control, so it should be quite effective in battle.
After thinking for a moment, Huang Hong, with the [Elemental Core (Earth)] loaded, chose to store it in the space provided by the Myriad Manifestations Enhancement. Instantly, the small stone monster disappeared.
Creating monsters is an inherent attribute of the [Elemental Core (Earth)] and is unrelated to whether Huang Hong has loaded it. However, if it is loaded, he can store the created monsters into the Myriad Enhancement Space, which undoubtedly greatly improves its mobility and practicality.
After all, in the current environment, it is indeed inconvenient for Huang Hong to run around with a monster that moves so slowly.
Huang Hong said to the silly little stone monster, "Since that's the case, I'll call you Little Stone from now on."
To Huang Hong's surprise, the name attribute of the smaller stone monster also changed, becoming "Small Stone".
Huang Hong was initially puzzled, but then it dawned on him that this change seemed to confirm one of his previous guesses.
Huang Hong's Myriad Manifestations Enhancement is undoubtedly a very powerful ability, but the entire enhancement process has left him quite confused. It seems that he can only obtain an uncertain result by paying a certain amount of source energy. In fact, the amount of source energy paid is determined from the beginning and cannot be changed.
However, after this period of strengthening, Huang Hong vaguely had another idea: whether he could influence the strengthening process and outcome by actively intervening.
The All-Enhancing Technique is his talent, and there's no reason for him to treat it as a fixed tool and use it in a limited way.
Changing the name of the smaller stone golem by his own will, though a trivial matter, confirmed his guess to some extent.
Whether it's the extraordinary or the all-encompassing enhancement, it's all a manifestation of Huang Hong's own power.
This means that Huang Hong can indeed change the process and outcome of the enhancement through his own will.
If we extend this concept further, could he, in the future, specifically enhance certain equipment and items to obtain the specific attributes he needs?
Of course, fantasy is wonderful, but with Huang Hong's current control and understanding of the myriad phenomena, he is far from reaching that level.
However, once you understand this, it's not entirely useless for the present.
Since the enhancement of equipment and items is influenced by Huang Hong's instinctive cognition, he can make more biased choices when enhancing them later.
To give a simple example, if Huang Hong wanted to obtain an item that could detect the strength of an enemy, which of the following items would give him a higher probability of getting what he wanted by enhancing it?
1. High-tech monocle
2. Ordinary non-prescription glasses
The answer is undoubtedly 1. After all, Huang Hong is a man who has followed "Dragon Ball". The kind of technological monocular glasses that can detect combat power values are deeply imprinted in his mind.
If you choose option 2, you will most likely receive items that can alter cognition or grant hypnotic abilities.
With the above understanding, Huang Hong needed to make some changes to his action plan for the next step.
Tenglong International is the most upscale luxury hotel in Anyue City. Next to Tenglong International is Longteng Plaza, a large shopping mall that integrates commerce, entertainment, and dining, offering everything you could want for eating, drinking, and entertainment.
According to Huang Hong, Longteng Plaza recently hosted a large-scale offline game exhibition and cosplay events for various games, anime, and movies. Combined with its shopping mall attributes, a visit here might yield some pleasant surprises.
You can also go and see Wu Junyi's fiancée to check on her.
Next, Huang Hong decomposed the remaining stone monster corpse on the ground, as well as the corpses of other monsters. The largest amount of source energy naturally came from the stone monster. Even though Xiao Shi used up one-third of its body, the remaining part still decomposed into 73 points of source energy.
At this moment, Huang Hong's source energy level increased again, reaching 390 points.
Unfortunately, even after reaching this level, he still couldn't further enhance his rare-quality equipment.
The max-level Military Boxing skill is sufficient, but according to the data he obtained through testing, it would require approximately 200 points of source energy to complete the enhancement.
200 points of source energy are enough to upgrade several pieces of equipment and arm yourself, but it may not provide the same level of improvement when applied to a max-level Military Boxing set.
Therefore, before energy resources become abundant, good steel must be used where it is most needed.
Huang Hong looked around and found the huge, luxurious residential area to be incredibly tranquil.
Huang Hong's battle with the stone monster lasted for quite a while and caused quite a commotion, but no monsters or humans came to investigate.
The monsters might be intimidated by the stone golem's power, but the fact that there are no humans among them already says a lot.
Anyue City, which originally had a permanent population of 500 million, now has an unknown number of residents.
Three million? Two million? One million? Or perhaps, several hundred thousand, or even less?!
At this point, less than thirty hours had passed since the incident occurred.
Gathering his thoughts, Huang Hong packed what he could use into his backpack and headed toward Longteng International.
To be honest, what Huang Hong wants most right now isn't weapons or armor, but a tool that can store items.
Otherwise, carrying a large bag while traveling and having to find a safe place to put the bag before a battle is really inconvenient.