Law of the Swarm

Chapter 126 Pupation

Without hesitation, System chose to strengthen his fundamental talent [numerical code] again, and a more peculiar power than [degeneration and growth] gradually poured into his spirit.

As System learned more about this world, System became more and more mysterious about his talent [numerical code].

As if a burst of white light appeared in the mind, System reappeared in the digital sea of ​​0 and 1, and he also turned into the light ball in the center of the digital sea again.

The strange power from [chrysalis] continues to strengthen this world.

There is no reference around him, but System feels that after these few months, the light sphere he transformed into has grown, and the digital planets around him have also grown.

[Data Storage] and [Data Compilation] turned into two huge planets around him, and there are two satellites on the planet of [Data Compilation], which are [Ability Enhancement] and [Insect Ability Activation].

And the [Tools Menu] that contained various small abilities turned into a meteorite belt, surrounding him at the farthest point in the galaxy.

Turning his gaze away from the galaxy, System stared at this digital ocean.

Compared to when the System degenerated for the third time a few months ago, the digital ocean has undergone more changes, and many numbers have become closely integrated with each other, forming irregular large blocks like land or islands.

These irregular digital islands didn't make System feel too strange, because at this moment, System's attention was all focused on a tumbling ball in the digital sea.

This is a small digital ball, which can change its shape slightly like jelly, sometimes wriggling, sometimes bouncing in the digital sea.

System, who was staring at the digital ball, always felt that he had seen this kind of ball somewhere, and it looked very familiar.

"Isn't this a slime?"

System quickly discovered the reason why he was familiar with the ball. Except for the difference between the gelatin and the numbers that make up the body, the little things born in this digital sea are basically the same as his old friend Slime, but they don't know Will it split as it grows.

System didn't stare at the life born in the digital sea for too long. With the strengthening power of the [chrysalis] talent, the entire digital sea became as if it was boiling and tumbling non-stop.

A large number of numbers surged out of the sea of ​​numbers, rushing towards the ball of light formed by System. System felt that the ball of light in his body was merging with these numbers, and his spirit became dizzy. almost.

Not long after, System still fell into a coma.

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When System woke up from the coma, the enhancement of [Numerical Code] had been completed.

Maybe it's because the enhancement effect of [Pupation] talent is good enough, or the enhancement effect towards magical life is extraordinary this time, [Numerical Code] (5/5) is directly upgraded by 5 levels, reaching [Numerical Code] (10 /10), just one step away from reaching a new level.

[Data Storage] and [Data Compilation] have also been improved, reaching [Data Storage] (8/10) and [Data Compilation] (7/10).

As for other derivative abilities, they have also been more or less improved.

不仅如此，在西斯特姆在数字海昏迷的过程中，他又获得了一个全新的天赋【数据化】（9/10），以及【数据化】的衍生能力[探查分析]（8/10）与[数据模版]（8/10）。

The so-called talent [digitization] does not literally mean to digitize the body, like playing online games, so that the body has no weaknesses, and it is impossible to break arms and legs, only to lose life.

If System were to explain it, he would be more inclined to regard the ability of [dataification] as the [identification technique] in many games, showing some things as data.

But the ability of [dataization] is obviously more peculiar than [identification technique], and it has a magical effect.

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[Digitalization] (9/10): The talent obtained from [Numerical Code] and [Perception], System's unique talent.Possesses the ability to probe things data and give things data.

[Probe analysis] (8/10): Derivative ability obtained from [Digitalization].Analyze the target and display its data by using the power of 【Perception】.

[Data Template] (3/13): Derivative abilities obtained from [Numerical Code], [Digitalization], [Data Compilation], and [Mind Transmission].Give the target part of the ability of [Numerical Code].

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The ability of [Detection Analysis] is very close to that of [Appraisal]. You can use [Perception] to detect the composition of the target more easily. At the same time, the description of combat power in System [Tools Menu] finally has a role, you can Detect and estimate the approximate extent of the target's combat power.

As for the [Data Template], it is a magical ability, which can give some of the abilities of the [Numerical Code] to other targets, allowing the target to obtain some small abilities in the [Tools Menu].

However, the [Data Template] ability has a lot of restrictions, and it consumes a lot of experience points for System every time it is given, and if too many abilities are given, it will also consume his lifespan.

Since System was still in the chrysalis state, he was unable to test this ability in detail.

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After experiencing the enhanced [Numerical Code], System continued to wait in the chrysalis in boredom.

His third chrysalis is still long...

The bored System sometimes watched past videos, and sometimes used the [Data Compilation] ability to recompile various abilities in the [Tool Menu].

The improved [Data Compilation] ability made it easier to control, and System also tried to compile a few simple games to pass the time, such as Tetris, Snake and some elimination games.

But these games are very boring, because of the ability of [Data Compilation], as long as System thinks a little bit, the game will become the result he wants, just like installing a cheat, without any challenge.

System sometimes watched the previous video, sometimes studied the words of the Ratman, fell asleep when he felt sleepy, and continued to watch the movie after waking up...

In this way, in the darkness, System woke up and woke up, and the time recorded in the [Tools Menu] passed unknowingly for more than 200 days.

Somewhere, System felt that there were many figures around him, including Shava, Black, Little Meatball, Aura, and his other ant people.

The sleepy System also felt the spiritual message from the ant queen Linda. Linda, who had mastered the [spiritual connection] ability, seemed to have successfully emerged from the chrysalis, but it seemed that Linda only came during his sleepiness. Once or twice, and nothing happened after that.

System was very upset at first, thinking that the ant queen Linda was cold-hearted, but after a while he gradually figured it out.

With the figure of the ant queen Linda, it is estimated that after the rapid growth of the body, it is no longer possible to reach here through this narrow passage, so I did not visit him again.

During this period, System also felt a special presence, which seemed to be the shadow that assassinated the old Druid.

But System only felt that the shadow came for a few days, and then the shadow disappeared again.

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Time passed by bit by bit, and System's pupation seemed to take longer than he expected, and it seemed to be much longer than the half a year he expected.

However, System could feel that the liquid in the chrysalis was solidifying little by little, and his pupation would be completely completed one day...

(End of this chapter)