Lost Narrative Poetry

gold!

It’s actually gold!

This color is of rare and noble quality in almost all games! Just like white equipment is a true blank slate in most games, gold equipment sounds very high-end.

This is not an absolute rule, but no one can deny that it is almost a common understanding. It can even be said that it has become a subconscious judgment mechanism for many people.

Xia Ran was naturally no exception. After he saw the golden light, he suddenly became excited, and his anticipation soared to the highest level in an instant.

only--

What finally appeared in front of him was a strange snake-like thing. It was only the size of a normal person's finger. It had a blue-gray copper-iron-like metallic color all over its body. It was motionless and looked very stiff. .

At first glance, it looks like a sculpture model of some small object.

"...!!"

And Xia Ran felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. The moment this thing appeared in the air, his whole body jumped up like a conditioned reflex.

He quickly rushed out of the door, put on a defensive posture, and stared at the sculptured baby snake-like thing lying motionless on the floor.

It took more than a minute, until he heard footsteps coming from the stairs downstairs, as if someone was coming upstairs, so he walked back bravely, because the thing looked like It is a dead thing and cannot move.

And in a sense, it is something that has been identified by the white space and should not be in uncontrollable danger.

The next identification information obtained through touching also proved Xia Ran's idea, but he was completely embarrassed——

"Name: Parasitic Beast Larvae (Special)"

"Category: Equipment"

"Rarity: Bronze"

"Main attributes: Implanting this item into any part of the body can trigger the parasitic mechanism. It will assimilate with the limbs and organs in that part and grow into a partially parasitic, incomplete parasitic beast."

"Warning: If the parasitic mechanism is triggered when implanted in the brain, it may become a complete parasite, and the host is in danger of death."

"Tip: The incomplete parasitic beast will rely on the nutrients in the host's blood to survive and will no longer have the genetic instinct to eat its own kind."

"Tip: By increasing the mental attribute value of the host to a certain level, it will be able to form an overwhelming advantage over the parasitic beast and gain dominance or control."

"Evaluation: Definitely one of the friendliest choices for newcomers. You no longer need to do it yourself, or even have no courage or will at all. The parasitic beast will automatically fight for you. From now on, you can hang up with one click and push pictures easily, freeing your hands completely. ..."

…………

It is such a thing, a special piece of equipment that belongs to life in a certain sense.

It looks like a small snake with a weird appearance. It looks particularly compact. With its metallic color and rigid and motionless appearance, it really looks like a sculpture without any breath of life.

And it's only bronze-level equipment. Although it's quite special, it really doesn't count as a big prize. So the previous golden light was just an unboxing special effect?

——Are you fucking kidding me?

Because according to the most basic information Xia Ran has, it seems that White Space will distinguish the quality of some equipment props with special attributes at different levels.

The lowest level is naturally the whiteboard outfit that doesn't even deserve a level name. The higher levels are black iron level, bronze level, silver level, gold level, etc. It's unclear whether there are higher levels above.

So compared to the previous golden special effects, he now felt that he had been greatly deceived. But the most troublesome thing is that he actually pulled out such a special piece of equipment.

"..."

"..."

Xia Ran stared at the small pocket snake on the floor and fell into deep thought. Although at the beginning, he considered various situations based on his own disadvantages and shortcomings and came to a conclusion.

A loser like him, not to mention fighting in close combat with a parasitic beast that is the strongest creature on earth, even if he is fully prepared, including pistols, rifles and machine guns, he has no chance of winning against that kind of monster in a head-on fight. Not high either.

The only way out is to use a righteous style of play and be an old Yinbi. If he hadn't still remembered the plot and remembered that sulfuric acid can make the body consciousness of a parasitic beast no longer unified and can continue to corrode and cause damage, he might have knelt down by now.

At that time, he also felt that the best way was to replicate the protagonist's experience and borrow the power of the parasitic beast so that humans could survive——

Even gain the power to fight against this monster that seems to be specially designed to clean up human beings on the earth.

But he didn't have the conditions at the time. He couldn't find the spores of the parasitic beast, and he wasn't sure whether he could really copy the protagonist's golden finger. Therefore, this method was just a thought, and he didn't expect it to be feasible.

But now, this opportunity seemed to be right in front of him, and it was guaranteed by the white space. It was absolutely safe and reliable - as long as he was not stupid enough to put the larvae into his head.

However, Xia Ran just stared at the parasitic beast larvae, with an extremely weird and tangled look on his face, and did not move for a long time until the hands of the wall clock in the room slowly shifted by more than half a grid.

"Sure enough, in the final analysis, I am just a talker. No matter how nice or rational my words are, I will start to cringe when it comes to seeing the truth..."

Xia Ran sighed with a wry smile, breaking the dead silence in the room, and raised an index finger to rub the center of his brow.

He had a headache, in every sense of the word.

This special piece of equipment may be really powerful, because the parasitic beast can manipulate its cells to deform at will, stretching and twisting like it has eaten a rubber fruit, and it can also instantly change to become extremely hard, like steel.

Not to mention the weak and dying chicken before, the movements of the normal parasitic beast were so fast that the human optic nerve reaction ability could not detect them at all, and even the afterimage could not be seen.

Therefore, Tamiya Ryoko, who pretended to be a teacher, said that if she wanted to take action, she could kill all the dozens of students in the class within three seconds... This was simply a conservative estimate.

Moreover, the parasitic beast has a strong learning ability. It does not take a few days to master a language. To complete it, you need to master various daily knowledge.

They can also monitor various subtle changes in the host's body at any time and pay attention to repair various hidden dangers and injuries.

It is said that the bodies they manage can easily live to one hundred and forty years old. The theoretical limit of the human body's lifespan is just a normal lifespan for them. As long as they do not die due to external forces, they can easily live until that time...

In addition, the current parasitic situation can be chosen by oneself and will not be replaced by devouring the brain. It can be said that the disadvantages have been minimized and the benefits have been maximized.

But when this opportunity appeared in front of Xia Ran, he couldn't help but start to shrink back. To be fair, he felt that he could accept strengthening his bloodline, changing his life form and so on.

But letting an alien species parasitize your body is completely different.

For example, if it is Nero's demonic right arm in "Devil May Cry 4", no matter how ferocious and terrifying it looks and cannot return to normal, Xia Ran will still feel that it is handsome and strong and accept it happily. There will be absolutely no Repulsive to the mind.

However, one of his arms can remain normal at ordinary times, and has the power to transform and attack at critical moments, but the arm itself will also have independent consciousness and can be regarded as an alien species... which is somewhat unacceptable.

"It's just a hand. It's not lost. It's just that I have my own thoughts..."

"And the function of comprehensive restoration is very clear. If you don't want it in the future, you can restore it at any time..."

"First use this opportunity to spend the early stage well. If you are timid, you may die in a few days... Really, who am I to be picky now?"

As he said this to himself, Xia Ran was trying to build himself up mentally, and his rationality was also warning him that he was not qualified to be picky now, nor was he qualified to say that he had mastered the power of self-protection.

His strength is not as good as that of ordinary people, his physique is just up to standard, and his spirit is also the same.

Although intelligence and perception are above the standard, attributes of this level are obviously impossible to transform into combat effectiveness. He does not think that he can now create a few spells or master extraordinary powers such as psychic energy and telekinesis.

Only the agility reaches 12 points, which is more than twice that of a normal person, but it has no decisive strategic significance.

How should I put it, after thinking about it, he had nothing to offer at all. Although the righteous fighting style is useful, if you encounter a parasitic beast like Tamiya Ryoko, who is calm, cruel, and more like a human than a human, the acid tactics will be of no use.

He may even be killed before he can take action, or he may not even know how he died.

To be honest, compared with the parasitic beasts like Tamiya Ryoko, other parasitic beasts that behave mechanically rigid seem to be two different species.

Xia Ran finished his mental preparation and then looked at his left hand. There were still waves of swelling and pain, which was one of the reasons that prompted him to make up his mind.

In this dangerous world, he is so insignificant that he is no more special than others, and he should not give up any opportunity in the luxury.

Now that the repair function is no longer available, it is not worth exchanging certain drugs directly from the system. The current resources are already tight, so I spent points to repair my left hand. While the ability value has not been improved, the resources have also been reduced.

It just so happens that I can't use my left hand for the time being, so I might as well sacrifice it... Speaking of which, Izumi Shinichi's golden finger is his right hand. Maybe he can still rub the protagonist's luck.

With all these thoughts in mind, Xia Ran went downstairs to find the B\u0026B owner and asked for a knife and a rope, then returned to the room.

He took a deep breath, and then carefully cut a very shallow wound on his left wrist, and blood quickly flowed out.

The moment the parasitic beast larvae came into contact with the blood, it immediately came to life. It cut open the flesh with its sharp mouthparts and twisted its slender body to get in.

There was no too painful feeling, but Xia Ran still tied the rope above the left elbow joint, tightly wrapped it and tightened it - he was learning from Izumi Shinichi's method. After all, although he believed in the white space, it was inevitable Psychological fear, worry about accidents.

However, there was no accident. He just lost the feeling of his entire left hand in a very short period of time, and for a very sudden moment, it seemed that the nerves below the elbow joint were suddenly severed. .

But before his brain cells could produce any fear or panic, the feeling disappeared again, as if the neural connections were reconnected.

Moreover, the previous injuries caused by the recoil of the grenade launcher... seemed to be gone.