Lost Narrative Poetry

This time's strengthening is not as primitive and bloody as the last time I did it by myself, and there is no need to cut the wrists and let the parasitic beast larvae burrow into the flesh.

But after Xia Ran paid for a D-level causal crystal, the "young snake" in his hand was suddenly pulled by an unexplained force. The large light ball above also projected a beam of light, which happened to shine on it.

In the pure light, the parasitic beast larvae seemed to decompose and turned into countless pure light particles. Then, under the pulling of the beam, they quickly gathered into his left hand and merged into it.

Xia Ran felt that his left hand was slightly heated, as if he had been soaked in warm water. It lasted for about half a minute before the light beam disappeared and the feeling in his left hand gradually subsided.

He thought, and the next moment, his left hand suddenly stretched out like rubber being stretched, and split from the palm at the same time!

In less than a second, four long tentacles appeared around him, like huge poisonous snakes swallowing messages indifferently, and the bone blades at the tips shone with a terrifying cold light.

"..."

"..."

For a moment, the air seemed to be quiet.

Xiao Zuo, whose memory was still stuck on the last moment of life and death, seemed to be unable to accept such a huge contrast. It was as if the previous frame was still a tragic and bloody battlefield, and the next frame suddenly transformed into a plain and gentle daily life. Average.

It took several seconds before it put away its aggressive fighting posture. The split tentacles and the bone blade quickly merged into one, and then hovered in front of Xia Ran's eyes.

"where is this place?"

"This is a white space, an absolutely safe place. We are out of danger now..." Xia Ran thought about it for a moment, and then said concisely.

After all, so much time had passed, and he had naturally gradually become accustomed to this strange scene, and no longer felt any rejection towards his alienated left hand.

"I can't explain many things to you because I don't know it very well myself. I will try to find some information for you later, and you will understand by then, so don't ask me now."

This is something he has decided long ago. The parasitic beast's powerful learning ability can be used as a portable smart computer, as long as enough data and intelligence are "entered".

Although it is a reduced version of the computer, after all, no matter how strong the learning ability of the parasitic beast is, it cannot record the information of a library, and it probably cannot develop any 3D scanning and projection functions...

——But that’s enough.

"..."

"..."

Xiao Zuo was silent for a moment, and then said very calmly: "My cells seem to have doubled."

"Oh, this is because you have been strengthened..." Xia Ran said casually. This situation was in line with his prediction.

The strengthening of the parasitic beast is probably to increase its special cells. The increase in special cells allows it to quickly assimilate more host body cells and increase the number of cells that can be split instantly.

As a result, more and more powerful biological weapons can be transformed into mimicry. The most intuitive change is probably that the tentacles of the parasitic beast have become more numerous and tougher; the bone blades will also become larger, harder and sharper...

For example, under normal circumstances, Xiao Zuo's attack posture would only branch out two tentacles, but it just woke up and immediately branched out four tentacles as soon as it regained consciousness. This is proof.

It seems that it is also feasible to directly strengthen the parasitic parts. There is no need to continue to increase the number of parasitic beasts from the host level.

However, only after returning can this higher degree of freedom "enhancement" option be unlocked, allowing such cool operations to be performed. Before this, this idea was simply unrealistic, and Xia Ran had never thought about it.

The remaining three parasitic beast larvae can also do the same. In that case, Xia Ran's left hand will probably become a more terrifying monster than Goto.

However, that would go against Xia Ran's original idea. Not only was he unable to realize enough funds, he also had to consume a considerable amount of extra causal crystals to strengthen a special piece of equipment.

No matter how smart this piece of equipment is, no matter how closely connected it is to him, no matter how important it is at the moment...but it is not his own power after all, it is still an "external force" in a certain sense.

The taciturn little Zuo returned to its normal arm shape. Xia Ran did not block its consciousness this time, but allowed it to maintain its perception and reaction to the outside world.

He collected the remaining three parasitic beast larvae and re-entered the public area through the wooden door.

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There are many people setting up stalls in the square, and many stalls are often visible at a glance without much product display.

It is the most common scene where there are only four or five products with 3D projection information floating on a stall. The few are only one or two, and the many are about ten or so...

It seemed a little shabby, but Xia Ran knew that this was a normal situation. If various items and equipment were so easy to obtain, he wouldn't have to worry so much.

He also found a place to set up a stall, placed three parasitic beast larvae on it, and set the price...

Because she saw the recycling price of White Space, Xia Ran was not worried that her price was unreasonable. And he didn't stay by the stall, but left directly to find his goal.

This is to prevent someone from haggling and wasting his time.

Facts have proved that this thing is really very popular. In less than ten minutes, there are notifications that it has been bought one after another. It seems that they are all the same as Xia Ran. They are probably newbies who have just completed one or two missions and are in urgent need. Something that helps them tremendously.

Xia Ran paid attention to his income while looking for his target on this huge square. But not to mention finding a needle in a haystack, it is not an easy task. He did not find any better choice than the white space recommendation.

After a quick browse, he knew what was going on and when the last payment arrived, he decisively returned to his personal area.

First, I opened the redemption list, arranged them in the recommended order, and purchased five skill scrolls. It is worth mentioning that they are all spell scrolls. The skills recorded are no longer ordinary skills such as Aikido, but bronze level starting skills. of magic.

The five spells are "soft voice", "anger", "courage", "fear" and "calm". They are all basic illusion spells from a certain advanced magical world...

——Because it is redeemed directly from the inventory of the white space, there is no preferential price. Even if it is a package purchase, there is no concept of preferential treatment for large quantities.

In total, the money Xia Ran had just resold was worth seven or eighty-eight dollars. It was really distressing, but he still gritted his teeth and bought another skill scroll, which recorded a static method called "Suixi Method". skills.

Because it is the foundation among the basics, you can get it directly with only 3,000 points. Xia Ran originally wanted to find a Western-style meditation technique, but he didn't find anything suitable, so he didn't force it.

Anyway, they all seem to be the same. In magic, it is called "meditation", in Buddhism it is called "zen concentration", and in Taoism it is "entering tranquility"... In fact, they are just different names for basic spiritual practice.

Because there was not enough time left, he did not touch those spell scrolls for the time being. Instead, he first learned the static skill called "Breathing Suiting Technique".

After that, he finished allocating the five free attribute points, and finally chose the most important "λ-DRIVER system".

This thing is one of the highest manifestations of the black technology in "Full Metal Panic". It can transform attack or defensive impulses into energy with physical properties, that is, transform personal consciousness into external manifestations.

However, this thing is usually a device mounted directly on the body. Xia Ran couldn't understand why White Space would recommend it to him alone. Could it be that there are also miniaturized individual soldiers?

"It can be exchanged into the brain, and uses brain cell tissue as its structural framework. However, because it is not the original device, nor is it a system mounted on the relevant body, the intensity of the effect will vary. Please explore by yourself. …”

The answer given by White Space was this. Xia Ran, who had completed the exchange, immediately changed his face.

But putting all this aside, after spending all the points crystallized in one breath, his strengthening of mental attributes seemed to have basically taken shape——

The potential of the "λ-DRIVER system" has yet to be developed, but it can already allow him to convert mental power into actual attack or defense, instead of having high attributes that cannot be converted into real abilities.

As for the effect, it is quite good. Xia Ran did a little experiment and found that he can directly create a powerful attack equivalent to an ordinary sniper rifle. However, he needs to slow down and cool down for more than a minute before he can continue. Attack continuously.

Or it can defend against continuous strafing attacks equal to the power of ordinary firearms, which can last for a few seconds, and this is when being attacked. If not attacked, it seems that the λ-DRIVER shield can last for a longer time. maintain.

Although it was not devastating at the beginning, Xia Ran was already quite satisfied with it.

After all, this is the performance that has just been strengthened. Whether it is the strengthened power itself or his own spiritual potential, both aspects have not been fully developed, and there is still considerable room for improvement.

In addition, the Parasitic Beast's left hand has been strengthened to a higher level, allowing him to have no fear of close combat with the enemy, and his close combat ability is definitely not a weakness.

The strong aspects have been sufficiently strengthened and improved, taking into account both attack and defense, while the theoretical deficiencies will not be a hindrance. It even relies on the "external force" of special equipment to improve to a level that is not much worse than the strong points. It can be said to be very stable.

"Strength: 5"

"Agility: 12"

"Physique: 7"

"Intelligence: 7"

"Spirit: 30"

"Perception: 8"

"Reinforcement: Parasite Beast (Bronze), λ-DRIVER System (Silver)"

"Ability: Aikido, combat intuition, breathing technique"

"Equipment: Parasitic Beast (Left Hand)"

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This is Xia Ran's current personal information page.

It can be said that compared to the original "Useless Man Start" panel, it has undergone earth-shaking changes.

The perception attribute has also increased a bit, which seems to be because his myopia has been cured. This is probably an unexpected surprise. However, it also illustrates a problem. He was clearly short-sighted before, but his perception attribute was still able to have a value of 7 points...

It's no wonder that due to the combination with the spirit, a skill like "combat intuition" was awakened.

There seems to be no other explanation other than talent.