NOVEL WEB Chapter 788: The Emergence of Biological Weapons
The number of Energy Crystal Meteorites that fell within Changhe Base this time was considerable, and for Wang Tao, opening all these meteorites would be a massive undertaking.
However, considering that opening meteorites required a large number of Crystal Cores, and that others didn't have the talent of [Lucky Star], the items they got were generally average. To avoid wastage, Wang Tao had to do it himself.
Moreover, Wang Tao was very curious whether the items inside the Star Meteorites in this life were similar to those in the previous life…
After opening the first meteorite and encountering a monster, Wang Tao didn't rush to open the second one. Instead, he first went to look at the spoils of war dropped by the monster.
"As expected!"
Seeing the items he had hoped for among the spoils, Wang Tao grinned widely.
"What is this…"
Gu Yun and the others looked curiously at the deep green object the size of a ping-pong ball that Wang Tao handed over.
"This is a good thing. Consuming it has a certain chance to gain Hidden Attributes!"
[Strange Poison Sac: After consuming, there's a one-third chance of poisoning, a one-third chance of nothing happening, and a one-third chance of gaining a hidden attribute]
The attributes of this Strange Poison Sac were exactly the same as in the previous life. It seemed to be something that must be dropped by the Insect race monsters, as these Insect race monsters all seemed to carry poison.
After Wang Tao explained the attributes of this Strange Poison Sac, everyone's eyes lit up with excitement.
"Hidden attributes!"
"Hidden attributes that can be awakened?"
"This is not just an awakening; it can even affect Ascension to the Seventh Level!"
"Wow, so powerful!"
"..."
Wang Tao had previously informed everyone about many things, so when they heard [Hidden Attributes], they immediately realized the preciousness of the Strange Poison Sac.
Although, in Wang Tao's eyes, the difficulty of humans becoming stronger and ascending in this life was simpler than in the previous life, it was still not easy for many human survivors.
Even though they automatically obtain a hidden attribute at Level 3, thereby gaining the chance for awakening, they only have one hidden attribute and can only awaken once. To continue becoming stronger, to continue awakening, or even to ascend to the Seventh Level, they would need other hidden attributes.
Hidden attributes weren't easy to obtain. Up to now, no one has been able to have four hidden attributes.
Of course, Wang Tao didn't have them either, but Wang Tao's ways of ascension differed in this life from the previous life, so he's not included in the statistics.
As for others, they generally had only one hidden attribute or one awakening. Although this was excellent, they couldn't ascend to the Seventh Level if they didn't awaken four times themselves. Level 6 was their ceiling.
While Level 6 was strong, in such a perilous post-apocalyptic world, nobody would be content with it. After all, the evolution of zombie monsters wouldn't be stalled at Level 6.
Therefore, items that could increase hidden attributes were very important to Awakeners. Unfortunately, such things are too rare. They had only heard Wang Tao talk about it but had never seen it, until today!
"But it's unclear what the effects of this poisoning are and if it poses any life-threatening danger…"
While excited, someone asked with a bit of concern.
"There shouldn't be any great danger, but it's better to be prepared in advance before using it…"
Wang Tao thought for a moment and said.
In the previous life, the poison from the Strange Poison Sac wasn't lethal, but getting poisoned was not a good experience. It should be the same in this life. However, to be on the safe side, it's best to arrange for a doctor and a Healing-Type Extraordinary Function Human to be present when using the Strange Poison Sac.
"If all the meteorites contain monsters, wouldn't we get many Poison Sacs?"
At this point, Gu Yun suddenly spoke up.
Hearing this, everyone else got excited as well, while Wang Tao just smiled wryly.
"Of course not all of them are monsters; there are other things inside as well. If I continue to open the meteorites, you'll see."
Wang Tao put away the Poison Sac for later distribution and then picked up another fourth-order meteorite.
After placing a Crystal Core, Wang Tao opened the second meteorite.
This time, the meteorite did not contain a monster but a long knife.
[Iron Bone Piercing Blade]
[Fourth-tier (Excellence)]
[Durability +400, Attack Power +80, Attack Speed +10%]
This Fourth-tier long knife's basic attributes were decent, with pretty high attack power and a 10% attack speed increase. But it didn't have additional attributes like causing bleeding or burning status or carrying an ability, so in Wang Tao's eyes, it was still lacking.
But if given to others, this would be considered a Divine Artifact! After all, the weapons they used wouldn't have such attributes.
"It's actually a weapon!"
Seeing the black scimitar in Wang Tao's hand, everyone was curious about its quality. In this lifetime, a light cluster of spoils appears whenever someone kills zombie monsters, but to drop weapons, they need to kill a Lord-level target. So such weapons were still very rare.
"This one's not bad; you can give it a try."
Wang Tao tossed the knife to Xiang Hongbin, who swung it around a bit. The attack power wasn't immediately noticeable, but the 10% increase in attack speed was real. He could clearly feel his blade swinging faster.
Ignoring the few who couldn't put it down, Wang Tao continued to open the meteorites.
This time it was a potion, and it was an Evolution Potion.
[Fourth-stage Evolution Potion: A Third-stage Mutated Beast has a 50% chance of ascending to Fourth-stage after consumption, with a 5% chance of an extra awakening]
"Not bad, not bad!"
Wang Tao had previously acquired quite a few mutated beasts, and the Evolution Potion was just what they needed.
Subsequently, Wang Tao opened several other meteorites, all fourth-order. They also contained monsters, Superpower Crystal Cores, weapon equipment, potions, and other items. Almost everything was good stuff.