NOVEL WEB Chapter 788: The Emergence of Biological Weapons_2
The crowd watching was a bit stunned. Didn't Wang Tao say that opening meteors is likely to be a loss? But how come Wang Tao has never lost?
"I'm just lucky. If you don't believe me, you can give it a try."
Wang Tao naturally knew what they were thinking, and shrugged as he spoke.
Just relying on the word "luck" wouldn't convince anyone, so Xiang Hongbin and the others asked Wang Tao for permission to open two meteors to try.
Wang Tao didn't refuse, and in the smiling gaze of Wang Tao, some of the meteors carefully selected by the group turned out to have junk crystal cores, junk potions, and even nothing at all.
Everyone was a bit dumbfounded. They finally truly experienced the difference between a "Non-chief" and an "Emperor Ou." They didn't believe in luck before, but now they were completely convinced.
Gu Yun and the others had already arranged for people to go outside looking for meteors, but seeing this situation, they felt a bit apprehensive. Opening meteors isn't cheap; it requires at least two Level 4 Crystal Cores! If they found a large number of meteors but lost everything when they were opened, then his position as mayor would be over.
Seeing the worry on everyone's faces, Wang Tao smiled and said:
"You all don't need to worry. Just send people or go out and collect them yourself, then store them in the base. Every time I return, I'll help open a portion for free."
Letting others look at the meteors would be a waste. Wang Tao has the "Lucky Star" talent, so there's no reason not to use it.
In any case, Wang Tao himself enjoys the process of opening "blind boxes," so he can help out for free.
"That's good! Thank you!" Gu Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly added, "We certainly won't let you do it for nothing. If something good comes out, you'll get a share! As for how to split it, we'll work it out properly, but we definitely won't let you suffer a loss!"
"I don't mind."
Wang Tao thought for a moment and didn't refuse. He actually doesn't care about these benefits, but as the saying goes, "give an inch and take a mile," just doing good deeds isn't enough—you need to ask for some benefits appropriately. This way, it's good for both parties.
While chatting, Wang Tao continued to open the next meteor.
"Huh?"
When he saw a black, beetle-like thing fly out, Wang Tao's eyes lit up.
Others thought it was a monster and instantly became alert. But Wang Tao didn't attack; he just grabbed it.
Feeling the coolness in his palm, Wang Tao grinned:
"This isn't a monster!"
Everyone looked closely and saw that it was a palm-sized, black beetle-like thing in Wang Tao's hand. Once caught by Wang Tao, it didn't move much, looking harmless to humans and animals.
Wang Tao explained, "This thing is a Level 4 biological weapon called an 'Iron Beetle'!"
[Level 4 Weapon: Armored Beetle]
[HP: 100000/100000]
[Status: Can Be Awakened]
[Enhancement: Independent Attack, Armed (requires the consumption of a Level 4 Insect race corpse to activate)]
[Compatibility: 0%]
[Independent Attack: Can follow the master's orders to attack independently]
[Armed: Covers the master's entire body and provides certain attribute enhancements]
Wang Tao hadn't encountered biological weapons before. Previously, the Night Demon Lord he defeated didn't drop anything like a "Night Demon Type 1," so Wang Tao thought there were no biological weapons in this life. It seems there are, and it's a good Iron Beetle.
However, unlike the previous life where the Iron Beetle only had 10,000 HP when it first appeared and required a lot of Crystal Cores to reach 100,000 HP, this time the Iron Beetle came out with a full 100,000 HP, saving a lot of Crystal Cores.
"Biological weapon?"
Hearing Wang Tao's words, everyone looked at the harmless little beetle in his palm with confusion. What could this little bug do?
Seeing this, Wang Tao smiled slightly, not explaining too much. He took out a Level 4 Crystal Core, awakened the Iron Beetle, and bonded with it, raising its compatibility to 100%. Then he tossed it next to the corpse of a recently killed Insect Clan Monster.
The Iron Beetle instantly grew larger and, to everyone's amazement, began to consume the corpse!
While people wondered how a beetle this size could eat such a large Insect Clan monster, the Iron Beetle moved closer to Wang Tao, its body writhing and transforming into a five-meter-tall giant upright beetle-like creature, the abdomen opened quickly to reveal a space large enough to accommodate a human.
The Iron Beetle knelt halfway down, allowing Wang Tao to easily enter its body.
Then its eyes glowed lightly with a yellow light, and a muffled voice issued from its mouth.
"This is the biological weapon. Doesn't it feel really cool? Cool and ugly..."
"..."
The crowd finally came back to their senses and started discussing animatedly.
"Holy crap! What's this? It feels so powerful!"
"It gives me the impression... as if it has Level 4 Lord Rank strength!"
"That's right, it has the aura of a Level 4 for sure! And it's not an ordinary Level 4 Lord. With that body size, even an ordinary Level 4 Lord might not be able to defeat it…"
"The key point is that it's controlled by Wang Tao! So, the person controlling it can have top Level 4 Lord fighting power?"
"It's like a... powered armor! Yes, it's powered armor! But this is the biological version, and it seems stronger than powered armor. After all, its size is too exaggerated…"
"..."
Since they were still in the plaza outside City Hall, with many people around, Wang Tao couldn't test it thoroughly. After slightly demonstrating in front of everyone, he deactivated the Beetle Armor.
Seeing the huge Iron Beetle return to a small bug in Wang Tao's hand, everyone's eyes burned with desire.
"You were right earlier; this Iron Beetle Armor is like powered armor. Once activated, even an ordinary person can instantly have the fighting power of a Level 4 Lord Rank. Of course, using it also consumes Crystal Cores, so it's a biological version of powered armor…"
Wang Tao said with a smile, tossing the Iron Beetle to them.
"Amazing!"
"This feels even more powerful than powered armor!"
Everyone was delighted with this little bug.
While powered armor is strong, compared to the Iron Beetle, it seems a bit inferior.
"You can study it slowly."
Without chatting much, Wang Tao continued to open meteors.
The subsequent Level 4 meteors, like before, produced various good items. Plenty of Iron Beetles appeared, to the point where there weren't enough Level 4 Insect tribe corpses for them to eat.
Seeing these Iron Beetles, Gu Yun and the others couldn't close their mouths. Each Iron Beetle represents pinnacle fourth-order fighting power!
Currently, the entire Changhe Base has very few Level 4 Awakeners, only Wang Tao's group is at the fourth level.
Wang Tao had already stated that he'd take only some of the items from the meteors that he could use himself, the rest would be distributed by City Hall, including these Iron Beetles.
Gu Yun had started considering how to distribute them; the military would certainly take the majority, but the quantity of Iron Beetles was plentiful, so the military definitely wouldn't take them all, leaving some to them, which was a matter of learning how to distribute…
"Finally, it's done!"
At that moment, Wang Tao sighed in relief but hadn't completely relaxed.
The Level 4 meteors collected within the city were all opened, but the Level 5 and Level 6 ones hadn't been opened yet.
Among them was the house-sized meteorite that initially struck Changhe Base, a Level 6 Crystal Energy Star Meteorite of Epic Quality. Wang Tao was quite curious about this meteorite, but thought to open Level 6 meteors outside to avoid possibly dangerous Level 6 monsters harming others.
As for the Level 5 Energy Crystal Meteorite, when he opened the first one, a small silver bug flew out, and Wang Tao immediately grabbed it.
"Not bad luck; the first one is a Silver Beetle!"