Chapter 554 - 342: Breakthrough, The Final Tier Three Ability
The box in Lin Qi’s hands was the one from the Capitalist, and it contained a Tier Four Extraordinary Item.
He opened the box and took out the Extraordinary Item.
It was an Extraordinary Item shaped like a European teacup. Lin Qi didn’t know its function, nor had the Capitalist explained it to him in detail.
In the Capitalist’s mind, such trivial matters weren’t worth explaining to Lin Qi.
After all, the Cyber World had extensive experience utilizing Extraordinary Items, and nearly all major corporations had standard testing procedures after acquiring one.
’The difference between the Extraordinary Items from the Cyber World and the Doomsday World is just too great. Many of the Cyber World’s Extraordinary Items are man-made artifacts, while the vast majority in the Doomsday World originate from the bodies of monsters. I wonder what causes such a disparity.’
Lin Qi suspected that most Extraordinary Items in the Cyber World were man-made, yet they were extremely scarce, their numbers seemingly in constant decline.
After mulling it over for a long time without understanding the key to it all, Lin Qi could only set the thought aside for now.
Perhaps once United Pharmaceutical gained more power, Lin Qi could leverage its influence to uncover more of the truth.
For now, Lin Qi simply took the Tier Four Extraordinary Item from its box and placed it in the weapons compartment of his left arm.
He was set to leave for World City tomorrow. Since he couldn’t analyze a Tier Four Extraordinary Item yet, he could only bring it with him to the Doomsday World. It was a precaution, in case he was delayed in World City for too long and his Spiritual Power broke through again. Better to be prepared.
’The Mercenary Corps has been quiet for now. I have no idea what Guang Ling is planning.’
Shaking his head, Lin Qi stopped his mind from wandering. For now, he could only wait until he arrived at World City and play it by ear.
He quietly waited as time passed.
At 4:40 AM on April 12, 2089, when the cooldown for the [Door] was complete, Lin Qi immediately departed for the Doomsday World.
Lin Qi was long since accustomed to the shifting scenery and flashing lights.
Seated in the sixth-floor conference room, Lin Qi immediately began his Meditation.
Right now, Lin Qi’s Spiritual Power was just a sliver away from the limit of the Tier Three Third Stage. At the rate of Meditation in the Doomsday World, two hours would be enough to reach the peak!
He remained calm and composed, maintaining optimal efficiency in his Meditation.
The capacity of his Sea of Consciousness slowly expanded until, at a certain moment, the steady rise of his Spiritual Power abruptly halted, as if it had hit a physical barrier.
This was a bottleneck for his current stage of Spiritual Power.
A Wizard Professional had to analyze a corresponding Extraordinary Item to break this limit and advance to the next stage.
It was both a restriction and a shortcut.
For Lin Qi, this method of advancement was definitely the latter.
If Lin Qi weren’t a Wizard Professional, his Extraordinary Power wouldn’t have advanced so quickly, even with the heaven-sent opportunity that was the Doomsday World.
’It’s time. I should analyze the last Tier Three Extraordinary Item.’
Lin Qi opened his eyes, and his Spiritual Tentacles shot out, wrapping around a box in the corner of the conference room.
There were over a dozen such boxes piled in the conference room, but Lin Qi had long since chosen this particular Extraordinary Item.
A white Tier Three Crystal Stone.
According to the file description, it came from an Aggregated Monster.
The monster’s Ability was unique; when the official rescue team found it, a large number of Zombies had gathered around it.
When the rescue team moved to attack, a Tier Three Zombie would immediately emerge from the horde to fight them.
Yet, after the rescue team killed the Zombie, they only retrieved a single Tier One Crimson Crystal Stone.
Soon after, another Tier Three Zombie would appear from the horde.
It was then that the rescue team finally figured out the Aggregated Monster’s Ability.
Enhancement!
Targeted Enhancement!
After reaching this conclusion, the rescue team had finally found the monster’s weakness.
The monster itself was very weak; it could be easily defeated as long as one dealt with the surrounding Zombie horde first.
As it turned out, the rescue team’s decision was correct. The Tier Three Aggregated Monster met its bitter end, and the white Tier Three Crystal Stone fell into their hands.
𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮
If the file had ended there, Lin Qi wouldn’t have been so interested in this Extraordinary Item, much less have chosen it as the final Tier Three item for him to analyze.
What truly made Lin Qi decide was how the Headquarters subsequently utilized this Extraordinary Item.
According to the Headquarters’ records, subsequent experiments revealed an excellent way to use the Extraordinary Item.
Any Awakened—what Lin Qi understood to be a Native Extraordinary—who held this Extraordinary Item would have their own Ability instantly enhanced.
’A Tier One Awakened holding this Extraordinary Item could briefly wield power comparable to a Tier Three. And it wasn’t just an enhancement of Spiritual Power; their very Extraordinary Power would be amplified.’
’Old Ding must have really gone out of his way for me, getting something this good from Headquarters.’
’I have no idea how he convinced Headquarters. This thing could be considered a strategic-grade Extraordinary Item.’
Looking at the Extraordinary Item, a rare flicker of fervor appeared in Lin Qi’s eyes.
Enhancement, Targeted Enhancement, enhancement of Extraordinary Abilities!
These keywords combined to show Lin Qi the possibility of evolving his bug-like Ability, Spiritual Vision!
A Wizard’s Abilities were limited by the Level at which they were acquired. For instance, his Spiritual Vision, which had been with him all this time, had long been stuck at a limit of a thousand-meter radius.
’Even if this only increases the Ability’s range, it would still greatly enhance my ability to protect myself.’