Chapter 96 - 89: Power Enhancement Card, 5-Tier System
[Daily settlement beginning. Based on your gains and performance over the past day, a score and Rating will be assigned, and you will automatically receive Card rewards corresponding to that level.]
[Over the past day, you commanded personnel to check traps, acquiring two live pheasants, several birds, and a small catch of fish. You also treated several injured people, gaining a small amount of resources; produced a small amount of crude salt; and cooperated with others to gather a large quantity of edible Vermilion Fruit...]
[Score: 60 points]
[Rating: B]
[Rewards: Ability Card · Recruit Enhancement Card, Resource Card · Crude Iron Shovel]
[Tip: Excess score points have been automatically converted into a low-grade Card for you.]
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At dawn, before the sunlight streamed in, Chen Chong habitually opened his eyes and subconsciously glanced at his bedside.
It was his tenth day in this world.
Looking to his side the first thing after waking up had already become a habit for Chen Chong.
It was because the Cards from the settlement would appear there...
Two Cards.
One glowed with blue light, the other with white light.
Chen Chong recalled last night’s settlement information as he picked up the blue Card.
The Card’s information instantly appeared before his eyes...
[Card Type: Ability Card · Recruit Power Enhancement Card]
[Rating: B-Level]
[Description: Upon use, this Card can strengthen the power attribute of a recruited person to a certain degree.]
[Note: The effect of an Ability Card is permanent. If a superior Card of the same ability type is fused, it will directly overwrite the inferior Card’s ability and slightly enhance it.]
[Tip: This Ability Card can only be used on recruited humans. It cannot be used on other creatures.]
’A Power Enhancement Card... for recruits?’
’Another brand-new type of Card, and an Ability Card at that...’
Chen Chong found it quite novel.
’So there are even Ability Cards made specifically for recruits.’
’Since the tip says this kind of Ability Card can only be used on recruited humans, does that mean there are also Cards that can only be used on beasts, birds, or even plants?’
’A Power Enhancement Card... Compared to the Comprehensive Enhancement Card I used before, this one only boosts a single attribute: power.’
’Does that mean there are also Speed Cards, Hardness Cards, and Stamina Cards among the other types of Enhancement Cards?’
Chen Chong sighed in amazement. The variety of Card Types was truly strange and endless, but as long as it could increase his combat effectiveness, that was all that mattered.
There wasn’t much to say about the other Card, the crude iron shovel.
It was a D-Class Card, the lowest grade, and was just a crudely made iron shovel about half a meter long.
’It would be pretty good for loosening the soil in the fields at home, or for digging up crops buried in the ground...’
Chen Chong then turned to the main event of the day: the daily intelligence report.
[D-Class Intelligence: A group of people will wander into the western jungle where the explosive mushrooms grow today, resulting in several deaths and injuries.]
[C-Class Intelligence: Having not eaten a human for several days, the Unihorn Catfish’s craving has driven it to near madness. It has begun to self-mutilate. However, its abnormal state is not solely due to the lack of human flesh; there seems to be another reason...]
[B-Level Intelligence: After its brutal fight with the Rock Claw Eagle, the Blood-tooth Python has fled to the deepest part of its cavern lair underground, where its wounds are slowly healing. The Rock Claw Eagle, however, has fallen into an even greater crisis...]
Today’s three pieces of intelligence didn’t offer any Cards or prey; they were all purely informational.
Explosive mushrooms...
Chen Chong knew about this plant. Not only had Sima mentioned it during his speech, but it was also recorded in the jungle atlas.
Like most ordinary poisonous mushrooms, it was multicolored and didn’t look particularly special.
But if you stepped on it, or applied any pressure, it would rapidly inflate and explode.
It was essentially like a firecracker, with pressure acting as the lit fuse.
Once triggered, the rapid expansion of gas inside the mushroom, combined with its flammable shell, would cause an explosion.
The power of the explosion depended on the size of the mushroom.
A small one would be like a firecracker, and stepping on it would only leave the sole of your foot tingling.
The power of a large one, however, could not be ignored; it would very likely cause injury.
But if you stepped on an extra-large one... you would do more than just get injured. You could actually be blown away.
’In the west, huh...’
Chen Chong committed the location to memory.
Although the atlas recorded this organism, it didn’t mention a specific location.
’Now that I know from the intelligence report, I’ll have to be extra careful when I go in that direction to avoid accidentally triggering this danger.’
The next two pieces of intelligence made Chen Chong furrow his brow.
’The Unihorn Catfish is self-mutilating?’
’An abnormal state?’
’What does that mean...’
’The Blood-tooth Python fled back to its cavern lair? That fits the habits of such creatures.’
’But the Rock Claw Eagle... has fallen into an even greater crisis?’
’Isn’t it hiding in a cave on a hillside cliff?’
’And there’s a plant-type Extraordinary Creature guarding it...’
A sudden realization struck Chen Chong!
’Could it be that the Rock Claw Eagle isn’t hiding in the cave to seek the protection of the plant-type Extraordinary Creature?’
’It’s not familiar with the fourth Extraordinary Creature? They’re actually enemies?’
’But if that’s the case, why would it hide in a cave occupied by a plant-type Extraordinary Creature?’
’Could it be that the injured Rock Claw Eagle didn’t know the Extraordinary Creature was hiding inside when it entered the cave, and then another conflict broke out?’
After pondering for a long time, Chen Chong still couldn’t figure out the reason.
’Forget it. I’ll stop thinking about it.’
’I should focus on handling the matters at hand first.’
Chen Chong sat up. The moment the Tiger Striped Dog saw its master get out of bed, it hurried to follow...
When he reached the living room, the Lion-headed Goose, which was patrolling near the main door, immediately spread its wings and ran over.
Only after Chen Chong patted its head did it leave, satisfied, to continue its patrol.