Chapter 107 Hiding in the Base
The "Glorious City" has been developing the land west of the Alcoron Mountains for decades, but the focus has always been on advancing to the north.
The reason why we haven't gone deep into the southwest to find the "Forest of Ashes" is because there are several very dangerous fog areas here.
The more people are lost, the fewer people are leaving.
If the news about the coal mine and the temple had not suddenly come out this time, the direction of land reclamation would probably still be towards the north for many years to come.
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The Plague Swamp is one of the most dangerous foggy areas that prevents scavengers from exploring the southwest.
The swamp here cannot be passed through the large mechanical city, so it can only be entered by small-scale hunting teams.
But the wood mist in the swamp is thicker than on the plains, and no one knows what monsters are hiding in the swamp. There are many poisonous creatures, many magical beasts, and many unknown dangers.
Moreover, this place is also home to some strange and deadly creatures that have never been recorded in books.
The closer you get to the "Forest of Ashes", the larger the monsters, insects and plants become, and the weirder their shapes become...
[The Overlord Blood Mosquito] A mosquito with a wingspan of more than one meter can cause a basketball-sized swelling on a person's body with one bite, which is often accompanied by a very fatal infection...
Named "Thousand Hands Vine", it is a man-eating vine that can automatically sense living things like a leech. Once it wraps around you, you will find that the "grass" within a radius of several hundred meters below your feet has come alive, like tentacles pulling you underground. This plant eats meat...
The [Ghost-faced Venomous Moth] follows the light source. Once a fire is lit at night, it will come in overwhelming numbers, and the dust will fill the sky wherever it passes. If it falls on the skin, it will make people scratch their skin until it itches...
The mushroom named "Teemo Mushroom" is hidden in the fallen leaves. It is like a landmine. If touched by external force, it will explode violently and spray you with corrosive acid directly...
The strange pitcher plant can spray bullet-like fruits that can easily penetrate the human skull...
Named...
There are so many strange creatures, too numerous to mention.
Almost every day, new species that have not been recorded in the Encyclopedia are discovered, and almost every day, hunters die for various strange reasons...
This is how it got its name, the "Plague Swamp".
This swamp is a nightmare place for extraordinary people. It is avoided like a plague and discourages most safari hunters who want to explore its secrets.
But this time it was different.
The large army went out to conquer everything.
Large engineering steam vehicles would directly pave the swamps, and fill the pits with stones dug from other places. The mage's [Swamp Solidification Spell] could directly solidify the soft swamps...
This first-level earth spell, any magic apprentice can fill several meters in a day. And the City of Glory has hundreds of thousands of magic apprentices. With so many people, road construction is as efficient as a bulldozer.
With the solid ground, the large mechanical city can enter the swamp area and directly sweep away everything.
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This was Ryan's first time participating in a hunting operation.
Originally, he positioned himself as a scoundrel who came here to make up the numbers.
It would have been more or less boring if he didn't leave the base, but he didn't expect that hunters would bring out some strange creatures from the fog every day.
Ryan knew that his teacher Irubek liked to collect samples of different organisms and study their genetic sequences.
Now that the teacher is not around, he is helping out with this job.
Every day he would post a bounty in the "mission hall" of the base and collect the strange creatures brought back by the scavengers.
Then record some data, collect some live sample data, and make specimens.
I was thinking about giving the teacher a surprise when I meet him.
Others don’t know why the animals and plants here are generally much larger than those on the plains, but Ryan knows it very well.
One of Irubek's research topics is called "On the influence of air environment on the size of organisms", and the content of the topic accurately explains why the organisms in the swamp area become so large.
One reason why a high oxygen content in the air will cause the overall size of organisms to be larger is because of this.
The fog here is thicker than that on the plains, which is the second most important point.
Irubek had already done in-depth research on the fog of this world. He analyzed and researched some special ingredients from it, including trace amounts of toxins, but also some special substances that can enhance human physique.
Irubek confirmed that the mist is harmful to the human body, but also beneficial, but he is not sure what ingredients are working. Because of the development of scientific research equipment, many theories are still in the "hypothesis" and "inference" stage.
The fog in the "Plague Swamp" is very thick, so ordinary extraordinary people must wear gas masks. Otherwise, more and more toxins will accumulate in their bodies over time, putting their lives in danger.
But as far as Ryan knew, Udo and his Coleman tribe did not have, nor did they need, gas masks. Their respiratory tracts were directly exposed to the air, and they could breathe by opening their mouths.
It is also because they have lived since childhood in the "Forest of Ashes", where the fog is thicker than that in the plains.
This also resulted in the warriors of their tribe being more muscular, with their height generally exceeding three meters.
Although there is no test sample to confirm this hypothesis, Ryan also feels that the humans in this primitive tribe must have a much higher resistance to toxins than ordinary humans. Long-term breathing of poisonous gas also makes their physical fitness much better than that of ordinary humans.
This is also completely consistent with the "inference" in the research report left by his teacher.
Science is a door. Once you open it, you will be attracted by its infinite wonders.
After reading Irubek's research materials, Ryan developed a strong interest in the colorful biological science with infinite possibilities for the first time.
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In a flash, another two months have passed.
The progress of land reclamation in the "Plague Swamp" base is very good. Although the daily casualties of the scavengers are not light, they have not encountered large-scale attacks by monsters.
Ryan also heard that the dangerous areas near the "Forest of Ashes" had been basically devoured by various hunting corps. It would not be long before they would directly engage in battle with the barbarian tribes and launch a general offensive.
But all this had nothing to do with him, so Ryan just stayed at the base every day to survive and develop.
There was no large-scale fighting yet, and there were not many casualties. The doctors in the camp could handle it calmly, and a doctor apprentice like him would not get any "good jobs".
Ryan was happy with it.
Everyone else was trying hard to earn contribution points because of this collective hunting, but he was just an apprentice doctor. He didn't hang out with people in the doctor circle, nor did he take the initiative to accept tasks, so the contribution points he earned were naturally very small.
But he doesn't care, because this is the confidence that comes from not being short of money.
He would do medical dissection, make medicine, and collect specimens for a few hours every morning. He would practice martial arts in the afternoon and meditate in the evening...
The life of a soy sauce addict is also very regular.
This day.
In the training room of the camp.
This place is a bit like the indoor gym in my previous life. There are many people here, some practicing magic, some practicing fighting, some practicing shooting...
On the fighting training platform, Ryan was practicing punching with sweat pouring down his face.
"2995, 2996, 2997...3000!"
The sound of punches breaking wind was endless.
Kick one thousand times, punch three thousand times... and various physical training such as squats and jumps with weights. This is the training plan he set for himself, and the amount is increasing every day.
Although the martial arts techniques have been honed to a familiar level in the dream space of the "intelligent brain", the body's muscle memory and reflexes still require actual combat practice.
Although he had been hiding for a few months, Ryan's combat power was improving day by day.
During these few months, the [Corpse Stitcher] potion he took when he awakened his extraordinary powers had been almost completely digested and integrated.
Strength, perception, nerve reaction speed, toughness...all attributes have increased by one or two times compared to a few months ago!
Because he had awakened to a potion of excellent gold quality, his attributes were already much higher than those of ordinary transcendents. Now, just looking at his physical stats, he was already the top-notch among the first-level [Awakeners].
On the other hand, the expensiveness of "Breath of Thunder" does have its advantages.
At least by meditating with this technique , the efficiency of increasing your fighting spirit will be many times higher than before.
During this period, the amount of fighting spirit in his Qi sea increased visibly.
Moreover, because his fighting spirit was strong enough, he had already condensed the third "Gang Line". As a result, his progress in the [Hercules Art] was also very impressive. He practiced the thirty-six movements every day and used the Gang Line to nourish his muscles, and he had already reached the level of "seeing the beginning of the door".
It is estimated that Uncle Sam, who taught him this secret method of body refining, would never have thought that someone would be able to master this secret method in just a few months!
When you first start practicing martial arts, the most direct benefit is a surge in strength.
Just by stepping over the threshold, his strength increased by double!
To give a very real data example, when Ryan first awakened his extraordinary power, his physical strength was about 260 kilograms. Now after digesting the aftereffects of the magic potion, it has exceeded 600 kilograms; coupled with the bonus of the strange power of [Hercules Technique], it has directly exceeded 1,000!
The increase in absolute strength means a geometric increase in actual combat capability, whether it is punching power, speed, muscle toughness, or the ability to withstand blows will be greatly improved.
Moreover, with his strong physical fitness, Ryan finally touched the threshold of displaying his "secret".
The higher the level of the martial arts, the higher the requirements.
The "Six Secrets of Fighting" that Ryan had spent a lot of money to learn had a very high threshold.
[Godspeed] Stepping on the air to make a loud noise and quickly move, in addition to the skills and mastery of fighting spirit, a minimum speed value is required...
[Sky God Strike], [Cannon Fist], [Storm Cut]... These ultimate attack skills also require a minimum absolute strength value to meet the casting requirements...
In the past few months, Ryan has been copying tirelessly in the "Dream Space" and has almost copied the ultimate martial arts skills practiced by the two masters.
What he lacks now is the integration of body and consciousness in reality.
Only through continuous hard practice and actual combat can the consciousness of the "Six Great Mysteries" in the brain be transformed into combat power that can be exerted by one's body...
