Chapter 97: Chapter 96: Gu Qing’s Silk Spinning
’That must be the reason. Otherwise, this Talent couldn’t possibly be so strange.’
’But then again, this Talent does seem to have its uses.’
Spider Women are a species from the Undead Clan, with the upper body of a woman and the lower body of a spider.
They can shoot extremely strong Spider Silk.
This silk is the Spider Woman’s primary method of Attack, countless times stronger than ordinary spider silk.
It possesses great elasticity and Resilience.
But its only weakness is a fear of fire.
Fire Spiritual Skills are a perfect counter to it.
Even a simple torch can counter it.
This was also evident from the Talent’s description.
When Zhao Chi was reading the files earlier, he had assumed this was a Spider Woman’s Spiritual Skill, not a Talent.
’Then again, it makes sense.’
’A Spider’s Silk Spinning is as natural as a Human spitting. It really is a Talent.’
’The question now is, should I have Gu Qing learn it?’
’If Gu Qing learns it, will she be able to spin silk too?’
Spider Women can spin silk from both their mouths and their rears.
’If I have Gu Qing learn it, where will she spin silk from?’
’Won’t that make her too different from a Human?’
Zhao Chi hesitated.
He looked at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing was also frowning slightly, her head tilted as she thought carefully.
"My lord, if I learn this third Talent, will I be able to spin Spider Silk?"
"It should..."
"’Convert bodily fluids into Silk Paste...’ So, the Spider Silk is made from bodily fluids?"
"Yes."
"But don’t my bodily fluids have healing properties? If I learn this Talent, can I spin silk from a distance to provide Treatment to others? Wouldn’t that be incredibly convenient?"
Zhao Chi carefully recalled the information.
The books did indeed state that a Spider Woman’s Silk Spinning was a ranged Attack, and that one should always maintain distance.
’By that logic, the range aspect should be guaranteed.’
Before the Spider Silk is expelled from the Body, it’s a Silk Paste, which could indeed be considered a bodily fluid.
But once the Silk Paste hits the air, it solidifies into Silk Thread.
As for whether the Spider Silk could be used for Treatment, Zhao Chi wasn’t sure.
He told Gu Qing what he knew.
Gu Qing hesitated slightly. "My lord, I think both ’Spider Woman Silk Gland’ and ’Binge Drinking’ are very suitable for me. It’s a shame I can’t have both. In the end, I’ll let you decide for me, my lord."
Gu Qing had a regretful look on her face.
Zhao Chi smiled. ’Of course you can have both. I just need to transfer the data.’
But Zhao Chi still asked for confirmation, "Gu Qing, have you made up your mind? You don’t mind being able to spin silk?"
Gu Qing smiled. "What is there to mind? Isn’t this an excellent Ability?"
"Well, you have a point..."
"Will it change my appearance, or alter my Body?"
"No. A Talent is just a Talent. Unless it’s specially noted, it just means you gain an extra Ability."
Gu Qing smiled. "Then isn’t that great? I can totally accept it."
"Alright, then I’ll choose for you."
"Thank you, my lord. I’ll be happy with whichever one you pick."
Zhao Chi no longer hesitated.
’Transfer data!’
〖Please select the transfer target〗
’I can only select "Spider Woman Silk Gland" as the target.’
Because this Talent is a growable one.
Besides, the main expression of this Talent is making Gu Qing spin silk, so the name is more fitting.
〖Please select the transfer Effect〗
’Transfer Effect 2 of "Binge Drinking" to Effect 2 of "Spider Woman Silk Gland."’
He clicked confirm.
〖Current data match is low. Transfer success rate is 7%. Confirm?〗
’Finally, a success rate that isn’t 100%.’
’But this was nothing to be happy about.’
’Only a 7% success rate? Isn’t that way too low?’
’Then again, it makes sense. The Talents "Binge Drinking" and "Spider Woman Silk Gland" are completely unrelated. Getting a 7% success rate is actually pretty good.’
’Looks like this isn’t going to work...’
’I wonder what happens if it fails. Am I really forced to choose one of the two?’
Zhao Chi wasn’t ready to give up.
He reached out and started mashing the button wildly.
Suddenly, when his finger tapped the success rate, a prompt popped up:
〖Consume Racial Improvement Points to increase the success rate?〗
’Holy shit?’
A surprised curse escaped Zhao Chi’s lips.
’Racial Improvement Points can be used here?’
’Doesn’t that make this ability ridiculously overpowered?’
Zhao Chi currently had 18 Improvement Points, and he immediately began to consume them.
〖1 Improvement Point consumed. Success rate increased to 17%〗
’The success rate increased by 10%. Not bad.’
He consumed another 8 Improvement Points, raising the success rate to 97%.
’It was just 3% short of being maxed out. Consuming one more Improvement Point would be overkill and a bit of a waste.’
But Zhao Chi didn’t hesitate, directly maxing it out to 100%.
’After all, good luck is rare, but bad luck is a constant companion.’
Even if a 3% chance of failure was low, if he happened to be that unlucky, the regret would be immense.
’Since he had the points to spare, he wasn’t afraid of wasting a tiny bit.’
He clicked confirm again.
〖Data transfer successful!〗
[Talent]Spider Woman Silk Gland
[Level]C Level (Growable)
[Effect]1. Can convert bodily fluids into Silk Paste and shoot powerful Spider Silk.
[Effect]2. Fluid Output +500%
’This doesn’t seem very scientific.’
’How could fluid output increase fivefold without any intake?’
’This violates the laws of physics, doesn’t it?’
’The law of conservation of mass is being broken.’
But... this wasn’t his original world; it was a game world. This world had its own rules, and it was useless for Zhao Chi to overthink it.
’Whatever. The point is, it succeeded.’
He clicked confirm.
[Gu Qing’s Talent has been replaced with ’Spider Woman Silk Gland’]
Zhao Chi checked Gu Qing’s Attributes again. As expected, the extra point of Constitution was gone.
But now she had the Spider Woman Silk Gland.
Gu Qing stared blankly at her Talent. "My lord, the Talents actually became one? You can actually merge Talents...?"
Zhao Chi covered Gu Qing’s mouth.
His palm felt something soft and moist.
Zhao Chi said, "Keep it a secret. This is top-secret information."
Gu Qing said with extreme seriousness, "Don’t worry, my lord. I wouldn’t say a word even if I were to die."
"Mm, I believe you. Now, quickly try out your new Talent. Do you feel anything?"
Gu Qing stood in place, concentrating for a moment.
"I don’t feel anything..."
"Can you spin silk yet?"
Gu Qing stared blankly and placed a hand in front of her mouth.
PTHOO!
She spat out a little bit of saliva.
It was just Ordinary saliva.
She frowned, then spat again.
PTHOO!
This time, what came out was a white, viscous liquid. Upon contact with the air, it quickly turned into a long, pale-white Silk Thread that stuck to Gu Qing’s palm.
Gu Qing turned to look at the door a few meters away.
She opened her mouth again.
PTHOO!
A strand of white silk shot out, sticking firmly to the door.
Gu Qing licked her lips and opened her mouth once more.
PTHOO!
WHOOSH~
This time, the bundle of silk was much thicker, about the width of a finger. It made a sticky mess all over half the door.
Zhao Chi went over and touched it curiously. It turned out the effect of multiple strands of Spider Silk stacked, making it extremely sticky.
’It’s actually a crowd-control Skill.’
’It should be pretty effective against enemies.’
’It can restrict an enemy’s movement, and also be used to tie them up.’
’Definitely useful for capturing prisoners.’
"Gu Qing, this Talent of yours is quite good."
Gu Qing herself was a little stunned.
She murmured, "Yeah, I can control whether I spit saliva or spin silk. This Talent is so flexible."
Zhao Chi nodded. "After all, the Description for Effect 1 is to convert bodily fluids into Silk Paste. Saliva can naturally be turned into Silk Paste, so being able to control it yourself is indeed more convenient."
"That’s right. Not only can I control whether to transform it, but I can also control how much silk I spin."
Zhao Chi brought over an oil lamp.
"Open your mouth, let me see."
"Mm, okay."
Gu Qing pursed her lips, swallowed, and then opened her small mouth wide. "Ahhh~"
Gu Qing pressed her tongue down, allowing Zhao Chi to see her uvula moving at the back of her throat.
Zhao Chi stared for a long time but couldn’t see anything different, only noting that her teeth were neat and white.
"Lift your tongue, let me see."
"Mm."
The moment Gu Qing lifted her tongue, a jet of liquid shot out.
"Ah!"
"Oh my! My lord, are you alright?"
Zhao Chi clutched his face, pulling away a strand of white silk as he looked helplessly at Gu Qing.
"Why did you stick me?"
Gu Qing forced a smile. "I’m sorry, my lord. I was just thinking, ’I must not spin any silk,’ but somehow, it just shot out. I’m not very Proficient yet."
"Alright..."
Zhao Chi believed what Gu Qing said.
He opened his hand. The crumpled ball of Silk Thread in his palm was very sticky, adhering firmly to his skin.
When he pulled it off with his fingers, each fine thread came away like countless tiny tentacles.
He could see that each thread was extremely fine, many times thinner than Silk.
Zhao Chi subconsciously sniffed it. There was no smell.
Seeing his action, Gu Qing pouted coquettishly.
"Goodness, my lord, why are you smelling that? Saliva always has some sort of smell. It’s not because I’m unhygienic."
Zhao Chi sniffed it again. "There’s no smell at all. The other properties of the saliva must have changed when it was converted into Silk Paste."
"Oh... That’s good, then."
Zhao Chi straightened the white silk into a bundle and then pulled hard on both ends.
The elasticity was excellent; it didn’t break.
This strand of white silk was like a rubber band, stretching very long without snapping.
He let go with one sticky hand, and the white silk immediately returned to its original shape, showing no deformation.
It had very high stability.
’This Spider Silk really is amazing.’
’If this were in my original world, it would definitely be a new material with a wide range of uses.’
’Could this Spider Silk replace Silk?’
Zhao Chi knew a method for improving Silk Stockings. He also happened to have 20 Gold Coins, which was enough to buy the Blueprint for making them.
’When the time comes, if I use Spider Silk instead of Silk, not only will I save a fortune, but it’s also highly likely that the performance will be enhanced!’
’It’s a win-win situation.’
Normally.
Spider Silk has extremely high strength, five times that of Silk, and far stronger than steel wire of the same thickness.
Using Spider Silk as a raw material could likely make the Silk Stockings have much higher Durability.
Spider Silk’s elasticity and Resilience are also much better than Silk’s.
’The resulting Silk Stocking Fashion would have better elasticity, right?’
Furthermore, Spider Silk is ten times finer than Silk.
’So I could make extremely sheer Silk Stockings?’
’Extremely sheer...’
Spider Silk also maintains excellent stability in high and low temperatures, as well as acidic environments, as long as it doesn’t come into contact with an open flame.
In terms of material properties, Spider Silk crushes Silk in almost every aspect.
However, spiders have cannibalistic tendencies, making it impossible to farm them on a large scale for silk production. As a result, the yield of Spider Silk is very low.
’In this world, surely no one would capture Spider Women just to farm their silk, right?’
’...Hard to say.’
Perhaps some did, but Zhao Chi had never heard of it.
But it didn’t matter. Gu Qing’s production was high, anyway.
"Gu Qing, how much saliva did you use to spray all that silk just now?"
"I can’t say for sure, but it shouldn’t have been too much. Ever since I got the new Talent, I feel like I have a lot of all kinds of bodily fluids, and I can control them."
"Very good. Do you feel anything right now? Like needing to go to the bathroom?"
"A little bit..."
"Then can you turn your urine into Silk Paste?"
Gu Qing looked troubled.
"I could... but even if I can, I don’t want it coming out of my mouth."
