Chapter 601: Chapter 210: Secrets of the Old Era, Ability Amplifier!
"That’s a good question."
Elder Qian nodded frankly, without a hint of concealment, "Because we old folks are rather afraid of death."
Seeing the astonishment on Cheng Ye’s face, he gently shook his head and explained, "The biggest difference between Immortal Objects and ordinary infection sources is the degree and direction of their influence by the S3 and S4 viruses. The infection sources you are encountering now can only be considered ’ordinary versions,’ their predecessors were not truly Extraordinary objects, merely partially mutated by the S3 virus. People of the old era called them ’treasures’: they could bring some benefits but couldn’t help people become Extraordinary."
"Only those ’Extraordinary objects’ that existed during the S3 period and were never discovered or used by humans, when mutated by the S4 virus, they can be called ’Mother Sources.’ The mutation direction of these Mother Sources is primarily in pursuit of ’ultimate evolution.’
"Evolution..." Cheng Ye silently repeated these two words in his heart, not rushing to ask further.
"Immortal Objects are essentially hybrids of multiple Extraordinary objects. After being mutated by the S4 virus, these hybrid parts mutate in different directions; some pursue ultimate evolution like Mother Sources, some continue to strengthen their original abilities, and others..."
Elder Qian raised his hand, pointing towards the White Water River not far away. Suddenly, a mist exploded in the air, gradually condensing into a slowly rotating phantom of a sea snail within the mist, "For example, this fragment of an Immortal Object in the White Water River chose a special direction; you can understand it as an ’ability amplifier.’
"Ability amplifier?"
Cheng Ye pondered for a while, suddenly recalling the traits collected in the panel.
Extraordinary Decree?
Ability amplifier?
"Yes, only such Immortal Objects qualify to become the core of Source Introduction Technology, and even then, only ’probable.’
Elder Qian explained, "Not all amplifying directions are useful. If it amplifies an ability like ’earthquake,’ it could at best be considered a common weapon and would have little value for us, considering the cost of using Source Introduction Technology far exceeds your imagination."
"As for the Firewood Shelter City you’ve seen, its core is: Mountain Sculpting!"
"Every usage can melt and reforged scattered materials into a mountain body, capable of changing its form at will. Therefore, they can build a mountain in one day, or forge a Happiness Giant Wall in one day."
"Don’t we have one?" Cheng Ye reflexively asked.
Yet what he received was Elder Qian’s silent, smiling shake of the head, clearly indicating that Happiness City did have something, but not as useful.
However, Elder Qian did not fully hide everything, "You should remember: the rules of this world are no different from those of the old era. If a technology holds immense value and won’t destroy this world, the best approach is to open-source it for everyone to research, rather than keeping it in your hands and slowly exploring."
"Therefore, Source Introduction Technology is not the key. By New Era 21, the Fire Alliance had already open-sourced it internally. What’s scarce is how to reduce the cost of using it. Only when the cost is sufficiently controllable and acceptable can we truly open the door to Source Introduction Technology; otherwise, if using it once requires sacrificing millions of lives, what is the point? And...how to find a more suitable ability amplifier!"
"What do you think the fragment below amplifies?" Cheng Ye curiously asked.
By connecting the dots in the panel and traits deduced, he already fully understood.
Ability amplifier, Extraordinary Decree, range spiritual contamination.
If nothing unexpected...
Elder Qian raised his hand and pointed to his head, "This is a fragment of an Immortal Object potentially bearing a very terrifying ability. Whether for humanity’s future or our research, it must be contained as soon as possible, lest it falls into the hands of some madmen, making this land even more desolate."
"Then you mentioned... being afraid of death?"
"Yes, I need to tell you this: even for me and Old Zeng, we still cannot resist the individual directed contamination of this Immortal Object fragment. We would go mad first and then... self-destruct."
Elder Qian exhaled, with a smile on his face that showed no signs of fading, "Because we are powerful enough, we would be noticed by it first. Whereas you... happen to be weak enough, so the success rate is actually higher."
"Additionally, the notion of fear of death isn’t literal: our sacrifices, as old folks, shouldn’t be used in such situations."
After speaking, he couldn’t help but laugh, "This winter, the fifth Destruction Level infection wave in human New Era history is coming, and this time, their target is..."
"Happiness City!"
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