LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 279: The Tusk Long Knife_2
Wang Tao patted Lightning on the head, then turned to Lan Yulian and the other woman, saying,
"Actually, this Fourth-order Monster is the one I told you about before, the one that can create illusions..."
"So it was that one!"
Lan Yulian and her companion exchanged a glance, both quite surprised.
Wang Tao had previously warned Lan Yulian and the others about this monster, telling them to be on guard. When Wang Tao left, he even made a point of searching in Zijing City but didn't find the creature. He had thought the monster had left Zijing City.
But now, it seemed that the monster had either come back after leaving, or it had been hiding somewhere that Wang Tao hadn't discovered.
Anyway, it was good that they had killed it, for the biggest threat to the base was now eliminated.
Wang Tao explained the situation with the Wild Boar Monster in detail to the two women and He Jijun so that they would know how to deal with similar creatures if they encountered them in the future.
All of them listened with some curiosity, having never experienced such a True Illusion themselves; they didn't know what it was like.
"I think this must be an evolution of a wild boar. It should be edible... of course, first we'll test it. The base is raising small animals, right..."
Wang Tao said, pointing at the corpse of the Wild Boar Monster.
When he was at the farm run by Xu Xiaojun, he had caught many large fish, which had also gone through evolution and were edible.
Wang Tao guessed this Wild Boar Monster was probably the same, but it was best to test it on small animals first, for safety's sake.
"Okay!"
Lan Yulian nodded excitedly; she had never eaten monster flesh before. She summoned someone to take the Wild Boar Monster's body down for processing. Wang Tao first took out all the bones from the corpse, as they might be useful as crafting materials...
Wang Tao had originally planned to spend a night outside, but now he had completed his mission ahead of schedule. There was still plenty of time to sleep.
Of course, he couldn't sleep without carefully checking his Loot Pack first.
In his room,
Wang Tao took a bath first.
When he came out, he found Lan Yulian looking at him with tender affection.
Wang Tao pinched her cheek.
"I need to check today's loot first."
Lan Yulian hugged Wang Tao's arm.
"I'll accompany you~"
Wang Tao started to take things out.
Lan Yulian had seen Wang Tao use his Space Backpack so many times that it didn't surprise her anymore.
The Wild Boar Monster itself had dropped 4 items, and the Loot Packs that burst out numbered 5.
By killing the Wild Boar Monster, Wang Tao gained 1 point of Advanced Special Energy and 1 Awakening Key, but his HP still hadn't increased.
This time, he hadn't used Awakening to kill, so he hadn't wasted any Awakening Energy, which meant he effectively gained 200 Awakening Energy.
Then there were the 4 items dropped by the Wild Boar Monster: a Power Crystal Core, fangs, Boar Skin, and a small round ball resembling a ping pong ball.
[Obtained: Level 4 Crystal Core·Mental Defense x1]
This was a red Defense Crystal Core; Wang Tao wasn't surprised. Since the Wild Boar Monster was able to use illusions, its spiritual power should have been quite high. Wang Tao had tried attacking it with spiritual power and found it ineffective, so he stopped. After all, consuming too much spiritual power could affect one's combat effectiveness.
[Obtained: Fourth-order·Wild Boar Fang x4]
[Fourth-order·Wild Boar Fang: Crafting material, can add the Bleeding Property to equipment]
This fang seemed pretty good; the "Bleeding" property sounded quite powerful.
However, the name of this material... simply Wild Boar Fang, felt a bit too straightforward.
[Obtained: Fourth-order·Wild Boar Skin x1]
[Fourth-order·Wild Boar Skin: Crafting material, can add to equipment's defensive power, Mental Defense, and Weakness to Fire and Electricity Attributes]
Upon seeing the attributes of the Wild Boar Skin, Wang Tao opened his mouth, not sure what to say.
Adding to equipment's defensive power and Mental Defense made sense, but adding weakness to fire and electricity? Using this kind of material in equipment that came with weaknesses was somewhat troubling.
Wang Tao suddenly realized why he had caused so much damage when he attacked the Wild Boar Monster with the Mutant Explosion-proof Baton. It turned out he had accidentally found the Wild Boar Monster's weakness by chance!
That being said, if he hadn't thought to use the baton, then he likely would have used Awakening, which was fire-based... All in all, the Wild Boar Monster's death was not a fluke.
But what intrigued Wang Tao the most was the last item.
[Obtained: Reality Illusion Pearl x1]
[Reality Illusion Pearl: Contains a certain amount of spiritual power that can be fused. If one's own spiritual power is higher than that of the Reality Illusion Pearl, one can acquire a Hidden Ability. If one's own spiritual power is lower, they will be trapped in the True Illusion forever]
Hiss—
Another thing that could add a Hidden Ability!
But... this thing is a bit scary to use!
Without a way to see the specific values of spiritual power, Wang Tao didn't know how much spiritual power he had, nor the amount contained in the Reality Illusion Pearl. If he didn't have higher spiritual power than the pearl, then it would be over for him!
The Hidden Ability provided by the Reality Illusion Pearl would likely be related to spiritual power and was definitely a good thing, but unfortunately, Wang Tao dared not use it now—and it wasn't even about whether he dared to use it or not. The moment Wang Tao picked up the pearl, a prompt suddenly appeared.
[Note: Each person can obtain up to four Hidden Abilities, including those that have already been Awakened. If one acquires a fifth Hidden Ability, it will randomly replace one of the existing abilities. If all Hidden Abilities have already been Awakened, a fifth Hidden Ability cannot be acquired]