LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 330: Reopening the Meteorite_2
Holding the Night Demon Parasite Bug Egg in his hand was almost like holding a glass bead, but as soon as he stuffed it into a zombie's mouth, it instantly melted and turned into something resembling black snot, burrowing down the zombie's throat.
Hehe——
Some zombies let out a roar, seemingly a bit uncomfortable.
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Other zombies, however, showed no change, as if they felt nothing at all.
Wang Tao carefully observed and noticed that the HP bars above the zombies' heads did not show any status change. This meant he couldn't determine whether they were parasitized or know the exact timing for their transformation into Night Demons.
This made Wang Tao even more cautious because it meant if a human were parasitized, he would not be able to tell either.
However, the description of the Night Demon Parasite stated that results would show within seven days after parasitism. If nothing happened after seven days, it was clear that the parasitism had failed.
Wang Tao waited in the cave for a while and, upon seeing no changes in the zombies other than their roars at him, decided to lead everyone out.
"The parasitism probably won't happen so fast, let's just wait," he said.
It would take six and a half more days for the Awakening Fruit to ripen, one more day for the Snake Eggs to hatch, and up to seven days for the effects of the Night Demon Parasitism... What Wang Tao needed to do now was just wait.
But Wang Tao didn't just sit around idly, he took out five Energy Crystal Meteorites.
He had a total of seven meteorites, but two of them were Level 5. Setting aside whether he had a Level 5 Crystal Core, even if he did, he wouldn't dare to use it; if a Level 5 monster emerged, it wasn't clear whether he could defeat it... so he could only use the Level 4 ones.
These five fourth-order Star Meteorites were one Excellent, two Excellent, one Outstanding, and one Epic.
That is to say, in total, 34 Level 4 Crystal Cores were needed to activate them.
Based on the pattern Wang Tao observed before and excluding the factor of luck, the higher the quality of the meteorite and the better the quality of the Crystal Cores used, the more likely it was that the resulting items would be good.
For example, using ten Epic Crystal Cores to open an Epic meteorite, this would most likely have the best chance of yielding good items.
But this method also had the highest cost!
However, Wang Tao wasn't short of money now, and he planned to use all Level 4 Epic Crystal Cores!
Before leaving the city, Wang Tao didn't plan to be so extravagant. He was prepared to "use Excellent Crystal Cores for Excellent meteorites, and Epic Crystal Cores for Epic meteorites."
After all, he didn't have many Crystal Cores, and most of them had abilities, which would be a loss to use for meteorites.
But this time, he encountered Cheng Yiyi—setting aside other items yet to be split, Cheng Yiyi spent five hundred thousand Crystal Coins and bought that Strange Poison Sac from him.
Crystal Coins are intangible and require connection to the Changhe Base network to trade, so it's impossible to trade on the spot in the wild.
Conveniently, Cheng Yiyi also had many Crystal Cores without abilities, so she asked Wang Tao whether she should transfer the money to him after returning or give him the Crystal Cores directly.
Since she had Crystal Cores and Wang Tao needed them to open Star Meteorites... Wang Tao took 30 Level 4 Epic Crystal Cores.
According to the current exchange rate, these Crystal Cores could be exchanged for 250,000 Crystal Coins, and Cheng Yiyi would transfer the remaining 250,000 Crystal Coins to him later.
Due to the large influx of No Ability Crystal Cores, the exchange rate between Crystal Cores and Crystal Coins has been falling. Now, the amount of Crystal Coins one can get from a Crystal Core is less than before. However, this doesn't affect Wang Tao since he has immediate needs.
Wang Tao took out four Level 4 Epic Crystal Cores and inserted them into the first meteorite. This meteorite was not big, only the size of a ball.
Everyone gathered around, watching with both curiosity and caution.
The four Crystal Cores emitted a faint orange glow, then the light faded, and the cores were depleted of energy.
Crack——
A crack formed in the meteorite, growing larger until the meteorite split completely in two. Amidst everyone's vigilant gazes, an Orange Crystal Core appeared.
Uncovering a Crystal Core on the first try made Wang Tao frown a little.
In the Energy Crystal Meteorites, the ratio of Crystal Cores to other items was about 1 to 1, but Crystal Cores could turn out useless, whereas other items were generally decent, so Wang Tao didn't really want to see Crystal Cores.
However, after seeing the attributes of this particular Crystal Core, Wang Tao breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, it wasn't a useless Crystal Core but an Orange Level 4 Ascension Crystal Core!
Wang Tao was in need of this Level 4 Ascension Crystal Core since many people around him were capable of awakening, and each person would need at least four Ascension Crystal Cores. This was a substantial consumption, and the Ascension Crystal Cores Wang Tao had were not enough. Being able to supplement it with an Epic Ascension Crystal Core was quite good.
"Not bad, a Level 4 Epic Ascension Crystal Core, that's a good start. Continue!"
Wang Tao put away the Crystal Core and took out the second meteorite.
This meteorite was about as large as a computer case and of outstanding quality, which meant it needed six Crystal Cores to open.
Wang Tao took out six Epic Crystal Cores and inserted them in sequence.
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Crack—
A moment later, the crystal core cracked open, revealing another crystal core.
However, upon seeing this crystal core, Wang Tao's face instantly turned dark.
This was a Level 4 Epic Self-Destruction Crystal Core.
Exchanging 6 Level 4 Epic Crystal Cores without abilities and an excellent quality star meteorite for this thing... What a loss!
"Lost out..."
Ding Yuqin immediately grasped Wang Tao's hand.
"It's okay, a small loss is not a loss!"
Although Wang Tao's heart was bleeding, his face remained calm.
He took the third meteorite, which was also an excellent quality Level 4 meteorite, only its size was as big as a bowl.
After placing the 6 Epic Crystal Cores inside, the light twinkled and then the meteorite cracked open. A key appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Eh?"
Upon seeing this object, everyone instinctively looked towards Wang Tao.
Yang Changhong even directly spoke up:
"Isn't this the same as the key you exchanged with Cheng Yiyi?"
Wang Tao was full of surprise.
This was actually an Advanced Real Body Awakening Secret Key!
Including this key, Wang Tao had only seen an Advanced Awakening Key three times, and they had all been in the last couple of days, and now they were all in his possession!
The rarity of this item goes without saying, it's perfect whether for someone undergoing their first awakening or subsequent ones.
"Yes, this is another Advanced Awakening Key! We're in luck!"
Wang Tao stored the key away, and the loss from the previous meteorite was fully recovered.
Then he took out the fourth meteorite, which was of outstanding quality and required 8 crystal cores to unlock. It was the largest meteorite Wang Tao had, about the size of a desk.
It was just that Wang Tao's experience of previously opening a large meteorite and getting a white self-detonation crystal core was still vivid in his mind, which cast a bit of a shadow over him.
"Hopefully it will be something powerful, just don't be another crystal core—no, definitely not another crystal core!"
Wang Tao muttered to himself, then heard a crack, and the meteorite split open, as a dark shadow burst forth from inside!
"Whew—"
Seeing the shadow, Wang Tao breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately alerted everyone:
"It's an Insect Clan Monster, prepare for battle!"
The moment the creature emerged from the meteorite, Wang Tao tried to attack it, but there was no reaction, and his attacks seemed to vanish. He could only attack once the creature had fully enlarged... Wang Tao didn't understand the principle, but it wasn't a big problem.
The Insect Clan Monster quickly swelled to the size of a house.
It had a body like a black ant with fiery red patterns. Its large and ferocious form was intimidating!
But everyone was eager to try their hand at it. Especially He Jijun, who hadn't had a real battle since his awakening!
Wang Tao looked at the attributes of this "Fire Patterned Ant."
[HP: 150,000/150,000]
[Mana: 120,000/120,000]
[Level: Level 4 - Lord]
[Internal Impurity: 50%]
[Awakening: Strength]
[Strength: All basic attributes are comprehensively enhanced, with a significant increase in strength]
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