Chapter 505: Ten Years in the World of Mortals
Chapter 505: Ten Years in the World of Mortals
"Will there be problems if the protagonist dies too much?"
Qin Muye looked at his accumulated opportunities reaching the upper limit of 9999 points and couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.
The temporary skill of being a supporting character isn't like the aura of a strong person, which has no upper limit. This thing has an upper limit, and after four nines, it can't be increased any further.
He suspected that this wasn't the upper limit of the temporary skill but rather the upper limit of this world.
He had already spent ten years in this copy world, and it appeared that another world-ending catastrophe was imminent.
These ten years had been quite busy for Qin Muye. Besides research, he continuously updated various equipment, devices, and spirits in the Endless Abyss.
In short, he was desperately stacking up to become stronger.
The results were quite good; he could probably take on ten Endless Abysses when he first entered the dungeon.
Whether in terms of quantity or quality, this was the case.
In addition, a large number of new abyssal layers were constantly changing.
For example, the Abyssal Dragon Kingdom had officially entered a stable state, with a large number of dragons being born and growing.
Currently, there were young dragons running around everywhere, which gave many spirits a headache. These young dragons needed to be taken care of, as they were the first generation of dragons, naturally without any adult dragons.
Moreover, the growth cycle of dragons was extremely long. Even after hatching, it would take at least a hundred years to become a combat force.
Fortunately, it wasn't all bad news. The dragon lineage was very complete, from dragon language magic to physical attributes, all enhanced versions of the abyss. With just a little growth, they could possess extremely powerful strength, and new varieties would gradually emerge.
Qin Muye naturally obtained the dragon lineage, which was quite impressive, though its limitations were significant. Only dragons could use it, and it was limited to abyssal dragons.
This meant that the enhanced version of dragon language magic could only be used by abyssal dragons, not by other similar dragons.
This gave Qin Muye the feeling that his territory had integrated with the species system of the magic continent, forming a new and somewhat different race.
Abyssal dragons were different from the dragons of the magic continent server. Spirits had used X-rays and various devices to photograph and inspect the internal structure of abyssal dragons, and the structures were different.
It was roughly the result of dragons entering the abyss, surviving, and adapting to the environment.
These abyssal dragons were naturally elite troops, with innate constant morale. Once they truly grew up, they could be arranged for champion-level conversion, becoming hero units with constant full loyalty.
Moreover, more importantly, they didn't need Qin Muye to provide conversion certificates because the dragon lineage had inherent occupational inheritance. Once they successfully became hero units, they would automatically take up their roles, though the occupation and level were uncertain, depending on the dragon's own attributes and talents.
Fortunately, Qin Muye had the Yellow Spring Fruit, which could turn ordinary-level occupations into epic-level ones.
Besides dragons, other ecosystems like the Ruins Deep Sea and the Phantom Dimension were also on track. Perhaps due to biodiversity, the growth progress of various races was different, some faster and some slower.
As the top of the food chain, dragons were top-notch in terms of both strength and lineage, so their growth process was naturally slower.
This was still relatively good, at least with a relatively unified growth pace. For example, in the Ruins Deep Sea, some races hadn't even hatched, while some short-lived species were already in their third generation.
It was a kind of unique difference.
Abyssal layers like the Abyssal Dragon Kingdom, which were relatively unified, were relatively rare. More often, they were like the Ruins Deep Sea, with a multitude of races.
Qin Muye could only attribute this to the diversity of divine artifacts.
"These types of abyssal layers can actually be further strengthened. For example, the Abyssal Dragon Kingdom can continue to use high-level treasures like the Dragon's Blood Bottle, Dragon's Head, and Dragon's Heart to further strengthen it."
"Treasures of the same type are still somewhat useful. If the domain traits of mythic-level treasures are successfully implemented, high-level set treasures can also be used for domain traits."
"Like the three-piece anti-magic set, it can completely form an anti-magic abyssal layer."
"The four elemental spirit orbs can also form the four elemental abyssal layers of earth, water, fire, and wind, etc."
Qin Muye's mind was quite agile, but these types of abyssal layers were likely to be much weaker compared to those born from divine artifacts.
However, there were benefits to this. Once they became domain traits, the treasures would transform from mere equipment into auras that everyone could benefit from, which was quite powerful.
Therefore, treasures like these were best converted into domain traits to maximize their benefits. Equipping them to a single spirit hero would be a waste.
Qin Muye even converted his mana source into a domain trait. At his current strength, the mana and magic shield provided by the mana source were merely icing on the cake, no longer the essential support they once were. So, Qin Muye very decisively discarded it.
As for other developments, whether it was the domain traits of mythic-level treasures or the research on domain buildings, the progress over the past ten years had not been optimistic. Mythic-level treasures represented one of the highest tiers in The Lord's Era, and domain buildings were at the core of everything.
Therefore, completing the research within ten years was not easy. Even the project of converting divine artifacts into domain traits took Qin Muye several decades to develop the necessary technology. Researching these even more core elements was naturally much more challenging.
Qin Muye estimated that he would need to enter another dungeon.
The value of this dungeon was almost exhausted, so he did not plan to delay the world-ending catastrophe any longer. He intended to devour the world and leave.
Perhaps staying for another thousand years might bring breakthroughs, but Qin Muye felt that if he had enough data, there was no need to waste time.
He wanted benefits and value, not to merely survive in a world.
Time was indeed a good thing for Qin Muye. He gained attributes every day, but those attributes were now negligible for a 7th-rank spirit and Qin Muye himself. They were merely a drop in the bucket.
Enduring a thousand years would only yield a small amount of attributes. If things progressed normally, the spirits might reach the 9th rank in a thousand years, and the attribute boosts from divine artifacts would be mere icing on the cake. Moreover, these permanent attributes would only affect the existing spirits.
In other words, newly recruited spirits would not inherit the attribute boosts of the oldest spirit. These permanent attributes would need to be accumulated after recruitment, starting with normal attributes.
If a lord were to rely on divine artifacts to boost attributes, they might find themselves killed by other lords upon emerging, thinking they had achieved great power. Other lords would not only receive attribute boosts but would also continuously grow stronger.
Therefore, Qin Muye could not afford to stay in the dungeon for a thousand years. By then, his ambition might be crushed, and he could become a lazy, degenerate lord. Although he did not believe in the strange concept that once you slack off, you would never grow stronger, he knew that habits were powerful.
In The Lord's Era, whether in the server or the dungeon world, danger lurked everywhere. Once he got used to a comfortable life, it could be the end of him. Therefore, he constantly pushed himself out of his comfort zone. Even if he was not on the battlefield, he needed to maintain the drive and ambition to move forward.
If he were invincible, he would do whatever made him comfortable. Unfortunately, he was not, so he had to struggle to survive.
"The new protagonist has already been born. After I convert the 9999 accumulated opportunities, I will start preparing for the construction of a Titanic-scale structure."
Qin Muye proceeded step by step to extract all the benefits. These opportunities were the result of his hard work, exploiting bugs and stacking them up. He definitely needed to cash them in.
He was also quite curious about what reaching the limit of accumulated opportunities would mean.
It would definitely be something valuable, but whether it would be useful was another matter.
What the protagonists desired might be worthless to Qin Muye. For example, the Chaos Divine Demon Technique that he used to lure protagonists was very powerful, but only the protagonist could practice it. What use was it to Qin Muye?
After a thousand years of hard practice to reach the 8th rank, Qin Muye could achieve the same by modifying himself, and he would be even stronger.
(End of Chapter)
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