Chapter 624: Talent Replication
Chapter 624: Talent Replication
September 25, 2017
Unexpectedly, Lu HaiKong hatched a little creature, and it was a freakishly talented one, leaving him a little dazed.
But the little guy was even more dazed than him. After crawling out of its shell, it scanned its surroundings with a bewildered look in its tiny eyes, looking completely lost.
It was only when it saw Lu HaiKong that it squealed happily, immediately crawling out of its shell and stumbling towards Lu HaiKong.
Seeing the little guy's adorable appearance, Lu HaiKong's heart softened a little. It seemed that hatching this little creature wasn't such a bad thing after all.
However, just as the little guy was about to approach Lu HaiKong, it suddenly stopped. Its tiny nose twitched, and then, as if it had smelled something, it turned its head towards the two small golden mountains.
The little guy's eyes lit up at the sight of the two golden mountains, and it immediately forgot about Lu HaiKong. It ran towards the mountains on its four short legs, falling and stumbling as it went, and finally reached the mountains, picking up a piece of gold that was only slightly smaller than itself and began gnawing at it.
Don't underestimate this little guy, even though it had just been born. Its teeth were sharp, and it bit into the gold like a carrot, taking a chunk out of it before starting to feast on it.
Oh well, Lu HaiKong had found himself another money-wasting toy.
Fortunately, the little guy was still small and couldn't eat much. It managed to gnaw off less than a third of the gold block before it was full and fell asleep hugging the gold block in the mountain.
"Oh well, I can't expect this little guy to become a super fighter. I'll just give it to Xi ZhiCai to raise when I get back. After all, herding one sheep is the same as herding two."
Lu HaiKong picked up the two little guys, which were about the size of his fists, and casually placed them on his shoulders. Then, he summoned his last treasure chest.
This treasure chest was the third one that Lu HaiKong had obtained, and he was quite excited about it.
To be precise, he was excited about what was inside the chest!
Lu HaiKong was hoping to find a pill that could heal Xi ZhiCai in this mythical treasure chest. Although he already had a Defying Life-Changing Pill, it required dragon blood to soak and form.
Lu HaiKong knew that there was a dragon, and after returning to Bingzhou, he could enter the Valley of the Cursed Dragon through the territory's instance dungeon to slay it. It seemed that obtaining the Defying Life-Changing Pill was within reach, but Lu HaiKong knew that it wasn't that simple.
The materials required to make this Defying Life-Changing Pill were probably extremely rare, and finding them might be even more difficult than finding a dragon.
Lu HaiKong didn't know if Zhang Jiao hadn't found the dragon or if he already knew its whereabouts but couldn't defeat it, so he didn't dare to cause trouble for the dragon. If it was the former, it would be fine, but if it was the latter, then Lu HaiKong's chances of forming the Defying Life-Changing Pill were slim.
So, Lu HaiKong was hoping that this mythical treasure chest would contain a pill that could save Xi ZhiCai. However, Lu HaiKong himself knew that the chances of this were slim.
With hope and prepared for disappointment, Lu HaiKong opened the mythical treasure chest again. This time, the additional reward for opening the chest was reduced again, and there were no golden free ability points, only 20 million skill experience points that could be allocated, which Lu HaiKong had expected and wasn't too disappointed about.
After opening this chest, a token fell out, which Lu HaiKong picked up.
Divine Carpenter Inheritance Token
Item Type: Consumable/Inheritance Item
Item Description: This token contains the accumulated experience of a divine carpenter's entire life. Using it successfully will have a chance to increase a carpenter's profession level by one or two levels.
Usage Requirements: None
"This item is not bad."
To be honest, Lu HaiKong was a little disappointed that it wasn't a pill, but the value of this item was indeed very good, and it was worth the price of a mythical treasure chest.
It was well known that Lu HaiKong had always attached great importance to the cultivation of blacksmiths and carpenters, especially after experiencing so many wars. His emphasis on the blacksmith camp and carpenter camp had not diminished but had increased significantly.
However, the blacksmith camp had always been well-developed due to the presence of the master blacksmith Gong Sun Zan, while the carpenter camp lagged far behind due to the lack of a core figure.
Ironically, the importance of the carpenter camp was no less than that of the blacksmith camp and might even be more crucial in some ways.
Compared to the blacksmith camp, the carpenter camp played a more significant role in the development of civil affairs, as many large-scale water conservancy facilities and buildings required the assistance of the carpenter camp to be completed.
With the Yellow Turban Rebellion coming to an end, Lu HaiKong's rear was about to usher in all-around development. In this situation, if the carpenter camp had a top-notch figure, it would be extremely beneficial for Lu HaiKong and his forces.
Under these circumstances, Lu HaiKong naturally felt that opening this mythical treasure chest was worth it.
With this token in hand, Lu HaiKong had opened all the treasure chests he had. However, even though he had opened all the treasure chests, there was still one task reward that he hadn't claimed, and he didn't plan on keeping it.
Casually handing over the Divine Carpenter Inheritance Order to Chen Ping, Lu HaiKong also reminded him to use it after returning to Bingzhou. Lu HaiKong then opened the system interface and directly selected to claim the reward on the reward page.
[You have successfully claimed the mission reward!]
[You have obtained a Talent Replication opportunity!]
Lu HaiKong was slightly stunned by the system notification. A Talent Replication opportunity, this was quite interesting!
Lu HaiKong carefully looked into it. The Talent Replication opportunity meant that he could replicate the talent of someone he had encountered and imprint it onto a designated person.
However, some talents were not replicable, such as those of Xi ZhiCai, Zhang Liang, Zhang Jiao, Zhang Bao, and even Liu Bei and Cao Cao. Lu HaiKong wasn't surprised by this, but what caught him off guard was that even his talent couldn't be replicated. This was intriguing.
This situation revealed at least two issues. First, Mystics also possessed talents. Second, Lu HaiKong's talent was evidently non-human.
These were things Lu HaiKong hadn't noticed before, but this didn't seem like something worth paying attention to at the moment. Lu HaiKong didn't have the time to focus on it.
The Talent Replication had a time limit. After Lu HaiKong claimed the mission, only half an hour remained.
Within that half-hour, Lu HaiKong had to make two choices: whose talent to replicate and onto whom to imprint it.
This wasn't an easy decision, as Lu HaiKong had encountered numerous impressive individuals during this period.
There were talents in various fields, from those with astonishing strength to exceptional commanders, as well as many political talents. It wasn't an easy choice.
In the 1619 version of the book, there was no mistake!
When Lu HaiKong learned about this reward, he had an impulse to imprint Zhao Yun's talent onto Zhao Er. However, he ultimately restrained himself.
Zhao Er's talent was already decent, and he had his own martial path. There was no need to disrupt or negate everything Zhao Er had achieved for Zhao Yun's talent. Additionally, Lu HaiKong had some pride; he truly believed that with his abilities and resources, he could nurture Zhao Er into a figure like Zhao Yun!
Of course, another reason was that Lu HaiKong wasn't lacking in generals at the moment; what he truly needed were political talents and a capable commander.
Lu HaiKong had wanted to take this opportunity to acquire a political talent, but recently, he hadn't encountered anyone particularly outstanding in this field. At most, there were Zhang Bao and Lu Zhi, who seemed decent but weren't what Lu HaiKong desired.
After hesitating for over ten minutes, Lu HaiKong eventually showed favoritism once again!
"Imprint Huangfu Song's talent onto Wang Ti!"
Lu HaiKong was indeed biased, favoring his most senior subordinates. On the one hand, Lu HaiKong was partial, but on the other hand, Wang Ti did possess a certain talent in command. By imprinting Huangfu Song's talent onto Wang Ti, Lu HaiKong could cultivate an excellent commander in the shortest time.
As Lu HaiKong gave the order, Wang Ti, who was on a mission, suddenly collapsed without any warning.
His guards were startled and quickly ended their patrol, rushing Wang Ti back to Guangping.
However, before they reached Guangping, the talent imprinting onto Wang Ti was already complete. Lu HaiKong also received Wang Ti's updated attributes.
Wang Ti
Identity: Lu HaiKong's General, 2nd Army Commander
Lord: Lu HaiKong
Loyalty: 100
Abilities:
Strength: 80, Politics: 65, Strategy: 70, Command: 85
Main Cultivation Method: Ferocious Heart Method
Main Weapon: Eighteen Ferocious Blades
General Trait: None
After the talent imprinting of Huangfu Song, Wang Ti's Command skyrocketed to 85, a significant improvement.
However, perhaps due to Huangfu Song's talent, Wang Ti's Strength, which had previously exceeded 80, returned to that level. It seemed that his current talent was not suitable for the Ferocious Heart Method and the Eighteen Ferocious Blades. Additionally, Wang Ti's General Trait also disappeared.
Based on this data, Wang Ti appeared to have not only failed to enhance his strength but also suffered a significant decline after the talent imprinting of Huangfu Song!
But Lu HaiKong was well aware that this was only beneficial for Wang Ti.
Perhaps in the near future, Lu HaiKong's first commander would emerge, and he would be cultivated from an ordinary individual with average talent!
(End of Chapter)
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