Chapter 10 [Skill Stamp: Barbarian Skin]
The [Spoils Generator] was the largest of the three machines.
It was like a large coal-burning boiler.
It was hard to imagine that a watch-sized piece of nanomaterial could build such a large machine.
It could only be said that nanotechnology was amazing enough.
This large machine included 7 inlets and 7 outlets, as well as an LCD controller.
The master controller's authority was with Cheng Shaofeng, who could control it through the base page. Others could not operate it without Cheng Shaofeng's authorization.
After the Raider's corpse went in, it was decomposed by an unknown red energy.
One of the outlets opened, and a conveyor belt brought out 2 spoils.
A ring and a palm-sized square metal plate.
When he took it in his hand, a flash of azure light appeared before his eyes, and the auxiliary AR view of the base appeared.
Lines of information appeared above the two spoils.
[Irradiated Copper Ring]
[Quality: Fine]
[Radiation Damage: 2~5]
[Life Recovery Speed +1 per second]
"Oh? This is equipment?"
Zero: "That's right, master. The [Spoils Generator] is a feature of our nanobase. It can use ultra-high frequency quantum beams to destroy the structure of the objects put in, and then perform quantum reorganization to generate random spoils. The quality of the spoils is positively correlated with the energy intensity of the objects themselves. Most of the non-consumables can only be used by you and the clones. Excellent equipment can greatly enhance your strength, master."
Cheng Shaofeng nodded, feeling that this function of the base was very useful.
Wouldn't the players be thrilled to see this?
"This attribute... explain it to me, what does radiation damage 2~5 mean? Will I damage myself if I wear it?"
Zero: "Master, this damage refers to the amplification to the user. For example, if you put all your strength into a punch, you can deal 10 points of physical damage to a wooden stake. Then, after wearing this ring, a punch from you can deal 10 points of physical damage + 2~5 points of radiation damage. This value will apply to all your attacks. If you wear the ring and shoot, the damage caused by the bullets will also be added with the 2~5 points of radiation damage provided by the ring."
"Oh, I see. It's quite good. I saw Thin Dog use a stick to stab a Raider, and he could only deal about 20 points of damage. This little ring can amplify the attack power by 10%~25%."
Zero: "It's roughly what you said. And the other attribute of this ring is to increase your cellular vitality and improve your life recovery speed. Your basic life recovery speed is 0.5/second, now it's 1.5/second."
"Wow, that's quite a lot of bonus... Then it means that if it took 1 hour for my wounds to heal before, now it may only take 20 minutes?"
Zero: "For ordinary injuries, this calculation is correct. But... if a certain part of your body is seriously damaged, such as a bullet in the arm, then medical means are needed to remove the bullet before the wound can heal normally."
"Oh, I roughly understand. A high life recovery speed is not invincible. If it's disabled, it's still disabled."
Cheng Shaofeng put the ring on his hand and felt a power spreading from his fingers to his whole body.
There was a clear feeling that he had become stronger.
"Amazing..."
Cheng Shaofeng's eyes swept over the other spoils.
[Skill Stamp: Barbarian Skin]
[Radiation kills the weak, while the strong can absorb radiation power to strengthen themselves, allowing the skin to gain even more superior defense.]
[Passive Skill]
[0/12 level]
[Next level: 1]
[+3% life]
[+4% physical resistance]
[+5% radiation resistance]
[Applicable profession: Barbarian]
[Requires Barbarian profession proficiency points: 1]
Zero: "Congratulations on obtaining a [Skill Stamp]! Skill-type spoils are rare items. Each [Skill Stamp] will benefit you and all the clones in the Disaster Base! Once your body strength reaches the minimum standard for learning skills, you can learn the skills of any profession through [Skill Stamp] to enhance your own abilities."
After listening, Cheng Shaofeng asked, "Then what is the standard for these proficiency points?"
Zero: "With your current body strength, you can learn all skills less than or equal to 4 proficiency points."
"Oh? There's such a good thing? Isn't this a free passive skill?"
As a veteran player of dark-themed games, Cheng Shaofeng knew that this kind of passive skill was actually the most comfortable. As long as you learned it, it would directly increase your combat power, and it was worry-free.
Especially those that could increase body attributes by a percentage were more awesome the stronger you became.
"Life, physical resistance, radiation resistance... they are all useful to me now. There are many Raider camps around the Four Mountains and the Giant Statue City."
According to Zero's analysis, the Raiders' attack methods were mostly physical, supplemented by radiation.
"Learning the skills of the Raiders and then countering the Raiders... interesting."
"Zero, how do I learn the [Barbarian Skin] skill?"
Zero: "Master, put your hand on the skill stamp, and then use your mind to guide the power inside to enter your body."
Cheng Shaofeng put his hand on it and closed his eyes, feeling it with his whole body and mind.
This stamp was a circle larger than his palm. When he pressed his hand into it, a warm enveloping feeling spread on his hand.
At this moment, he seemed to see the dark green radiation energy exploding, and the bodies of countless animals and humans began to decay, suppurate, and rot. Only a small number of humans withstood the radiation, and their bodies were undergoing some inexplicable changes. Their skin became tougher and tougher, their bodies slowly swelled, their eyes turned blood-red, and their heads were covered with muscles, becoming a kind of deformed human. This was the origin of this skill.
"Phew~~~"
Cheng Shaofeng opened his eyes, the illusion disappeared, and his body had already undergone subtle changes.
The specific manifestation was that the rough skin had become slightly harder.
A flash of azure light appeared in his eyes, and the reminder of the nanobase appeared.
[You have learned 'Barbarian Skin', current level: 1]
[Upgrading requires: 1 energy crystal power]
"Crystal power?"
Zero: "Yes, master. The skills you learn all need crystal power to upgrade. This kind of energy is extremely easy for humans to absorb, improving the structure of the human body and raising the upper limit of human abilities."
"Where can I find crystal power?"
Zero: "I don't know, but if you approach an area containing crystal power, the base will sense it."
"Okay."
His predecessor had lived in the Four Mountains for 18 years and had never heard of crystal power, let alone know where to find this energy that could both power the base and improve human abilities.
"Level 1 is level 1. If I can learn hundreds of level 1 passive skills, my body should be strong enough."
Now he had freeloaded 3 percentage bonuses, which was quite good.
"Just now, using the [Spoils Generator] once consumed 0.01% of the base's power. It's acceptable... It's just that in the future, when there are many players, if they use it, the power will decrease much faster. We still need to find more energy sources to power the base."
Current remaining power of the base: 0.89%.
Theoretically, 89 more spoils could still be generated.
"By the way... there's also this [Attribute Conversion Tower], how to use it?"
Zero: "The [Attribute Conversion Tower] can convert all items in the world into the unique visible attribute state of the Disaster Base. You can understand it as an appraiser that helps you and the clones to better see all the attributes of an item."
"Oh? Then help me appraise this thing."
Cheng Shaofeng put the Wolf Fang Club that Thin Dog had snatched from the Raiders on the first floor of the [Attribute Conversion Tower].
A white light flashed from the Wolf Fang Club.
[Prompt: The attributes of the Rusty Wolf Fang Club are now visible]
[Rusty Wolf Fang Club]
[Quality: Common]
[Physical Damage: 2~20]
[Attacking has a 10% chance to trigger a bleeding state, dealing 50 points of bleeding damage over 10 seconds.]
According to the quality classification given by Zero, this was the most common weapon.
"It's just that hitting people has a chance to cause bleeding... It feels like it might be a bit useful."
Zero: "Reminder, master. The visible attributes of the base cannot represent the actual combat situation. The resistance of the enemy you face will also affect the damage you deal to them."
"Understood! How much damage I can deal to the enemy, in addition to my strength, also depends on their resistance. If they have a copper skin and iron bones, my 10% chance may directly approach 0, right?"
Zero: "You're really smart, master."
"You think! I'm also an old Diablo player, okay!"
The data was all for reference. Real combat was ever-changing. For example, if the opponent was a Raider with 1000 health, but was ambushed in the head with the Wolf Fang Club when off guard, he might directly lose half of his health, with an additional stun effect.
Of course, if the weapon attributes were a little better, a single hit could directly kill him.
The base's ability to let himself and the players better understand the attributes of their equipment and items through the [Attribute Conversion Tower], so as to make better strategic arrangements, was very useful.
Cheng Shaofeng rubbed his stomach, feeling extremely hungry, but there was nothing to eat around him. He could only go to the lake below the hill to drink his fill.
Then he found a place sheltered from the wind and lay down against the three machines.
"I'll go back to Yanjing Town early tomorrow morning and exchange all the stored supplies for food and materials to make clones. I should be able to re-summon Thin Dog and the other two in the afternoon."
To be honest, if he suddenly came to this different world and lived alone, it would be quite scary.
Late at night, Cheng Shaofeng thought of the strange old man who appeared and disappeared out of thin air in the dungeon, and his body shivered.
"I'm too weak... I need to become stronger quickly."
Moreover, this matter could not be thought about in detail. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. All the ghost stories he had heard before came to mind!
"Damn! How come your Yanjing Town also has so many ghost stories?"
On the first night after Cheng Shaofeng crossed into this world, he trembled.
(End of chapter)
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