161: Chapter 161 The Contract of Absolute Control

Talent Sequence 7, Yu Tong's [Twelve Divine Talismans]!

[Talent: Twelve Divine Talismans (Excellent Grade)]

[Quality: Excellent (Growth-type)]

[Description: A mysterious power originating from the ancient East, containing the authority of the Twelve Zodiacs.]

[Currently Unlocked Ability 1: Rooster Talisman: Flight.]

[Currently Unlocked Ability 2: Horse Talisman: Healing. (Can heal mental damage and soul trauma.)]

[Ability 3: Dog Talisman: Immortality. You will remain eternally young, with an unaging appearance. You will gain a one-time Health Lock and death-defying effect, with a cooldown of one year.]

"Dog Talisman... Life-saving blade..."

Li Taiping's gaze was somewhat complicated.

In the dungeon, if it hadn't been for this talisman automatically triggering the death-defying effect, he would have long since died under the Imposter's sword.

It could be said that Yu Tong had indirectly saved his life.

This Talent's functionality was too strong. Flight, healing, and death-defiance—every single ability could be considered heaven-defying.

Especially healing soul trauma; in this eerie world, its value was even more immeasurable.

He even felt that the potential of this Talent might be even greater than his Mecha Summoning.

After all, only three of the Twelve Zodiacs had been unlocked so far.

There were still nine unknown powerful abilities waiting for him.

"Once this storm passes, I'll have to properly thank that Little Girl."

Li Taiping thought to himself as he shifted his gaze to the next Talent.

Talent Sequence 8, Lin Shishi's [God-tier Forging].

[Quality: Excellent (Growth-type)]

[Effect 1: You have gained superb forging skills. Every day, you can randomly obtain one free item production blueprint of any type, ranging from 'normal grade' to 'Excellent Grade'.]

[Effect 2: You have a tiny 1% chance to draw a special quality blueprint with no grade. (Note: For the first draw, the probability is increased to 100%!)]

[Effect 3: In the forging of equipment, you possess extremely high creative ability and a world-unrivaled creative Talent.]

"Forging... Blueprints..."

Li Taiping's eyes lit up.

Most of the blueprints drawn over the past few days were common goods, not of much value.

But there was one blueprint that was the most crucial part of his future plans.

With a thought, the information of that blueprint appeared before his eyes.

[subordinate covenant production scroll]

[Type: Special Item Blueprint]

[Effect: By referencing this scroll, a 'Subordinate Covenant' can be produced. After signing the covenant, the signer will become your subordinate; you shall be the master, and they shall be the servant.]

[Trait 1: Master-Servant Link. You can check the real-time location and basic status of all subordinate members anytime and anywhere.]

[Trait 2: Loyalty Visualization. The loyalty level of all subordinate members toward you will be presented before your eyes in the form of specific numerical values (0-100).]

[Trait 3: Absolute Control. When a subordinate member's loyalty drops below 60 (the warning line), you will receive an alert. When loyalty drops below 30 (the betrayal line), you can decide their life or death with just a single thought.]

"This is it!"

Li Taiping's eyes brightened.

With the full support of Su Mei's treasure basin, the materials required to produce this scroll had already achieved unlimited mass production.

In other words, he now possessed the ability to infinitely manufacture "Subordinate Covenants"!

This thing was practically tailor-made for building a faction!

Loyalty visualization, absolute control.

With these two traits, he could recruit and subdue other Survivors without any hesitation, never having to worry about the risk of betrayal or backstabbing.

Anyone with ill intentions would have nowhere to hide before him.

As soon as loyalty dropped, he would be able to sense it immediately.

If things truly reached an irreparable state, he could purge the ranks with just a thought.

This kind of absolute control was the source of his confidence to dare to build a massive faction.

"The next sea area, the [Survival Eerie Sea], will likely be difficult to handle with just us. We must have enough manpower, enough cannon fodder, to gain a foothold in that ghostly place."

Li Taiping's gaze became firm.

In the Mofeng Mountain and Sea, he would use the exotic beast resources here and this "Subordinate Covenant" to forge an invincible fleet that belonged only to him and was absolutely loyal!

Suppressing the grand ambitions in his heart, he continued to examine the remaining Talents.

Talent Sequence 9, Sa Wanwan's [Space Mastery].

[Talent: Space Mastery (Excellent Grade, Growth-type)]

[Effect 1: Spatial Displacement. You can perform short-distance spatial jumps within a fifty-meter radius, with an extremely short cooldown.]

[Effect 2: Spatial Blade. You can compress space to form invisible blades for attacks, ignoring most physical defenses.]

[Effect 3: Spatial Sensing. You are exceptionally sensitive to surrounding spatial fluctuations and can perceive most spatial-related dangers in advance.]

"Spatial abilities are truly good things."

Li Taiping recalled the "Voidification" move he had learned on the fly in the dungeon and couldn't help but feel deeply moved.

This Talent was top-tier, whether used for travel, sneak attacks, or life-saving.

Especially advanced applications like Voidification, which could evade fatal damage at critical moments.

His current understanding of space was more than a level deeper than before; in his hands, this Talent could be used in many more ways.

He nodded with satisfaction and looked at the last veteran Crew Member's Talent.

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