38: Knowledge skills

"Kryptonians, a second Krypton?"

"Without your powers, you're just ordinary people."

Li An strode over to Fiora, grabbed her hair, and lifted her up. Noticing Fiora was still struggling, Li An sneered.

Since entering this world, he had done only one thing: find the kryptonite that specifically countered Kryptonians. After expending so much effort to find and absorb the kryptonite, the time had finally come for him to reap the rewards.

"Damn it, you're definitely not human. Which star system are you from?"

"Enough with the nonsense. It's time to go."

Fiora tried to speak again, but as Li An punched through her abdomen, her words caught in her throat, and the light in her eyes rapidly faded until, finally, her head drooped lifelessly.

Immediately after, Li An quickly moved to several Kryptonian soldiers. With them unable to resist, he directly punched their heads one after another, making them explode.

[Ding! You have killed Fiora!]

[Ding! You have killed...]

[Ding! You have killed...]

[Ding! You have killed...]

Boom!

Hearing the system prompts, Li An's body suddenly vibrated. Then, a crimson mist surged from his body, quickly enveloping the deceased Fiora and the Kryptonian soldiers.

Absolute Devour!

Within the thick, blood-red mist, Li An closed his eyes expressionlessly. Under the effect of Absolute Devour, he could feel the previously stagnant power within him begin to grow once more, and his goal was clearly not limited to this.

"Your knowledge, I want that too."

Just then, Li An, with his eyes tightly shut, murmured. Then, his mind stirred.

Buzz~

A few seconds later, a multi-colored orb of light suddenly flew out of the dense blood mist. Li An immediately sensed it, opening his eyes the moment the orb flew out and raising his hand to grasp it.

[Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained Knowledge Orb · Biology and Technology Specialization Lv.15.]

[Biology and Technology Specialization Lv.15]

Prerequisite: Intelligence attribute must be at least 90 points or higher.

Origin: Krypton World

Effect: After use, you will master Biology and Technology knowledge Lv.15, and immediately unlock Technology Particle Manufacturing Technology Lv.1, Hover Flight Technology Lv.1, and Biological Cultivation Technology Lv.1.

Rating: 499

Description: This is a transcendent technology from the great Krypton. Is it the hope of civilization, or the beginning of disaster?

Price: 6999

Note: After using this item, you will unlock knowledge-based permissions. Subsequent Contractors can improve their level by learning, absorbing, and mastering more knowledge.

That's right.

What Li An wanted was Fiora's Kryptonian Technology. After seeing Fiora's related information, Li An developed a great interest in Kryptonian Technology. He hadn't forgotten that scene in the movie plot where, when Superman went to destroy the engine, a massive mechanical construct made of tiny particles was able to briefly repel Superman. Furthermore, from its performance, it seemed to be a fully intelligent machine acting autonomously, without even anyone directing it.

And that, clearly, was a product of Kryptonian Technology.

Therefore, Li An had set his sights on Kryptonian Technology at that time. Now that he could obtain these things through Fiora, he naturally wouldn't give up; he was determined to get them.

So, Li An looked at the orb in his hand, without the slightest hesitation. Meeting the prerequisite for mastery, he directly squeezed the orb in his hand with force.

[Ding! You have met the usage prerequisite. Congratulations! You have mastered Biology and Technology Specialization Lv.15.]

In an instant, a flood of obscure and difficult-to-understand memories poured into Li An's mind. This was a field he had never encountered before, but it didn't matter. As more memories surged in, Li An felt as if he had been enlightened, gradually able to comprehend the memories appearing in his mind.

[Biology and Technology Specialization Lv.15: When creating biological or technological constructs, temporary focus is increased by 50%, Intelligence attribute +50, success rate is increased by 20%, and there is a certain probability of causing advanced mutation in the construct.]

Several minutes later, Li An finally mastered this technology. At this moment, Li An even felt a little itchy; he wanted to immediately find a laboratory and try to create something. His mind was filled with all sorts of wild ideas, and he wanted to put them into practice.

But fortunately, Li An was still calm. He knew that he was still in enemy territory, and the enemy would never allow him to do that.

Immediately, Li An's mind stirred, and he summoned his personal panel. After devouring Fiora and several Kryptonian soldiers, his attributes had also received a slight increase.

Name: Li An

Level: Lv.3

ID: 940001997

Mark Authority: Level 2

Life: 100%

Strength: 171

Agility: 171

Stamina: 171

Intelligence: 190

paradise coins: 30

Constitution: Source · Devourer

Knowledge Skills: Biology and Technology Specialization Lv.15.

Passive Abilities: Tenacious Will Lv.3, Absolute Madness Lv.3, Combat Mastery Lv.3, Lord of Blacklight Lv.3, Enhanced Perception Lv.3, Combat Expertise Lv.12, All Weapon Specialization Lv.11.

Active Abilities: Absolute Barrier Lv.3, Absolute Devour Lv.3, Energy Field Lv.1.

As of today, Li An's attributes had reached a new height. He recalled how low his attributes were before entering this world—only a little over eighty points.

But in just these few days, under his planning, his attributes had more than doubled. And this was the charm of an epic world.

Countless resources! Opportunities to reach the top in one step! Innumerable opportunities, both expected and unexpected!

In fact, the reason Li An's strength increased so quickly this time was entirely due to him exploiting a bug. Because the target of this mission was Superman, or rather, Kryptonians, and he happened to know the location of the kryptonite that countered Kryptonians, he had a natural advantage.

Furthermore, the timing of his arrival in this world was very fortunate. It was during the early period of the DC Universe, before all the founding members of the Justice League had appeared, and even Superman was only making his first appearance. At this time, Superman's combat experience and abilities were far from their peak.

Therefore, Li An was able to move freely and cause trouble in this world. Otherwise, if the current timeline had advanced to the middle period of the DC Universe, with his current strength, he wouldn't even count as a minion. After all, by then, Superman would be a true god among men, one of the leaders of the Justice League, and in the first tier of superhero power rankings!

"It's a pity, even after devouring Fiora and those soldiers, it only brought me four attribute points."

Feeling the slightly increased power within him, Li An shook his head. Ever since he drank that permanent potion yesterday, his attribute values had skyrocketed, which meant that now, when he absorbed targets with lower attribute values than his own, he wouldn't gain many attribute points.

However, it was good that no matter how little, he still had some gains.