5: Chapter 5 The Sky Curtain!

"Specialty..."

"Is this one of the treasures from a Chaotic Beast?"

"Not bad at all. Now, food won't be an issue anymore."

Once the specialty was integrated, Lin Wan felt it immediately. A short-range burst of 1.3 times the speed and power surged within his body, feeling just like an instinct.

If he were to face an Iron-Armored Rhino now, he wouldn't even need a tree branch; he could kill it with his bare hands.

Most importantly, this specialty had no cooldown; it consumed stamina, and stamina was included within constitution.

Given his current condition, using it three or four times an hour wouldn't be a problem.

Furthermore, the decryption had also yielded the Iron-Armored Rhino's meat, which could be endlessly copied and pasted.

From now on, he would never have to worry about food again.

The overpowered nature of the unlimited decryption version was self-evident!

"What would happen if I decrypted a Trial-taker from another civilization?"

"Do I need to kill them? Or can I decrypt them just by touching them while they're alive?"

"I should be able to obtain their talents!"

These questions would have to be verified step by step; Lin Wan knew there was no rush.

He lowered his eyes, his gaze falling upon the two bottles of potion that had already manifested in his hands.

A basic stamina recovery potion and a basic strength enhancement potion.

As for the mineral water, he didn't rush to manifest it, as he didn't have any storage space for it right now.

Lin Wan touched the basic stamina recovery potion and the basic strength enhancement potion, decrypting them one by one.

[Decryption Target: Basic stamina recovery potion, basic strength enhancement potion]

[Required Decryption Points: 2]

[Decrypt?]

"No new prompts. Does this mean for items like these, I can only copy them?"

Lin Wan didn't think too much about it and replied:

"Yes."

[Ding, confirmed as host's property, decryption time significantly reduced. Current required decryption time: one minute.]

"Speed it up, speed it up!"

[...]

[Decryption complete!]

[Successfully acquired their source code.]

[Basic stamina recovery potion, basic strength enhancement potion provided without limit.]

Once the source code was acquired, the potions in Lin Wan's hands were useless. He raised his hand and downed the strength enhancement potion in one gulp.

The effects spread quickly. In less than three seconds, Lin Wan's panel data changed.

[Lin Wan]

[Strength: 8]

[Speed: 7]

[Constitution: 7]

[Spirit: 9]

[Base Combat Power: 3.1]

[Comprehensive Combat Power: 3.55]

[Talent: Target Settlement (SSS-Rank)]

[Description: Set a target. Upon completion, obtain a random reward. The size of the reward depends on the difficulty of the target. No limit on the number of times.]

[Evaluation: Stop looking, you're still a nobody!]

"My talent... it upgraded?!"

He was slightly stunned.

The unlimited Target Settlement had actually reached the SSS-rank, which was something Lin Wan hadn't expected.

However, this was understandable.

After all, not every talent possessed the abilities one wanted or became the talent one desired to become.

Take his talent, for instance; after being developed by his own system, it had already taken the form of decryption.

"My comprehensive combat power has also increased. Now I can basically confirm that one point of attribute equals 0.1 base combat power. Although it's just paper strength and can't fully measure a person's actual combat level."

"As for this evaluation..."

Lin Wan curled his lips and looked away.

Out of sight, out of mind.

After drinking the stamina recovery potion, he used the source code to start copying bottle after bottle of strength enhancement potion.

As he drank the potions one by one, the strength of his body was constantly increasing to its limit.

Two and a half minutes later, the increase in strength finally ended.

"The basic potions have no effect anymore. Thumbs down!"

He looked at the strength attribute on his panel again.

[Lin Wan]

[Strength: 30]

[...]

His base combat power reached 5.3, and his comprehensive combat power was 6.41, with strength accounting for the majority. What an extreme attribute ratio!

Lin Wan felt like he could kill ten Tysons with one punch, but because his constitution couldn't keep up, his endurance had worsened.

If he were to use Charge now, he estimated that just using it once would consume more than half of his stamina.

A classic case of high attack, low defense, and low endurance.

But at the very least, he now had the power to fight the true beasts in this area.

Perhaps he should start hunting for prey on his own.

But looking at that speed of only 7 points, he still shook his head slightly.

"I'll wait for the half-hour Target Settlement before deciding; the risk is still too high."

As long as it gives another reward that can enhance his attributes, he might just take off.

...

"Have I taken off too much? Why does it feel like I'm having hallucinations?"

"Everyone, look up at the sky! What is that in the sky?"

On Earth, the entire world was now in an uproar.

Countless people looked up, only to see that the sky had suddenly been filled with skyscreens.

The skyscreens displayed various images.

Some people were terrified, some were breaking down, some were being swallowed alive by Chaotic Beasts, and some were jumping into dirt pits, shivering in fear.

All kinds of postures were displayed before the eyes of the world.

"Nani? Isn't that my best buddy? How did he get up there?"

"Senior sister, no... don't die... don't die... don't die!!"

A young man shouted in grief.

"I just confessed to my boyfriend, asking if he accepted, and he said 'I accept,' then performed a vanishing act on the spot, and now he's even flown up into the sky. What should I do... will I ever see him again?"

A bearded man looked up at the skyscreen, his eyes filled with tears.

"Sigh~ Brother, my condolences!"

A bald man nudged him from behind, full of comfort.

Longyuan Pavilion's highest base.

"Chief, after counting, there are now 108,425 skyscreens appearing across the Dragon Kingdom, among which 382 have permanently disappeared in just ten minutes."

"The people on the skyscreens have all accepted the so-called cosmic ascension, becoming the first batch of Trial-takers, which is why they were teleported to other worlds for training."

"Their ages are between 18 and 36."

"This information was provided by those who refused to become Trial-takers."

"How many people didn't accept?"

"It's currently unknown, but based on the ratio, the majority of people have chosen to accept."

The base director, Commander Zhang Yi, replied.

After hearing this, the old man's gaze became deep, and he said slowly:

"Continue observing the skyscreens and extract relevant intelligence."

"Yes."

"Have you investigated the identity of the person who sent that anonymous email half an hour ago?"

Commander Zhang Yi paused and replied:

"Reporting to you, Chief, the other party did not intend to hide her identity. According to the data, her name is Jiang Muxue, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family in Canglan Province, and she studies at Wutan Academy."

"Is what she said true?"

"Basically true. Furthermore, she predicted that the second batch of Trial-takers will be selected in ten days, at which point the number of people from the Dragon Kingdom selected for the second batch of Trial-takers will reach ten million."

"It can be confirmed that there is a 70% or higher probability that she is identified as a reincarnator."

"Furthermore, she has also become a Trial-taker this time."

Hearing this, the old man's eyebrows trembled slightly, and he continued:

"Have you found any results from researching the basic body-tempering method that this child sent?"

"Reporting to you, Chief, the time has been too short. Some martial arts experts just found it novel, but haven't been able to figure it out."

The old man closed his eyes gently, then opened them again. He tapped on the table and finally ordered:

"Continue the research. As for that body-tempering method, print it and distribute it to the army, one copy for everyone!"

"Whoever manages to figure it out and achieves results, promote them to a military rank. I am entrusting this matter entirely to you."

"The storm is coming; we can't wait any longer."

"Yes, Chief."

"Go."

After saluting, Commander Zhang Yi quickly withdrew.

The old man stood up, walked straight out of the conference hall, gazed at the various images in the sky, and murmured:

"Children, the future of the motherland is now entrusted to you!"