Ever since he obtained the phone, Zhou Wen had been gaming to grind and obtain all sorts of dimensional crystals.
In the past, his Strength was 7, Speed was 4, Constitution was 7, and Primordial Energy was 1. During this period of time, he had obtained dimensional crystals by gaming, allowing him to raise his present value in just over a month. If it were in the past, he probably wouldn't have been able to improve so quickly even in a few years.
After using a large number of dimensional crystals, Zhou Wen discovered a pattern. Regardless of the type of dimensional crystal, if the dimensional crystal's value was greater than his own, his own value would be raised to the same value as the dimensional crystal after using it.
However, if the dimensional crystal's value was smaller or the same as his own, it could only be used as a form of energy replenishment. Only by cultivating a Primordial Energy Art would he be able to raise his own value. It wouldn't directly raise his physique.
This also meant that the higher the dimensional crystal's value, the better it was for Zhou Wen. However, after killing Vigor Ants in the Ant Nest for so long, the highest value Zhou Wen had seen was a Strength Crystal with a value of 9. The highest Constitution Crystal was 8, and the Speed Crystal was very low. Primordial Energy Crystals were extremely rare. Today, a level 5 Primordial Energy Crystal dropped. It was the highest grade Primordial Energy Crystal he had ever seen.
Zhou Wen had considered the possibility that it had something to do with the Vigor Ant's talent. Vigor Ants had outstanding Strength and Constitution, but they weren't fast. Therefore, the Strength Crystals they dropped were of a higher grade. As for Speed Crystals, they were rare.
However, even low-grade dimensional crystals could be used as energy replenishment to facilitate Zhou Wen's rapid cultivation of Ascetic Meditation. It wasn't completely useless.
The only regret was that the crystals dropped in-game would be absorbed by the blood-colored avatar the moment it came into contact with them. They couldn't be brought into reality; otherwise, just selling some low-grade crystals that he didn't need would be enough for him to lead a wealthy life.
There were many ants in the Ant Nest, and after discovering the blood-colored avatar under Zhou Wen's control, more and more ants gathered.
After killing more than a hundred Vigor Ants, another dimensional crystal dropped, but it was only a level 3 Strength Crystal. It could only be used as an energy replenishment during cultivation.
The drop rate of dimensional crystals wasn't high, and most of them were crystals below level 3. The higher the level, the lower the drop rate. All Zhou Wen could do was grind a large number of monsters to increase his chances of obtaining high-level dimensional crystals.
This was also why he often slept in class and didn't cultivate. Apart from class time, he would be grinding monsters even at night. He didn't have the time or energy to listen to class or cultivate.
Even so, his improvement speed was incomparable to before. If he were to purely cultivate Ascetic Meditation like before, he would need to spend at least several times or even dozens of times more time to raise his Primordial Energy to 5.
As the number of Vigor Ants increased, Zhou Wen found it difficult to deal with them. Before long, the blood-colored avatar was drowned by the Vigor Ants as the game screen turned black.
Zhou Wen had no choice but to restart the game and drip a drop of blood on the game screen. His blood was equivalent to a Revival Token in this game. A drop of blood was equivalent to a life.
He entered the game once again and killed Vigor Ant after Vigor Ant. However, Zhou Wen's luck wasn't good this time. After killing more than a hundred Vigor Ants, not a single dimensional crystal dropped.
Zhou Wen had a calm temperament, so he wasn't anxious. He continued patiently grinding in the Ant Nest.
Suddenly, Zhou Wen saw a special Vigor Ant appear in the midst of the Vigor Ants.
The Vigor Ant was blood-red in color, as though it was dyed in blood. It was clearly different from the other black Vigor Ants around it. Furthermore, it was slightly bigger, allowing Zhou Wen to spot it at a glance.
Seeing the red Vigor Ant rush out, Zhou Wen carefully probed it and soon discovered that the red Vigor Ant's Strength and Speed were much stronger than the black Vigor Ants. However, it was still within the range he could handle.
After a series of maneuvers, the blood-colored avatar attacked the red Vigor Ant a few times, but it only dealt minimal damage and failed to kill it.
However, he could still see that the red Vigor Ant's HP bar was slowly decreasing. It would probably take more than a hundred attacks to kill it.
Thankfully, the red Vigor Ant's Speed was only slightly faster than the typical black Vigor Ant. The blood-colored avatar had sufficient time to maneuver and dodge, so killing it was only a matter of time.
However, the number of black Vigor Ants kept increasing, worrying Zhou Wen. At this rate, he might be drowned by the ant swarm before he could kill the red Vigor Ant.
However, he had no other choice. All Zhou Wen could do was try his best to control the blood-colored avatar and attack the red Vigor Ant as much as possible.
As the red Vigor Ant's HP decreased and was about to hit rock bottom, the number of Vigor Ants around him increased. The blood-colored avatar had no room to maneuver.
Ka-cha!
The blood-colored avatar failed to dodge in time and was bitten by a black Vigor Ant. Its HP immediately dropped by half.
Zhou Wen knew that he couldn't hold on any longer. All he could do was control the blood-colored avatar and use the last of his strength to strike the red Vigor Ant.
Boom!
The punch struck the red Vigor Ant's vital spot. The last bit of its HP was taken away as its blood-red carapace suddenly burst open. Two crystals burst out of its body.
Zhou Wen didn't have the time to check the stats of the two dimensional crystals. He controlled the blood-colored avatar that was already low on HP to pick them up.
Just as the blood-colored avatar picked up the two dimensional crystals, it was drowned by the Vigor Ant swarm. Soon, the game screen went black.
Zhou Wen heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the two notifications appear on the game screen. He was already experienced. As long as he could pick up the dimensional crystals before he died, they would be useful to him.
'Killed Mortal creature, Mutated Vigor Ant. Discovered Primordial Energy Crystal.'
'Killed Mortal creature, Mutated Vigor Ant. Discovered Vigor Ant Crystal.'
Zhou Wen couldn't help but be taken aback when he saw the two notifications on the phone screen. He had seen many Primordial Energy Crystals, but this was the first time he was seeing a dimensional crystal named after a Vigor Ant.
After a moment of surprise, Zhou Wen immediately reacted. Although he had never seen such a dimensional crystal before, he had heard of its existence. In school textbooks and videos on the Internet, people had used similar crystals. However, they weren't Vigor Ant Crystals, but other dimensional creatures.
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