With the new module in hand, Luke tested it out.
Naturally, the test subject was Basic Firearms, an ability that had been with him for a long time.
He had already upgraded his combat ability to Beginner Proficiency, and wasn't far from Intermediate.
He had only reached Beginner in the past two years, but there was still a lot of room for improvement.
After all, he only had one body, and could train at any time. Even practicing the Kunlun Qi Refinement Technique would increase his combat experience.
Guns, on the other hand, couldn't be taken out at any time, and there were too many types of guns.
If extraterrestrial weapons were included, there would be no end to it.
Fusing them was also very simple. He just needed to "throw" the abilities on the interface together with a thought.
Also, after the Free Ability Module was released, it was a lot easier to operate.
Whether he "fused" all the basic abilities together or gradually fused dozens of them together, it was all a matter of a thought.
Luke had originally wanted to throw all the basic firearms abilities together and directly fuse them into a "Perfect" ability.
At that moment, some distant memories suddenly flashed through his mind — it was the dark history of a certain rookie who had added three points in one go when he had first obtained the system.
Recalling how uncomfortable it had been when he had added three points in a row, he decisively stopped his suicidal behavior.
What would happen if thousands of basic firearms abilities were combined into one ability and stuffed into his brain all at once?
A headshot? Probably not.
However, it was very likely that the overload would cause a permanent brain injury, and there was no telling when.
Luke, who had stopped at the brink of a precipice, regained his clarity of mind and didn't dare act recklessly anymore. Instead, he adopted the most scientific method.
He fused basic firearms abilities with ratios of 2, 4, 8, and 16, and then stuffed them into his own basic firearms abilities. It was simple, safe, and efficient.
Waste? No way.
There were thousands of basic abilities in the list, and there were plenty of test subjects.
Besides, every fusion of a basic ability cost 10 credit points, and he was only charged once.
In other words, Luke wouldn't have to spend more than 100,000 credit points to fuse these thousands of basic firearms abilities into one.
Luke smacked his lips. System, do you have to be so kind? You actually didn't play the trick of taking a pit first and then raising it?
In the end, his brain felt a little uncomfortable when he fused 16 into 1, but it only lasted for a few seconds.
Conservatively speaking, it wasn't a big problem to fuse 64 into 1, and 128 into 1 wouldn't kill him either.
This did not take into account the increase in the endurance of the brain after the three measurements reached 100.
The effect of the fusion wasn't bad. Most of the repetitive and common basic firearms knowledge was eliminated, and only some knowledge that Luke's own abilities didn't cover was retained.
Obviously, the 10 points should be the "garbage cleaning fee".
After the fusion, the basic abilities would be much simpler, saving time and effort. There was hope that the Basic Firearms would be upgraded by a small level.
Exchanging tens of thousands of points for a large increase in a basic ability was undoubtedly worth it.
That was the end of the preliminary experiment. The remaining two functions of combination and disassembly were not something that could be understood in a short period of time. They would be left for future experiments.
Calming himself down, Luke checked the second important point: the host has reached level 40, and the free attribute point module has been unlocked.
With just a glance, he knew that leveling up in the future was no longer a priority. Even his Attribute Points could be adjusted automatically, including the Doppelganger.
Of course, this wasn't the kind of "max level 255 points, modifier 2555 points" kind of gameplay.
However, the three attributes could be "borrowed" from each other, and the amount of "borrowing" was within 10%. Also, it could be borrowed from the basic attributes that were "separated" from the clone.
That was to say, the clone didn't have to be a bucket-type warrior whose three measurements were all 10 or 20 by default; it could be adjusted to be a strength-type warrior or a spiritual-type mage depending on the situation.
However, the most important factor was the impact on the three measurements.
The 10% limit didn't seem impressive, but after Luke added the rest of the basic attribute points, the three measurements would break 100 at the same time.
At that time, if he transferred 10% of the Dexterity and Spiritual-Type attributes to Strength, this attribute would break 120, and it would be enough to break through the 20 mark.
The actual effect of 120 Strength would be 144% of 100, which was almost half the increase.
This increase wasn't just in attack power; it also included his physical fitness and even his superpowers.
For example, what would happen if the self-healing effect was increased by 44%?
A Strength of 120 might even meet the prerequisite for advanced self-healing.
After Luke increased his Strength to 80, he would definitely learn the intermediate self-healing abilities.
When he fused them, he might get an advanced self-healing ability.
By the same logic, adjusting the other two attributes to break the upper limit of 120 might yield similar results.
These ideas all came from the word "freedom" given by the system. It definitely lived up to its name.
However … well, the price of the free attribute module was also very flexible.
Unlike the fixed cost of ability fusion, the adjustment of attribute points could be preset. The system would give Luke the credit points, and he would decide whether or not to adjust them.
Thus, he just casually set up a plan for Strength to break 80.
From 72 to 79, each point only cost 1,000 credit points, but at 80, it became 100,000 credit points.
Also, when he asked the system, he received a reply that there would be a fee every time he adjusted attribute points.
Adjusting attribute points when he had nothing to do had to be done within his means. Otherwise, he would have to pay a fee every time he did it.
For example, if he borrowed 10% now, his Dexterity and Spiritual-Type attributes would drop to 60.
If he wanted to break 60 after that, he would have to pay a high price.
Also, Luke's three measurements would break 100 in a few days. By then, if one of the attributes dropped to 100, it wouldn't be a small amount like 100,000 credit points if he borrowed it back.
Also, he would have to waste the credit points he used to break through to 120.
After going through the two most important gains, Luke took a deep breath and felt refreshed.
This was very different from what he had speculated before, but the general direction was still the same … As if.
He couldn't help but think about it occasionally in 2023, but he hadn't relied on "freedom" at all.
After all, the system had only determined that he was no longer a novice at level 20, but it had opened up a free module at level 30 and 40.
The last preset message was even more straightforward: At level 50, you'll be completely free.
It didn't sound reliable — the person who had preset this message didn't seem reliable at all.
Shouldn't this bigshot have left with the system once the time was right? Why did he expose the system's endpoint so early? This was as bad as those bullet comments and spoilers!
That was because level 50 sounded like a difference of 10 levels, but the day when he reached the maximum level was actually quite far away.
Based on the previous pattern, leveling up to level 41-45 required ten billion EXP, and leveling up to level 46-50 required one hundred billion EXP. The total EXP requirement was in the trillions.
Even if Luke did it all in one go and got a 100% contribution rate and more than 100 billion EXP, he would still have to complete it seventeen or eighteen times for the highest-scoring mission to kill Thanos and save Earth.
Were there seventeen or eighteen people like Slayer in this universe? There should be.
If the conditions were relaxed to the point that there would be even more forces like Slayer who could crush Earth.
But which of these people or forces would have nothing better to do than to "destroy Earth" as their goal?
There were no absolutes in this world, but how could seventeen or eighteen people like Slayer, who could "cleanse the universe," come to Earth one after another to give Luke points?
Well … It was better to wash up and go to sleep, and pray that this nightmare wouldn't happen again.
One Slayer was enough to throw the Avengers of 2023 into chaos. If another dozen or twenty of them popped up like an assembly line, the universe would basically be hopeless. It would be better for everyone to wait for death.
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