After expending 3 achievement points, Sheyan successfully upgraded 'Influenza' to lvl 4. Every single achievement point merely increased the chances of sneezing, shivering and headache from 5% to 11%. Every level only increased the chances of infection by 2%.
Fortunately, even an'S 'rank 9 ability was no exception. After upgrading to the crucial level of' Influenza 'to lvl 4, a total of 4 options appeared.
[A: Reduces the duration of triggering influenza virus from 10 seconds to 7 seconds.]
[B: Expands influenza virus infection radius by 20 metres.]
[C: Shortens influenza virus outbreak period by 3 minutes.]
[D: Increases the chances of sneezing, shivering and headache by 3%.]
Sheyan drew option 'C', which signified that the enemy would only have to wait for 7 minutes before the virus outbreak. Sheyan was rather satisfied. When 'Influenza' was upgraded to lvl 4, the ability's name changed to 'Influenza Virus'. Following that, the nightmare imprint issued a notification.
[You have fulfilled the qualifications to unlock the next tier of the innate tree. You can choose to continue upgrading the branch ability 'Influenza Virus lvl 4', or unlock the next tier's new ability.]
Sheyan still remembered his experience in the Kijuju Marshland. Although the offensive capabilities of those Ndipaya barbarians weren't high, the various viruses they carried were enough to make him and Reef choke with nausea. Presently, the most pressing matter was to upgrade the types of diseases. Thus, he decisively chose to unlock the next branch.
[Inputting environmental data, commencing sampling … ….]
[Information sampling completed, data analysis successful … ….]
[Details: Host can select one of the following diseases to sample and infect. Subsequently, host will grasp the advanced infectious disease 'Influenza Virus']
[A: Bronchitis]
[B: Laryngitis]
[C: Rhinitis]
[Details: The disease you choose to grasp will influence the subsequent generation of the innate tree.]
[The characteristics, infectiousness and treatment difficulty of the disease you choose will be mapped to the modified Influenza A-virus ability. Please choose carefully!]
[There is no time limit for this selection. Please consider carefully before making your choice.]
At present, due to Sheyan's prior research, he had some understanding of the related diseases. Thus, he could roughly deduce the subsequent directions of the three major branches.
[A], the final evolving ability would most likely be SARS.
[B], the next evolving ability would most likely be Tonsillitis before evolving into Myocarditis.
C, most likely advanced to otitis media, and finally evolved into coxsackievirus-induced encephalitis.
Taking advantage of the fact that Brother Black was still here, and the remaining 24 hours for the A-virus to activate its devouring, replication and modification mechanism, Sheyan and the rest immediately hailed a taxi and hurried to another hospital. They planned to strike while the iron was still hot and infect the virus before doing anything else. Although he didn't know if it would work, it was still worth a try.
While the taxi was on its way to the hospital, Sheyan didn't hesitate much before deciding to treat bronchitis.
This time, he didn't do any research, nor did he consult anyone. The reason he chose 'Bronchitis' was because when he was on the ship, he lived together with an old sailor named Harrington. The pitiful old Harrington's illness was' Chronic Bronchitis'. His heart wrenching coughs haunted Sheyan for two years, and he died on the third year.
Initially, Sheyan couldn't sleep because of his coughs, but towards the end, he couldn't sleep even if he couldn't listen to the coughs. This was all thanks to 'Bronchitis'. Hence, one could understand, 'Bronchitis' was a disease that occupied an extremely important position in Sheyan's life. After two whole years, the impact it brought upon him was tremendous. Therefore, even after Sheyan had become a formidable contestant, he still unhesitatingly chose to treat 'Bronchitis'.
Regrettably, Sheyan failed miserably this time. His healthy body successfully resisted the invasion of various germs.... even after the precious 24 hours of A-virus activation had passed, Sheyan was still alive and kicking, brimming with vigor like a dragon and vigor like a tiger. Hence, he could only wait for 7 days in the present world, allowing the A-virus to reabsorb his vitality, before continuing to undergo the virus' trial.
Of course, under such circumstances, Brother Black couldn't leave. Fortunately, there wasn't any major issues on his side, and even if there was, Sheyan and him would definitely be able to handle it. Anyways, the weather in Taiwan was similar to their world, so there wasn't any issue of acclimatization. They could just treat it as a vacation.
During these 7 days, Sheyan wasn't idle at all. On one hand, he was busy exchanging pointers with Brother Black, while on the other hand, he was busy concocting new concoctions. Finally, he managed to concoct two bizarre new concoctions.
The first concoction was' Stinkbug's Strength Concoction '. Upon shattering, it would deduct 30 HP of the thrower. After shattering, the resulting shockwave would stun enemies for 1.5 seconds (1 second for other concoctions). Subsequently, the concocted fog would reduce enemies' speed by 30% (20% for other concoctions). Its range would increase by 33%, and its duration would increase by 50%. Furthermore, enemies would have a 15% chance of failing their skills within the poisonous fog due to nausea.
This concoction was developed by Sheyan after researching on insects that lived on trees. These insects were commonly found on parasol trees, and upon being attacked, they would spew out a foul stench from their abdomen. It was an extremely unpleasant stench! In the local proverb, these insects were known as' Farting Insects'. This concoction was developed after Sheyan realized he didn't have any specialized concoctions for throwing insects. Finally, it was effective.
Apart from that, Sheyan overthrew the half-finished 'Mantis Concoction' concoction he had previously concocted. Instead, he incorporated another creature into his experiment. This creature was the extremely famous' Bullfrog '.
The 'Bullfrog' concoction was similar to the 'Mantis Concoction' concoction; it couldn't be mixed with other concoctions. However, after consuming it, its effects were rather bizarre. The user's physique would instantly drop by 33%, but his jumping ability would increase by 2 metres, and his jumping ability would increase by 1 metre. Duration: 300 seconds. However, this concoction couldn't be continuously consumed, and had a cooldown period of 1 hour.
One mustn't underestimate the extent of this concoction's jumping ability enhancement. Although the enhancement appeared small, it was in fact extremely terrifying upon careful consideration! If Sheyan was originally able to directly jump over a 1 metre tall obstacle, now it was enhanced to a height of 2 metres! Running in complex terrain, whether it was chasing or escaping, would give him an obvious advantage.
However, the cost of consuming this concoction wasn't cheap – 33% of one's current HP! To Sheyan, if he were to consume this concoction in his peak state, it would undoubtedly mean a deduction of over 300 HP! To his enemies, as long as the disparity in strength between both parties wasn't too outrageous, perhaps only a valiant sniper could produce such an effect. Therefore, the timing of using this concoction had to be grasped properly. If one were to consume this concoction while pursuing an enemy, one could very well be killed by the enemy instead.
Following that, news came from Reef's side. The progress of the soul equipment 'Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea' was progressing smoothly. It was estimated that within 2-3 days, they would be able to lock onto Diaz's descendants. Although Diaz had written his name down in history, regrettably, be it WW1 or WW2, they were both horrifying meat grinders! Unfortunately, Diaz's descendants were embroiled in the war, which was why it was delayed until now. If not for Reef's family having such a long history and formidable influence, he wouldn't have been able to achieve such a high efficiency!
After a round of discussion between the trio, Reef confirmed that Diaz's descendants were residing in England. Thus, they decided to directly fly over and settle the soul equipment. Because the mission for the soul equipment was accepted by Sheyan, he could conveniently settle his' pneumonia 'problem there.
At present, Sheyan had roughly calculated the series of circumstances. Based on his current state, with the assistance of his innate ability 'Stronghold', he should be able to endure the third tier of the innate ability tree without any life-threatening danger! Of course, this was under the premise that Sheyan already possessed sufficient achievement points. In actual fact, according to Sheyan's conjecture, with the meagre amount of achievement points he had left, unless he wanted to downgrade his military rank, he could at most learn 'pneumonia'.
Three days later, under the accompaniment of Reef, Sheyan retrieved the dazzling 'Gold Pearl of the Caribbean Sea' from its box. Then, he handed it over to a trembling old granny. She was already an entire 89 years old. She touched the box of pearls with her trembling fingers as tears streamed down her face.
At this moment, the contestants finally realized that the words Diaz wanted to say to his descendants were actually engraved on the surface of the pearl box! After the old granny expressed her gratitude to Sheyan and the rest, she left behind a simple box, and gifted them the Gold Pearl of the Caribbean sea.
At this moment, Sheyan finally obtained this soul equipment that could greatly enhance his perceptive sense. Moreover, this item wasn't soul-bound, so Sheyan placed it in the party storage. Although it would cause his charm value to decrease by 10 points when interacting with male creatures, but when interacting with female creatures, the 15 points of charm value would increase by an astonishing amount.
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