The System Arrived Four Years Early, but the Anomaly Is Still a Juvenile - Chapter 188
After System No. 2 was devoured by the system and vanished into thin air, Shen Ge fell directly into the sea. He had originally planned to find a warship in the fleet to hitch a ride back to shore.
However, the tsunami caused by No. 2 hadn’t subsided yet, and the ships outside the vortex were too far away. The distance to swim to a ship was almost the same as swimming back to the coast.
Furthermore, even after the tsunami and vortex dissipated, the fleet would likely prioritize rescue operations first. Who knew how long it would take to get ashore after all that chaos.
Shen Ge’s current position wasn’t too far from the coastline, so he simply had Xiaoqi control the Corrupted Blood tentacles to transform into an octopus-like creature and swim back to shore.
But affected by the tsunami, even with all the Corrupted Blood tentacles of the Crimson Mist Armor operating at full power, it still took Shen Ge over an hour to reach the shore.
The coastline was blockaded by U.S. forces stationed in the country, along with the country’s own Ghost Investigators and military. They had intended to assist the U.S. Anti-Ghost Mecha in combat. Who knew the mecha would be all show and no substance, completely countered by Ghost King No. 2’s traits? Its grand entrance ended in a dismal retreat, the entire engagement lasting just over ten minutes.
With the Anti-Ghost Mecha smashed into the sea, the local authorities were worried sick. If the U.S. fleet was wiped out, Ghost King No. 2’s next target would undoubtedly be their country!
Yet, at that very moment, under the bombardment of the fleet’s Ghost Energy missiles, Ghost King No. 2 transformed into a white light and disappeared from the sea surface!
White light?
Teleportation?
The country, the U.S., and even the International Ghost Organization immediately thought of the mysterious organization “Twelve Branches,” which seemed to oppose the world.
The Twelve Branches members hidden within the country, the U.S., and the International Ghost Organization: ?
Us again?
Shen Ge didn’t expect his actions to once again pin the blame on the “Twelve Branches,” but that had nothing to do with him now. After coming ashore, he used the triple-trait buff to find an uninhabited place to rest, sent messages to Cheng Shengnan and Deng Yuqi to report his safety, and then began studying the upgraded system.
[All system functions have now returned to normal.]
[The system has completed the Tier 4 upgrade. The host can check the new functions via the panel.]
Shen Ge opened the panel and saw that it, along with various functions, had undergone earth-shaking changes.
Moreover, the system had stopped pretending and laid its cards on the table, adding explanatory notes to previously ambiguous attributes and functions, confirming Shen Ge’s earlier suspicions.
The system wasn’t just a Ghost; it was an Artificial Ghost!
[Shen Ge]
Rating:Â Tier 4
System Fusion Degree:Â 100%
“System (Tier 4)”: Artificial Ghost Sequence 1, Trait: Devour – After killing a Ghost, its corpse can be devoured.
System Integrity:Â 40% (Every 10% constitutes a stage. After advancing to a new stage, the system enters brief hibernation for “upgrades.”)
Trait: “Devour” –
This trait ability is divided into “Energy Devour” and “Fusion Devour.”
Energy Devour:Â After devouring a target, it can charge the system, thereby obtaining energy (System Points) to use the “Random Item Transfer” and “Designated Item Transfer” functions.
Fusion Devour:Â Devour high-tier Ghosts (Trait Ghosts, Primeval Ghosts, Ghost Kings) to extract their trait abilities and accelerate the repair of system integrity.
(Note: The host’s Ghost Energy intensity and system repair progress must both meet the standard for the rating to increase.)
[Basic Attributes: Your body has been adjusted after complete fusion with the system. To prevent Ghost Energy from causing pathological reactions in your body, the system actively isolates and absorbs Ghost Energy. While physical attributes cannot be directly enhanced through Ghost Energy, they can be boosted via system attribute enhancement.]
(Note 1: For the host’s convenience in understanding the effect of attribute enhancement, the system uses more intuitive reference values after modifying the attributes.)
(Note 2: The system extracted physical data from 100,000 fully healthy adult males, defined the average as the base value “1,” and all attributes reference this standard for “Attribute Enhancement.”)
Strength:Â 193% (Host Base Value) + 0% (System Attribute Enhancement)
Evaluation:Â Above Average. Your strength is 1.93 times the average adult male. Through training, a normal adult male in the current world can reach up to 3 times the average in the three basic attributes. When you reach this limit, you can continue to improve through system attribute enhancement.
Agility:Â 201% (Host Base Value) + 0% (System Attribute Enhancement)
Evaluation:Â Above Average. Your agility is 2.01 times the average adult male. — (Details omitted for brevity, similar to Strength).
Constitution:Â 181% (Host Base Value) + 0% (System Attribute Enhancement)
Evaluation:Â Above Average. Your constitution is 1.81 times the average adult male. — (Details omitted).
Ghost Energy Intensity:Â 243% (Host Base Value) + 1920% (System Attribute Enhancement)
Your Ghost Energy, after system attribute enhancement, reaches a composite value of 2163%, higher than the average composite value of 2000% for ordinary Tier 4 Ghosts;
(Tier 1 Ghost Ghost Energy Intensity: 100%)
Your current Ghost Energy intensity is 21.63 times the average Ghost Energy intensity of a Tier 1 Ghost.
(Tier 5 Ghost Ghost Energy Intensity: 5000%)
Hint:Â Please absorb high-tier Ghosts to repair system integrity while increasing Ghost Energy intensity, thereby improving your rating.
[Owned Ghost Energy (Trait) Equipment]:
“Li Xiang Type III Armor *Crimson Mist Form (Xiaoqi)”
Pig-Sticking Knife “Trait: Indestructible”
Ghost Eye “Trait: Unseeable”
Primeval Ghost Eye (Can be devoured to repair system integrity. After devouring, gain the Primeval Ghost “Observer” ability.)
Primeval Ghost Finger (Can be devoured to repair system integrity. After devouring, gain the Primeval Ghost “Plunderer” ability.)
Ghost Annihilation Revolver (“Ghost Energy Magazine” Trait: Infinite)
Ghost Lighter (“Trait: Inextinguishable”)
[Trait Enhancement Points]:Â 1
[Traits:]
“Misfortune”:Â Ghost Sequence 3
(Remaining Enhancements: 7, Ghost Domains: 2/3)
(Note: ‘Remaining Enhancements’ indicates the number of times the host can further enhance this trait using Trait Enhancement Points. ‘Ghost Domains’ indicates the current state of ‘Number of Awakened Ghost Domains / Total Number of Awakenable Ghost Domains’ for this trait.)
Basic Trait Effect: Consume 1%-∞% Ghost Energy to attach Ghost Energy to a target, causing them to become misfortune-prone in a short time, absorbing negative Ghost Energy emerging from the ground, leading to various natural and man-made disasters and accidents influenced by “misfortune”!
The more Ghost Energy the host controls and injects into the target, the longer the target is affected and the greater the impact of “misfortune”!
“Misfortune Ghost Domain (Type I)”:Â Upon deploying the Ghost Domain, create a domain with a 100-meter radius centered on yourself. Within this domain, the host can see negative Ghost Energy gathering above targets that triggers “misfortune” and can transfer the target’s “misfortune” by consuming their own Ghost Energy.
Derived Ability – “Transfer.”
“Misfortune Ghost Domain (Type II)”: The host can expand the “Misfortune Ghost Domain” to a 500-meter radius, consuming 100%-∞% Ghost Energy to create a “disaster” targeting a specific object or location. This includes, but is not limited to, collapses, earthquakes, explosions, and other accidents. The more “misfortune” possessed by lifeforms in the area and the greater the gathered “misfortune” energy, the larger the disaster caused.
Derived Ability – “Disaster.”
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“Immobility”:Â Ghost Sequence 4
(Remaining Enhancements: 3, Ghost Domains: 1/2)
Basic Trait Effect:Â After activating the trait, control shadows to restrain targets. The Ghost Energy consumed per second varies (1%-100%) depending on the target’s rating, quantity, and distance (maximum distance not exceeding 20 meters).
When the user uses “Immobility” to control a target, they can choose whether to pull the target into the “Immobility” Ghost Space. In a non-Ghost Space state, the restraint effect still applies.
“Immobility Ghost Domain (Type I)”:Â Upon deploying the Ghost Domain, create a 10-meter radius “Immobility Ghost Domain” centered on yourself. Entities entering this domain will slow down or become immobile.
Derived Ability – “Bullet Time.”
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“Containment”:Â Ghost Sequence 5
(Remaining Enhancements: 3, Ghost Domains: 1/2)
Basic Trait Effect:Â The user can release Ghost Energy onto any door, window, room, or area to seal it. Unless the user disperses the Ghost Energy, or the Ghost Energy hasn’t completely dissipated, doors and windows cannot be opened by conventional means, and lifeforms will be confined to the current room.
“Containment Ghost Domain (Type I)”:Â Upon deploying the Ghost Domain, create an area that blocks all signals and Ghost Energy, trapping lifeforms. When the user creates the Ghost Domain centered on themselves, the domain moves with the user. Consumes 1%-100% Ghost Energy per second.
Consume Ghost Energy to create an invisible barrier within the Ghost Domain. The amount of Ghost Energy consumed determines the barrier’s size and hardness.
Derived Ability – “Barrier.”
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“Non-Combustion”:Â Ghost Sequence Number 18
(Remaining Enhancements: 5, Ghost Domains: 1/2)
Basic Trait Effect:Â After activating the trait, the user enters a “Non-Combustible” state. During the trait’s maintenance, any burning damage is “nullified.” Consumes 1% Ghost Energy per second. Can be activated simultaneously with other traits.
Consume 1%-50% Ghost Energy (related to the object’s volume and ignition point) to attach Ghost Energy to an object, placing it in a non-combustible state.
“Non-Combustion Ghost Domain (Type I)”:Â Upon deploying the Ghost Domain, create a 5-meter radius “Non-Combustion Ghost Domain” centered on yourself. Targets within this domain will be in a non-combustible state.
After deploying the “Non-Combustion Ghost Domain,” the host can decide the affected targets through will. Non-affected targets will not be in a non-combustible state.
Consume Ghost Energy to control the ignition point of targets, raising or lowering it. The ignition point quickly returns to normal after leaving the domain.
Derived Ability – “Ignition Point Control.”
Note: The Ghost Energy consumed to change a target’s ignition point within the Ghost Domain varies depending on its original ignition point level.
The greater the change in value, the higher the Ghost Energy consumption.
Consumes 1%-??% Ghost Energy per second.
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“Soundless”:Â Ghost Sequence Number 19
(Remaining Enhancements: 0, Ghost Domains: 2/2)
Basic Trait Effect:Â After activating the trait, enter a soundless state. Consumes 0.5% Ghost Energy per second. Can be activated simultaneously with other traits.
Consume 1%-100% Ghost Energy (related to the object’s volume and the loudness of the sound it produces) to attach Ghost Energy to an object. Even if the object leaves the user’s hand, it remains in a soundless state for a certain period.
“Soundless Ghost Domain (Type I)”:Â Upon deploying the Ghost Domain, create a 10-meter radius “Soundless Ghost Domain” centered on yourself. Entities entering this domain will be in a soundless state.
After deploying the “Soundless Ghost Domain,” the host can decide the affected targets through will. Non-affected targets will not be in a soundless state.
“Sound Domain Control.”
Influenced by the host’s Ghost Domain, the host can manipulate the frequency, melody, etc., of targets within the domain… rendering sonic attacks completely ineffective!
Consumes 1%-100% Ghost Energy per second (determined by the number and size of affected targets).
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“Formless”:Â Ghost Sequence Number 24
(Remaining Enhancements: 0, Ghost Domains: 2/2)
Basic Trait Effect:Â After activating the trait, enter a formless state, making oneself visually transparent but still affected by physical collisions. Consumes 1% Ghost Energy per second. Can be activated simultaneously with other traits.
Formless Ghost Domain (Type I):Â Upon deploying the Ghost Domain, render entities within a ten-cubic-meter range transparent. The Ghost Domain moves with the user. Consumes 1%-100% Ghost Energy per second.
Influenced by the trait, the terrain within the Ghost Domain can be altered.
Consume Ghost Energy to nullify physical collisions within the Ghost Domain.
Derived Ability – “Collapse.”
Formless Ghost Domain (Type II):Â Upon deploying the Ghost Domain, the user can ignore the “physical collision effects” of targets or objects and achieve remote control by consuming more Ghost Energy.
Consume Ghost Energy to utilize “Physical Collision Nullification” to its extreme, allowing selective contact with specific target individuals.
Derived Ability – “Heart Extraction.”
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“Traceless”:Â Ghost Sequence Number 26
(Remaining Enhancements: 3, Ghost Domains: 1)
Basic Trait Effect:Â After activating the trait, the user becomes shrouded in “white mist.” In this state, they cannot be detected by any device or ability. Consumes 0.5% Ghost Energy per second. Can be activated simultaneously with other traits.
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[System Functions:]
1. Ghost Eye
The host’s eyes can directly observe the target’s Ghost Energy intensity and rating.
Consume 1000 System Points to scan and analyze the target’s abilities (including but not limited to traits, attributes, equipment).
2. Transfer
After performing Energy Devour, obtain System Points. Consume varying amounts of System Points to transfer items from the area in front of the host.
(Targets eligible for transfer must have been in an abandoned or unobserved state for a prolonged period.)
Current System Points:Â 23750
“Random Category Transfer”:Â Consume 100 System Points/use, randomly transfer items from within a 100-kilometer area.
Probability of drawing various items – Daily Supplies 30%; Weapons & Equipment 40%; Ghost remnants, residue, cells, etc., that can be devoured and converted into attribute enhancement points (15%); Vehicles (10%); Ghost Energy Equipment (5%).
“Resource Detection”:Â Consume 1000 System Points to detect the types of resources within a 100-kilometer area. After detection, the draw probability for each type will change.
“Designated Category Transfer”:Â After performing Resource Detection, consume 1000 System Points/use to perform a targeted transfer of a specific category.
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3. Map
“Scan” – Consume 100 System Points to mark targets containing Ghost Energy within a 10-kilometer area.
(Note 1: The marked location is where Ghost Energy was detected. If the target has moved, the map only shows the location where Ghost Energy was scanned.)
(Note 2: The host can choose to display only specific types or tiers of Ghosts or Aberrants, shielding others to avoid interference.)
“Mark” – Consume 1000 System Points to mark a specific target identified by the scan. Duration: 30 minutes.
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4. Log
View the situation “four years in the future” at the same time via the [Log].
“Prediction” – Consume 1000 System Points to predict events at a future point in the current timeline, used to trigger random tasks.
Prediction content includes but is not limited to “Random Events,” “Ghost Events,” “Ghost Disasters,” etc.
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5. Tasks
Monthly Tasks (The system automatically performs one “Prediction” per month, accepting the time-limited task triggered by that random event – Current: 0)
(Note: There is a certain chance to trigger an Advancement Task.)
Time-limited Tasks (Current: 0)
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“…”
Whew.
Shen Ge took a deep breath, trying to process the shock and surprise brought by this system upgrade.
After suspecting the system was a “Ghost,” it was no wonder that various methods failed to detect where the system was—it had already fused with him completely.
In other words, Shen Ge was now also an “Aberrant.”
“System.”
Shen Ge tried calling out, but the system didn’t respond with “Master, I’m here” like Xiaoqi did. Clearly, as a Ghost, it still lacked Xiaoqi’s AI.
“System, who created you? How did you enter my body? What does Artificial Ghost Sequence 1 mean? How many types of Artificial Ghosts are there? Is the Three-Headed, Six-Armed one also an Artificial Ghost? What’s its sequence?” Shen Ge, using his usual method of communication, directly posed his questions to the system.
[System “Trait: Devour,” Unique-type Ghost – Creator: ??.]
[Binding Method: Unknown.]
[Current system integrity is insufficient to unlock “Ghost Index/Aberrant Index.” Please host improve strength and attempt to continue repairing the system.]
[Number of Artificial Ghosts: Unknown.]
[“Trait: Three Heads, Six Arms,” Mass-produced Ghost, Artificial Ghost Sequence 13.]
After hearing the system’s answers, Shen Ge fell into thought. After reaching Tier 4, the system had clearly become “smarter.” Even for questions it couldn’t answer, it would respond with “??” and “Unknown,” showing significant improvement in interactivity at least.
However, what surprised Shen Ge was that judging by the mass-produced “Three Heads, Six Arms” being at the end of the Artificial Ghost sequence, there were actually up to 13 types?
Yet so far, Shen Ge had only encountered this one type, which was somewhat strange.
“System, who sorts the Ghost Sequence and Artificial Ghost Sequence? Or rather, based on what criteria are they sorted?” Shen Ge asked.
[This data exists within the system. Source – Unknown.]
Shen Ge was silent for a long time before finally asking, “System, are you from the ‘future’?”
In his view, if the system had a 4-year time difference issue, then this sequencing likely came from four years later.
[Current system integrity is insufficient to answer this question.]
“…” As expected.
“System, what does integrity mean?”
[The system was separated for unknown reasons. The current state is not the complete form of the Artificial Ghost “Trait: Devour”.]
“Are there any related clues?”
[No.]
“Are you a Primeval Ghost?”
[Current system integrity is insufficient to answer this question.]
Although the system couldn’t answer this question directly due to integrity issues, Shen Ge was certain that even if the system wasn’t a Primeval Ghost, it had a significant relationship with Primeval Ghosts.
Currently, two possibilities seemed most likely –
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Shen Ge was the infant from back then who had a Primeval Ghost appear inside him.
Later, because the first researchers to contact Ghosts extracted a part of the Primeval Ghost for research, it led to the system’s incompleteness. -
The first group of researchers who came into contact with the supernatural removed a portion of the progenitor supernatural from the infant’s body. The “heart” and other parts were taken by the Twelve Branches, while the rest were divided up.
The “brain” or another key organ was obtained by a certain researcher. Then, through research on Artificial Ghosts, they created the “system,” which Shen Ge acquired by chance due to some reason.
In Shen Ge’s view, possibility 2 was slightly more likely than 1. Based on clues obtained from “Heavenly Stems” members Ye Jingwen and Fatty Xin, if possibility 1 were true, then Ye Jingwen would be his “aunt.”
Although Shen Ge’s memories before age ten were somewhat blurry due to his three years at the Rongshan Mental Hospital, he had a general memory of his parents’ work and relatives.
Unless his memories were altered, they didn’t match up with possibility 1.
As Shen Ge pondered, his gaze returned to the attribute panel. The system’s explanation of the “Devour” trait also confirmed Shen Ge’s long-standing suspicions about the [Lottery] function.
The system did not possess creation ability. Instead, it used its own “Transfer” ability to move items from the surrounding area in front of Shen Ge.
The explanation of “Fusion Devour” also answered Shen Ge’s question about why the trait powers he obtained after each absorption were always “nerfed” versions.
The reason was simple: because the system took the lion’s share to repair itself. Precisely because it needed to digest (repair), it would fall into a period of sleep after devouring each Trait Ghost.
“Misfortune,” as a Ghost Sequence 3 entity, belonged to the top three super-strong Ghosts. No wonder the system fell into a six-month sleep after absorbing it.
“System, why is the probability of drawing recovery items in random transfer low? Where do the recovery items from task rewards and kill rewards come from? Who manufactures them?” Shen Ge asked again.
[The probability of random transfer is related to the quantity of the item existing within a 100-kilometer radius centered on the host. The greater the quantity, the higher the probability of drawing it.]
[Recovery items from random transfer come from within the area. Recovery items from killing Ghosts and task rewards come from distorted spaces.]
[Manufacturer: Unknown.]
Distorted spaces?
Hearing this answer was somewhat surprising, but Shen Ge was more or less mentally prepared. Before this, based on the “Internal Injury Healing Pill” jointly created by Li Xiang and Tang Jinze, he had speculated that the system’s recovery item draws might come from the “future.”
And after Shen Ge visited the “future,” he confirmed that Ghost Spaces were distorted spaces where the real world and the future world overlapped.
Looking at it this way, it made sense that recovery items came from distorted spaces!
“System, what are Ghost Spaces and distorted spaces?” Shen Ge directly asked the system to verify the questions in his mind.
[Ghost Spaces occur when Ghost Energy emitted by Tier 2 or higher Ghosts collides and distorts with the invisible negative Ghost Energy emerging from the ground, causing overlapping and distortion with spaces from the future.]
Indeed!
“Is the future four years after the current timeline?”
[Current system integrity is insufficient to answer this question.]
Since the system couldn’t answer this, Shen Ge didn’t dwell on it and moved directly to the next question – Attribute Enhancement.
From the moment he awakened the system until now, Shen Ge had always been wary of it. In his cognition, Strength, Agility, and Constitution were the three basic human attributes with concrete manifestations that could be observed directly.
Only “Spirit” was a concept whose specific effects and numerical values couldn’t be understood through direct observation.
Especially after Shen Ge tried absorbing Ghost Energy cans and found it could restore “Spirit,” he became even more convinced that spiritual power was Ghost Energy.
The reason Shen Ge only allocated attribute points to Spirit and never touched the three basic attributes was that, in his view, the three basic attributes were his own physical qualities, while Spirit (Ghost Energy) came from the system.
On one hand, Shen Ge’s combat power came from the combination of “Armor” and “Traits,” and the foundation of traits was “Spiritual Power.”
On the other hand, he always saw himself and the system as two separate entities. As the saying goes, what you train yourself is your own; what the system grants belongs to the system.
Combining these, Shen Ge ended up in the situation of “fearing insufficient spiritual power and system backlash, so just put all points into Spirit.”
It is now a certainty that Shen Ge is a “freak” who is half human and half monster. The system is like an “organ” in his body, providing him with “functions” like the heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys. So it is no longer meaningful to worry about whether the removal will have any impact on him.
The guess that “Spiritual Power” was Ghost Energy had long been confirmed by Shen Ge and needed no further discussion.
However, what surprised Shen Ge was that, according to the premise that humans cannot absorb Ghost Energy, and the confirmation that “Spiritual Power” is Ghost Energy, it also confirmed that after Shen Ge became an Aberrant, his base value had increased slightly.
From the initial 169%, it increased to 243%. The remaining 1920% came from the daily reward of 1% and the point bonuses obtained from system draws.
The fact that the drawn System Points were actually Ghost corpses available for devouring in the area completely caught Shen Ge off guard.
He had never thought that “Free Attribute Points” were actually Ghost corpses. But considering the system’s “Devour” trait, it didn’t seem too surprising.
After the attributes came the traits.
After the system completed 40% repair, advanced to Tier 4, and finished “upgrading,” the trait abilities also underwent many changes.
First and most crucially, the influence range of Shen Ge’s Ghost Domains had significantly increased. Commonly used domains like Soundless, Formless, and Containment directly increased tenfold from a previous radius of 5 meters to a radius of fifty meters!
Secondly, the cost of maintaining Ghost Domains. Previously, Ghost Domain consumption started at 50% per second, which meant Shen Ge basically counted in seconds before Tier 3. It wasn’t until after the Sakura Ghost Disaster that his Ghost Energy intensity saw a significant increase. Even then, he often relied on the armor’s Ghost Energy conversion, munching apples, and sucking on Ghost Energy cans.
After reaching Tier 4, the consumption for traits and Ghost Domains was drastically reduced. Especially for Ghost Domains, the base cost dropped from 50% to 1%. In other words, if Shen Ge only opened a small Ghost Domain affecting himself and his immediate surroundings, the 1% Ghost Energy cost per second freed him from the “mana-deficient” state of constantly absorbing energy while moving.
Finally, the system’s annotations and hints for traits and Ghost Domains allowed Shen Ge to understand the fused trait abilities more intuitively.
The “Remaining Enhancements” also meant Shen Ge no longer had to rely on luck with Trait Enhancement Points. He now knew exactly how many more enhancements were needed to awaken a Ghost Domain and the current Ghost Domain awakening state of each trait.
However, it surprised Shen Ge that “Containment” and “Formless” had already reached their enhancement limits. Even if he invested more Trait Enhancement Points, they wouldn’t further improve the trait or Ghost Domain effects.
“System, have traits ‘Containment’ and ‘Formless’ reached their limits?”
[Current system integrity is insufficient to answer this question.]
“…”
Alright, expected.
But the lack of a direct answer suggested that if the system advanced further, perhaps a method for continued enhancement could be found.
After all, his own trait abilities were far inferior to those of the Ghosts possessing those traits.
“Wait, the strength of a Trait Ghost’s ability depends on its rating. The higher the rating, the stronger the trait effect. And the basis for me to increase my rating lies in Ghost Energy intensity.”
“It seems that increasing the rating can also enhance trait effects.”
If the “Trait Enhancement Points” given during system advancement were seen as a manifestation of enhanced trait abilities after leveling up, it could indeed explain this conjecture.
After confirming the trait conjecture, the only remaining change in this system upgrade was the [System Functions] directly listing various abilities intuitively.
The ability to directly observe weak Ghost Energy and Ghost Energy content in Ghosts was obtained after the system completed its first rating.
Compared to before, Shen Ge could now consume 1000 System Points—frankly, the system’s energy—to scan and analyze the abilities of Ghosts and Aberrants.
This function was equivalent to “Detect” in games. Used well, it was like exposing the enemy’s hand, making it easier to counter intelligent Aberrants.
The system’s previous lottery function, now changed to “Transfer,” could be considered a qualitative leap after this upgrade. It could not only perform random draws but also targeted transfers.
In other words, if Shen Ge urgently needed a specific type of item during a certain period, he could first scan to confirm the quantity of resources in the area before deciding whether to perform a random draw or a targeted transfer.
This could effectively avoid the awkward situation of wanting weapons but getting instant noodles, or wanting instant noodles but getting weapons, thus saving System Points to some extent.
Thinking this, Shen Ge decided to test these system functions. Coincidentally, this trip to the country had earned him quite a few System Points again.
“Resource Detection.”
[Consuming 1000 System Points, now detecting the types of resources within a 100-kilometer area. After detection, the draw probability for each type will change.]
[Daily Supplies 63.23%; Weapons & Equipment 11.44%; Ghost remnants, cells, etc., that can be devoured and converted into attribute enhancement points (9.65%); Vehicles (8.68%); Ghost Energy Equipment (7%)]
“System, does a non-zero detected probability mean there are definitely such items available for drawing?” Shen Ge asked directly.
[Yes.]
After receiving the system’s confirmation, Shen Ge immediately had an idea. He directly chose to consume 1000 System Points for a Designated Category Transfer targeting “Ghost Energy Equipment (7%)”.
[Consuming 1000 System Points, performing Designated Transfer for “Ghost Energy Equipment” –]
[Transfer successful!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining Ghost Energy Equipment “Ghost Skin Air Cushion Launcher” – Deploy the Ghost Energy equipment at a target point to create an air cushion that provides super strong bouncing force.]
“?”
What is this?
Octane’s jump pad?
Looking at the “air cushion” transferred before him with a flash of white light, Shen Ge immediately thought of the jump pads in a certain game.
However, Shen Ge was more concerned about the change in probability after the targeted transfer. Opening the [Panel], he saw the “7%” probability for Ghost Energy Equipment had become “2%”, while the other probabilities had increased somewhat.
“Again, Designated Transfer!”
[Consuming 1000 System Points, performing Designated Transfer for “Ghost Energy Equipment” –]
[Transfer successful!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining Ghost Energy Weapon “Ghost Energy Rocket Launcher” + “Ghost Energy Rocket x3”. These Ghost Energy rockets have been specially treated; the Ghost Energy produced by the explosion is particularly effective against regenerative Ghosts.]
After drawing the “Ghost Energy Rocket Launcher,” Shen Ge checked the draw probability for Ghost Energy Equipment again. Sure enough, it had changed from “2%” to 1%.
2000 System Points for two pieces of Ghost Energy equipment, even adding the 1000 for detection, it was only 3000. Compared to the past where tens of thousands yielded only junk, the system was about to cry from losses!
Wait!
The system was just a “mover,” not a manufacturer. The one losing out wasn’t the system, but some faction that didn’t strictly guard its Ghost Energy equipment.
In this country’s territory, it was likely the product of some secret research institute or base.
After testing the new [Lottery] function, Shen Ge decided to try the [Map] next.
“Scan.”
[Consuming 100 System Points, now marking targets containing Ghost Energy within a 10-kilometer area –]
[Marking successful.]
After hearing the prompt, Shen Ge opened the [Map]. Sure enough, as before, red dots of varying sizes appeared on the map.
Compared to the Deer Lake Water City Ghost Disaster and the Sakura Ghost Disaster, the red dots on the [Map] now were sparse and few.
Shen Ge filtered them out from lowest to highest rating and counted them: 17 Tier 1, 9 Tier 2, 2 Tier 3, and 1 Tier 4.
“How can there be a Tier 4 Ghost?” Shen Ge suddenly felt something was wrong. Remember, based on No. 2’s specifications, it had just mutated from Tier 4 to Tier 5.
In other words, if there really were Tier 3 and Tier 4 Ghosts outside, it couldn’t be this calm!
“Wait, the system scans not just Ghosts, but also the parasitized and Aberrants. As long as there’s a Ghost Energy reaction inside, they will be scanned.”
“And right now, the local forces are cleaning up the battlefield outside, and no fighting is happening. That means… most of these are intelligent-type Aberrants?”
“Twelve Branches?”
Thinking of this, Shen Ge immediately chose to consume 1000 System Points to mark the Tier 4 red dot on the [Map]. According to the mark, it was located by the coast.
Shen Ge immediately got up, activated “Formless,” jumped out the window, and used the Crimson Mist Armor’s Corrupted Blood tentacles to chase after the largest Tier 4 red dot on the [Map].
Through observation, Shen Ge found that the marked “red dot” on the map wasn’t moving; it remained stationary by the coast.
When he arrived, he found it was precisely where the local and U.S. military forces were gathered, with many Ghost Investigators also on standby.
The [Map] mark could only mark the target’s location, not identify which specific individual was the target. However, this didn’t stump Shen Ge, as he could still directly see Ghost Energy through the “Ghost Eye.”
Although the Ghost Energy equipment carried by these Ghost Investigators somewhat affected Shen Ge’s observation and judgment, the Ghost Energy intensity of a Tier 4 Aberrant far exceeded that of this equipment.
Therefore, Shen Ge followed the crowd and soon spotted a U.S. soldier who bore a seventy percent resemblance to the “Guile” from Street Fighter, complete with a flat-top hairstyle, talking with several commanders.
This person wore an officer’s uniform with a jacket over it, buttoned up to the top, covering his neck tightly, as if afraid people wouldn’t know he had “red pustules” on his neck.
“Scan!”
Perfectly, Shen Ge wanted to test the “Ghost Eye’s” scanning and analysis ability. Plus, he still had nearly twenty thousand System Points left, so he didn’t need to be frugal.
[Locking onto target, now beginning scan.]
[“Aberrant,” Trait “Three Heads, Six Arms,” Artificial Ghost Sequence 13, Current Rating Tier 4, Composite Ghost Energy 3162%, number of Ghost Energy equipment worn: 3.]
[Ghost Bone Gauntlets, detected Ghost material originates from Tier 2 Ghost. Effect: “Hardness,” can be reinforced with Ghost Energy.]
[Ghost Bone Dagger, detected Ghost material originates from Tier 1 Ghost. Strength: Weak.]
[Ghost Skin Clothing, detected Ghost material originates from Tier 3 Ghost. Specific effect cannot be detected. Ghost Energy intensity: Relatively Strong!]
[Detected presence of “Teleportation Device” on target. Host, please exercise caution.]
“Tsk tsk, such a convenient function. Especially this last hint; it’s worth 1000 System Points alone.” In the past, when facing the Twelve Branches, Shen Ge wasn’t afraid of their strength, but he dreaded them pulling out teleportation devices and escaping mid-fight.
Previous encounters with “Yin Hu” (Tiger) and “Zi Shu” (Rat) resulted in them escaping at critical moments twice. Although they eventually died by his hand, it also caused a lot of trouble.
“So it seems, this guy should be a Twelve Branches member who infiltrated the high levels of the U.S. military. According to Fatty Xin, they love controlling national Ghost forces this way.” After a brief thought, Shen Ge already had a plan to deal with this person.
With Shen Ge’s current strength, killing this Tier 4 Aberrant wasn’t too difficult. The challenge was committing murder and theft in front of everyone.
Unless Shen Ge directly “cleared the area.”
However, Shen Ge had a better idea. This person seemed to be a high-ranking official planted by the Twelve Branches. The death of Ghost King No. 2 had just unfairly blamed the Twelve Branches. If he now created some trouble to make this person “exposed,” how would the Twelve Branches respond?
Shen Ge activated the triple traits “Formless + Soundless + Traceless,” stepped into his Ghost Skin Boots, directly crossed the armored vehicle troops, and entered the military defense area.
He stood brazenly next to “Guile” and a group of commanders, “eavesdropping” on their discussion about the operation.
As Shen Ge expected, the reason for the U.S.’s swift support this time was that they had received a “secret report” stating that this Ghost was related to a Primeval Ghost.
Needless to say, this “secret report” came from the Twelve Branches.
After Wei Yang had the “Tumor Man” fuse with Ghost King No. 2, to prevent the “Heavenly Stems” from being cornered and fighting desperately, and to ensure the recovery of Ghost King No. 2’s corpse, the Twelve Branches had to utilize the two forces they had infiltrated most deeply—the International Ghost Organization and the U.S.
To obtain the Primeval Ghost corpse, the U.S. didn’t hesitate to deploy their trump card, the “II-***** Experimental Anti-Ghost Mecha,” which was in its final testing phase.
Who would have thought that Ghost King No. 2’s abilities would completely counter the Anti-Ghost Mecha? Before No. 2, the mecha had almost no chance to perform before being “dism
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