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Chapter 30 - Skeleton?
Chapter 30 - Skeleton?
Looking at the alert, Lin Wu was shocked to say the least. He had seen an alert like this before, and it was back when the system had informed him of the crystal. But this time it seemed to be a little different. The window was actually highlighting the half skeleton in front of him.
"Huh? Is this the high energy object?" Lin Wu wondered as he looked at it curiously.
~Ding~
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TARGET: Skeleton (partial)
INFO: The skeleton belongs to a deceased Nascent soul cultivator and has a high amount of energy stored in it. The identity of the Skeleton cannot be confirmed, but according to the previous data obtained, it is likely that it belongs to a person from the Ling Kingdom. The Skeleton is of a unique quality and has a previously unknown composition.
NOTE: There is an unknown type of interference present in the skeleton. It is likely that it is a type of data node. The system cannot analyze it, but it is still possible to directly absorb it. Though there is a chance that it may potentially harm the host.
SUGGESTION: The host should absorb the spirit qi from the skeleton. Consuming the skeleton may also result in beneficial effects.
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Lin Wu was in a dilemma after reading the information window. He had not expected that he would be finding something like this so fast. He had already found another source of spirit qi, and he was happy for it. Though he was doubting how much spirit qi there may be present in it.
He was also wondering about the data node that the system called as interference. At first, Lin Wu was straightway going to reject absorbing it as the system was doubting it, but then seeing that there was still a chance that it may not harm him, he wanted to know more about the possibilities.
"System, what are the chances of it harming me if I choose to absorb that data node?" Lin Wu questioned.
~Ding~
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ANSWER: The probability of it harming the host is 0.89%.
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Lin Wu was dumbfounded upon seeing the system's answer and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"What the… it is that small? The chances of me dying from the environment are probably higher than that. I've been through worse, I'll take the chances." Lin Wu spoke to himself.
Lin Wu also wondered about consuming the Skeleton. The system hadn't said anything about it being harmful to him, thus he thought it must be fine. But he was still thinking on how to go about this. Was he supposed to absorb the spirit qi first? Or was he supposed to directly eat the skeleton? There was also the question about the data node, would it directly be absorbed he didn't know.
"System, how should I go about absorbing this? What should be the sequence I mean." Lin Wu questioned.
Lin Wu had started becoming specific about things and felt like he needed to know more details. Thus he wanted to know if it would be any different or whether the order mattered.
~Ding~
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ANSWER: The system will first absorb the spirit qi from the skeleton and after that, the host is supposed to consume the Skeleton. Because the data node cannot be analyzed, the only method to obtain it is to directly consume its container that is the skeleton.
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'Alright, that seems fine. I guess I can do this now.' Lin Wu thought, making up his mind.
"System, absorb the spirit qi then." Lin Wu ordered.
~Ding~
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ABSORBING HIGH ENERGY SOURCE: Please wait patiently.
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Lin Wu didn't feel anything at first, but then saw faint wisps of sprite qi arising from the Skeleton. The wisps were pale white in color and nearly translucent, almost like dissipating smoke. This was the first time Lin Wu had seen spirit qi with his naked eyes, and was thus amazed by it.
The wisp of spirit qi floated from the Skeleton and moved through the air, eventually reaching Lin Wu. It then touched the top of his head and was subsequently absorbed. As soon as it entered his body, Lin Wu could feel a strange sense of comfort.
It was hard for him to explain, but the closest thing he could compare it with was back when he went to one of the 'unique' spas and they cleaned out his ear. The feeling was quite close to that.
"Ahhh, that feels good." Lin Wu muttered in comfort.
He kept on looking at the floating wisps and was now getting curious about it. An idea popped in his mind and he intended his tail towards it. He then touched a spirit qi Wisp that was floating towards him with his tail.
Lin Wu had expected for something different to happen when he touched the spirit qi wisp, but nothing of that sort happened. Instead, the spirit qi wisp simply disappeared into the tail being absorbed completely.
"Well, that was… a little disappointing." Lin Wu muttered to himself.
Ten minutes had passed and the spirit qi wisps were still being emanated from the skeleton. He wondered if it always took this long. Previously whenever he had absorbed any sort of energy, it had either been instantaneous or he had been tranquilized, making him unable to know how much time passed.
While he could see the difference in his lifespan, it was still an enigma to him how much time it exactly took.
"System, does it always take this long to absorb spirit qi?" Lin Wu questioned.
~Ding~
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ANSWER: It depends on the energy source itself. Some of them may be more complex, making it harder for the system to extract it. Some types of energies may be fixed into the source being a part of its composition, thus the system needs to analyze to find the most optimum method of absorbing it.
In the current case, it is slow because the energy in question that is the spirit qi is highly integrated into the source. Any haste or mistake in its extraction would simply lead it to being dissipated.
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After reading the system's answer, Lin Wu felt that it was reasonable. He didn't know the intricacies of the system and how it operated, thus he was simply satisfied by this.
Soon the process of absorption was complete, and the notification appeared.
~Ding~
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ABSORPTION: Complete.
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"Let's see how much spirit qi I obtain."