Chapter 682: Chapter 287: Unexpected Encounter (6k)
After Bai Yi was teleported here, a Forest Elf discovered her. Driven by curiosity, she set out to find the Demon Channel, and later followed Grazi back into the forest, never actually thinking to compare the time flow.
Ordinarily, when entering a world, the disparity in time flow would be infinitely amplified through the connection between souls, allowing her to immediately detect and calculate the specific rate of time flow.
After all, it’s like having two hands submerged in two basins, one cold and one hot, the difference is immense.
But this time after being teleported, it was like jumping from one basin of warm water into another, the completely consistent time flow left her unaware of any abnormalities.
Not until she realized it suddenly did she get startled.
This was the first world she encountered without any difference in time flow...
"This world is getting more and more interesting...
But it’s a pity that this legend remains heavily distorted, making it impossible to determine the origins of the Forest Elves.
To find the truth, more information must be discovered.
But looking at this world now, the Forest Elves are already the race that best preserves history, yet even so, they remain only half-knowing about what first happened.
Now, there are merely two possible information sources left.
One is the prophets from the other two Elf Forests.
The different inheritances might have varying degrees of distortion, piecing them together might reveal more details.
And the other one...
Perhaps the wreckage of that ancient spaceship still contains some information..."
Bai Yi fished out an inconspicuous piece of information from Grazi’s memories, maintaining a serious expression.
A few years ago, a human caravan brought news that in the current location of the Demon Channel, among the stretching mountains, someone discovered a special prehistoric Underground Palace.
Many Mages went there to search for treasures, and found quite a lot of Ancient Magic Alloy and Ancient Magic Relics.
To add credibility, one of the caravan members even stole a piece of Ancient Magic Alloy from the caravan leader to show off—though he got caught and beaten up by the leader just moments later.
But that piece of alloy shard gave Bai Yi a familiar feeling.
Perhaps, that was the wreckage of that ancient spaceship...
"Whew...
But even if I found the location of the wreckage, it has now become the core of the demon battlefield; unless I end the war, there’s no way to excavate it in peace.
First, I need to grow stronger..."
Bai Yi let out a long breath, redirecting her focus back to the present.
Below, in the underground cavity, the Fungus Blanket she had activated and gifted with intelligence had already started constructing the first fusion tower; she did not need to control this aspect personally.
Taking advantage of Ju’s absence, Bai Yi turned and stepped into the forest, planning to harvest the genes of this forest first.
The plants here, without mentioning anything else, are first-class in terms of transcendent genes; those that can grow and thrive here are all powerful transcendent plants.
Cannibal Flowers and Bloodthirsty Vines are considered basic, and there are even more rare transcendent plants from the outside world found here.
According to Grazi’s memories, before the Demon Channel was opened, the Elf Forest had always been an important source of precious Magic materials for the Maga Empire.
With stable 8th Rank Mages throughout the generations, they weren’t afraid of anyone coveting them, and these transcendent plants were essentially birthed thanks to the Forest Elves, with continuous benefits ensuring their safety.
Now these plants conveniently provided her with a large amount of transcendent genes.
Even if 99% of them might be duplicate genes, given the vast numbers, she was bound to have some gains, and soon she obtained what she wanted.
These transcendent side genes could mainly be divided into three categories, the first being the very core of transcendence, the Magic Power category which encompasses various genes for enhancing Magic Power recovery and maximum Magic Power limit.
The next is the Magic Power Affinity category, concerning affinity and resistance to various elements.
Finally, there’s the rare superpower category, called innate abilities in this world when referring to humans, who are blessed by the Gods as geniuses.
This time, since the genes were mainly extracted from plants, the first two were predominant, with ability genes being extremely rare, not even a handful.
Moreover, their utility was not significant; as benign plants, most abilities involved manipulating light to camouflage themselves or controlling mist to conceal themselves.
One can’t say they are powerful, just that they are utterly useless.
In comparison, the quantity of the first two types of genes is much greater, and their usefulness is also more significant.
As everyone knows, demand drives development.
This world led by Mages has a massive requirement for various magic materials, with the transcendent system focused on Magic Power, the talent genes of Magic Power don’t need to be mentioned, as they are foundational for various plants.
They are simultaneously the most common genetic stockpile in Bai Yi’s possession, almost every transcendent plant bearing these common genes.
Besides the plants having Magic Power themselves, the second requirement for Mages is the plants’ affinity for elements.
Only with high enough affinity can they be used as ingredients for Magic Potions, alchemy materials, or even for crafting weapons and armor.
This leads to these two types of genes being the main components of Bai Yi’s bounty.
The genes from both categories were classified separately, and through her control of genes, these disparate genes from various magic plants in the forest were soon consolidated into two dominant genes.