Chapitre 3: Absorbing Genes
Éditeur: Dragon Boat Translation
At the end of the diary, there was a signature: Bi Dejin.
This person was a famous person on a backpacking forum. He had been to numerous places in China and overseas.
However, Bi Dejin's real popularity among netizens did not actually stem from his travels, but rather his public confession.
One day before the great calamity, Bi Dejin publicly announced his love for someone on the forum.
The person who he confessed to was called Zhang Dekai.
It should be carefully taken note of that when a man confesses to another man, it would always cause a heated discussion among netizens.
During that time, many netizens were discussing two questions:
Zhang Dekai, how open exactly was he to such a relationship?
How tightly had Bi Dejin shut himself off in the past?
But what nobody expected was for Bi Dejin, who was ultimately rejected by Zhang Dekai, to enter a seven-colored light pillar after having lost all hope in life.
To Zhao Hao, it did not matter whether Bi Dejin was straight or gay; he could really only care about his own survival at the moment.
"F*ck, even the plants are alive? This tree hole won't swallow me, right?"
After reading the diary, Zhao Hao jumped out of the tree hole with the large backpack in tow.
Carrying the large backpack on his back, he stuffed the folded Swiss Army knife into his pocket and grabbed the machete. He then said to Big Black with a serious expression, "It's getting dark. Big Black, can you look for a safe place to rest?"
Big Black looked at him in confusion, obviously not understanding what he was saying.
Zhao Hao smiled bitterly. His expectations of Big Black were too high.
For the time being, he decided not to get too close to the plants in the forest as he made his way around.
After walking a few hundred meters, Big Black let out a strange growl and jumped up.
A black vine that was wrapped around a branch above Zhao Hao's head suddenly moved, pouncing toward the back of Zhao Hao's head like a poisonous snake. Fortunately, Big Black noticed it in time and pounced over to bite the black vine.
Zhao Hao broke out in a cold sweat. He swiftly chopped the vine into several sections with the machete he had in hand.
"Squeak, squeak!"
The black vine was indeed alive. It actually even let out a strange cry of pain after getting sliced apart.
Zhao Hao dropped his backpack on the ground, jumped up, and started hacking at the vines nearby.
He only stopped when all the vines within a ten-meter radius of him were sliced apart.
"Woof!"
Big Black suddenly barked excitedly and ran over to pick up a tender green vine that was full of vitality. It began to chew happily.
Zhao Hao was speechless. Usually, Big Black only ate meat and bones, and it did not even touch dog food. But today, it was actually eating a vine so happily?
Suddenly, Zhao Hao's eyes lit up as he saw something shiny at the core of the vines.
He used the tip of his knife to pick out the object. It was a crystal the size of a fingernail.
Holding the small crystal in his hand, Zhao Hao felt a strange energy that greatly attracted him.
At this moment, a vast and grand thought appeared in his mind.
"Activating E-grade evolution technique, beginning refinement of evolutionary creature crystal."
At the same time, a warm current surged within Zhao Hao's body.
The warm current followed a certain pattern and gave off a mysterious feeling.
Zhao Hao's gaze was calm as he entered a strange state. He began circulating the "evolution technique" just like a martial arts master in a martial arts drama, sitting cross-legged on the ground while his body became concealed by a faint layer of white mist.
During this process, the small crystal in his palm slowly became smaller, and the essence inside of it was gradually absorbed by Zhao Hao.
"Beginner primeval crystal successfully refined. Obtained 1 primeval geno point."
After a long time, the strange voice sounded in his mind once again.
In the end, the small crystal in Zhao Hao's palm disappeared without any trace of it left.
He looked at the watch that could slightly light up and realized that it had taken him around five hours to finish refining the crystal.
It was already midnight, and the surroundings were pitch black.
A chill ran down his spine, and he felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, Big Black was lying next to him, guarding him. Otherwise, God knew how many unknown dangers he may have had to face to during the five-hour refining process.
Zhao Hao stood up and stretched his muscles. He felt strange.
After absorbing one primeval geno point, he felt that his strength and speed had slightly increased.
This improvement was not too stark, but he could feel that there was a real improvement. It was like a person who only had ten yuan in his wallet suddenly realized that the cash in his wallet had become eleven yuan. Although the increase was not big, there was still an increase.
"Grr!"
Suddenly, Big Black glared at Zhao Hao's back and let out a beast-like growl.
Zhao Hao turned around and took out his flashlight. He could not help but curse, "F*ck!"
A crooked tree as thick as an arm, like a treant from the Lord of the Rings, was slowly making its way over.
The tree moved very slowly, moving at a speed comparable to that of a tortoise, but Zhao Hao could clearly see it moving.
The night wind was chilly, and under the pale light of the flashlight, a tree was slowly moving. As the tree moved, the leaves on its branches made rustling sounds that would make the scalps of those who heard it go numb. The scene was indescribably sinister and terrifying. Those who were timid would probably pee themselves on the spot.
Zhao Hao, who quite often watched horror movies, was more courageous than the average person. Fighting the fear being inflicted by the tree, he rushed toward it with machete in hand.
He raised his machete and chopped off a few of the tentacle-like sharp branches.
"Squeak!"
The crooked tree, similar to the black vines, let out an ear-piercing cry.
Zhao Hao first cut off the branches and leaves, then aimed at the roots of the tree, swinging the machete in his hand crazily. Gradually, the crooked tree could no longer scream and fell to the ground dispiritedly.
At this moment, Big Black suddenly pounced over and dug spiritedly into the ground.
Zhao Hao also joined in. He took out a shovel from his bag and began digging.
Not long after, a few tree roots that were filled with vitality were exposed.
Zhao Hao saw a small crystal growing in the root and excitedly took it out with his Swiss Army knife.
Big Black, on the other hand, excitedly grabbed a twisting tree root and began to eat it happily.
Zhao Hao's heart itched as he watched. He cut off a small section of the tree root and put it in his mouth. A few seconds later, he spat it out… The taste was too horrible. It tasted no different from ordinary tree roots, and it really did not suit his appetite.
Looking at the endless night sky, he had a guess. In this primeval forest, the huge trees that towered into the sky should be harmless, while the smaller plants that seemed harmless to humans and animals were the actual fatal threats.
He brought Big Black into a tree hole. Just as he had guessed, Black did not growl to warn him, which meant that this place must be safe. Zhao Hao let out a breath of relief and ordered Big Black to lie down at the entrance of the tree hole and keep watch. Then, he held the crystal he got from the tree and activated the mysterious evolution technique he had to absorb the energy in the crystal.
"Beginner primeval crystal successfully refined. Obtained 1 primeval geno point."
Five hours later, the prompt appeared in his mind again.
Zhao Hao opened his eyes in high spirits and saw a ray of sunlight outside the tree hole.
At this moment, the sky was bright, and his mood was just as bright. He saw hope for survival.
-- Cadeau
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