Chương 88: Hunter 88: The Workaholic Emperor
"Have the data comparisons come out yet?"
"They have! There's a gap in the basic stats between the two sides. The Vampire Hunter has slightly higher stats! But the difference isn't huge!"
"The Lieutenant Colonel also has high-tech weapons. How could he not have a chance to fight back?"
"It's the technique! This swordsmanship has reached a level that's almost beyond human comprehension!"
The leading researcher adjusted his glasses as he spoke. He was the first to notice this. A technique at the specialized level is enough to touch the threshold of the extraordinary, only needing to raise its level further.
"It's not just that! His sharp perception of danger and timing are signs of innate combat talent!" someone added. They couldn't fully understand Lin Jiu's passive skills, so they could only make rough analyses.
"You didn't hold back!" said a somewhat repaired Stroheim, patting Lin Jiu on the shoulder.
Lin Jiu shrugged.
"I did hold back."
Stroheim thought about how the only parts removed from him were mechanical, and that Lin Jiu hadn't targeted any of his flesh. He had indeed held back. Thinking this way made Stroheim feel even more inadequate. But so be it; if his skills are inferior, then they are inferior.
It's not that our technology isn't good enough, it's just that his combat ability is too strong.
Lin Jiu now had two doses of an injectable drug in his hand, a reward from Stroheim.
[Adrenaline Activation Drug – Modified Version]
Origin: JOJO German Technology
Quality: Green
Category: Enhancement Drug
Effect: Temporarily increases strength by +2 and agility by +2 for 5 minutes.
Note: After the effects wear off, there will be a 30-minute period of weakness, reducing strength, agility, and stamina by 50%.
Rating: 23
Description: It's time to go all out!
Price: 2,900 Paradise Coins
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[Human Body Enhancement Drug (No. 3)]
Origin: JOJO German Technology
Quality: Blue
Category: Enhancement Drug
Effect: Permanently increases strength by +2, agility by +1, and stamina by +3. (Ineffective if the base attribute exceeds 20 points)
Rating: 60
Description: German technology is the best in the world!
Price: 7,800 Paradise Coins
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"It seems you're interested in special minerals and crystals. We do have something unique—well, it's a kind of meteorite. Are you interested?" Stroheim suddenly asked Lin Jiu.
"Since the Red Stone of Aja is an energy amplifier for Pillar Men, I'm always interested in special crystals. Is this meteorite special?"
Lin Jiu concealed his true intentions within these two honest statements.
He was pondering what exactly this meteorite could be.
"It's not about being special or not, it's just that... well, we can't describe it. It's just that we don't think it's an ordinary meteorite fragment, but we haven't found anything unusual. So, do you want it or not?"
Stroheim couldn't keep making things up and just got straight to the point.
"What do you want in return?"
Lin Jiu knew they wouldn't just give him something for nothing. Even the two drugs he received earlier were not just rewards for helping them test research outcomes; they also wanted his data and some cell samples.
The researchers didn't realize that Lin Jiu's cell samples were purely human, just more vigorous, with nothing unusual. They were doomed to get nothing from their studies.
"We want to study your sword!"
Stroheim proposed. They had witnessed the sharpness of Lin Jiu's weapon and noticed that its material was unique. This weapon easily cut through their special glass, which was as tough as aluminum alloy. Naturally, they wanted to study it.
"Alright. But I'll be watching to make sure they don't melt my sword."
Lin Jiu's sword, [Dawn Shadow], wasn't a bound growth weapon like Su Xiao's Dragon Flash, so it wasn't connected to him personally.
"Deal!"
Stroheim agreed. Since Lin Jiu referred to "them," Stroheim knew he meant the researchers. These guys were all research fanatics; who knows, they might melt Lin Jiu's weapon just to study a new material. It needed supervision!
"Equipment calibration complete!"
"Beginning analysis..."
"Detecting abnormal elements..."
"Just as we thought!"
"We want to..."
The researcher who wanted to do something suddenly felt a chill. He noticed a pair of calm eyes watching them. Although there was no killing intent in those eyes, he still felt uneasy.
They had all witnessed the battle between Lin Jiu and Stroheim. If even the technologically enhanced Stroheim couldn't defeat him, what chance did these unarmed researchers have?
Some researchers quietly approached Stroheim, but he simply said, "If you can guarantee this will improve the German army's combat power, then sure, I'll take on that Vampire Hunter. If not, just give it a quick look and be done with it!"
The sword was safely returned to Lin Jiu, and the meteorite fragment Stroheim mentioned was soon placed in front of him.
It looked like an ordinary piece of meteorite, and although Lin Jiu sensed something unusual about it, there was no energy fluctuation. He decided to let the Reincarnation Paradise analyze what it was.
[Unknown Meteorite Fragment]
Origin: JOJO's Bizarre Adventure
Quality: Blue
Type: Raw Material
Effect: It's a raw material for making the Stand Arrow. Only after special polishing and carving can its power be fully awakened.
Note: If scratched by the fragment, there's a 30% chance of awakening a Stand. (One use remaining)
Rating: 67
Price: 6,500 Paradise Coins
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"So it's that meteorite from 50,000 years ago. The main body can't be mined yet, but this fragment seems to have been ejected when it landed, forming a fossil outside."
Lin Jiu had been wondering if it could be the Stand meteorite, and it turned out to be true.
Since it's just a fragment, it doesn't contain much power. Unlike the Stand Arrow, it can only activate a Stand with a certain probability and will be useless after one use.
Even such a small fragment has a blue quality rating. The complete Stand Arrow must be a purple-quality item, and the entire meteorite might be an item of dark purple quality.
The German researchers had kept the fragment well-protected, analyzing it with various devices and taking full precautions when handling it, fearing some strange radiation.
No one imagined that the way to use it was to scratch themselves with it, with a chance to awaken a Stand. As a result, the small amount of power in this fragment was preserved.
"I'm just a worker bee."
Lin Jiu thought to himself. The body enhancement drug was useless to him and would have to go to his reincarnation avatar. Even the chance to awaken a Stand was something he planned to give to his clone. In the end, his greatest gains in this derivative world weren't even for himself.
I'm the Workaholic Emperor!
Lin Jiu sighed, realizing he had stayed true to his roots. But thinking about how everything was still for him, his mood improved.
"Ahem, we can also give you a few more Red Stones of Aja!"
Stroheim, seeing Lin Jiu's changing expression after receiving the meteorite fragment, thought Lin Jiu might feel they were short-changing him.
In truth, Stroheim also felt that the meteorite was useless, so he handed over a few more Red Stones of Aja.
Such a nice guy!
Lin Jiu was surprised, realizing he had gained something extra.
[Red Stone of Aja]
Origin: JOJO's Bizarre Adventure
Quality: Green
Category: Raw Material
Rating: 18
Description: A rare and precious stone in nature, its crystal structure can reflect light billions of times, and when amplified, it can emit it from a single point, harnessing the peculiar power of nature.
Note: Extremely effective when used to create light-attribute bullets.
Price: 1,000 Paradise Coins
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Lin Jiu received three Red Stones of Aja, each about the size of a thumb. If ground down and added during the creation of specific bullets for [Flaming Sun], they could produce about 30 to 40 enhanced bullets.
After spending three days at the German research base, Lin Jiu left with what he wanted, while Stroheim's team also found new directions for tuning cyborgs.
What Lin Jiu didn't know was that after their match, Stroheim applied for full-body cybernetic enhancements after Lin Jiu left the base. He wasn't satisfied with just his legs and arms being augmented.
With some of Lin Jiu's combat data, Stroheim's new mechanical body would be even more agile.
Even if Lin Jiu knew this, he wouldn't care. All of this would end up on the battlefield, and the battlefield was no concern of his. His focus now was on figuring out how to evolve Kars, and then deal with him.
If the fight was too tough, Lin Jiu could always choose to return, having no other worries and being able to go all out.
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