Rock Scorpion Extract

Chapter 15: Rock Scorpion Extract

Normally, sales associates handle showing extracts, but Xu Sheng, the store manager, personally led Su Ze to the Tier 1 extract display case and enthusiastically began his introduction.

In Xu Sheng's eyes, Su Ze was a future major client. Regardless of anything else, the tens of billions of points on Su Ze's card would eventually be spent here.

Su Ze's gaze quickly swept over the extracts in the store. The display case only held Tier 1 and Tier 2 extracts, arranged by quality.

The lowest-tier Tier 1 E-grade extracts generally cost less than ten thousand. The cheapest were the Drill Mouse and Water Spray Frog extracts, selling for five thousand a tube.

Su Ze naturally wouldn't buy these garbage extracts. He wasn't short on money; if he was going to buy, he'd buy the best.

His eyes quickly scanned forward, noticing that for every tier the extract quality increased, the price at least quadrupled. Tier 1 A-grade extracts already exceeded a million Lin coins.

However, Su Ze still looked down on A-grade. The extracts Zhao Lingxiao absorbed were no lower than S-grade, so he definitely had to absorb S-grade extracts too, otherwise, he wouldn't be living up to his current status.

Su Ze continued looking, suddenly realizing there were no more Tier 1 extracts. Everything after that was Tier 2 extracts emitting an orange Divine Grace of Evolution.

He looked at Xu Sheng beside him and asked doubtfully, "Do you not have Tier 1 S-grade extracts in your store?"

Xu Sheng knew Su Ze was incredibly wealthy and wouldn't be interested in A-grade extracts. He chuckled wryly, "S-grade extracts are inherently rare, and demand in a small city like Black Rock City is also low, so we don't have any in stock. If you're not in a hurry, I can transfer some from our branches in other cities, and it'll arrive tomorrow."

Su Ze frowned. What he lacked most right now was time. Completing his Evolution earlier would give him more self-preservation ability.

Moreover, he estimated it wouldn't be long before the mysterious organization tracked him to this store, and they might even send people to stake it out. He wouldn't dare come back here tomorrow.

It would be best to buy a suitable extract today.

However, if even Evolution Technology didn't have Tier 1 S-grade extracts in stock, then it would likely be even harder to find elsewhere in Black Rock City.

Should I just absorb an A-grade extract?

Su Ze shook his head inwardly. With his family's circumstances, he didn't want to settle.

His gaze fell upon the Tier 2 extracts beside him, and a wild thought suddenly struck Su Ze... What if I try absorbing a Tier 2 extract?

Mortal Lifeforms can only absorb Tier 1 extracts; they cannot absorb Tier 2 extracts by skipping a tier. This was common knowledge.

But Su Ze was someone who broke common sense. With his Divine Grace of Evolution skill, he could absorb one more tube of extract than other Mortal Lifeforms, gaining an extra chance to strengthen his body.

Su Ze pondered the feasibility of him absorbing a Tier 2 extract...

"Mortal Lifeforms cannot absorb Tier 2 extracts because their physique isn't strong enough to withstand the powerful evolutionary power of Tier 2 extracts. But my current physical condition should have already surpassed the limits of a Mortal Lifeform."

"Not only did I absorb one more tube of extract than others, but the quality of the extracts I absorbed were all top-tier. I have two tubes of S-grade extracts. Although I don't know the grade of Princess Zhuzhi's extract, having a divine skill like Divine Grace of Evolution means it's highly likely to be beyond S-grade!"

"Whether it's the quantity or quality of extracts absorbed, I've broken the limits of a Mortal Lifeform. Therefore, my physical condition should also surpass the Mortal Tier limit. A Tier 2 extract might not be impossible to try after all."

Su Ze began to carefully examine the Tier 2 extracts in the display case.

The Tier 2 extracts in the store also ranged only from E-grade to A-grade, with no S-grade. But that didn't matter. Even if there were, Su Ze wouldn't dare absorb them.

The higher the quality of the extract, the more concentrated its evolutionary power, and the more difficult it was to absorb. Su Ze knew that as a Mortal Lifeform attempting to absorb a Tier 2 extract by skipping a tier, absorbing a low-quality one was already his limit. If he dared to absorb a high-quality one, he'd be purely seeking death, likely exploding from the strain.

Even a Tier 2 E-grade extract contained far more concentrated evolutionary power than a Tier 1 S-grade extract, and it would provide a greater boost to his physique. However, its skill utility might not be comparable to a Tier 1 S-grade extract.

Therefore, Su Ze's selection of Tier 2 extracts primarily focused on skills. Finding an extract of low quality but with a useful skill was the best choice.

Su Ze directly disregarded Tier 2 extracts C-grade and above, as they were too risky and could lead to instant death. He mainly focused his attention on E-grade and D-grade extracts.

Below each tube of extract in the display case was an electronic screen displaying its information, including price and skills.

Su Ze quickly finished reading the skill descriptions for all the Tier 2 E-grade extracts. A few were passable, but none particularly excited him.

The survival skills of low-tier Tier 2 extracts were generally mediocre. If he were cornered by Zhang Fantie or people from the mysterious organization, it would only buy him a few extra seconds.

The skills that could truly help him escape effectively were disguise-type skills, but these were relatively rare, and Su Ze didn't see any in the display case.

He could only settle for the next best thing and absorb a skill that could enhance his combat power.

"Skills like Rhino Charge and Ant Strength basically dictate my current combat style, which is primarily melee. I'll use Rhino Charge to close in on the enemy, then unleash Ant Strength for a burst of power to crush them. Now, it would be best to pair it with an offensive or defensive skill, both of which would greatly enhance my combat capability."

Although Ant Strength was powerful, it only amplified his strength, essentially adding stats. It wasn't a direct attack skill. If paired with a powerful offensive skill, it would allow Su Ze's offensive capabilities to reach a terrifying level by fully utilizing the strength enhancement.

Pairing it with a defensive skill would be more stable, a choice that could never go wrong.

If I still can't find anything suitable, I'll have to choose one from those Tier 2 E-grade extracts with defensive skills... Su Ze shifted his gaze back to the Tier 2 D-grade extracts.

A moment later, his eyes lit up. A tube of Tier 2 D-grade extract caught his attention.

Rock Scorpion Extract

Grade: Tier 2 D-grade

Acquirable Skills: Needle Strike, Paralyzing Toxin, Rock Shield

Price: 6,000,000 Lin coins

This price wasn't expensive; it was about the same as a Tier 1 S-grade extract. What truly caught Su Ze's eye was the "Needle Strike" skill.

Needle Strike: Converge all one's strength onto a single point, unleashing a piercing blow (If the user possesses poison-type skills, this skill can apply poison).

This was a very good powerful offensive skill, possessing both "piercing" and "poison application" properties. However, Su Ze did not possess any poison-type skills, so the poison application aspect was temporarily useless.

But what excited Su Ze was that the Needle Strike skill was extremely compatible with Ant Strength. First, use Ant Strength to amplify his strength, then use Needle Strike to concentrate that strength onto a single point. This would definitely unleash terrifying destructive power!

Who needs defense then?

Attack is the best defense!

That's the one!

The Needle Strike skill is definitely no weaker than any skill provided by a Tier 1 S-rank extract, maybe even stronger. And as a Tier 2 D-rank extract, the Rock Scorpion Extract's physical enhancement effects are certainly far superior to any Tier 1 extract.

It could be said that as long as Su Ze could successfully absorb it, the Rock Scorpion Extract would be an absolutely better choice for him than a Tier 1 S-rank extract.

However, the Rock Scorpion Extract has three skills, and Su Ze might not necessarily absorb the "Needle Strike" skill – that would depend on luck.

Even if he absorbed the defensive skill Rock Shield, it would be acceptable. Among the three skills, only Paralyzing Toxin doesn't quite fit with Su Ze.

"Buy it!"

Su Ze pointed resolutely at the Rock Scorpion Extract in the display case.