Transcendent Modification
Next, with the arrival of continuous snowfall, Two Rivers County officially entered the depths of winter.
Victor left Woodfort City during a break in the continuous snowfall and headed to the Transcendent experimental town led by Isaac.
The experimental town led by Isaac now has an official name— Caoyetown, and the situation here is quite different from before.
Originally, this place was just a small town with a permanent population, and the town center was not large, only a few dozen acres.
But after so many years of development, it has become a real town with a permanent population of over 6,000, a town center area of nearly one square kilometer, and a commercial street.
These 6,000 permanent residents are mostly living around the research base in the town center. They include the base staff and their families, as well as the families of the base's experimental subjects, namely the Transcendent soldiers of the territory.
The territory's Transcendent technology has developed quite well. Under Victor's guidance, not only is this research base capable of cultivating Transcendent plants and animals using special natural conditions, but it is also capable of doing so.
At the same time, the base can also utilize some Transcendent resources under its existing territory control to make human beings Transcendent Transformation. In particular, with technological iteration, the success rate has become very high, and the risks have been reduced considerably.
Furthermore, Victor has summarized a path to Transcendent based on the territory's existing Transcendent resources. This path is a cultivation method that is more in line with the current concentration of magical energy. Currently, most of the Transcendent modifiers in the territory are following Transcendent path.
At the same time, the abilities Victor displayed to the outside world were all in line with the characteristics of this Transcendent path, which Victor simply named the Path of the Knight.
The unique characteristic of the Knight's Path is that those who embark on this path, after being strengthened through magical energy particles and Transcendent resources, will gradually become stronger, and their speed, agility, reaction ability, and so on will be extraordinary.
However, most Transcendent abilities are concentrated in the physical body; only after reaching a certain stage will one master certain Transcendent abilities.
But so far, apart from Victor, no one has been able to reach this stage; most of the territorial Transcendent still focus on physical enhancement.
Victor understood this situation. After all, the concentration of magical energy particles was not very high at present, and the Transcendent resources in the most important territory were relatively scarce. Most of the Transcendent resources were used for the initial transformation of these Transcendent individuals and could not be used for cultivation at all.
However, thanks to the adaptability of the Path of the Knight, as long as the chosen person has the talent and physical condition, 50% can be successfully transformed, and the remaining 50% will not have any negative impact even if they fail, at most their body will be weakened for a period of time.
Moreover, this Transcendent transformation has another benefit: it makes the body stronger. Therefore, those in the know, especially the high-ranking officials of the territory and Victor's vassal nobles, consider this transformation quite good.
If the initial Transcendent transformations had a certain possibility of failure, many of those undergoing the transformations faced extremely painful torment, and those who failed could even die.
However, after two rounds of iteration, the current Transcendent transformation, combined with the Transcendent path set by Victor, no longer poses any danger. Therefore, these high-ranking officials and vassal nobles are eager to obtain the opportunity for transformation.
Victor's reason for being here today is simple: his first batch of vassals are coming to undergo Transcendent transformation.
This can be considered Victor's reward to them, allocating them the best resources, and with Isaac personally in charge, it's highly unlikely to fail.
Those who successfully undergo the transformation will not only be able to embark on Transcendent path, but their physical functions will also be greatly enhanced, at the very least keeping them away from common diseases.
However, considering practical reasons, the first batch of vassals to be transformed were still mainly military officers. After all, civil officials like Powell are now too old and their physical condition needs a long time to adjust in order to ensure the success rate of the Transcendent transformation. Otherwise, even if it is successful, the person will suffer a lot.
Upon arriving at the research base, Victor immediately saw Ron, James, and others undergoing physical testing in the base's courtyard.
Victor had no worries about Ron. Ron was his uncle, and his body was already extraordinary. Victor even believed that Ron had a good chance of awakening naturally, just like Count Hawk Pumpkin.
Speaking of Hawk, although he did not receive the Transcendent transformation of the Two Rivers County, he also began to cultivate the knightly path set by Victor. Thanks to his natural awakening, he is now the fastest progressing person among all those who walk the knightly path.
Of course, Victor is an exception, since Victor is cheating.
Hawk has transformed from a chubby guy covered in fat into a handsome, muscular man who is highly respected among the Northern Frontier nobles.
Count Hawk would also visit the Two Rivers County from time to time to regularly record his Transcendent progress.
If all goes well, according to Isaac's prediction, Hawk will complete the first stage of knighthood training and possess Transcendent external abilities within two or three years.
Hawk's traits so far have all been physical, and it's highly likely that his Transcendent abilities are also physical, such as his super healing ability and super hearing.
After Victor arrived, the basic medical examinations were completed. All the vassals participating this time were active-duty soldiers of the territory, with the lowest rank being a baron. Therefore, the research institute attached great importance to this and was determined to avoid any failures and to ensure that these nobles did not feel uncomfortable.
If the experiment goes wrong, it will definitely have a significant impact on their Transcendent research, since a considerable portion of the funding and support for this research base comes from the territory's military.
Currently, the vast majority of the Transcendent in the territory belong to the military system, especially the army composed entirely of Transcendent —the Black Knights Black Knights, whose base is located in this small town.
Under Victor's witness, the Transcendent transformation ceremony was a great success, and everyone was transformed.
Although some people did show signs of pain during the renovation process, everyone was extremely excited after the renovation was successful.
After all, the effects of the transformation were immediate; each of them felt their bodies had become stronger, and most importantly, their bodies had become younger.
The oldest among them, Viscount Santos, had his gray hair turn completely black after the transformation, which made him, who was already over 40 years old, particularly excited.
Santos was initially distressed by his aging, as his age and battle-hardened body might not be able to sustain him in the military for much longer, and he was expected to retire in a few years.
But Viscount Santos was indeed a man devoted to military service, and leaving the army so early would likely be very difficult for him.
Now, Santos has undergone Transcendent modifications, making him younger and capable of serving in the military for at least another 10 years.
Unlike the others, Ron underwent the most significant change.
After his transformation, Ron was extremely hungry and immediately began eating under guidance. He devoured 5 kg of whole wheat bread, along with an equal weight of beef, more than 20 eggs, and a full 10 L of milk. After eating, he had gained a significant amount of weight.
Like Count Hawk, his outward appearance changed remarkably, clearly indicating that he was exceptionally gifted.
Isaac believed that Ron's Transcendent talent was the best he had encountered during his transformation, and that he could go much faster and further on the path of the Transcendent. He might even be the first Transcendent person in the territory to reach the first stage, despite being transformed late.
Victor wasn't surprised by this; Ron was, after all, a gifted individual.
With the completion of the transformation of this group of vassal nobles, the research base will no longer have the conditions for large-scale Transcendent transformations in the short term.
After all, the base has used up its best resources, and it will take a considerable amount of time to collect the next batch of materials.