I Am Also an Anomalous Being
Chapter 38

Anomaly Hunter

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There are too many world types associated with anomalies. For example, worlds of a medieval type, with poor technological levels. If the environmental adjustments in such worlds are also "harsh," then there's no need to consider any follow-up actions.

Even if there are castles or towns near an anomaly, going there would at most yield some possessions. These are the things An Qi needs the least. Not only would it be a waste of time, but her anomaly hunters might also disappear with the anomaly, leaving them stranded in that world.

It's not worth risking for some backward-era jewels.

Another situation worth acting upon is when a world's era is backward, but its "world adjustment" restrictions are very low. When her anomaly hunters investigate, they can feel their bodies becoming extremely active. The strength that was previously only enough to Fist Shatter Brick becomes capable of Shattering Big Rocks.

This means that world belongs to the high-intensity category. In such high-intensity worlds, although ordinary people are still ordinary people, the results of their training will be more significant. Minerals and other items are also more likely to have abnormal strengths.

In such worlds, there will likely be many special training or cultivation methods. After all, the advantage lies in the intensity level, so there will naturally be capable individuals who develop their personal strength. Such worlds have the conditions for this, like an experiment. Some experiments must be conducted in specific environments.

The training methods or cultivation methods brought back by the anomaly hunters, as well as some special ores from those worlds, are very valuable. Although the items brought back will also be weakened to varying degrees due to environmental adjustments, they are still special in Longcheng.

For example, a training method that allows one to achieve Wall Crawling and Jump Dozen Meters in its original location will only have 20% of its effectiveness in Longcheng. However, once mastered, encountering a world with a similar intensity level will immediately restore the ability to jump over ten meters.

As for the gap in martial force with the natives... they don't act recklessly.

Originally, people here could only Fist Shatter Brick. After going there, it improved to Fist Shatter Slightly Bigger Rock. But if they can directly achieve Fist Shatter Person Height Rock, then there's nothing more to say. They'll assess the situation and try to "steal the dog" (take advantage). If they can't, they'll just act like ordinary passersby, using some Hard Currency like gold and silver to buy what they can. Since they're already there, they can't leave empty-handed.

If it's not such an exaggerated "adjustment change," they can consider whether to act boldly or normally. Projectile Weapons are hardly affected by environmental adjustments. They are very useful in worlds with low limits, but in worlds with high limits, people can literally squeeze carbon into diamonds with their bare hands.

Guns are a bit like scrubbing. Special Weapons are another matter.

There's another type of world where, after anomaly hunters enter, their bodies don't change much, but they can greatly perceive the special powers in the environment. This type of world belongs to the high energy level category.

Such worlds generally have many special powers. The people or other creatures within them might not have excessively strong bodies, nor will there be minerals with extremely abnormal strengths. However, the minerals in such worlds might contain a large amount of energy.

Abnormal powers will also manifest, like Mages or Espers, who can unleash attacks like a Missile explosion with a raise of their hand.

These types of worlds are still primarily for "stealing the dog," unless the anomaly hunters, after being adjusted by the environment, can directly become top-tier or high-end combatants there.

Generally, this is difficult and depends on individual "Aptitude." But even with good Aptitude, it needs to be improved and developed. It's not as if changing environments will immediately place one at the Peak, even if they trained hard in their own world.

However, worlds differ, and environmental factors determine training efficiency. Training to become the strongest in one world might only make you average or below average in a high-environment world. This is unless the training method used in that world is also a top-tier method from a high-environment world.

In that case, even after reaching the limit in their own world, progress will still be slow. But in a high-intensity world, they can soar directly. Additionally, there are some worlds with both high energy levels and high intensity levels.

These are the results of Longcheng's years of research. Due to environmental adjustments, contacting other worlds through anomalies and obtaining various special items or cultivation methods will not lead to situations where heroes from all walks of life need to gather to defeat a Boss in their world.

After mastering those methods, no matter how skilled they are, it only allows them to master more Skills. The powerful can ignore most Firearms and won't die even if their hearts are blown out. However, they will still die if hit directly by a Missile. If they don't die, then two more are needed.

Technology is the least affected by these environmental adjustments. However, the power of technological weapons is very fixed. In high-environment worlds, their power is generally the same, with possible fluctuations, but the fluctuation rate won't be too high.

Another impact is that in high-environment worlds, some technological developments proceed more smoothly and easily, especially in worlds with high energy levels. Developing energy weapons in such worlds is very easy.

However, it cannot be said that worlds with low energy levels cannot develop energy weapons. It's just that the power of energy weapons developed in such worlds will be smaller, and the research difficulty and production conditions will be more demanding.

As for whether technology can break through these influences after reaching a certain height... well, according to Longcheng's current research records, they haven't encountered it. An Qi's own information also contains no relevant parts.

In the beginning, some people in Longcheng chose to 'immigrate'. As research deepened, there were still people with this idea, but it wasn't like before, where everyone who knew wanted to enter those high-environment worlds.

It was true that one could enjoy the advantages brought by a high environment if they went, but individual aptitude was not affected by the environment. A genius from a low-environment world was still a genius in a high-environment world, or someone with excellent talent. Conversely, an Ordinary Person from a low-environment world would remain an Ordinary Person even in a high-environment world.

At most, their physical fitness would improve slightly, from being able to carry eighty jin to being able to carry one hundred jin...

Also, it was difficult to bring many resources when immigrating. Bringing too many resources coupled with insufficient strength would easily make them a Fat Sheep in the eyes of the other side.

More importantly, the environment in Longcheng had unique advantages. This was a high-incidence area for Anomalies, and such areas might not exist in other worlds related to Anomalies. Longcheng had been researching ways to stably maintain Anomalies, but there had been no substantial news so far.

Longcheng was a high-incidence area for Anomalies, but it wasn't particularly dangerous. Their environment was considered low-environment, but not the lowest. Their Technology and weaponry had also developed well. They weren't afraid even if beings from high-environment worlds forcibly came over through Anomalies.

Those who forcibly came over might not have the adaptability. If they were knocked unconscious by the pressure of passing through an Anomaly, then they could easily capture the other party without bloodshed... If a strong individual from a high-environment world came to Longcheng, after being adjusted to the environment, they would be dealt with using Cannons. In high-environment worlds, firearms and cannons had fixed power and their effects were not significant, but it was a different story in low-environment worlds.

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