Choice

[Final Growth: A unique talent of the snake species. Life does not stop, growth does not cease. Whenever a certain limit is reached, molting will occur, resulting in a larger body. Furthermore, molting will also occur when scales are damaged.]

[Snake Venom: Neurotoxin + Hemotoxic toxin. Neurotoxins primarily manifest by inhibiting the respiratory center of the medulla oblongata, blocking nerves and causing respiratory movements to cease, leading to death. Hemotoxic toxins primarily affect the biological heart, blood vessels, and various parts of the blood, causing cardiovascular dysfunction.]

[Strength: As a reptile, one must possess numerous and robust muscles in order to generate the immense power required to propel the body through movement.]

After satisfying his curiosity, Bai Chuan looked at the last two functions of the Panel.

Ability Structure Library—this was easy to understand. Taken literally, it should be a repository for the abilities he possessed. Currently, it contained the ability templates of two creatures: the Wild Hare and the Rat.

But why were there only these two?

Bai Chuan recalled the events carefully and suddenly realized: weren't these the two types of food he had eaten today?

In other words, the abilities stored in this warehouse were related to the food he consumed?

Staring at the Panel, Bai Chuan made a guess. Whether it was true or not wasn't the most important thing right now; in any case, he would figure it out after experimenting a few more times in the coming days.

Having finished reviewing these, Bai Chuan looked at the very bottom of the Panel, the final function.

There existed an "Edit" button.

He focused his intent upon that spot, and the next moment, the unexpected occurred—

In a fleeting instant, a power as vast as an abyss and as deep as the sea surged into Bai Chuan's body. Then, his perspective began to soar, and soar!

When he regained his senses, he found himself in a pitch-black, deep space dotted with starlight.

That wasn't quite right, because he seemed to have lost the concept of a physical body, yet he felt no strangeness at all. It felt as if it were meant to be this way—he was here, and he was there; he was everywhere.

What attracted him most in this space was a 3D model of a snake standing silently within it.

The moment he saw the model, he subconsciously understood what it represented: it was his current body.

This sensation was like receiving a divine revelation; everything around him communicated with him.

He followed his current instinct and extended an index finger to lightly touch the head of the snake model, assuming he had a finger.

The next moment, the model opened—yes, it opened just like a file. At this moment, he could cut or copy any abilities from the Ability Structure Library that were compatible with his physical form into the model.

As long as they could be inserted without causing major incompatibility, then after this transformation concluded, the ability would directly evolve, bypassing the long passage of time.

It could be said that this ability alone shattered the common sense he had previously established: "Natural evolution of organisms requires at least twenty thousand years to produce significant effects."

Given time, as long as he was granted a period of growth, he could stand at the very pinnacle of this world at an incredibly exaggerated speed.

How ridiculous—it was practically like using a cheat code!

While the ancestors of others spent tens of thousands of years of effort, evolving crazily and fighting tooth and nail just to reach the top of the pyramid of their current ecological niche, he could simply "leech" off their achievements with ease.

Good heavens, Bai Chuan had to marvel at this—what is the King of Leeching?

This is it!

Knowing the power of this Panel, Bai Chuan was eager to test it out. He opened the Ability Structure Library directly.

What met his eyes were a lifelike Wild Hare and a sneaky little Rat.

Seeing this, Bai Chuan sighed with some regret, "What a pity, I knew about this too late. If I had known, I would have eaten a greater variety of food today; otherwise, I wouldn't have been reduced to having only two models to choose from."

Once the editing function of this Panel was activated, it would consume at least one Point regardless of the final outcome. This Point could be seen as the energy required to activate the Panel's operation, or as the energy needed for the evolution of abilities.

As for why he knew this? It could only be said that it felt like common sense, just like "humans need to drink water when thirsty."

The only thing he was grateful for was that the Panel would not shut down again even if the Points were exhausted, because the first activation was the only time it strictly required a Point.

Regret aside, the editing had to proceed. Bai Chuan did not believe that the Wild Hare and the Rat—which were at the bottom of the food chain yet had not gone extinct—did not possess a single important ability.

He then clicked on the models.

'Race: Wild Hare.'

'Abilities: Agility LV2, Reproduction LV2, Leaping LV1, Danger Perception LV1, Digging LV1.'

'Race: Rat.'

'Abilities: Reproduction LV2, Microbial Symbiosis LV2, Olfaction LV2, Intelligence LV1, Digging LV1, Swimming LV1, Climbing LV1.'

"Hiss, what a rich ability panel!" Looking at the glorious ability panel of the Rat, especially when compared to the Rabbit, Bai Chuan gasped and clicked his tongue.

The number of abilities was almost comparable to his own.

No wonder, no wonder humans in his past life could never exterminate rats, and sometimes they could even cause great disasters when encountering special circumstances. One had to admire this ability panel!

However, why were a bunch of the abilities displayed in gray? And they were all LV2 level. Bai Chuan looked at them, feeling puzzled.

Unfortunately, this Panel would not give him any answers.

He simply ignored them; after all, as for the answers, he would have a day to find out eventually.

He directly filtered out all the available abilities.

'Abilities: Leaping LV1, Danger Perception LV1, Digging LV1, Intelligence LV1, Swimming LV1, Climbing LV1.'

Staring at these abilities, Bai Chuan fell into deep thought. Since he could only choose one for now, which one would be of the greatest help to him at this moment?

Leaping? Pass on the first one; he truly couldn't imagine how a snake would leap. Putting aside the compatibility issues, just imagining the sight of a snake hopping forward made his eyes sting.

Danger Perception? This effect was quite good. Although as a King Cobra he was already near the top of the ecological niche and had little to fear aside from a rare few natural predators, who would ever complain about having a sharper sense for danger? This one was tentatively kept.

Digging? This seemed alright. At least if he learned this, he wouldn't have to seize others' dens in the future.

To make a home wherever he went would also be a slight help for his safety, especially in his current environment where it rained frequently, causing his dens to be easily flooded at times.

Intelligence? If it were an enhancement to his existing wisdom, that would be fine, but he looked at the description: [Intelligence: Develops the host's brain, granting the host the intelligence of a rodent.]

The intelligence of a rodent... Seeing this, Bai Chuan knew it wasn't suitable for him. He would have to be out of his mind to abandon human intelligence in favor of a rodent's.

One had to know that the reason humans became the masters of the world was precisely because of that clever brain.

Swimming or Climbing? He didn't even need to think about passing on these; he already possessed these abilities by nature.

In the end, it came down to a choice between two?

Danger Perception or Digging?

Bai Chuan pondered these two abilities for a while, and finally made his decision—