After leading Wen Jing to a private testing room, Xie Ming paused and turned around.
"I almost forgot, come on, take a look at my entry first."
"Your teacher only told me the general function, but she was being very secretive and wouldn't tell me her entry. She even made me show it to you and then exchange mine for hers."
Wen Jing nodded. Dean Bai had also instructed her on this point beforehand, saying that Old Xie's entry was definitely not as good as hers, and that she should read his before she could tell him hers.
However, Dean Bai added that if Xie Ming really had any particularly bad stats, it would be best to keep it a secret and just tell her quietly.
The next moment, Tactical Glasses appeared directly in front of her nose, and a string of words appeared on Xie Ming's body, which was emitting a faint red glow.
Wen Jing: "..."
"How's it going?" Xie Ming moved a little closer, taking a step closer. "See that? Do you need my cooperation?"
Wen Jing: "."
As expected of Instructor Xie Ming! Despite being a B-level student, he didn't feel the spying sensation from the Tactical Glasses like the other teachers and deans.
"I've finished reading," she said, taking off her glasses.
Surprisingly, Xie Ming, who is generally acknowledged and considers himself to be poor at combat, has mostly powerful gold-level attributes. But precisely because of this, the last pink attribute among all the visible attributes stands out.
[ Blessing of Water ] / [ Blessed by Fortune ] / [Genius] / [ Insight ] / [
Unrequited love
[Someone]/[???]...
Uh, it seems she's accidentally discovered some secret.
Xie Ming asked nervously and expectantly, "What is it?"
After a pause, Wen Jing told him about Xie Ming's entry and Dean Bai's entry.
"Hahaha! Who isn't a Blessed by Fortune good fortune?"
After hearing this, Xie Ming laughed smugly.
Wen Jing at the other person's expression, which was remarkably similar to Dean Bai's, Wen Jing thought to himself, "Who is 'someone' in '[ Secretly in Love with Someone '? It's so hard to guess..."
However, since it was a secret crush, it was better for her to pretend she hadn't seen anything.
Next, Xie Ming conducted the same test as with the bronze plate to confirm that the Tactical Glasses did not have any abnormal consumption effects, and then deleted the record.
That's the real reason I specifically returned to the academy for the test—for safety and privacy.
After examining the Wilderness Weapon, the next step was to examine the materials that Wen Jing had brought back from the Ancient Wilderness, as is customary.
The energy crystals on the Bulbasaur are good materials; the two pieces sold for a total of 80 Integral, mainly because the larger one on its back was valuable.
As expected, the detection of cold ash attracted Xie Ming's great attention.
"Its hardness reaches Grade A, and even more astonishing is its super insulation and extremely high specific heat capacity... Incredible! It looks like a product of an extreme environment, yet it contains a special biological pheromone. Could this actually be caused by Wilderness Beast?"
Wen Jing, standing beside the Analysis table watching him operate the instrument with energy filaments, nodded upon hearing this. "It's a Giant insect-like creature."
"Just how deep a world did you go to?" Xie Ming was startled and immediately looked at her. Then, realizing that she was standing there unharmed, he continued to ask, "How deep?"
Wen Jing gave a brief description.
After listening, Xie Ming's expression changed several times, and he looked at her with a thoughtful expression.
"So, insects are prone to extremes of being extremely small or extremely large? I wonder if your Wilderness Body will ever evolve to that extent..."
Thinking of the giant insect's power, Wen Jing, who had always thought small-sized insects were good, was also quite tempted.
The Giantification trait gained from the Empowerment Stone isn't very good, mainly because the increase in size is too small. If one could Giantification to the size of a giant insect, the slowdown in speed wouldn't be a big deal.
Even with that physique, if her movements become slower, taking just one or two steps is equivalent to sprinting a certain distance with her current size.
"I don't know." Wen Jing shook her head. Anyway, her next evolution goal was Gravity Silk, and the second sequence was Digestion. She couldn't possibly advance to the next stage by increasing her size.
However, remembering Xie Ming's mention of the information substance, Wen Jing asked again, "Mentor, can this special information substance be extracted from it?"
Xie Ming thought for a moment and said, "If you need it, I can try to extract it, but losses are inevitable, and success is not guaranteed."
"This is a very rare new material. If you sell it directly to the academy, I can give you 280... um, 300 Integral. Are you sure?"
Wen Jing nodded readily. Now that she had Integral, hearing that the Cold Ash contained giant insect pheromones gave her a new idea.
"Okay." Xie Ming didn't ask any more questions. This material was indeed novel, but there were many rare materials in the Ancient Wilderness, and extracting information substances was also equivalent to completing material Analysis.
"Since you're here..."
After finishing all the important business, he looked at Wen Jing with a smile and took out a fist-sized green object encapsulated in Aether Medium from behind his desk.
"Here, your congratulatory gift."
"Hehe... Thank you, mentor!"
Wen Jing accepted it readily, knowing that Dean Bai's influence had once again come into play.
After accepting Xie Ming's gift, she curiously observed it and saw that the green object was a clump of soft, thin, ribbon-like plants, which seemed to be algae.
"What's this?"
"This is called Deepwater Algae," Xie Ming explained as if he had expected it. "Most insects in nature aren't good at swimming, so it might help compensate for your weakness."
"After eating it, you'll be immune to water pressure as long as you're in an underwater environment."
"However, a person can only eat this once in their lifetime. The length of algae you can Digestion will proportionally determine the depth of water pressure immunity you gain."
"Of course, it's just water pressure. It won't let you breathe underwater or become an aquatic creature, and it only works in water. For example, if you jump into a lava pool, there's no water in there, so it won't work."
Upon hearing this, Wen Jing asked, "If they enter a depth beyond the immune system's range, will the water pressure they experience be the same as before?"
"No, it starts from the beginning. For example, if you gain immunity to the water pressure of 100 meters, then if you go deep into the water at 101 meters, you will experience the water pressure of one meter under normal conditions."
That's pretty impressive!
Seeing Wen Jing's eyes light up, Xie Ming quickly added, "But its biggest drawback is that it's hard to Digestion, so choose a suitable time to use it. Hmm... in the Ancient Wilderness Era, the Digestion power is stronger with the Wilderness Body, so choose a time when you're particularly hungry."
Upon Wen Jing this shortcoming...
Does that mean she has no flaws?
She couldn't help but ask, "What if we eat it all?"
Xie Ming choked; in his mind, there was no such thing as being able to finish eating Deepwater Algae.
However, he didn't discourage Wen Jing. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "There's no precedent for finishing it all. If you eat it all, how much water pressure immunity will you gain...?"
"I'll need you to test it before I know."
Chapter 117
The next day, Wen Jing took the newly acquired Deepwater Algae into the Ancient Wilderness.
In the Gale Rift Valley of Scorching Thirst World.
Only one day has passed, and the bryophyte colony on it has not yet regrowed.
The insect approached the stone wall for a closer look and saw that the previously smooth surface, where the cold ash had been integrated, seemed to have undergone a chemical change, swelling and protruding, looking as if a layer of solidified powder had been sprinkled on it.
Wen Jing only observed for a moment before turning her gaze away and turning her attention to the dark green ball of dough that was about the same size as herself.
The Aether Medium encapsulating the Deepwater Algae automatically disappeared as it traversed the Ancient Wilderness. At this moment, it was rolled up like a ball of yarn, emitting energy fluctuations and the salty smell of seawater.
This treasure seems to be unique to Xie Ming. His Wilderness Body is of the Water type. Wen Jing still remembers the scales he saw when Xie Ming returned injured last time.
"It seems that many powerful treasures only provide their effects once in a person's lifetime..."
For example, the Treasure Shell given by Dean Ailin is also a treasure that can only be used once.
But in reality, can these limited treasures be forcibly Digestion?
The so-called limitation is actually just insufficient Digestion capacity.
In the past, Wen Jing might not have had this idea so quickly.
However, after witnessing the Secret Treasure Gate and learning about the rules and abilities of S-level Awakened through Dean Bai, her horizons broadened, and her thinking naturally expanded as well.
Take the Secret Treasure Gate as an example. Dean Bai once said that even if she opens the Secret Treasure Gate, each person can only use it once.
However, this restriction does not apply to her personally; as long as the Secret Treasure Gate exists, she can access it once every five years.
Therefore, as long as you are strong enough, no restriction is a restriction.
If something can be restricted, it only means it's not strong enough. If it's strong enough to be S-class, it can even alter the rules of the universe!
Of course, while Wen Jing had this idea, he was also well aware that planning the evolution now would consume a lot of Skill Points.
You can't get fat in one bite; at this stage, we still need to advance the use of Gravity Silk.
"Let's see what this Deepwater Algae is all about..."
The insect circled the algae clump, found its 'thread end,' and hooked it with its claws, stuffing it into its mouthparts like a noodle.
"Slurp, slurp..."
Once they started eating, Wen Jing wouldn't stop for a moment.
As Xie Ming explained in the instructions, once the Deepwater Algae clumps open, they will only exist for 3333 seconds, or about fifty minutes.
In these fifty-odd minutes, the amount of water pressure immunity gained depends on how much Digestion.
Wen Jing naturally seized every minute and second.
Deepwater Algae doesn't have a particularly strong flavor; it's like a slightly salty and very chewy noodle.
However, she doesn't waste time biting the algae when she eats; her mouthparts act like a conveyor belt to help her transport the algae into her Digestion.