Ch 134: No one will find my core.

Ji Chuan assigned Xiao Mei the task of helping Mao Jun become stronger, suggesting that constantly pushing him to his limits would likely develop him into a powerful combatant.

Although he felt somewhat sorry for Mao Jun, this was all for his own good, and Mao Jun readily agreed, showing no signs of pressure.

Luo Jiayou began a nationwide journey with Wang Wei, spreading pathogens during the day and returning to their stronghold to rest at night.

Ji Chuan instructed Luo Jiayou to go to Xinze City first, as further control was needed there; once Luo Jiayou arrived, he would transfer Gu Yunxi and Su Shen there as well.

Although Ji Chuan told Luo Jiayi that his younger brother was now strong and didn’t need his protection, he still insisted on going with his brother, and Ji Chuan didn’t stop him.

After Xiao Ji fully recovered, few would be her match. Ji Chuan didn’t mind her continuing to consume humans, only asking that she do so discreetly.

He reasoned that if danger arose, they could simply transfer to his side; Ji Chuan believed he could handle most opponents at his current strength.

However, special abilities were too complex and diverse, especially since Monochrome Crystal Cores could basically all grow; he still needed to be cautious and give himself more opportunities to develop.

After giving these instructions, Ji Chuan went to the Esper Base to check on Xiao Desheng’s research progress and see if they had collected any useful Crystal Cores.

Ji Chuan’s trip to Jinglian City, where he experienced Spiritual Awareness Warnings and Dimensional Collapses, left him wanting more. Indeed, high-level Crystal Cores were the most delicious things.

Every time he consumed a Crystal Core full of energy, he felt refreshed.

His pain threshold was low, and his emotional fluctuations were minimal; he didn’t crave ordinary food, and he hadn’t experienced any sexual desire for others yet.

Consuming Crystal Cores had become a highlight of his life, one of the few remaining leisure activities that brought him pleasure.

Ignoring the staff’s greetings, he went straight to the Research Center. Xiao Desheng was still performing surgery; Ji Chuan didn’t care about the test subjects’ fate, as their loyalty ensured they would come without resistance.

The collected Crystal Cores were meticulously categorized by the staff.

They were neatly stored in transparent containers according to type and grade, as if one had entered a jewelry store, the Crystal Cores radiating various colors.

Ji Chuan first examined the high-grade Crystal Cores.

Red Crystal Cores still only yielded the Ant Queen ability; most of the Red Crystal Cores in Jianghua City had already been consumed by Ji Chuan.

Among the Golden Crystal Cores, Ji Chuan chose to swallow the Star Guardian and Meteor Relay. He felt that abilities related to stars seemed never to be weak.

Among the Purple Crystal Cores, he immediately chose a Slime life-creation ability. Ji Chuan had only seen this creature in the games he played, and he ate it out of curiosity.

From the Blue Crystal Cores, Ji Chuan only selected a Disguiser, an ability that could change one’s appearance. If he encountered a situation requiring a true identity, this ability could be used to cope.

Then, while waiting for Xiao Desheng, Ji Chuan continuously ate Green Crystal Cores; there were too many, and he treated them as green snacks to satisfy his cravings, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to use them all.

During the wait, Ji Chuan paid attention to the ability synthesis prompts; there were too many low-level abilities that could be synthesized, and Ji Chuan wasn’t interested.

Starfall, Starry Vision, Star Guardian, and Meteor Relay could synthesize the Star God Red Crystal Core.

The Starry Vision part of this ability was enhanced, granting one wish per day, not limited to midnight.

Ji Chuan always forgot at midnight, and many wishes useful to him had very low success rates.

He had tested the success rate of obtaining the ability to teleport instantly regardless of distance—an ability Ji Chuan currently desired greatly.

With this ability, Luo Jiayou could develop freely, and Ji Chuan wouldn’t have to rely on his pathogens for transfer, but the success rate was only 0.5%.

He hadn’t thought of any other suitable wishes; he wasn’t currently lacking supplies. Become human? Ji Chuan shook his head—he was fine as he was.

What if he became human and reverted to being that otaku who couldn’t do anything?

He Lei didn’t know what wish he made to switch bodies with Li Jingru, but Ji Chuan didn’t think this outcome was He Lei’s intention.

Who would want to become a man 30 years older than their actual age? Some wishes seemed to carry significant risks.

He also tested the success rate of resurrecting his parents: 0%. Not even a glimmer of hope was given. It seemed that resurrection was basically impossible, and there probably wouldn’t be an ability that could resurrect people.

However, waiting for the results was rather boring; Ji Chuan decided to use his daily wish while waiting.

He carefully considered three more wishes and tested their success rates.

Completing the God of Faith ability progress: 10.45% success rate.

Obtaining the ability to rewind time: 1.31% success rate.

Obtaining the ability to transfer the core: 47.69% success rate.

Although Zhou Mi was there for time rewinding, many unexpected situations couldn’t be dealt with in time, and it wasn’t possible to keep him around all the time.

Even if he cruelly consumed him, his immunity to any abnormal state, including sleep, meant he could never activate Sleep Retrospection.

Obtaining the ability to transfer the core was crucial for Ji Chuan; the core of a zombie was in its brain; once the brain was destroyed, it meant death.

This was also true for Ji Chuan, but if he obtained the ability to transfer the core, even if his brain was destroyed, as long as the core was intact, he could instantly recover with his powerful regeneration ability.

Even if he was cut into 1000 pieces, as long as the core was intact, he could continue to survive.

Ji Chuan began to make his wish; starlight appeared above, and a goddess with her eyes closed and a solemn expression slowly materialized. She raised her right hand, and brilliant starlight showered Ji Chuan’s surroundings.

The wish was successful!

Ji Chuan felt the connection with the Black Crystal Core. Other Crystal Cores, after being consumed, merged with him, but his Primordial Crystal Core, Xiao Hei, always remained physical, acting as his core in his brain.

But now Ji Chuan could move it at will.

In combat, he could transfer it at any time according to the situation; no one would know the location of his core.

Xiao Desheng, wiping sweat, came out and looked at Ji Chuan with a delighted expression.

“Leader, the new experiment was successful!”

Ji Chuan fixed his gaze on the man on the hospital bed.

Space-Type Blue Crystal Core: Locking Observation; Space-Type Purple Crystal Core: Mirror Concealment.

“We have discovered that Space-Type ability users seem to have a very low rejection rate for same-type Crystal Cores; experiments are still ongoing for other types.”

“Good work. Continue researching. Contact me only when you have complete certainty.”

“Yes, Leader.”

After casually releasing the Holy Healing Radiance on the test subject, Ji Chuan left. The high success rate of embedding Crystal Cores in Space-Type ability users was good news; once the technology matured, Song Huai could obtain a second ability, and Cui Zixuan should also be a Space-Type.

But Ji Chuan didn’t want to take risks. He would wait until Xiao Desheng was certain before carefully selecting Crystal Cores for the two of them.