Chapter 6: The First Metamorphosis (II)

The irregular rhythm that comes from the veins in the metamorphosis seems to transmit a voice to Sistem, asking him to make a choice.

What to choose?

Sistemm pondered, feeling every rhythm in his quivering blood, but found no more information.

However, as his body continued to transform, the voice gradually became clearer, and Syst gradually understood the meaning of that voice.

The data on [Self-Information Generation] also shows the content of this voice.

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[Morph Growth Mode]: The mode that some insects enter when they are transformed, they will transform according to the power in their bloodline, and they can choose an ability to strengthen. A unique mode for the talent [Metamorphosis].

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Choose a body's abilities to strengthen.

You can strengthen your chelicera, you can strengthen your strong hind limbs, and you can also strengthen your talents or derived skills in your body.

He has a lot to choose from.

Compared to the common grasshopper without intelligence, which generally strengthens the hardness of chelicera, hind limbs, wings, and carapace, Systm has a deeper understanding of this strengthening.

The first thing that Sistam thought of was to use this power to strengthen the talent [Transformation Growth], if he could strengthen the talent [Transformation Growth] to the top level 13, then he would have a third chance to transform.

If he metamorphoses to the third time, not to mention the mysterious listening to the sound of the world, it will definitely improve his body tremendously, and even if he faces some insect hunters like praying mantises, he should have the strength to fight.

However, Syst immediately thought of the talent [Numerical Code] that was more important than the talent [Metamorphosis Growth].

[Numerical Code] is rarely felt and used by Systm, but Systm can rely on level improvement to grow rapidly, relying on this talent.

The information from the [Metamorphosis and Growth] bloodline made Systm naturally understand the laws of the growth of ordinary grasshoppers.

Life in this world generally has the concept of hierarchy, and ordinary grasshoppers also have hierarchy, and their level will also increase by eating.

However, compared to the level increase of Sistum, the level of ordinary grasshoppers is a slow process.

Ordinary grasshopper experience bars do not level up immediately after reaching the threshold, but rather level up slowly through feeding, usually for a day each level, and this time becomes longer as the level increases.

Therefore, even if an ordinary grasshopper is diligent and eats day and night, it will take five or six days to reach level 5 for the first molt, and it will never be like Sistem, who can perform the first molt after only two days.

Of course, because ordinary grasshoppers upgrade slowly, they will not have the feeling of extreme hunger in their abdomen after the Sistemm upgrade.

But this shortcoming is not hidden, and [Numerical Code] is definitely the most potential and peculiar ability that Syst has at the moment.

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Once he had made his decision, Systham channeled the power of his veins into the ocean of 0s and 1s in his mind.

With the transmission of power in his blood, for the first time, while Sistum felt the talent [numerical code], his spirit did not feel like an explosion, only a slight tingling.

In the sea of numbers, Systm felt like a pure white ball of light, and around him there was a sphere of numbers around him, like a planet orbiting a star.

The number-made planet Sistemm is familiar because it's the derivative skill [Self-Information Generation] that he has possessed since he awakened.

With the infusion of blood power generated by [Metamorphosis and Growth], Systm found that the entire digital ocean composed of 0 and 1 became more vast, and these digital seas also became thicker.

Sistemm found that the numbers not far from him were surging violently, gradually converging and forming a new digital planet, which was dozens of times larger than the one [Self-Information Generation].

The planet quickly found its orbit, and it began to slowly rotate around the Sistt.

Just as this planet had just stabilized, the power of the bloodline of [Transformation and Growth] suddenly began to fade, and severe pain struck, and the spirit of Sistemm exploded in the Digital Sea.

Systham fainted......

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When Systm awoke, there was a bright glow through the cracks in the dead leaves, apparently from the dark night of the metamorphosis to the day of the next day.

The hunger pangs after the metamorphosis were noticeably stronger than those produced after the upgrade, as if he had been hungry for days.

There was a rustling sound, and the worm attached to the moving body of Systm shone apart, revealing the brand-new exoskeleton inside.

After a round of metamorphosis, his body has grown from 1.6 cm to 2.3 cm, the antennae on the top of his head have become more slender and sensitive, the exoskeleton of his body and the chelicera of his head have become stronger, and his feet that have been bitten off by ants have also grown intact at this time.

Sistemm also has a pair of winged buds growing on his back, and as he grows, it won't be long before he will master the power of flight.

Compared to the body, through the power of [Metamorphosis and Growth], Sistum's [Numerical Code] (1/1) is increased to [Numerical Code] (2/2) to break through the upper limit of talent level.

And because of the improved [Numerical Code], he has obtained a new talent [Data Storage], and based on this [Data Storage], he has obtained two derivative abilities [Information Entry] and [Information Reading].

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[Data Storage] (1/2): Special talents obtained from [Numeric Code] and [Metamorphosis]. A unique talent for documenting and analyzing data simply. Systham's unique talent.

[Information Entry] (1/1): A derivative ability obtained from the talent [Data Storage]. Passive abilities. Has the ability to keep a record of things that Systm touches.

[Info Reading] (1/1): A derivative ability obtained from the talent [Data Storage]. Activates abilities. Possess the ability to summarize and read the information after [Information Entry].

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These newfound abilities are perks, and Heatham may feel a little weak at first, but when he emerges from under the dead leaves of a pine tree, Heatham understands the power of these skills.

The effect of the derivative skill [Information Entry] is not very obvious, and it is only a passive record of the things that Syst touches, but after consuming mental power to activate the derivative skill [Information Reading], he finds that the whole world has changed in his eyes.

The distant objects in the compound eye are still blurry, but the outlines of all things glow faintly, and after he activates [INFORMATION READ], any insect hunters hiding around him will have nothing to hide.

Not only that, but [INFO READ] can also get information about the plants he has eaten, and if he has eaten them, he will recognize them if he sees them from a distance.

Having just jumped off a branch, Systm instantly used this [INFORMATION READ] to identify three nearby plants that he had eaten, and to see the information about them.

Not only the taste and hardness of these plants, but also the estimation of how many leaves he eats can rise to level 6.

The weight required for the three plants to level up is 1028g, 225g, and 78g.

This ability to [read information] is somewhat similar to the digital light brain in Systham's previous science fiction novels, helping humans process and analyze information.

However, Sisstem's [INFO READ] is obviously less intelligent, and his calculus ability is almost non-existent, and his mental power will fade quickly after just a while, and it is estimated that he will have to rest for five or six minutes in a row.

But even so, this derivative skill is still very helpful to Sistham.

He quickly followed the screen shown by [MESSAGE READ] and jumped in a circle to the plant that would allow him to upgrade by eating 78 grams.

A praying mantis disguised as a plant branch was easily avoided by him......