Chapter 141
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Chapter 141: New Discoveries After Class A
"Mom, the ‘Transformation’ skill has returned to normal."
"Moreover, in the past few days, I’ve discovered that I can perform partial transformations, similar to how Sister Army Lady can use some Magnification."
Since it had been a while since I last saw Red Pupil, I finally connected with her, and Lin Yu didn’t expect Red Pupil to bring this up right away.
"Both the human race and the ant tribe have their inconveniences in combat, but combining the two would make battles much easier."
"Hmm, I know."
Upon hearing Lin Yu’s words, Red Pupil paused, then asked in a slightly surprised tone,
"How does mom know that?"
"Hey, I have that skill too, you know!"
I always feel underestimated.
If you can know that, why can’t I know it too?
Well, it’s true that Magic Rainbow discovered it first… but if I wanted to find out, it would only be a matter of time!
"Magic Rainbow told me."
"Sister Magic Rainbow, right…?"
The young girl’s soft voice paused.
"It seems that all the sisters have hatched. How did Sister Magic Rainbow find out about the partial transformation?"
"I showed her the skill, and she guessed it."
The young girl fell silent again, then praised her.
"You’re really amazing, little sister."
"But mom, besides the new uses of Transformation these days, I also discovered something very important."
"What is it?"
"After reaching Class A, the Experience Value starts to increase slowly on its own, and the deeper into the forest I go, the faster the Experience Value grows."
"The Experience Value increases on its own?"
Lin Yu was taken aback.
"I’m also Class A, why don’t I feel anything?"
As if anticipating Lin Yu’s doubts, Red Pupil continued to explain:
"The speed at which the Experience Value increases on its own is very slow; you might not have noticed it in the castle."
"That’s true, because every day my daughter brings back a half-dead monster to the castle."
"If the Experience Value increases too slowly, and since I’ve been in the process of increasing my Experience Value… it’s normal not to notice."
"Ah, wait a moment…"
"Since Red Pupil can notice, does that mean she has risen to Class A?"
Lin Yu quickly checked the young girl’s Attribute Panel.
Sure enough, she has advanced from Class B LV.40 to Class A LV.1.
Moreover, she has acquired a new skill.
"Undead Crowd": This skill allows connection with multiple targets. Upon activation, the damage sustained by all connected individuals will be mitigated and evenly distributed among them.
Incredible…
The more targets connected, the less damage each individual will endure!
Even if an individual suffers a potentially fatal high-damage attack, as long as they are connected with a sufficient number of ants through the "Undead Crowd" effect, the otherwise fatal damage will be significantly reduced.
Undead Crowd… What an apt name.
Hmm, it seems like a group version of the "Life Connection" skill?
Wait, no… "Life Connection" links to a single target, and all the damage the target takes is transferred to the user; it’s quite different.
And speaking of which… can "Undead Crowd" connect with enemies?
Then the damage from enemy attacks would be shared among the enemies due to the "Undead Crowd" effect… that must be impossible, right?
If it really could, wouldn’t it be akin to the "Dispel" skill that can remove death status? That would be too absurd!
But… perhaps it can connect with monsters other than the Ant tribe? Like those goblins that have been mostly tamed…
However, such a potent skill might also consume a considerable amount of Magic Value, and since there aren’t any targets to connect with at the moment, I’ll just have to wait for Red Pupil to return to test this skill.
…
Returning to the main topic.
Besides myself and Red Pupil, Army Lady has also advanced to Class A within the ant colony.
However, Army Lady has been constantly engaged in battle, so she probably hasn’t noticed the minor fluctuations in Experience Value, right? After all, she possesses the skill "Ability to Fight," which means her Experience Value automatically increases while she is in combat.
As for the rate of automatic Experience Value increase…
I inquired with Red Pupil.
Very minimal.
The little girl shook her head.
Unless you are in the regions north of the sixth, seventh, and eighth ant dens, it’s difficult to perceive the automatic increase in Experience Value. But if you venture north, into the domains where the Class A Monsters reside, the automatic increase in Experience Value accelerates significantly.
Although it is still negligible compared to the Experience Value obtained from hunting, if you wait an hour or two, you can still observe a slight progression in the Experience Value bar.
The farther north you go, the more pronounced the change in the progress bar becomes, and…
Red Pupil paused.
Although there are fewer monsters the farther north you go, their levels are higher. I believe the reason Class A Monsters congregate in the north is likely due to the automatic increase in Experience Value.
As for why the rate of Experience Value increase accelerates the farther north you go, my daughter has yet to uncover that.
Because the Class A Monsters in the north are highly vigilant and very exclusive, I cannot delve any deeper.
After relaying this information, Red Pupil fell silent, allowing Lin Yu time to process.
I see…
No wonder those Class A Monsters seldom engage in combat with one another; after all, if they can accumulate experience merely by remaining in their territory without any action, there’s truly no need to risk their lives battling other monsters of the same caliber.
However, the farther north one goes, or the deeper into the forest, the more Experience Value higher-level monsters can automatically acquire…
Just how powerful must the monsters be in the deepest parts of the forest?
…
"Mom, I plan to go back for a visit."
After sharing his two discoveries, Red Pupil suddenly announced.
"Are you coming back?"
"Yes, I want to see my newborn sisters and, most importantly… I miss you, Mom."
"Well, then come back."
That’s so straightforward!
But it feels really nice to hear a girl say she misses me~
"Maybe Mom is also thinking about her daughter?"
Not at all!
"…Hmm."
…
So that night, a giant Iron Armored Ant was running back to Foggy Castle, carrying a frog-like monster that had lost its limbs and was barely alive.
Due to its enormous size and swift speed, it made quite a commotion, drawing the attention of the ant tribe that was active around the castle.
"Ah, it’s Sister Red Pupil!"
"Sister Red Pupil is back!"
"Sister Red Pupil!"
The news spread rapidly, and soon the entire ant colony became quite lively.
The white-haired girl hurried down from the third floor to the first floor to welcome Red Pupil, while the newly hatched high-quality ants ran to the castle’s main entrance just like Lin Yu.
They had long wanted to meet this "big sister," who was recognized by all the ant tribe.
Magic Rainbow was no exception.
Her red eyes, like the others, looked towards the direction of the noise in the distance.
Although she had never seen Sister Red Pupil, she could guess from the things her mother and sisters had said over the past few days…
She was really looking forward to it.
