Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 938 Blood of the Berserker
I actually won the real thing!

Bai Pu took out the blue replica necklace from his storage space and shook his head helplessly.

If I had known about this blue necklace earlier, I would have kept it sealed and could have given it to the Great Shaman.

Instantly restoring 2000 energy points is incredibly useful for a support character. In comparison, the issue of the added attributes not matching the Great Wizard's stats is completely negligible.

What should I do now? Should I keep the fake and give the real necklace to the witch?

However, another notification message followed:
[You have already acquired a blue elite-level item: Karamango's Bone Tooth Necklace (Replica). You can use the replica necklace to enhance the original necklace once. Doing so will consume the replica and increase the enhancement level of the original necklace to +7. Confirm?]

"reject."

Bai Pu took a deep breath.

Both the great shaman and the great witch showed astonishment in their eyes.

Upgrading directly to +7 is indeed a great deal, maximizing the value of the blue replica necklace. Why did Bai Pu refuse?

Bai Pu tossed the genuine gold necklace into the team's shared storage space, then explained:

"In the Ascended Plane, Tier 1 Dark Gold equipment can still play an important role... The [Sand of Longing] that I am currently wearing is more effective than these two Bone Tooth Necklaces, especially after my base priority was increased by 2."

"Therefore, I tend to think of both necklaces as mana potions that 'instantly replenish professional energy.' When we urgently need to restore professional energy, we only need to remain still for ten seconds to change equipment and synchronize our spirit particles."

Changing equipment is not as simple as just testing your hand speed.

In combat, especially when being attacked, even if you quickly switch equipment, the equipment cannot provide attribute bonuses or activate additional skills because "the spirit particles of the equipment cannot be synchronized in the intense combat state".

These two necklaces act as "blue potions." They must remain stationary for 10 seconds to complete the equipment swapping process, also known as spirit synchronization, to activate the equipment's effects.

But this is still incredibly valuable. Ultimately, it's because awakened individuals have too few means to restore their professional energy.

"The blue imitation has already been unsealed. You can't use it, so keep it in my personal space for future use. The gold genuine item, if any of you urgently need to replenish your professional energy, don't hesitate to take it out and unseal it."

Both the great and small witches nodded.

"Qingyun, this genuine gold necklace should not be used unless absolutely necessary; it should be saved for Xiaobai."

Wu Mingyue said with emotion, "Once we ascend and step into the true second-tier evolutionary plane, these first-tier dark gold equipment will all be phased out due to priority restrictions. Xiaobai is the absolute main force of our team. When the time comes, having a +7 gold necklace will allow him to get off to a faster start."

Wu Qingyun hummed in agreement and nodded emphatically.

Tier 1 equipment inherently carries a priority penalty when facing Tier 2 evolved beings.

Priority -5!

This is because second-tier evolved beings and natives possess the passive universal ability "evolutionary force field".

A Tier 1 attack landing on them carries an innate priority of -5, posing virtually no threat. Even those wielding Tier 1 equipment who are also evolved beings still suffer from the penalty of priority reduction.

In battles between evolved beings, the intensity of energy representing priority is crucial.

Being one point lower in priority than others reduces energy damage by 10% and skill effectiveness by 10%! Conversely, the opponent's damage will be increased by 10%. This is similar to the effect of level suppression. The reason why Bai Pu's equipment-added skills can work against the level 13 boss Karamango (a second-tier native) is due to the special nature of the Ascended Dimension.

Although the Ascension Plane is a second-order plane, it does not have an evolutionary force field, and therefore there is no rule that "priority differences affect the damage magnitude".

In the final fifth draw, Bai Pu drew a test tube.

The test tube contained dark red blood.

[Berserker's Blood: Special Item. Please consult a specialist in the second-tier plane to identify this item.]

"It's a special item. I just received a notification that this bottle of 'Berserker's Blood' is worth 100 points... equivalent to the value of a Tier 2 gold equipment. It seems to be quite valuable."

Bai Pu examined the bottle of Berserker Blood. Instinctively from his Heart of Evolution, he felt a craving for this blood, though the feeling was rather vague.

Bai Pu wasn't the type to act recklessly. Using this bottle of Berserker Blood directly was an option, but it carried some risk and the possibility of waste.

Wu Mingyue offered her opinion: "Special items like this blood could be raw materials for alchemical potions, or they could trigger quests related to bloodlines... They're definitely good stuff. Keep them safe for now, so you can explore them even after leaving the Black Tide world."

Bai Pu laughed heartily, stored the [Berserker's Blood] in his storage space, and then fell into a deep sleep with the two witches in his arms.

After sleeping soundly until dawn, Bai Pu felt refreshed and full of energy.

Gallius sent word to invite Bai Pu to the Demetrius mansion in the upper city.

Now, Gallius is Bai Pu's only powerful ally among the native high-ranking people of the Black Tide World, so Bai Pu certainly can't neglect him. After a quick wash and a few bites of breakfast, he took a carriage to the Dmitri mansion.

……

Returning to the old place, Dmitri's mansion had changed hands.

The former Dmitri family guards had to be re-evaluated, and those now responsible for guarding the mansion were all Gallius's personal guards.

"Steelheart, you've arrived."

Upon seeing Bai Pu arrive with the Great and Small Witches, Gallius, who was working at his desk signing documents, looked up.

"Lord Gallius, what are your orders?"

After bowing, Bai Pu sat down at Gallius's gesture, with the two witches and the intelligence agents from Bart's team standing behind him.

"The news of the capture of the Naga spy 'Navia' has alarmed the Naga high command. My reconnaissance team went to the Naga army's assembly point that Navia mentioned, only to find empty camp ruins. My advisors analyze that there may be other Naga spies in Tefra City. Dio, what do you think?"

Bai Pu knew that Gallius was testing him, so he said, "The fact that the Naga army was able to break camp and withdraw ahead of schedule means that they must not have gotten wind of Navia's exposure afterward."

"I think this news was passed on to the Naga leadership by Navia herself, perhaps when she sent Karamango and the family guards to arrest me."

"I think so."

Gallius smiled slightly. "Dio, I regret that you did not choose to become my lieutenant. However, even if you are not in the legion, as a member of the imperial nobility, you should still serve the empire. This next task is best suited for you!"

Here comes the fourth step of the continuous side quests!
(End of this chapter)