abnormal mutation

Chapter 139 The Fury of the Berserker

"Don't rush," Roland said, deliberately trying to calm it down. "Let's try it first; it might not work."

This time, it was Pro who was nervous. He had finally made up his mind, and it would be too disappointing if he failed.

Roland took out two divine mind locks, which were the only remaining results for today.

It's not that he wasn't working hard, but he used most of the materials to upgrade the Consciousness Hive. He couldn't have "network congestion" with only a dozen or so people.

The infection and implantation were carried out smoothly without any unexpected incidents.

After thinking for a moment, he summoned the Paradox Worm again and used the same trick to implant one in it, as the two had very similar life forms.

Finally, he communicated with the chessboards, assigning them secondary administrator status, second only to the chessboards in authority. The Eye of Pro was the primary force, while the Paradox Worm was responsible for oversight.

"Let's discuss the rules. The appraisal will be led by Hive, and you'll help with the valuation and name." The user's five coins shouldn't be wasted; the more accurate the appraisal, the more repeat customers we'll have.

“No problem.” Pro was very enthusiastic and had already begun processing the backlog of recharge requests.

"Try to price the recharge slightly lower than the market price. Deduct money for poor quality and contamination, and list the reasons. We need to convince people with reason," Roland pondered. "We should also charge for extraordinary traits, with a uniform price of eighty for the low-series stage."

"When it comes to haggling, I know better than you," Pro said confidently.

Actually, this price is already very fair. The market price is the selling price, and the purchase price will definitely be lower. Large chambers of commerce have many methods and channels, and ordinary people don't know their value and are easily ripped off. Selling to Hive is definitely the best choice.

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A manor in the seventh district of Almosid.

After Colin finished editing the Bloodborne Sorcerer Sequence 7 Metamorphosis potion recipe, ritual, etc., and confirmed that nothing was missing, he clicked send.

The mysterious person hasn't replied, so they're probably not online.

He stepped onto the terrace. The March night breeze was cool on his face, but it couldn't extinguish the fire in his heart.

"Ding dong..."

"A mysterious person has transferred 25,000 Hive Coins to your wallet..."

He snapped to attention, his mind instantly switching to the Hive, and skillfully opened his wallet, where a long string of glittering gold numbers flashed into his mind.

Accompanied by a series of notification sounds, the number continued to grow rapidly, soon exceeding 30,000.

After silently saying thank you, he breathed a sigh of relief, opened the trade window, and selected the top option, "Bloodline Awakening."

"Dear user Singer, Administrator Pro has set a fixed price of 28,000 coins for this item. No bargaining is required. Click for details to view the lineage information."

Colin's heart immediately relaxed, and he quickly clicked into the details page.

[Bloodline Ability: Berserker's Fury]

Trait: Energy. Gain 25 Ability Power and 25% Attack Damage. This bonus is tripled when health is below 85%.

'Bloodline abilities can be directly quantified?! What does attack power mean?'

He clicked on the word "attack power," and sure enough, a description appeared: Attack power refers to the ability of an extraordinary being to inflict damage on enemies, and it applies to most extraordinary abilities.

'A direct proportional increase? You're the one!'

He immediately clicked to buy, and after confirming, 28,000 yuan disappeared from his wallet instantly, and his inventory of [Bloodline Awakening] was also cleared.

"Dear user, you have purchased the product 'Bloodline Awakening'. You can view the product information and confirm the service usage period at any time by going to 'Me' - 'Purchase History'..."

Colin took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and then he keenly noticed the word Hive used: service.

'Will they send someone to arrange some kind of ceremony or something?'

But he didn't want to wait, so he found the relevant settings and selected "Use Now." "Transferring for you, please wait..."

But after waiting for several seconds without any response, he couldn't help but laugh it off: "I must be crazy. It's not that easy to just say it will come."

Recalling the extraordinary items he had just traded, how they vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye, was awe-inspiring and instilled in him a mysterious trust in the Hive.

At this moment, dozens of meters away from Colin, Roland stepped out of the spirit world invisibly, without causing any disturbance.

He looked up and saw the great detective looking around nervously on the balcony. He smiled slightly, and the rune seed flashed and disappeared into Colin's body.

A muffled groan broke the silence of the night, and the figure on the terrace slowly collapsed and disappeared from sight.

Roland did not approach, but instead quietly sensed the changes in Colin's bloodline through the Rune Seed. This was the first time the abnormal mutation had acted on an outsider, and it was of great importance.

Several tens of minutes later, the rune seed flew back. He took a step, creating wisps of invisible ripples, and returned to the spirit realm.

At the bar of Fugen Tavern, he took off his hood, casually picked up a glass, poured himself a glass of gin, took a sip, and sighed softly.

'As expected, there are side effects!'

The mutation, the abnormal mutation, indicates that it is not a bloodline inheritance, but only a similar manifestation.

The negative effects of Berserker's Fury mainly manifest in rage. There are no abnormalities in normal times, but rage will continuously accumulate during battle, increasing the destructive power, but also making one somewhat irrational.

Fortunately, Colin is relatively rational. If he were a brainless brute, this negative effect would have completely destroyed his rationality.

There are advantages and disadvantages.

He doesn't plan to sell the next abnormal mutations; he'll prioritize reserving them for Yi Zi or Ai Wen, but he'll choose carefully to avoid side effects compounding personality flaws, which would be troublesome.

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The first rays of morning sunlight fall on the luxurious crystal chandelier, refracting a faint rainbow of light.

Roland appeared quietly on the rooftop balcony, the dappled golden light falling on the Sunfire Cloak, making it appear even dimmer.

As far as the eye can see, there is a calm, azure bay, with cargo ships coming and going, and a gentle breeze rippling through them, creating shimmering golden waves.

The pungent smell of coal smoke lingered around Roland's nose, and the garden villa was unusually noisy. He frowned slightly and looked at the cargo ship docked outside the garden villa with some displeasure.

It is 100 meters long, painted blue, and has law enforcement officers' insignia painted on its superstructure, clearly indicating that it is an official ship.

Amidst the roar of machinery and the cacophony of voices, batches of munitions were hoisted onto the ship, the Imperial Arms Factory logo clearly visible on the containers.

The villa is about 10 to 20 meters above the sea, with its large chimneys clearly visible. The sea breeze carries thick smoke that swirls around the villa, a scene that is quite repulsive.

The housekeeper had people close the doors and windows early on to reduce noise and minimize the amount of black ash blowing into the room.

The owners of the nearby villas also noticed the situation, and several figures stood on their balconies watching. In the surrounding waters, several yachts cruised back and forth, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

No secrets stay hidden forever; many well-informed people already know what happened here.

When the giant steam cannon, covered only by a single layer of canvas, was laboriously transported onto the deck, the onlookers' gazes instantly changed.

This is one of the Empire's most advanced weapons, not yet deployed to the troops and still largely under technological secrecy, yet it was brazenly...sold!
Those around looked at the figure on the villa balcony with surprise. To find such a thing under someone's butt and still remain uninvolved, one's identity must be extraordinary.

The cargo ship quickly weighed anchor and sailed away. After a law enforcement officer nodded to Roland from a distance, he led all the other officers to evacuate.

Norman, the butler, looked at the messy backyard, sighed helplessly, and hurriedly went to find Roland.

"Sir, what should we do with the backyard? Should we restore it to its original state, or reinforce the passageway?"

After a moment's thought, Roland decided to keep the underground warehouse. Law enforcement officers would definitely be monitoring the place closely, so he might as well use it openly.

(End of this chapter)