abnormal mutation

Chapter 141 God of the Internet
Now, the biggest problem facing Roland is which trait to anchor himself to: bloodline, life, evolution, or weaving, infection, mystery...

He tapped the Eye of Pro on his left wrist with his fingertips and murmured, "Pro, if I have the chance... to become a demigod, what kind of divinity do you think would be more suitable for me?"

“…” Pro blinked, and remained silent for a long time. “You are very confident, but I haven’t even touched the higher sequences, so how dare I give you advice?”

“Speculation, suggestion.” Roland glanced at him sideways. “Aren’t you a master of theory?”

“Alright,” Pro pondered, “In theory, demigods will begin to develop divinity, but divinity is complex, and each extraordinary being is different. Strength, potential, and difficulty of growth all depend on the authority encompassed by divinity, and these can potentially contradict each other…”

The power over life is very strong. If divinity encompasses the main function, the strength and potential are naturally very strong. However, the competition becomes more intense the higher one goes. There are countless deities involved in life, such as the Lord of Order, the Earth Mother, the Goddess of Life, and the Crimson Goddess...

If it's a branch, it's different. For example, aging, disease, health, and reproduction all belong to life. Their strength and potential are limited, but the competition is also less.

Pro deduced that the new gods of music, machinery, and harvest that appeared in this era all originated from this.

However, strength is relative. The God of Machinery is quite powerful, overpowering the veteran God of Crafts, and his prestige rivals that of the Nine Pillar Gods.

Of course, these are just speculations. As long as it is a righteous church, no matter how bad the relationship is on the surface, there has been no news of a divine war breaking out.

"It seems there's no God of Weaving?" Roland asked, puzzled.

"The previous god of hunting was called the god of hunting and weaving. The new god no longer holds that authority, which is said to be related to the god of conspiracy..." Pro recalled.

Roland nodded slightly, having already made up his mind.

Knitting!

This is his strongest bloodline ability. It's not that he's afraid of touching the authority of the Nine Pillar Gods, but rather that he's had a wild idea and thought of a shortcut to expand that authority.

Why is the god of machinery so powerful? It's because of the steam revolution, the rise of machinery, and its penetration into all aspects of human life, with its influence growing day by day.

'The cellular network is just a prototype; if it continues to expand, it's not impossible for it to develop into a revolutionary product similar to the internet.'

As the weaver and controller of the network, Roland is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary.

Demigod status is still a long way off, but at least for now, [Weaving] is the most helpful thing for him.

'I choose [Ascension], anchored on [Weaving]!'

The next moment, the Seed of Runes trembled slightly, enveloping his body and disappearing into the endless deep space. His "vision" continued to rise, as if he were God looking down at the layers of space below.

Roland couldn't tell where he was; it seemed he was still in the spirit world, yet he could see overlapping realities and the dark, deep ocean of the collective unconscious.

'Is it possible that the seabed of the Sea of ​​Consciousness is connected to the Shadow Realm?' He had a vague suspicion in his mind.

Suddenly, everything before him turned gray, and he transformed into a giant, his hair bursting out and turning into countless threads of light and shadow that disappeared into the endless void.

The rune seed writhed wildly, and strands of unknown properties converged along its threads.

Roland's head was about to explode. He felt like he had been reborn as a spider, daring to hunt the "unknown," and he had succeeded.

So full!
He watched as his body crumbled little by little, only to be held together by a dense web of threads, fragmented yet not broken, a sight that sent chills down his spine.

After an unknown amount of time, a point of rainbow light appeared, swallowing the golden divinity within the golden body, adding a touch of brilliance to itself.

At the same time, Roland regained his senses and the feeling of being in control of everything returned.

In the blink of an eye, the disintegrating body detached into threads, fluttering and intertwining, instantly constructing a completely new body. 'This is what it means to weave life!'

He can take any shape of body he wants—male, female, or animal.

After the ceremony, everything returned to normal. The dream realm remained desolate, as if nothing had happened.

Roland quietly returned to the chessboard, stroking his hair, which didn't seem to have changed much, with a smile on his face.

[Weaving] has received a leapfrog upgrade, expanding the currently woven traits to four: Life, Bloodline, Mind, and Matter.

And they gained two almost instinctive abilities: drawing silk and weaving webs!

Everything can be unraveled, but this process is somewhat destructive. Being able to unravel something doesn't necessarily mean you can analyze it, much less weave it back together. The main approach is to use sheer force.

Weaving a net is a direct manifestation of the divine power of weaving; it can be accomplished with a mere thought and has a unique function.

Besides that, his mind was full of all sorts of bizarre uses: weaving memories, weaving dreams, resurrection, biological reconstruction...

The essence of weaving is to break the status quo, create a new order, and structure energy; the honeycomb network undoubtedly fits this concept perfectly.

With a gentle touch, the hidden hive of consciousness within shone brightly, extending several invisible lines that each connected to a point of light.

These lines are all fake; they are essentially a mapping of the transmission and reception of mental signals.

The Consciousness Hive is not even a proper local area network; it is extremely rudimentary and heavily reliant on the client-side Mind Lock.

How can we get everyone online?

Ordinary people can only access the extraordinary through "dreams" and "the sea of ​​consciousness," and the two are closely related, both concerning the mind.

Intuition is a kind of subconsciousness, and dreams are a reflection of the power of the mind. Consciousness travels from the sea of ​​consciousness into the dream realm.

'If I were to construct a network between the dream realm and the sea of ​​consciousness, theoretically every dreamer could potentially access this network…'

Roland acted on his impulse, taking a step into his sea of ​​consciousness. Immediately, his hair stretched out infinitely and then broke off, disappearing into the void. Using the projection of the honeycomb in his sea of ​​consciousness as an anchor point, he spread out in circles, forming an invisible spider web.

The spiderweb was attached to the barely visible barrier between the sea of ​​consciousness and the spirit world. It was very well hidden and theoretically could extend infinitely, but he obviously couldn't, so the area it covered was limited.

Moreover, it is not very stable, like a net randomly laid on the sea surface, easily affected by tides and waves.

After a moment's thought, he adjusted the spiderweb, and invisible threads cascaded down from the gaps, connecting to the infected and the mind locks.

That makes things much more stable.

They act like mobile network nodes and signal towers, with immediate results.

'A wired network plus a wireless network, I wonder how well it will work?'

The upgraded cellular network is indeed easier to use, but after waiting for a while, several infected people entered the cellular network, and no ordinary people connected.

He had a sudden inspiration and arranged for the Paradox Worm to take action. It could freely travel between different worlds and become a veritable "net worm," constantly patrolling the complex network.

(End of this chapter)