abnormal mutation

Chapter 168 EZ and Twisted Fate

Recently, Roland has clearly noticed that [Weaving] and [Infectious Abnormal Mutation] are improving, with a rate of progress far exceeding that of other bloodline abilities, which has also led to a rapid increase in his strength.

The traditional "weaving" did not have the power of the network; he was both the pioneer and the beneficiary.

The more widespread the Hive Network becomes and the more netizens there are, the stronger the "weaving" will be. As long as he is a diligent weaver, his strength will increase rapidly.

"The spirituality and extraordinary qualities are rapidly merging; the potion ingredients still need to be processed quickly," Roland remarked.

He had secretly observed Colin's advancement process and gained some experience, making him even more eager to see the changes that would occur after the advancement sequence.

The reserves of life and mental power within the hive surged. After a moment's thought, he decided not to upgrade the consciousness hive or expand the network. The current hive could accommodate three thousand people online simultaneously, which was sufficient for the short term.

Roland entered the spirit world, where the dazzling spider descended, devoured the life reserves, and continued to weave its life coating as its articulated limbs danced.

When war comes, all sorts of monsters and demons will surely take the opportunity to emerge. The Seventh Authority, which has been quiet for a long time, may be brewing some big move. There's also the Thistle Flower Merchant Guild, the Remnant Light Society, and the Storm Council. In short, it's always good to have more means of survival.

He's been mastering [weaving] for so long, but he's been extremely irresponsible. He hasn't created many proper things, and he's only managed to weave half of the life coating on the ground. It's time for him to catch up on his studies.

Dozens of seconds later, he depleted his reserves, and his life coating was still far from enough. It seemed he would need to accumulate it for a few more days.

'I hope this won't disappoint me,' Roland thought to himself.

He went to the bar, took the wine that Diana handed him, took a sip, and casually checked his energy pool reserves.

The number of spiritual glimmers has exceeded eight thousand, and the extraordinary qualities are around seventy units.

The simulated matches continue every night, with eight players acting as chess pieces. Anyone who wants to play can join. They are powerful, have stronger buffs on the chessboard, and gain four or five units of extraordinary traits every day.

Unlike humans, chess pieces can freely enter and exit the spirit world with the help of the chessboard, just like Drake and Shire, who basically return to Fugen Tavern every night.

'Recruit two 3-cost pieces.'

Nearly two weeks have passed, and Drake has only processed less than half of the cards. It seems that processing a single card takes at least a month. Since the resources he's saving are going to waste, he should probably restore the three-cost card pool as soon as possible.

The chessboard trembled, and countless spiritual glimmers and extraordinary qualities surged from the energy pool, dancing, merging, and intertwining in the air above the chessboard, transforming into two card phantoms as tall as a person.

Several hours passed, and the image on the card gradually became clear.

The first card depicts a blue-haired boy in a shirt and tie, dressed in a trendy style, with his left arm outstretched and his palm radiating intense light.

Explorer: Ezreal

【生命：700/700，灵性：700/700，强度：200】

Skills: [Arcane Shift] [Mystic Shot]

Arcane Leap: Teleport to a nearby target area and fire a magic arrow at the nearest enemy, dealing mixed magic damage. Costs 100 Spirit.

[Secret Shot]: Fires an energy projectile, dealing mixed damage (with attack effects). Consumes 30 Spirit Points.

Talent: Spell Power Surge. Any skill that hits a target will increase attack speed and damage.

Racial Trait: Piltover Academy.

Racial trait: Blue-haired squad.

Professional Trait: Gunner.

The second card depicts a dashing middle-aged man with a mustache, trench coat, and top hat, holding a glowing gold card between his fingers.

Twisted Fate: Card Master

【生命：650/650，灵性：500/500，强度：200】

Skills: [Wild Card] [Card Selection]

[Wild Card]: Draw three cards, each dealing magic damage based on spell power. Costs 60 Spirit.

[Choose a Card]: Shuffle the deck, lock one card from 3 cards to enhance your next attack. Costs 40 Spirit Points.

Blue cards deal magic damage based on spell power and restore a certain amount of Spirit. Red cards deal area-of-effect magic damage and slow the target for several seconds. Gold cards deal magic damage based on spell power and stun the target for a duration depending on their resistances.

Talent: Lead-filled dice.

After defeating an enemy, the player will roll a "lucky" die, randomly receiving an extra bounty of 1 to 6. The bounty can be anything, not just coins.

Racial trait: Law Enforcer.

Class Trait: Swift Warrior.

Roland looked surprised, not expecting two handsome men to come at once, and they were even popular characters from the game.

He stared at Drizzt, feeling a sense of reunion after a long separation, an overwhelming warmth.

A blue vortex appeared on the card, and a handsome young man and a sophisticated middle-aged man emerged from it.

"Master, Ezreal has joined the team." Ezreal smiled, placed his hand on his brow, and gave a dashing salute.

“Trist serves you, Master.” Trist bowed slightly, like a gentleman.

Call me Roland.

As soon as he finished speaking, Ezreal flipped his hand, and a sword-shaped pendant appeared in his palm. It enlarged out of thin air and turned into a longsword wrapped in golden lightning.

Roland suddenly realized that this was a specific item from Piltover Academy, granting a synergy effect. Counting the number of players, three Piltover Academy units had already appeared: Rek'Sai, Leona, and Ezreal.

Piltover Academy units are more powerful and receive additional bonuses when using Academy items.

He took the equipment and immediately understood its capabilities.

【Statikk Shiv】: +20% Attack Speed, +45 Ability Power.

Amazing ability: Chain lightning.

Unleash a chain of lightning that bounces off multiple enemies, dealing 35+ magic damage and inflicting a 30% magic resistance effect for several seconds.

Negative effect (waived): Decaying Arc. If used continuously for more than 5 minutes, the lightning released by the sword will be imbued with the "Twilight Decay" attribute, indiscriminately corroding surrounding metals and organic matter.

"Here, take this and use it." Roland handed the electric blade to Ezreal.

“Okay.” Eze readily put it away; he was now the best user of Piltover equipment.

Roland already has enough equipment; there's no point in being greedy, as it would only put too much burden on him.

"You guys get to know the environment and your companions first. If you want to go out and do some work, just come find me."

"Yes……"

Roland looked thoughtful as he watched Lycos lead the two away.

Three-cost pieces have higher potential; they are already in sequence 8 when played, so leaving them on the board is a waste.

Twisted Fate, being an enforcer, will join the security consulting firm and work with Mandy and others. Ezreal, with his enhanced equipment, will be stronger and can join a combat squad.

"Ding dong..."

As I was pondering this, the Hive kept alerting me.

Singer: "I asked my friends in the South, and they said this war is related to the arms smuggling by the Jihua Trading Company!"

"It's said that the arms shipment wasn't smuggled to Fortwangen; its destination was the Kingdom of Vargas and the Kingdom of Alameda. Border checks are strict, so they smuggled it overseas and then transshipped it there..."

"The arms smuggling operation was exposed, discovered by law enforcement, and forced to launch ahead of schedule..."

Roland was stunned; it really was related to him.

(End of this chapter)