Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 174 Skill Fusion, Green Field Physique!

What a delightful control panel!
Looking at the cluster of Lv3 skills appearing on the panel, Cheng Ye couldn't help but smile.

Compared to Jiang Chuan's luxurious panel with several perfect red talents, Wang Qing's highest talent is only rare.

The problem is that Jiang Chuan's talent was forcibly enhanced by the residual supernatural state, and after being found, it directly degenerated into the rare-level 'wild grass physique'.

Wang Qing's 'Water Wave Physique' will not degenerate; the two are at the same level, only with different emphases.

The former focuses on endurance and battery life, while the latter excels in self-healing and recovery.

"If I can get my hands on this Water Wave Physique, my path to becoming an immortal monster can continue."

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Cheng Ye's eyes as he continued scanning the panel.

The rare-level skills 'Easy to Get Along' and 'White Streak in the Waves' are also very useful. The former allows you to quickly blend into the environment, making it a godsend for traversing the wilderness, whether you're hiding or evading pursuit. The latter is a pure water skill, perfectly suited to the water-rich geographical environment of Hainan Province.

It's hard to imagine that the indigenous people of Hai Province wouldn't be able to survive in severe weather like typhoons and torrential rains if they weren't good swimmers.

As for Leng Baipi, Cheng Ye couldn't help but laugh.

No wonder Wang Qing looks like a pretty boy; it turns out he has this abstract talent: naturally fair skin, which saves him the trouble of sun protection.

Looking further down, Wang Qing's martial arts talent appears to be only average, at the ordinary level of the tendon joints.

There's nothing particularly outstanding about the specific skills, except for the advanced traps which are worth paying attention to.

Upon seeing several standard skills bearing the name 'Overthrowing the Navy Legion', Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow.

"The Overthrowing Navy Legion? Could this Wang Qing be an executor from some sanctuary city?"

When his gaze fell on 'Advanced Ship Repair', his suspicions became even clearer.

It should be noted that Sang Hezheng is already a senior craftsman at the Happiness City Machinery Department, and his highest information-related skill level is only Lv3.

Wang Qing not only has Lv3 information skills, but also standard skills. It would be strange if he didn't have some kind of background.

"Although we don't need this information-related skill for now, we can search for it all first!"

"Who knows, if we develop the Baishui River or the Linjiang River area in the future, we might need to build ships one day."

Even a hero can be brought down by a penny; we're used to living in poverty.

Now that the Public Works Department provides fast charging as a safety net, Cheng Ye no longer needs to slowly accumulate charging points, and his appetite has grown considerably.

It's only 60% charge value; as long as the coordination is sufficient, it's not a problem at all.

"Search, the physique of water waves."

The probability of searching for Lv3 is 25%, which increases to 75% when combined with 100% compatibility.

But perhaps due to the influence of the malevolent insect, Wang Qing's mind went completely blank.

The next second, the text on the panel rapidly combined, as smoothly as if searching for a Lv.1 skill that was guaranteed to succeed, without even a hint of failure.

Search successful

[Civilization Collector has successfully recorded: Water Wave Physique (Lv3; Talent; Rare)]

"Cool!"

Cheng Ye couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, not expecting the second Lv3 talent to come so quickly.

Have you run out of energy?

The problem is not big.

We drove the second transport vehicle straight to the Public Works Department. The charging value, which had previously dropped to 6%, surged again with the help of fast charging.

At 1 a.m., when Cheng Ye drove back to the community, the energy level had returned to 56%, just 4% away from the next search.

But instead of rushing to interrogate Wang Qing, he parked his car and strolled into the convenience store at the entrance.

Since choosing the 'joint route', he hasn't tried the system's newly added 'fusion' function even once.

I have enough charge now, perfect for practicing.

Each fusion requires 50% charge. Before fusing the Heartfire skill, he planned to try it out with a normal skill first to find out if there were any hidden "pitfalls".

To avoid any accidents during the subsequent fusion of the flame, which could affect the little guy's growth.

Two boxes of yellow-bag nutritional syrup were brought over. Cheng Ye drank four bags first to fill his stomach.

The panel unfolds in view.

The three sections at the top—Search, Action, and Information Fusion—are clearly arranged.

Cheng Ye had entered the information fusion interface several times before, so it was no longer unfamiliar to him.

As the thought flowed, the page instantly changed, and what appeared before the eyes was still a book, but with a touch of the fantasy of a Western magic book.

The thick cover gleamed with a dark gold luster. When unfolded, it was divided into two blank pages on the left and right. At the bottom were all the skills he had found so far, including information-related skills.

Cheng Ye tried to use his mind to drag the "wild grass physique" to the left side of the book.

Wow.

The skill list that was originally on the left disappeared instantly, and a faint light suddenly appeared on the blank page.

Like a video playing, the gray-brown soil slowly spreads out, and a tender green sprout pushes its way out of the ground, stubbornly stretching its leaves in the invisible wind and rain. The entire page is enveloped in a crisp green light, exuding a tenacious vitality.

He then turned his gaze to the right side of the interface, and sure enough, all skills below Lv3 had disappeared, leaving only "Water Wave Physique" floating quietly.

Cheng Ye used his mind to drag it to the blank page on the right, and the same fantastical scene played out again:

An endless, deep blue sea unfolds on the paper, the sea breeze howls, and a wave surges up from below the surface, carrying tiny bubbles, crashing onto the shore. The page glows with a moist blue light, carrying the grandeur and inclusiveness of the sea.

“Amazing, it’s really amazing!”

Cheng Ye couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice.

Compared to the mysterious space he was pulled into during his previous promotion, this concrete fusion scene in front of him gave him a sense of "touching the essence of the skill," a truly eye-opening experience.

The resilience of wild grass and the grandeur of waves are so vividly presented on the page.

Just then, a slender purple ray of light extended from the top of the wild grass on the left and connected precisely to the waves on the right.

The next second, a notification pop-up slowly appeared:

[Reconstruction Targets: Wild Grass Physique (Lv3; Rare), Water Wave Physique (Lv3; Rare)]

[Both skills were detected to be of Rare rarity. Guaranteed Rare rarity for this fusion.]

[Basic Fusion Cost: 50% Energy]

[Special Note: Once fusion begins, it cannot be canceled. Additional energy can be invested (every 50% energy = 1 random directional mutation)]

[Has the fusion been confirmed?]

The sudden change in the input energy value is clearly a bottomless pit.

Once you have this idea, it will keep going randomly and you will never be satisfied.

Before finding the optimal solution, Cheng Ye is not greedy. His core objective is clear: to merge skills to save skill slots.

"Merger confirmed!"

As the thought settled, all the pop-up notifications disappeared instantly, and the energy level in the upper right corner of the panel plummeted from 56% to 6%, as if water had been pumped out.

Immediately afterwards, the scene on the paper began to change drastically.

The area on the left, representing the physique of wild grass, suddenly erupted with clusters of emerald green light. The green light carried an extremely aggressive nature, spreading to the right like wildly growing vines, as if trying to tear the power of the waves over to compensate for itself.

The wave on the right was not to be outdone. The once calm sea surface instantly churned, a blue halo erupted, and a giant wave shot into the sky with the force of destruction, crashing into the green light on the left.

"Damn, is this fusion going to turn into a fight?"

An indescribable sense of oppression instantly enveloped him. In the blink of an eye, Cheng Ye suddenly felt as if he were on a vast land, witnessing two prehistoric behemoths fighting.

Wild grasses sprang up from the ground, growing into giant plants tens of thousands of feet tall, their roots plunging into the earth like writhing dragons.

The waves transformed into towering flood peaks that blotted out the sky, each crashing with a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth.

The two collided and tore at each other, the green and blue lights intertwined to form a chaotic sea of ​​light, and even the air seemed to tremble.

Fortunately, the fight did not last long.

Ten seconds later, the purple light connecting the two suddenly began to tilt towards the weeds, as if guided by an invisible force.

The raging waves gradually subsided, the towering waves slowly receded, eventually turning into gentle water, which then condensed into rain clouds that hung above the tall grass, gently sprinkling raindrops.

At first, it was a light drizzle, nourishing the leaves of the wild grass.

Suddenly, the storm turned into a raging torrential downpour. Large raindrops pounded on the grass stems, but caused no damage whatsoever; instead, they made the wild grass even greener.

Finally, the rain gradually subsided, returning to its initial drizzle.

Under the continuous nourishment of the rain, the towering wild grass began to shrink visibly, its roots retreating back into the soil, its leaves folding up, and eventually returning to the size of the pages of a book.

This time, however, the scene in the picture has changed.

On the land where only a single tender sprout had emerged, wild grass grew wildly, quickly spreading out a small "carpet of wild grass," with layers of emerald green leaves, exuding vitality.

What's even more peculiar is that each blade of grass has strange patterns on its surface, half of which is covered with twining dark green vines, and the other half with flowing light blue water patterns.

The two colors are clearly distinct in the center of the leaf, yet they blend perfectly along the veins without any sense of abruptness, instead creating a symbiotic harmony.

The next second, all the strange phenomena on the pages vanished, leaving only blank pages.

Immediately afterwards, lines of dark purple text lit up in the center of the panel:

[Insufficient energy level detected for the collector; 'random mutation' mechanism cannot be triggered]

The information fusion process has been completed, and the fusion results are stable.

The Civilization Collector has successfully recorded a new fusion skill: Verdant Physique (Lv3; Rare)

"Done?"

A look of surprise flashed in Cheng Ye's eyes.

It's possible that the Wild Grass Physique is derived from the Cloud Grass Physique of Jiangchuan, and is essentially a higher level of perfection.

The relative importance of the two is clearly dominated by the physical characteristics of the wild grass, and the final result still retains the characteristics of a plant.

If you click on the details of Green Physique now, the description above has changed.

[Green Field Physique (Lv3; Rare; Slightly increases vitality)]

"After the fusion, the previous moderate increase has actually become a slight increase?"

The description has also become a vague concept of vitality, and Cheng Ye is temporarily unable to figure out the changed orientation.

But you'll find out what changes occur once you try it.

"Equipment, physique on the green field!"

The words fell.

The empty slot in the skill bar flashed slightly, and a deep purple light transformed it into its place.

The phrase "green physique" is vividly displayed.

hum!
Unlike before when the skill was equipped, the power of the leap was unrestrained and destructive.

This time, first a fine, tingling sensation spread from the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head, followed by a feeling of bones and tendons being gently stretched and widened, as if to make room for new life.

Cheng Ye couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. But having experienced the illusion of being equipped with the Heart-Protecting Fire before, his endurance had increased significantly.

In just a moment of slight dizziness, the scene before my eyes completely changed.

The ground beneath my feet was no longer cold floor, but moist, soft soil. Roots were extending wildly through the cracks in the soil, greedily plunging deeper into the earth.

The air around him was filled with the scent of morning dew and green grass. He looked down and saw that his body had turned into green grass stems, growing taller and taller in the face of the invisible wind.

"Is this... making me go through it all again?"

Cheng Ye's heart skipped a beat.

During the initial information fusion, he merely observed the wild grass and the waves from a third-person perspective.

At this moment, he is that wild grass.

It can sense the wind, sunlight, rain, and vigorous life force!

The azure waves arrived as expected, and it was only through this experience that I realized the difference between the physique of wild grass and the physique of water waves.

The blue waves could not shake the roots of the wild grass at all; they could only rage helplessly.

It swirled wildly several more times, but eventually had to retreat in frustration. Rain clouds quickly gathered on the horizon, and fine rain began to fall.

Just as the raindrops fell on the leaves.

The illusion vanished.

Thump...thump...thump.
A familiar heartbeat came from within, but it was more vibrant than when the grass was still green.

Cheng Ye looked down and saw the wild grass totem in the center of his chest slowly awakening. A clear blue suddenly wrapped around the originally single green halo. The two colors intertwined and swirled, gradually merging into a more vibrant turquoise!

The emblem pattern on the skin's surface also changed. The originally static weed patterns began to slowly unfold, new buds sprouted from the edges of the leaves, and even the patterns of the roots became finer and fuller, as if they were about to burst through the skin at any moment.

Even more miraculously, with each pulsation of the totem, he could feel a warm power flowing through his veins, and wherever it passed, his limbs and bones were filled with a feeling of comfort and pleasure, as if parched land had finally received sweet rain, and every cell was cheering and drawing life.

"vitality"

All the unusual phenomena disappeared, seemingly without bringing about the same tangible changes as before.

Cheng Ye got up, clenched his fist, kicked his legs, and turned around, but still did not feel any change from before.

Even the gluttonous appetite that would always manifest after fusing skills in the past did not emerge.

"No way, the fusion was all for nothing?"

He sat down with a frown, patiently waiting for a minute or two, but still couldn't feel any difference.

After thinking about it, Cheng Ye simply uninstalled the skills and felt the changes in his physique without the green field.

Four or five seconds later, I felt like something was missing from my body, but I couldn't quite put my finger on what it was.

As I re-equipped, a faint warmth flashed through my heart, so fast it felt like an illusion.

"Could it be"

Cheng Ye's eyes lit up as he caught sight of that fleeting power.

He reached out and tore open the yellow bag of nutrient solution in front of him, tilting his head back to suck in the sweet osmanthus-scented liquid.

After finishing the bag, the faint strength in my chest seemed to solidify a little.

After drinking another bag, this time it was no longer a vague, elusive sensation. A warm current slowly spread through my veins to my limbs, and I could clearly feel its trajectory.

"So, it's supposed to make me actively replenish the dew to stimulate the growth of my vitality?"

Cheng Ye suddenly realized.

In the past, when he fused skills, he was driven to eat by his instinctive hunger. But this time, Green Body gave him the initiative back.

This is probably the peculiarity of a football physique.

It can be a weed or a patch of green grass, depending entirely on how the person with this talent replenishes it.

If that's the case, then what's there to hesitate about?
The first time Cheng Ye wasn't urged to eat, his behavior became even more ferocious.

Four or five packets of nutrient solution were torn open at the same time, and the mouths were brought to the lips. The icy liquid gurgled into the throat without any pause.

As soon as the liquid slid down the esophagus, it immediately transformed into warm energy, flowing continuously towards the heart, like watering a dormant seedling.

He felt neither full nor hungry; he was like a weed waiting to be nourished, only knowing how to "absorb".

One bag after another of the nutrient syrup was emptied, and the packaging bags piled up like a small mountain in front of me. After about forty bags had been consumed, I suddenly felt a burning sensation in my chest.

It felt like a green flame was burning, and a surge of warmth burst forth from my heart, flowing through my muscles and bones to every part of my body.

Click.

A barely perceptible crisp sound rang out.

Cheng Ye looked down and was shocked to find that the skin on his forearm had cracked and become brittle like dry tree bark. Then, a thin layer of dead skin began to peel off.

He raised his hand to touch his cheek, his fingertips brushing off fine flakes of skin. His neck and ankles were also peeling at the same time, as if undergoing a complete metabolism.

The bones inside the body also joined in the fun, making a series of "crackling" sounds, as if they were being reassembled, or as if the tendons and bones were being stretched repeatedly, bringing a strange sense of comfort amidst the tingling and numbness.

To his surprise, his scalp suddenly started to itch, and he reached out to touch it.

All the hair in his hands fell off like willow catkins, not a single strand remained on his scalp, and in the blink of an eye he became bald.

Hair loss?
Just as Cheng Ye was staring blankly at the stray hairs in his palm, the familiar feeling of hunger finally surged up!

Wow!
The appetite was slightly weaker than when he fused with the Heart-Protecting Fire last time, but it was more impactful, like waves crashing against his reason, urging him to replenish his energy.

Cheng Ye's expression changed, and he grabbed the remaining nutrient solution from the box, almost instinctively shoveling it into his mouth.

This time, the liquid didn't go through the process of entering the stomach; it was directly absorbed by the body as soon as it reached the mouth.

Fortunately, the energy density of the yellow-bag nutritional syrup far exceeds that of the regular version. After finishing the first box of 100 bags, I only drank the fourth bag of the second box before the intense hunger disappeared as quickly as the tide receded.

After drinking five more packets, a feeling of fullness washed over me, and all the burning sensation gradually subsided, leaving only a gentle warmth.

"When you combined the Heart-Protecting Fire, it was 120 bags, but this time it's 109 bags?"

Cheng Ye counted the stack of nutrient pulp packaging bags on the table, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This data has far exceeded his initial expectations.

As the life level is elevated by the Heart-Protecting Fire, the physique is also continuously enhanced. Theoretically, the benefits brought by the new talent will inevitably be "diluted".

However, the physical leap brought about by the Green Field Physique is even more rapid than when it was combined with the Wild Grass Physique.

Cheng Ye couldn't help but guess that this was probably related to the fact that the upper limit of life had been opened.

He stood up again, clenched his right fist, his forearm muscles tensed instantly, and the veins bulged like dragons, as a terrifying power far greater than ever before gathered in his palm.

He launched a punch forward, the force of which tore through the air with a whooshing sound, creating a buzzing vibration.

"This"

Cheng Ye paused for a moment, then took another step forward, stood in front of the counter of the convenience store, bent his legs slightly, and stomped his feet hard on the ground.

My body felt as if it were being lifted upwards by an invisible force, and I jumped nearly a meter high, my gaze instantly passing over the top of the counter, which was more than two meters high.

When it landed, the ball of its foot collided with the ground with a muffled "thud," and even the floor trembled slightly.

"My weight?"

Cheng Ye looked down at his feet and suddenly realized something was wrong.

The body shape was no different from before, but the weight felt completely different when it landed.

The large scale left by Uncle Dong was still in the basement. Cheng Ye stood on it, and the numbers on it made him feel dazed.

107kg!
The last time I weighed myself, I was 86kg. This time I've gained 21kg, almost 40 pounds!

Strangely, when he looked down at his arms and waist, there was no excess fat. His figure was even more proportionate than before. In the eyes of the wastelanders, he had become even thinner.

"Am I even human?"

Cheng Ye stepped off the scale in a daze, pinched the muscles in his arm with his fingertips, and felt that they were as hard as iron, yet wrapped in an amazing elasticity, which was completely different from the soft and pliable texture of ordinary muscles.

He simply grabbed his coat, hurried back to his room on the fifth floor, and pulled out the detector from under the bed from the four-piece set of the Fireworks bedding.

After applying the silver patches to key areas on his wrists, chest, and thighs, Cheng Ye opened Xin Huo Tong and clicked "Start Detection."

A moment later, the data displayed on the screen left him completely stunned.

65.

What was Li Changfeng's age again?

62?

Cheng Ye's pupils contracted sharply. He opened the last measurement data from Xin Huo Tong, and the displayed limit value was still 37.

His physical prowess on the green field caused his strength to surge by 28 points, almost doubling!
Moreover, the simplest and most straightforward way to increase a number is to make it increasingly difficult as you go along.

He walked to the mirror and looked at his bare upper body.

The short hair that had been carelessly trimmed before had long since fallen out, and the newly grown 1/2-inch hair stood upright like steel needles, exuding a sharp aura that kept strangers at bay.

The skin no longer has the smooth texture of ordinary people, but has a matte, frosted sheen, as if covered with a thin protective film.

The totem badge on the chest has completely changed its appearance, nearly doubling in size. The originally solitary weeds have now transformed into a sprawling green lawn, with vines and water ripples intertwining and entwining at the edges, and tiny glimmers of light quietly flowing between them.

Most peculiarly, the blood vessels under his skin have completely disappeared. Only when he deliberately tenses his muscles will the veins bulge out like dragons, giving off a sense of oppressive power, like a beast unleashed from its cage.

After moving around a few times, Cheng Ye took a deep breath and slowly threw a punch, following Hu Li's power generation method.

With each punch that sliced ​​through the air, the deep, piercing sound grew clearer and stronger.

Two or three minutes later, he deliberately slowed down, no longer pursuing force, but instead focusing on feeling the flow of power within his body.

Suddenly, he abruptly pulled back his fist, a look of undisguised surprise flashing in his eyes:

"Tiger Force, I've completely mastered it!"

Yesterday, he still had 10% of the progress left to master the Tiger Force, but with the formation of the Green Body, he has completely mastered it.

Moreover, it doesn't seem to be something that can be easily mastered.

When he threw a punch, he could clearly feel the contraction and relaxation of the corresponding muscles with each exertion of force, and he could even faintly feel the slightest twitching.

This precise sense of control was something I had never experienced before.

"It seems that the elevation of my life level has first improved my physical talents."

Cheng Ye quickly figured out the key point: "And the Green Field Physique just happens to fill this part of the talent ceiling. The combination of the two is what gives me such a clear perception of power."

Once again, he truly felt the immense chasm between extraordinary individuals and ordinary people.

It's not just about combat strength, but about the fundamental growth path and growth rate.

With his gaze fixed on the panel, Cheng Ye suddenly felt unsure about his current combat strength.

His strength was already comparable to that of a martial artist who had opened six meridians, far exceeding that of an ordinary person with four strengths.

The test values ​​have almost doubled, and the true combat power cannot be summarized by the word "doubled".

"It's time to go find Director Miao to search for the remaining four powers. Also, I need to test my current combat strength!"

(End of this chapter)