No strange things are allowed to evolve!

It is located among the dozen or so leaves in the tree canopy, corresponding to the newly unlocked passive skill: Dedication.

These skills are the highest-level skills that Jiang Shu can currently see. According to the classification, they should belong to the natural disaster level. In addition to unlocking these skills with skill points, specific conditions also need to be met.

Further up, just like the last column indicating the difficulty of the dungeon in the "Day of Great Joy" incubator, it's all question marks.

However, he could only see the names of these skills. Apart from "Dedication," the effects and unlocking conditions of the other skills were unknown. Only the skills in the following batches had detailed descriptions.

True-level skills can be unlocked with a small number of skill points, Nightmare-level skills require a large number of skill points, Calamity-level skills require skill points and certain level and numerical requirements, and Catastrophe-level skills require meeting the level and numerical requirements and completing specific conditions. Some require passing through a specific incubator, while others require achieving a certain achievement.

In short, these skills are not so easy to acquire.

However, once unlocked, one can gain unimaginable extraordinary abilities on top of the already powerful physical capabilities of the evolved being.

Invisibility and flight are merely roadside skills on the nightmare level.

Just like any player who has just started playing a new game, Jiang Shu felt a surge of excitement just by seeing the future prospects and the gaming experience.

He is not afraid of difficulties; he is afraid of the lack of difficulties.

Such cumbersome and complicated conditions were exactly what he wanted.

"Looks like we'll have a lot of fun to do from now on."

[Please select points to add...]

Seeing the system's prompt, Jiang Shu didn't hesitate to add all his evolution points to Charm.

His reason for doing so was simple.

There are other evolved beings in this world besides him, and as a newcomer who has just entered the evolutionary circle, he is definitely no match for the other evolved beings in terms of background.

Although it's unclear what level other evolved beings of similar rank are at, I've only just passed the trial, and my stats and skills are likely lagging behind others.

In this situation, if a conflict breaks out, even with full strength, you might not be able to win; even with full speed, you might not be able to escape. Although the future is promising, if you get killed as soon as you leave the starting village, wouldn't it all be a waste?

So add all your points to Charisma. As the saying goes, you can't hit a smiling face. Combine that with the Cataclysmic skill "Dedication," and you'll be able to play with them like you're playing with dogs.

Just as Jiang Shu was adding points, the system gave a new prompt.

Your base stats are all four times higher than the average person's, granting you a four-times bonus when allocating stat points.

[Charm value increased from +4 to +16]

Current Charm: 18

So the saying "the harder you work, the luckier you get" isn't actually a lie?

Jiang Shu was quite surprised and could only express his highest praise for this bonus mechanism: "Not bad."

However, skill points are a bit troublesome. With one skill point, the skills you can learn are very limited, and the active ones are all relatively weak in the real-level category, such as "sensing other people's current emotions" or "making other people's heart rate increase".

With his years of experience in social interactions, Jiang Shu did all this instinctively.

I was thinking of saving it up and not using it yet, and then exchanging it for a more powerful Nightmare skill later.

But suddenly, he saw a passive skill.

Charm Unleashed: Increases the influence of your charm by 50%.

Jiang Shu's eyes lit up.

Could it be...

[Consume one skill point to learn the passive skill: Charm Bloom]

【Charm: 27】

Oh my god, multiplication!

[All points have now been allocated. Please wait a moment; you will be leaving the hatchery in ten seconds...]

......

Outside the mist.

The weasel, which had been gritting its teeth and even breaking its wisdom teeth over the past few hours, suddenly noticed that the pink mist was beginning to dissipate.

A humanoid silhouette suddenly appeared in its field of vision.

"Hmph, so they really didn't run away..."

"That's true. I've been running in circles, so no matter where you exit from, I can spot you immediately."

"Pay for my son's life!"

Just as its murderous intent began to rise.

The figure turned around, brushing her messy hair back with both hands, revealing a melancholy gaze.

The weasel froze the moment its eyes met his.

"That melancholy gaze..."

"Ah, is it because you're grieving the death of your child? That's why you're so reluctant to leave..."

"Yeah, how could someone with those eyes be a murderer? That expression... just one look makes you want to protect them..."

"There must be some misunderstanding, right?"

His thoughts were in disarray, and for a moment he didn't know how to face the murderer who killed his son.

After it calmed down, only one sentence remained in its mind—

A mere feud over the killing of one's son.

Chapter Ten: Cataclysmic Skill - Divine Power!

Jiang Shu was somewhat dazed.

When you enter the incubator, the world changes, and you are directly transported to another world.

It was the same when I came out; I started with zero frames and was immediately sent back.

If it weren't for the fact that several hours had indeed passed as shown on his phone, and that the panel he received after obtaining the Evolver qualification could be summoned at any time, this experience would have felt unreal to him.

After calming down from the joy of receiving the reward, he immediately began to think about some questions that still had no answers.

Although it might sound a bit arrogant to say that, he felt that there weren't many people on Earth who would push themselves as hard as he did. In other words, by ordinary standards, Jiang Shu didn't think there were any other people as ruthless to themselves as he was.

However, judging from the system's feedback, there are quite a few evolved beings in this world.

So what are the criteria for selecting evolvers in the hatchery?

If the standards are too high, does that mean everyone else is a monster?

If the standards are so low, why was I only selected now?

Besides, the hatchery we just cleared was also a bit strange.

At first, Jiang Shu thought that the mysterious person mentioned by the bride was just a setting in the incubator, and that the other party would appear after the hidden target was pushed to 100%.

But in the end, it ended so abruptly, which made Jiang Shu somewhat uneasy.

Because the difficulty of the incubator is at the level of natural disaster, which is the second level of difficulty, Jiang Shu did not feel that he had wasted much effort throughout the whole process. Although he did have a significant advantage, he did not encounter the common characteristics of natural disasters described in the detailed introduction - unpredictable and indescribable dangers.

Furthermore, as a trial incubation ground, it rewards players with catastrophe-level skills.

He couldn't help but wonder if this incubator held some other secrets.

Could the mysterious figure be more than just a background element in the hatchery?

Everything is unknown.

These questions seem to need to be investigated only after contacting other evolved beings who have a better understanding of the hatchery.

However, whether or not to get in touch with other evolved individuals too early is also a question. Where there are people, there is society and circles. Jiang Shu does not understand the evolved individual group yet, and does not know what kind of people they are, whether they are good or evil. Otherwise, he would not have put all his evolution points into charm.

While doing this cannot guarantee your ability to protect yourself when facing danger, it can greatly reduce the probability of encountering danger.

After all, given his stats, assuming no enemies want to kill him, the few dangers he might encounter, besides accidents, are only the Hatchery and other evolved beings, with whom he has only a vague understanding.

At this moment, the eastern sky was already showing a hint of dawn, and it was almost daylight.

After a night of running around, Jiang Shu was a little tired and decided to go home and get some sleep.

So he patted his face to wake himself up, and then, while smoothing his hair, which was a bit oily from not washing it all day and made his forehead look uncomfortable, he listlessly looked for the way he had come.

And so, he found himself face to face with a weasel with a human face.

Hmm? Who designed this unique little gadget?

Jiang Shu sighed inwardly.

Compared to that useless piece of trash who scared himself to death, this one is clearly more in line with his imagination of Lin Chi-ling.

However, that piece of junk wasn't entirely useless. At least it raised Jiang Shu's psychological threshold, successfully preventing him from having much of a ripple in his heart when he first saw this little gem, allowing him to maintain a calm and composed attitude.

As it approached him step by step, Jiang Shu remained unmoved, responding to all changes with unwavering composure.

"that..."

As expected, it can talk. Judging from this, this one is the mature Taofeng weasel, while the one before should be in its juvenile stage, Jiang Shu analyzed silently.

"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. I just wanted to ask..." The weasel with the human face seemed a little flustered and cautious, as if afraid of frightening Jiang Shu: "Have you seen a weasel smaller than me around here?"

"No." Jiang Shu shook his head without changing his expression, while subtly digging two more clods of earth from the wild grave behind him with the heel of his right foot.

"Ah." The weasel with the human face nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it, you don't look like a bad person."

Jiang Shu realized it was related to the little weasel, so he tentatively asked, "May I ask what happened?"

"Aren't you afraid of me?" The weasel-faced man seemed somewhat surprised by Jiang Shu's initiative in asking.

"Fortunately, I experienced sleep paralysis when I was a child and encountered ghosts in the maze when I grew up, so I'm used to these kinds of things." Jiang Shu said righteously, "I firmly believe that if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear."

"Then I'll tell you." The weasel with the human face sighed and said viciously, "That was my child, and it's dead now. Before it died, it told me that it was killed by a man, so I must find that man and take revenge, and tear him to pieces!"

Jiang Shu: "......"

Upon seeing this, the weasel with the human face immediately retracted its fangs and showed an apologetic expression: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."

"It's alright." Jiang Shu waved her hand generously, "I understand. After all, the child is gone. Please accept my condolences."

"Thank you." The weasel with the human face rubbed its wet eyes with its forepaw. "By the way, may I ask if you've seen any strange people while you've been here for so long?"

Jiang Shu immediately understood that the other party had not just arrived, but had been waiting for him for a long time. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how long he had been there. However, at that time, he was in the incubation field and the two of them were unable to meet immediately.

In other words, when entering the incubator, the physical body remains outside?

However, Jiang Shu immediately dismissed this conjecture.

Hmm...that shouldn't be right.

If the body had remained outside, the other party would have found it long ago.

But if the physical body also entered the incubation field, it doesn't seem to make sense. Wouldn't the other party be surprised that he disappeared and reappeared out of thin air?

Or perhaps the hatchery has some kind of protective mechanism that prevents real-world creatures from observing the state of evolved beings who have entered the hatchery. They can only be sure that the evolved beings have stayed where they entered the hatchery and cannot be disturbed.

Why isn't the other person curious about that?

Unless... the other party is an evolved being.

Thinking about this, Jiang Shu, unsure of the other party's level of danger, decided to test the waters: "What do you mean by 'strange person'? Can you be more specific?"

"I don't know how to put it, but it's like..." The weasel-faced man thought for a moment, "His demeanor is different from ordinary people. He's the kind of person you wouldn't dare to approach in your daily life."

Well...

Was it not because the little weasel told it what the murderer looked like, but because it used that look to find the murderer?

This is no different from having "I am an evolved being, I know about the hatchery, and the murderer I'm looking for is also an evolved being" written all over their face.

So the other party probably thought I was unaware of the existence of the hatchery, and therefore deliberately avoided the topic since I couldn't immediately enter this wild graveyard.

Realizing this, Jiang Shu looked at the bits of flesh between the weasel's teeth and the bloodstains at the corner of its mouth, as well as the forced gentle expression that seemed ready to reveal its true nature at any moment. He knew that this was the effect of its charm value and passive skill "Dedication".

As the saying goes, "If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too." If the child is so unruly, it makes no sense for the parents to be so polite. If they didn't have this passive skill, the child would probably just come over and threaten them directly, instead of saying so much nonsense.

So Jiang Shu suddenly had a bold idea.

Instead of answering the question directly, he said, "You're lucky, I just happened to be here today to pay respects to my ancestors."

"Paying respects to ancestors?" The weasel-faced man was indeed drawn to the scene: "Here? Isn't this a mass grave?"

“Yes.” Jiang Shu nodded and explained with an extremely serious expression, “My ancestor was not born safely. His parents did not want him and chose to have an abortion. Then they buried the placenta here. I only recently learned about this, so I came here specifically to pay my respects.”

The weasel with a human face blinked: "No, your ancestor didn't make it into the world, so you..."