Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 73 Trial (Thanks to book friend ZH222 for the support!)

Looking at this talent, Gong Tianwu thought about it carefully and felt that it was still very useful, especially among the gray talents, it should be above average.

Since he had obtained a guaranteed useful talent, Gong Tianwu simply chose to go all in with 15 points for his next draw!

Spending fifteen points of Zhenlong, the probability of drawing a gray talent is 20%, the probability of drawing a white talent becomes 20%, the probability of drawing a green talent becomes 30%, the probability of drawing a blue talent becomes 20%, and the probability of missing is 10%.

Perhaps it was the effect of the two newly added points of luck, or perhaps Kang knew that he was facing enormous pressure this time so he did something, so Gong Tianwu's all-in bet was a good one this time.

After what seemed like a long wait, the light that Gong Tianwu most wanted to see appeared in his eyes:

Blue light!!

With a 20% chance of winning, this is the highest quality talent he can theoretically draw.

Immediately afterwards, after the light dissipated, a special blue talent appeared in front of Gong Tianwu.

Big Eater: You have an amazing appetite beyond that of ordinary people, and you also have an equally powerful digestion and absorption ability, which provides the body with stronger recovery ability, more qi and blood, and energy. Of course, this will also cause your wallet and toilet to face severe tests at the same time.

This talent made Gong Tianwu frown.

This kind of talent that can be used in daily life is what he wants most, especially for him who is still an infant at this time, it is completely tailor-made for him.

However, if this is the only attribute, it seems a bit unworthy of its blue quality?

Fortunately, Gong Tianwu quickly found a separate description below:
When certain necessary conditions are met, this talent may gain additional attributes or even be promoted to a higher-level talent.

After hearing the explanation that it could evolve, Gong Tianwu finally felt that it lived up to its name.

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During the next three days, Gong Tianwu lived a monotonous life, that is, sleeping in the cradle, and then like a potted plant, waiting for the man in black to come with a pot to water him, usually four times a day.

He also found that his body was growing and developing rapidly under the nourishment of the mysterious liquid. In just three days, he had almost reached the level of a normal baby of ten months or even one year, and his basic physical quality was far superior to that of an ordinary one-year-old baby.

The key point is that according to Gong Tianwu's observation of other babies around him, their development is obviously much slower than his own.

This can be seen from the fact that they usually can only wave their hands and turn over, but the iconic event that a one-year-old baby can do is to try to stand up and learn to walk! !
Obviously, such an advantage is the result of the combination of this body's elite template and its gluttonous talent.

There is a saying that goes "win at the starting line". Gong Tianwu has undoubtedly achieved this at this time. The most terrifying thing is that not only is he far ahead of this group of unfortunate companions physically, but he also hides a sinister, despicable and shameless soul inside!

Gong Tianwu had noticed carefully that usually no one came here. The group of men in black robes would come to "feed" on time every day and then leave quickly.

So, when the group of people who delivered the meal left without looking back, Gong Tianwu carefully controlled the baby's body to crawl out of the cradle, and then visited the neighbors next door one by one. Of course, his purpose was simple:
Add meal.

The transparent liquid poured into the wooden basin cradle will take about an hour to be absorbed.

Gong Tianwu would eat big mouthfuls of food from the neighbors nearby, and "eat more" until he was full, using his talent as a big eater to the fullest. Then he would lie back in the cradle and chew his own portion slowly.

Of course, Gong Tianwu actually has another choice:

That is, he doesn't need to hide his shortcomings and show the fact that he eats a lot and grows fast. Those black-robed men will most likely ensure that he is well fed, and he doesn't need to be cautious and steal other people's food.

But doing so is in the interests of the Blood God Sect and the other blood infants around him, but not in the interests of Gong Tianwu.

If Gong Tianwu's judgment is correct, these blood infants will become competitors in the future, competing with him for resources, skills, fame, fortune, and opportunities. So of course he must start suppressing them as soon as possible!
After about three days, all the blood babies were able to crawl and move, and began to stand up and walk, so much so that a bamboo cover had to be placed above the cradle at all times to prevent any accidents.

Of course, this thing has almost no effect on Gong Tianwu, as he has already mastered the control of this body.

The abundant nutrition and mature soul made Gong Tianwu even try to practice internal energy yesterday - he noticed that the rising sun could be seen in the western corner of the Blood Infant Nest.

Yes! He had memorized the Ziqidong Secret Technique he had obtained in his previous life. This orthodox Taoist secret was upright and peaceful, and could be perfectly matched with almost any skill or magical power.

Unfortunately, the weather was not good, so Gong Tianwu failed to absorb the purple energy yesterday. When he was planning this today, a large group of black-robed people suddenly walked in. The black-robed man in the lead was Wu Zongguan. He stood still, looked around, and then said loudly:

"The seventh day has come, the blood will awaken the spirit, the fittest will survive, and the baby will be released into the basin!"

The rest of the black-robed men responded in unison, then stepped forward one after another, tied a purple-black string around the neck of each blood baby, then picked up the blood baby's cradle and walked quickly forward.

Gong Tianwu was surprisingly one of the first to be taken out. After walking out for more than ten steps, he activated the divine reading technique and happened to hear the inner voice of the man in black who was holding him:

"Damn it! The people from Qifu have twice as many blood infants entering the valley as us this time. Unfortunately, we fought too fiercely in the early years and the ancestors have issued strict orders, forbidding us to approach the scorpion pot, let alone do anything. Sigh, are we doomed to lose again this time?"

After Gong Tianwu received this news, his mind flashed, and he soon found himself being brought to a huge pit!

This pit is about the size of a football field, with complex terrain, including rocky mountains, grasslands, and woods. There is a pond in the southeast position. The pit wall is about ten meters high, with rugged rocks, and looks very steep.

Soon, Gong Tianwu discovered that a large number of cradles were placed there, and all of them were filled with blood babies.

Soon, a blood baby crawled out of the cradle, began to stagger, and began to taste the world with its taste buds out of curiosity - to put it more intuitively, it licked and bit everywhere.
Gong Tianwu waited until about one-fifth of the blood babies had crawled out of the cradle before he crawled out himself.
At this time he noticed a detail. All the blood babies had a thin rope tied around their necks, but some were purple-black, and some were red. It should be a sign of their identity.

Of course, I was no exception. The rope around my neck was purple and black.

Then Gong Tianwu began to familiarize himself with the nearby geographical environment while crawling, and finally found a corner to hide in.

At this time, Gong Tianwu looked like a child who could just walk, but in fact his strength and speed were equivalent to that of a six or seven-year-old child. He could even be compared with modern well-nourished second or third grade elementary school students.

By the way, even an ordinary blood baby can reach the level of a five-year-old human child at this time, and has the same natural fighting instinct as a wild beast, and its endurance and adaptability are far beyond that.

Time passed minute by minute, and after about half an hour, almost all the blood babies left the cradles and crawled on the ground, curiously exploring the world in their own way.

Suddenly, a secret door on the side of the pit opened, and hundreds of giant blood-eyed rats were released from it. Each one was as big as a rabbit. Their eyes shone with an eerie blood-red light, their hair was sparse and bald, and they emitted an unpleasant fishy smell.

At the beginning, these blood-eyed giant rats and blood babies seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but as time went on, friction and conflicts began to arise between the two sides, and then casualties began to occur.

The root cause of all this is: hunger.

The blood babies usually have four meals a day, but it is already past mealtime and they are all starving.

These specially trained blood-eyed giant rats were starved for a whole day.

As the smell of blood spread, driven by hunger, the conflict between the blood baby and the blood-eyed giant rat became more and more intense.

It can be seen that the blood baby obviously has the advantage in size and strength. Once it pins down a blood-eyed giant rat, it will open its mouth and bite it hard regardless of its resistance.

Even though the blood-eyed giant rat scratched and clawed, leaving the animal's skin torn and bleeding, it could not cause any fatal damage, so it could only become food.

In such a chaotic scene, Gong Tianwu almost laughed out loud. Isn't this the perfect time to fish in troubled waters?

While crawling on the ground, he quietly grabbed a sharp-cornered stone in his hand. Taking advantage of the chaos around him, he hit the head of a blood-eyed giant rat next to him hard.

This giant blood-eyed rat had already been held down and bitten by a blood baby, leaving it covered in bruises. Its head, a vital part of its body, was also hit hard by a stone, causing it to convulse and die instantly.

The blood baby immediately started to chew excitedly, but unfortunately he was too happy too soon. He had just taken two bites when the food was snatched away by Gong Tianwu.

When the food was snatched away, the blood baby became furious and pounced on the enemy with its bloody mouth open.

Unfortunately, Gong Tianwu had already predicted his behavior and hit him on the forehead with a stone in advance, causing the boy to fall to the ground with his eyes rolled back and twitching. Gong Tianwu then took advantage of the situation and dragged the blood-eyed giant rat to the side and started eating it.

Gong Tianwu knew very well that food was hard to come by, so he had prepared himself mentally to swallow it no matter how bad it tasted. However, he did not expect that the fresh flesh and blood of the blood-eyed giant rat would taste so delicious.

(End of this chapter)