Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 214 Five Elements Scales - Sapphire Blue Scale, Appearing in the Pyramids of the Kunlun Mountains
The capital city is located in the Tian Shu Bureau.

Wang Shouguo sat at his mahogany desk, a strange-looking mask in front of him, and a paper document laid out beside it detailing its information:

【JOJO World - Stone Mask】

[If an ordinary human or creature wears this item and comes into contact with blood, they will be transformed into a vampire. The transformed individual possesses physical abilities far exceeding those of a human, is immortal, has a bloodlust, and fears sunlight.]

[Real-world observation records (two confirmed cases, both of whom are holders of the Stone Mask):]

Taste retention: Can still taste human food, but cannot obtain nutrition from it.

Changes in blood requirements: Decreased interest in ordinary people's blood, extremely high enthusiasm for blood containing spiritual energy, and a strong desire for the blood of powerful mutated creatures, superhumans, and holders of celestial treasures, but these desires are easily satisfied.

Daily requirements: Only 300 ml of second-tier mutated organism blood is needed daily to maintain normal activity.

[Weakness: Fears sunlight (ultraviolet rays); high-intensity ultraviolet radiation can cause irreversible damage, or even death.]

Wang Shouguo tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, the rhythm slow and heavy. He looked at the stone mask, his eyes flashing with a complex light.

"It's surprisingly perfect."

He couldn't help but sigh.

The "Stone Mask" from the JOJO world, along with the corresponding report, from Yunchuan City, filled him with both excitement and vigilance.

The power of the Stone Demon Mask far exceeded his expectations, which explains why Yun Chuan City contacted him immediately upon obtaining it and handed it over to the Imperial Capital Tian Shu Bureau for a decision.

Its power is too great. The vampires it creates not only possess extraordinary physical abilities and near-eternal life, but their weakness is also extremely singular: they are only afraid of ultraviolet rays.

Bloodlust?

It's not that I can't eat normal food, it's just that I prefer blood. Can that be considered a flaw?
Everyone has their own favorite foods, which is perfectly normal.

"Daytime movement is restricted, so we can switch to nighttime; although some mutated creatures might awaken the ability to release ultraviolet light, their numbers will be extremely limited, practically nonexistent."

"Compared to these, what we need to guard against are the ultraviolet weapons that humans have deliberately developed."

But at this point in time, all countries are preoccupied with their own problems. Who would specifically develop weapons to target such a weakness? Even if they did, it wouldn't be now, and no one in China would do something so self-destructive.

What truly made him hesitate was a deeper issue.

"Species barriers"

Will a vampire who has undergone transformation still be able to identify with human identity?

The long years will change everything; this is an eternal truth. When they live as vampires for a long time, will they still consider themselves human? And will humans reject them?
Will their moral values ​​and worldview be able to be maintained after a long period of time under eternal life?
Wang Shouguo thought about it, but then shook his head.

No, that's not right.

The psychology of any living being, including humans, will change over time. This is inevitable and not something to be worried about.

Moreover, judging from the description of the "Stone Mask" in the document, it will not have much impact on the wielder's psychology. If anything, the wielder's own mind may change to some extent because of the power they have gained.

This cannot be considered a problem with the "Stone Demon Mask".

He had to admit that the Stone Mask might not be the strongest of all the treasures in the heavens, but it was definitely the most strategically valuable.

It can't be said to change the balance of war between humans and mutated creatures, but it can definitely save many lives.

Compared to those powerful treasures that can only create one or two strong individuals, the Stone Mask represents a possibility: the possibility for Great Xia to mass-produce extraordinary warriors in a short period of time.

The impact of this is far greater than that of any superhuman or treasure holder who has appeared so far; but it is precisely because the existence of the "Stone Mask" is too perfect that it makes him think twice.

Wang Shouguo shook his head with a wry smile.

If the creation has more restrictions, such as requiring a specific bloodline, special qualifications, or serious side effects after conversion, it would be simpler, because that would mean that it must be carefully selected, and the number of people that can be converted would naturally be limited.

But in reality, the Stone Mask has almost no flaws.

The transformation process is simple, the ability improvement is significant, the daily maintenance cost is low, the psychological impact is controllable, and the weakness is singular and easy to prevent. This all-round excellence is too attractive to them.

The Yun Chuan City Tian Shu Bureau even applied to have at least one-third of its members converted into vampires, in order to ensure the absolute safety of Yun Chuan City during the night.

"one third"

He repeated the number to himself and shook his head.

This ratio is not entirely unacceptable, but it is a bit too radical. Nighttime defense does not necessarily have to rely on vampire warriors; ordinary members can also do the job. Moreover, with the technical cooperation with Angel Yan, they have already obtained some technical optimizations through resource trading.

It will be able to be developed, mass-produced, and widely distributed very soon.

Third-tier mutated creatures will not be more difficult to deal with than first-tier or second-tier mutated creatures.

Moreover, compared to vampires, he actually prefers the super soldier gene technology mastered by Angel Yan. He doesn't care about whether it's a divine body or not. What he wants is not a divine body, but super soldier gene technology, even if it's just the gene technology of the first-generation Shenhe sniper like Qi Lin in "Super Soldier".

It's a pity that Great Xia currently doesn't have the same bargaining chips as Angel Yan, and the resources required to develop super soldier genes seem to be extremely large, which seems a bit extravagant compared to its current combat power.

Unlike the Stone Mask, it doesn't need anything.

"Let Old Li decide when we have the meeting later."

Wang Shouguo thought to himself, then put away the stone mask. Although Elder Li had said that the Tian Shu Bureau could act unilaterally on some matters and did not need to consider the opinions of other departments too much, he could not make such a decision alone, which could affect the overall strategic layout of the Great Xia.

Just then, there was a gentle knock on the office door.

"Come in."

Entering through the door was a composed man in his early thirties wearing black-rimmed glasses. He was one of the heads of the Imperial Capital's Tian Shu Bureau, but unlike the other heads who were responsible for finding potential superhumans and holders of celestial treasures, he was in charge of collecting celestial treasures.

"Director Wang, there are two things I need to report to you."

Zhang Mingyuan spoke first.

"The first thing we found was a treasure from all the heavens that matched Gu Che. It was one of the five elements scales from a work called 'The Adventures of Little Carp,' namely the Sapphire Blue Scale."

"The Adventures of the Little Carp"?

Wang Shouguo frowned. Did this name sound like something out of a children's cartoon?

"How strong is it?"

"It's impossible to give an accurate assessment at the moment, but the data shows that the Sapphire Scale, also known as the Scale of Wisdom, possesses self-awareness and originates from the true dragon race. It should significantly enhance Gu Che's abilities, but..."

"It's just that the upper limit isn't high, right?"

Wang Shouguo took over the conversation, his tone tinged with helplessness.

High-level celestial treasures are not easy to find, but that is also their problem.

Who would have thought that the Shanghai Tian Shu Bureau would find the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame in the Dou Qi World so quietly, and Lu Jing successfully fused with it.

Although he hasn't reached the fourth rank, he's only lacking in spiritual power; everything else is already there.

The Jinling Tian Shu Bureau also joined forces with twelve other cities to compete with the Imperial Capital and Pengcheng Tian Shu Bureaus for the Thunder-Thunder Fruit. After succeeding, Lin Ruoxi's strength was further enhanced.

Although Gu Che had bathed in the blood of a third-tier mutated dragon and even devoured its heart, making considerable progress, he was still somewhat inferior to them.

Even Pengcheng made Gin Ichimaru from the Bleach world his teacher on Shen Mo's path to becoming a Bleach. Even though he is currently lagging behind them, his subsequent improvement may be faster.

If Gu Che couldn't compare to them in terms of resources, that would be one thing, but it's clearly a matter of resources now.

The resources they provided to Gu Che were not as abundant as those provided to Lu Jing, Lin Ruoxi, and Shen Mo by Shanghai, Nanjing, and Shenzhen.

Under these circumstances, they would naturally have to work even harder to find treasures from all heavens in order to improve Gu Che's strength and ranking.

Wang Shouguo was quite happy to see such competition, since no matter who improved their strength, it would ultimately enhance the national power of Great Xia; however, as the director of the Tian Shu Bureau in the capital, he naturally hoped that Gu Che could become stronger as well.

However, treasures from all heavens, especially those suitable for Gu Che and possessing considerable potential, are obviously not so easy to find.

Zhang Mingyuan's ability to find a suitable treasure from the heavens for Gu Che was already beyond his expectations; a slightly lower ceiling is actually normal.

However, scales originating from a true dragon race and possessing self-awareness? Would such a thing really enhance Gu Che's strength?

"Based on our preliminary assessment, the potential of this celestial treasure is indeed limited. Although it provides an advantage to Gu Che, it may only allow him to reach the fourth rank at most. After the fourth rank, the effect of the sapphire blue scales will be extremely limited if he wants to break through further."

Zhang Mingyuan nodded.

He was well aware of the strength of the sapphire scales, which had a limited upper limit. However, considering that the dragon and the last holder of these scales were able to stop the near-apocalyptic magma, the upper limit of the scales should be around the fifth tier, but definitely not exceeding the sixth tier.

With just a single scale, raising Gu Che to the fourth rank is already the limit.

Even if it can still have an effect afterward, it won't be very significant.

"That's enough."

"Let Gu Che use it for now, and continue searching for other treasures from all the heavens."

"By the way, after that sapphire blue scale recognizes its owner, can it still be used by someone else?"

Wang Shouguo asked Zhang Mingyuan.

If possible, once the Sapphire Blue Scales are no longer useful to Gu Che, they can be given to someone else to use.

"can."

"However, they must be someone approved by Sapphire Blue Scale."

Zhang Mingyuan nodded; he had already confirmed this.

"good."

"What's the second thing?"

Wang Shouguo nodded slightly after receiving an affirmative answer, and then continued to ask.

"A pyramid has appeared near the Kunlun Mountains, suspected to be the pyramid that housed the giant stone statue in the Ultraman Tiga world."

(End of this chapter)