No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Then he noticed something and asked Jiang Shu, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Jiang Shu's expression was strange: "I don't know why, but the way your scales are moving is kind of disgusting..."

"...?"

"We saw a dragon, but where is the knight?"

Shen Mo dismissed the traits he was so proud of and calmly said, "Why don't you just not join the company? You haven't signed a contract yet anyway."

"Actually, he's super handsome!"

"Are you kidding me?"

Chapter 54 A New Hatchery! A Hellish Start!

Despite feeling disgusted, Jiang Shu was actually looking forward to it.

The characteristic Shen Mo mentioned was, in his view, similar to job changes in a game.

The skills on the skill tree are all general skills. After changing jobs, you can get exclusive skills and abilities, as well as a cool appearance, which is visually striking.

He was curious to know if anything interesting would grow after his sublimation.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu asked again, "So, after being given special characteristics, they become strangely shaped?"

"What do you mean by strange and unusual? This is evolution, evolving from a lower level of life to a higher level of life."

Shen Mo ultimately didn't actually fire Jiang Shu:

"However, you are not wrong. In terms of how they express themselves, different people do have very different characteristics."

"Because I possessed the traits of a sub-dragon, my physical strength, speed, and power were greatly enhanced. I can also strengthen my skills in a unique way and further increase my suppressive power at the spiritual root level. Therefore, even if I don't master calamity-level skills, I can still have a certain resistance to calamity-level skills."

Are there any other special cases?

"There are quite a few. For example, those at my level have traits like the undead with powerful healing abilities that make them almost immortal, the elf traits that amplify skill effects and quickly increase proficiency, the sword saint traits that dramatically enhance certain combat styles, and many more functional traits. There are just too many to list."

"It all feels... pretty lame," Jiang Shu thought to herself.

There's no Gundam?

"What about the more advanced ones?"

"Even higher..." Shen Mo was speechless. "What higher? Catastrophe level is the highest level. I feel like you have no sense of awe at all?"

"What is there to revere?" Jiang Shu asked innocently. "Is it wrong to be curious?"

“Look at them.” Shen Mo pointed at the still shocked Ba Wang.

"Holy crap! Catastrophe level! Team leader, your trial mission and spiritual root are catastrophe level! No wonder you became a team leader at such a young age and with such a low level, no wonder you can ignore everyone!"

Shen Mo shrugged at Jiang Shu: "Well, a sense of awe."

“You don’t know about sublimation, so you probably don’t know what a calamity-level spiritual root represents, right?” Overlord said to Jiang Shu with stars in his eyes, “This means that as long as the team leader, oh no, the boss, doesn’t die, he will eventually become a top-level expert, a leader of various organizations and guilds. We’re really lucky to be following him.”

"Why is this so awkward... as long as you don't die..." Shen Mo felt that being praised by Ba Wang was more painful than being scolded by Jiang Shu: "Alright, let's go, I'll take you to the strategy area to broaden your horizons."

"Alright!" Overlord was very excited.

Jiang Shu seemed to be deep in thought.

If that's the case, then following Shen Mo now is indeed a good thing.

Shen Mo is capable and approachable. Following him will not only provide better treatment than following others, but he also has a lot of connections and resources from outside the Bureau of Transformation, which may come in handy in the future.

Besides, Gao Di Shenmo is also considered a genius in the eyes of the public, so it would be perfectly reasonable for him to act a little differently if he were to become his right-hand man.

It looks like a pretty good old man with a ring and a shield.

As Jiang Shu was pondering, the group finally arrived at the strategy area.

There were quite a few people in the guide area, but they were all doing their own things in an orderly manner, so it wasn't noisy at all; on the contrary, it was as quiet as a library.

As they walked through the strategy area, Jiang Shu and Ba Wang looked around at everything with curiosity.

In the center of the hall was a huge screen that scrolled through the hatchery's bounties, which included general information, clues, and the rewards that could be obtained after completing the mission. The difficulty levels were mostly Realistic and Nightmare.

“Operators in the Execution Department can freely choose to accept these bounties, and after registering at the front desk, they can enter the corresponding incubation site,” Shen Mo explained. “This is also considered a field mission. After successfully completing the mission, the rewards in the incubation site can be kept by the operator, and then the operator can exchange them for performance bonuses with the mission credentials. If the operator submits the corresponding mission intelligence, they can also receive additional performance bonuses.”

“I see.” Jiang Shu nodded.

The three of them walked through the lobby and into the elevator. Shen Mo pressed the button for the third floor.

"The first floor can accept Nightmare and Real bounties, while the second floor is mainly Calamity-level bounties, which are generally only accepted by outstanding operators. The performance bonus is much higher than that of the first floor. You can try it if you have the chance."

The third floor is a special incubation area, which also includes the item incubation area. Entry requires the authority of an executive officer or higher, or the guidance of the person in charge of the strategy area.

The fourth floor is a catastrophic incubator. Incubators of this level are unlikely to have low-level requirements. Your previous one was an exception. For inexperienced evolvers, the mortality rate is frighteningly high, which is why such serious consequences occurred.

Normally, only team leaders or higher-level executives are qualified to attempt the strategy, so don't wander around unnecessarily; just stay on the first and second floors.

The elevator doors opened, and after passing through a carpeted corridor, Shen Mo swiped his card to open a double mahogany door.

Behind the door was a magnificent and spacious place, but there were very few people around. Soft music was playing, which sounded very melodious in the empty space.

Rather than calling it a travel guide location, it's more like a high-end private club. In addition to handling the registration process, the front desk even provides drinks and desserts.

Jiang Shu really wanted to ask if preventing them from running around was because they didn't want them to get something for free?

"Isn't it that your physical strength can't keep up with your power?"

Shen Mo easily ordered a cocktail from a staff member, leaned against the bar facing Jiang Shu:

"You definitely didn't do any research when you added points. You put all the points into strength, and the other stats are still mediocre. It seems like you have a high strength, but you can't exert your full strength in actual combat. Once you exert your strength, you will suffer eight hundred damages yourself, just like you are now."

"And if I'm not mistaken, you should have the Courage Spiritual Root, right? Not only is your Human Courage strong, but your base Strength stat and stat allocation multiplier must also be quite high. Otherwise, even if one of your two Hatcheries is a Catastrophe-level, you wouldn't have many usable points; there's no reason for it to be increased to such an exaggerated degree."

"As expected of the team leader, he saw it at a glance." Overlord nodded in agreement, "His abilities were sealed when we were in the hatchery, but his strength is still terrifying."

"Uh...actually, it's because..." Jiang Shu wasn't sure if the Bureau of Different Attributes had the means to detect spiritual root attributes. After thinking it over, he felt that lying about this wouldn't do him much good, so he decided to explain.

But to his surprise, Shen Mo stopped him.

"Don't try to be stubborn. I could tell at a glance that no other spiritual root besides the Courage type could do this."

Shen Mo smiled and said:

"You must have other skills that can enhance your strength, right? But you don't need to tell me that. The Execution Department never interferes with the personal privacy of its operators. We only look at their abilities. That's why normal recruitment requires an assessment instead of simply looking at their base stats and ability stats."

We only care whether our operators can get things done perfectly. As long as they can get the job done, even if their spiritual root quality or base stats are a little lower, we'll treat them all the same. This is a place where performance speaks for itself.

"Okay, sure." Jiang Shu felt relieved.

"So I plan to let you enter a new item hatchery that I just conquered. The reward weapon item is a pair of brass knuckles. The level is not high, only Nightmare level, but it has a function that is very suitable for you, called 'Kinetic Energy Absorption'."

Shen Mo read out a series of numbers and had someone retrieve the corresponding strategy guide from the glass display case and hand it to Jiang Shu:

"The reaction force generated during an attack can be completely absorbed by the brass knuckles. In other words, after wearing it, you don't need to worry about your physical strength being insufficient for the time being, which is enough for you to transition to a point where you have enough points to average out your other stats."

The person in charge of navigating this item hatchery is from our team. I suddenly remembered that it would be a perfect fit for you. It just so happens that this hatchery isn't fully explored yet and isn't available for purchase, so I can give you this special treatment without worrying about performance bonuses.

After glancing through the guide a few times, Jiang Shu looked up at Shen Mo earnestly and said, "Thank you."

It's clear that Shen Mo took it very seriously and genuinely considered his situation, rather than just casually throwing out a nightmare-level item.

At least for me right now, this item can do much more than just reach the Nightmare level.

The Overlord was quite envious, but he wasn't jealous. First, he truly considered Jiang Shu a friend and naturally wanted his brother to live a good life. Second, while the item was somewhat useful for someone like him with relatively low physical strength and power, its overall utility was limited.

"Don't be shy, you can come in anytime you're ready."

"Although... here?" Jiang Shu was a little uneasy. "Can't we go home first and then come in?"

“The first, second, and fourth floors are all fine, but the third floor is out of the question.” Shen Mo shook his head: “First of all, the strategy guide cannot be taken away. And didn’t I say that the various organizations will control the item incubation site after the strategy guide is completed? It can only be entered through special equipment. You can’t find it with your own system. It’s like a gold mine, so it will definitely be controlled. Do you understand?”

"Okay, I understand." Jiang Shu thought for a moment, then asked, "But how was the control achieved?"

"I don't really understand the technical aspects, but that's just how the rules are," Shen Mo shrugged.

“Okay.” Jiang Shu put down the guidebook. “Then I’m ready.”

Shen Mo was somewhat surprised: "You only glanced at it a few times? Are you sure you memorized the process?"

"Ah."

"Okay, then come to my office after this is over." Shen Mo nodded and arranged for a staff member to take Jiang Shu to the corresponding prop incubation area.

After watching Jiang Shu leave, Ba Wang picked up the strategy guide he had put down and began to read it with curiosity.

Shen Mo put down the half-empty wine glass he had been holding and yawned: "Stop looking, it's useless to you. Go back and eat."

"Team leader..." Overlord carefully studied the strategy guide and asked, "Is the person who wrote this strategy guide from an anime/manga fandom?"

Shen Mo was taken aback, then chuckled, "How would I know? Where did you get that idea?"

"Because the walkthrough started with 'if,' it means this is an 'if' path, but strangely, there's only an 'if' path." Ba Wang turned the walkthrough over to show Shen Mo.

Shen Mo glanced at it and said disdainfully, "You have no culture at all. This isn't some kind of 'if' scenario from anime, it's just C language. It means that as long as these conditions are met, you can successfully 'conquer' the enemy."

Ba Wang scratched his head sheepishly at first, but then quickly asked in confusion, "What is 'else'?"

"If it were any other situation, we wouldn't get this result."

What does "else" mean, and what does "nightmare" mean?

"The item hatchery doesn't have a death type or a safe type, but it does have difficulty levels. You can't use this method to conquer the item hatchery on Nightmare difficulty or higher," Shen Mo replied.

Just then, the staff member who had accompanied Jiang Shu to the strategy room suddenly rushed over.

He ran and shouted.

"Team Leader Shen, something's wrong! The operator you brought is a bit too eager. I haven't even had a chance to help him choose the difficulty level yet. I just selected the hatchery, and he clicked confirm and went in!"

Shen Mo's eyelids twitched: "Random difficulty?"

"Yes," the staff member said anxiously.

"What level of difficulty?"

"It's...it's a disaster." The staff member pursed his lips. "Several people from your group failed. I heard that Team Leader Qin was planning to come in person today, but something seems to have delayed him..."

Shen Mo's anxious heart finally died.

The Overlord, standing to the side, remained optimistic: "He's already conquered the Calamity-level, so there's still hope, right? Maybe he can get even better items if he succeeds?"

"Yes, if he succeeds, there will definitely be amazing things that even I've never seen before, but do you think he can succeed?!"

Shen Mo, with a stern face, lectured:

"The incubator is unpredictable. As an officer in the execution department, you must not be careless, and you must not take one success for granted."

The hatchery you're exploring has level restrictions, but the item hatchery doesn't. Theoretically, everyone can explore it, so everyone starts from the same point.

Didn't you hear that several people in the team failed? You've seen them before, so you should know what their experience and methods are like. Do you think a newbie can do better than these battle-hardened veterans without a strategy guide?

It's hard to say what he'll be like when he grows up; maybe he'll be able to do it easily then, but at least for now..."

He remained silent, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

He approves of Jiang Shu's future and has high hopes for it, but clearly, he doesn't approve of Jiang Shu's present.

"I'm sorry... I was too presumptuous." The overlord softened and asked, "What will happen if we fail?"

"Although you won't die, it won't be like the safe type where there are no penalties. You'll lose attribute points, and in severe cases, you might get injured and have to recuperate for a long time."

Shen Mo sighed: "I haven't even officially started working yet, and I've already gotten myself into such big trouble. If the department head finds out I secretly brought people in, he'll skin me alive."

"What do we do now?" Ba Wang was somewhat frightened.

"What can we do? I'll take the blame if anything goes wrong." Shen Mo muttered with a stern face, "I made the decision, am I supposed to let him take the blame? Fine, you stay here and keep an eye on things, I'll go find a few people from the treatment department to be ready to provide emergency care at any time."

After saying that, Shen Mo left dejectedly, muttering curses as he went.

"Byd, how come your hands are so fast? Are all the courage-type characters this rotten?"

Seeing Shen Mo so ruthless that he even cursed himself, Ba Wang was inexplicably moved.

Given all this, why would you still take responsibility?

Hot teacher, it seems we've really found a great leader...

......

[Incubator: Insurance Mainland]

[Type: Single Player]

Number of evolved beings in this round: 1