Chapter 166 - 121: Allocating the Harvest: A Double-Edged Sword Ability

Chapter 166: Chapter 121: Allocating the Harvest: A Double-Edged Sword Ability

[Card Type: Ability Card - Identification Skill]

[Rating: A-Level]

[Description: Upon use, you gain the ability to identify anything. You can obtain basic information on items and life forms by consuming Spiritual Power. The higher the level of an Extraordinary item, the less information you receive and the more Spiritual Power it consumes.]

[Special Note: When used on S-Class Extraordinary Creatures or S-Class Extraordinary items, the Identification Skill will provide extremely limited information. To obtain more detailed information, a higher-level Identification Skill is required.]

Chen Chong was overjoyed.

’It’s just like the ability I imagined!’

The Identification Skill was the ability to appraise information about anything.

Although this ability didn’t offer any direct combat power, in this new world, its uses were practically endless.

Often, information about unknown regions and unfamiliar creatures was crucial for survival.

The sheer number of unidentifiable wild fruits and plants in the Primitive Jungle alone was daunting, and he had no idea which ones were edible.

With the Identification Skill, he would no longer have to rely on the daily intelligence report to know what was edible; he could identify everything himself.

More importantly...

He still hadn’t figured out what this invisibility stone in his hand was.

Chen Chong took the green crystal from his bag and silently activated the Identification Skill.

Instantly.

A powerful wave of weakness washed over him.

Chen Chong was startled. ’The cost of this ability is that high?’

’Is it because the green crystal’s level is too high, or is the skill’s normal consumption always this absurd?’

[Name: Earth Core Crystal]

[Type: Extraordinary Item]

[Rating: A- Level]

[Description: A natural ore formed over thousands of years deep within the earth’s veins. It contains a dense concentration of Extraordinary Power. When a life form comes into contact with it, it can bestow the ability of invisibility.]

"Earth Core Crystal, a natural Extraordinary Item formed deep underground..."

Chen Chong finally understood the origin of the green crystal. He also realized that it wasn’t just living things that could possess Extraordinary Power; inanimate objects could naturally contain it as well.

’It was hidden deep underground. The Blood-tooth Python probably found it by chance and started carrying it around...’

A question formed in Chen Chong’s mind. ’Since this is a natural material, can I use it as a forging ingredient? Can I throw it into the Forging Furnace and refine it into an Extraordinary Artifact?’

’If the forging is successful, will it use invisibility as a foundation to grant an even stronger ability?’

’I’ll try it as soon as I get back!’

Having made up his mind, Chen Chong put away the Earth Core Crystal and turned his gaze to the two unconscious people on the ground, and to Qi Zhen, who was sitting cross-legged beside them with his eyes closed.

Curious, he used the Identification Skill on each of them in turn.

First was Xu Jun...

This time, the Spiritual Power consumption was extremely low, not nearly as absurd as it had been with the Earth Core Crystal.

[Name: Human]

[Type: Transcendent]

[Rating: B-Level]

[Abilities: B-Level Turtle Defense, B-Level Full-Body Enhancement]

[Description: Possesses a decent defensive Extraordinary Ability, but his physical constitution is quite ordinary. Nevertheless, he is far superior to non-Extraordinary creatures and normal humans.]

Chen Chong was a little surprised. ’It can even identify abilities?’

’This identification ability is even more useful than I thought.’

’Doesn’t this mean I’ll be able to check if strangers have acquired any abilities from now on?’

’It seems the boost from Full-Body Enhancement only brought Xu Jun’s physical strength to the level of a Transcendent, without making him stand out much.’

’In that case, I’m probably about the same, maybe just a little stronger than him at most.’

’But it’s only because of the buffs from abilities like Rapid Recovery and Rock Body Transformation that I was able to go head-to-head with the Blood-tooth Python for so long.’

’I wonder if there are higher-level Enhancement Cards. Physical strength is still my weakness right now...’

Chen Chong then turned to look at Ning Yu.

[Name: Human]

[Type: Transcendent]

[Rating: C+ Class]

[Ability: C-Class Haste]

[Description: Possesses a speed-type Extraordinary Ability, but it has significant limitations. Although her physical constitution is top-tier among ordinary people, it hasn’t reached the minimum threshold for a Transcendent. She can only be called the weakest of Pseudo-Transcendent. However, her own combat prowess compensates for this weakness, giving her strength that far exceeds that of a Pseudo-Transcendent.]

The identification of Ning Yu was completely within his expectations.

With only a single ability, she naturally couldn’t be compared to a true Transcendent.

But the concept of a "Pseudo-Transcendent" made Chen Chong raise an eyebrow.

’So there’s a term for that?’

Although her identified rating was less than satisfactory, it was clear that Ning Yu’s physical constitution was excellent.

’Perhaps even without the "Haste" ability, her years of training would still place her at a very high level among ordinary people...’

Next up was Qi Zhen.

[Name: Human]

[Type: Transcendent]

[Abilities: None]

[Rating: A+ Class]

[Description: He entered the realm of Transcendents by continuously honing his physical body. He has not mastered or awakened any abilities, but his physical strength and power are terrifyingly immense, far surpassing other Transcendents of the same level.]

Chen Chong wasn’t surprised by Qi Zhen’s information; the previous Card had already explained everything.

’The rating given by the Identification Skill must be a comprehensive assessment based on one’s own strength, mastered abilities, and physical constitution.’

’For example, Xu Jun had used Full-Body Enhancement and also had Turtle Defense, which gave him a B-Level standard.’

’Ning Yu’s physical strength was still at the level of an ordinary person, and the ability she mastered wasn’t high-level, but her talent in Swordsmanship, honed over many years, brought her to a C+ Class rating, just a sliver below Xu Jun.’

’And as for Qi Zhen...’

’No abilities, no advantages. Decades of physical conditioning, reaching A+ Class through sheer bodily strength alone.’