Chapter 1688

Especially for high-value races.

Damn it, I'll never buy like this again...

But one thing was good — most of what was decomposed this time was racial genes.

Racial genes are relatively better than individual genes.

At least Zhao Chi preferred them.

Let's look through them one by one...

【Gene】 Wrinkled Hard Skin

【Source】 Treant

【Type】 Racial Gene

【Cost】 2 Improvement Points

【Match】 29%

【Effect】 Skin area increases by 100% and folds into wrinkles, while raising skin defense by 30%

Actually, this gene isn't bad.

The gene's effect is written very clearly — it increases skin area.

If the skin increases but the body doesn't, naturally wrinkles will appear like tree bark.

This way, the skin's thickness increases.

Combined with the 30% boost to skin defense, the actual defense increase is more than 30%.

If Zhao Chi had orcs and goblins, this would be very worth improving.

But the problem is, Zhao Chi's subjects are all those women.

Let their skin area double and wrinkle up like trees?

Way too ugly.

Forget it.

Even if this improvement only costs 2 points and the effect is very practical, forget it anyway.

However...

If Tang Ruan had this gene, the area of the jade armor she takes off each time could also increase by 100%...

But the result would be soft and cute Tang Ruan turning into a woman covered in wrinkles?

Forget it, forget it.

Just thinking about it is unsettling.

What a crappy gene?

Keep looking.

【Gene】 Luxuriant Growth

【Source】 Treant

【Type】 Racial Gene

【Cost】 1 Improvement Point

【Match】 80%

【Effect】 Increases the growth speed of branches, leaves, and hair by 300%.

Damn!

This gene is indeed very useful for treants.

After all, treants' branches and leaves often fall off, so increased growth can keep them maintained.

But it's useless to Zhao Chi.

Gu Qing and the others already have long hair — what's the use of increasing hair growth speed by another 300%?

Gu Qing's silk-spinning doesn't rely on hair either.

Another waste!

But besides treants, this gene is also pretty good for other plant races.

Seems useful for flower fairies too?

It could let them quickly replenish the dust on their big wings...

But this isn't much use either.

Flower fairies are too weak.

The dust on their wings can indeed inflict all sorts of abnormal statuses on enemies, but one claw or one slash from the enemy and these flower fairies are dead.

Better just let them tend the farmland.

Tch...

Zhao Chi was really a little annoyed.

But it doesn't matter — treants are the cheapest genes, so having bad genes is at least some reason to comfort himself.

But this further shows that decomposing ordinary genes really carries risk.

Continue!

【Gene】 Simple Brain

【Source】 Giant

【Type】 Racial Gene

【Cost】 8 Improvement Points

【Match】 90%

【Effect】 When strengthening Intelligence sub-attributes, treat as Intelligence -1. When strengthening Constitution and Strength sub-attributes, treat as Constitution or Strength +1. Base Loyalty +1, IQ reduced by 20%.

What the hell…

As said before, if Zhao Chi used Orcs and Goblins, this gene would suit them perfectly.

After all, a soldier's "Intelligence" stat really isn't as useful as "Constitution" and "Strength."

The enhancement points Zhao Chi gave the female soldiers didn't add Intelligence-related sub-attributes either; instead, they all strengthened other sub-attributes.

So this gene is essentially adding +1 to both "Constitution" and "Strength" — that's very strong.

Although the base values of Constitution and Strength remain unchanged, being able to boost the enhancement effect of sub-attributes is no small feat.

And this is only part of the gene's effect.

There's also the Base Loyalty +1 effect.

Increasing Base Loyalty isn't easy.

Zhao Chi improved so many genes for those Taoyuan women, and only accumulated a total of 3 points of Base Loyalty.

If he improved them with this attribute, Base Loyalty would become 8 points.

New female villagers start off at the level of giving their all right away — that's really not bad.

This gene is really, really not bad.

But how does it come with a -20% IQ debuff?

IQ is not Intelligence.

Intelligence is a stat.

IQ represents whether one is smart or dumb.

Zhao Chi really has no concept of what IQ -20% means.

But he vaguely remembers it seems to be close to mild intellectual disability.

It definitely won't really be as dumb as an actual intellectually disabled person, but it definitely won't be entirely normal either.

This gene is really something — clearly the effects are so good, yet it had to throw in a -20% IQ effect, damn it…

But then again, it's reasonable.

After all, this gene is literally called Simple Brain.

It trades Intelligence and IQ to make a person the type with a simple mind but strong limbs. And with a simple mind, naturally they're also more loyal.

Giants are tall and large, and their IQ reactions really are much slower than ordinary humans.

It might also be some kind of balance because this gene is too strong.

Should he improve them or not?