Chapter 2654

【1. Hardened Scale Skin】

【2. Lubricated Skin】

It doesn't matter what I pick now, as long as I don't click confirm.

Zhao Chi doesn't know what the effects are, so he has to look at all of them.

Just look at them in order.

First, choose the first option.

【Gene Combo 1】

【Primary】Hardened Scale Skin

【Secondary】Lubricated Skin

【Effect】Durability +50%, Defense +50%, Damage Deflection +15%

【Description】Greatly increases the flexibility of the scale skin, simultaneously boosting defense and durability. Also makes the scale skin extremely slick, allowing a portion of all damage to slide off.

This combo isn't bad.

Hardened Scale Skin is already an enhanced version now.

By default, it has 600 durability and 30 defense.

If this combo effect is chosen, durability becomes 900 points, which is 100 points higher than standard steel armor — very durable.

Defense becomes 45 points, a bit less than steel armor's 52 points of defense.

But overall, it's on the same level as standard steel armor.

This is equivalent to every Jade Race member carrying a set of steel armor on them at all times.

Quite practical.

Besides that.

There's also an additional 15% damage deflection.

This is very similar to the effect of silk-stocking-type stockings, able to slide part of an attack off.

Looking at it this way, the combo'd Jade Armor is even stronger than steel armor.

Most importantly, the Jade Race can all use the Equipment Fusion ability, so when the time comes, this 15% damage deflection effect will directly become part of their bodies.

Not bad at all.

This effect is very suitable for the Jade Race.

Let's look at the second combo.

【Gene Combo 2】

【Primary】Lubricated Skin

【Secondary】Hardened Scale Skin

【Effect】90% of the reduced resistance can be directly converted into movement speed

【Description】Makes the lubricated skin even smoother, allowing the reduced resistance to be converted into propulsion, increasing movement speed.

This effect…

So weird.

The reduced resistance can be converted into movement speed?

Why does it feel like there's some kind of aerodynamics in here?

And it's not just aerodynamics — there's fluid dynamics too.

In other words, the stronger the resistance, the stronger the propulsion?

The harder the headwind, the faster you run??

The slower you run, the faster you run?

Interesting.

If flying, because the speed is high, air resistance becomes a terrifying force.

But with this gene, it would simply be like adding wings to a tiger.

The help for flight is enormous!

Apart from air resistance, water resistance is even more obvious.

The resistance in water is extremely strong.

If it can be converted into propulsion, then moving in water would be practically no different from on land — even faster.

Right!

Faster in water than on land!

What a strange combo effect.

However…

Right now, I'm choosing effects for the Jade Race.

The Jade Race's trait is masochism, their role is tank.

The Jade Race can't fly, and they won't go fight in water either.

Although the second combo effect is quite good, the first one is actually more suitable for the Jade Race.

Having a permanent set of steel armor on the body is still very reassuring.

And combined with their own armor, it's equivalent to every Jade Race member having two sets of armor.

One set of steel armor + one set of ultra-heavy Xuanü Armor.

They're really so tanky.

Any random Jade Race female soldier pulled out is an ultra-powerful tank.

Choose the first one.

Choose 【Gene Linkage 1】.

System notification:

【Setting linkage effect… Setting successful!】

"Mm?"

Tang Ruan suddenly hummed, then wiggled her body.

"What's wrong? Uncomfortable?" Zhao Chi asked with concern.

Tang Ruan shook her head and smiled: "No, I just felt a bit itchy on my body just now, it's fine now."

"Any other sensations?"

"Mm… no."

"Good, let me check your Jade Armor data."

"Mm, I'll take a look too."

Both opened Tang Ruan's body data and entered the Jade Armor interface.