Chapter 2658

【Other gene acquisition failed】

A total of 3 genes obtained.

Not bad, I guess…

Ordinary bloodline is just like this.

First, let's check the lizardman's gene.

【Gene】Cold-blooded organism

【Source】Lizardman

【Type】Race gene

【Cost】2 improvement points

【Match】0%

【Effect】Body heat consumption reduced by 90%, food intake requirement reduced.

What is this thing?

It seems a bit vague.

Zhao Chi immediately checked the notes and roughly understood.

Humans, or other mammals, must maintain a certain body temperature.

For example, humans need to keep their body temperature constantly around 36–37 degrees.

To maintain this temperature, they must consume large amounts of food.

You can think of humans as a furnace that constantly stays at 36–37 degrees.

And food is the fuel.

Humans constantly maintain this temperature and constantly consume food as fuel.

So a large portion of the food they eat is used to generate heat.

But lizardmen are different.

Lizardmen are cold-blooded creatures and do not need to consume food's heat to maintain body temperature.

This gene is designed for this purpose.

After improvement, the Taoyuan race can also become a cold-blooded race, saving massive amounts of food energy.

In peacetime, they can go several days without eating.

It can greatly reduce grain consumption.

How to describe this gene…

It's actually quite good.

Not all lords have grain freedom like Zhao Chi, with endless wheat and massive beef production.

Even satiety fruits can be eaten as meals.

Many lords still face grain shortages.

If they improve this gene, they can save massive amounts of grain.

Letting their subjects eat once every few days would be fine.

Subjects or soldiers with heavy workloads can survive on one meal per day.

The same amount of grain can sustain more troops.

It's actually quite useful.

But unfortunately.

This gene has 0% match with humans.

Not just humans—any humanoid beings, like elves or orcs, also have 0% match.

Theoretically, it cannot be successfully improved.

Zhao Chi could transfer data to improve it, but… it's unnecessary.

Zhao Chi has abundant grain.

And he has satiety-type clothing that stores food, allowing him to eat large amounts in advance and carry it with him.

There's truly no need to improve this.

Also, after improvement, Gu Qing and the others would become cold to the touch.

How could that be allowed?

Entering at dawn would be unbearable.

Zhao Chi prefers them warm.

Especially Zhuang Ya, warm and cozy.

It's simply perfect.

This gene is a bit of a shame.

Let's keep it for now.

It might be useful later.

【Gene】Nocturnal

【Source】Gargoyle

【Type】Race gene

【Cost】7 improvement points

【Match】80%

【Effect】In daylight or bright environments, all physical states -50%, all physical state recovery speed -50%. In nighttime or dark environments, all physical states +50%, all physical state recovery speed +50%.

Mediocre genes.

Weak during the day, extremely strong at night.

These genes might be very useful for Shangguan Ting.

She uses the Vampire race, which gains attribute bonuses at night.

However, these genes are a double-edged sword.

They are indeed strong at night, but if attacked by enemies during the day, it becomes a bit awkward.

Battles do not care when you are strong, and there is a higher probability they will break out during the day.

Perhaps in some places of eternal night, this would be a god-tier gene.

But even at night, if enemies use torches, spiritual power lamps, or other light-emitting spiritual techniques, these genes become useless.

So one needs to possess some skills to extinguish fire and block light.

The Shadow Crown given to Zhao Chi by Shangguan Ting can use the "Darkness Descends" ability.

However, the "Darkness Descends" ability can only be maintained for 10 minutes, which is far too short.

What a pity.

But unexpectedly, the compatibility between these genes and the Taoyuan Clan is actually 80%, which counts as quite high compatibility.

Perhaps because the Taoyuan Clan possesses the "Darkness Affinity" gene, it can additionally boost the compatibility?

Regardless, skip this one.

The advantages are obvious, and the disadvantages are also obvious.

Truly a pity.

Keep it for now; perhaps it can be linked later.

Look at the last one.

【Gene】 Resistant Skin

【Source】 Gargoyle

【Type】 Racial Gene

【Cost】 13 Improvement Points

【Compatibility】 17%

【Effect】 The skin possesses certain spiritual power resistance, reducing spiritual technique effects by 20%.

This one is actually quite good!

I was just thinking that Gargoyles have this kind of ability, and it turned out to be decomposed right away.

After all, it belongs to the Gargoyle's signature ability, so the probability of it being decomposed is indeed not small.

Although reducing by 20% looks a bit low, it is actually quite good.