Chapter 49: The Panel's True Use?

The instant he saw this prompt, Baichuan understood.

It was indeed feasible.

At the same time, he also learned another piece of information about the panel's functions.

Namely, after a successful scan, if the model still existed in his ability structure library,

when he scanned that creature again, the word "Editable" would appear.

The reason he hadn't noticed this before was that in most cases he simply ate the target outright…

The creature was already dead — what was there left to edit?

As for the few he had finished scanning, either he had killed them at the time and couldn't eat them, or they were special things he didn't dare eat; once he finished scanning them, why would he keep trying to scan them?

He simply left.

So it was only now, struck by a sudden whim, that he discovered he could actually edit other creatures.

Having grasped this point, Baichuan quietly opened the model of this rat.

Clearly, the entire operation was the same as when he evolved himself.

Just as he was about to start choosing abilities, Baichuan suddenly thought of something else.

When evolving other creatures, could he use the abilities on his own body?

After all, his own ability model — that snake-like, dragon-like model — had always been brazenly present in this mysterious space.

In the past he had also wanted to experiment with it, but aside from being able to take it apart and inspect it, that model only ever reacted when evolving abilities.

And now, encountering for the first time another creature's model bearing the word "Editable," would some different change appear?

Thinking of this, he tried selecting his own model and then chose to open it.

As the panel shifted, his model's abilities were actually displayed from another angle.

【Species: Unknown (?).】

【Abilities: LV3 (Details), LV2 (Details), LV1 (Details).】

Seeing this, Baichuan was stunned — he hadn't really expected it to work.

Looking at the "Unknown" on the panel, he laughed wryly; he hadn't expected his species to show up as Unknown here.

True enough — by now he had no idea how many times he had strengthened himself; he had even lost snake-like traits such as being cold-blooded and hibernating, not to mention all sorts of bizarre abilities and claws.

If he went out now and told people he was a Yanjingwangshe, they'd probably look at him strangely — where did this fellow look like a kc?

As if he was stupid!

After laughing for a while, Baichuan looked back at the panel.

So the question was: if he chose one of his own abilities, would that ability still exist on him afterward?

If it ceased to exist, would it simply vanish? Or would it cause him irreversible harm?

For a moment, Baichuan's curiosity was roused; ignoring the rat's model, he dove straight into all kinds of research.

First, he tried opening his own model, then casually selected an ability and confirmed extraction — in an instant the panel popped up a message.

【Please choose a method: Copy or Remove?】

Facts proved it — it worked!

Moreover, compared to the ability models he treated as consumables, his own seemed a little special — there were two methods to choose from.

At that moment, Baichuan unconsciously narrowed his eyes and carefully studied these two options.

Copy and Remove.

Taken at face value, Copy should pose him no danger at all — his abilities would remain unchanged; but what about Remove?

If his ability were removed, what consequences would befall him?

Would it vanish like with other models, and he himself would drop dead? Or would he suffer tremendous harm? Or perhaps be completely fine?

If he were fine, then he estimated he could operate much more boldly.

Previously, he had seen that every time he evolved, the model he treated as consumables would vanish due to damage and incompleteness, which made him somewhat reluctant to evolve himself recklessly.

He feared that after evolving, a situation would suddenly arise where the ability didn't suit his body — especially external limbs — and then how would he shed that part?

But now with Remove, if it posed him no harm, could he then experiment with all kinds of abilities at will?

For example, a bird's wings — if he grafted a pair onto himself, could he achieve Flight?

The reason he hadn't evolved before was that he had considered: what if, after evolving, various real-world factors caused it to become nothing but a decoration, and he couldn't get rid of it — wouldn't that just drag him down?

But now, if Remove caused him no harm at all, wouldn't he be able to try anything?

As long as he had enough points, he could experiment however he liked; even abilities with low compatibility weren't off-limits for a look at the effect.

Of course, this could be tested on other creatures.

The more he thought, the more excited Baichuan became; he even wanted to start experimenting right then and there.

Fortunately his reason still held; he knew this wasn't the time to experiment.

Right now, the first thing was to use this little mouse as a lab rat and see what evolution looked like.

After all, for it, this was not only harmless but actually beneficial.

And he could also get a firsthand look at the true face of evolution — why not?

As for later, once he had resolved the current situation and was safe and stable, he would find another animal to try out what happened after removing an ability.

He couldn't be so foolish as to use himself as a test subject; effects he hadn't tested, he shouldn't mess with.

As the saying goes: "The son of a thousand gold does not sit beneath a crumbling hall; a gentleman does not stand beneath a tottering wall."

What status did he, Baichuan, have? How could he lose his mind and test things on himself?

His little life was the most important! Only by living was there hope.

Perhaps this ability of the panel was meant to be used exactly like this?

In the future, when his points were so plentiful he couldn't use them all, he could even artificially bestow certain special, powerful abilities upon various creatures, then place them in harsh environments, forcing them to evolve even more outstanding abilities.

When the time comes, he'll harvest another wave—wouldn't that be wonderful?

In a daze, Baichuan seemed to have discovered the true way to use this panel.

Having reached this point, Baichuan no longer delayed.

He looked at this little mouse and began to consider.

In the current situation, what ability should he give this mouse to actually help it, while not costing him too much?

First, the Frost Ability he had just obtained was out of the question.

After all, this ability required that kind of white Light Point, and the Light Points were now all on him—no one knew what would happen if it was strengthened.

This kind of ability that seemed to possess uniqueness, he would not risk giving it away recklessly.

Then the most useful Electric Generation?

The moment the thought arose, Baichuan denied it himself—Electric Generation wasn't some strange power; it required a large amount of Electric Discharge muscles, and this little mouse's build—

Baichuan sized it up, then decisively shook his head—just that build.

He feared that even if it exerted all its milk-sucking strength, it couldn't produce many volts—completely a burden.

As for other auxiliary concealment-type abilities, they probably wouldn't be of much use either.

After all, this rat had already been marked by the other party and could be tracked directly—equivalent to real-time positioning; trying to hide was completely useless.

But Baichuan believed that any method had a Time limit, so he should give it an escape-type ability; as long as it was a bit clever and could stall until that thing expired, it should survive.

(End of this chapter)