Chapter 157: Chapter 157 Super Base Pattern

The Steel Level carapace really is just like an insect’s shell, unadorned and shapeless, merely fitting over the body as a layer of protection.

After ascending to Alloy, the carapace transformed by the Base Mutation material clearly resembles armor more, with various edges and lines.

This is related to the cultivated Evolution Skill, as some skills can cause massive transformations to the Alloy Carapace, while others result in only minor changes.

When different people cultivate the same Evolution Skill, their Alloy Carapaces tend to have similar designs. Though they will not be identical, they are usually quite alike.

Thus, identifying the Evolution Skill based on the design of the carapace is one method, and common Base Change skills are relatively easy to recognize.

The Five Fundamental Evolution Skills are even easier to recognize due to the large number of practitioners.

Cultivating the original Evolution Theory leads to greater changes in the Base Mutation carapace, turning it into something very similar to armor compared to other Evolution Skills.

But that’s not the main characteristic of Evolution Theory, because the variability of changes in the Base Mutation carapace corresponding to Evolution Theory is so vast; the styles vary greatly, making it difficult to distinguish based on shape alone.

The reason Evolution Theory is relatively easy to distinguish is due to the glyph patterns on the carapace.

Evolution Theory is one of the few Evolution Skills that result in special glyph patterns on the carapace after cultivation, and these glyphs are actually a type of pictographic script.

Therefore, if one observes pictographic glyph patterns on the Base Mutation carapace, no matter which symbol or where it is located on the armor, there’s a high probability that Evolution Theory is being cultivated.

The change in Lin Shen’s Base Mutation carapace compared to when he was at the Steel Level is massively different.

The original mirror effect is still there, but the color and texture have changed somewhat—from the color of steel to a tungsten steel-like black. It now looks like a black mirror effect, and it seems much harder in texture than before.

The design too is quite special—while most people’s carapaces lean towards ancient armor as they transform, Lin Shen’s Base Mutation carapace leans towards a more modern aesthetic. The lines are fluid without lack of beauty, and the distinct edges don’t feel abrupt, creating a sense of technology.

There are also pictographic glyph patterns on the carapace, many of them, neatly arranged and covering nearly the entire armor. However, like the shadows within the mirror, these patterns are very dim and hardly noticeable without close inspection.

The shadow-like patterns don’t just maintain the overall aesthetic of the carapace, but they also add a touch of solidity to the originally pure black mirror effect.

Lin Shen only glanced at the reflection in the mirror and thought the Base Mutation carapace was incredibly cool, but that wasn’t his primary concern.

As for the aesthetics, Lin Shen didn’t really care; what mattered most to him were the innate skills.

He used Primeval Eggs, so the probability of not receiving an innate skill after ascending to Alloy was nearly zero.

However, using Primeval Eggs also has a clear drawback: you can’t be sure what kind of innate skill the egg will grant, much like a random draw.

Lin Shen feared he might end up with an innate skill he couldn’t use, which would be quite frustrating.

User: Super-Base Alloy Creatures (Evolvable)

Strength: 31.

Speed: 21.

Hardness: 21.

Toughness: 21.

Base Change Rate: 1 percent.

Life Theory Vitality Ceiling: 300.

Base Change Talent: Super-Base Change, Super Base Pattern.

Super Base Pattern: Each mysterious hieroglyph represents a part of the world and can draw upon the World’s Force from any corner of the globe to enhance oneself.

Lin Shen directly checked his information with his watch, knowing only that Super Base Pattern was a skill that could draw external strength to bolster oneself, but the effectiveness was unknown until tested.

Regardless of the outcome, at least several of Lin Shen’s concerns had not materialized.

Although the quality of the second Primeval Egg was unknown, he still underwent Super-Base Evolution, and the skills did not conflict, instead, they seemed rather compatible.

The enhancement he gained from the Boundless Strength Contract was still present and had not been overwritten by the power gained from his promotion.

Before his promotion, Death Powder had already provided him with ten points of strength. With these ten points, he had already achieved a strength of 31 at Alloy Level, stronger than some of the weaker Crystal Base creatures.

Death Powder was still growing, suggesting it would continue to provide him with strength points.

Lin Shen immediately used the Super Base Pattern to test just how much benefit this skill could provide him.

Upon activating the Super Base Pattern, the hieroglyphs that had been hidden like shadows beneath the mirror’s surface simultaneously blossomed with white luminescence.

Black carapace with white patterns, as if countless points of luminescence were converging from all directions toward the glowing white glyphs.

Lin Shen suddenly felt a surge of strength within his body, a torrent of growing power, as if it was embracing all streams and rivers.

Lin Shen was both startled and delighted, as this skill was akin to constantly drinking replenishing potions or Base Mutation Fluid— with this skill, he could nearly use the power of Base Mutation endlessly.

But that wasn’t the most important part. Even without this skill, thanks to the Evolution Theory, he could remain in a Base Mutation state for a long time— this was not an issue.

The problem was that with the ability of the Super Base Pattern to draw external energy, the duration of his Super-Base Change could be extended. As long as the absorption rate could keep up with the consumption, theoretically, he could maintain Super-Base Change indefinitely without worrying about excessive depletion.

Lin Shen immediately began his experiments to see if the power drawn by Super Base Pattern could keep up with the consumption of Super-Base Change.

After various experiments, Lin Shen identified an issue.

The effect of the Super Base Pattern was region-dependent: the more stable the area, without much wind, rain, thunder, landslides, tsunamis, or extreme temperature changes, the slower the energy absorption of the Super Base Pattern.

In stormy weather or places of extreme cold or heat, the Super Base Pattern drew energy more rapidly.

That is to say, the harsher the environment, the faster the Super Base Pattern could draw energy.

Under normal conditions, the energy drawn by Super Base Pattern could only extend the duration of Super-Base Change but was not enough to maintain it indefinitely.

The harsher the environment, the longer Lin Shen could maintain Super-Base Change. In theory, as long as the environment was bad enough, Lin Shen could continuously use Super-Base Change.

Even in ordinary environments, with the enhancement of Super Base Pattern, using Super-Base Change for half an hour was no problem.

Moreover, after using Super-Base Change, the body’s overly-depleted state recovered faster than before, without the prolonged weakness.

Using Super Base Pattern alone provided Lin Shen with a massive boost to both stamina and endurance, with a primary focus on durability.

With energy accumulated to a certain degree, it could also have a certain impact on the surrounding area.

Super Base Pattern could be considered an all-around buff. The only frustrating part was that this enhancement was only effective while Super Base Pattern was active, acting as a temporary buff.