Above The Sky
Chapter 156 - 156 145 Signs of Mutation 24

156: Chapter 145 Signs of Mutation (2/4) 156: Chapter 145 Signs of Mutation (2/4) Ian could sense Senan’s inner turmoil but had no idea what the struggle was about.

Therefore, he turned his head again, looking at the peculiar bag of mutated fluorescent algae.

The silver radiance mixed with the green fluorescence, and tiny subtitles emerged before his eyes.

This time, however, it wasn’t the approximate data that appeared, but rather some more in-depth information.

[Taisi Fluorescent Algae]

[Growth duration: 7 months and 23 days, mutation duration: 12 days and 9 hours]

[Contained Primordial Essence: 12.23 basic units]

[Specialty: This variety of mutated fluorescent algae possesses a trace amount of paralytic toxin.

After maturation, the intensity of the toxin increases, and a minimal dosage can cause sudden arrest of heart and lung functions, leading to death]

“A single strand contains only 0.72, and a whole bag contains 12.23…

Whereas the data for normal fluorescent algae, a single strand contains only between 0.035 to 0.06.

Although it isn’t a sublimation material, it’s considered a decent alchemy material.”

“Looking at the mutation, it gains nearly 0.06 Primordial Essence every day — the superior mutant ‘Taisi Solar Algae’ contains more than 2.7 Primordial Essence per strand, with total Primordial Essence exceeding fifty basic units, ranking as a ‘True Blue,’ high-tier material of the First Energy Level.”

“If this mutation is stable and does not degrade, then after 33 days, the anomaly will reach a peak.”

Calculating the data in his mind, Ian appeared to be contemplating.

In Terra Continent, the mutation of organisms is generally related to environmental changes and drastic variations in the Spirit Energy Field — the birth of Primordial Beasts is due to the accumulation of too much Primordial Essence in their bodies, leading to a natural sublimation.

There’s good and bad to this sublimation: the good leads to the ancestors of Magical Beasts; the bad becomes food, nourishing other creatures in their ascension.

However, environmental changes affect the life of the entire ecosystem differently, but generally, this impact can be seen as a normal distribution: very simple and very complex organisms are unlikely to sublimate spontaneously due to the Spirit Energy Field; instead, various plants and beasts are more prone to mutations.

Yet, even simple plants like fluorescent algae undergoing mutations is sufficient to prove that the environment around them, the Spirit Energy Field, is undergoing extremely fierce changes.

The only things that can cause such drastic changes are ‘Labyrinths’ or ‘Cataclysms.’

Whether it’s the formation of a Labyrinth or a mutation Cataclysm, both will trigger violent fluctuations in the Spirit Energy Field before taking shape, causing a variety of mutations in the surrounding flora and fauna.

This is what’s known as ‘Omens of Disaster.’

There are scholars who specialize in the research of these omens, disseminated across the land, focusing specifically on this type of information.

According to these researchers, when the mutations birthed by the omens have fully matured, the true disaster will descend.

Two years ago, Ian had finished reading “The Impact of the Spirit Energy Field on Natural Ecology and Sublimation,” a book written by these researchers.

It professionally substantiated with various data that the speed of the natural life’s ascension influenced by the Spirit Energy Field is directly proportional to the changes in the Spirit Energy Field.

In other words, when the Primordial Essence of the Taisi Fluorescent Algae accumulates close to the level of Taisi Solar Algae, it will undergo a transformation — and at the same time, the entire Spirit Energy Field will experience a metamorphosis, or even a colossal mutation!

This mutation, whether it’s a step in the formation of a Labyrinth or a natural disaster like a great storm, is another matter.

And that point in time, according to standard calculations, is in thirty-three days.

Of course, this thirty-three-day estimate is just an ideal calculation and not precise; it also needs to factor in various local conditions, but it can roughly estimate a timeframe.

“Fortunately, the mutation hasn’t been going on for long, regardless of what the anomaly is, even at the fastest estimate, it will take at least half a month to occur.”

Nodding slightly, Ian couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief in his mind; now he was not in a hurry.

Although the Silver Chip’s Wisdom could only provide these basic pieces of information, Ian was able to extract valuable intelligence from it using his own knowledge: “These pieces of information, that is what the people behind Senan want to know.”

“They want to use the quality of this algae to roughly estimate the time of the anomaly.”

“I’m sorry!”

At that moment, Senan clenched his teeth, he directly pulled out several Great Silver Coins from his bosom and slapped them on the table, then picked up a sack beside him, preparing to leave: “I really can’t say…

Thank you for your trouble, little Ian, take this money and buy some food for Elan.”

He had made up his mind not to drag Ian and his family into this, he would go and apologize to that group of customers himself later.

——It seems I still lack authority, if it were Elder Pude, by now Senan would have already knelt down and admitted his wrongdoing…

And with five Talle, Elan could eat a fruit platter until he burst.

Ian didn’t stop him, he just looked at the five Talle on the counter and shook his head, reminding Senan’s retreating figure, “Uncle Senan, if you really are going to die, it’s not going to be soon, at least not until ten days later——don’t do anything foolish before then, reconsider whether or not to come clean in a few days!”

He wasn’t in a hurry because, as things stood, Senan’s cause of death was clearly not due to the people behind him, but some kind of natural crisis.

And just after Senan had left, Ian’s calm expression gradually turned stern, until his brows furrowed deeply.

“Ah, although he is a bit foolish and honest, which makes him easy to deal with on a daily basis, it becomes a bit troublesome at critical moments.”

He stood up, opened the door, allowing the gloomy cold wind of the seaside afternoon to pour into the room: “Uncle Senan’s visit here means that the people behind him will probably find this place tonight…

I should prepare in advance.”

The wind chime hanging under the eaves sounded almost frantic, clinking wildly and urgently, while the sea in the distance was covered with dark clouds, utterly obscuring the sun’s light.

The surrounding streets were deserted, except for the nearby dock street where some voices were hastening the movement of cargo, everyone else was at home waiting for the storm to come.

Ian stood on the street, closed his eyes, and mobilized the specks of light that filled his brain, imagining himself as a vortex, a black hole, drawing all the light to converge.

Meditation, visualization, the most basic and widespread means of mobilizing Spirit Energy.

The original boy, just by using his instincts, was already powerful, and now actively mobilizing his Spirit Energy could greatly reduce physical exertion, though it would slow down the activation speed of the Foresight View.

Ian’s visualization was to simulate the starry sky; in the pitch-black sea of his mind, twenty-three stars twinkled——the number of stars related to the strength of his Spirit Energy.

Three years ago, when he had just learned meditation, there were only five stars in his mind, but now there were many more.

Unlike the casual mobilization of a single ‘star’ in his mind when previously observing Senan, Ian now mobilized all the remaining twenty-three ‘stars’ in his mind, that is, all the Spirit Energy he had accumulated in the six years since his awakening, pouring it into his eyes.

Then, he opened his eyes.

For a moment, it was as if a fiery blaze ignited within his aqua-colored pupils.

The floating brilliance twinkled within his eyes as Ian surveyed the entire street, the whole of Harrison Port.

Suddenly, in his vision, all the buildings and streets of Harris Port that he could see were enveloped in a faint black mist!

Although the mist was as thin as the morning fog, it gradually thickened, and barely discernible blood-colored patterns seemed to appear within it.

“Cough!”

All of this happened in just one second.

After seeing it, Ian immediately closed his eyes, but the backlash from forcefully observing the fortunes of almost half the city district still came.

He immediately coughed heavily on the spot, and although he managed to cover it with his hand quickly, he could still swiftly smell the metallic sweetness.

When he took his hand away, it was full of fresh red, and the blood that seeped from his eyes and nose due to the Spirit Energy backlash even swirled with a hint of blackness, which slowly faded after a while.

The boy frowned as he looked at the palm of his hand, his eyes misty from the backlash and coughing, while his pale, solemn expression was, honestly, a bit adorable due to his age and appearance.

But Ian had no such self-awareness; at this moment, his expression was very serious.

After wiping the blood from his hands, the boy couldn’t help but shake his head and mutter, “As I thought, it’s not just Senan alone…

And it’s not just a natural disaster; there’s also human calamity.”

“Trouble…”