Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 356 - 004. As himself/herself

Chapter 356: 004. As himself/herself

[Name]: Leo Duretto

[Title]: Idler (-10 Charm benefits)

[Species]: Tanas Race (Magic Aptitude: Spellcasters)

[Gender]: Male

[Age]: 22

[Template]: Average Neutral NPC (Health Point limit increased by 10%)

[Faction]: Layer Abyss—Frontier of the Eye of the Galaxy—Civilization of the Crystal Tower (Unrecognized civilization)—Baizhu Star—Blue Chrysanthemum Village

[Total Level]: lv.80

——[Main Profession]: None

——[Secondary Profession]: [Civilian]lv.80

[Health Points]: 11,000/11,000

[Energy Points]: 7,600/7,600

[Attributes]:

Strength—99

Dexterity—97

Constitution—100

Charm—12[+99-10, inherited from the actual main attribute of the body, final benefit: 101]

Intelligence—19

[Talent]:

Racial Talent: Spell Eligibility—The Tanas Race is an ancient and powerful magical race, whose blood carries factors of elemental affinity. Almost every one of them has quite a remarkable talent for spellcasting, and such a race with enormous magical potential is extremely rare even in the universe.

Whether it’s the godly miracles of ancient times, the elemental magic of the Shaman era, the bloodline spells of the Dark Age, or the modern magical techniques—the Tanas Race has strong adaptability and learning talent. They can master the magical power of the universe by studying ancient and mysterious knowledge, and transform themselves with it.

While the Tanas Race appears inclusive on the surface, the genes of their individuals have a miraculous racial self-purification trait. No matter how powerful other transcendent races are, once they intermarry with the Tanas Race, the supernatural factors will gradually be assimilated by the Tanas bloodline.

Therefore, while maintaining the diversity of their bloodline to avoid hereditary diseases, the Tanas Race can also keep their genes highly pure. This is why the Tanas Race, although they claim to be a ’cultural identification’ civilization, are still deeply a ’lineage identification’ at heart.

Talent Effect: For every 50 points increase in your [Intelligence], you may set any system of magic as your ’Specialized Project’. Specialized spells will receive a learning speed of 180%, and when casting spells, there will be an 8% reduction in mana consumption.

[Specialty]:

[Robust Physique]—Your strong and sturdy body provides you with vigorous life force. The conversion ratio between your [Constitution] and Health Points will be 1:100;

[Extraordinary Physique]——As a Gamma Phase mighty one, you are the cornerstone of cosmic civilization and above the average. Yet even so, from your cells to your whole body, your constitution has already surpassed that of primitives, and any damage inflicted by low-level targets will only have 80% effectiveness on you. (including Physical Armor Piercing, Spell Penetration, True Damage)

Whenever you attack or make attribute determinations against targets below your rank, it will be considered 300% effective. (Gamma Rank)

[Skills Possessed]:

"Baizhu Star’s Folk Knowledge", "Bashing", "Bullying the Weak", "Primary Magical Crop Cultivation, Crop Specialization", "Basic Magic Knowledge"—from [Civilian]

[Hierarchy]: Gamma Stage

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"A pure Gamma Stage of low quality, but that’s normal. On a planet like this, enjoying such a favorable ecological environment, it would be strange not to reach the Gamma Stage."

Li Aozi raised his head, as his high [Charm] attribute began gradually transforming his body, making it more attuned to the surrounding environment.

[Charm] is essentially a biospheric attribute representing affinity and acceptance, an ability to attract the outside world (attraction), different from the spacetime attribute of universal gravity (gravity). It represents affinity, acceptance, and can most directly attract the world to bestow favor.

Even without arcane energy, those high-[Charm] spellcasters had frequently appeared throughout history. They were once known as sorcerers, wizards, druids, or shamans. Ancient people with limited observational and study capabilities often confused them with the [Mysterious] series of professions. It was not until Narrative-Level Civilization provided a scientific and systematic distinction with a twenty-four-tier classification across six series that they were clearly differentiated.

On Azure Star, due to the scarcity of magical resources, Li Aozi’s [Charm] could not fully display its attraction to nature.

Including but not limited to: Sand won’t blind his eyes, water flow won’t drown him directly, raindrops falling on him won’t wet his clothes, wild beasts won’t attack him on their own. If Li Aozi’s Charm rises to 200 points, at most he would be able to walk on the sea as if on flat ground, and the cold air won’t freeze him to death—these are just some minor places.

But on Azure Star, Li Aozi suddenly felt the planet’s intense and joyous love for him. The arcane energy floating in the air voluntarily revealed itself to him, continuously pouring into his body, even though this body possessed no specialty for mana recovery. Li Aozi could clearly feel energy flowing endlessly like an ocean, ceaselessly and tirelessly.

Moreover, even though this body hadn’t awakened any talent for elemental affinity, Li Aozi was still able to sense the activity of elements in every corner of the space—he couldn’t see the elementals, but he could feel the surrounding curiosity and affection.

The night breeze gently blew, and the atmospheric element actively harmonized his body’s state, even the air he breathed was prepared with the exact concentration his body needed, not a bit more oxygen, not a bit less carbon dioxide.

The liquid element within his body worked in concert with his physiological condition, adjusting the acid-base balance of his bodily fluids, thereby granting him a peaceful and comfortable mood.

The nuclear element voluntarily suppressed the decay of surrounding atoms, cautiously transmitting gentle energy through the moonlight, fearing even the slightest radiation might harm him.

Even the lattice element, which usually had almost no presence, now opened its purse strings, drawing a significant portion of geomantic elements from the magic mineral veins beneath the earth to swirl around Li Aozi, preventing dust and sand from soiling his sleeves.

When you’re sufficiently charming, the whole world likes you.

You have garnered the affection of this planet.

You have gained the buff effect: Elemental Bond—On Azure Star, you can freely absorb elemental energy of any attribute to restore your mana points, and your elemental affinity on Azure Star is increased by 50%.

Li Aozi slowly sat up from the biological pool, his consciousness gradually syncing with his body, and the tinnitus, like waves hitting rocks, also began to subside. He lifted his hand, observing the wheat-colored skin with faint purple veins, then clenched his fist tightly, the strong force rapidly frictioned the air, creating a cavity and exploding with a bomb-like roar.

The strength had reached a transcendent level, and the control over the body was also very good, the dexterity perfectly matched the formidable strength, and in terms of constitution, he was exceptionally robust, his solid muscles made him wonder if he was close to forming a new level of specialty.

Not only that, inheriting the main attribute from the original body, the powerful Charm started to make the world gradually affinitive toward him, plus the chromosomes had been tampered with, his appearance was being transformed. The originally detestable appearance of Leo began to become chiseled, and for a long time to come, his looks would only become more agreeable.

But the problem was also clear.

—Intelligence, too low.

With only 19 points in the Intelligence attribute, on an educational planet like Azure Star, it was nothing but a drag, and in reality, the Intelligence attribute bonus was considerable.

Apart from increasing the risk of being corrupted by society, Intelligence is the most direct attribute that can raise one’s social status, having enough Strength may only get you to join ordinary Transcendents in martial training and brick moving, whereas Intelligence puts you on par with corporate managers, technical bureaucrats, and senior engineers from the start. They are destined to be the elite faction of civilization, constantly hustling from the beginning.

On Azure Star, 19 points of Intelligence are indeed remarkable. Even for geniuses like Du Zexin and N4, their initial Intelligence probably wouldn’t exceed 20 points, and that’s already placing them as pioneers in their respective fields. With 19 points of Intelligence, Leo could at least sit on an equal footing with them.

An attribute over 20 points is considered entering the Alpha Stage for a transcendent on Azure Star, but in the universe, it merely represents having the most basic qualifications.

The trouble is, I can’t transplant my Unilateral Action specialty to this body; my mastery of extraordinary knowledge is too limited to transfer specialties.

Unilateral Action is the best specialty, at least for the Sovereign series, bar none. It allows Li Aozi to overcome many problems, clear all difficulties, and concentrate on improving his main attribute, letting everything rely on Charm.

But the problem is that it’s just a specialty, not a talent.

As for the racial talent of the original body—that one that increases team cooperation experience, it’s not even needed.

Right now, there’s no lack of experience. The original body is soaking in the biological pool, constantly racking up experience in a state of asceticism, plus the monthly rent from the players, just the sustained renting from thousands of people means Li Aozi doesn’t have to worry about experience.

Not having Unilateral Action is quite troublesome; this means many things have to be started from scratch, and I must increase my intelligence level.

Fortunately, this isn’t a loss, because investing in Intelligence never results in a loss. No matter how much you invest, you’ll break even—it’s just not as cost-effective as specializing in Charm.

Li Aozi had suffered from a lack of Intelligence in his previous life, but later on, everyone realized no matter how much they increased their intelligence, they still couldn’t outwit those old cunning folks who specialized in Intelligence.

Instead of doing that, it’s better to abandon even leveling and go all-in on the main attribute, which can break through all spells and carve out a future.

As it turned out, only those who did so survived.

For Li Aozi, these weren’t really problems.

Rather, it directly saved him the trouble of advancing and changing jobs, and his combined attributes greatly improved. He had earned too much.

Specialties can be trained and grinded out, but to leap across classes might take a long time, risking one’s life and not necessarily succeeding.

Starting as Gamma rank, Li Aozi estimated that this body could easily reach the Theta Tier (Θ, the eighth Greek letter, corresponding to at least level 160).

After all, it’s all implant gear, which Li Aozi could wear out with vigor, without feeling any heartache.

By obtaining Leo’s body—a man on the fringes of society—he straightforwardly solved his own problem of being undocumented. Leo’s disappearance wouldn’t cause anyone to feel sad because he was originally unpleasant and lacking in social interactions.

Even Blue Chrysanthemum Village would be happy to have one less bully.

Everyone has a bright future ahead.