Chapter 3: Life transformation

"What the are you?"
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Under the eaves of the old house, Lin Tuo asked seriously.
What happened just now is so mysterious. If you say it, no one will believe it. At this moment, he is excited and worried.
And following his question, the "Evolving Sand Table" in his mind actually answered:
[The host trigger keyword is detected, turn on "Novice Guide"]
[Evolving sand table: a tool with a mysterious origin]
[Main function: assist the host to collect "ether" energy to achieve life level promotion]
Lin Tuo, who was sitting under the eaves, was taken aback, so he really found a system, right?
Is this system a tool for collecting so-called "ether" energy?
"What is ether?" Lin Tuo tried to ask.
He still remembered that in the observation mode, Yangcheng in the sand table had a low ether concentration.
[Ether: The stream of consciousness that composes the space, the first most basic element created when the spiritual world creates the world of material phenomena. A mysterious gas that exists widely in the universe, the place where all intelligent life activities, has the power to raise the level of life...]
While explaining, Lin Tuo only felt that a large amount of relevant information flooded into his mind. He couldn't help holding his forehead, closing his eyes and combing for a while before finally understanding it.
In simple terms, the so-called "ether" is similar to the spiritual energy in cultural and entertainment works, and it is a substance that accompanies life.
It comes from the "spiritual world" in the sense of occult.
According to the information given by Derivative Sand Table.
In the universe, as long as intelligent life appears on any planet, "ether" will appear.
The amount and concentration of "ether" are closely related to the overall quality of intelligent life on the planet.
In other words.
"Ether" is widely present in all human gathering places on the earth, whether in cities or villages.
If all people have the same physical health and mental state, then the greater the population, the greater the amount of ether injected into the material world from the "spiritual world".
If the number is constant, then the stronger the body and the better the mental outlook, the more ether will be produced.
Therefore, on the earth, the concentration of "ether" above cities is much higher than that in rural areas, and economically and culturally developed areas are much higher than poor land.
The amount of ether also changes dynamically with the state of intelligent life.
In short, if the world is peaceful and the country is prosperous, the ether concentration will increase.
In the event of war, famine, illness, etc., the concentration of ether will decrease.
The ether is invisible under normal circumstances, but it can be observed and absorbed by special means to realize the evolution of life.
And this "derivative sand table" is a tool that assists in collecting ether.
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Opening his eyes again, Lin Tuo let out a sigh of relief. He probably understood the meaning of this system and immediately became interested in the so-called ether.
"According to what you said, how should I collect ether?"
[Please follow the instructions]
[1. Click the virtual panel to return to the main page]
With the information in his mind, Lin Tuo was stunned and focused again on the virtual panel on the retina. At this moment, it was still in the "observation mode", but because it left the sand table, the field of vision was empty.
Observing carefully, he discovered that in the upper left corner of the virtual panel, there was a small, very light "return" icon... he hadn't noticed before.
"So, this observation mode is just a subpage?"
Try to click with your mind.
The virtual panel changes immediately, exits the "observation mode" and returns to the "main page".
From a designer's point of view... the main page is still... simple...
On the left are two lines of text arranged up and down, namely:
Observation mode
Creative mode
A little farther on the right, there is a "mall" button hanging alone.
Otherwise, there is nothing left.
[2, please open "Mall"]
"...Why does a tool still have a mall?"
Lin Tuo murmured in his heart, and opened it with his mind.
Immediately, the "Mall" page pops up.
It was also empty.
There are only two products in the mall:
【Gas Method: Free】
[Observation range: 1,000 points/10,000 square kilometers]
Lin Tuo first set his sights on the latter, and then an explanation window popped up next to him. He briefly browsed, which probably meant that he could spend ether and buy the observation range in the mall.
That is: the city area displayed in the sand table under observation mode.
For example, now he can only observe Yangcheng and its surroundings, a total of about 15,000 square kilometers of land. If he wants to expand the scope of observation, he can purchase it with ether points.
Every expansion of 10,000 square kilometers requires 1,000 points of ether.
"How much ether do I have now?" Lin Tuo asked subconsciously.
[Current Ether Points of the host: 0]
Lin Tuo:...Alright.
He decisively averted his gaze and looked at the free "breathing method", no accident, this should be the method of collecting ether.
"buy!"
Click with his mind, and in the next second, Lin Tuo saw a "successful purchase" button, and then a large piece of information poured into his mind.
[3. Please enter the observation mode and use the gas method to collect]
Lin Tuo immediately got up, returned to the old house, came to the sand table, and entered the "observation mode" again.
In the sand table, Yangcheng City is still operating normally, with cars passing on the highway in an orderly manner, and in places like shopping malls and movie theaters, densely populated citizens are conducting their daily lives.
Over the city, dark clouds are still piled up, and the cloud hole torn between Lin Tuo has been restored.
A prosperous scene.
"Huh?" However, this time, Lin Tuo saw some new things in the sky above the city and above the clouds.
I saw that there were strands of illusory, blue-white gas floating in the sky, like turbulence, undulating and fluctuating, very different from the clouds, the central area of ​​the city is more, and the farther out, the thinner.
When it reaches the edge of the sand table, that is, the sky over the urban suburbs and rural fields, it is even thinner and almost invisible.
"Is this the ether?"
If Lin Tuo realized something, he moved in his heart and approached almost instinctively, then adjusted his breathing rhythm and operated the "gas-inducing method".
Immediately, I saw that the blue and white gas seemed to be attracted, slowly gathering towards Lin Tuo from above the sand table, and being sucked into his body by his mouth and nose.
This scene was extremely strange. In a blink of an eye, in Dayang City, the ether produced by the nearly 6 million permanent residents was consumed by Lin Tuo!
The residents of the city have no idea about it.
Did not suffer any harm.
According to the evolving sand table, ether is a kind of energy. If it is not collected, it will be wasted, plundered away, and will not have any impact on intelligent life.
Moreover, it only takes a while for the intelligent life to regenerate the ether.
However, at this moment Lin Tuo had no heart to think about this. When the blue and white gas entered his body, he only felt that the cells in his body were awakened.
It's like a long drought and a cold rain.
An unspeakable refreshment made him hard to extricate himself, that is detachment! It's evolution! It is the transformation of life level!
Lin Tuo's whole body suddenly rose to high temperature, and the blood in the meridians was like a river, and he felt as if there was infinite power and wanted to vent.
"Wow!"
Lin Tuo turned around, jumped, walked out of the old house and came to the spacious patio in the middle of the house, which was also the martial arts field of the martial arts hall.
Standing still in the center of the martial arts field, Lin Tuo's mind moved and suddenly put on a starting pose, and then, the whole popularity changed!
The eyes are shining like stars, the body moves at will, the back is like a bow, and punches out, almost to the extreme, causing a bang in the courtyard!
"Wow..."
When the fist wind hits, in the courtyard, the lonely wild grass swayed for it, and the leaves of several hundred-year-old trees in the courtyard wall were rustling.
This is not the "Qi Method", but the ancient martial arts of the family that Lin Tuo practiced since childhood.
A powerful boxing technique passed down by Grandpa Lin Tuo:
Wuzu Huabingquan!
It simulates all kinds of weapons with human bones and limbs, unpretentious, simple and pure, and strongly advocates killing.
To reach the realm, you can disarm your soldiers with bare hands, destroying the dry, extremely terrifying.
This ancient martial arts is not well-known. Few people know about it. Lin Tuo can't tell the origin. He only knows that it is inherited from the grandfather's family. When he was a child, when the martial arts hall was still there, he practiced this martial arts with his grandfather.
For more than 20 years, I have been so familiar with all kinds of tricks.
However, as of today, Lin Tuo has never felt that this ancient martial artist is so handy and natural.
Combining the breathing rhythm of the breathing method, mobilizing the blue and white cyclone in the body, Lin Tuo's figure is as fast as lightning, starting to practice the whole boxing method from beginning to end.
Fist, finger, elbow, waist, knee, shin, foot...
Every joint and every limb is forged like fine gold, cracking into the air at every turn, sinking vigorously.
In particular, as the whole set of Wuzu Huabingquan drills reached the second half, Lin Tuo seemed to be immersed in a strange state. He only felt that in the past two decades, he had learned and practiced at this moment, and was able to master it.
There are layers of understanding in my heart, and it keeps emerging. Gradually, his movements have gotten rid of the fist sheet, and there is no trace. In the pores, strands of blue and white breath gush out, enveloped the whole body, floating like a god.
"drink!"
When the whole boxing technique came to an end, Lin Tuo let out a low drink, swung his right hand to the side, and turned his wrist to make a grip.
In the next second, the strands of blue and white breath turned into an illusory short spear!
"go with!"
Lin Tuo raised his arm slightly, and threw this short spear made of blue and white aura towards the sky!
"Wow!"
The short spear dropped abruptly, flew out a hundred meters, disintegrated and exploded in mid-air, making a huge roar like thunder:
"boom!!"
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From the foot of the mountain.
Some residents near the foot of the mountain suddenly raised their heads at this moment, looked at the sky where clouds were piled up in wonder, and muttered:
"Where is it thundering? Seeing... it doesn't seem like it's raining..."
"Who knows... the weather forecast is also inaccurate..."
Although the sound was loud, it did not attract too many people's attention after the dissolution of the vegetation from the mountains, let alone the real source of the roar.
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In the martial arts field.
Lin Tuo stood quietly in the patio, sweating all over.
The whole person has already escaped from the state of talent just now, staring at his hands in a daze:
"Is this... the Huabingquan I am familiar with?"