"But fortunately, it's not a big problem after all, since it's not something very important. Moreover, the fact that even Talent bonuses are included in it perhaps precisely indicates that my inherent Luck value limit has long been maxed out, so other Luck values can only participate as additional bonuses."

Zhang Yanhang may not be too confident about other things, but when it comes to Luck values, he dares to say that there are definitely very few Awakeners who can surpass him in this regard, not even those from the Luck System.

After all, his Heavenly Destiny Dominator profession theoretically is the upper echelon of a Luck System Awakener, it's just that he has yet to exhibit any ability to manipulate luck so far.

Of course, if you consider the Multiple Choice Talent of the Heavenly Destiny Dominator profession as a base, then his means of manipulating fortune really are limitless. Just as he wishes, he can achieve anything through Multiple Choice, there's no doubt about that.

It's just that his current energy value limit cannot support some overly extravagant wishes.

But, for something like dispersing the impact wave caused by Meteorite Fall to prevent its subsequent spread, he can easily achieve it with just a single choice.

In terms of ability application, such matters can naturally be used in combat, such as using Multiple Choice to make the enemy's attack disappear or even make the enemy itself disappear, all are feasible.

However, because the energy value consumption is too large, he has always been too lazy to do such things. After all, an enemy that can be easily killed with one punch is not worth the extra energy value expenditure.

Moreover, the energy value Zhang Yanhang consumes is currently restored at the cost of reducing his growth speed, so he's even more reluctant to use extra energy value to attack enemies. For ordinary enemies, the most basic physical attack is indeed the most effective.

As for the specific mechanism, it's primarily because the energy value obtained from the Heaven and Earth Devourer's absorbed substance (Monster corpses) is initially used to restore his own energy value. Only when his own energy value is sufficient does the excess energy value transform into nutrients for his body growth.

This is a basic issue of recovery priority. But precisely because it's basic, it cannot be changed or manipulated.

It's like humans rely on blood to transport nutrients and oxygen to various parts of the body, yet humans themselves cannot control which part receives nutrients and oxygen first, because the path of blood vessels is fixed. It follows a fixed route, operating tirelessly day and night, without any proactive way to alter it.

Even if you forcibly interrupt part of the blood vessel, it would only result in necrosis where blood cannot pass through, but it still cannot stop the circulation of blood in other parts.

Therefore, unless he can obtain some extra Additional Attributes during future promotions, then he might be able to control the recovery priority of the Heaven and Earth Devourer. But without Additional Attributes, he cannot stop its autonomous operation.

After all, this thing is a Passive ability, and there is only an option to forcibly close the entire ability, no convenient option to deactivate part of it.

"Besides the Attribute list and Luck Value, this time the Talent list has also changed. The former Talent Sea House Addition at XX level has finally promoted to the Talent Immortal Life at XXX level, but it has also reached the limit of level enhancement due to limited Muscle Regeneration, and can no longer be upgraded.

So, my next focus will naturally be the Scroll Dragon Bloodline and Ocean Rhythm, both still at SS level."

When all his Talents were still at the 'S' level, Zhang Yanhang found the SS level Scroll Dragon Bloodline and Ocean Rhythm quite pleasing. But now that he has confidently stepped into the 'X' level stage, those Talents still lingering at the SS level started to seem somewhat unappealing to him.

Of course, the SS level Scroll Dragon Bloodline is something he has already reserved to upgrade at the Fifth Tier, but he is a bit hesitant about the SS level Ocean Rhythm.

After all, although Ocean Rhythm indeed increases Movement Speed, from an Attribute bonus perspective, it's a Charming Talent. So, Zhang Yanhang is considering whether to find a truly Agility Talent for the upgrade.

But after thinking it over, he actually isn't lacking in Agility Attribute currently. On the contrary, he's a bit short on Charm Attribute, for since he will unlock another twenty-five points of charm limit when ascending to the Fifth Tier, and he currently has no means of enhancement apart from Free attribute points.

Therefore, he thinks it might be good to continue upgrading Ocean Rhythm to gain some more Charm attribute bonuses. After all, if it can be upgraded like Immortal Life to XXX level, it can at least provide him with ten-plus points of Charm attribute value bonus.

Even if it can be promoted beyond the XXX level, it might meet the Charm attribute value demand for an entire Rank. Thinking this through, this Ocean Rhythm Talent is actually quite decent.

After all, he isn't interested in truly Charm-related abilities from the Charming talents, so having a seemingly Charming but actually Agility talent like this is quite suitable.

But compared to Charm Attributes, the Scroll Dragon Bloodline is undoubtedly more important. So, Zhang Yanhang plans to upgrade the Scroll Dragon Bloodline first before deciding when to upgrade the Ocean Rhythm, Fifth Tier if there's time at that point, otherwise it'll have to be deferred.

Of course, considering some external factors, Zhang Yanhang might also attempt to acquire some stronger new Talents; it's all possible, like suddenly discovering a new region suit him perfectly.

"Besides the Talent list, my Skill list has finally reached perfection. All upgradable Professional skills have elevated from the original LV.MAX to the new stage of LV.6, unlocking new Additional Attributes.

Currently, only three Professional Skills in my Skill list remain at LV.MAX, but the Supreme Will, Three-Headed Six-Armed, and Hundred Taboos skills can only maintain at this stage because they cannot advance further."

Zhang Yanhang never hoped the Hundred Taboos, which automatically debuted at LV.MAX, would continue to upgrade, as Hundred Taboos indeed is too unique.

Likewise with Supreme Will, after so many tier upgrades yet still not triggering advancement options, he's lost hope in it too.

But Three-Headed Six-Armed is different. This skill is currently only at one stage of promotion and cannot be further enhanced. However, it's not yet in a hopeless situation where it can't be upgraded at all. Therefore, Zhang Yanhang believes there is hope to unlock relevant upgrade options after ascending to the Fifth Tier.

After all, he really wants to grow a few more heads and arms. Perhaps not quite reaching the level of a Hundred-Armed Giant, but something like the Eight-headed Giant Snake or even the Nine-headed Bird (Ghost Car) could be envisaged, right?

"But thinking carefully, if I do end up with that many heads, it would indeed be quite bizarre. Right now, my four heads facing in all directions are just right. If I have eight heads, would it mean one more head in the southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest? Hmm... it doesn't seem impossible."

Zhang Yanhang feels that if they're arranged a bit more systematically, it's actually acceptable. Moreover, he usually doesn't manifest his heads. So even if they look a bit strange, as long as it enhances his power, it's somewhat bearable. After all, he's always been a pragmatist.

After checking the attribute list, Zhang Yanhang feels that he's completely out of things to do.

However, before going to hunt monsters, Zhang Yanhang first sorts out the scattered items on the ground, placing them all into his waist bag. Then, he glances at the time and realizes it's already past two o'clock in the morning.

More accurately, it's 2:03 AM, which means there's less than four hours left before the Transmission Channel to Raccoon City closes.

Despite the time crunch, Zhang Yanhang still takes a moment to teleport to the Lucky Slot Machine at the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field for a quick look. To his dismay, he finds that even after 2:00 AM, there's no sign of an update. It seems likely it won't refresh until five in the morning.

Of course, it might not refresh at 5 AM either, which could mean it won't offer freebies like the Goblin Plain. That would indeed be a bit frustrating.

After all, the next time Zhang Yanhang visits, he'll be at the Fifth Tier. Due to the Rank Penalty associated with being at the Fifth Tier, even though it won't be as barren as the Goblin Plain and Demonized Swamp with zero treasure boxes, it likely won't be much better either.

Therefore, it would be best if the Lucky Slot Machine here could refresh before he leaves the Ashen World, ensuring he at least gets one treasure box.

After checking the Lucky Slot Machine, Zhang Yanhang quickly teleports to the suburbs and begins clearing the area.

...

November 2nd, Monday, the first day after Halloween, is also Zhang Yanhang's second day in the Ashen World. It's 2:17 AM at the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, suburban area of Umbrella City.

[Successfully killed Fourth Tier Two-Star Monster 'D-52 Omida Electromagnetic Railgun [Space Specialization] (Common)' ×1, Soul points +7000.]

[Successfully killed Fourth Tier Two-Star Monster 'D-52 Omida Electromagnetic Railgun [Space Specialization] (Common)' ×1, Soul points +7000.]

[Successfully killed Fourth Tier Two-Star Monster 'D-52 Omida Electromagnetic Railgun [Space Specialization] (Common)' ×1, Soul points +7000.]

...

Zhang Yanhang is currently flying in the air, skillfully casting the Death Wave Skill as he swiftly and boldly clears the monsters in the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field's suburbs.

After systematically clearing the area for almost a quarter of an hour, Zhang Yanhang realizes that perhaps because the whole suburb is just an open plain with few trees, he clears it much faster compared to urban environments, possibly reaching twice the speed of urban areas.

Of course, this also has to do with the increased hunting efficiency resulting from his boosted movement speed.

Regardless, when clearing this vast area with sparse monsters, his efficiency truly seems absurd. According to his measurements, his current clearing speed might be as ridiculous as 13 square kilometers per second.

Previously, when he cleared urban areas, he could only manage 5.5 square kilometers per second. Therefore, if calculated according to the past efficiency, his current hunting efficiency is approximately 2.4 times that.

However, technically, since he obtained a Movement Speed Coin, his normal hunting efficiency should be six square kilometers per second. If calculated based on six square kilometers, it's only 2.2 times, but even at 2.2 times, it's still quite absurd.

As for why such a situation occurs in this vast, sparsely populated super-plain area, it's because in some sense, the concentration density of monsters is higher, with fewer solitary monsters. Thus, some locations have no monsters at all, eliminating the need to cast the Death Wave Skill, thereby greatly enhancing hunting efficiency.

This further explains why Zhang Yanhang has always preferred plain environments — the hunting efficiency is genuinely too high to ignore, especially compared to underground environments like the Crimson Iron Ant Nest, where it's incredibly fast.

If all areas he encounters henceforth could be plains, he wouldn't have to worry about hunting efficiency anymore. But sadly, true plains are too rare.

Moreover, although the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field's suburb seems like a plain on the surface, considering its surrounding environment, it's actually a super-sized basin covered by mountains, much like the so-called Heavenly Country mentioned often in geography books — just an internal flat basin, a unique plain variant, quite different from the conventional formation of plains.

Thus, the only area Zhang Yanhang has encountered that genuinely qualifies as a plain is the Goblin Plain. After all, the region's name prominently features the word 'plain,' whereas here is just a basin within a super canyon, which you can't simply call a plain just because it's large and mostly flat.

Therefore, Zhang Yanhang believes he will likely continue to seldom see new plain areas, replaced instead by all sorts of peculiar environments,

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