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The mental values are also at the verge. To further increase, the brain will have to be reconstructed. Yet the chances of retaining a human physique with an otherworldly brain is impossible.
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The answer was discouraging, but the fact that there is still room for improvement lit his face. Without any delay, he quickly asked to increase the stats to the maximum.
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A total of 127,600,000 Essence has been consumed to increase the Health by 22,100 values, Power by 700 values and the Stamina by 400 values.
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Lee Shen was already going through the after-effects of the upgrade. He could feel a large reservoir of energy coursing through his body and can tell that his strength has increased by a small scale.
As he familiarised with the new sensation, a screen with an entirely new layout popped up with some information that made him frown.
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The host has reached the pinnacle state. These are the set of stats that the Will of the Dimension had imposed on the planet from preventing anyone from growing ceaselessly and accidentally destroying the planet.
Hence, any attempt to upgrade further would disintegrate the soul.
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The info was completely foreign to him. Never have D mentioned about this limit by the Will of the Dimension.
His query running around in his mind was answered by the panel as the letters rearranged itself to form a new set of sentences.
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The Dimension Sovereign is unaware of this fact. This panel is an event similar to 'Hidden Quest' which could only be revealed upon fulfilling certain criteria. And finishing the game is not one of those criteria.
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Lee Shen looked over his shoulder and saw that D was unaware of this development. He let the slumber undisturbed and turned back to the panel.
"Are you the Will of the Dimension?"
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No. I am a set of information secretly embedded into the system by the Will of the Dimension itself. That was done as a precaution in an event where the host is unable to communicate with the Will of the Dimension.
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"So you are now active because I fulfilled the criteria."
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Affirmative.
Is there anything you would like to know about? My resource might be adequate to convey basic information about almost anything.
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"Tell me about Tubians."
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Tubians. A category of souls transported to another dimension. They are eligible for a second residency due to their notable achievements in their life on their home dimension.
However, they are unable to cultivate any kind of energy or power from the new dimension. Their stats are fixed and can damage their being when tampered with.
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Lee Shen for a second was frozen like a statue. He had an urge to shout out loud in amazement.
But he quickly leashed his mind from going as it wanted and suppressed the ecstasy.
With a wide grin of his face, Lee Shen asked-
"Can you elaborate on the last part?"
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Resource inadequate.
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Though the answer was something he wanted least, Lee Shen thanked the Will of the Dimension for embedding such game-changing info in the system like a sneaky hacker.
'To tamper with their stats means to damage their being, eh?'
All the while, Lee Shen was trying to figure out a way to overpower the Tubians. And the method turns out to be the very strength and stamina of Lee Shen.
'We would only know the results if we have a living Tu-'
Eyes went wide and Lee Shen jumped up in ecstasy. He began to laugh like a scientist who had discovered something revolutionary.
Even under exposure to such sudden and loud noises, D did not wake up. He was like a dead person. Lee Shen could feel him sleeping soundly and that his expressions of joy did not disturb him.
Hudson was nowhere near, but Zena and Fero were taking a nap in the vicinity. Upon seeing Lee Shen physically expressing his contentment, the beast duo enthusiastically joined him and blissfully hoped around him.
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3 PM.
5,977,900 Essence harvested.
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'The coffin is my main Essence farmland. Opening it might put an end to the overwhelming release of life-force.'
Lee Shen had already evaluated the necessity of keeping the coffin intact. As a source that gives away more than 5 million Essence, it was a risk Lee did not want to take.
"Bring out the Fallen Tubian prison cube."
*thud*
Zena's expression turned unpleasant as she glanced at Fero. He too was confused as hell and sharpened his gaze at the object.
"How did this become tiny?"
A hollow crystal box with a pitch-black goo occupying its inside fell on the ground. It was only the size of a Rubix cube.
"That Fallen seems to be self-destructive. It tried to light itself up and destroy all the evidence.
Unfortunately, its powers are severely restricted by the prison cube."
Hudson spoke as he walked from behind. He walked to the glass cube and knelt near it. With a funny smirk, he picked up the prison cube and then stood up.
"Ain't this one self-destructive amorphous bastard?"
The Fallen Tubian was enraged by this comment and began to rampage inside the cube. Unfortunately, its wrath was flawlessly contained in the prison.
"View."
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Unable to analyse. The subject is corrupted.
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Lee Shen was not surprised to see this panel. Earlier when he came across this amorphous being for the first time, the View failed to display its stats.
But he had a suspicion that the restriction in using the View might be due to an innate skill. Then the reason for the restriction turned out to be its corruption.
'The View is unable to display its stats. Without seeing, I cannot tamper with its stats.
Now I need to find that solo Tubian in the city.'
Lee Shen clenched his fist and the beast pair felt the pressure.
But he soon felt relaxed after concluding.
"Hudson, I will be back soon."
Turning around, Lee Shen slashed his hand and a spatial tear formed.
The next second, he was standing in the dark alleyway.