Energy core fragments, aren’t they just these two functionalities?
Energy core fragments can kill nearby mutant creatures and change the overall temperature of a large surrounding area.
The core of this blue-level treehouse is so similar to the energy core fragments of the giants, it’s almost a weakened version of the energy core fragment.
When he stayed by the core, he indeed felt his whole body warmed up, and the surrounding temperature also increased.
"Ying..." Keke crawled onto Xu Xin’s shoulder, curiously looking at the core, and even extended a small paw wanting to grab it, but she was pushed back by Xu Xin.
How large an area can this thing affect?
"Can you feel the temperature change?" Xu Xin turned to look at Lou Fei’Er and asked.
"Yes, as soon as you took out the core, the surroundings became warmer." Lou Fei’Er nodded.
She then backed away further: "The further away, the less apparent the warmth feels. The temperature here is about the same as the environment."
At this point, she was standing about five meters away from Xu Xin.
It seems the functions of a mid-level treehouse core are much weaker compared to the energy core fragments of the giants. The creamy white light of the giant energy core affects an area of about a hundred meters around.
Moreover, the energy core fragment in his hand is only one-twelfth of the giant’s power, it’s unimaginable what its strength was at its peak.
Yet, even in this state, it was still suppressed by the Blood Pattern Race and divided into twelve pieces scattered across the world.
The road to regaining freedom in this world is a long and arduous one.
Putting away the core, Xu Xin looked at Ma Hongwei, still unconscious on the ground.
Bringing him back is too troublesome; it’s better to contract him here and then store him in the wristband.
Now that Mimi Silver King and Afu are here, Ma Hongwei has no treehouse as a safe harbor, he can’t fight and can’t escape, he can only obediently form a contract.
Squatting down, Xu Xin walked to his side. Mimi Silver King and Afu stepped back a few steps.
After flipping him over, Xu Xin took out a small medicine bottle from his backpack and poured out a red pill from it.
"Huh? You’re just going to feed it to him like that?" Lou Fei’Er was surprised at his actions, "Aren’t you going to wake him up?"
"Troublesome, if he refuses to eat it, it’ll take more effort." Xu Xin directly pinched open Ma Hongwei’s mouth, stuffed the pill in, and then poured a few sips of water into him.
Ma Hongwei choked a few times, then made a swallowing motion, directly gulping down the pill.
"Done." Xu Xin stood up, revealing a relieved smile, "Now it’s about making him mutate and contracting him."
"How are you going to make him mutate, you wouldn’t..." Lou Fei’Er recalled the scene when she mutated, shivering slightly.
The pain of having her throat slit and the feeling of blood gushing out haunted her mind.
"What else can I do? Just like for you." Xu Xin took out the long halberd, gently rotating his shoulder.
Upon seeing the long halberd, Lou Fei’Er fell silent. Her psychological shadow surfaced again.
This man is terrifying!
Xu Xin then looked at Ma Hongwei lying on the ground.
After swallowing the pill, there are two mutation paths, one is active mutation and the other is automatic mutation when facing death.
So even if Ma Hongwei doesn’t wake up, it doesn’t matter.
Just like he did with Lou Fei’Er back then, one strike to his throat to bring him near death, and he can directly mutate.
Then, beat him into submission to sign the contract.
Just when Xu Xin was about to make his move, he heard a soft moan from Ma Hongwei. Then, his eyelids began to twitch, his chest heaving became uneven, and his heart rate started to quicken.
Xu Xin halted his actions. It’s good that he’s waking up, there’s something he wants to verify.
Lying on the ground, Ma Hongwei slowly opened his eyes and saw a stretch of azure sky.
He gently turned his head and saw Xu Xin and Lou Fei’Er standing nearby, looking at him with intriguing expressions, and not far from him lay those mutated creatures.
"...You guys!" He immediately sprang up from the ground, a sharp pain pulsed from the back of his head.
He touched it with his hand, finding it sticky with blood.
"Lou Fei’Er! Gu Honghao! You guys actually attacked me! We are from the same region, are you crazy!" Ma Hongwei never imagined he would be knocked unconscious in his own treehouse, "Fighting among people from the same region results in punishment, don’t you know! And the fewer people from the same region, the lower each person’s survival rate. What exactly are you doing! Why attack your own people!"
Ma Hongwei, somewhat agitated, staggered and sat back down.
His head was still very dizzy, a slight concussion from Lou Fei’Er’s hit, making him feel foggy and unable to think straight.
"Ying!" Keke, who was standing by his side observing him, got frightened by Ma Hongwei and quickly ran behind Xu Xin, peeking out from his legs at the slightly hysterical Ma Hongwei, "Ying?"
Mimi Silver King and Afu didn’t react much, both sensing Ma Hongwei to be extremely weak and insignificant.
"You believe that?" Lou Fei’Er crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking at him with some exasperation, "It’s obviously a lie Zhang Daoguang made up to prevent us from killing each other. How could this world be so convenient and encourage us to band together?"