"Talent Window."
After learning about the talent, Adrian temporarily put the chat on hold.
[[ Host: Adrian Cross
Level: 0
Exp: 0%
HP: 100
Mana: 100
~Stats~
Physique: 10
Magic: 10
~Talent~
// 100% Capture Rate (Unique) (Passive) //
~Skills~
Nil.
~Spells~
Nil.
~Inventory~
Empty.
~Server~
Locked. (Please unlock the Map first) ]]
There was no change in the talent window, but Adrian did notice that the talent window called him a 'host' while the control chip always referred to him as 'manager'.
Including the fact that the talent window was visible only to himself, Adrian found it much more secure.
Without a further adieu, he clicked on the expand button for his talent and another hologram appeared.
[[ 100% Capture Rate (Unique) ]]
[[ The host Adrian Cross possesses a 100% chance of capturing any beast and zombie he attempts to capture, however the beast or zombie must be on 1 HP for the talent to work.
The host is able to view the Health Points (HP) of other creatures.
When holding a bonding sphere, the host can check his current capture probability for any creature without using the sphere.
Level up to unlock more features. ]]
Adrian hummed while reading the information about his talent, its name sounded really overpowered, but he felt that it wasn't as easy as it seemed. At least not yet.
Lowering the HP of any beast to exactly 1 HP wouldn't be any walk in the park, after all.
The only silver lining he could see from his talent was that he could see the catching probability and the HP of creatures, which would make things a little easier, probably.
'Viewing HP is cool and all, but I still don't know how I am supposed to damage them.' Adrian grumbled.
But not dwelling on the topic too much, Adrian moved to the final tab that he hadn't checked out yet.
He tapped the Control Hub tab.
[ Control Hub ]
[ Manager: Adrian Cross
Region: Verdant Plains
Difficulty: Low
Area: ~31,415 Meter squares. ]
[ Energy - 94% (Lowest) ] ( Recovering at the rate of 1%/hr )
[ Shield - 100% ]
[ Tank - Energy-infused water (Lowest) x100 L
Purified water x 999 L ]
// Start converting purified water into energy-infused water? //
// Note: 1 L energy-infused water (Lowest) = 1 L Purified water + 1-5% energy (Lowest)
1 L energy-infused water (Low) = 1 L Purified water + 10-20% energy (Lowest) //
[ Tap Water - Energy-infused water (Lowest) ]
// Note: You can change the type of water that flows from the tap. //
[ Sphere Slots - 5 ]
// Note: You can increase the number of slots by leveling up the control room. Further information is not accessible currently. //
***
Adrian hummed seeing the intricate designs of the new tab, with a single look he figured that this might be one of the most important tabs.
There wasn't much he could do in the tab currently, and he decided that it was best left undisturbed.
The current settings seemed quite optimized, maybe after 5 hours or so, he could start to convert some water in the tank, but for now he left the control room to recharge at its own pace.
His priority was to make the bonding sphere and finish the tutorial as fast as he could, as that would unlock the map.
But before heading out for the manual labour, he decided to check the quests section under the Tech Tree tab, wondering if there was any new quest yet.
[ Tech Tree ]
[ Quests ]
// Wooden Chips. (Beginner)
Task - Craft and convert 20 wooden chips into 10 Energy chips.
Reward - 1 TP //
// Bonding Sphere. (Beginner)
Task - Craft a Bonding Sphere.
Reward - 1 TP //
***
'Heh, that's good.' Adrian grinned, he didn't need to exert any extra energy to complete any of these, and he can still reap the benefits.
Finally, done with the work inside the control room, Adrian headed out of the door and was once again hit by the bright sunlight.
Luckily, this time he was prepared for it and covered his eyes before leaving.
Opening his eyes, he walked all around his control room and began counting the number of trees that were growing inside his area.
'Three, six, nine, twelve, ah shit, just 13?' Adrian sighed.
13 wasn't a small amount of trees, especially considering that the radius of his area was merely 100 metres, but Adrian was disappointed nonetheless.
'The wooden chips need to be of dimensions 1-5 inches all along, right?' He questioned himself rhetorically, 'That's a troublesome requirement which will eliminate most smaller branches for being too thin or flat…
The only dimension I am not worried about is the length.'
With another deep sigh, Adrian walked towards the closest tree and bent down, scrounging the ground for broken twigs and branches.
He instinctively avoided the trees that were too close to the border of the area, afraid that going there might attract the ire of zombies outside.
Though, he did let his eyes roam outside and wanted to look for the aforementioned 'beasts', as he had yet to see one.
…
Within just a few minutes, Adrian had collected a small bunch of branches that were more than an inch thick and more than an inch wide, all he needed to do was snap their lengths within the dimension requirements.
He also saw some beasts during his scavenging.
Most of them looked like normal animals but with some mutations. However each and everyone was mysterious and majestic in its own ways.
Like a chicken he saw for example. It looked quite similar to a normal chicken but with a longer neck and a longer wingspan. It also had a sharp beak that even glinted in the sunlight.
Another one he saw was a black furred cat with golden designs inscribed over it. It definitely attracted his attention, especially considering the fact that he saw it jump into a shadow of a tree and then disappear.
There were also some oversized bugs, especially a long centipede which looked very deadly and quite cool to Adrian. Its carapace glinted in sunlight and the legs moved like scythes of a grim reaper.
That was something that he wanted to capture. No matter what.
Alas, it appeared to be way above his current level.
Walking while thinking about the beasts and further plans, Adrian didn't notice a small pothole on the ground as he stumbled on it.
The branches he had collected were thrown off his arms and fell on the ground against each other.
It wasn't obnoxiously loud, but still, enough to attract a very unwanted and grotesque visitor.
Outside the area, a zombie was wandering beside the energy shield when it heard the noise of branches.
Its head snapped to the noise, and the white, pupilless eyes locked onto the figure of Adrian, who was staring back at the zombie with an ashen expression.
Graaah!