funbook-pk Chapter 22, Biological Template
Chapter 22, Biological Template
For the boar people, submitting to a red dragon is actually the best choice.
Their innate bloodline limits them; even as adults, their strength is not much greater than that of ordinary humans. Coupled with their low intelligence, they are simply unable to build a sufficiently large civilization, which almost completely blocks all their paths to advancement.
Their ability to survive in the wilderness relies on nothing more than their innate berserk instincts, their wide-ranging diet, and their prolific reproductive capacity.
In reality, they are not even comparable to races like kobolds and goblins.
After all, there are occasionally exceptionally intelligent individuals among the goblins, and the kobolds have their own gods, but what about the boarmen...?
If one can attach oneself to a powerful creature, although it requires sacrificing everything, including one's own life, one can gain a wider territory, more food, and basic security, allowing the entire race to reproduce better.
These boar-men are truly lucky to have become Thor's servants.
Since Thor is still just a fledgling dragon and his strength is still insufficient, he will make do with whatever is available for now.
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He gazed at the burns and scratches on the bodies of the boar-men kneeling on the ground, pondered briefly, then focused his mind and lightly tapped the square representing the blue mushroom on the mental wheel.
Suddenly, shimmering light appeared in the air, and a giant mushroom, half a meter tall, appeared out of thin air, landing in Thor's outstretched paw, which he then tossed to the boars on the ground.
"You insignificant pigs, this mushroom is a gift to you as a reward for your loyalty. It will help you recover from your injuries."
Each pig is allowed only one bite; no one is permitted to eat more than that.
Now that these boar-men have become Thor's property, he naturally wants to prevent them from dying too often.
Just as farmers are generous with fertilizer for their crops, landlords also provide ample feed for their livestock, because they both understand that only in this way can they reap greater rewards.
Fear made the boar-men lying on the ground hesitate, but the old boar-man reacted the fastest, quickly crawling forward two steps, picking up the blue mushroom on the ground and taking a bite.
The delicious flavor exploded in its mouth instantly. This was simply the most delicious food it had ever tasted in its life, and it couldn't help but want to eat a few more bites.
Fortunately, at the crucial moment, it managed to suppress its greed and quickly lowered its head to hand the mushroom in its hand to the boar-man behind it.
But this boar-man didn't have such good self-control, or rather, most boar-men act entirely on instinct because of their low intelligence.
As soon as the delicious blue mushroom entered its mouth, saliva was instantly produced in large quantities. It immediately forgot Thor's previous instructions and opened its mouth wide to take another big bite.
Thor, standing on the protruding rock, saw this scene, and his pale golden vertical pupils suddenly contracted.
How dare those lowly pigs disobey his orders! This ignited his fury instantly, and with a flap of his wings, he swooped down from the rock.
The distance of more than ten meters was covered in an instant, and the large wings cast large shadows on the ground.
Before the greedy boar-man could react, the dragon's claws, covered in red scales, had already landed on it, knocking it to the ground.
Thor stepped on the boar-man, pressing its head firmly with his forepaws. He opened his ferocious dragon mouth and immediately unleashed a breath of dragon fire.
The fist-thick pillars of fire precisely scorched the boar-man's head, causing it to let out a shrill scream and struggle desperately, but it could not break free from the dragon's power.
In just a few moments, the boar-man's entire upper body was charred black in full view of everyone, and then it became still.
The air was filled with the unique stench of burning protein, and the wild boar people around who witnessed this scene were all silenced by fear.
Thor glanced at them indifferently, spread his wings, and landed back on the protruding rock, roaring loudly.
"This is what happens when you dare to disobey me!!"
The wild boars, who were already kneeling on the ground, now wished they could bury their entire bodies in the mud. An overwhelming fear emanated from them, which, in Thor's eyes, manifested as increasing streams of spiritual energy.
After that, no boar-man dared to be greedy anymore; they all obeyed Thor's orders and only dared to take one bite.
A single blue mushroom was shared among more than twenty boar-men, with each of them only getting a tiny bit. As for how much of the mushroom's healing effect it actually had, it was better than nothing.
After all the boarmen had finished eating, Thor carefully surveyed them again, then extended a paw and pointed at some of the strongest ones:
"You! You! And you! When the sun rises tomorrow, I want to see you all at the foot of that highest mountain."
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The hilly area, consisting of dozens of low earthen hills, could not possibly be inhabited by only a few dozen wild boar people; there were also a large number of herbivores and rodents.
Thor soars high in the sky, his flight capabilities enhanced by the pterosaur template, allowing him to effortlessly glide through the air using updrafts.
Under the cover of night, he was able to approach his prey silently and quickly caught his dinner.
After eating and drinking his fill, he flew back to the cave on the mountaintop, ignoring Sistana and Kalp who were playing around, and focused his attention once again on the huge spinning wheel in his mind.
Of the 15 points of mental energy I had previously acquired, 3 were used to exchange for Dragon Crystals and 1 for Blue Mushrooms. With the additional points I gained during this period, I now have 12 points remaining.
It seems like getting a low-level monster template is still a long way off in the near future. Should we try drawing an environmental creature again?
Having already tasted success with the pterosaur template, Thor didn't hesitate much. He focused his mind and slammed his finger on the turntable.
A full 10 points of essence were consumed in an instant, and the second wheel on the roulette wheel began to spin rapidly, with flashing lights darting around like neon lights, finally coming to a steady stop on a small square with a simple drawing of a frog.
Congratulations on obtaining the [Gas Frog] biological template. Do you want to extract it immediately? Yes/No.
Thor recalled the characteristics of the creature in his mind: they looked like pet horned frogs, were brightly colored, but were a size larger, making them a rather unique type of frog.
They feed on various insects and crustaceans, and sometimes ingest minerals. Depending on their diet and habitat, they may expel gas with paralyzing, explosive, hypnotic, or highly toxic effects.
This ability is not bad. Thor glanced at the matching score in the background, which showed 68%.
According to the detailed description, the higher the matching degree, the more complete the abilities obtained after loading the biological template.
When the matching degree is less than 50%, the failure will occur due to conflicting abilities. Not only will you not obtain the corresponding creature's abilities, but it may even have negative effects.
A 68% match rate is quite high. Is it because both of them have fire attributes and powerful digestive systems?
Thor did not hesitate to extract it. The next moment, a ball of light containing the spirit of the Gas Frog appeared out of thin air and pounced on his face.
A familiar burning sensation surged through my body, while pale blue notification text flashed continuously.
Due to the significant differences in physical structure, most of the abilities failed to load and were converted into pure life force.
But the most crucial element—the ability to convert food into various gases—was retained.