newbobooks Chapter 328 Adapting to New Abilities
Chapter 328 Adapting to New Abilities
At 8:3 AM on March 9th, Li Chenglong first greeted Wang Jie and Zhao Liying, then led the pre-assembled special forces members out of the city, heading to a location more than 8 kilometers from Shuguang City. The forty people, divided into eight vehicles, formed a convoy and drove out of the west gate of Shuguang City.
Li Chenglong was looking at a document in the passenger seat, while Yang Liu was driving. Wu Ruilan, Wang Shuang, and Jin Mengqi were in the back. Li Chenglong put down the document and said mysteriously, "I've learned a way to help you ability users who have been stuck at level 10 for a long time to reach level 11. However, reaching level 11 is the limit, since this level is directly linked to an individual's ability potential."
Wu Ruilan had only recently reached level 10. Although she wasn't in a rush to level up, she had seen many of her D-level and C-level potential comrades stuck at levels 9 and 10 for a long time, with no hope of advancing. She excitedly asked, "Captain Li, what's the solution? Tell me quickly!" Wang Shuang, Yang Liu, and Jin Mengqi also looked at Li Chenglong expectantly. They were all level 10 ability users, and Jin Mengqi had even leveled up a long time ago, but was also stuck at level 10.
Li Chenglong revealed a wicked expression: "As long as you become my women, you will naturally be able to level up." Wu Ruilan's pretty face flushed slightly: "What, Captain Li, you still want to cultivate together? I'll go back and tell Yunlan to cure you." The other three women also had different reactions. After a while, Yang Liu asked with some difficulty: "Will that really allow us to level up?" Wu Ruilan immediately said: "Captain Yang, don't believe it, it's definitely fake."
Li Chenglong realized he'd gone a bit too far with the joke, so he coughed and said, "Okay, that was definitely fake, but I really do have a way. However, I'm not sure if it will work, or what the dangers might be. If you want to try it, let's go to the training ground together and give it a shot."
Yang Liu immediately said, "I want to try, I want to try. If it really succeeds, then we can implement it. Currently, we have 77 level 10 ability users in Dawn City, and more than 30 of them are at the later stages. If it can really be implemented, then we will have more than 30 more level 11 ability users." Li Chenglong nodded, "Okay, you go first, but with my current ability, I can only help two people improve a day."
Before long, the convoy arrived at the field training ground, a place where the Dawn Army conducted field training exercises, and sometimes the Rocket Regiment also conducted shooting training here. After disembarking, Yang Liu quickly organized the group and then eagerly went to Li Chenglong's side.
Li Chenglong took out a level 11 crystal, held it in his left hand, and said to Yang Liu, "Come here and hold my right hand tightly with your left hand. Relax your mind and body. It may be a little painful, but don't use your special abilities to resist it." The other special forces members knew that Captain Li was helping Yang Liu level up, so they formed a circle to observe carefully, but no one dared to make a sound, for fear of disturbing this scene.
This method was learned by Li Chenglong in the future from the report given to him by Zhao Liying. When Dawn City was fighting against the alien coalition, his teacher, Lena, repeatedly sent clones to Dawn City. Using her as a medium, she converted the energy of high-grade crystals into energy suitable for power users to upgrade, helping some power users stuck at level 10 to level 12. In the future world, Zhao Liying, Yang Liu, Yun Qian, and others all upgraded through Teacher Lena.
In fact, Teacher Lena used a similar ability once before when her clone treated Li Chenglong. That time, Teacher Lena used an extremely precious level 13 crystal to not only replenish the energy of Li Chenglong's G crystal, restoring him from his coma, but also used the excess energy to help Yunlan make some improvements.
As soon as Li Chenglong's right hand grasped Yang Liu's left hand, Yang Liu felt as if a golden dragon had rushed into her mind, and she couldn't help but murmur, "Just how powerful is this energy?" Li Chenglong promptly reminded her, "Calm your mind and focus your energy, carefully sensing the flow of energy." Yang Liu nodded slightly, closed her eyes, and began to carefully perceive it.
As the two entered a meditative state, a large amount of golden spiritual energy emerged from Li Chenglong's body and gradually poured into Yang Liu's body. Fifteen minutes later, Yang Liu felt as if a shackle within her body had been forcibly broken, and her aura surged. Li Chenglong released his grip, took out a bottle of water from his spiritual energy space, and slowly drank it. Meanwhile, Yang Liu's abilities continued to improve. Later, with a roar, countless green energies emanated from her body, and she herself had reached level 11.
Yang Liu excitedly walked up to Li Chenglong, gave him a solemn military salute, and said, "Captain Li, thank you!" Li Chenglong smiled and said, "I didn't expect it to go so smoothly either, but success is better than anything else." The others also came over to congratulate Yang Liu on her promotion.
As for the principle behind this, although Teacher Lena didn't explain it, Li Chenglong believes it to be like this: The main reason why ability users with low potential cannot continue to level up after reaching level 9 or 10 is that their potential is low. Their physique can no longer condense higher quality energy, which leads to their inability to continue leveling up.
Some individuals with special physical constitutions, such as superpowered individuals like Teacher Lena, or SSS-level awakened individuals like myself who possess G-crystals, have the ability to extract energy from the crystals and then convert it into energy suitable for low-potential ability users, helping them to continue leveling up. However, this is also limited. After all, low potential is low potential; at most, it can only raise the potential by one level. If it continues to raise it further, the user's body will be unable to withstand the high-level energy and will die.
According to Li Chenglong's estimation, he could help those with potential between D and B levels advance one level, help those between A and S levels advance two levels, and help those at SS level reach the maximum level. Of course, he would first need to reach that level himself, and he would also need sufficient energy, such as a sufficient amount of crystals of the same level. Through the complete awakening of the G crystal, Li Chenglong finally learned that the highest level in this universe is level 15, but very few people can reach level 15. Even among the highest-level races, only one in a million has the opportunity to reach level 15.
Li Chenglong continued, "You guys continue your team combat training. I need to really show off my abilities, because I haven't had a chance to fully utilize them since I upgraded. I need to practice them properly." With that, he moved a short distance away from the special forces team, summoned the Emperor Sword, and began practicing.
He had actually discovered months ago that his combat abilities and weapon handling skills were somewhat lagging behind the powerful energy within his body; sometimes, he relied more on his psionic energy to defeat enemies. However, although he noticed this at the time, he didn't rush to correct it. This time, with the true fusion and gradual awakening of the G-Crystal, coupled with his experiences in the future world, Li Chenglong finally made up his mind to hone his combat abilities every day in preparation for future battles.
As he began practicing with the Emperor Sword in the distance, the special forces members who were conducting team combat training all stopped and looked in Li Chenglong's direction. Jin Mengqi's eyes widened: "Such terrifying combat ability! I feel that with my current abilities, I couldn't withstand even one hit." Yang Liu, who had just leveled up to level 11, shook her head: "If Captain Li were the enemy, I would have to run away the moment I sensed this energy."
Li Chenglong practiced swordsmanship for half an hour, then began using his various skills, combining them to create a combined attack. Wang Shuang asked in surprise, "Captain Yang, have you seen Captain Li use these skills before? Is that still space travel? It's clearly different from before." Yang Liu was also speechless with surprise and didn't answer Wang Shuang's question.
Li Chenglong had already noticed the special forces members gathering to watch, but to boost their confidence in fighting the apocalypse, he let them watch as they pleased. He gathered his energy, placed his hands on his stomach, and shouted, "Holy Dragon Armor, combine!" A golden dragon flew out of his body, circled once, and then plunged back into his body, thus completing the armor's combination.
Li Chenglong practiced swordsmanship for a while using the red all-around type, then switched to the blue agility type and wielded a spear for a bit, followed by the gold strength type giant axe and the green perception type crossbow. The special forces soldiers were completely dumbfounded; they hadn't expected Li Chenglong to have such a significant change after this upgrade.
An hour later, Li Chenglong, drenched in sweat from practice, walked up to the special forces team, panting slightly, and said, "Using psionic energy at such a high intensity for an hour straight is quite tiring. Alright, it's almost noon. Should we go back for lunch, or just eat boxed lunches here? Everyone, please decide."
Yang Liu and the others exchanged glances and said with a smile, "Let's just eat our boxed lunches here. But while we're eating, Captain Li, you should really tell us about your current abilities. We're truly amazed. If we hadn't come with you, we probably wouldn't have recognized you." Li Chenglong smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll answer any questions I can." The forty-one people sat in a large circle, chatting and laughing, and enjoyed their lunch.
When he returned in the afternoon, Li Chenglong used his ability to upgrade Jin Mengqi to level 11. He also promised to give the special forces members two more chances tomorrow, which made Yang Liu and the others shout "Long live Captain Li!"
Actually, he had previously considered relinquishing his political duties in Dawn City and letting Yunlan manage the city while he led his troops on expeditions. However, after careful consideration, Li Chenglong decided against it. Firstly, it would be unfair to Yunlan. If Yunlan were solely responsible for managing Dawn City while he went out to fight, wouldn't Yunlan essentially become a tool? That would be unfair to Yunlan and not what he wanted.
Secondly, by handling various government affairs in Dawn City, one can also grow. A person who only knows how to fight and has no other knowledge will not be able to adapt to society in the future. For the future development of Dawn City, one must continue to learn and continuously improve one's comprehensive qualities.