The Ultimate Evolution
chapter-965

In response to Sheyan's questioning, Sanzi blushed. "No, it's because I received a notification which said that I can't tell this secret to ordinary people. If I do, the person I told will be killed. What if you're only in the process of studying the damn realm? If I told you, you might be hurt.

Sheyan smiled meaningfully as he said, "Okay, I believe you; I believe that this is the main reason. But I also believe that you made that decision because you were afraid I would never let you in again. This fucking realm. If I were to leak the secret, I would be the one punished, but in your case they would only punish the person you told. It seems that the damn realm really favours you."

When it came to the question of realm privileges, Sanzi had a lot to say. "Of course. I've managed to find out that the average person who enters the realm is called a contestant. Those that the realm considers to have some potential are called Seeded Contestants. Those with even more potential are called Candidates. Finally, elites like me are called the Chosen. Normal contestants can only request for help from the realm, but for Chosen like us, the realm thinks that our power will be of great help to them after we grow.

Sheyan's eyes squinted slightly. He suddenly thought of Hakeem, whom he had killed. That woman also held the title of a Seeded Contestant. They should be those recognised by a realm as "geniuses" and they were further categorised according to their potential.

These geniuses were definitely very scarce. After he killed Hakeem, a Seeded Contestant who had passed the test of the G Realm, it angered the G realm so much that he was instantly made a target by that realm. It was evident how much importance the realms placed on their Seeded Contestants. If that's the case, Sanzi would probably get even more attention! Sheyan asked again, "Is there an even higher category of talent above yours?"

"There is," Sanzi nodded. "The most powerful geniuses are called the Apostles."

"Apostles...."When Sheyan heard the name of the category, the image of the Cardinal emerged in his mind. It was hard to believe that someone as powerful as that was only a duplicate!

Sheyan only took 4 out of the Cardinal's seven deadly sins and he was already on the verge of death! If the Cardinal he faced was the real thing and not just a duplicate, Sheyan would never have escaped. That guy was probably one of the so called Apostles!

Sheyan asked Sanzi to sit down. He looked around and smiled. "I've checked this place out just now. I'm guessing that you're a summoner adept in summoning living creatures?"

Sanzi scratched his head and laughed as he said, "Well, brother, you know that I've liked feeding stray dogs and cats since I was a kid. Sometimes, they would even do what I tell them to."

Sheyan nodded. He recalled that when Sanzi was still a kid, he could tame a sparrow to become even more obedient than a reared chicken. He could even use the sparrow as a carrier pigeon to send love notes to girls in other classes.

Sanzi continued, "When I went through the Titanic world, I got the legendary Heart of the Ocean, and somehow it fused with my innate ability.... so I have some confidence in my summoning skills. It's a pity that I only had a lucky encounter like that in my first world."

Sanzi had complete trust in Sheyan so he showed Sheyan his personal innate ability without the slightest hesitation.

[Chosen contestant No. XP's Outstanding Innate Ability: Heart of the Pack (Passive) - When you use your recruitment ability on a creature for the first time, the creature's affection for you immediately increases by 50 points, and even if the recruitment fails, you won't anger the creature (limited to the first recruitment attempt in 12 hours).]

[If any of the creatures you recruited die, it can be resurrected after twelve hours. This will apply even to some special creatures that are specified as unable to be resurrected. Of course, the cost of resurrecting such creatures will increase correspondingly.]

[Hint: This innate ability has been fused with the light green upgradeable equipment: Heart of the Ocean Lvl 3 (371/1000), which is evaluated as grade S]

['Heart of the Ocean' current additional bonus: a permanent 10% increase in the owner's chance of success in recruitment. This effect has domain precedence.]

(TL: No precedence < slight="" precedence="">< authoritative="" (crushing="" damage="" belongs="" here)="">< domain="" precedence="">< domain="" authority)="" ['heart="" of="" the="" ocean'="" current="" additional="" bonus:="" a="" permanent="" 10-point="" increase="" in="" the="" owner's="" intelligence,="" spirit,="" charm,="" and="" perceptive="" sense,="" plus="" an="" additional="" 5-point="" increase="" in="" charm.="" (admittedly,="" this="" brilliant="" gem="" can="" make="" the="" owner="" appear="" more="" elegant="" and="" attract="" the="" attention="" of="" others)]="" ['heart="" of="" the="" ocean'="" current="" additional="" bonus:="" getting="" this="" precious="" gem="" requires="" not="" only="" strength,="" but="" also="" luck.="" the="" absolute="" drop="" rate="" of="" the="" target="" attacked="" by="" you="" or="" the="" creatures="" you="" control="" increases="" by="" 3%.]="" [hint:="" with="" the="" growth="" of="" the="" heart="" of="" the="" ocean,="" the="" additional="" bonuses="" will="" also="" increase.]="" [hint:="" outstanding="" innate="" ability="" can="" choose="" a="" piece="" of="" equipment="" as="" the="" carrier="" of="" the="" ability.="" the="" enhancement="" provided="" by="" the="" heart="" of="" the="" ocean="" that="" has="" fused="" with="" this="" ability="" will="" not="" be="" factored="" into="" difficulty="" calculation.]="" [innate="" ability="" evaluation:="" a]="" sheyan="" felt="" like="" laughing="" and="" crying="" at="" the="" same="" time.="" the="" realm="" sure="" did="" favour="" the="" chosen="" quite="" a="" bit.="" in="" order="" to="" prevent="" them="" from="" dying="" early="" on,="" they="" were="" given="" so="" much="" preferential="" treatment!="" and="" sanzi's="" innate="" ability="" was="" crazy="" strong.="" he="" wouldn't="" be="" attacked="" in="" his="" first="" attempt="" at="" recruiting="" a="" creature="" even="" if="" he="" failed,="" which="" means="" he="" had="" an="" extra="" chance="" to="" recruit="" compared="" to="" the="" other="" summoners.="" more="" crucially,="" some="" of="" the="" more="" powerful="" creatures="" usually="" couldn't="" be="" resurrected="" after="" they="" died.="" often,="" when="" a="" powerful="" creature="" that="" a="" summoner="" worked="" hard="" to="" cultivate="" was="" killed,="" they="" would="" lose="" almost="" everything.="" sanzi="" could="" break="" this="" limitation.="" the="" latter="" descriptions="" further="" introduced="" sheyan="" to="" the="" formidability="" of="" the="" chosen.="" for="" example,="" sanzi's="" outstanding="" innate="" ability="" which="" was="" equivalent="" to="" an="" additional="" equipment="" slot="" compared="" to="" the="" rest="" of="" the="" contestants.="" also,="" it="" seemed="" that="" the="" realm="" pretty="" much="" handed="" him="" an="" equipment="" that="" was="" compatible="" with="" his="" innate="" ability="" as="" soon="" as="" he="" started="" his="" adventure="" in="" the="" nightmare="" worlds!="" and="" it="" was="" a="" unique="" equipment="" which="" had="" no="" duplicates="" too!="" sheyan="" could="" already="" imagine="" the="" role="" the="" equipment="" would="" play="" during="" the="" breakthrough="" trial="" in="" preventing="" crushing="" damages="" and="" attributes.="" the="" problem="" that="" sheyan="" needed="" painstaking="" effort="" and="" preparation="" to="" solve="" would="" not="" even="" be="" a="" problem="" that="" sanzi="" would="" notice!="" sheyan="" once="" again="" looked="" at="" sanzi's="" tear-stained="" pillow="" and="" said="" quietly,="" "you="" should="" be="" crying="" because="" you="" finally="" realised="" the="" cruelty="" of="" the="" nightmare="" realm,="" right?="" although="" you're="" a="" chosen="" who's="" heavily="" favoured="" by="" the="" realm,="" it's="" impossible="" for="" your="" journey="" to="" be="" smooth="" sailing="" all="" the="" way.="" after="" your="" romantic="" and="" lucky="" encounters="" on="" the="" titanic,="" you="" should="" have="" experienced="" the="" torment="" and="" despair="" of="" life="" and="" death.="" am="" i="" right?"="" "you're="" right,="" brother."="" sanzi's="" face="" was="" contorted.="" he="" suddenly="" yelled="" in="" indignation,="" "but!="" i="" wasn't="" crying="" because="" i="" was="" afraid="" of="" death.="" i...i="" really="" regret="" joining="" my="" current="" party!="" at="" first,="" i="" thought="" that="" woman="" truly="" loves="" me,="" but="" it="" turns="" out="" she="" was="" only="" using="" me.="" when="" i="" found="" out="" that="" she="" had="" another="" man,="" she="" immediately="" turned="" against="" me.="" what's="" worse,="" she="" orders="" me="" around="" like="" a="" slave="" afterwards!"="" sheyan's="" eyes="" flashed="" with="" a="" fierce="" killing="" intention,="" but="" they="" returned="" to="" normal="" almost="" instantly.="" he="" patted="" the="" shoulder="" of="" sanzi="" while="" he="" laughed="" and="" said,="" "so="" it's="" women="" problems.="" sanzi,="" listen="" to="" me.="" your="" problem="" is="" really="" common.="" it's="" nothing.="" there="" are="" people="" whose="" experience="" were="" a="" lot="" more="" miserable."="" when="" sanzi="" was="" interrupted="" by="" sheyan,="" he="" immediately="" forgot="" his="" sadness.="" "there="" are="" people="" who="" had="" it="" worse="" than="" me?"="" he="" exclaimed="" in="" surprise.="" sheyan="" shrugged="" and="" said,="" "you="" don't="" believe="" me?="" do="" you="" know="" that="" the="" realm="" has="" a="" function="" to="" alter="" appearances?="" "="" "i="" do.="" so?"="" asked="" sanzi.="" sheyan="" said="" mysteriously,="" "so,="" sometimes="" the="" beautiful="" women="" you="" meet="" are="" men="" who="" had="" put="" on="" a="" disguise....and="" you="" won't="" know="" it="" until="" they="" strip="" naked."="" "that="" would="" be="" worse="" than="" my="" case,"="" sanzi="" could="" not="" help="" laughing.="" sheyan="" saw="" that="" he="" had="" successfully="" diverted="" sanzi's="" attention.="" in="" order="" to="" not="" let="" sanzi="" wallow="" in="" his="" grief,="" he="" asked,="" "i="" guess="" your="" party="" was="" attracted="" to="" your="" special="" effect="" of="" +3%="" absolute="" drop="" rate?"="" although="" the="" increase="" in="" absolute="" drop="" rate="" was="" a="" meagre="" 3%,="" but="" it's="" actually="" a="" terrifying="" effect.="" for="" example,="" if="" a="" boss="" had="" a="" 3%="" probability="" of="" dropping="" dark="" gold="" equipment,="" 10%="" probability="" of="" dropping="" silver="" storyline="" equipment,="" and="" 15%="" probability="" of="" dropping="" black="" equipment,="" the="" 3%="" increase="" in="" probability="" would="" apply="" to="" all="" the="" drop="" rates.="" 3%="" wasn't="" much="" for="" those="" with="" high="" probability,="" but="" when="" it="" applied="" to="" the="" drop="" rate="" of="" equipment="" with="" very="" low="" probability="" of="" dropping,="" it's="" an="" astonishing="" increment.="" sheyan="" was="" about="" to="" say="" something="" when="" his="" phone="" suddenly="" rang.="" he="" could="" tell="" that="" it="" was="" zi="" from="" the="" ringtone.="" he="" thought="" about="" it,="" then="" picked="" up="" the="" call.="" "hello,="" this="" is="" sheyan."="" the="" voice="" of="" zi="" transmitted="" over.="" although="" her="" voice="" was="" calm,="" it="" carried="" an="" ounce="" of="" guilt.="" "seaman....we="" suffered="" heavy="" losses="" in="" the="" last="" world.="" i've="" let="" you="" down.="" "="" sheyan's="" heart="" sank.="" if="" zi="" said="" they="" suffered="" heavy="" losses,="" then="" the="" loss="" must="" be="" quite="" considerable!="" their="" last="" world="" was="" the="" world="" of="" resident="" evil="" and="" they="" probably="" fought="" around="" raccoon="" city,="" so="" there="" shouldn't="" have="" been="" much="" risk.="" sheyan="" took="" a="" deep="" breath="" and="" asked="" what="" he="" most="" wanted="" to="" know.="" "how="" heavy="" is="" the="" loss?"="" zi="" answered="" after="" a="" moment's="" silence,="" "someone="" died.="" we="" failed="" all="" our="" main="" mission="" and="" side="" missions.="" everyone="" has="" their="" base="" attributes="" and="" achievement="" points="" deducted.="" our="" utility="" points="" are="" in="" the="" red."="" sheyan="" closed="" his="" eyes="" and="" asked="" with="" some="" difficulty,="" "how="" did="" this="">