NOVEL NEXT Chapter 626 - 259 Night Demon Type 1_3
But this [Night Demon Type I] was different; it lacked intelligence and its own judgment. If Wang Tao let it roam freely, it just stood there dumbly. Even if it encountered danger, it wouldn’t attack on its own because Wang Tao hadn’t issued an attack command. If Wang Tao ordered it to attack, it would keep attacking, without running or stopping...
Of course, these were more abstract commands; Wang Tao could also give it specific instructions. The more specific the order, the better it performed.
For example, if Wang Tao told it to squat and not move, it would stay as motionless as a statue. If he told it to walk a few steps, specifying the exact distance of each step, it would execute almost to the millimeter—a feat even lightning couldn’t achieve.
So, Wang Tao felt that this [Night Demon Type I] was quite dumb and didn’t seem like an intelligent being but more like a robot that only followed orders!
This was both an advantage and a disadvantage. The disadvantage doesn’t need mentioning—it was too rigid, and if it wasn’t precisely controlled, it might not be able to fully utilize its strength.
The advantage was that it likely wouldn’t rebel, after all, it had no intellect or discernment, and only recognized commands from Wang Tao; even Jiang Shixue couldn’t order it around.
As to why it would only listen to Wang Tao, he surmised it was probably because he was the one who had awakened the [Night Demon Type I].
Then Wang Tao conducted an experiment. He commanded the [Night Demon Type I] to revert to its heart form, then collected the heart back into the Space Backpack.
Once inside the Space Backpack, the status of [Night Demon Type I] turned to "Dormant." Wang Tao let Jiang Shixue attempt to awaken it. Just as he had thought, it no longer obeyed him, only Jiang Shixue!
This was pretty interesting, as it allowed others to have control.
However, Wang Tao had the Space Backpack; without it, how could others put it into a dormancy... Wang Tao wasn’t sure. He speculated that maybe it was related to time? Perhaps if it wasn’t used for a long duration, it would slowly drift into dormancy?
Then, Wang Tao tested whether the [Night Demon Type I] could be controlled mentally.
Jiang Shixue’s Hidden Ability, [Eyes of Contract], could control other creatures to a certain extent, but those creatures had to be much weaker than her. It had no effect on the [Night Demon Type I].
Wang Tao also possessed abilities like Mental Disturbance and Mental Shock, all of which were ineffective.
After discussing it with Jiang Shixue, he discovered it wasn’t that they couldn’t control it, but that they didn’t have the option to control it at all—the Night Demon seemed to be devoid of spiritual power!
Simply put, no matter how smart you are or how skilled at persuasion, if you try to deceive it, you won’t succeed! It’s not because it’s clever, but because it effectively doesn’t have a brain!
This, too, was an advantage; at least there was no worry of it being controlled by someone else!
Last, and most importantly, was the matter of how strong this [Night Demon Type I] was.
Under Wang Tao’s control, [Night Demon Type I] had a brief exchange with Jiang Shixue.
After which, Wang Tao came to a conclusion—it was very strong!
That speed, that defense, that attack power, were simply outstanding!
But, to fully unleash the [Night Demon Type I]’s strength, two conditions had to be met.
The first condition was, the controller of the [Night Demon Type I], which was Wang Tao, must handle it well.
Wang Tao’s control was the limit for this [Night Demon Type I]; if he didn’t handle it well, then the result would be a disaster.
At present, Wang Tao was exploring gradually and felt he still had significant room for improvement.
The second condition was to increase the [Night Demon Type I]’s HP.
This was similar to most humans: the more HP, the stronger the force.
It currently only had 10,000 HP, with an upper limit of 100,000, and only when it was at full HP could it unleash its maximum capability.
However, Wang Tao had experimented and found that increasing its HP was too costly!
A Level 3 Crystal Core could only add 100 HP to the limit! A Level 2 Crystal Core added 10 HP to the limit! And as for a Level 1 Crystal Core... They were of no use at all.
That meant even a Level 4 Crystal Core could, at most, add 1,000 HP to the limit.
The consumption was outrageous when he had increased the HP of the Entangling Roots before.
But the consumption for the [Night Demon Type I] was ten times higher than that of the Entangling Roots!
Wang Tao didn’t have many Level 4 Crystal Cores, so naturally, it was not possible to use them for this purpose.
He was also reluctant to use Level 3 Crystal Cores since they were his main supply, and he didn’t have an abundance of them.
Therefore, Wang Tao didn’t do much to upgrade it, for the time being, limiting it to 11,100 HP. Just to increase that 1,100 HP, he used up ten Level 3 Crystal Cores and ten Level 2 Crystal Cores. The cost was just too great...
Indeed, 10,000 HP seemed rather low, but it had strong defense. Wang Tao felt that under his control, it could probably be considered half a Level 4? Even if not half, if it were just one-third, Wang Tao would be satisfied.
Next time he encountered four-level zombies, Wang Tao thought he could let the [Night Demon Type I] have a try; perhaps it could have an unexpected effect!
However, it also had a vulnerability to ultraviolet light, so he would have to be cautious when using it in the future...
Wang Tao studied the [Night Demon Type I] for a while and then reverted it back to a heart shape.
If he let it remain in the form of a Night Demon, Wang Tao felt it might be easily mistaken for something dangerous. Once others had seen it, if a real Night Demon entered the base and was mistaken for this one, it could lead to a ’boy who cried wolf’ scenario. Although the likelihood was small, it was better to be safe than sorry.
After the [Night Demon Type I] turned back into a heart, upon a single command from Wang Tao, it could instantly transform into a Night Demon; the speed was also very fast.
There was a minor issue, though—it could only turn into a large heart, unable to wind around Wang Tao’s wrist like the Entangling Roots and Iron Tree Vines, which made it inconvenient to carry.
Wang Tao placed it on the table, where it remained a motionless heart, resembling a curiosity-bearing sculpture. Unexpectedly, the [Night Demon Type I] made for a rather fitting decorative piece, in tune with the apocalyptic wasteland atmosphere.
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After examining the four items dropped by the Level 4, Lord Night Demon, Wang Tao turned his attention to the five Loot Packs.
In the first pack was still a Crystal Core Gift Bag, containing five Crystal Cores. But the variety of these cores was not quite what Wang Tao had expected.