Ashen God

Although it's been a while since Zhang Yanhang needed something to restore Life Value, it's clear that he doesn't actually need this kind of thing. Instead of items that can restore Life Value, he actually wants something that can restore Physical Strength.

After all, the Green Medicine Grass obtained early on in Raccoon City could still be used because of the Hundred Taboos. However, that thing couldn't even recover during his Second Tier phase, let alone now when he's at the Fourth Tier.

While it can indeed be used, the Green Medicine Grass that can only restore a tiny bit of Physical Strength is like a drop in the bucket for Zhang Yanhang, whose Physical Strength has surged by more than a thousand times, even if he eats all of it, it would only recover a bit.

Therefore, Zhang Yanhang undoubtedly wants to find something that can quickly restore his Physical Strength in a short period of time. However, from the current situation, it seems impossible to find in the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, considering he's killed everyone there and couldn't find anything.

Even though the first two Golden Quality artifacts, Kulunzo Heart Pressure Device and Omida Human Body Pacemaker, seem unreliable, the highest quality item, the Orange Quality Human Potential Activation Device, appears quite dependable.

When Zhang Yanhang first saw the name, he couldn't help but think of the Neck Potential Activation Device that he's currently equipped with. These two might be the same series of Equipment, so Zhang Yanhang immediately opened the attribute list of the Human Potential Activation Device to check.

[Human Potential Activation Device (Magnetic Energy Embedding)]

[Quality: Orange]

[Type: Equipment]

[Origin: Ashen World, Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, A-3 Comprehensive Research Base.]

[Durability: 80/80]

[Defensive Power: 65]

[Additional Attributes: Strength +55%.]

[Usage Requirements: Strength 115 points.]

[Score: 675 (Orange item scores are between 531 to 680.)]

[Introduction: Although I want to create a super weapon, my first step is still to continue rooting in the Energy Department. Only by optimizing the miniature nuclear reactor to ensure stable energy transmission can I truly create the super weapon I want.

For me, the creator of this miniature nuclear reactor, it's really not difficult to do some simple optimizations on this basis, so I quickly solved them, and also solved some small problems regarding the fuel rods of the miniature nuclear reactor, such as the small issue of abundance.

But it seems that the company is more focused on manufacturing fuel rods compared to energy, or maybe on manufacturing highly enriched uranium? Even though I just solved some minor problems, they directly promoted me to Deputy Minister of Energy, and now I've become the highest Minister-level Researcher in the entire company.

Compared to the Energy Department Minister who manages administratively, I, as the Deputy Minister, just need to lead the efforts in overcoming scientific research challenges, which coincidentally matches my character. Besides, even though I like exploiting researchers, I am not very interested in real management.

I wonder if it's because I became the Deputy Minister of Energy, now my assistant greets me proactively when she sees me. Although I know she does it just because of company regulations, I enjoy the feeling of her obviously disliking me but having to comply. Is this the feeling of power? It's wonderful.

Since I became the top Minister-level Researcher in the company, the project plan for creating a super weapon that I submitted was immediately approved without any budget restrictions. I'm free to use it as I please, and now I can command Director-level Researchers to join my team.

Three years passed, and with the sudden power in my hands, I immediately ordered the Director who used to exploit me to join my team. Next, I will thoroughly exploit the Director, even though he is just a greasy middle-aged man with a bald head, my inner pleasure at this moment surpasses the feeling of my assistant greeting me.

Of course, to some extent, the Director indeed fulfilled his initial justification, which was providing more training and growth opportunities for a new researcher like me. Now that I've been trained to the level of a Minister-level Researcher, it means he has been successful.

Therefore, with the idea of reciprocating kindness doubly, I make sure to give back the 'favor' he gave me, not stopping until he is also promoted to a Minister-level Researcher.

But for some reason, the Director quickly decided to retire early shortly after joining the project team, due to lack of confidence in his scientific research ability. Despite my repeated attempts to retain him, his determination to leave was firm, and I could only agree with tears.

After the Director left, or since there's no longer a Director to exploit, my inner joy level greatly diminished. But since the Director is already retired, I can't continue to bring him back, can I? Oh, right, why can't I use my Minister-level authority to rehire the Director as a retired old expert, right?

"I originally thought this introduction would continue to tell the love story of the licking dog researcher, but unexpectedly it tells the story of the Umbrella company developing a miniature nuclear reactor and highly enriched uranium."

As for why the licking dog researcher became Deputy Minister of Energy just by creating more enriched uranium, Zhang Yanhang could only say, the allure of nuclear weapons probably lies in this.

After all, with the most critical enriched uranium, everything else is just some simple supporting small projects, which can be completed easily, with no major technical difficulties.

Moreover, Zhang Yanhang strongly suspects that because the Umbrella company mastered the ability to manufacture nuclear bombs at will, they leaked the Ancestor Virus in some experiment and then tried to use nuclear bombs for destruction, resulting in the mutation of the Ancestor Virus Infected possessing nuclear explosion ability in the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field.

As everyone knows, whether it is the basic atomic bomb or an advanced hydrogen bomb or even a neutron bomb, all actually require enriched uranium for manufacturing and triggering.

Moreover, the tritium needed for the hydrogen bomb isn't difficult to produce. Especially for the Umbrella company which already has the capability to manufacture enriched uranium, it's basically without difficulty, as the precision required for the equipment is almost the same as that for enriched uranium.

Therefore, Zhang Yanhang estimates that the Licking Dog Researcher should soon help the Umbrella company master the relevant technology, leading to the birth of powerful biochemical monsters like the Ancestor Virus Infected and Ancestor Virus Aggregation.

As for the second half of the summary, Zhang Yanhang can only say they're just shy of shouting 'Thirty years of river east, thirty years of river west, never bully the poor youth,' indeed a classic face-slapping plot twist. He just didn't expect this story to happen to the Licking Dog Researcher, perhaps power really inflated this guy?

As for whether there will be a chance to see the conclusion to the Licking Dog Researcher's love story, Zhang Yanhang can only leave it to fate. Perhaps if he opens new equipment from the Lord's Treasure Chest, he might see it; if not, he might never see it.

Even now, though the Licking Dog Researcher has become a Minister-level Researcher, Zhang Yanhang still isn't optimistic about his love, as licking dogs don't get houses. But if the Licking Dog Researcher can further elevate his status, there might still be hope.

Of course, compared to some American Licking Dog story, Zhang Yanhang thinks his real focus should be on the attribute list of this Human Potential Activation Device, especially the additional attributes and equipment score sections.

"I previously thought perhaps I could only get equipment with Orange quality and medium or even low score, but unexpectedly I was able to get equipment very close to the full score of Orange quality. An equipment score of 675, just five points away from the full score of Orange quality at 680, surprisingly high."

Moreover, the additional attributes of this Human Potential Activation Device also make him very satisfied. It's actually the Strength Effect Bonus that Zhang Yanhang longed for, providing a 55% Strength Effect Bonus in its initial state.

Although the usage requirement for this Human Potential Activation Device is 115 points of Strength, it doesn't matter, as he has Hundred Taboos.

Therefore, compared to usage requirements, Zhang Yanhang is actually more concerned about the equipment position, because from the previous two options, looking at the Kulunzo Heart Pressure Device and Omida Human Body Pacemaker, this equipment is very likely to be equipped on the heart.

Though he has four heads and eight arms, he only has one heart, so if it's really to be equipped on the heart, it's quite a loss.

So Zhang Yanhang hopes it will be equipment related to the head or arms.

However, to figure out exactly where the equipment should be placed just by looking at a thumbnail is completely impossible for Zhang Yanhang. He has to wait until he's actually tried it to know.

As for the equipment description that should provide relevant equipment information, it's completely unreliable, filled with the little stories of the Licking Dog Researcher.

Though it's clearly an equipment description but has nothing to do with the equipment itself, Zhang Yanhang has long gotten used to it. He's already too lazy to complain anymore.

"So, I choose 'Omida Nuclear Energy Cannon (Nuclear Fission)', '180000 Soul Points', '180000 Soul Points', 'Muscle Regeneration', and 'Human Potential Activation Device (Magnetic Energy Embedding)'."

After reviewing all the item positions, Zhang Yanhang quickly made the related choices, and simultaneously, the Time Pause momentarily ended. But he immediately picked up a new drop treasure box from the remaining eight.

...

November 2, Monday, the first day after Halloween, and also the second day after Zhang Yanhang entered the Ashen World. At 4:50 am, the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, suburb of Umbrella City, Nuclear Explosion Plain (formerly Umbrella Mountains).

Since there were only nine drop treasure boxes to open, Zhang Yanhang took less than half a minute to deal with them all. But after opening those treasure boxes, he didn't hurry to check the items he got, as there was still a Lord's Treasure Chest from the Ancestor Virus Aggregation to open.

Just before opening the Lord's Treasure Chest, there were some small preparations to carry out, like making a related choice.

"Choose! How can I obtain a potentially related or unrelated Dark Purple Quality 'Divination Tarot Card [Fragment] (Gate of Truth)' through a relatively normal channel?"

Following path reliance, Zhang Yanhang once again skillfully started triggering related options. Sure enough, with the arrival of the Time Pause, the options were successfully triggered, and a large text option box instantly floated in front of Zhang Yanhang.

[Acquisition of Divination Tarot Card?]

[Option One: Yes (Since you thoroughly eliminated all biochemical virus carriers, including the Fifth Tier Four-star Lord Monster 'Ancestor Virus Aggregation [God of Flesh and Corruption]' in the Umbrella Biological Experiment Zone, having nothing else to do, you began waiting quietly for the drop treasure box to refresh.

Sure enough, you obtained a Red Quality Lord's Treasure Chest from the corpse of the Lord Monster 'Ancestor Virus Aggregation [God of Flesh and Corruption]'. Perhaps because of Luck, when opening this Lord's Treasure Chest from the 'Ancestor Virus Aggregation [God of Flesh and Corruption]', you unexpectedly got the Divination Tarot Card you wanted.)]

[Option Two: No (Though you also thought about seeking a new Divination Tarot Card in the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, unfortunately, this place lacks relevant elements of Alchemy. In fact, the scientific technology here sits in opposition to Alchemy, utterly incapable of coexistence.

You are well aware that on this scientific land of the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, it's absolutely impossible to find a new Divination Tarot Card. Therefore, you quickly chose to give up, thinking that instead of wasting time here, you'd be better off practicing Alchemy a bit more.)]

[Option Three: Didn't find (Though your rationality tells you it's utterly impossible to find a new Divination Tarot Card in this sci-fi realm of the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field, you think, since you have nothing better to do now, why not try, even if failure only costs a bit of time.

With the mentality that failure doesn't matter, you earnestly searched every nook and cranny of the Umbrella Biochemical Test Field. However, as you regretfully anticipated, no trace of a Divination Tarot Card existed here, though seemingly unconcerned, the result left you feeling a bit uneasy.)]