Chapter 38 Chapter 36: Seed of Flames, Steam Mecha!_1

Translator: 549690339

Seed of Civilization condition achieved, directly given a module reward?

Moreover, it seems to be a transcendent ability module unique to this world!

Jiang Chen felt a surge of happiness in his heart.

The module rank not only represented attribute and power but also indicated the variety of the module types.

Modules obtainable from the 0th Rank Abyss were mostly simple attribute enhancements or low-level kinetic and thermal weapons, with very few special effects.

Transcendent modules with more effects could only be dropped in abysses of 1st Rank and above.

As for star-annihilating level weapons, antimatter modules, those were exclusive to high-ranked mechas and couldn’t be loaded onto low-ranked mechas at all.

Jiang Chen had already spent all his savings on the assembly and enhancement of the model Zero Mecha.

He didn’t have extra contributions to purchase those high-rank transcendent modules.

Anyway, when he absorbed the power of the mecha, he could also repeatedly absorb modules to gain additional attribute enhancements…

The impressive recovery ability that had Master Luo chopping for three hours until his knife became blunt was gained by repeatedly absorbing the [Roots Strengthening] module.

Even if it lacked a bit of variety, it didn’t affect his own growth.

At this moment, obtaining this transcendent ability module was an unexpected pleasure.

“Currently, the model Zero Mecha has three attached modules: Crystal Rock Carapace, Primordial Essence Enhancement, Blood Demon Transformation.”

“The first two can directly provide attribute enhancements, while I have already absorbed Blood Demon Transformation twice, increasing the physical transformation efficiency to 1 point per second, which is enough for now.”

“It can be replaced with a transcendent module first to gain some additional enhancements.”

“When the mecha upgrade happens, I can replace the Blood Demon Transformation back.”

Jiang Chen raised his left arm, the surface of the white rock armor opened a slot, and a red chip popped out vigorously, caught by his right hand.

With a flick of his fingers, the red chip turned into an abyss atmosphere and was absorbed by the Abyss Rune.

Another red chip was then pressed into the slot.

Module substitution!

A trace of red light swiftly spread upward along the armor’s gaps and patterns, enveloping his whole body.

The next moment, flames gushed out and completely wrapped the model Zero Mecha inside.

[Transcendent Ability Awakening Completed, Module Acquired: Seed of Flames]

[Seed of Flames]

[Rank: 0 (1)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Type: Special Module]

[Effect One: Slightly increases the mecha’s fire resistance, reducing fire damage received.]

[Effect Two: Consume any mecha energy to perform flame enchantment on objects, causing contact burn damage, or manipulate flames to launch attacks.]

[Effect Three: Each point of energy consumed increases fire power by 3 points. (Due to the Weapons Master trait, fire power is additionally increased by 50%).]

[Effect Four: Each point of energy consumed increases flame duration by 3 seconds, and can be extinguished at any time. (Due to the Weapons Master trait, flame duration is additionally increased by 50%).]

[Description: Let flames purify everything!]

“A fire attribute transcendent ability module, huh…”

Jiang Chen felt somewhat disappointed.

Modules with water, fire, ice, earth, and lightning transcendent abilities are relatively common.

Those with darkness, light, time, space, and mental transcendent abilities are more rare.

Some of them are even high rank modules and exceedingly scarce.

What Jiang Chen wanted the most was undoubtedly the teleportation ability used by the tailcoat gentleman, outstanding in its own effect and also a spatial attribute.

If it were made into a module and loaded onto the mecha, during mecha evolution and upgrade, it could potentially affect the mecha’s inclination, thus leading it towards the path of spatial mecha.

However, these modules are incredibly rare, and if anyone sells them, no matter the quality, they would be bought up quickly.

The alliance shop simply has no stock.

“Forget it, if it didn’t drop, it didn’t drop. There will be plenty of opportunities to farm rare modules when clearing high-difficulty abysses in the future,” Jiang Chen said.

“For now, the Seed of Flames module belongs to the category of [Supernatural Weapons Modules] and can benefit from the Weapons Master’s bonuses,” he added.

“Moreover, unlike external weapons, weapons modules are not limited by output power,” he noted.

“They can consume all available energy to unleash a powerful special attack without any issues,” he explained.

“It compensates for my lack of burst attack methods,” he concluded.

Jiang Chen grasped the corpse of the Shallow Abyss Giant on the ground, his mind intent on his next move.

Two lines of fire spread from the mecha’s hands, quickly enveloping the Shallow Abyss Giant’s corpse completely.

[Giant Brand Fly Swatter (Flames Assisted Magical Version)]

This time, when he swung the giant’s corpse to attack the other monsters, it wasn’t just blunt force trauma they would suffer.

They also had to pass a fire damage check, turning directly into charred mincemeat.

During this process, Jiang Chen noticed something else.

Previously, the Shallow Abyss Merfolk were fearless and kept surging forward in waves, even though they couldn’t inflict any damage on the mecha.

Now, facing the giant’s corpse wrapped in flames, they exhibited a hint of fear, hesitating in their movements.

Some Shallow Abyss Merfolk even gave up on attacking.

Instead, they bypassed Jiang Chen, scaling the university campus, and ran towards the deeper inland areas.

“Could it be that flames are not only a weakness of the Shallow Abyss Merfolk but also something they fear?” Jiang Chen wondered.

He tried setting a building on fire.

Since it only consumed a bit of energy, the supernatural flames merely lasted for four and a half seconds before extinguishing on their own.

However, the building itself had been ignited, and the fire spread, forming rolling waves of heat.

The Shallow Abyss Merfolk, feeling the heat waves from afar, chose to detour and move on.

Good!

A glimmer of understanding flashed in Jiang Chen’s eyes.

In the early stages of the calamity, it was undoubtedly the time when the most survivors were present.

Even with a large number of Shallow Abyss Merfolk around, it was possible some people had hidden in sealed basements or similar places, thus briefly surviving.

If Jiang Chen went to rescue these people and brought them to safe shelters,

He might fulfill hidden conditions and receive additional rewards.

It was conceivable that rare [Spatial] or [Temporal] type supernatural modules might simply materialize unwittingly.

However, leaving this place at random could cause the air-raid shelter to lose its protection.

Even in the early stages of the calamity, when powerful abyss monsters were scarce, there was still a risk involved.

Now that Jiang Chen knew flames could drive away the Shallow Abyss Merfolk,

He could use this feature to add a temporary layer of defense to the shelter, greatly enhancing its safety.

That would give him the opportunity to explore the surroundings during this early period and attempt to secure additional rewards.

“I should secure the defenses first…” he mused.

In this world, steam machinery and Transcendents were mainstream.

Therefore, there was no shortage of flammable materials that could burn for a long time.

Jiang Chen scoured the area for coal, kerosene, and other combustibles, stacking them in a circle around the entrance to the bunker.

While he was preparing, he suddenly heard a series of thunderous crashes—the sound of buildings collapsing.

New monsters?

Or something else?

Jiang Chen stopped what he was doing and quickly climbed to the top of a tall building, reaching a high vantage point nearby.

Following the direction of the boom, he looked into the distance.

There, a steel behemoth, ten meters tall, stood towering over the city, emitting boiling steam all over its body.

In front of it, the Shallow Abyss Giants looked like mere children, utterly dwarfed.

The steam behemoth swung its iron fist, grabbing a Shallow Abyss Giant by the head and violently smashing it into a nearby building!