Chapter 8: Life Core
[Strength: 8]
[Defense: 8]
[Agility: 9]
[Vitality: 23 (+10)]
[Stamina: 23 (+10)]
[Intelligence: 43 (+20)]
[Primordial Energy: 40 (+20)]
Enzo naturally instantly distributed all his Attribute Points.
It made his originally tired body feel refreshed instantly as there was an increase in Primordial Energy and Stamina in his body.
BANG!
The crocodile corpse fell heavily with its stomach perforated.
It was lying in the swamp upside down so that its stomach was facing upwards.
Enzo, who was filled with curiosity, immediately approached the crocodile corpse.
Previously he didn't have the time to examine the Swamp Zombie's corpse because he was worried about attacks, but now he was strong enough, so he didn't have that worry anymore.
In every monster corpse in the Primordial World, there was usually a Life Core hidden in their chest but not always.
It was something valuable and could be sold.
He first took out his knife that was stuck in the crocodile's body, trying to pull it out only to find that it was stuck very firmly.
He pulled it with more force but still failed, as if he was trying to pull a nail out of a board.
His forehead couldn't help but wrinkle as he was made aware that his physical strength was actually very weak.
He was still an ordinary human physically, so there were limits he could not cross.
However, he didn't feel like he was running out of ways.
There were some roots in the vicinity that appeared to be the former roots of swamp trees that were carried away by the current.
When he stared at those roots, it instantly moved.
Verdant Dominion, this is a skill to control any kind of plant.
Anything that falls into the category of plants, including trees, he can control.
The root then wrapped around his knife before pulling it out.
When he relied on his Primordial Energy which had already reached 40 Points, pulling the knife was so easy for him.
"Hehehe...." He could not help but laugh when he saw that.
"However, it should be easier if I control the iron directly," he said.
It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this, but before after he made six skills, he became exhausted so he thought it was necessary to delay in using his Intelligence.
Now, it had improved drastically, he could use it again.
Quickly, he imagined about controlling iron and similar things including gold and silver.
DING!
(You successfully created a skill to control the metals around you called Metal Manipulation, would you like to get it?)
(Yes/No!)
(Yes!)
DING!
(You have a new skill, Metal Manipulation!)
He immediately used the skill so that he could control the knives without touching them.
If there were ten knives, he could actually make them into deadly weapons.
When he had this ability, he couldn't help but imagine another ability because it reminded him of a certain character in an anime he watched.
"Can that be?" He wondered.
DING!
(Your Intelligence is not enough to make this skill!)
A notification answered his question which made him smile wryly.
With 43 Intelligence Points, it was apparently deemed insufficient.
What he wanted to create was gravity control.
After that, he began to examine the crocodile corpse, touching its chest.
If there was a Life Core, an Awakener could sense it, but retrieving it would require manual means.
"Mm!!!" When he touched the crocodile's chest, Enzo immediately felt something.
He then used his knife to slice through the skin of the crocodile's chest.
He only sliced it to a depth of 10 cm before he saw something small, the size of a fingernail but looking like a diamond, having a green color and emitting a faint light.
He poked at it with his knife, causing it to pop out of the crocodile's chest, falling into his hand.
When holding it, he could feel an extremely strong life aura.
The life core contained pure Primordial Energy so it was very easy to absorb. It could be used to quickly recover energy or charge energy into weapons like his knife.
DING!
(You get a Level 6 Life Core. Besides your own use, Life Cores are also the most widely used currency in the Primordial World.)
A notification told him more about it even though he already knew from reading on the forums.
On Earth, Life Cores were actually also highly sought after by many industries, such as power companies, who could use them to generate environmentally friendly electricity and for wealthy people who wanted to Awaken, they should at least continue to carry a Life Core in their bodies.
Enzo put the Life Core he obtained into his uniform pouch before controlling the water which he stomped upwards to a height of over 30 meters.
He did not see any other monsters around, but this swamp was too vast, which made him confused as to where he should go, so he needed to observe from a high place.
"Ehh..."
Something then startled him as he gazed in a certain direction.
He actually saw a small ship.
It was floating above this swamp, moving quietly as it parted the obstructing grasses in front of it.
"Is that a native ship?" He wondered because he couldn't see the people on the ship clearly, but usually the Awakeners didn't use such traditional ships.
If they needed a ship, they would prefer to bring a modern ship from Earth.
After a moment of thought, he controlled the water he stepped on towards the ship.
If he ran, it would be too slow considering his Ability Attributes were so low.
The natives were similar to NPCs in the game. They were harmless and tended to be friendly to the Awakeners.
Usually, they gave missions with good rewards.
Enzo hoped to get a mission and most importantly he wanted to find the nearest way out of this swamp. Therefore, he approached the ship.