Apocalypse: Hero of Potato Fields-Chapter 372 - 358: Two Familiars

Shelter, inside the Treasure Room.

Lin Yi was studying the reward list.

Siri’s voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Boss, I’ve developed a scout insect, it can fly, is small in size, and has great eyesight."

Siri announced proudly, clearly having put a lot of work into this, very satisfied with the results.

"Well done, um... the price?"

"56 points..."

"That much? A Devourer only costs 20 points!"

"This is a scout, it needs human-level intelligence, so it can analyze what it sees and only transmit important information, saving computing resources. It also has skills..."

"Not bad." Lin Yi opened the calculator on his phone and began calculating.

"Here’s what we’ll do: reduce the number of venom sting insects from 75 to 25, remove four miner insects, and use the remaining points to make scouts."

"...I need the flesh of mutated creatures to evolve faster. The higher the level, the better. I also need energy cores and advanced zombies..."

"Why didn’t you say so earlier?! We have plenty of snake meat and energy cores." Lin Yi muttered.

"It’s very expensive..." Siri replied sadly.

"How much do you need?"

"...Over 100,000 second-level energy cores. The faster I evolve, the safer our future will be."

"Then let’s do this: I’ll give you 10,000 second-level energy cores and 500 third-level energy cores. But they’re all zombie energy cores, is that okay?"

"That is quite a lot... Are you sure?" The Beetle Queen was genuinely shocked.

Lin Yi had given her a huge fortune...

"Consider it an investment, okay?"

"Okay. I promise it’ll pay off!" The Beetle Queen responded with satisfaction.

After chatting with Siri, Lin Yi picked up the list and started studying it again, but soon put it down and grabbed those unique skill books.

There were four in total.

They were quite interesting.

[Eye of Truth]

A unique skill, with only five skill books.

After the user dies, there is a chance for the skill book to appear again.

This skill allows you to see information about another person or creature.

It’s especially useful for perverts, because you will be able to access three private attributes of the other party... maybe more!

It’s also great for insect enthusiasts because you can understand all information about a creature species, including if it can mate with humans.

The higher the level, the more detailed the information gleaned.

Note: One skill book is already in use.

[Animal Friend]

A unique skill, with only one existing.

After the user dies, there is a chance for the skill book to appear again.

This skill allows you to communicate with mutated animals. The higher the level of the mutated animal, the easier the communication becomes.

As long as you don’t steal their eggs, kick their offspring, impregnate their females, or irritate them in any other way.

The mutated animals will not attack you!

"Awesome! There are some mutated crocodiles in that swamp... I should give this good stuff to Sila."

[Tree Spirit]

A unique skill, with only one existing.

After the user dies, there is a chance for the skill book to appear again.

Note: Unless you want to change gender, do not use this skill.

This skill allows you to transform into a real tree spirit.

The higher the skill level, the more you will resemble a complete tree spirit.

[Ahar’s Spider]

A unique skill, with only one existing.

After the user dies, there is a chance for the skill book to appear again.

If you learn this skill, you will truly become Spider-Man!

All female insects will be under your control.

If you wish, they will birth a true insect army for you.

"Very tempting, what next?" Lin Yi glanced around the shelter.

The artillery had already started bombarding the enemy’s Ark, and the troops were preparing for battle.

Confirming that everything was proceeding according to plan, he opened the notepad app on his phone.

"So... install the altar, expand the weapon craftsman’s workshop, allocate skills...."

The boss spread out a bunch of unique skill books before him, starting to consider who to give them to.

The first to enter the Treasure Room was Li.

He had the "Mental Telepathy" skill, at level 12.

Compared to hundreds of other level 12 mages and archers, he wasn’t particularly outstanding, but he was an excellent mental telepathy user.

Moreover, he was also the most experienced among them, so he received the "Spiritual Power" skill.

The new skill replaced the "Mental Telepathy" skill.

Li could now generate mental telepathy barriers, toss cars, and float.

After sending Li back to where he came from, Lin Yi summoned Orianna.

"Hmm? Boss!"

This broad-shouldered beauty, holding a shovel and a bucket, wearing a female version of gray work clothes, including shorts and a sleeveless T-shirt.

It was rather warm outside, so those working in the fields dressed lightly to avoid sweating too much.

"I have an interesting skill for you." Lin Yi pointed to a skill book with a very unusual cover.

"But I hope you’ll... think it over carefully."

"Too late!" Orianna chuckled as she learned the skill.

"Great! Now I can communicate with and control plants."

"Like the Faru people?"

"No." The young girl smiled contentedly, her skin starting to turn green.

"They force plants to obey their commands, but I... I’m like the mother of all plants. Or at least I will be when I’m leveled up.

Boss! I want to level up to level 10 as soon as possible!"

"That’s quite difficult right now, talk to Solomon at lunch."

Then Lin Yi summoned the level 11 Beast Tamer Sila and handed her the "Animal Friend" skill.

Now she had a greater chance to tame aggressive mutant animals, so he immediately sent her to the swamp east of the industrial zone.

He still hadn’t found a suitable candidate for the transformation skills with epic names like "Sand King," "Dust Demon," and "Rock Eater."

Lin Yi didn’t want to give these skills to the Child of the Sun; they were too unpredictable.

The remaining skills were all those without combat usage, but... ’Servant’...

Lin Yi waved his hand, and Piero appeared in the room.

He seemed to have been running somewhere, didn’t react in time, and collided with the wall.

"Boss..." the young man groaned, rubbing his nose.

"Stop complaining and learn this skill." The boss chuckled as he handed a book to Piero.

"A skill?! Awesome, thank you!"

If the boss summoned you and handed you a book, it must be a super cool skill!

Recently, he got two super powerful skills with no level restrictions.

"Magic Talent," which increased his Magic Attribute by 20% and the recovery speed of Magic Value by 40%;

And "Magic Spring," which increased his Magic Value by 25%.

"And it’s a unique skill! ’Servant’!" Piero exclaimed excitedly.

He immediately learned the skill.

Just like last time, a black hole appeared in the space, gradually expanding to reveal an egg.

"Come on, baby... hatch quickly and become as powerful as the boss’s servant! Then the girls will definitely flock to me!" Piero begged.

The girls did love Lin Yi’s servant; it was super cute and fluffy.

The egg began to crack.

First, a hoof stretched out, then another, and then... revealed a pig’s nose...

"No! Anything but this!" Piero shouted, but...

His worst fear had come true!

A chubby little pig emerged from the egg.

It was pink and adorable, about the size of a large dog.

The only distinctive feature was the two curved horns growing on its forehead.

"Master!" The voice of the little pig echoed, but only Piero could hear it.

"What have I done to deserve this, boss?!" The mage almost burst into tears.

"It’s quite cute; girls will probably like it. What kind of bonus does it give you?"

"It can serve as bait and perform kamikaze attacks." Piero said, dejected.

Lin Yi almost burst into laughter.

"Can the servant be revived after death?"

"Yes, but it consumes a lot of Magic Value..." the disappointed mage replied.

"Alright... off you go then." Lin Yi chuckled and sent Piero and his little pig back to the edge of the city wall.

"Quite a scam indeed. Who should I give the other servant skill to? How about Rein?"

Lin Yi focused his attention on Rein.

She was on the city wall, holding a silver bow and listening to an officer with a group of archers.

She wasn’t wearing her favorite black outfit but was clad in fourth-level armor, with a bracelet, Mage Pendant, ring, and more.

Rein had already proven her worth on the battlefield, so she received the same equipment as Piero, the best equipment.

"Boss!" The officer had just finished the combat plan when Rein suddenly appeared in the Treasure Room.

She immediately realized she had been teleported, so she tucked her helmet into her armor and turned around with a smile on her face.

"Here you go." Lin Yi said as he handed a book to her.

Rein looked a little puzzled, but seeing the skill book in the boss’s hand, she immediately understood the intention and took the book.

She quickly browsed through the introduction of the skill book and learned the skill.

A few seconds later, a vortex appeared in the space, but... no egg appeared.

Instead, a colt’s head peeked out of the vortex, followed by a hoof, then its entire body.

The horse emerging from the time-space rift was black, with purple eyes, and mane and tail that seemed to be made of black flames.

This colt was slightly smaller than a pony, so it was too young to ride, but it was clearly just a young horse that would grow larger as it matured.

It looked graceful with a hint of wickedness, and Rein immediately liked it.

Unlike its new master, the horse clearly wasn’t happy, as it deliberately turned away and snorted when Rein tried to touch it. 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

It turned out Lin Yi had made a mistake.

The horse’s mane was actually not made of flames but of gradually dissipating dark matter.

"Your servant is pretty nice." Lin Yi commented, wanting a horse like that himself...

"It’s not a servant." Rein said with a smile.

"This is Matilu, a shadow stallion, Batira’s loyal companion."

"Darkness and shadow, huh? Got it, now let me help you out, okay?" Lin Yi said with a smile.

Rein looked a bit puzzled.

But suddenly, the horse disappeared.

About thirty seconds later, Lin Yi waved his hand again, and the colt reappeared next to its master...

The horse was all wet, covered in feathers, fluff, and mud.

"Do you know who’s in charge here now?"

Lin Yi didn’t like how the horse openly showed hostility toward him, so he gave it a lesson.

"It understands now, and it promises to never be rude again." Rein translated, although she didn’t fully understand what had happened.

"Does it offer any bonuses?"

Rein thought for a while, looking at the horse.

Matilu raised its head proudly, neighed, and transformed into darkness, merging into Rein’s shadow.

Rein stared blankly ahead for a moment, then her fourth-level armor transformed into darkness and disappeared, reverting to her usual attire.

Rein’s shadow moved, first wrapping around her legs, then her torso. Soon, the girl was enveloped in black from head to toe.

At first, it was quite frightening...

Rein was entirely black.

Lin Yi couldn’t even see her eyes.

But after a few seconds, the shadow turned into a black gown.

It looked a bit like an evening dress. The lower part of the shadow expanded into a long skirt, with flowing, semi-transparent ruffles that seemed to gradually dissolve at the bottom.

The upper part clung tightly to Rein’s body like a second skin, extending from her chin down to her wrists.