Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 101 Delicious Small Meal
Option 73.7 15.8%, Option 10.5 [-]%, Option [-] [-]%.

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【Option [-]】

【Temperature rise】

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Zheng Zhuo finally chose [Temperature Raise].

On the panel, the points accumulated over countless hours ruthlessly turned to zero.In exchange, it was just a word change on the interface.

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【Zheng Zhuo】

[Race: Ghost Fire (Crimson)]

[Ability: identification, evolution]

[Evolved: None]

【Points: 0】

[Optional evolution: none]

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Zheng Zhuo looked at his body—if this flickering flame could be called a body.He found himself turning from an ember-like dark red to a shimmering crimson.

Zheng Zhuo once heard that the temperature of the flame will be reflected in the color.

"I should be better than scald by now."

He continued toward the dead tree.On the way, he swallowed a withered weed.

Grass disappears faster in the body.

it works.Zheng Zhuo made up his mind.He became calmer and continued to approach the dead tree at a slow speed.

The scene began to become clearer than before.

Zheng Zhuo gradually saw the dead tree and its surroundings clearly.

Some canine-like creatures gathered at the foot of the dead tree, gnawing on something.Compared to the current Zheng Zhuo, they were extremely large, with hard bristles all over their bodies, and several of the canine creatures raised their heads.Zheng Zhuo saw their weird faces with their skulls turned upside down and their disproportionately huge fangs.

And above the dead trees, scavenging black birds hovered.They have ferocious faces, protruding eyeballs, and sharp teeth in their mouths. Occasionally, they will swoop into the canine group to fight for food and protect it.

Zheng Zhuo opened the appraisal.

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[Wild Dog], [Wild Dog], [Wild Dog]...

[Vulture], [Vulture], [Vulture]...

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"It doesn't look like the wild dogs and vultures I know."

There is something wrong with this world designation.

Zheng Zhuo carefully bypasses the location where the brutal competition for survival takes place.He walked slowly to the foot of the dead tree.

"Okay...start trying from here."

His tongue of fire licked the roots of dead trees.

The "taste" is not very good.Odorless, very hard, and breaks down very slowly.

But because the temperature was raised in [Evolution], I can still feel the tree roots disintegrating a little bit.

"Evaluated as at least edible."

Zheng Zhuo burned off the dry and brittle bark one by one, and continued to burn.

He burrowed deep into the dead tree.

【Points: 17】

Points are slowly rising.He goes up, up.

Another boring repetitive job.But this time, the efficiency is much higher than finding grass in the wilderness.

He occasionally drills through the bark.When he drilled for the first time, he saw that the number of wild dogs gathered under the tree had decreased a lot. When he drilled for the second time, the vultures in the sky disappeared, replaced by some translucent, white spirit-like existences, When he broke through for the third time, he saw that there were no wild dogs or vultures below.Where they had gathered before, the skeleton of a white wild dog was left.

So it was eating the remains of its companions?
Zheng Zhuo felt that the [Crazy Nullification] in real skills was definitely working.Because now he is thinking calmly, "Will that be delicious?"

"...No, there's nothing wrong with eating animals, right?"

Now I am also preying on myself.Prey on trees.

And so he justified himself.

For the fourth time, Zheng Zhuo took the initiative to drill through the bark.He burned every inch and every corner of the dead tree, and appeared on the top of the tree.

Now, the dead tree is just an empty shell with only the bark remaining.

【Points: 57】

The dead tree brought Zheng Zhuo 57 points.While confirming the points, Zheng Zhuo noticed that the floating dead things replaced the living things that were originally here.

The spirit-like beings he saw when he drilled through the bark for the second time increased.They were like some kind of more transparent jellyfish, floating in the air.

"[Identification]."

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【Spiritual body】

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Ok.OK.I totally get it.The spirits of this world can also be seen.

Zheng Zhuo gave up resisting.He accepted it.

He cared more about one thing than "This is a spirit body!?"These white things floating past him...

"...Can I eat it?"

As another spirit floated past him, he leaned towards it.

——Squeak——

Accompanied by a scream like a plastic bag being burned, the spirit body began to decompose in Zheng Zhuo's body.

can eat.And the taste is not bad.Very refreshing.

"Tastier than a dead tree."

【Points: 59】

1 spirit is worth 2 points.It is easy to digest and the score is not low.

Zheng Zhuo began to try to catch the next one.His slow moving speed was a bit of a hindrance, and his limited size also made him miss some good opportunities in vain.But in the end, he still ate a lot of spirit bodies on the treetops.

【Points: 79】

Later, Zheng Zhuo couldn't satisfy Zheng Zhuo anymore by hunting on the treetops.When he found that most of the spirit bodies were gathering towards the wild dog bones under the tree, he jumped from the treetop without hesitation.

Flickering will-o'-the-wisps fell into the pile of spirits like hot oil splashed into boiling water.For a while, there were endless screams.

【Points: 99】

Zheng Zhuo ate a lot of spirit bodies.But more flew into the sky, and he couldn't catch up.

He stared at the delicious meals that flew into the sky for a while, then turned his gaze to the gnawed bones of wild dogs.

"Is there anything else I can eat?"

He muttered to himself.

But in fact, he already had the answer in his heart.

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gaba.gaba.

The flames licked the bones of the wild dogs.

The remaining protein in the corners and crevices that no animal can eat is carefully burned by Zheng Zhuo's flame and turned into points.

【Points: 105】

"My flame temperature must still be too low."

Zheng Zhuo glanced at his points and thought.

"If you can burn the bones together, you will definitely get more points."

Burn it again carefully.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhuo got into the abdominal cavity of the skeleton again.

He continued to eat bones inside for a while, until he heard a rustling sound coming from outside.

What's the sound?
Zheng Zhuo poked his head out——

—and just in time to see a hungry groundhog poking its huge face into the belly of the skeleton.

"..."

"twitter!"

"Chat!"

"..."

The brutal struggle for survival took place again next to the bones of wild dogs.Only this time, one side stuck to the other's face.

This is Zheng Zhuo's first time hunting live animals.He didn't even get much out of it: he just rammed himself into the groundhog's muzzle, setting the fur on his head ablaze.

Fortunately, the groundhog was in a panic, and its head was stuck by the ribs of the wild dog and could not get away.Zheng Zhuo was able to kill it at a slow speed.

After that, there was only one thing left for him to do: eat.

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[Points: 150].

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A whole groundhog is worth 45 points.Almost like a dead tree.

"Sure enough, live animals are more delicious."

Zheng Zhuo's thinking has completely adapted to this world.

And then, he also saw new changes in his panel.

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[Optional evolution: ignition/possession/sharp front claws]

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Weird direction of evolution.

Is it because I burned a lot of vegetation?Possession sounds related to spirit bodies, sharp front claws...

Zheng Zhuo glanced at the new groundhog skeleton that appeared on the ground.Its front claws are indeed sharp.

It seems that the acquired ability is related to the object of prey.

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【problem】

[Choose the direction of evolution.Which one should I choose? 】

【Option [-]】

【Ignition】

Specific instructions: Can ignite nearby objects without touching them.

【Option [-]】

【Possession】

Specific instructions: Dead animal bones can be manipulated.

【Option [-]】

【Sharp Front Claws】

Specific description: It grows two front paws made of flames.

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