"Turns out she went to the Ashen World, no wonder I haven’t seen her these past few days."
Zhang Yanhang thought that Zhao Yalan, being an Awakener after all, definitely had some combat power. As long as she used Spiritual Energy and kept the monsters’ Rank within First Tier, generally there wouldn’t be too much of a problem, if not able to win, she could at least escape.
"So the question is, since Zhao Yalan is in the Ashen World, should I give her a little help? After all, I’ve already paid a handling fee, and it feels a bit of a loss not to make a choice. So, I might as well choose something."
Zhang Yanhang mainly felt that, from the perspective of conducting experiments, Zhao Yalan, a common First Tier Awakened, was indeed a good test subject. That’s why he thought about helping her on the way. Moreover, since the options had already been triggered, changing to another one at the last minute felt quite troublesome.
Zhang Yanhang carefully reviewed the three options in front of him and felt the second option should be dismissed first, as it seemed pretty useless, only letting Zhao Yalan open an Ashen Treasure Box ahead of time.
Based on Zhang Yanhang’s experience, there were no Soul Points in an Ashen Treasure Box, at most she could get some Equipment and Artifacts corresponding to the area’s Rank, which wouldn’t be of much help to Zhao Yalan. Moreover, by opening the Ashen Treasure Box prematurely, she could lose some potential benefits she might have gained. For original chapters go to novel-fire.net
"If I choose the third option, I can ensure that Zhao Yalan won’t encounter any life-threatening danger on this trip. But logically, as an Awakener, even though she is not very strong, she shouldn’t encounter life-threatening danger so easily; after all, the death rate of Awakeners in the Ashen World is quite low."
Regarding the death rate of Awakeners, Zhang Yanhang had asked the group leader before. Overall, it was quite low, given that everyone was a cultivator and had Superpowers by their side.
Of course, the most important factor was that most newly opened Transmission Channels led to areas that generally had only First Tier Monsters, making it very unlikely for a new Awakener to encounter Second Tier Monsters.
Therefore, with only First Tier Monsters to face, the vast majority of Awakeners could safely get through the early stages. Plus, the areas where the Transmission Channels opened were generally next to the weakest monsters in the region.
The two Transmission Channels Zhang Yanhang had encountered were very much in line with these characteristics. The area connected on the other side was predominantly First Tier monsters, and both Transmission Channels were surrounded by the weakest monsters in the area: an Ordinary Zombie of First Tier Zero Star and a Crimson Iron Worker Ant of First Tier One Star in strength.
By the way, even though the Ordinary Zombies of First Tier Zero Star seemed very weak, they still could pose a threat to newbie Awakeners equivalent to that of a Crimson Iron Worker Ant. After all, if the Constitution Attribute was below ten points, being caught or bitten by an Ordinary Zombie would result in T-virus infection and subsequent assimilation into a Zombie.
In this case, an Awakener with Superpowers who could use Spiritual Energy at will would generally not be in danger unless they deliberately sought death.
Moreover, what’s more crucial is that basically, all Awakeners are aware of the Ashen World’s specifics and can adapt quickly when they enter the Ashen World accidentally, as they have mentally prepared beforehand.
If it weren’t for the low death rate of Awakeners, how could the Empire still boast over two million Awakeners half a year after the Spiritual Qi Recovery? If the death rate were high, it is uncertain whether even one million Awakeners would remain within the Empire.
In conclusion, Zhang Yanhang was not too worried about Zhao Yalan’s safety.
"Therefore, rather than choosing the third option, it’s better to choose the first one. If Zhao Yalan could tame a Second Order One Star Elite Monster, it should significantly increase the efficiency of her becoming stronger."
After thinking it over carefully, Zhang Yanhang felt that perhaps the first option was more suitable for Zhao Yalan; after all, only by gaining strength could she be truly safe. Based on his experience, a Second Order One Star Elite Monster would be roughly as strong as an ordinary Second Tier Two Star monster.
So, with the backing of a monster with two stars’ strength, Zhao Yalan would find it quite easy to deal with other First Tier Monsters, essentially overpowering them with higher Attribute Values. Then, no matter how you looked at it, Zhao Yalan’s rate of growth would necessarily see a significant increase.
Just like Zhang Yanhang, who could dominate monsters throughout the encounter due to his strength, he didn’t even receive a scratch during the battle with the Lord Monster Tracker.
After gaining the assistance of a Second Order One Star Elite Monster, although Zhao Yalan certainly wouldn’t reach Zhang Yanhang’s level, she should feel quite secure about her safety.
Moreover, it could be inferred from this monster’s name, Takut Buck, that it was likely a monster proficient in speed. Even if Zhao Yalan found herself outnumbered and overwhelmed by a large number of First Tier Monsters, when that time came, even if she truly could not win, having it carry her to safety shouldn’t be a problem.
"So, I choose Option One, tame the monster." After making the choice, Zhang Yanhang immediately found his Energy Value, which had just been restored to full, instantly depleted, leaving very little.
"Is it really that big of a consumption just to tame a Second Order One Star Elite Monster?"
If said, before his promotion, a Second Order One Star Elite Monster might have caused some damage to Zhang Yanhang, but now, the situation was completely different, having reached Second Tier.
A Second Order One Star Elite Monster was as weak as a Crimson Iron Flying Ant during his First Tier Period—easy to crush. Yet for someone as strong as he was now, taming such a weak monster still required the consumption of all his Energy, which was absolutely outrageous.
Zhang Yanhang had thought that after his promotion to Second Tier, his ability to make strategic decisions might play some new roles, like overpowering an undefeatable monster with strategic choices when facing it.
However, it seemed that idea had now fallen through, as even taming a Second Order One Star Elite Monster drained all of his Energy, not to mention those he might not be able to defeat.