Chapter 04: The First Evolutionary Change
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A few hours later, after a long and strenuous activity of steadily consuming a vast amounts of pond algae and duckweed, in order to gained some experience points and Biogrowth Points. And I've finally reached Lv.5 in my final hour of endeavour.
('Ah, finally, after long hours of constant grinding for exp. I've finally gathered enough experience to reach Lv.5. Now give me a list of options of what I could possibly have evolved into System.') I thought so to myself, whilst impatiently waiting for the expected World System Message notification screen panel to show up.
*Ding!*
It was then that I immediately heard the familiarised sounds of the World System's message notification steadily ringing withinside my own head, as a blue holographic display screen interface panel then later appeared in front of me, thereby showing me my current rate of progress.
World System Message You have consumed 30 grams of Duckweed. It has steadily been converted into 0.1 Biogrowth Points by the World System! * * * You have consumed enough Duckweed for your {Small Tadpole Stomach} to then convert it into experience points. You have gained 1 experience point!
Enough experience points has been gathered, you have now levelled up from Lv.4 to Lv.5!
All attribute stats has permanently been increased by 0.1 attribute stats point. A bonus growth stats modifier has applied to a certain number of the user's or Player's stats attributes!
You have gained 1 Unallocated Stats Point as a levelling up bonus reward!
You have instead reached the maximum amount of Lv. for the metamorphosis stage of your evolutionary race {Ghostly Tadpole (Infantile Stage)}. Please choose amongst the listed options of the evolutionary path for the {Ghostly Tadpole (Infantile Stage)} monster race:
Two-Legged
Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage}
Two-Legged Phantom Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage} Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage} Two-Legged Feral Claw Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage}
You have 41.7 Unused Biogrowth Points available!
Please choose amongst the listed options of the evolutionary path for the {Ghostly Tadpole (Infantile Stage)} monster race: Monster Race Evolutionary Path:
Two-Legged Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage}
Monster Race Rarity: The normal evolutionary path of the Ghostly Tadpole {Infantile Stage} race Monster Race skill/Trait/Body Modification Body Part Acquisition: {Small Tadpole Legs}{Small Tadpole Feet (Three Toe)}{Small Tadpole Webbed Feet} Requirements To Unlock The Monster Race Evolutionary Path: None Monster Race Evolutionary Path: Two-Legged Phantom Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage} Monster Race Rarity: A split-off evolutionary path of the Ghostly Tadpole {Infantile Stage} race who has undergone special mutations to be able to become completely transparent and somewhat blend with their entire surroundings. Monster Race skill/Trait/Body Modification Body Part Acquisition: {Small Tadpole Legs}{Small Tadpole Feet (Three Toe)}{Small Tadpole Webbed Feet}{Translucent Tadpole Skin}{Semi-Translucent Internal Organs}{Camouflaged (Trait)}{Stealth(Skill)} Requirements To Unlock The Monster Race Evolutionary Path: 10 Biogrowth Points or possess the body modification body part {(T2)Transparent Clear Tadpole Body}
Monster Race Evolutionary Path: Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage}
Monster Race Rarity: A rare split-off evolutionary path of the Ghostly Tadpole {Infantile Stage} race who has undergone special mutations after steadily consuming a significant amount of poison Monster Race skill/Trait/Body Modification Body Part Acquisition: {Small Tadpole Legs}{Small Tadpole Feet (Three Toe)}{Small Tadpole Webbed Feet}{Small Tadpole Feet Bone Spike}{Basic Tadpole Poison/Venom Gland}{Venom Sting(Skill)}{Poison Synthesis(Skill)}{Poison Resistance(skill)} Requirements To Unlock The Monster Race Evolutionary Path: 10 Biogrowth Points or consume 1 Kilogram of poison substance.
Monster Race Evolutionary Path: Two-Legged Feral Claw Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage}
Monster Race Rarity: A rare split-off evolutionary path of the Ghostly Tadpole {Infantile Stage} race who has undergone some specialised training by hunting its own kind and other pond or lake water aquatic creature. Monster Race skill/Trait/Body Modification Body Part Acquisition: {Small Tadpole Legs}{Small Tadpole Feet (Three Toe)}{Small Tadpole Webbed Feet}{Small Tadpole Leg Bone Claws}{Small Tadpole Bone Teeth} Requirements To Unlock The Monster Race Evolutionary Path: 10 Biogrowth Points or possess the title of {Cannibalism}{Kin Killer}{First Blood}.
('Well, holy shit. Just look at that list of options of alternative evolutionary paths that I could possibly evolve into. Though, all of them are still actually a part of the ghostly tadpole race though, so it won't instead make much of a very big difference upon which evolutionary path that I instead will pick.') I thought so to myself, whilst glancing seamlessly at the list of four evolutionary paths, and then wondering whichever one should I actually pick.
It was not that much difficult to even deliberate which of the four listed evolutionary paths is the most effective and well-useful in the long run, the {Two-Legged Phantom Ghostly Tadpole} evolutionary path may be well-versed in hiding and camouflaging withinside its own surroundings, thereby making it almost completely invisible to the naked eye within open waters. But, at the end of the day, it is still just a normal everyday average ghostly tadpole 'frog'.
Whilst, the {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole} evolutionary option is quite special, as it then steadily allows for me to become a bit more poisonous and deadly once eaten, which certainly acts as a perfect natural body deterrent to instead deter some large predators from actually thinking of possibly eating me.
Moving onwards towards the final evolutionary path, the {Two-Legged Feral Claw Tadpole} is a more combat-orientated ghostly tadpole evolution that is completely specialises in hunting small aquatic creature and fresh water animals, and is a known predator of the lake or pond. Completely, carnivorous and is somewhat aggressive in behaviour when it hunts.
It's honestly the best option for grinding experience points, as I could necessarily hunt other lower lifeforms for exp gain. If the {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole} evolutionary path does not seem at all that appealing to me right now. So I've decided to choose the {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole} evolutionary path as my final choice of evolutionary path.
World System Message
You have chosen the {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole (Early Adolescent Stage)} evolutionary path. However, you do not meet the basic requirements to commence the evolutionary metamorphosis!
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Would you like to instead consume 10 Biogrowth Points to possibly unlock the evolutionary path?
{T.I.C} Proceed {T.I.C} Cancel
('Proceed!') I issued a mental voice command to the System.
The World System then immediately recognises my mental voice input command, and the evolutionary metamorphosis process then immediately commences.
World System Message
The {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole (Early Adolescent Stage)} evolutionary path has been selected. The evolutionary metamorphosis process has been commenced...
The individual {Ghostly Tadpole (Infantile Stage)} body has forcefully evolved into {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole (Early Adolescent Stage)}!
As a result of evolving into the {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole (Early Adolescent Stage)} race. You have gained the body modification body part {Small Tadpole Legs[0/10]}{Small Tadpole Feet (Three Toe)[0/10]}{Small Tadpole Webbed Feet[0/10]}{Small Tadpole Feet Bone Spike[0/10]}{Basic Tadpole Poison/Venom Gland[0/10]}
As a result of evolving into the {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole (Early Adolescent Stage)} race. You have instead learned the active skill {Venom Sting Lv.1}{Poison Synthesis Lv.1} and passive skill {Poison Resistance Lv.1}!
Your monster racial Lv. has been reset backwards towards Lv.1. The monster racial Lv. limit has been increased to Lv.15. All attributed stats has permanently been increased by 2 stats points as an evolutionary growth bonus!
Not much has physically changed about my physical appearance from before my first evolutionary change, apart from the fact that I was forcefully aged to the early adolescent stage of my own ghostly tadpole race, and suddenly sprouted outward two back hind legs after the evolutionary metamorphosis is completed.
And the feeling of actually having myself a pair of legs is completely different from actually when I still have none of them; thanks to the addition of a pair of back hind legs, it then steadily becomes a whole lot easier to manoeuvre and change direction whilst in water, instead of only just going within the same direction that I'm currently facing.
('Whoa, it really does make a whole lot of difference whether I actually possessed a pair of hind legs or not.') I thought so to myself, whilst breezely swimming through a large body of open water. ('It must probably be because of my webbed feet that I'm now actually somewhat agile within waters.') I thought.
I then immediately swam forwards by simply oscilating my {Elongated Tadpole Tail} body part, back and forth, at a steady regular rhythm, in order to steadily propel my {Two Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole} body forwards.
Afterwards, I then suddenly used my pair of back hind legs to suddenly kick, within a large body of still open water. I was then suddenly propelled forwards, faster than the usual speed that I'm normally travelling at with my ghostly tadpole {Infantile Stage} body, but it sure does make one hell of a big difference. Doesn't it.
After which, I then immediately stopped swimming, abruptly, halting all of my own movements my whilst still within open waters, before outright suddenly doing a 180° degree quick body turn around with my newly evolved {Two-Legged Poison Ghostly Tadpole} body. ('It certainly is amazing, the feeling of being able to move freely in all direction, within a body of water. And not being just constraint to being able to just move only forwards. So free and uplifting...) I thought so to myself.
And after steadily exhausting myself with all of that said swimming, and leisurely practicing body manoeuvring within open waters. My two actual back hind legs then accidentally touched each other, as I could then immediately felt the sensation of something sharp, short, and pointy touching my bare tadpole skin.
('What was that?') I thought, as I then steadily manipulate my body posture, curving it slightly into a c-shape, so that I could then possibly see the pair of small short boney portrusion steadily attached to the bottom of my webbed ghostly tadpole feet.
('Is that my bone needle.') I thought, as I then immediately opened up my own personal Status Screen board panel to then immediately check up upon some things.
Status Screen
Monster Name: N/A
Monster Age: 1 Day Old
Monster Gender: Male
Monster Race: Two-Legged Poidon Ghostly Tadpole {Early Adolescent Stage}
Race Level: Lv.1/15 {25 experience points required to level up}
Monster Bloodline: Ordinary
Monster Physique: Ordinary
Monster Core Crystal Evaluation: 1★ White Monster Core
Monster Grade Evaluation: F-
Monster Overall Combat Potential: 019
Titles:
{Reincarnator}
Stats/Attribute
Health Points:
44.1/44.1
Magical Points:
40.2/40.2
Stamina Points:
18.2/34.1
Fatigue:
21
Hunger Points:
34.1/34.1
Body Condition:
Stable {Healthy}
Strength:
03.4
Wisdom:
06.4
Agility:
07.4
Intelligence:
10.4
Defense:
03.7
Willpower:
06.4
Dexterity:
07.4
Perception:
03.4
Endurance:
03.4
Charm/Charisma:
03.4
Constitution:
04.4
Leadership:
03.4
Vitality:
04.4
Luck:
07
Soul:
07
Karma:
07
Monster Racial Trait:
{Aquatic Respiration}{Regeneratable Body Limp}{Adaptability}
Body Modification/Mutations:
T1 {Small Tadpole Eyes [0/10]}{Small Tadpole Mouth [0/10}{Small Tadpole Gills [0/10]}{Semi-Transparent Clear Tadpole Body [0/10]}{Small Tadpole Stomach [0/10]}{Small Tadpole Legs[0/10]}{Small Tadpole Feet (Three Toe)[0/10]}{Small Tadpole Webbed Feet[0/10]} T2 {Elongated Tadpole Tail [0/10]}{Short Top Tadpole Dorsal Fin [0/10]}}{Short Bottom Tadpole Ventral Fin[0/10]}{Short Back Tadpole Tail Flagellum[0/10]}{{Short Boney Spike Tadpole Dorsal Fin}{Small Tadpole Feet Bone Spike[0/10]}{Basic Tadpole Poison/Venom Gland[0/10]}{+ Extra(Locked)} T3
Active Skills
[Basic Swimming Lv.27][Basic Water Dart Lv.1]{Venom Sting Lv.1}{Poison Synthesis Lv.1}
Passive Skills
{Poison Resistance Lv.1}
You have 5 unallocated stats points
You have 41.7 Unused Biogrowth Points