Fly consumed. Biomass; 0.012/1kg. Gained 0.002 xp.
Alright, let's break this down (since I have too much time). First, 'fly consumed'. I can think of two possibilities for what 'consumed' means here. Either a fly fell into my body and drowned, or my clone ate a fly. Both are disgusting, but also acceptable considering the circumstances.
Next is 'biomass'. A bit vague, but at the same time self-explanatory. A fly is made of biomass. 'I' 'consumed' a fly. Hence, I gain biomass. Based on how it's displayed, I gained 12 g of biomass from 1 fly. It feels off, but I'm not quite sure why.
Oh, right. Flies don't even weigh a gram... must've been a big fly.
Finally, 'gained 0.002 xp'. This is, in my opinion, the most valuable information for this particular message. It just told me how to level up. Currently, on my statu... stats, I'm level 1. I've been ignoring it since I couldn't think of a way for me to level up as a puddle. But this message proves that there is, at the very least, some way to gain experience. Specifically, 'consuming' flies.
Obviously, flies are incredibly inefficient for leveling up, but they are way more efficient for biomass, which surely has some use, right? Definitely a resource that I should keep an eye on.
Alright, time to work on my plans. First, make clones at morning rather than evening. Sunlight is a valuable resource that can't be controlled. Next, a shelter. Good for both clones and for my nonexistent eyes. Next is scouting out the surroundings. I still don't know where I am.
Now, technically, my clones will be doing all of that. I, on the other hand, will mostly research what else is in this syst...
Loading Research...
Yeah, like that.
Deoxyribonucleic Bases Learn to extract adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine from biomass. Biomass; 0.1 g Genetic Reader Learn to read the raw genetic information of stored genomes. Biomass; 0.1 g Ribonucleic Base Learn to extract uracil from biomass. Biomass; 0.2 g Densification 1 Increase storage density, allowing for more biomass, ??????, ??????, ??????, etc. to be stored per volume.
Biomass; 1 kg or
??????; 500 g or
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...huh. This was not what I was expecting. I was hoping it would be a bit more... linear? Well, i'll think about it later when I have time...
The tale has been illicitly lifted; should you spot it on Amazon, report the violation.
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Alright, I have time. Time to really think about what this reveals to me.
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Cursed rain. Anything that gets caught in it will have bad luck. I guess I was lucky to take shelter before it started. Unfortunately, this means I'll have to wait until it passes before I can continue my climb. I should've brought a jar of leeches. Or an umbrella. If Jaen was here she'd have a good laugh, I'm sure. 'Yet another reason to always have an umbrella.'
Well, I have time, and surprisingly, it's quiet on this mountain. No wild youth, nor mercantile lords, nor rival elders. If not for my worsening age, I would've used this place as a meditation spot. Well, the rain isn't stopping anytime soon. Might as well do what little improvement I still can while I wait. Damn, I left my mat back home. This will be terrible for my back.
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"Hades, I'm calling back about the missing soul you mentioned. It's not on Earth at all. Either there's a mistake somewhere, or the soul was removed from Earth's systems. And since the quarantine is still in place, that means an illegal channel would've been used. Unfortunately, I don't have the clearance to check those channels for you. You'll have to check yourself, assuming your seniority gives you extra privileges."
"Alright, I understand. Thank you Odin... Wait, what about Loki?"
"Hah! Good luck finding them. I haven't heard from them since last Ragnarok. Though, if you do find them, I'm sure they'll have access."
"Alright, thanks for checking."
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"Now where did I leave that old id card... huh? Why do I have Osiris's crook? Oh right, I confiscated it from the Romans. I should probably return it. Let's do that after this whole mess is dealt with. Hm... ah, found it! My clearance level is... 5. That should be enough to check the illegal channels and stuff."
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I think I understand the formatting. The first column is the name of the rese... tech, the second column is what it does, and the third is the cost. Luckily, I have the context of 'resear[]', so it was easy to come to this conclusion. If it wasn't for that, then I might've mistaken this for an achievement page.
Now, the good news is that I have 12 grams of biomass already, which is enough for most of these techs. I won't be surprised if there's a timer/cooldown for res...'studying', so let's go with the most important looking on first. 'Research Deoxyribonucleic Bases'!
Reloading Research...
Fffffffuuuuu...
Fly consumed. Biomass; 0.023/1kg. Gained 0.002 xp.
...again? Oh, ugh, ew! It's floating above my 'eye'! Ugh, I don't necessarily hate bugs, but having one take up half your vision is very disconcerting. Well, at least it turned to dust... oh, so that's what 'consumed' meant.
Though, I should note that that fly did not look like 12 grams. I wonder how the biomass is calculated... whatever. Back to research!
Reloading Research...
Fucking dammit.
Ok, how about 'Deoxyribonucleic Bases'? No? Then 'Begin Deoxyribonucleic Bases Research'? (Please don't reload)
Error; Not enough Biomass for 'Deoxyribonucleic Bases'.
Ok, so I guess the flies aren't giving me 12 grams of biom
Reloading Research...
Oh for fuck's sake