"What happened just now? Did Starry Eyes react?"
Zhang Xiaoman looked at his right hand in confusion. He was very sure that he really saw it shining. This was definitely not an illusion.
But now the problem comes again. Starry Eyes is no longer the passive skill it was originally. Even after getting close to the monster's corpse, as long as you don't deliberately use it to activate it, it will not run by itself.
But just now, I was sitting here without doing anything, but the engraving in my hand suddenly glowed, which was a bit hard to understand.
"Xingzhi, let the Dawn return along the original route, at a slower speed."
He commanded the system to control the anti-gravity vehicle, and then focused all his attention on his hands, preparing to see what happened just now.
Sure enough, as the anti-gravity vehicle retreated, after passing a certain place, Zhang Xiaoman saw the Starry Eyes mark in his hand glowing again. He immediately said to his watch:
"Stop! Stop! Go a little further forward! Yes, this is it. The dark energy fluctuations here seem to be a little different..."
Looking at the faintly glowing mark on his hand, Zhang Xiaoman thought for a moment, and then thought of a possibility.
He no longer hesitated and began to try to activate the absorption skill of Starry Eyes. The result was not beyond his expectation. The transparent energy flow actually appeared in the nearby space, all of which was directed towards his palm. Collected everywhere.
After about ten seconds, the fluctuation gradually stopped, and a system prompt sounded in his mind.
"Ding, the essence is absorbed successfully, and the points are increased by 10 points."
"Ding, an unknown new species has been discovered. Would you like to name it?"
"..."
"Huh? What's going on?"
Zhang Xiaoman was surprised by the sudden addition of interactive methods to the system. He was now more concerned about this situation than the inexplicable light up of the mark on his palm.
You know, since he got the system, this thing has never interacted with him, but now the system suddenly asked him questions, which made him feel incredible.
"System Elf, is that you? Are you not dead yet?"
Zhang Xiaoman tried to ask twice, but got no response. The system was still the same as before and did not have the function of chatting.
Recalling what it said before, Zhang Xiaoman said with some uncertainty: "So, are you sure to name the new species...?"
The system still didn't respond.
Zhang Xiaoman paused, feeling a little embarrassed talking to himself like this alone, but he still picked up the topic and continued:
"Well, as for naming...since this guy is so durable and has an iron head, let's call him Iron Head Fish."
"Ding, the steelhead fish was named successfully."
This time, the system finally gave a response and directly approved the name Zhang Xiaoman had just given.
"Um... gone? That's it...?"
He stood there waiting for a long time, but he still didn't wait for the system to proceed, and he couldn't help but look weird.
"No, according to the normal routine, shouldn't there be some reward or something? For example, a high-level lottery or something. Even if it's not enough, it's good to give some points... This just gave me a name. What's going on? Did the system deduct it like this?"
Zhang Xiaoman felt very uncomfortable. He had been looking forward to it for a while, but in the end he just gave himself a name.
"Okay, I thought too much. The system elves are gone, so where are the rewards?"
After thinking about it for a moment, he felt relieved. The system he had obtained seemed to be just an auxiliary program with no small treasury.
Everything I buy there is redeemed by points. The system itself does not have any self-generating function, so there is no way to talk about rewards.
Now that the naming issue has been resolved, the only remaining issue is the sudden glow of the mark.
Zhang Xiaoman looked at his right hand. He actually had some guesses about the situation just now.
Although this iron-headed fish was completely destroyed in the explosion just now, its remaining traces have not dissipated for a while.
Zhang Xiaoman doesn't know how to describe him. He feels that it is a bit similar to a soul setting.
But he was certain that this was not a soul or something, because he clearly remembered that when he was bragging, he had said more than once that there were no ghosts in this world.
Therefore, the thing he absorbed just now should not be a soul or something like that. It might be the "essence" that the system has been prompting.
Although he still doesn't quite understand what this so-called essence is, Zhang Xiaoman can confirm that after the monster's body is blown up, this essence should dissipate quickly, even if he is told that it was absorbed by the universe. It's not that surprising anymore.
The reason why Zhang Xiaoman was so sure was that at the beginning, according to his psychic perception, the monster's strength was definitely not only 10 points, but at least it should be at the late 1st level and close to the 2nd level.
But now, after the body was blown up, its points have been reduced by almost half after just delaying for such a long time, which is enough to explain the problem.
"Well, it seems that we can't use this kind of weapon too much when fighting monsters in the future, otherwise it would be a big loss to lose half of it all at once."
There is nothing he can do about this problem now except to pay more attention to it in the future.
As for these people who suddenly appeared today, he was somewhat mentally prepared. Because during these days on Rebirth Island, in addition to dealing with matters related to the Star Alliance and improving his strength, Zhang Xiaoman would also drive the Dawn to explore the surrounding maps from time to time.
The nearby woods have now begun to gradually become lush. In terms of scale, they are not much different from the forests outside, and are even more exaggerated.
Judging from the shape and size of those trees, this should not be their limit. On the contrary, it is more like those giant trees in the dinosaur era. Maybe it won't be long before you can see vast tracts of super forests on Rebirth Island.
While Zhang Xiaoman was doing environmental survey, he discovered some soldiers who were probing around. They seemed to be from various countries, and they seemed to have launched a thorough exploration of the place at the same time.
He had already expected this situation. Fortunately, Rebirth Island was large enough, with an area of 1 million square kilometers. Without the support of many high-tech means, those who wanted to complete the exploration quickly would not be able to do so. possible.
Most of them are still in the outer zone, and there is still a long way to go before they can reach the inner Qixing Lake.
Of course, there are situations like the one he encountered today. Various forces have also sent out assault teams to conduct in-depth investigations, and it is they who Zhang Xiaoman needs to guard against now.
