Ryan wolfed down pieces of chicken one after another, feeling extremely satisfied.
"Damnit, it feels so good to eat chicken after more than four months. That bastard Razor didn't die in vain…" He muttered to himself as he tore a chunk of meat from a leg piece.
While eating, Ryan was also thinking about the information he had just read regarding Life Crystals.
"From what I saw on the internet, even an unranked Life Crystal costs around 2,000 credits because of how rare they are. Even if I use all the money I have, including the amount I found in Razor's house, I would only be able to buy around fifteen Life Crystals…" He said while thinking deeply.
"Fifteen Life Crystals means fifteen Source Points. But obviously, I can't use all the money I have to buy Life Crystals, as there are many other things I need to take care of."
Ryan recalled the uses of Life Crystals that he had just read about, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
According to the information available on the internet, Life Crystals were primarily used to strengthen a person's body.
Each Life Crystal contained a very pure form of energy, and it could be directly absorbed by people to strengthen their bodies and elevate their physical foundation.
It was mentioned in the information that most of the wealthy individuals, after awakening, first used Life Crystals to strengthen their bodies.
Only after strengthening their bodies with Life Crystals would they begin cultivating.
The reason for this was that when a person cultivated for the first time, actively absorbing Primal Energy for the very first time, it would rapidly elevate their life level. The stronger their bodies were beforehand, the more Primal Energy they would be able to absorb.
The stronger a person's foundation was, the easier it would be for them to advance in rank in the future and reach higher levels.
Not only that, but compared to people at the same level, those who had laid a stronger foundation would naturally be far stronger.
"I am not sure about anything else, but my body is definitely far stronger than that of ordinary people after being enhanced by my Bloodline Aspect..." Ryan muttered to himself.
"From what I have read, there is also a limit to how much Life Crystals can strengthen someone's body. I wonder whether my current strength is lower than those strengthened by Life Crystals, on par with them, or if it has already surpassed the limit that Life Crystals can reach."
Another thing that deeply troubled Ryan was the matter of cultivation techniques.
While searching for information about Life Crystals, he had also learned that a cultivation technique was extremely important.
Not only did a strong cultivation technique help lay a solid foundation, but it also affected the speed at which a person cultivated.
Ryan only had the basic Primal Energy cultivation method that he had received after successfully awakening.
He could use it to cultivate, but it would definitely affect his future achievements. Not to mention, using such a basic technique would not be able to fully utilize the potential of his current body.
He now possessed a powerful body after obtaining the Bloodline Aspect and could definitely lay a solid foundation when he began cultivating for the first time.
However, if he used this basic cultivation technique, it would simply be too great of a loss for him.
"If I still had that low-level Rage Ape Aspect, I wouldn't have minded cultivating with this basic technique. But now that I have the opportunity to go further…" Ryan stared at the molded wall of his home with a deep look before slowly closing his eyes.
"I need to get a better technique…"
Ryan tried to think of where he could obtain a better technique, but nothing came to mind.
Not to mention, it was extremely difficult to get one's hands on a good cultivation technique even with money, as most good techniques were controlled by the powerful forces of the world and were not shared easily.
Even if someone were willing to sell a good technique, he still wouldn't be able to buy it, as he simply didn't have enough money.
"From what I know, even the leaders of most gangs in the slums don't possess any high-level cultivation techniques…"
Just as Ryan was feeling troubled, he suddenly thought of something and nearly slapped himself.
"Damnit, how could I forget about this?"
He quickly opened his status window and looked at the information of his Mutation talent again.
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---) Mutation(???): Once every thirty days, using source points, you can mutate anything in a direction beneficial to you. The amount of source points consumed during Mutation depends on the level of the mutation target. There are nine levels of mutation. From low to high they are: Common Mutation, Uncommon Mutation, Rare Mutation, Epic Mutation, Legendary Mutation, Ancient Mutation, Mythical Mutation, Primordial Mutation, and Forbidden Mutation. The probability of triggering higher-level mutations decreases in the same order, with the chance of triggering a Forbidden mutation being 0.000001%.
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Ryan focused on the first line of the talent description, and his eyes gradually lit up.
"Mutate anything… then doesn't that mean I can even mutate techniques?"
As this thought appeared in Ryan's mind, he quickly stood up and picked up the technique booklet that he had received earlier.
Holding it in his hands, he attempted to use his talent, and a notification immediately flashed before his eyes.
(Your talent is currently on cooldown and cannot be used.)
Ryan wasn't surprised or discouraged when he saw the notification before him.
Instead, his lips curled upward into a bright smile.
"It's saying it can't be used right now because it is on cool down, not that I can't mutate it."
As Ryan realized this fact, another question instantly popped into his mind.
"How many Source Points would I need to mutate even the most basic cultivation technique?"
He looked at his remaining one Source Point along with the one Life Crystal and fell into deep thought.
"Surely, it wouldn't be higher than the points I used to mutate my Aspect."