Chapter 9: Enhancement of Non-Humans

“If I want to increase speed, strength, and mental power all at once, raising each to 40, the total threshold required is 1,905. There are still 15 points left…” Ye Feng frowned, still hesitating about whether to proceed with the enhancement.
“Don’t worry. Once you have the access, it won’t decrease. If you store one million threshold points and use them all, you can still see all items below ten million threshold points. It’s just a consumption of threshold points. So, there’s no need to worry about this at all,” Boy said, shrugging at Ye Feng.
“What you just mentioned is just one factor making me hesitate. The main reason I’m hesitant is whether to keep a certain amount of threshold points for emergencies,” Ye Feng said, resting his chin in one hand with a conflicted expression.
“Keep a few points—enough to buy some small gadgets. I suggest using a few of those 15 points to buy firearms or something similar. After all, even if you get enhanced and your abilities reach eight times those of an ordinary person, you still have a high chance of being killed if you encounter a master with firearms,” Boy said, walking over to Ye Feng to remind him. “As for threshold points, once you’re stronger, you’ll have more ways to earn them. And it will be even more than now.”
“Alright then!” Hearing Boy’s words, Ye Feng immediately made up his mind to undergo a thorough enhancement. Although he hadn’t yet figured out how to earn more threshold points, he was eager to strengthen himself right now. Everything that had happened at the bar gave him an inexplicable sense of crisis. Especially President Liu’s sudden departure made Ye Feng feel that something was unusual. The only way to protect himself was to become stronger, rather than hiding behind others.
He stuffed pills into his mouth. As the threshold points gradually decreased, Ye Feng wasn’t too disappointed because he could clearly feel the powerful energy emerging within his body.
Initial strength: 5.8
Increased to 10, then 15, then 20… up to 40
Initial speed: 5.5
Increased to 10, then 15, then 20… up to 40
Initial mental power: 6.2
Increased to 10, then 15, then 20… up to 40
…
“Weren’t my initial values five?” Ye Feng murmured curiously. “But the threshold points are still deducted by the same amount…”
As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, another voice was heard:

The initial values of the user exceed those of normal people.
Special reward — Strength increased by 0.8, Strength value: 40.8
Speed increased by 0.5, Speed value: 40.5
Mental strength increased by 1.2, Mental strength value: 41.2
……
“It seems I wasn’t treated unfairly after all!” Ye Feng shook his head and smiled.
“You got a reward?” As soon as Boy heard Ye Feng say that, he understood what had happened.
“Everyone whose initial values exceed normal levels should get this kind of reward, right?” Ye Feng thought that since he encountered this, others should be the same as well.
“No, actually most of the time, it deducts less from your domain value from the first pill. If your strength is six points, then the first Strength Pill only requires four points of domain value, with no changes for the rest. But there are also a few cases like yours, where domain value is deducted and rewarded later. In fact, your situation is more advantageous,” Boy said with a smile.
“So, I’m the one who’s gaining?” Ye Feng smiled.
“What are your current values for the three attributes?” Boy asked curiously.
“Strength 40.8, Speed 40.5, Mental strength 41.2. Why?” Ye Feng was puzzled why Boy suddenly asked such a question.
“You’re practically non-human now!” Boy covered his mouth and snickered.
“Non-human?” Ye Feng found the term derogatory and frowned slightly. “Why say that?”
“The strength of a normal adult is five points. Even those who exercise regularly rarely exceed thirty points. If it reaches forty points, it far exceeds what normal exercise can achieve. Fifty points is the limit for the human body. Those who exceed this limit can be called non-human,” Boy explained.
“But I’m only at forty points; I haven’t exceeded that limit!” Ye Feng wanted to refute this label Boy had given him.
“What I said earlier was the original definition of non-human,” Boy shook his head. “In fact, this definition has significant flaws. Because someone whose one attribute exceeds fifty points might have very low values for the other two, resulting in a significant drop in overall strength, and they might even be defeated by some normal humans with special physiques. So, the definition of non-human has been further refined: one attribute must exceed fifty points, and the other two must each exceed twenty points to be called non-human.”
This time, Ye Feng didn’t interrupt Boy; he was quite interested in the topic as well.

“But this definition was broken once again, as another person with a total attribute score of over 90 but none of the individual attributes exceeding 50 managed to defeat a non-human. Thus, the definition of a non-human was updated once more—someone with a total attribute score of over 100 can be considered a non-human, regardless of how the attributes are distributed; as long as the total score exceeds 100, they are genuine non-humans.” After saying this, Boy added, “In fact, this definition is a bit too strict. Generally, those with a total attribute score of over 80 can already be regarded as non-humans.”
“Your total attribute score is already over 120 now, so you can definitely be considered a genuine non-human,” Boy said with a smile, covering his mouth.
“I can understand having eight times the strength and speed of a normal person, but what’s the use of having eight times their mental power?” Ye Feng could clearly sense the changes in his strength and speed, but he didn’t detect any changes in his mental power.
“The enhancement of mental power can improve your sensory abilities, your ability to predict danger, enhance memory, the activity level of brain cells, and even your neural reaction speed. Many subtle changes occur, but you just haven’t noticed them in a short period of time,” Boy explained to Ye Feng again.
“In fact, in the world you’re in, many excellent assassins rarely fail because of their strong mental power. Due to their strong mental power, their brain cells are more active, allowing them to plan strategically and calculate carefully. Even when carrying out assassinations from a distance, the level of concentration required for using a sniper rifle is related to mental power. And they can escape unscathed after completing their missions because their strong mental power makes them highly sensitive to danger. Once they detect any sign of trouble, they will immediately withdraw and look for another opportunity to attack.”
“Moreover, there are different ways to cultivate mental power. On the planet you’re on now, hypnosis is commonly used. The stronger one’s mental power, the better the effect of hypnosis, and conversely, the stronger one’s mental power, the harder it is for them to be hypnotized. Of course, some people combine mental power attacks with charm spells, like Daji in your mythological stories…” Boy’s explanation finally gave Ye Feng a new understanding of mental power.

“Thanks, Boy. You’ve really taught me a lot,” Ye Feng said with a slightly embarrassed smile. “I’ve been in here for long enough now. I think it’s time for me to go. I need to calm down and think about how to earn more domain values. I’ll come back to see you when I have time!”
“Go ahead, but don’t tell anyone about the Virtual Realm, or you’ll get endless trouble!” Boy shouted at him before Ye Feng left.
“Don’t worry, I never intended to tell anyone!” Ye Feng nodded and pushed open the door to the Virtual Realm once again to leave…