Trait Hoarder Chapter 289

Kim Jeon Sa, Building Traits Episode 289

Witch of the Machine -3-

It was an embarrassing request.

Make me human?

Do I look like a god to this witch?

“Unfortunately, I cannot cure mutations. Instead, why don’t you go to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden?”

There are three ways to cure mutations.

Both are impossible before nuclear war and before the advent of radioactive mutations.

Thirdly, there must be divine help.

Just like I treated the skeleton snake in Monster Village.

The witch turned and looked at me.

There are no eyes or face, but you can feel the intense emotions.

“I saw it.”

“What?”

“I see the Master of the Heavens striking with his thunder hammer and earth shield, and using the blood of trees to forge life.”

“ah…….”

“And although I didn’t see it in detail, I also saw my son being brought into new life.”

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t made by humans.

The skeleton snake’s mutant rampage was directed in a different direction.

By creating an artificial human.

I quickly rolled my head.

Methods like the skeleton snake won’t work.

Because no god would do anything for the deformed child in the glass case.

Thor?

There’s absolutely no way that’s possible.

‘then…….’

There is one way.

But that doesn’t make you human.

Before we get started in earnest, we first warn the witch.

“I don’t know what I was thinking, but the method I used before is not a way to cure mutations.”

“That’s impossible. From what I saw, that undead mutant was definitely… … .”

“Only the outside looks human. The inside is the same. It’s not a human, it’s an artificial human.”

“That can’t be.”

The witch sank to her seat, her strength drained.

“The divination said that it was the only way… … .”

“Then let me ask you one thing.”

I squatted down and locked eyes with the witch.

“Why does the witch want to make her son human?”

“Otherwise, Grendel would have to live alone for the rest of his life.”

A witch who speaks softly.

All minds are focused on the deformed child in the glass case.

If I had a head, I would turn it and look at the deformed child.

“I have lived alone my entire life. It was almost a miracle that I had a son. Furthermore, Grendel is not capable of becoming a witch. Even if I were to give him my head, he might not be able to maintain his reason. Then he would become a mere monster, causing trouble and eventually being defeated. If that were not the case, if I were not lonely, if I could live with others and laugh like others, that is my only wish… … .”

I nodded vigorously.

Yes, if that’s the case, it can be achieved.

You don’t have to be a perfect human to live with others.

If you’re a mutant, you can live in the monster village.

If you are of mixed blood, you can live in the Incomprehensible Castle.

Anyway, the future I’m going to create will be one where humans, mutants, and other races won’t matter.

Like the goblins that came and took over Gangnam Samseong-dong.

“If that’s the case, I can help you. However, it’s highly likely that it won’t be a fully human form. It’ll also be very difficult to see the child later.”

“It’s okay if our Grendel doesn’t become a monster.”

“Okay. Let’s get started… … .”

“for a moment.”

The witch reached out her hand towards me.

The hand spins and the cabin makes a loud squeaking noise.

Magic power arranged in an instant.

The magic is activated.

“Director Geumcheon!”

“no!”

“What are you doing to my brother!”

The chairman and the Norse warriors were in a fit of rage.

I didn’t know you were going to attack me.

I raised my hand and stopped them.

“Stay still. I’m not attacking you.”

Magic pours down.

Reinforcement magic using Norse runes.

A blessing that clears the mind.

A spell to elevate consciousness.

A spell that strengthens reason.

Those things settled over my head like a halo.

“You’ll need it for just a little while.”

“Thank you.”

I stared at the old woman’s head in the glass case.

Especially the magical circuit engraved inside the head.

[Mutant Brain].

“Phew.”

I’m a little nervous.

A trait that acts more directly on the brain than any other trait in Arcane Seoul.

Should I have just made some elixir and taken it?

no.

If it’s my body that’s been reconstructed four times, then my brain will hold out for a while.

Because the witch also gave me a buff.

Close your eyes tightly and activate the world trait.

Choaack!

It feels like I’ve been splashed with cold water.

The world is blooming coldly.

It’s like something that had been covering my eyes has been removed.

Desire, desire blossoms.

What am I doing here?

I’ve finished my business.

I don’t need a witch or a freak.

They are worthless.

Let’s go back.

I’ll grind a few characters like Baek So-rin to the ancient gods, raise their abilities, release the seal on the Heavenly Demon Sword, break the black dome, and hunt the saintess and my old father, and then I’ll…

“You are the inspector!”

Then a voice broke my thoughts.

What is it that is so noisy?

I looked back at the witch absentmindedly.

For a moment, my eyes met Sigmund’s.

“sibling?”

Sigmund looked as if he had seen a ghost.

The association president shouted loudly.

“Director Geumcheon! Come to your senses! Why are you suddenly like this?”

What am I?

I’m fine.

Nothing has changed.

Oh, right.

There’s one thing I missed.

Let’s finish that up and go raise your abilities.

[Mutant][Mutant Brain][Mutant Heart]

[Mutant Internal Organs][Mutant Muscles][Mutant Body]

The body begins to twitch and mutate.

I feel a tremendous power.

This feeling of my heart bursting and my body splitting apart!

Even though I laughed at that pleasurable pain, I still completed what I originally set out to do.

[evolution]

The end of mutation.

A metamorphosis that transcends the race itself.

I am growing up.

Get stronger.

On the outside, he appears to be slightly taller and his skin is slightly shiny.

However, in terms of ability, it would have become more than 1.5 times stronger.

“after…….”

I took a long breath.

If you remove the evolution, the body will return to its original state.

It appears that the effect only occurs while the trait is equipped.

However, my body was still a bit sore and my mind was still hazy, so I used Rapture once.

Then everything was restored.

“Director Geumcheon?”

The association president was looking at me anxiously.

“Are you okay?”

“Oh, yes. It’s okay.”

I tilted my head back for a moment.

The afterglow of the accident a moment ago still lingered in my mind.

‘Mutant brain, it’s really scary.’

I knew it in my head.

If you equip a mutant brain, you become a monster.

If you add a sociopath to a psychopath and combine them with a murderer, would it be similar?

Sacrificing a human body to an ancient god to slightly increase one’s ability level…

That too, Baek So-rin.

Something you know how to do but have never thought about doing.

Are you trying to do something in real life that you didn’t do in the game because it made you feel uneasy?

Anyway, since I got evolution, I should never equip mutant traits from now on.

‘It’s a little difficult.’

Evolution traits apply only when equipped.

So you’re saying I can’t use the Heavenly Demon Sword properly?

If you equip evolution to evolution, there are only four attribute slots left.

“I thought you were wrong, Your Majesty… … ”

The witch also felt relieved and cleared her throat.

Let’s start with what’s at hand first.

I looked into the deformed baby in the glass case.

Is it because I’m still young?

It has only one magic circuit.

[mutant brain]

Will it all end if we transplant evolution?

no.

Eventually, if you don’t erase that trait, it will evolve and influence you, transforming into a more evil form.

I need to delete a trait… … .

‘What if I use reverse directional?’

Originally, using reverse energies did not erase the characteristics.

All it takes is a brief pause.

However, the characteristics of the inhabitants of this world often changed or disappeared.

Most of them are replaced by higher-level characteristics.

Even Baek So-rin and Seo Woo-jin were like that.

When I gave the elixir of the sword master, the sword master took his place instead of the sword expert.

‘Know that you are lucky.’

I walked towards the cabin, towards the deformed child in the glass case.

The witch follows me.

He reached out his hand, leaving the witch, who was shifting her body anxiously, behind.

Equip my body with the trait first.

[Giant’s Power][Diamond Body][Immortal]

[Reflection][Calmness]

Instead of Magic Brain and Rapture, I deliberately chose lower traits.

There are characteristics that appear when combined with a mutant brain.

It would be a problem if that happened.

For now, it’s best to grow up to be a giant, a smart and calm giant.

[yes…….]

Using the characteristics of the world, each characteristic was engraved into the deformed child.

The magic circuit is engraved.

The deformed baby in the glass case spun around and around.

It also grows in size.

Enough to fill the glass case.

Although still deformed in shape, it is similar in size to an adult.

Okay, last one.

Transplanted evolution.

A new magical circuit is overlaid without the need for a carrier or medium.

In the mutant brain magic circuit.

To catch and completely replace smoothly.

The change happened immediately.

The bones grow like bamboo, followed by flesh covering the surface.

Clang!

A glass tube breaking apart.

The child raised his body.

A small child two heads taller than an adult.

But a perfect human figure.

It seemed like both growth and correction had been completed in a short period of time.

The child opened his eyes.

He rolls his eyes at us.

He looked at me, the president, the Norse warriors, and then back at me.

No, he had his eyes fixed on what was behind me.

To your mother.

To the witch who has a headless body and is fully inserted.

“mama!”

Clear eyes without a trace of madness.

A transparent face with a bright smile.

A wave of joy felt throughout your body.

There were no psychopaths or murderers.

What is sitting in front of us now, what is hanging on the roof.

He was a human child, not a monster, just big.

“Grendel!”

The witch sat down and cried.

The cabin erupted in a mechanical scream, hissing and spewing out steam like tears.

“You really, really became human! Really!”

The witch crawls.

He approaches the giant child, patting the ground.

“mama!”

A child throwing himself with a big smile.

There was no tragedy, such as trampling on a witch.

The witch used her magic to retrieve her son, her hands trembling.

The child who fell like a feather was held in the witch’s arms.

Old trees and cicadas.

A hat that looks so out of place.

But Hjordis was scratching his eyes.

“Thank goodness. Thank goodness… … .”

“Ahem!”

“Hey, did you get dust in your eye?”

The same goes for other Norse warriors.

He was busy hiding the magic axe and magic sword he had brought with him so proudly, and rubbing his eyes.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

The witch bowed gently while embracing the child.

“If it weren’t for you, Grendel would never have become human… … He would have become a meat-hungry monster, attacked the surrounding cities, and been defeated by you all.”

“Huh?”

“What are you talking about?”

“We’re not that hard-headed!”

A minor protest from the Norse warriors.

This actually happened in the game.

The person who commissioned it was probably Sigurd’s bloodline, right?

“If I had anything, I would give it all to you, but all I have is a handful of mushrooms and two bags of herbs. Instead, I will give you two pieces of advice that will be useful to you, and a blueprint for an elixir.”

“I will gratefully accept it.”

Judging from her speech, she is a witch who can see both the past and the future.

Wouldn’t it be useful, even if it’s not as good as Gaia’s prophecy and elixir blueprint?

It’s okay since I’ve already acquired the evolution trait.

I stared at the witch’s mouth and the cabin speaker as if I was receiving a year-end bonus.

“Ehehe!”

After patting the smiling child once, the witch turned on the speaker.

“First. If you want to achieve your wish, you must grow a tree.”

“A tree?”

Are you talking about the world tree?

But the world tree has already grown enough.

The witch looked straight at me.

It had no head or eyes, but it turned its body slightly to face me, and it felt like it was staring straight at me.

“I’m talking about the tree inside of you, Geomcheon. As that tree grows and grows, it fuses and harmonizes not only Geomcheon’s supernatural powers, but also his life, soul, destiny, and even his life, and only then will you ultimately achieve what you desire.”

Not just superpowers?

Life and soul, destiny, even life itself?

What the hell does this mean?

A word suddenly came to mind.

[Is that a superpower given by the World Tree? You use it in a strange way. It’s not how it’s supposed to be used.]

What the goddess of the river said.

I just woke up at level 8 and was trying to roll the world traits.

They both mean the same thing, but I don’t know what they mean exactly.

“second.”

The witch spread out two fingers.

“If you want to properly use the power of the sword, a one-time enhancement is not enough. That enhanced power needs to be established in your body, and it needs to be established again.”

I know what you mean.

Evolution alone is not enough.

If you change your trait, your body and abilities will both return to their original state.

But is there any way to fix that?

The witch made a seal.

Runes are carved into the air.

I don’t know what they mean, but the Dragon Lord interpreted the runes and presented them to my vision.

[Phoenix Feather]

[Kraken’s Tentacles]

[Yingryong’s Beard]

[Behemoth’s Fangs]

Just this much for the main ingredients.

The problem is that it has to be a divine beast, not a baby phoenix or a young dragon.

Level 9 divine beast.

Comparable to gods.

The attached materials were also enormous.

As I stared at her speechless, the witch spoke politely.

“It’s called the temple elixir.”

“Temple elixir?”

“Yes. It is an elixir that fixes the body strengthened by the power of the classic four elements: fire, water, wind, and earth.”

If I eat it while buffing, will that be fixed as well?

After hearing the explanation, it wasn’t to that extent.

The fixed items are limited to a small number.

It must be a superpower, power, or magical circuit that directly changes the body.

‘This is evolution.’

A customized reward prepared for me by the witch.

I liked it.

But there was a problem.

The material itself.

Even if it’s not a heart or a magic core, where can I get the divine byproduct?

The witch smiled brightly at me like that.

No, the cabin creaked and let out a strange laugh.

“You can get these materials. I had a hard time finding the materials that your Majesty could get his hands on.”

“Where are you talking about?”

“I don’t know either. I’m sure Your Majesty would know. But if there’s a clue… … .”

The cabin turns off its lights.

It’s like a person with their eyes closed.

“I saw one place, one man.”

The witch waved her hand.

Smoke rises like a cloud, forming a scene.

A stadium with jagged pillars rising up.

The audience is waving their arms and screaming.

In the center of the stadium stands a man.

A muscular giant with his upper body stripped and wearing a professional wrestling mask.

Colosseum.

And he was the king of destruction.