Chapter 002 Wolverine
"Wolverine's ability!" A sharp gleam of light flashed deep in Lin Mu's eyes, as if something had been ignited within him!
Just now, after opening the novice treasure box granted by the system, it finally revealed the ability belonging to Wolverine, and the dazzling white light completely enveloped Lin Mu's body for the first time, transforming him from the inside out and allowing Lin Mu to truly possess Wolverine's terrifying ability.
Although the transformation process was extremely painful, like his bones and muscles were being torn apart and reconstructed over and over again, the final results were undoubtedly excellent and far exceeded expectations!
Wolverine, that was a legendary mutant with an almost immortal-level super recovery ability, capable of rapidly healing fatal injuries in an instant!
Lin Mu walked toward the cracked mirror in the room and carefully examined himself, only to discover that the wounds on his face and body had already completely disappeared, leaving no scars at all, as if they had never existed.
"With Wolverine's nearly perverted self-healing ability, I can finally be considered to have a certain degree of combat power in this sea ruled by pirates." Lin Mu murmured in a low voice, his gaze flickering: "And besides the self-healing ability, Wolverine also has claws!"
As he spoke, Lin Mu focused his mind and controlled the muscles in both of his arms, and in the next moment, six claws hidden within his left and right forearms suddenly shot out violently!
However, just when Lin Mu wanted to see claws as sharp and indestructible as weapons infused with Armament Haki, his expression froze on the spot, because what extended from his fists were only six pale bone spurs that looked completely harmless.
"Why are you kidding me!"
Lin Mu could not help but curse loudly, realizing that what he obtained from the Emotional Novice Treasure Box was merely Wolverine's biological ability, and it did not include the legendary Edman alloy.
But without Edman alloy, could Wolverine still be called Wolverine?
At best, it was nothing more than a ferocious wolf, and it had nothing to do with the indestructible King Kong claws that could clash head-on with famous blades.
If that was truly the case, then his actual combat effectiveness would be reduced by a huge margin.
Unwilling to accept this reality, Lin Mu immediately tried to communicate with the system and asked, "Is it still possible for me to obtain the Edman alloy in the future?"
As for the intelligence level of this system, Lin Mu did not dare to have too much hope, so he originally did not expect to receive a clear answer.
However, to Lin Mu's surprise and delight, the system quickly gave a response.
"When the Host levels up, you will obtain a treasure chest. You may choose between a mutant treasure box or a prop treasure box. There is a possibility that Edman alloy exists within the prop treasure box. In addition, there is also a certain probability that a treasure box will drop when killing a monster for the first time."
The system's explanation was extremely detailed, and Lin Mu immediately understood it almost completely.
After confirming that he still had a chance to obtain the Edman alloy, Lin Mu finally felt relieved. After all, once he acquired Edman alloy, his combat power would increase by several times at the very least.
With the astonishing hardness and cutting power of Edman alloy, Lin Mu was confident that most ordinary weapons in this world, including pirate sabers and spears, could be cut head-on without any resistance!
Of course, the premise was that those weapons were not reinforced by Armament Haki. As for the outcome of clashing directly with weapons coated in Armament Haki, that would have to be tested in actual combat to find out.
Lin Mu could clearly see through the system panel that his current level was only Level 1, and he still needed a full 100 experience points to advance to Level 2. If he wanted to obtain Edman alloy as soon as possible, then he had no choice but to work harder from now on.
"Then now, it's time to go out and find a place where I can break through."
After saying that, Lin Mu retracted his claws, clenched his fists, and then strode decisively out of his room.
Walking along the streets of the small island village, Lin Mu noticed that a clear '0' was floating above the heads of the ordinary villagers. Obviously, killing these civilians, who were no different from the common people seen throughout the East Blue, would not provide him with any experience points.
"It seems that I have no choice but to go out to sea. This island is far too small, so small that I can't even find a single monster or pirate capable of providing experience." After wandering around the island for a long time, Lin Mu finally gave up on the idea of leveling up here and decided to seek opportunities on the sea.
After making up his mind, Lin Mu headed straight toward the only pier on the island.
That pier was where Lin Mu used to work, loading and unloading cargo for merchant ships that passed through this peaceful sea route. When Lin Mu appeared there again, several busy young workers suddenly froze in place the moment they saw him.
They had all personally seen how badly Lin Mu was beaten up yesterday. At that time, it could be said that his nose was blue, his face was swollen, and his body was covered with obvious scars, the kind of injuries that even a doctor in a small East Blue village would say needed several days to recover. But now, standing in front of them, they could not see a single scar on Lin Mu's body!
Especially Gray, who had clearly seen Lin Mu just two hours ago. At that time, Lin Mu still had a bruised nose and a swollen face, his lips split and the corners of his eyes still purple. And yet, in such a short amount of time, all of those injuries had completely healed?
This was simply unbelievable!
"Lin, are all your injuries healed?" Gray's face was filled with undisguised shock, as if he had just seen something that completely violated common sense.
Lin Mu nodded slightly. This kind of thing was obviously not easy to explain, so he could only give a vague answer: "Yeah, it suddenly got better for some reason."
"That's good, but..." Gray suddenly leaned closer, touched Lin Mu's ear, and whispered in a hurried voice, "The foreman is still furious about what happened yesterday. You'd better go home and hide for a few days, or he will definitely punish you again when he sees you."
Obviously, Gray thought that Lin Mu had come back to the dock to continue working as usual.
Lin Mu shook his head and said calmly to Gray, "I didn't come here to work. I just wanted to go out and take a look."
"You want to leave this place?"
"Yes. This sea is so vast, and a good man's footsteps shouldn't be limited to just one small island!" Lin Mu looked toward the boundless blue sea in the distance, the East Blue stretching endlessly to the horizon, and an inexplicable sense of pride surged in his chest.
"But... there are many pirates on the sea, and they are extremely dangerous..." Gray wanted to persuade his friend not to take such a reckless risk, but before he could finish his sentence, his expression suddenly changed: "Lin, hurry up and hide!"
At the same time, Lin Mu also felt a very hostile presence approaching from behind him.
Wolverine's ability was not limited to regeneration and bone claws. It also granted him keen senses like a wolf, vision that could rival an eagle's long-distance sight, an extremely sharp sense of smell, and the ability to distinguish between enemies and allies, as well as a certain instinctive perception of danger.
Lin Mu had already clearly sensed that malicious aura behind him.
And based on the memories left behind by the original owner of this body, Lin Mu had already confirmed the identity of the person approaching. Who else could it be if not the foreman?
"Troisen, you little bastard! You smashed my goods and still dare to show your face at my dock. Didn't I beat you hard enough yesterday!"
The speaker was a middle-aged man with a protruding belly, the top of his head already slightly bald. A pair of sharp triangular eyes made him look exactly like the kind of petty villain often seen bullying people in small ports across the East Blue. At this moment, he was striding toward Lin Mu while cursing loudly.
Gray also began to wink frantically at Lin Mu, clearly signaling him to leave as fast as possible.
If this had been before, Lin Mu might have chosen to avoid the confrontation. But now, things were different. Lin Mu frowned slightly and slowly turned to look behind him.
The moment he saw the fat foreman clearly, Lin Mu's expression subtly changed, and a trace of excitement appeared in his eyes.
Because he discovered that the number floating above the foreman's head was no longer 0, but a clear and unmistakable 2, while the four thugs following behind him each had a 1 above their heads.
In other words, as long as he dealt with the foreman and those four hired toughs, he would be able to obtain a total of 6 experience points!
"It's an experience-providing monster!" Looking at the furious foreman and the four thugs behind him, Lin Mu had already made his decision in his heart. Those six points of experience were as good as accepted!