MTLNOVEL Chapter 341: Both Awakened
"Can I eat it now!"
Staring at the golden Awakening Fruit in front of her, Jiang Shixue swallowed hard.
Lightning had already drooled a puddle next to her.
A few Black Snakes were also hissing, flicking their tongues, and rubbing against Wang Tao.
Speaking of which, perhaps because Blacky was born earliest and was the eldest among them, the other four snakes tended to listen to Blacky, who in turn listened to Wang Tao.
As a result, although Wang Tao was not the master of Er Hei and Wu Hei, he could indirectly make them obey through Blacky.
Of course, this was provided that their real masters didn't give explicit orders, otherwise the Black Snakes would still prioritize their masters' commands…
"You can now, go ahead and eat."
Wang Tao said with a smile as he patted Jiang Shixue's hair.
He had taken out seven Awakening Fruits at once, prepared for Jiang Shixue, Lightning, and the five Black Snakes.
Wang Tao wanted to see what would happen after they ate them.
According to the description of the Awakening Fruit, there was only a small probability that non-human creatures at Level 3 would awaken after consuming it.
Wang Tao wondered just how "small" this small probability was. After all, he still had more than twenty Awakening Fruits, so he should be able to experiment a bit. If awakening didn't occur on the first try, Wang Tao was prepared to accept it…
As for feeding the five Black Snakes, naturally, he wanted to see just how "slight" the alleged slight increase to their physique would be…
Jiang Shixue immediately grabbed an Awakening Fruit, opened her cherry-like mouth, and bit into it.
As soon as Jiang Shixue bit into the Awakening Fruit, it seemed to vaporize instantly, entering her mouth as if it… fused like a Fusion Crystal Core?
"Mmm... delicious!"
Jiang Shixue held the Awakening Fruit in her arms and looked a bit dazed, but she couldn't help exclaiming with delight.
Just as Wang Tao was about to say something, he saw a haze come over Jiang Shixue's eyes.
"Brother, I'm so sleepy…"
After saying this, Jiang Shixue's head tilted and she fell into Wang Tao's arms.
"Is this… an awakening?"
Wang Tao was pleasantly surprised.
If she hadn't awakened, she wouldn't have fallen asleep.
But if she had awakened from the very first Awakening Fruit, what luck that would be!
Wang Tao held Jiang Shixue in his arms, then turned to Lightning.
"Lightning, your turn!"
"Woof!"
Lightning immediately picked up a fruit and, just like Jiang Shixue, it vaporized and went straight into Lightning's depths.
"Woof~"
Then Lightning glanced at Wang Tao and, with a sway, collapsed at Wang Tao's feet.
"Eh? Did you awaken too?"
Wang Tao was truly shocked this time.
One person and one dog each ate a fruit and both awakened — was this really the small probability? That's a 100% rate! Was their luck so incredible?
Wang Tao first suspected that it might just be their good luck, but then he shook his head.
"No! That can't just be luck; perhaps it's because both Jiang Shixue and Lightning possess Hidden Attributes..."
To awaken, Hidden Attributes are essential. With Hidden Attributes, there's the possibility of awakening. Without them, there's no chance of ever awakening.
Like these Black Snakes, they did not have Hidden Attributes. But both Jiang Shixue and Lightning did!
Maybe it was because they had Hidden Attributes that they could awaken directly!
The small probability of awakening mentioned by the Awakening Fruit might refer to the small chance of providing a Hidden Attribute first, and then awakening begins…
Wang Tao felt this explanation made sense, but to know for sure, he would have to wait for Jiang Shixue and Lightning to wake up and see what Abilities they had awakened and whether their Hidden Attributes were still there.
If the Hidden Attributes were gone, it would confirm Wang Tao's reasoning. If they were still there... then they were just incredibly lucky.
After stroking Lightning's head, Wang Tao then said to the five Black Snakes:
"You can eat now too!"
Hiss hiss——
The five Black Snakes swallowed these fruits one after another.
Like before, the Awakening Fruits vaporized and entered their mouths. However, unlike Jiang Shixue and Lightning, they didn't fall asleep and remained alert and energetic.
Wang Tao checked the snakes' Attributes; their HP and Mana had both increased by 10,000. They had 100,000 before, but now each had 110,000.
Beyond HP and Mana, there were no other changes.
However, Wang Tao had asked Blacky and the others to test their physical fitness before the experiment. Now, after eating the Awakening Fruits, it was time for another test.
After a thorough testing session, Wang Tao concluded that although the Black Snakes' HP and Mana had increased by 10,000, equivalent to a 10% increase, their physical fitness had only improved by 2%... so much for the "slight" increase.
And of that 2% increase, perhaps 1% was due to the rise in HP. Theoretically, the more HP one has, the stronger the physique...
So, it could be simply understood that one Awakening Fruit could enhance their physical fitness by 2%.
If Wang Tao could add a zero, bringing it to 20%—no, even a 10% increase, he would consider investing in them.
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But with only a 2% increase, Wang Tao felt it wouldn't be cost-effective to invest in them. After all, he had a total of 33 Awakening Fruits, with 26 left. Even if all of those were given to Blacky, at most, it would only increase its physical fitness by about 50%. This increase was clearly not enough to beat a Level 4 Lord.
Moreover, it wasn't certain that each fruit would continue to offer a 2% increase. Perhaps, just like when he consumed Potions that added Permanent Attributes, the initial gains were noticeable, but the effects would diminish over time. For instance, these Potions now had almost no effect on him...