Chapter 30: Mai

A few minutes before Ram met Xiao Mu, while he was still getting used to controlling the Mind Shadow Parasite, he noticed something unusual.

The parasite had evolved from Elite to Rare quality.

"Just as I thought, using spiritual power should help creatures improve their quality," Ram muttered. "But the amount I infused is very low for the parasite to improve its quality, how did this happen?"

Then, he suddenly recalled what he had learned from Sid earlier. According to his knowledge, there were multiple levels on how the parasite takes control of its host.

The first level is when the parasite is injected into the host's body. It then slowly absorbs the host's life energy to quickly improve itself.

This process might take about two weeks to three months, depending on the individual.

The second level is when the parasite, improves its quality to Rare and starts to influence its host.

At this point, the parasite will become highly intelligent, comparable to humans.

Unlike the ignorant Thorny, the Mind Shadow Parasite is preprogrammed with specific instructions by the Society.

After reaching 'Rare' quality, it gains the ability to spy on its host's thoughts and memories, gaining enough knowledge and wisdom to slowly start manipulating the thoughts of its host.

"This is the beginning of the distorted state I saw in Sid," Ram thought.

According to Sid, this process might be very slow or very fast, depending on the willpower of the host and the parasite. It might take a few days or decades.

Once the distorted state reaches above 70%, the parasite controls the host's body to move and perform other tasks, making it hard to distinguish between the host and the parasite.

The third level is when the host is completely distorted, and the parasite combines with the host's soul to evolve again, increasing its quality to General.

From then on, all control of the body is under the parasite, and it can awaken other special abilities after taking full control of the host's body.

By becoming one with the host, the parasite can use both the talent and professional skills of the host together with its own abilities.

And above the third level, no one knows what happens. However, the parasite needs to reach Lord quality by then to reach the fourth level.

Ram hesitated for a moment, weighing his words carefully. "Something happened yesterday..." He paused, then began recounting the events. "He brought us here for safety."

Mai's guarded expression softened slightly as she listened to Ram's explanation. "So, you and the girl were brought here by Sid," she said, processing the information while she called Sid using her Sky Drive.

Meanwhile, Ram used his Spiritual Eye to identify her details, and then a holographic display filled with details appeared in front of his eyes.

[Name: Maiitha (Mai)][ Age: 26/121]

[Race: Human]

[Profession: Mechanic Tier-3, Apprentice Arcane Master Lv-3]

[Physique: 15.4]

[Spirit: 76.9]

[Talent: ???]

[Status: Distorted (0.7%)]

"??" Ram didn't have words to explain how he was feeling. This was the best attribute panel he had seen so far.

Her Spirit attribute was comparable to Tier-4 professionals.

She is also a rare professional with dual professions and both of them are still Tier -3, which was a rare feat, when she evolves to Tier -4, she could basically advance to a powerful profession derived from her current dual professions or choose different advance professions of both Mechanic and apprentice Arcane Master.

Although the Mechanic profession is considered an ordinary profession, it holds exceptional versatility and potential, much like the Spiritual Planter profession.

Each of these professions offers a wide array of advanced career paths with remarkably high upper limits of achievement.

Mechanics, for instance, are not just skilled in repairing and maintaining machinery but can delve into advanced fields such as robotics, biomechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, genetic engineering, and even nanotechnology.

Their expertise in understanding and manipulating mechanical systems grants them the ability to innovate and create groundbreaking technologies.