There was an old cottage by the sea below the mountain on the planet Zerk, in the chaos phantom, and on the aped mountain, which is in layer zero.
A young lad stood there, holding a dagger, as he dashed forward and struck a beast.
It perished after three hits and multiple stabbings.
[Creature killed. Mountain Frog]
[Ordinary creature]
[2 points earned]
Ash, the boy who just killed the creature, stood there frustrated. He was hoping to gain more points to evolve faster and enter layer 1 of the chaos phantom. This is because that is where one becomes the real deal, a modifier.
The goal of Layer 0 is to get them ready for their gene-modification journey.
"I need to locate a good or strong gene modification ability. Mine is the one I purchased at the Empire's auction. I'm already aware that a powerful core gene mod speeds up evolution." As he stared at the old cottage, Ash muttered.
Ash began going toward the ancient cottage, which took him about 10 minutes. He discovered it and examined it to see if it was occupied, only to realize that it had been abandoned for generations.
He hammered on the door of the cottage after numerous failed attempts to open it, and after hearing a crack sound, the door fell into the room.
He hesitated before entering the cottage, and then he began looking around to see what Lady Luck had in store for him.
A parchment was found in one of the empty boxes. His eyes were shining with the hope of finding something important in the parchment, such as a core gene mod skill or martial art on it.
He took the parchment and skimmed through it. It was found out that it was a core gene mod skill.
"It looks like I just hit a jackpot today. Let's hope it is a powerful or ancient gene mod. " Ash murmured
He sat down in a meditation position and started reading the skill, and it was the most complex thing he had ever come across.
After reading through it for five hours, there was a notification in his head which surprised him to the core of his whole being.
[Gene mod obtained]
[Name : Mirror Mod ]
[Rank : B (Prime) ]
[Level : 5 ]
The gene mod that he is using is of rank AAA and cost him about 50 million Emp, the currency of the empire. It is said that there has not been a prime mod for about a thousand years now.
"How is it even possible for me to obtain a prime mod? In the middle of nowhere, I can't believe it. "
He was able to learn the mod because Ash is said to be a personal with the highest compression ability in the Empire, though this is not official.
He usually used about 20 to 30 minutes to learn quadratic and cubic equations and 40 minutes to learn integration and differentiation.
Atomic and nuclear physics are things that cannot be learned in a day, but he uses two hours to learn them.
Whatever the subject, he usually learns it in less than three hours.
So for a mod to take him 5 hours to comprehend, it might take a normal person about two decades to learn it.
The parchment turned to dust and entered his nostrils when or after the notification sound in his head.
He started to feel a slight headache and it disappeared after 2 minutes. A human bone was found under the table where he found the skill.
The clothes of one of the most famous factions in the Empire were found on the body. The crest of the supreme faction was on the left side of the uniform.
The supreme faction was an extinct faction which was believed to have been wiped out by an unknown force.
The supreme faction was believed to mimic any martial art in existence, but no outsiders knew their core gene mod. So Ash believed the skill must belong to the person. That is why it is a prime rank and level five skill.
"At least I won't be returning it because you would not be needing it. Maybe it belongs to this person. " he said as he walked out of the cottage.