Devouring: I Have Fusion and Solidification Traits

A hundred years after the Great Nirvana, monsters roam the wilderness while humanity huddles inside base cities. Martial artists rule with privilege. The poor study, the rich train in martial arts, and resources are life itself. Luo Ming is a low-level escort team member in Jiangzhou Base City. His younger sister is gravely ill, and her medical bills are a mountain. The 500,000 yuan registration fee for the martial arts exam weighs on him like a crushing burden. He seems cold and taciturn, but is sensitive and loyal at heart. He never provokes anyone, but when pushed to his limit, he never backs down. During an escort mission in the wilderness, a hundred silver-scaled beasts migrate in an unusual pattern. A glowing mutant beast king stares at him from afar. After the herd leaves, a shed silver scale on the ground displays a line of text only he can see: [Compatible trait detected: Basic Hard Shell (Rank C). Fuse?] From that moment on, Luo Ming sets out on a path no one knows about. Hunt monsters, extract traits, fuse and solidify them, then defeat foes far stronger than yourself. What takes others ten years of hard training to break through, he understands after killing a single beast. The martial artist privileges everyone else fights to obtain, he builds up one trait at a time. The half of a black token in the hands of the martial arts hall manager, the intelligent scrutiny behind the monster herds, the strange changes in his sister's illness: every mystery points to a truth hidden for a hundred years. Beasts aren't the only ones in this world with traits. The wilderness is the furnace, and slaughter is the fuel. From bowing his head to pay for his sister's medicine, to drawing his blade for the base city behind him...