Chapter 19:
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining an ant specimen...]
[Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining...]
Orochimaru's mind churned as the system continued its updates. "Does the same species only count as one specimen?" he wondered aloud.
After listening to the system's explanation, he realized something important. It seemed that in order to complete the task of gene extraction, each unique species would only be counted once, regardless of how many individuals he collected.
For example, if he gathered cells from several humans, they would all still count as one species. The same logic applied to animals: he could collect different varieties of the same species, but they wouldn't count toward new tasks.
That makes sense, Orochimaru mused. It didn't affect his research at all. For someone like him, collecting a hundred species was child's play.
"Well, this should be easy enough," he muttered, his golden eyes glinting with confidence.
As he continued walking, something in the distance caught his attention a cemetery. It seemed eerily familiar to him.
After a moment, realization struck. Ah, of course... This was the resting place of his parents in this world. No wonder it stirred a sense of familiarity within him.