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475: 356 475: 356 By the time they returned to Rebirth Island from New York City, it was already noon, and the group just caught lunchtime.

However, for Aaron and Bena, who had just come over from America, this might as well be considered a midnight snack.

Ye Fei’s cooking skills were truly exceptional, and Zhang Xiaoman felt that dining here was always a pleasure.

However, with the increasing number of people, merely having Ye Fei might no longer suffice, and he was considering recruiting a couple more chefs for the base.

In addition, the craftsmen group was clearly short-handed.

In the beginning, repairing an Inheritance Hall was fine with the help of the World Tree, and five of them were enough.

But now the construction projects had gradually moved underground, to a depth of nearly 200 meters.

Even with the World Tree as the main construction force, expecting the five of them to complete such a massive project was nothing short of a fantasy.

Moreover, the base’s demand for materials was growing day by day, including primary structural materials such as Re-Titanium Crystal Gel, and a series of additional materials like water, electricity, ventilation, valves, interior fittings, etc.

After all, building a base wasn’t just about putting up walls; when all the miscellaneous needs were combined, they amounted to a significant expense.

Considering the shortage of manpower in various areas, Zhang Xiaoman now needed to take advantage of this period to expand the housing at the base further, so that when new people were found, they could be immediately involved in the development and construction.

Sun Hao helped Aaron and Bena to arrange two rooms apiece, and their amazement goes without saying.

This secluded island, filled with mystery, perfectly matched their imagination of an Extraordinary Organization’s base.

Especially Aaron, he still hadn’t calmed down from his excitement, even now.

With this, the two of them were settled here, but since they didn’t speak Chinese, there were still some communication barriers with other people.

Therefore, in the next period, Aaron and Bena, besides following the training plan arranged by Lord Bear, would also need to learn Chinese.

This language would also become the common language of the Star Alliance in the future.

After eating, they took a walk along the riverbank.

Zhang Xiaoman checked on the recent living conditions of the snail and then headed to the Final Gate to enter the Original Realm.

The Original Realm was the same as usual, monotonous, boring, and lifeless.

Without any extra Star Dust to upgrade it, Zhang Xiaoman could only put it aside for now.

He opened the System panel to see that he now had over a hundred points.

Setting aside Lord Bear’s Contribution Value, the points he could use totaled 174.

However, Zhang Xiaoman didn’t plan to use them all at once.

He needed to reserve 50 points in case of other unexpected situations.

Therefore, he was left with 12 upgrade opportunities.

If he was lucky, 12 upgrades could significantly improve his power.

He clicked the upgrade option and used all 12 chances at once.

Subsequently, the System displayed the results one by one.

“Random upgrade process underway… Please wait…”

“Upgrade complete!

Purple Skill – Star Knight, successfully upgraded to Purple Skill – Star Knight 1/5!”

“Random upgrade process underway… Please wait…”

“Upgrade complete!

Blue Item – Unicorn Blood, successfully upgraded to Purple Item – Holy Spirit Essence.”

“…”

A series of prompts appeared in his mind, which Zhang Xiaoman reviewed.

He summarized the details of these skill upgrades as follows:

Star Knight upgraded twice, Unicorn Blood once, Soul Raiding Skill once, Mountain River Suppression twice, the Jade Divine Dragon Egg about to hatch once, Faith Leap twice, Flying Sky State twice, Anti-gravity Car: Military All-Purpose Model once.

Among these, Star Knight, Mountain River Suppression, and the Jade Divine Dragon Egg about to hatch were all Purple Level items.

Upgrading once wasn’t enough; they simply accumulated some Upgrade Points.

The one that had made the most progress was Mountain River Suppression, currently at level 3/5.

The remaining items were the main stars after their upgrades this time, with some even advancing in tier, undergoing some qualitative changes.

Of course, the upgrade of the Anti-gravity Car was what caught Zhang Xiaoman’s attention the most.

The reason was simple: it directly changed from a Blue Level item to a Purple Level item, and its name from “Anti-gravity Car” to “Flow Star Escort Ship.”

“Whoa, an escort ship?

This seems like an interstellar-level item; does this mean I could start a journey into space now?”

Zhang Xiaoman was quite shocked and surprised, even unsure about how great a benefit he had received this time.

After all, the interstellar guard ship felt far too remote and unfamiliar to him.

But adhering to the principle of saving the best for last, he decided to momentarily set aside this surprise and first checked the other upgraded items.

First up were the skills, which were the easiest to inspect as he could simply open the attribute panel.

Unlike the Unicorn Blood, which required him to go home – he had stored it at his house.

“The Soul Raiding Skill has been upgraded, and it has even turned blue.

That’s a good skill…”

As he spoke, Zhang Xiaoman’s gaze immediately fell on the skill he used most often.

[Soul Snatching Skill]

Effect: Absorbs energy and spiritual power.

Amount absorbed: 100 points of Dark Energy, 3 points of spiritual power.

Duration: 30 minutes

Energy Consumption: None

Range: Radius of 100 meters

Cooling Time: 15 minutes

—— Stop the source, win every battle!

“Indeed!

The skill’s effect improved significantly after upgrading to blue!

Not only has the absorption amount more than doubled, but it can also absorb the target’s spiritual power, which is very powerful!”

Zhang Xiaoman’s eyes sparkled as he looked at his attribute panel, quite satisfied with the skill upgrade.

He even thought of a possibility.

If he was constantly in battle, the effect of absorbing spiritual power was 3 points with a duration of 30 minutes, whereas the skill’s cooling time was only 15 minutes.

This meant that as long as there were enough targets, this BUFF could keep stacking indefinitely.

Eventually, he could gather thousands of points of spiritual power.

Of course, this was just a theoretical situation.

If so many Alien Species appeared, given his current strength, he’d probably just have to run away.

After checking Soul Snatching Skill, next up was Faith Leap.

This skill was originally Blue Level, and after two upgrades, it directly reached Purple Level, with effects that pleasantly surprised Zhang Xiaoman.