This is impossible!
Luo Xiaole felt a slight panic in her heart.
However, she calmed down for a second and remembered what the system had just said, the words "this level."
Instantly, she felt something was amiss.
So she reopened the panel and carefully checked the skill descriptions.
Only then did she discover that at the last position of both the [Enhancement Skills] and [Defense Skills], there were grey skill bars, each so inconspicuous that one would miss them if not looking closely.
They were labeled [Blade of the Universe] and [Absolute Defense] respectively...
There were actually two hidden skills?
Luo Xiaole's eyes widened at the unlock prices behind the skills...
They each cost 1,000,000 shop coins!
It wasn't until she saw the skill description, "Can defend against abilities," that her heart trembled.
She instantly understood why these two skills were so expensive...
The system's skills could actually resist abilities?
This was a level she had truly not anticipated.
But since the system had spoken, she currently had no ability to unlock these two skills, and they were indeed too expensive.
She could only see later if there were any trigger methods.
[New System Area About to Open]
The system's voice sounded again.
Luo Xiaole quickly withdrew from the panel she was just in, her face filled with curiosity, wanting to see what new skills had been developed.
She suddenly felt an incredibly powerful suction force pull her directly into the system panel.
When she opened her eyes again, looking at the empty scene before her, she rubbed her eyes hard.
Was she dreaming...?
Why was there nothing here.
But then, before her, several shop-like buildings appeared one after another.
"Congratulations, Host, due to your excellent mission completion capabilities, the trading area has now been opened."
The system's voice finally reappeared.
"Host can trade various goods in front of different shops.
Shops include, but are not limited to, food stores, potion stores, weapon stores, daily necessities stores, and so on."
Luo Xiaole patted her ears. Had she heard correctly, potions? weapons? This meant she could buy medicine and weapons from her space from now on?
"Host, you are correct. From now on, all supplies can be purchased from the space," the system seemed to read her mind.
"The prerequisite is that the Host must collect 100 different types of real-world commodities from this area and bring them into the space to activate the shop."
Luo Xiaole suddenly understood.
This meant that as long as she collected 100 different types of medicine from reality and brought them to the medicine shop.
She could unlock the medicine shop.
And from then on, all the medicine she wanted, she could buy from the space.
So... cool...
Only these two words filled Luo Xiaole's mind.
Besides medicine and weapons being difficult to obtain, she felt that unlocking the other areas would be relatively easy.
"Would you like to activate the food shop?" the system's inquiry came.
It seemed the unlock order could only be followed as specified by the system.
Otherwise, she would have wanted to unlock the weapon shop first...
But having food was a great thing!
Luo Xiaole clicked confirm on the prompt box that appeared before her.
Immediately, she saw a magnificent shop light up before her, its lights shining brilliantly.
The shopfront had not yet been activated, but it already looked extraordinarily luxurious...
[Food Shop Activation Mission Activated]
[Please Host collect 100 types of food with different tastes and 200,000 shop coins within 1 month to activate the food shop.]
[Mission Completion Reward: 70,000 shop coins, Mission Failure Penalty: All defense functions on the Host will be disabled for 2 days]
???
Luo Xiaole blinked. The system was truly ruthless!
It was just activating a shop, why such a harsh penalty!
And not only did it require items to activate the shop, but also such expensive shop coins!
She bit her lip, tears welling up as she walked out of the space.
It was truly a life of endless work and earning money!
She sighed.
Walking into the craft store, she reached into a corner and pulled out some clothes she had taken from Luo Shu's space yesterday.
Since she was leaving, she should upgrade everyone's defensive equipment.
[Defense Skill Activated: Iron Wall Shield!]
A faint light flashed.
[Scarves, down jackets, hats, masks, and other items have completed defense. Based on volume, 2800 shop coins have been spent. Remaining balance: 42550 shop coins.]
She looked at the pile of clothes in her hands with satisfaction and breathed a sigh of relief.
This was what defensive equipment should be.
After speaking, she put on the new down jacket, wrapped a scarf around her neck, and put on a mask and hat.
When she re-entered the house, Nie Yuan had already woken up and looked at her with a look of horror.
"Who are you!"
Luo Shu was also woken up and looked at Luo Xiaole, stunned for a second.
"Xiao... Xiaole? Are you dressed like that to go rob a bank?"
Luo Xiaole let out a snort. She knew her current attire was a bit strange.
But she still threw a set of clothes in front of each person.
"The latest creation from the Weapon Master, clothes that can stop bullets, do you want them or not?" Her lively eyes held a hint of slyness.
"???"
"Who? Did I hear that right?"
"The Weapon Master!"
The actions of everyone clearly showed their thoughts.
Nie Yuan and a few others immediately grabbed the clothes in front of them without any hesitation, and following Luo Xiaole's example, they bundled themselves up tightly...
In a short while, they looked like several bears.
Anyway, the weather was also abnormally turning cold, and wearing the reinforced down jackets, while slightly restricting movement, was actually safer.
With masks, hats, and scarves now, most parts of the body were covered, increasing safety.
Seeing that everyone was dressed, Luo Xiaole helped Mo Chen up and prepared his protein powder for the day, watching him drink it down with water.
His complexion finally improved a little, no longer appearing as ashen and bloodless as snowflakes.
"Zhu Hui, why aren't you wearing it?" Luo Shu asked Zhu Hui with some suspicion.
"It doesn't look good when I wear it..." she mumbled.
Luo Xiaole turned to look at Zhu Hui, her eyes darting, and she guessed Zhu Hui's little thoughts.
"Alright, then we'll prepare to leave the airport today. You stick close to us and be careful not to get hurt," Luo Xiaole instructed her.
Zhu Hui nodded like a pecking hen.
The group tidied up their bedding and had Luo Shu put it back into the space.
Other teams might also have space abilities, and Luo Shu's ability would be discovered sooner or later, so there was no need to hide it now.
"Then now only the two of us don't have abilities..." Yang Lin and Ye Feng looked at Luo Shu's space ability with some guilt.
They felt they couldn't do much more for the team now.
"You'll have them eventually, don't worry, we don't focus on that in our team," Luo Shu comforted them cheerfully like a little Buddha.
His smile always looked benevolent.
"Quick, it sounds like they're fighting on the third floor!" The shouting from outside immediately drew everyone's attention.
Zhu Hui was the first to rush out.
Luo Xiaole exchanged glances with the others and followed.
"That young master on the third floor was apparently ambushed last night! The opponent also had a lot of weapons, so they're not at an advantage in a gunfight, do you think they might die?"
"Alas, he better not be harmed, we owe so much to the supplies from the supermarket because of him. Should we go up and help?"
"Are you crazy? The third floor is full of firearms, you'll just get a few more bullet holes on you if you go... If you're not afraid of dying, then go!"
The crowd buzzed like boiling water, frantically discussing the battle above.
"I'm going up!" Zhu Hui, somewhat agitated, rushed straight to the third floor.