Under the scorching sun,
Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao were slowly moving forward in an infantry fighting vehicle.
Neither of them knew that high above, a uniquely shaped airship was hovering.
The airship had oars on its exterior, which were constantly moving, and on top of it was an ancient-style garden building with pavilions and terraces arranged in an orderly manner, with various green plants beside the structures.
At this moment, by the garden building of the airship, a window was open.
A woman in a sky-blue lace dress, surrounded by colorful butterflies, was watching the infantry fighting vehicle carrying Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao through a telescope.
"Interesting!"
A slight curve appeared on the lips of the woman in the sky-blue dress. Then, a flash of light appeared in her hand, and a bracelet identical to Ye Feng's materialized.
Looking at the silver bracelet on her wrist, the woman in the sky-blue dress had a complex expression.
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In the infantry fighting vehicle,
Xiao Xiao had now taken over as the driver, while Ye Feng was comfortably lying in the co-pilot's seat.
"Normally, only one type of enhancement serum can be injected, otherwise, the body simply cannot withstand it and will explode... But there are exceptions..."
"And when the arcane energy is cultivated to a certain level, it's not just the meridians and origin points... even the bones will carry arcane energy..."
"But I don't seem to have meridians and origin points. My arcane energy seems to be hidden in my flesh and skin, and I don't feel anything like meridians or origin points..."
Ye Feng recalled the information he had obtained these past few days, muttering to himself.
Immediately, Ye Feng opened his personal status panel in his mind.
[Name: Ye Feng]
[Strength (Steel Primary): ~]
[Agility (Steel Primary): ~]
[Intelligence: ?]
[Precision: 10 (Normal human is 2)]
[Available Points: 2089]
[Precision Points: 0]
Looking at the light white marks behind the Strength and Agility bars, Ye Feng was quite pleased.
Because after the battle at the Tyrannosaurus Rex base, the marks were full, and he would soon be promoted to Steel Intermediate.
Glancing at the number behind the Available Points, Ye Feng took an Arcane Origin Stone from his spatial warehouse. The primal arcane energy instantly appeared, enveloping the Arcane Origin Stone.
Under the pull of the primal arcane energy, the Arcane Origin Stone emitted wisps of white light, which Ye Feng guided into his body, and the number behind the [Available Points] bar began to decrease...
"Hmm!"
After a while, Ye Feng felt a peculiar sensation in his mind.
The next second, both [Strength] and [Agility] in his personal status panel turned to "Steel Intermediate," with the marks at 0.
"Hoo!"
Ye Feng let out a breath and clenched his fist, feeling a stronger power contained within his body.
Then, Ye Feng checked the complete survival coins he had collected recently. After he had just advanced to a Steel expert, he had posted a purchase request in the [Trading Channel] and bought quite a lot. Han Qiuli had also given him a significant amount...
Coupled with the earnings from selling various supplies at the Tyrannosaurus Rex base...
Roughly estimating, the total amount had exceeded 8000...
"System, start absorbing survival coins, absorb 4000 first!"
Ye Feng quickly made a decision. After all, although the system absorbed survival coins at half the rate, it refreshed daily.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Ye Feng was a bit puzzled because he waited for a while, and the system didn't react.
"Hey, System, what are you doing, why aren't you absorbing survival coins?"
Ye Feng's perplexed voice echoed in his mind.
"Limited by the host's current strength, the maximum amount of survival coins is 2500. Further absorption is not possible!"
The system's mechanical voice followed closely.
"Damn it..."
Ye Feng was speechless. "This system's functions are related to my own strength. It seems I need to become stronger to absorb more survival coins~"
Ye Feng didn't dwell on it. He organized the survival coins and placed them in a corner of his spatial warehouse.
Then, he patted his bracelet and opened the [Regional Chat Channel]. It had been a while since he had checked the news in the survivor channel.
scp-1314: "Does anyone know what happened to Zhang San? He hasn't appeared in a long time?"
Soon, a message caught Ye Feng's attention.
"Hey, upstairs, what are you looking for that big shot Zhang San for? Are you planning to rob him?"
"Save it. How many people in this survivor channel want to trouble Zhang San, but none have succeeded. Several IDs have simply disappeared and can no longer be searched..."
"Exactly..."
scp-1314: "Upstairs, you misunderstood. I don't want to trouble him, I want to buy something from him!"
"Buy something? What are you buying?"
scp-1314: "The unknown fruit that Big Shot Zhang San was selling in the [Trading Channel] at the beginning! That thing is like a legendary immortal pill!"
scp-1314: "That brother who happened to buy and eat it before is now incredibly strong. He can kill a mammoth with one punch. One guy who injected the Hound enhancement serum had his head exploded by him. Now he's established his own force with hundreds of people under him!"
"Holy crap, is that true?"
"I thought that fruit was just an ordinary thirst-quenching fruit that could enhance virility. Is it that outrageous?"
"Truly frightening!"
scp-1314: "Absolutely true. We were hunting the same mammoth, but when that guy made a move, dozens of us could only watch helplessly!"
scp-1314: "I posted a trading message in the [Trading Channel], but he didn't reply!"
"There are so many people posting trading messages in the [Trading Channel] now, it's dazzling. It's normal you didn't see it!"
"I'm going to post one too. I'll trade a mortar for it!"
"The guy upstairs is awesome!"
"He's bragging..."
"I have an enhancement serum, for an ant!"
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Seeing this, Ye Feng didn't continue reading.
Because this enhancement fruit was very likely the legendary "forbidden fruit" with potent effects. He himself still had only a vague understanding, so he naturally wouldn't sell it...
Not to mention he only had one left!
"Xiao Xiao, let me drive!"
Ye Feng noticed that Xiao Xiao, in the driver's seat, was looking out the window distractedly, so he spoke up.
"Oh, okay~!"
Soon, Xiao Xiao and Ye Feng switched seats. However, the infantry fighting vehicle did not stop, as it wasn't the first time they had switched positions.
The infantry fighting vehicle had a high chassis and strong off-road capability. Even though the road was bumpy, the vehicle's speed was not slow at all.
After returning to the co-pilot's seat, Xiao Xiao also opened the survivor channel to browse the information.
More than two hours later,
"Ye Feng, drive carefully and watch out for that water pit ahead!"
Suddenly, a rough, middle-aged male voice sounded. It was Xiao Xiao.
At this moment, she had a voice changer attached to her throat, speaking to Ye Feng with an old-fashioned tone.
"Xiao Xiao, what are you playing at~"
Ye Feng was somewhat speechless. He was startled by Xiao Xiao's voice.
"Oh, big brother, I'm learning to talk like the people in the videos. Someone is acting in a movie there!"
Xiao Xiao pointed to the screen in front of her, saying with admiration, "Big brother, do you think I can become a star in the future? I saw some female stars on the world channel, and they seem very popular!"
"Uh... this..."
Just as Ye Feng was about to answer, Xiao Xiao spoke again, "It's true, it wasn't my imagination just now. I've seen that mountain range before!"
"What's going on?"
Ye Feng followed Xiao Xiao's gaze and saw a continuous mountain range in the distance.
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