Looking at the 【Personal Information】 panel after the system upgrade, Ye Feng was very surprised.
This was because the original 【Strength】 and 【Agility】 had become 【Strength (Black Iron Early Stage)】 and 【Agility (Black Iron Early Stage)】.
Furthermore, the numerical points behind the two columns were gone, replaced by a progress bar with 3 divisions, devoid of specific values.
On the leftmost side of the progress bar, there was a faint white glow.
【Name: Ye Feng】
【Strength (Black Iron Early Stage): ~】
【Agility (Black Iron Early Stage): ~】
【Intelligence: ?】
【Accuracy: 10 (Normal human is 2)】
【Available Points: 1089】
【Accuracy Points: 0】
"Damn it... How do I add points in the future?" Ye Feng asked with some confusion.
"After the host absorbs arcane energy, the system will automatically add points. The progress bar can display the host's strength status!" The system's mechanical voice followed closely.
"Is that so?!" After thinking about it, Ye Feng took out the Arcane Primal Stone that the 【Shop】 had previously refreshed from his spatial warehouse, mobilized his innate arcane energy, and began to absorb it.
Instantly, a soft white light emerged from Ye Feng's body and covered the Arcane Primal Stone in his hand. The arcane energy within the Arcane Primal Stone was immediately stimulated and released in large quantities, finally being absorbed by Ye Feng...
At this moment, Ye Feng was intently watching the 【Personal Information】 panel.
"This... What the heck is this? After consuming so many available points, the progress bar... has barely moved..." Seeing the number in the 【Available Points】 column drop from 1089 to 822, while the progress bars for 【Strength (Black Iron Early Stage): ~】 and 【Agility (Black Iron Early Stage): ~】 had only shifted a tiny bit, Ye Feng was stunned. Over 200 available points were consumed at once. Ye Feng hadn't added that many points in a day before, and now it was gone in a flash...
"The host has awakened innate arcane energy, and the rule for point consumption has changed!~" The system's mechanical voice sounded again.
"Uh... Alright~" After some thought, Ye Feng resigned himself to this reality with a sigh. However, he could understand it to some extent. It was like an exam: from 0 to 50 points, a little effort was enough. But beyond that, the sweat and effort required were incomparable to before... At worst, he would just have to kill more zombies or monsters in the future...
Unintentionally, Ye Feng thought of the goblin again, as that one alone yielded 2 available points.
"Ding~"
"Detected host breaking through to Bronze and becoming a Black Iron level expert, 【Shop Lv3】 automatically upgraded to 【Shop Lv4】"
"【Shop Lv4】: Daily refresh of 8 items, 100% chance of refreshing hot food (controllable whether to refresh), chance of refreshing cold food, and increased chance of rare items appearing~"
"Each refresh of an ice food item also adds 1 point of luck!"
At this moment, several mechanical system voices entered Ye Feng's mind.
"Whoa... There's such a good thing~" Ye Feng was very surprised. He remembered that upgrading from Lv3 to Lv4 previously required hundreds of available points, but now it was a free upgrade! Furthermore, the situation Ye Feng was most worried about had not occurred. When he had enough available points before, his most important consideration for not upgrading the 【Shop】 was the time it took to max out his luck value. After all, at Lv0, with 5 items refreshed each time and a luck cap of 50, it took about ten days (5/50). At Lv1, with 6 items refreshed and a luck cap of 100, it took about 17 days (6/100). At Lv2, with 7 items refreshed and a luck cap of 200, it took about 29 days (7/200). At Lv3, with 8 items refreshed and a luck cap of 400, it took about 50 days (8/400). If it upgraded to Lv4 as he had previously predicted, with 9 items refreshed daily but a luck cap of 800, it would be a rip-off... This would mean it might take over three months to max out his luck value once, compared to about a month at Lv3 when hot food was refreshed daily, which might not be worth it. The system's words just now had completely dispelled his concerns!
"Hoo!~" Ye Feng exhaled lightly and opened the 【Shop】.
【Sufei Sanitary Napkins x5, Survival Coins 150】
【Pan-fried Buns x5, Survival Coins 300】
【Hot Mantou x4, Survival Coins 160】
【Fried Dough Sticks x4, Survival Coins 120】
【Hot Milk x3, Survival Coins 80】
【Mung Bean Slush x2, Survival Coins 100】
【Original Ice Cream x2, Survival Coins, Survival Coins 180】
"Whoa, ice food refreshed on the very first day of the upgrade!" Seeing this, Ye Feng was very happy, as the weather was hot, and eating ice cream and popsicles felt great.
【Solar Refrigerator x1, Survival Coins 500】
After some calculations, Ye Feng bought all the items, spending a total of 1590 Survival Coins, with a luck value of 14/400.
"Not bad, refreshing hot and cold food at the same time will speed up maxing out the luck value!" Seeing the luck value column in the upper right corner of the 【Shop】, Ye Feng was quite pleased.
After breakfast, Ye Feng took the solar refrigerator out into the sun to store electricity for later use.
"Xiaoxiao, here!" The weather was scorching hot, and Ye Feng handed a popsicle to Xiaoxiao, who was constantly fanning herself with a small fan.
"Big Brother, what is this? It's cold~ And it smells nice~" Xiaoxiao took it and examined it with curiosity.
"That's called ice cream, it's delicious~" As he spoke, Ye Feng also took out another popsicle and started eating it. Seeing this, Xiaoxiao immediately followed Ye Feng's example, tentatively sticking out her little tongue and licking the white ice cream, her eyes immediately lighting up.
"So sweet!"
"Big Brother, this ice cream is so sweet, and it has a faint fragrance. It's cold, and it feels very comfortable in my stomach!~" After taking a few bites, Xiaoxiao couldn't help but praise it.
"Mhm mhm!" Ye Feng nodded as he ate, feeling quite pleased. If it hadn't been for the 【Shop】 refreshing this item today, he would have almost forgotten what ice cream tasted like...
"Eh, Big Brother, there's another broadcast message about you on the 【Area Chat Channel】!" Inside the tent, Xiaoxiao, who was reclining, leisurely eating ice cream and browsing the screen information, suddenly exclaimed.
"【Area Chat Channel】? Broadcast?" Hearing this, Ye Feng immediately touched his wristband, and a light screen appeared. Come to think of it, ever since entering the Frozen Snow Region, with Lin and the others around, Ye Feng and Xiaoxiao had not checked the messages on the two "channels" for quite some time. After opening the 【Area Chat Channel】, a message scrolling at the top quickly caught Ye Feng's attention.
"Zhang San has been promoted to a Black Iron level expert. Randomly, 5-10 Bronze or Black Iron treasure chests will be dropped in his area, at the location of every survivor's wristband!"
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