Upgrades and New Talents

Nano Treatment Injection: Primarily used for non-fatal external injuries. It could enhance tissue repair in a short period, accelerating wound healing.

Chu Guang had pulled this thing from a blind box.

Seeing how strong her recovery ability was earlier, Chu Guang had originally planned to save this injection. But when he discovered that her wound had started to inflame and fester, he weighed the pros and cons and ultimately gave up on cutting costs.

If he let the wound worsen, she might end up needing an amputation.

The shelter had no doctor capable of performing surgery, not even anesthetics or disinfecting alcohol, let alone a sterile environment for major operations.

Thinking of this, Chu Guang silently made up his mind.

He could put off worrying about anesthetics for now, but he at least had to get Brother Mosquito to make some alcohol!

Watching Chu Guang approach step by step, Xia Yan instinctively tried to back away. But with only one leg and half a life left in her, her entire body was limp in the chair. There was nowhere for her to retreat.

"Y-you, don't come any closer."

Chu Guang could not be bothered to explain and jabbed the needle into her right leg.

"Ah—"

Huh?

It did not hurt?

Xia Yan stopped halfway through her cry and stared dumbfoundedly at the man in front of her as he withdrew the syringe from her leg.

What had happened?

Why could she not feel anything at all...

Xia Yan had just wanted to ask in a soft voice, but before the words could leave her mouth, her consciousness suddenly turned hazy.

"What... did you do to me?"

"Saved your life. No need to thank me."

Though if she really wanted to thank him, she could just work hard.

Still, Chu Guang did not expect the natives of this world to be as diligent as the players from that other world.

Xia Yan wanted to say something else, but her tongue no longer moved. Her consciousness quickly sank into darkness, and her ragged breathing gradually became even.

"I didn't expect this thing to have a sedative effect too."

"Good thing I didn't use it in combat..."

Quietly observing her reaction, Chu Guang took out a pen from the drawer and silently recorded her clinical response in his little notebook.

Nano Treatment Injection had side effects including drowsiness, anesthesia, and mental disorientation. It was unsuitable for use in combat.

After finishing this, Chu Guang carried her next door, found a room where none of the four cultivation pods had been activated, and placed her on the floor.

The Nano Treatment Injection was already beginning to take effect.

The swollen, festering wound was slowly subsiding, and some color gradually returned to her pale cheeks.

It was unlikely that her missing lower leg would grow back, but at least she would not need an amputation.

The shelter's temperature and air quality were maintained within ranges most suitable for human habitation. The floor was a little cold, but it was still far better than outside.

All that remained was for her to rest and recover.

This woman had a pretty good constitution. Chu Guang felt she should be able to pull through.

Leaving a piece of chocolate and a bottle of purified water produced by the outpost on the floor, Chu Guang used his Administrator authority to lock the room door, preventing her from wandering around the shelter after she woke up.

Then Chu Guang returned to the residents' hall and eagerly gave himself a physical examination.

ID: Chu Guang

Genetic Sequence: Administrator

Level: LV.5 → LV.7

--Basic Attributes--

Strength: 9 → 10

Agility: 6

Constitution: 7 → 8

Perception: 7

Intelligence: 6

"Two levels at once?"

Although he had vaguely felt that he was nearing the edge of a breakthrough, he had not expected this crisis to send him straight from LV.5 to LV.7.

Chu Guang's face was filled with surprise and delight.

Then again, the attribute changes caused by the increased development progress of the "Administrator" genetic sequence really did not seem to follow any pattern.

Other players all had primary attributes, but he did not. The points he gained seemed to be assigned at random.

Still, one point in Strength and one point in Constitution was not bad.

These two were basically the most useful and cost-effective attributes in the early stages.

Chu Guang now had 10 points of Strength, nearly twice the strength of an ordinary adult man. The same held true for related entries on the medical examination report, such as endurance and explosive power.

An increase in Constitution, meanwhile, meant he would possess a stronger physique and greater resistance to negative conditions.

Of course, what Chu Guang cared about most was the talent section beneath the attribute panel.

Compared to his last physical examination, there was an additional line in the talent section this time—

Talent: Wild Instinct (Under extreme conditions, Wild Instinct can be awakened. All attributes increase by 10–15% for the duration, while fatigue accumulation speed increases by 20–30%.)

"Wild Instinct is decent enough..."

Chu Guang always felt that the term sounded a little strange when spoken aloud.

Still, it was not hard for him to understand.

After all, the first-generation Administrator who had designed this attribute panel and its conversion formulas had been quite the prankster.

Comparing it against the medical data from earlier, Chu Guang made a rough guess.

Simply put, the talent probably increased the operating and metabolic efficiency of all the cells in his body for a certain period of time, or stimulated adrenaline secretion or something along those lines.

Its effects were somewhat similar to stimulants.

But only somewhat similar.

The physiological and chemical reactions involved were probably quite complex.

Besides, the panel data determined through medical examinations was ultimately only a reference.

Take the Crawler he had encountered today. Based on the panel data alone, that beast would undoubtedly crush him as a human.

Yet even so, it would not have been easy for the beast to kill him.

After entering the examination data into the computer for storage, Chu Guang looked toward the backpack he had tossed onto the ground earlier and reached down to pick it up.

Inside was the equipment Ye Shi had looted from the bodies of the three mercenaries.

The instant he pulled open the zipper, a delighted expression appeared on Chu Guang's face.

Four pistols, two stockless submachine guns, a pump-action shotgun, and an assault rifle snapped in half down the middle.

Whether or not that assault rifle could be repaired, this trip had been nothing short of a bountiful haul!

"We struck it rich!"

This was a massive windfall!

Aside from the firearms, there were probably one or two hundred rounds of ammunition in total. Some were loaded in magazines, while others were loose, stuffing the waist-high backpack to the brim.

It was clear Ye Shi had looted the bodies very thoroughly. He had not left behind a single thing, even stuffing the empty magazines into the bag.

However, the materials used in these bullets were fairly ordinary. Most were forged entirely from steel, while only a few of the loose rounds had copper-clad steel cores or copper-clad lead cores.

Chu Guang also noticed that several bullets had red-painted tips, and their materials seemed rather unusual. They were probably special rounds.

Though these mercenaries were not particularly wealthy, they were quite well-armed.

"It seems Boulder City's strength cannot be underestimated..." Chu Guang weighed the red-tipped bullet in his hand, then gently tossed it back into the bag.

The overall strength of a region was usually tied to its productivity.

For example, the raiders in the suburbs used homemade pipe rifles or scavenged weapons, and some even simply relied on cold weapons.

If Boulder City could arm even its "ragtag troops" to this extent, its industrial capacity was likely even more impressive than the rumors he had heard suggested.

Chu Guang made up his mind.

Once this winter was over, he had to go there and take a look!

It would be best if he could organize a trade caravan to go with him.

The outpost would continue to grow, and trade with other survivor settlements was inevitable.

He could not always count on those unscrupulous merchants to deliver goods right to his doorstep. If he did not want to be fleeced, he would ultimately have to make the trip himself.