Alternative Upgrade, Ancestral Blessing! (Second Update)

The Shelter Core smaller than the palm of your hand; it looks mini and cute, like a keychain.

Maeda Kento's Shelter Core is about the size of a palm and looks a bit like a mature baby turtle kept in a fish tank.

But at this moment, Su Mo couldn't help but gape as he looked at the core of the Underground Shelter falling from the sky.

"Holy crap, my safe house is this awesome?"

The tortoise lying on the ground, though its cracks hadn't diminished, looked incredibly imposing with its already roughly 50cm-long body.

Especially from the cracks in the tortoise shell, one or two beams of light, like special effects, would occasionally shoot out.

Su Mo could see the light very clearly.

The fainter light was a sky-blue hue. As the light surged forth, one could vaguely hear the sound of waves crashing, and at the same time, a mysterious and extraordinary sound emanated from it.

The stronger one was a bluish-green color, but this bluish-green was different from the normal bluish-green. Instead, it had an earthy yellow tinge mixed in, like a tornado destroying a parking lot, raging all over the turtle's back and forcing the sky blue color to flee everywhere.

"These two rays of light should correspond to the two extraordinary blessings that the shelter currently possesses."

"However, the lion-man's blessing doesn't seem very friendly; he's chasing after the Mermaid's Blessing everywhere."

Try silently reciting "retract core," and in the blink of an eye, the giant tortoise, which was still lying on the ground, suddenly turned into a transparent phantom and then gradually disappeared into the shelter.

This disappearance, for no apparent reason, sparked a bold idea in Su Mo's mind.

Suddenly, Su Mo, who had been leisurely sitting in the tub, couldn't sit still any longer. He stepped out of the tub and summoned the wind to carry away the moisture from his body.

After getting dressed, Su Mo silently recited the mantra to collect the core, and the giant tortoise fell heavily from the familiar spot.

"If the Shelter Core is a physical object, and you can see the extraordinary blessings on it, then logically, my upgrade system should be able to."

Concentrate your mind and aim at the giant tortoise; sure enough, a virtual attribute interface pops up.

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[Description]: Divine Object possessing two extraordinary powers. With the help of the Divine Object, a series of incredible functions can be derived. There seems to be a close connection between the Divine Object and the host. Recommended upgrade priority: High.

[Water: Mermaid's Water]: Belongs to a branch under the "Water" blessing system. It is blessed by an ordinary mermaid with low strength and has excellent upgrade potential.

Upgrade Option 1: Increase Blessing Level, Enhance Blessing Ability, Expand Blessing Range, Requires Survival Points (480)

Upgrade Option 2: Improve the quality of the blessing, convert it to Mermaid Priest's Blessing, increase the blessing potential, and require Survival Points (2200).

[Wind: The Lion Man's Wind]: Belongs to a branch under the "Wind" blessing system, originating from the broken Wooden Lion Man Clan Heritage Sacrificial Statue, with excellent upgrade potential.

Upgrade Option 1: Increase Blessing Level, Enhance Blessing Ability, Expand Blessing Range, Requires Survival Points (800)

Upgrade Option Two: Improve the quality of the blessing, switch to Lion Man Priest's Blessing, slightly increase the blessing attributes, and enhance the blessing potential. Requires Survival Points (3100).

Assessment: This is an extremely magical item. Please keep it safe, or disaster will befall you!

"It actually works! And it can be upgraded like this!"

Su Mo stared in shock at the prompt that appeared on the attribute panel, along with the two upgrade options presented.

Upgrade option one is equivalent to enhancing attribute abilities, which is the same as upgrading the level 1 blessing to level 2, and also comes with some bonus enhancements.

But this second upgrade path is truly remarkable; it can directly change the quality of the blessing, even reaching the level of "reversion," which is terrifying! "So, as long as I have enough Survival Points, I can even revert all the way to the highest level, which is also the most basic wind attribute?"

Stroking the cracks in the giant tortoise, feeling the two extraordinary powers flowing through his palm, Su Mo would have dared to try upgrading if he didn't currently lack enough Survival Points for the second upgrade.

Silently reciting "Collect the core," and watching the giant tortoise slowly disappear, Su Mo had a new goal for the future.

Earning more Survival Points! This is a much bigger goal than collecting items! With enough Survival Points, the shelter will be far ahead of everyone else; even Jesus couldn't stop it! "I need to stay active every day, not just lie around in the base like a corpse, so I can collect Survival Points faster."

Opening the private message containing the rules for dealing with the end times, Su Mo solemnly wrote it down.

Turning back, using the Storage Space, I lifted the Bath Bucket to the corner and fished out Big and Little Spark and Little Spark, as well as the sleeping Oreo.

The power of the "wind" began to surge. Apart from the fact that there was no hot air, less than a minute later, the three little ones were completely dry.

Clean and tidy, fair and plump.

The Oreo's fur, which had been covered in dust for days, became pure and black, white and black, without any other color.

A few streaks of red stained the wings of the Big and Little Spark, making them exceptionally gorgeous as they fluttered.

After settling the three little ones to sleep and checking the area around the shelter again to ensure there was no danger, Su Mo returned to his bed, looking forward to tomorrow.

Compared to the initial anxiety upon arriving in the apocalypse, the shelter's development is now finally on the right track.

Every day, countless things await Su Mo to do.

Lying in bed, I plugged in the Electric Blanket and turned it to the low setting. The heating element slowly began to heat up, warming the soft bed.

Empty your mind and soak in a bath; the full-body relaxation it brings is comparable to an expensive massage.

Not long after, Su Mo's breathing gradually calmed down.

My gaze drifted out of the bedroom.

The world outside the shelter does not stop moving forward just because Su Mo is asleep.

Time doesn't slow down because of sleep.

Even large shelters housing several hundred people are facing a major problem under the snow:

Energy!

In the world on Earth, few ordinary people think about the issue of energy.

If there's no electricity, just pay the electricity bill and it will be back up; if there's no water, just pay the water bill and the water will be restored.

If you're hungry, order takeout; if you're thirsty, buy a drink.

If your car runs out of gas, just find a gas station and you can fill it up in a few minutes.

In this fast-paced society, who has time to think carefully about where their electricity, water, and petroleum and diesel come from?

Now that they've been transported to the wasteland, the energy problem is right in front of everyone, from the leadership to the common people.

In the frigid winds of minus ten degrees Celsius at night, each piece of firewood can only provide a pitiful amount of heat, while also taking away the meager reserves.

A large shelter with two or three hundred people, assuming ten people per room, would require ten units of firewood for heating each night.

It seems that each person only needs one unit when the cost is averaged out, but when you look at all the expenses of the shelter, it becomes quite staggering.

A shelter for 300 people would consume 300 units of wood per night.

If the consumption of these 300 units cannot be made up during the daytime, the shelter's inventory will decrease.

Once inventory falls short of consumption, a vicious cycle will begin.

It's cold at night - you don't have the energy during the day, you consume a lot of food and your harvest is reduced - it's even colder at night, you could freeze to death.

As the view rises to the wasteland, the wooden houses are decreasing, being replaced by simple dugouts.

In the cold winter, more and more people are giving up living in wooden houses.

Instead, they chose to listen to the tutorials on the World Channel and built a slightly warmer dugout.

All those who were still alive huddled together in the cold night, sharing their warmth with one another.

Meanwhile, a considerable number of people fell into a deep sleep during the night.

He slept soundly and left without a sound.

Apart from the shelters standing in the wasteland, which still prove that they once existed in this world, there is no other trace.

Flying swiftly across the wasteland, if one had a god's-eye view, one would surely be amazed to find that in some places the wind and rain had stopped and even the snow had stopped, while in other places a fierce wind was blowing and Goose Feather Snow was falling.

Beneath a plain, the sign for the Tundra Shelter swayed back and forth in the cold wind.

Through the sign, you can see the flickering flames in the innermost large building.

"Yongyi, make a decision quickly! If this snowstorm continues for another day, it will be an unbearable strain on us!"

Upon hearing the words of the person beside him, the man called Yongyi looked conflicted, as if he was thinking about something. Then he let out a long sigh and remained silent.

Seeing this, the man became even more anxious. "If you don't make a decision today, we'll have to hold out for another day. Do you know how much material loss we'll suffer in this kind of weather?"

"Besides, if one day you can't bear the consequences of the disaster and still choose this path, then why should we bear the current losses?"

"Lu Yongyi, hesitation will only lead to more trouble. If you won't make a decision, I will!"

The man slammed his hand on the table and explained his reasoning, which immediately snapped Lu Yongyi out of his daze.

But then, Lu Yongyi sighed and said, "Qiu Xinghuo, have you forgotten our slogan when we recruited people? Absolute democracy, absolute freedom. Now you want to do this again? Who will believe in our previous reputation and credibility?"

Reputation takes time to build.

But it only takes a moment to destroy a reputation.

Qiu Xinghuo wasn't unaware of this principle, but seeing his old friend in this state, he also felt dejected.

Bringing the Shelter Core to one person sounds simple, but it's difficult to do.

Once you are branded with someone else's mark, your every word and action, even your Storage Space, will be subject to their surveillance.

In the current situation, it's blatant exploitation! The common people are alright; as long as they can survive, they don't care if they're being monitored. After all, in the Earth era, having their privacy stolen by Da A apps isn't a new thing.

The problem lies with the stronger group; if these people are unwilling, they will never be able to maintain a unified approach! "Ying Tianlong"

"If it doesn't work, I'm willing to be the sinner so that everyone can live!" Seeing his old friend struggling with the decision, Qiu Xinghuo's expression hardened, as if he had made an important decision.