Level 7 Constitution Talent Awakening

After drinking the Holy Water, Lin Yi gained 7 Strength and 3 Constitution. His Life Value and Qi-Blood Value also rose considerably.

Of course, the increase in Life Value was not very noticeable, since Lin Yi already had over 1,700 Life Value.

His Qi-Blood Value, on the other hand, had increased by 8 points at once, reaching 32.

It seemed that Strength and Constitution were the key factors affecting Qi-Blood Value growth.

Judging by his Four-Dimensional Attributes, he was not much weaker than a Level 5 player now. But with his Life Value added in, Level 5 players were nowhere near as tanky as he was.

Lin Yi estimated that a Level 5 player's Life Value was probably around 200 at most. Of course, that was for players who invested points into Constitution.

If they had not invested in Constitution, he figured some Level 5 players would only have a little over 100 Health Points. If they encountered a Level 7 Corpse Fiend, two swipes of its claws would be enough to kill them miserably.

It had to be said that the effects of Holy Water were simply astounding. If he could get a few more bottles, wouldn't he, a Level 3 player, be able to possess Level 10 attributes?

Lin Yi hurriedly asked, "Captain, can this Holy Water... no, Divine Water be exchanged for Contribution Points?"

Seeing Lin Yi's expression, Gu Chenghu knew that Lin Yi had gained quite a lot after drinking the Divine Water.

He shook his head. "Divine Water is an extremely scarce resource in Ancient Pool Village. Not only you—even I have no way of exchanging for it. Unless you render great service to Ancient Pool Village, you might have a chance of receiving Divine Water as a reward."

"What kind of service counts as great service?"

"Something like saving the village. Don't even think about it for now."

Hearing that, Lin Yi shook his head helplessly. Given his current situation, he had no chance of obtaining more Ancient Pool Holy Water.

Still, Lin Yi was deeply moved that Gu Chenghu had given him such a Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, a blue resource.

"Captain, thank you. I'll definitely repay you someday."

Gu Chenghu smiled and nodded. "Mm. Just don't disappoint me."

Then Gu Chenghu said something Lin Yi did not quite understand. "Qingshan, to us natives of the Apocalypse Continent, you Newborns are both hope and salvation. You are the future..."

Ever since Lin Yi and Gu Chenghu moved outside Ancient Tomb Valley, Lin Yi's growth had been exceptionally rapid with the boost from his talent.

On one hand, the Proficiency of his Blazing Sun Saber Technique had been skyrocketing, already reaching Eighth Rank. On the other hand, the Experience Points he had accumulated kept growing.

In just one week, Lin Yi had amassed nearly 2,500 Experience Points.

Lin Yi learned from Dugu Feng that players encountered a Bottleneck at Level 5, and another one at Level 7.

Going from Level 3 to Level 4 required 400 Experience Points.

Going from Level 4 to Level 5 required 800 Experience Points.

But going from Level 5 to Level 6 required only 1,000 Experience Points. The Experience Points did not double.

However, from Level 5 onward, every level-up required one's Qi-Blood Value to meet certain conditions.

Lin Yi did not think he needed to worry about the Qi-Blood Value Bottleneck. After all, he consumed small chunks of Blood Food every day, and his Qi-Blood Value had been steadily increasing.

Since drinking the Holy Water last time, his Qi-Blood Value had reached 35.

Breaking through to Level 5 required 25 Qi-Blood Value, a condition Lin Yi had fully met.

If Lin Yi used all the Experience Points he had accumulated now, he should be able to rise directly to Level 6.

Then came the Level 7 Bottleneck.

Whether for Newborns or natives of the Apocalypse Continent, Level 7 was an especially important level.

It was said that when one broke through to Level 7, they would awaken a Constitution Talent based on their various current attributes.

This opportunity came only once. If someone was lucky enough to awaken a special Constitution Talent, they could go from an ordinary person to a peerless genius.

Lin Yi had specifically asked Gu Chenghu about awakening a Constitution Talent at Level 7.

When Gu Chenghu broke through to Level 7, his Qi-Blood Value had stood out, reaching a full 100 points. As a result, he gained the Constitution Talent Surging Vitality upon breaking through.

Once he activated this talent, Gu Chenghu could double his Qi-Blood Value in battle.

It could be said that Gu Chenghu, who excelled at using the Blazing Sun Saber Technique, was absolutely unstoppable in battle when paired with the Surging Vitality talent.

Based on what Gu Chenghu had said, Lin Yi compared it to his own situation. He felt that his most outstanding attribute was his 1,700+ Life Value. If he chose to break through to Level 7, he would likely gain a Constitution Talent related to Life Value.

As for its quality, it would probably be green or blue at the very least.

After all, his 1,700+ Life Value was an astonishing figure to most Apocalypse natives and Newborns.

Even if a Newborn player invested all 45 attribute points gained from Level 1 to Level 10 into Constitution, their Life Value would probably not exceed 1,000.

But Lin Yi was not satisfied. He had a red-grade Omnipotent Talent, after all. No matter what, the Constitution Talent he awakened could not be too poor.

At the very least, it had to be a purple Constitution Talent.

Once he reached Level 6, Lin Yi decided to stay there for a while and then repeatedly refresh his Omnipotent Talent, to see whether he could obtain another growth-type talent similar to Blood Siphon.

However, the Level 1 Omnipotent Talent only had one permanent slot. If he chose a new talent, he would not be able to keep his Natural Swordsman talent.

Yet Natural Swordsman, a purple talent, was crucial. Lin Yi's current combat instincts and saber skills were closely tied to the bonuses from this talent.

Without Natural Swordsman, his combat strength would probably be cut in half.

Lin Yi pondered that it would be great if he could upgrade his Omnipotent Talent and gain another permanent slot. He just did not know what was needed to upgrade a talent...

In the Capital City, Liu Bo and Zhou Huaiwen, who had come from Linhe City, finally finished this training program.

Over the past two-plus weeks, they had mainly received political and cultural education, as well as various training related to the Apocalypse World.

Moreover, with the support of national resources, this group of trainees had basically all reached Level 5, and every one of them possessed an external martial art.

It could be said that with their current physical attributes and capabilities, every one of them would count as a martial arts master in the real world.

Naturally, the country had trained them to protect civilians and maintain security in various places.

But precisely because the training schedule had been so packed, both of their original goals had been delayed.

Liu Bo had failed to find the Newborn instructor from Great Yu Village, while Zhou Huaiwen had likewise failed to uncover any information related to his son's death.

At that moment, Zhao Shuang, who had personally come to pick them up, consoled them earnestly as he drove. "Don't worry, you two. Since you've joined the national system, you're one of us now. Once you become experts in the Apocalypse World and reach the Captain's level, investigating some information won't be difficult."

"Besides, even if you find the murderer who killed your relatives—cough, cough, I mean, assuming such a murderer exists—do you think you can take revenge with your current strength? In my opinion, you should focus on leveling up and developing yourselves in the Apocalypse World first. Sooner or later, you'll find the answers you want."

Inside the car, Liu Bo could not help saying, "Brother Shuang, I feel like you're just feeding me lines."

Zhou Huaiwen also fell silent. After two weeks of training in the Capital City, he had learned many secrets about the Apocalypse World. He also knew that the murderer who had killed his son was not so simple. There was likely a massive underground organization behind them.

With a toothpick in his mouth, Zhao Shuang glanced at Liu Bo in the rearview mirror. "What do you mean, feeding you lines? Just tell me, does what I said make sense or not?"

"It does, but I feel that if some things aren't investigated early, there may be no chance to investigate them later. Also, Brother Shuang, you said before that Jingcheng Headquarters had an instructor from Great Yu Village. I trained for two weeks, and none of the instructors I met came from Great Yu Village. I feel like you were lying to me then."

Zhao Shuang had a headache. Kids born in the 2000s all had minds of their own now. They were not so easy to fool.

"Xiao Bo, Brother Shuang is one of your own. There was no need for me to lie to you. I guess a different batch of instructors trained me back then, which was why you didn't run into them..."

The two of them chatted back and forth in the car.

Then Liu Bo suddenly thought of something and quickly sent Lin Yi a message.

"Brother Yi, I'm back. I should arrive in Linhe City tonight. Let's find a place to eat then, and I'll tell you about what I saw and heard in the Capital City..."