After Zhang Chen finished modifying Xiaobai and Xu Ruina, he still had 70 modification points and the skill [Justice Burst] remaining.
The modified Xiaobai excitedly hopped around in the distance, practicing ice blade shooting with Er Pang.
Er Pang was also foolish. When Xiaobai asked it to play, it happily followed along.
It completely forgot what it was going for...
Wasn't it just a moving target...
Xu Ruina stood to the side, slowly adapting to her new abilities by focusing on a tree.
She watched as flower buds formed on the branches, then the petals bloomed... followed by wilting, and the leaves withered...
In a short while, new leaves sprouted from the branches, and the flowers bloomed again brilliantly...
This repeated seven or eight times until Xu Ruina had exhausted her last bit of energy.
She then slumped down dejectedly opposite Zhang Chen.
This guy seemed too familiar with Zhang Chen and didn't hold back.
She didn't even bother to adjust her posture while wearing a qipao, acting so carelessly that Zhang Chen couldn't help but glance at her more.
Hiss... The qipao, on Xu Ruina at this moment, couldn't fulfill its role as clothing at all.
"Did the meteor also give you this ability?"
Xu Ruina suddenly asked.
"Yes, to be precise, this is a new ability I gained after further mastering the meteor's energy, and... these abilities are just a drop in the bucket compared to the meteor's immense energy."
Zhang Chen's expression showed a hint of solemn respect when he mentioned the meteor's energy.
Ever since the meteor's energy replaced the energy core, Zhang Chen felt his abilities were unprecedentedly powerful, but he also felt unprecedentedly small.
The power the meteor gave him was incredibly strong.
But in the face of the meteor's total energy, Zhang Chen's current strength was minuscule and not worth mentioning!
"Indeed, just researching one nanogram of the meteor's outer shell back then could cause a small mouse to go berserk instantly..."
"And you now possess the entire meteor core..."
Xu Ruina said with a smile, her eyes showing an indescribable mix of envy and admiration.
"By the way, how big is this meteor actually?"
Zhang Chen suddenly asked curiously.
"I went to the site and saw it, but I didn't see its entirety, only a part of it. However, based on the volume of the entire research camp and the containment shield... it should be as large as a heavy-duty truck..."
"At that time, it was emitting strong bio-energy, and humans couldn't get too close. All work was done by machinery!"
"Moreover, the bio-energy had strong corrosive properties on metal, so our research equipment had to be replaced with new ones almost daily. During the shell-breaking research, we had to change equipment every 10 minutes."
"If not for its terrifying corrosiveness and its terrifying impact on living beings, someone would have pushed it back to the lab for research long ago."
"However... after research, it was discovered that the outer materials were all other substances gradually attracted by the meteor during its space flight. The bio-energy they contained couldn't compare to the energy core at all."
"To put it bluntly, the one nanogram I was carefully researching was just dust from the meteor's exterior, it was only infected with bio-energy because it was near the meteor's core for a long time."
"I had always looked forward to what changes would occur if I could have one nanogram of pure meteor core..."
"Now... I've finally seen a real person, a perfect fusion of meteor and human!"
Xu Ruina looked at Zhang Chen as if he were a perfect work of art, or perhaps a lab rat.
This made Zhang Chen feel very uncomfortable.
At this moment, Shirley walked over and asked:
"Master, the sun is about to set. Are we setting up camp here today?"
"The sun is about to set? So soon?" Zhang Chen turned his head to look at the sun.
It was indeed beginning to set in the west.
"Yes, it's probably because winter is coming soon!"
Shirley nodded and said softly.
"Winter is coming?"
Zhang Chen was taken aback.
He really hadn't noticed the change in seasons.
Ever since he transmigrated, it had been summer. However, the summer in this world wasn't so hot that he sweated profusely, and sleeping with the windows open at night was also very comfortable.
But recently, he had clearly noticed that the daytime was getting shorter, and the temperature had also dropped slightly.
"If each cycle is the same... then the third stage, the 'Frenzied Beast' stage, will be winter..."
"At that time, the blizzards we experienced before will be like child's play..."
Shirley said slowly.
"So, from now on, the weather will gradually get cooler?"
Zhang Chen murmured to himself.
Originally, in the current weather, survivors could sleep anywhere they found shelter.
Once winter arrived, if survivors didn't have a warm place to stay, they would freeze to death overnight!
This kind of non-combat attrition often came more fiercely than monsters killing survivors, and its scope of damage would be wider!
"It seems the number of survivors will decrease further!"
"We'll rest here today and continue our journey tomorrow!"
Zhang Chen looked down at the electronic mini-map. At their current speed, they were expected to reach the outskirts of the walled city in two days.
There was plenty of time!
Zhang Chen took out his manor, and everyone moved in.
While there was still some time before dark,
Zhang Chen clicked open the World Treasure Auction House.
He still had some excellent small items from killing those survivors that could be sold here.
At the same time, Zhang Chen planned to browse and see if there were any good deals.
At this moment, the items on the World Treasure Auction House were already dazzling, and after a day of bidding adjustments, the prices had begun to stabilize.
Zhang Chen quickly typed "Talent Crystal" into the search bar.
Soon, three Talent Crystals appeared, listed by three anonymous sellers.
The fixed price for each was 49,000 [Energy Focusing Crystal Cores].
Below this information, it was written: This item has been viewed by 63,750,000 people...
It seemed many people, like Zhang Chen, were in urgent need of Talent Crystals.
But after viewing them, no one had purchased them, indicating that the price had far exceeded their psychological expectations.
Indeed, it was only the tenth day of the second stage of the apocalypse, and anyone who had reached the Intermediate Transformation stage was definitely upgrading at rocket speed.
And even if they upgraded to an Intermediate Transformation stage, it wouldn't cost 50,000 [Energy Focusing Crystal Cores].
Therefore, for almost everyone, this Talent Crystal was an unreachable astronomical price!
But for Zhang Chen...
He quickly selected the three Talent Crystals and clicked to pay for them collectively!
Ding! Transaction successful! Congratulations on acquiring 3 Talent Crystals!
Only 150,000 for 3? That's too cheap!