37: The Ultimate Worker/Ready to Go Out

Tang Ziheng couldn't help but sigh as he looked at Clarissa's development up to this point.

He never expected Clarissa to develop to such an extent!

This large wave of source points allowed Tang Ziheng's balance to reach over eight hundred thousand.

It wasn't far from a million, and Clarissa still had over six hundred thousand source points on her. After spending them, Tang Ziheng would be able to unlock the fourth world!

Tang Ziheng watched as Clarissa finally calmed down. After she showered and was about to go to sleep, he began to 'spend' the points.

...

Clarissa fell into deep thought as she looked at the six hundred sixty thousand source points on her.

[Talent Enhancement IV] -> [Talent Enhancement V] cost 50,000 source points. The next level requires 200,000.

[Swordsmanship Mastery IV] -> [Swordsmanship Mastery V] cost 50,000 source points. The next level requires 200,000.

[Dragon Blood Warrior II - Calamity Wings] -> [Dragon Blood Warrior III - Calamity Wings] cost 300,000 source points. The next level requires 5,000,000.

Forty thousand source points were gone in an instant, leaving 260,000 source points.

Moreover, under Clarissa's terrifying talent, during battles, her two intermediate combat techniques had already reached Grandmastery. This time, her talent experienced another qualitative leap.

A sudden realization surged through her mind. The next moment, her two intermediate combat techniques also reached Perfection.

Clarissa's physical stats had now reached 239 points and were still continuously increasing, growing stronger every moment. With the enhancement of Dragon Blood Warrior and the Breathing Technique, Clarissa was basically getting stronger every moment.

The enhancements brought by the Dragon Blood Warrior upgrade were not just direct improvements; they also greatly enhanced physical talent.

Therefore, Clarissa was likely to go down the path of physical strength and never return.

Furthermore, upon reaching Dragon Blood Warrior III, her Dragonkin Form gained a pair of black and red dragon wings, which meant Clarissa could now fly!

For a Knight to fly, they would at least need to be a Star Knight and still require training in flying combat techniques.

Only a Legend Knight could truly achieve traversing the void with their physical body.

As for Elementalist Mages, merely flying could be achieved by an Elite-level mage utilizing wind elements.

Of course, to truly be able to fly and fight, one would at least need to be a Star Mage.

In terms of physical stats alone, Clarissa had already reached the level of a Radiant Sun Knight. With her Dragonkin Form, her true physical strength exceeded 300 points.

Of course, if she were to truly compare herself to a Radiant Sun Knight, it would be a 50/50 split. Against an ordinary Radiant Sun Knight, Clarissa would be invincible, but against a top-tier Radiant Sun Knight, a super genius, Clarissa would be 50/50.

Legends are even more so. Why are individuals of the Legend level called Legends? It's because their talent, strength, and deeds are all indispensable. The title of a Legend is not bestowed by some empire.

It is bestowed by 'Heaven and Earth'.

A Legend has already broken through their current life level and reached another level of existence!

Their physical stats start at 500 points, but at this level, physical stats are only a small part of their combat power.

Their greater strength lies in elements, combat techniques, and even involves a certain degree of rules and domains.

Therefore, Clarissa's strength is formidable, but she can only be considered a regional overlord, capable of traveling freely across the continent with the ability to protect herself.

She is at a level where, as long as Legends do not appear, no one can defeat her.

Clarissa was already very satisfied!

With the remaining 260,000 source points, she directly opened the system's recommendations.

Then, she searched through them and finally exchanged for a new set of equipment:

Cracked Edge - High-tier Elemental Knight Sword, costing 150,000 source points.

Netherflame - High-tier Elemental Armor, costing 110,000 source points.

Clarissa's source points dropped to a three-digit number.

With these two pieces of equipment, Clarissa's combat power would increase by at least 50%. Her combat power was a comprehensive sum of various aspects.

Having spent all her 'family fortune', Clarissa went to sleep contentedly.

...

Apocalyptic World: Kelu World.

Thirteen days had passed.

The extreme weather: blizzard had already passed six days ago, with a one-day break in between.

During that time, the extreme weather changed to: three suns + super high temperatures... lasting for five days, also with a one-day break in between.

And just today, extreme weather appeared again. This time it turned into a cold wave + heavy fog.

Thick fog enveloped the entire world, accompanied by a cold wave. Normal temperatures were below -10 degrees Celsius, and at night, they could reach below -20 degrees Celsius.

During this period, Lin Ze and Lin Zhi managed their 'villa' very well.

Lin Ze obtained over eight thousand source points and also acquired five evolution crystals. Four of them were 'fed' to the system, and one, the 'worst' evolution crystal worth 120 source points, was given to Lin Zhi to consume.

During this time, Lin Zhi's practice of swordsmanship had achieved some success, and her body was also well-trained. Coupled with the consumption of an evolution crystal, she could now fight ten of her former self without breaking a sweat.

Her strength was also steadily improving.

The increase in strength also caused some changes in Lin Zhi's personality and temperament.

At least she wasn't as 'cowardly' as before. Although she was still very obedient, it was clear that she had become much more confident, and her eyes had become bright and spirited.

Lin Zhi became increasingly passionate about life and confident in her own situation.

Of course, this also made Lin Zhi trust and rely on Lin Ze even more.

"The weather is getting colder and colder now!" Lin Zhi was wearing thick clothes. Thankfully, they had found a lot of living supplies in the villa before, and there were already many stored there.

Coupled with Lin Ze's continuous outings these days, their food was basically abundant. They didn't have to worry about food or drink, and occasionally he brought back other living supplies.

Lin Ze and Lin Zhi's life in this apocalypse was simply like that of immortals, extremely comfortable!

If others saw them, they would definitely be envious to death.

"Indeed! First super high temperatures, now super low temperatures..." Lin Ze nodded. This extreme weather was truly random; they had no idea what the next extreme weather would be.

In this apocalypse, even if you have ample food, you must live cautiously. Prudence is essential!

After all, besides the 'daily monsters' during the day, there are also 'high-level monsters' at night, and then there's the extreme weather and the 'exclusive monsters' corresponding to the extreme weather.

Even if this world had abundant resources, it would be impossible to live peacefully forever.

One must be cautious and constantly adapt to various situations. At the same time, resource collection cannot stop for a moment.

This also meant that one had to constantly go out, constantly collect resources, and fight monsters!

This also meant that the further they went, the more their personal strength had to improve.

Because the 'novice period' of this world had already passed.

The monsters now were becoming more numerous, stronger, and their 'proactiveness' was also starting to increase.

Before, if you found a safe and somewhat hidden safe point, you only needed to diligently collect resources, lie low, and not go out at night.

There was a high probability of surviving well.

However, it's different now. With just the increase in monster 'proactiveness', no matter how well you hide, there's still no telling what kind of monster might track you down by scent, tracks, heat, or other different methods.

During this period, Lin Ze and Lin Zhi encountered three monsters that followed Lin Ze back to the villa, then launched an attack at night.

They were counter-killed by Lin Ze.

At the same time, it also made Lin Ze vigilant. With continuous attacks, for Lin Zhi's safety, he had to improve their strength. Otherwise, if Lin Ze wasn't there and Lin Zhi encountered an attack, then... Lin Ze didn't want to come back and only find bloodstains.

This also prompted Lin Ze to give Lin Zhi the evolution crystal earlier.

"You come out with me today!" Lin Ze said to Lin Zhi.

"Ah?! Can I?! I'm fine!" Lin Zhi heard Lin Ze's words. These days, she had gotten used to 'guarding the house' and hadn't thought about going out.

When Lin Ze suddenly said that, she, who had been staying at home, became interested.