304: Chapter 304 [Comprehensive Reward Two: Overall Passenger Rating Improvement]

"Sister-in-law! My stomach is better!" Lin Xiaoyue turned to look at Lin Fang, her eyes filled with tears.

Lin Fang looked at her, the corners of her mouth curling up: "Mm, it's better."

"How about yours? Is yours better too?" Lin Xiaoyue asked.

Lin Fang held Qin Tian, lowered her head, and glanced at her waistline, pulling at the hem of her clothes. She didn't answer, but her smile widened.

Wang Xiulan was the last one to notice the change in herself.

She had carried Qin Zheng for a walk down the hallway, and when she returned to the living room, Han Yurou suddenly let out a surprised "Eh?"

"Sister Xiulan, you seem to have become younger!"

Wang Xiulan froze for a moment: "What?"

Han Yurou pulled her in front of the mirror.

Wang Xiulan looked at herself in the mirror and was stunned.

She was thirty-two. Before the apocalypse, she didn't look her age, but after the apocalypse, her face had gained some signs of hardship.

Now, the person in the mirror looked like she was twenty-five or twenty-six, with firm and smooth skin.

Wang Xiulan reached out to touch her face, stood dazed for a moment, and then smiled.

"This System really knows how to get things done."

The comprehensive rewards for the thirteen newborns were still continuing.

On the holographic screen, the circle of light grew larger and brighter.

A new line of text appeared in the center.

[Comprehensive Reward 2: All Passengers' comprehensive rating Increased]

[Increase Magnitude: Base Points +3~8]

[Current Rating Update—]

Behind every person's name was a number. The numbers were jumping, climbing all the way from the low nineties and only slowly stopping once they were above ninety-five.

[001 Su Yuran: 93→98]

[002 Lin Wanwan: 91→96]

[003 Han Yurou: 92→97]

[004 Han Qing: 91→99]

[005 Su Yuling: 93→98]

[006 Xu Xue: 92→97]

[007 Li Ying: 95→99]

[008 Zhou Lingling: 93→97]

[009 Zhou Yueyue: 93→97]

[010 Wang Xiulan: 92→95]

[011 Li Ran: 91→95]

[012 Xia Qiuyan: 93→96]

[013 Lin Fang: 90→95]

[014 Lin Xiaoyue: 90→95]

Qin Lin's gaze stopped on the fourth name.

Han Qing, from ninety-one to ninety-nine—an eight-point jump in one go. What kind of concept was that? She was the only one.

Although Li Ying also reached ninety-nine points, she started at ninety-five, so the jump wasn't as large.

Han Qing stood at the door of the Medical Room, her stethoscope still hanging around her neck. Her white lab coat was wrinkled, and her hair was messy.

She didn't seem to have noticed the changes in her body until Su Yuran walked over and whispered something in her ear.

Han Qing raised her hand to touch her face.

Her skin had changed. Previously, it had appeared dull and dry due to long-term fatigue, late nights, and stress, but now it had become fair and translucent.

The bags under her eyes had vanished, her dark circles had faded, and she looked several years younger.

She was thirty-eight this year, but she looked significantly younger than before.

Han Qing looked at Qin Lin, and Qin Lin looked at her, his lips curling up slightly.

Han Qing lowered her head, took the stethoscope off her neck, gripped it in her hand, and said nothing.

...

The words on the holographic screen continued to jump.

Qin Lin thought the rewards were finished, but the System clearly didn't think so.

[Extra Achievement Triggered: "Perfection", "Family Happiness", "Apocalyptic Embers"]

[Reward 1: survival points + blessing points]

[survival points: +100,000]

[blessing points: +1,000]

[Current survival points: 560,269]

[Current blessing points: 2,585]

Qin Lin glanced at these two numbers, thinking he had misread them.

One hundred thousand survival points, one thousand blessing points.

He had spent several months before just to save up less than twenty thousand survival points.

The initial blessing points were only a few dozen, and he only earned five points for each passenger he got pregnant.

Now, gaining one thousand at once was many times more than everything he had accumulated before.

The The Ark truly no longer lacked resources.

[Reward 2: Second Physique Reinforcement for All Passengers]

[Host Physique: SSS- → SSS]

Qin Lin looked down at his hand, clenching his fist and then releasing it.

His knuckles made a soft "crack-crack" sound—not the sound of bones, but the sound of the gaps in his joints significantly narrowing as his muscle density increased drastically.

He picked up a metal part from the console. It was an A-Rank strength alloy he had previously bought from the System Store to be used as Materials for the The Ark's spare parts.

With a slight exertion of his fingers, a dent appeared on the metal surface.

He put the part back, not letting anyone see.

He felt that his current state was no longer like a human's, and he was afraid of scaring the others.

To be honest, he really hadn't expected his body to become this powerful.

[Reward 3: Overall Performance Increase for the The Ark]

[Hull Hardness: +50%]

[Energy Shield Strength: +100%]

[Cruising Speed: +30%]

[Number of Spatial Anchors: 5→8]

[Sub-probe Range: 100km→500km]

A portion of these improvements had already been accumulated through previous individual rewards, but now the comprehensive rewards provided a qualitative leap.

Qin Lin glanced at his System panel, then switched the holographic screen to display the comprehensive data for everyone.

A door opened, and mechanical arms extended from hidden compartments in the walls, beginning a full-scale inspection and maintenance of the The Ark.

New content popped up on the holographic screen.

[Reward 4: Planetary Crystal Mineral Sweep]

["Many Children, Many Blessings" Hidden Achievement Unlocked: "Symbiosis of All Things"]

[Effect: One-time scan and absorption of all crystal stones and special mineral resources on the planet's surface and shallow layers]

[Range: Entirety of the current planet]

[Target: All unclaimed crystal stone mineral veins and rare metals deposits]

[Estimated Harvest: 5,000+ high-grade crystals, 3,000+ tons of rare metals]

[Note: This process is irreversible; estimated time required: 72 hours]

Qin Lin stared intently at this line of text.

A global sweep, absorbing all the crystal stones and minerals on the planet in one go, without the need to search for them individually.

He looked at the estimated data on the System panel, his heart racing.

Qin Lin took a deep breath.

Over five thousand high-grade crystals—far exceeding the upgrade goal of one thousand.

Not only would he have enough Materials for the next Rank upgrade, but there would also be a lot left over.

At some point, all the babies had fallen asleep.

The living room grew quiet.

[Reward 5: One Free Upgrade for the The Ark]

[Current Rank: Lv7 aerial fortress]

[Next Rank: Lv8 Interstellar Navigator]

[Upgrade Cost: Fully Waived]

[Confirm Upgrade?]

Qin Lin looked at this line and took a deep breath.

A free upgrade. No high-grade crystals needed, no rare metals needed, no survival points needed, no blessing points needed.

All he had to do was click "Confirm."

To go from Lv7 to Lv8 required one thousand high-grade crystals, five hundred tons of rare metals, one hundred thousand survival points, and two hundred blessing points.

Qin Lin had originally thought it would take a long time to save up, but now the System was just giving it to him.

Looking at the lines of jumping text on the holographic screen, he felt as if he were dreaming.

Su Yuling pulled at his hand from the side, calling out to him several times, but he didn't hear her.

"Brother Qin Lin!"

Qin Lin snapped out of it and looked at her.

"What are you thinking about? I called you several times but you didn't react." Su Yuling tilted her head and looked at him.

Qin Lin switched the System panel to shared mode, making the content on the holographic screen visible to all passengers.

The living room fell silent for a moment.