Dual Talents Unlocked
Of course, he upgraded!
Henry made the decision immediately!
As a surge of powerful energy rapidly coursed through his body...
Henry suddenly felt an infinite strength filling him!
His skin began to redden and his body temperature soared!
Snow, seeing this, worriedly shouted from the side.
Henry knew this was the Energy Cores modifying his body!
His original body had reached the limits of what a human body could endure.
To unleash even greater power, his body had to be transformed!
After a few minutes.
The burning sensation gradually subsided.
Henry's skin also returned to its normal color.
Ding! Congratulations on advancing to the early first stage of Awakening!
Talent System Unlocked!
With the sound, a large tree-like structure of talent trees appeared in front of Henry!
The lower part of the tree had fewer talents, and as it ascended, the variety of talents increased.
At first glance, it was densely packed!
"Please select the direction of talent you wish to evolve: 1, [Genetic Improvement Direction], 2, [Energy Improvement Direction]!"
"The above talent directions have been selected by default, forfeiting the other direction, and changes cannot be made!"
"Please choose carefully!"
[Genetic Improvement Direction]: By continually altering the survivor's genetic attributes, the survivor gains powerful physical qualities, possessing good speed, strength, and resilience!
Paired with energy weapons, combat effectiveness will increase exponentially!
[Energy Improvement Direction]: By enhancing the utilization rate of Energy Cores, survivors gain an energy force field that boosts their combat abilities.
With sufficient Energy Cores, impressive combat prowess can be demonstrated!
Henry quickly scanned through the information.
He basically understood it!
[Genetic Improvement Direction] is essentially akin to the path of warriors or assassins, focusing on enhancing physique and body.
[Energy Improvement Direction] is similar to the path of mages, emphasizing the strengthening of the energy field.
"This choice... each has its advantages, it's quite a tough decision," Henry murmured thoughtfully.
As he was indecisive and unsure of which path to choose.
Suddenly, the system popped up a notification again!
Ding! Recognized that the survivor has advanced two levels within two hours!
Activating hidden reward!
Opening hidden evolutionary path!
(Limited to the few survivors who cross physical limits from the Exceptionally Strong rank within two hours and continuously advance to Awakener)
You can choose to retain both talents! This will significantly enhance your combat power, but it
will also require more Energy Cores to upgrade.
Would you like to evolve in both directions simultaneously?
Yes/No
Just then, the prompt timely appeared:
[The hidden talent is definitely the best choice, it is recommended to maximize the points in both directions, after all, you only walk this path once!]
Since even the prompt suggests choosing to evolve in both directions.
What more could Henry hesitate about?
Yes!
Buzz~
A dazzling white light flashed!
Henry advanced to the early first stage of Awakener!
Both the [Genetic Evolution Direction] and [Energy Evolution Direction] talent trees lit up simultaneously!
Congratulations, you have obtained the Genetic Evolution Talent: [Strengthened Physique]1/1: Your body has become much more robust!
Self-healing effect increased by 10 times (can heal minor viral infections), and attributes such as strength, speed, and reaction are increased by 50%!
Congratulations, you have obtained the Energy Evolution Talent: [Enlightenment]1/1: You are surrounded by pure energy!
Damage dealt increased by 10%, damage received decreased by 10%, and the probability of collecting Energy Cores increased by 20%!
[Strengthened Physique] and [Enlightenment] are talents automatically granted at the early first stage of Awakening.
This means if a survivor chooses the [Genetic Evolution Direction], they will receive the talent
[Strengthened Physique] upon advancing to Awakener.
Similarly, a survivor who chooses the [Energy Evolution Direction] will directly receive
[Enlightenment] upon advancing.
From here on, each level up grants the survivor 2 talent points for upgrading talents.
Currently, both [Strengthened Physique] and [Enlightenment] show 1/1 next to them.
This means only one talent point is needed to activate the talent.
And since these talents are already activated and at maximum level, they cannot be upgraded further!
Some talents show 0/5.
This means they are currently inactive, and once activated, they can be upgraded 4 more times!
It's similar to playing a game, easy to understand!
Henry then checked his upgrade conditions, which stated:
To advance to the early second stage of Awakener requires: 51/800*2!
Normally, for survivors choosing one evolution path, it would show 51/800.
Because Henry chose the hidden dual talent path, the cost is also increased!
More Energy Cores are required, yielding more powerful abilities.
Henry felt this was fair!
However, this does mean that upgrading will be much more challenging!
In addition to his regular zombie-killing routine, Henry realized he needed to find some additional sources of income.
He looked around at the surrounding buildings and, following a prompt, entered a clean storefront.
It was a small restaurant, devoid of any supplies, but it was clean.
A perfect place for a lunch break and some rest!
Henry pulled out a lump of Mutant Fertilizer and tossed it to Snow, then took out a cooked steak and started eating it heartily.
While eating, he surveyed his own supplies.
Currently, his most abundant resource was food!
But until he found a sustainable source of food, these items were still essential consumables.
Definitely not something to be casually traded for energy cores!
Moreover, it was the third day into the apocalypse.
Many survivors were still in hiding.
Even if Henry wanted to trade food for energy cores, other survivors wouldn't have many to offer!
The most important thing was to address the problem fundamentally.
Suddenly, Henry's attention was caught by the "Precise Longbow Blueprint."
He could continue selling weapons!
The "Sharpened Katana" was too lethal to sell to other survivors.
Wouldn't that be like nurturing a threat?
The longbow was a better choice.
It allowed for remote zombie-killing and posed no threat to himself.
That's the one!
After lunch, Henry walked to the roadside of the alley.
The collected zombie corpses had disappeared.
Now, apart from the bloodstains, the alley was completely empty.
Every five or six meters along the alley, there was a small tree about as thick as a bowl.
These would be good for practice!
Henry walked up to a small tree, and immediately the word "Collect" appeared.
Collect!
Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained [Wood]*3!
In the storage space, the [Wood] existed in the form of long logs.
No need to cut, just collect?
That's convenient!
Henry then moved to a thicker tree nearby.
"Collect!"
Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained [Wood]*5!