The enhancement of the base's residents（1）

"Ding, Data Panel Activated!"

"[Host]: Anthony

[Gender]: Male

[Age]: 23

[Level]: Late Heaven Fourth Layer, Semi-Awakened

[Spirit]: 0.4 (Can amplify battle power by 40%)

[Wisdom]: 8.5 (Regular humans have 1)

[Strength]: 42.05 (Regular humans have 1)

[Agility]: 20.6 (Regular humans have 1)

[Mental Power]: 10.0 (Regular humans have 1)

[Virus Resistance]: 1.7 (When reaching 1, immune to Tier 1 Mutants and lower-level ordinary zombie viruses)

[Supernatural Ability]: (Awakening Progress: 55.0%)

[Skills]: Qi Adjustment, Iron Qi Gong, Meditation, Martial Arts (Advanced), Double-Stack Force

[Overall Combat Power]: 81.15"

Anthony glanced over the information. His strength had surpassed a Tier 1 Smasher, and his speed was overwhelming for a Tier 1 Reaper. His awakening progress had increased by two percent; with a basic daily increase of two percent, it was estimated that it would take another month to reach the awakened stage. Anthony silently nodded, exited the data panel, and then said, "Open the Base Shop!" After a whole night, the items in the Base Shop had already been refreshed.

"Ding! Base Shop Opened!

Permanent Items: Tier 1 Apocalypse Pistol Bullets (20 Energy Points/round)

[Powerful enough to penetrate Tier 1 Mutants.]

Tier 1 Sniper Bullets Price (50 Energy Points/round)

Item List: Tier 1 Apocalypse Life Skill Treasure Chest (200 Energy Points)

[Upon exchange, randomly opens one Tier 1 Life Skill Inheritance Crystal. The crystal is for personal use only and cannot be transferred to others.]

Tier 2 Genetic Enhancement Potion (1000 Energy Points) (Quantity: 2)

[After use, all attributes increase by 5 points, possess some virus resistance, and increase awakening progress by 30%.]

Tier 1 Awakening Potion (5000 Energy Points)

[No side effects, can awaken regular humans, awakening ability is determined by individual genetics.]

Tier 1 Apocalypse Bomb (100 Energy Points) (Quantity: 5)

[Explosion power can severely injure a Tier 1 Mutant, explosion radius is 5 meters, one-time use only.]

Tier 1 Apocalypse Submachine Gun (500 Energy Points) (Quantity: 5)

[Powerful enough to penetrate Tier 1 Mutants, causing damage. Magazine capacity: 30 rounds, Bullet Price (20 Energy Points/round). Note: Mentioned bullet items are permanent and can be purchased in the permanent items section.]

Tier 1 Venomous Armor (800 Energy Points) (Quantity: 3)

[Similar to venom, transparent overall, attached to the host's body surface, imperceptible to ordinary humans. Can withstand partial physical damage from Tier 1 Mutants, ordinary zombies cannot breach physical defense.]

Refresh Time: 17:54:36"

"This Tier 1 Life Skill Treasure Chest is quite an intriguing item." He skimmed through and continued reading. To be honest, all the items in the shop were extremely rare and, considering his abundant energy points, he didn't hesitate at all. He declared, "Clear the shop!"

"Ding! Deduct 12,600 energy points to clear the shop?"

"Yes!" Anthony answered directly.

"Ding! Purchase successful, items have been dispensed within a two-meter radius around the host. Please check."

Soon, a white light flashed before him, and various items of different sizes appeared. Anthony didn't bother to check; with a wave of his hand, all the items disappeared into his spatial ring in the blink of an eye. Then, he checked the base's upgrade time; there were about five hours left until the base's successful upgrade, which meant it would likely be around early afternoon.

Exiting the system interface, Anthony went downstairs directly. Dash, Verna, Cheryl, and Annabelle were sitting on the couch chatting, while Lynn and Lucy were busy in the kitchen. When they saw Anthony come downstairs, Lynn shot him a resentful look that startled him, causing him to quickly avert his gaze. He addressed the others on the couch, saying, "Old Man, Cheryl, Verna, come over here." Upon hearing this, the three immediately walked over.

Cheryl excitedly approached, "Do we have a new mission?"

Anthony shook his head and pulled out three transparent boxes from his spatial ring, handing one to each of them.

"What's this?" Verna asked curiously.

Dash took the box and examined it from side to side. When he saw the squirming liquid inside, he couldn't help but furrow his brows and said, "What's in here? It feels like slimy worms."

"You'll find out when you open it," Anthony replied with a smile without explaining further.

"Is that so?" Verna curiously opened the box first. The box was similar to a regular takeout container. With a gentle push, the glass box opened, and the slimy substance inside, like a bunch of worms, immediately crawled out. It then spread along Verna's wrist towards her body.

"Quick... Quickly remove it!" Verna was especially averse to this sticky and gooey stuff. It reminded her of slime monsters from isekai novels, and the sensation of it sticking to her skin sent shivers down her spine.

Anthony quickly reassured, "Don't resist. It's a new type of armor. You'll know in a moment."

"Is that so?" Verna reluctantly allowed the slime to envelop her body, despite feeling disgusted.

Seeing this, Dash didn't hesitate and immediately opened his own box. As the venomous armor spread across his body, he didn't show the same resistance as Verna.

Observing Dash and Verna wearing the armor, Cheryl muttered, "Maybe I shouldn't wear it. I have my steel armor."

"Well, you don't have it now," Anthony grinned and extended his hand. Cheryl pouted and reluctantly took off her steel armor, then opened the box to release the venomous armor inside.

Once all three of them were wearing the armor, Anthony said, "Are you curious about the power of this armor?"

"Yes," Cheryl nodded immediately. If possible, she wanted her steel armor back.

Anthony's lips curled as he drew his Tang sword and swiftly slashed towards Cheryl.

"Ah!" A surprised cry rang out. Everything happened so suddenly that Cheryl couldn't react in time. However, a few seconds later, she realized she wasn't feeling any pain.

"Alright, open your eyes and see for yourself," Anthony said with a smile. Cheryl looked down, half-believing and half-skeptical. Verna and Dash also looked over. As the Tang sword came within ten centimeters of Cheryl's arm, rows of sparkling threads wrapped around the blade. Verna tried to push the sword forward but found that, despite her tremendous strength, she couldn't budge it.

"I didn't expect this small glob of substance to have such formidable defense," Dash was once again impressed by Anthony's unusual items. Verna's face mirrored her amazement.

Seeing their puzzled expressions, Anthony explained with a smile, "This is called venomous armor. Compared to steel armor, it's softer, and as long as you're not in danger, you won't even notice its presence. Plus, it provides automatic defense."

"Quite an eye-opener," Cheryl mumbled in astonishment.

Next, Anthony took out three vials and said, "The one with the blue liquid is a body-enhancing potion, and the one with red liquid can turn you into an Awakened. The three of you can choose one."

All three vials had powerful effects, especially the Awakening potion. Anthony thought that the Awakening potion was best suited for Dash. As expected, the two women exchanged glances and both chose the genetic enhancement potion. Given their current strength, it was the better choice, while Dash, being the strongest combatant in the base aside from Anthony, naturally wanted him to be stronger to ensure the base's safety.

Dash understood their intentions and silently accepted the genetic Awakening potion. Anthony nodded in approval and said, "Alright, let's begin the injection."

"Yes!" The two women looked at each other, then took the blue vials and injected themselves in their arms.