Chapter 134: Firekeeper

Fortress core.

After the base completed its deployment, the core area transformed from a simple metal panel shed into a high-tech, minimalist combat meeting room.

According to Zhuānxù's explanation, the fortress of the base core is similar to a city lord's hall, and its shape and internal structure can be customized.

If one is dissatisfied with living there, the exterior can be changed into a villa.

Inside the combat meeting room.

The spirit-energy nodes fixed in midair continuously emit spirit energy, slowly seeping into everyone's bodies.

The meeting room is filled with a soft blue light, dreamlike beyond compare.

As if intoxicated and enamored.

The thrill of increasing power is addictive.

Lin An furrowed his brow, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table.

【Firekeepers】 shared technology collects fees, which is actually not bad news.

He is not a selfish person; as long as it doesn't harm his interests, he doesn't mind providing some non-core technology.

Besides, he can collect fees and speed up base construction.

But in the second clause, destroying other bases to seize their spirit-energy cores...

To be frank, Lin An isn't that pedantic; he's not unwilling to do such things.

It's just that this option answered a doubt he had long ago.

That is why, even though humanity's survival was already so difficult in his past life, conflicts still occurred between the major war zones, and even between safe zones within the same war zone.

Even all-out war, not hesitating to suffer heavy casualties, just to annex the other side.

At first he thought it was due to contradictions, or that both sides wanted to annex each other's populations.

But he always felt something was off.

Now that the second option has appeared, it suddenly makes sense to him.

It turns out that safe zones can rely on annexing each other's spirit-energy cores to raise their level and accelerate construction.

After all, in this world the fastest way to 'make money' is plunder.

It can be foreseen that, once other bases are established,

As the Long'an Base that received the global announcement, it will become the fat meat, the fat sheep in everyone's eyes.

Anyone with a brain will think: the Long'an Base was able to receive the system announcement, and it was the first to be established.

Does this indicate there is something special and heaven-defying about it? After annexing the core, one could ascend to heaven in a single step?

It doesn't matter; if anyone really dares to target his base, Lin An doesn't mind wiping them out.

It's just that the upcoming base-wide meeting needs to have some things arranged....

Lin An thought of this, turned his head, and looked at Wen Ya, who was with eyes closed absorbing spirit energy.

"Wen Ya, later give me a list of personnel you think have potential and can be used."

"Including the Awakened Ones, about a hundred people."

Wen Ya heard the voice, her eyelashes trembled, and her face under the blue light showed a somewhat strange charm.

After becoming an Awakened One, the overflowing mental power added several degrees of mystery to her already decent bearing.

Awakened Ones, she is extremely beautiful and has a great figure, causing many trainees to revere her as their goddess.

"Good, should we do it now? I've already organized everyone's data, and also what Jing Tian gave me..."

Lin An shook his head slightly.

There are still a few minutes until half an hour, and the last thirty seconds will see the greatest increase in strength.

"Lin... Lord Lin An!"

Liu Shiming suddenly opened his eyes, stared at his own hands with a shocked expression, and urgently cried out.

Lin An heard the sound and looked over, only to see his hands suddenly disappear and then reappear.

It looked like a game bug, extremely bizarre.

"My... my hands?!"

Liu Shiming rubbed his right hand with his left and his left hand with his right, looking at Lin An pleadingly, his heart filled with shock.

Lin An chuckled lightly, and after careful observation discovered traces of spirit-energy transformation.

He pondered for a moment, then spoke with a hint of surprise to comfort him.

"Don't worry; if nothing unexpected happens, you might truly become an Awakened One."

Usually, when Awakened Ones awaken, their bodies have abnormal reactions, but most people either faint directly upon awakening or awaken instantaneously.

Cases like Liu Shiming's, where continuous transformation by the spirit-energy core keeps him fully conscious, are not common.

Originally, Lin An also just had a tentative attitude.

He never expected Liu Shiming to actually be able to awaken...

In his past life, he had also heard that someone could become an Awakened One when the spirit-energy core was completed; he didn't expect this guy's luck to be quite good.

It seems likely related to the transformation of his hands.

What could it be?

Void Hand? Etheric Body?

He felt some anticipation.

After hearing Liu Shiming's words, he no longer worried, and instead pinched the flesh on his own body with a delighted expression.

"Lord, I feel like I've become stronger! And I've grown taller!"

His face full of joy, his originally weak constitution from staying at home all day is gradually strengthening.

He even felt that a single punch could break through an iron plate.

"My power has reached... 9 points!"

"No! 9.1!"

Ignoring Liu Shiming's shouting, Lin An turned his head and focused on absorbing spiritual energy.

In the last few minutes, the speed of power increase was the fastest.

He faintly felt that, after this enhancement, at full burst his power would likely formally reach the limit of the Second Level, touching the edge of the Third Level.

The Doomsday Game has only been open for less than half a month...

Third Level...

The Third Level that countless people once looked up to, can be called a humanoid strategic weapon!

If I further raise my level, gaining new skills and attribute bonuses...

Even the reward of Cain's Blade obtained after resisting the corpse tide.

Unlocking the Soul-devouring Hand, accelerating the maturation of the Shen Yuan Black Dragon...

Lin An's mouth curled with a hint of a smile.

Perhaps in this life, among the players of the Doomsday Game...

I.

That is... invincible!