So, what Zhang Yanhang was mainly concerned about was that "Constitution +1."
"If Talents can add Attribute values," thought Zhang Yanhang, "wouldn't I just need to keep upgrading Talents to get more Attribute values? Upgrading Talents seems like it could speed up my strength increase even further."
"But to upgrade to a C-tier Talent, I need 9 'Slow Corrosion' Talents, and I only have 3 left, so I lack 6 'Slow Corrosion' Talents."
At this point, Zhang Yanhang suddenly thought of something. What would happen if he used another Talent without merging?
If it were successful, wouldn't that mean he could gain one point in constitution for every four 'Slow Corrosion' he used?
Acting on his thought, Zhang Yanhang, who always had a high efficiency in his actions, immediately squeezed out another black small light ball.
[Detected a Subordinate Talent 'Prolong Life' (D-tier) in your Talent list, do you want to merge the Talents?]
"No, do not merge." After choosing not to merge, Zhang Yanhang patiently waited for the prompt, but nothing came. He then directly checked his Talent list.
[Talents: 1. Multiple Choice (???). 2. Prolong Life (D-tier).]
"Nothing in the Talent list, so did it go directly into the Prolong Life Talent progression bar?" Zhang Yanhang reopened the Talent effect of Prolong Life to take another look.
[Ability One: Unwearied — Constitution +1.]
[Ability Two: Energetic — Physical Strength +40%.]
[Ability Three: Longevity — Life Span +20 years.]
"Not in the Talent list, not in the progression bar, so did that 'Slow Corrosion' just disappear because I chose not to merge?"
Since he couldn't find the E-tier Talent 'Slow Corrosion' anywhere, Zhang Yanhang had to admit that he had wasted one 'Slow Corrosion.'
But it wasn't a big deal, as he needed 9 'Slow Corrosion' to upgrade, and he had only wasted one so far, which was within an acceptable range. When he opened other zombies' treasure boxes in the future, he could get the Slow Corrosion Talent again.
[Name: Zhang Yanhang (First Tier)]
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[Level: LV.3 (0/300)]
"Now that I've finished with Talents, my next step should be leveling up," said Zhang Yanhang and clicked to level up.
[Would you like to spend 300 Soul Points to level up to LV.4?]
"Yes, level up to LV.4." Along with a flash of white light, Zhang Yanhang successfully leveled up to LV.4.
[Successfully leveled up to LV.4, Free Attribute Points +4.]
After leveling up, Zhang Yanhang checked his current Attribute list.
"So, the attribute bonuses from equipment are indicated separately? But even though both are bonuses, the one point in Constitution from the Talent bonus isn't marked..." Zhang Yanhang understood the difference: Talents were inherently part of him and inseparable, whereas equipment was external.
[Would you like to reinforce your Attribute points?]
[Option One: Strength +1.]
[Option Two: Agility +1.]
[Option Three: Constitution +1.]
[Option Four: Intelligence +1.]
[Option Five: Charm +1.]
"Since both Strength and Constitution are at 13 points, I won't add any to Intelligence this time. I will allocate one Attribute point to each, Strength and Constitution, and two Attribute points to Agility, bringing Strength, Constitution, and Agility all up to 14 points."
Yes, this was Zhang Yanhang's plan for distributing his points. Don't ask why he didn't add Intelligence; he planned to add it next time he leveled up. Mainly because he felt that when just fighting zombies, having a little more or a little less Spiritual Power didn't make much difference.
"So, I choose Option One, Strength +1."
After adding the Attribute points, Zhang Yanhang opened the complete data list for a glance.
[Name: Zhang Yanhang (First Tier)]
[Level: LV.4 (0/400)]
[Life Value: 210/210 (Constitution × 15, the body has been officially digitized, Life Value Recovery Speed, 2 points per hour.)]
[Energy Value: 120/120 (Intelligence × 10, the body has been officially digitized, Energy Value Recovery Speed, 6 points per hour.)]
[Luck: ??? (This Attribute is hidden)]
[Talents: 1. Multiple Choice (???). 2. Prolong Life (D-tier).]
[Skills: 1. Limitless Universe Skill LV.2 (Passive/Active). 2. Alchemy [Incomplete] (Active skill). 3. Gun Proficiency LV.1 (Passive skill). 4. Fighting Proficiency LV.1 (Passive skill). 5. Crisis Warning LV.1 (Passive skill).]
"Leveling up to LV.5 requires 400 Soul Points, and I currently have only 84, meaning I am short by 316 Soul Points. Roughly another sixty or seventy zombies should be enough."
Zhang Yanhang picked up a bottle of mineral water from nearby, unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. Although Awakeners had far superior bodily functions than ordinary people, after more than an hour of high-intensity activity, it was inevitable to feel a bit thirsty.
But although Zhang Yanhang was slightly thirsty, he wasn't feeling hungry yet, so there was no need to eat any of those unappetizing canned foods. Especially something like pork and beans, a rather infamous dish in the United States, which despite its name, doesn't taste like pork at all, just beans.
So, unless he was really starving, Zhang Yanhang didn't plan on eating any of those.
Because his waist bag only had six slots, Zhang Yanhang put on his ancestral single shoulder bag again and packed it with a bottle of mineral water, a few Beretta 92F pistol magazines and some loose bullets, a small Magic Recovery Potion, a red and green pill, a room key, an apartment building main door key, and an Enemy Seeking Radar.
By the way, Zhang Yanhang had already used five of the six slots in his waist bag: first, the red and green pills and the small Magic Recovery Potion, which each took up one slot.
Then, the third slot contained food, water, Alchemy materials, Green Medicine Grass, Red Medicine Herb, and any extra firearms — in short, a variety of stuff that wouldn't be immediately needed. After that, the fourth slot was for bullets, and the last fifth slot contained Drop treasure boxes.