Shelter, at dinner.

The shy Zoe, blushing, made eye contact with Lin Yi and reported the situation.

"Boss, the little yellow chickens are visibly growing fast! They're almost always eating... Now we have about a hundred fully grown hens and roosters, and each one lays about four eggs a day, but the eggs hatch in ten minutes..."

In recent days, many people had come to her, wanting to hold these little chicks. But the chicks were crazily eating, making it nearly impossible to pull them away from the food.

Hearing this, Lin Yi was also delighted.

"Then soon, we'll be able to eat scrambled eggs, and make decent baked goods with real eggs instead of egg powder!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, expressing their excitement.

With milk and eggs, the quality of food in the shelter will greatly improve.

After lunch,

Lin Yi went to the armory.

Sylvie was meticulously recording an inventory, where there was a large amount of new equipment authenticated by Professor Mark.

"What's this?"

"A baseball bat?"

"I can see that, but didn't you notice that it occasionally has electric currents running through it?"

[Electric Shock Baseball Bat, First Level]

Still the kind of baseball bat commonly seen by beginners, but it has a hidden characteristic that can be revealed.

[Each time you hit an enemy with it, there's a chance to deal additional electric shock damage]

Lin Yi scratched his head, asking in the shelter, "It can be revealed? So how do I reveal them?"

[Go ask your appraiser!]

"Sylvie, get the professor over here."

"Okay, boss!"

Three minutes later.

The old professor arrived: "Boss, is there an urgent matter? I've already authenticated all the equipment..."

"Can you reveal the hidden properties of items?"

"I can, I just reached level 5 today, and I've tried revealing features of a few items but haven't succeeded, and it consumes a lot of Magic Points (MP)."

"Authenticate this baseball bat," Lin Yi said, handing the Electric Shock Baseball Bat to the professor.

Old Mark was somewhat puzzled, but he took it and placed the baseball bat on the table, then — reveal!

[Electric Shock Baseball Bat, First Level]

This is a novice baseball bat with special properties, and items like these are extremely rare!

When you swing this baseball bat and attack an enemy, you can make it release electric currents at will, and the power of the electric shock depends on the Magic Points consumed during the attack.

[Magic Power can be transferred to the baseball bat to recharge it]

Note: This baseball bat restores 1 Magic Point every hour within the base.

[Detected Hidden Attributes]:

Attack Power: 10

Durability: 60/60

Magic Value: 100/100

Magic Power per point of Magic Value: 1

[Sell price to the shop: 450 Coins]

Lin Yi looked at the item description, his eyes shining.

"Professor! You have to reveal the hidden attributes of all our equipment, this is powerful!"

"But authenticating an item consumes 1 Magic Point, and revealing hidden properties consumes another 2 points, I don't have enough Magic Points..."

The professor protested, knowing that the shelter currently had a lot of system equipment.

Most importantly, he had to quickly research the "Rebirth Plan" and Lin Yi's condition, which were most crucial; if something happened to him, everyone would be doomed!

"The things in your mind are still under research, consuming a lot of Magic Power will affect my capacity to work..."

"I have a solution!"

Lin Yi smiled, holding a grape-sized blue sphere in his hand.

[Energy Core]

Consumable: Contains energy, can be used as an energy source or absorbed to restore Magic Points (MP).

[Can be found in mutants above level 2]

"You haven't tried authenticating an energy core, have you?"

"Not yet. Let me try..."

The professor excitedly picked up the blue sphere, a trace of an azure arc flashing in his eyes.

"Hmm... interesting! Look at this."

[Infected Energy Core, Level 2]

Consumable: Contains energy, can be used as an energy source or absorbed to restore Magic Points (MP).

[Can be found in mutants above level 2]

Note: This core restores 1 Magic Point every hour within the base.

[Detected Hidden Attributes]

Magic Value: 200/200

Virus Load: 0.1

Element: None

Lin Yi looked at the description, frowning.

"Shelter! What does Virus Load mean?"

[It means the magic within the core, that is, the Magic Points, have been infected by a virus]

"Are you saying that anyone using this magic will turn into a zombie?"

[All survivors breathing air and drinking water in the outside world will be infected by the virus; humans will only turn into zombies through direct physical contact with zombies]

"Then how does the virus manifest in the human body?"

[Infertility, loss of life force, shortened lifespan...]

"Damn!"

Lin Yi suddenly recalled the matter of human sterilization.

"How fast is virus removal in the shelter?"

[Upgrade the base to find out]

"Understood..."

Professor Mark also tried communicating with the shelter, but the shelter had never responded to him. At this moment, after Lin Yi finished communicating, he asked.

"What's the situation?"

"Nothing special... just that humans have big trouble, you're next!"

Lin Yi said, handing over 27 green cores to the professor.

"Wait — we also have level 3 cores!"

[Mutant Energy Core, Level 3]

...

[Detected Hidden Attributes]:

Magic Value: 600/600

Element: Ice

...

[Mutant Energy Core, Level 3]

...

[Hidden Attributes Detected]:

Magic Value: 600/600

Element: Ice

...

The first level 3 core comes from the Bear Queen, the second comes from the Rat King.

The energy core has attributes, that's great news!

After explaining to the professor, Lin Yi turned his gaze towards the level 4 equipment.

They were eight swords of peculiar shape.

From the hilt to the tip, they were 1.5 meters long, and the sword wasn't sharp.

As soon as Lin Yi grasped the sword, the system immediately transmitted all the information about the sword into his mind.

The sword activated, its blade enveloped by blue energy like a laser sword, yet still retaining the shape of a normal sword, with the blade width doubling.

[Laser Sword, Level 4]

A next-generation melee weapon.

Powered by magic, with an internal battery and an additional energy source slot. Easily cuts through metal but cannot cut through buildings.

This isn't an anime!

It's not advisable to test the sharpness of the blade with your fingers.

Humans can charge it by infusing their own magic power into the sword.

- Note: This sword restores 1 point of magic value per hour within the base.

[Hidden Attributes Detected]:

Attack Power: +40

Battery Capacity: 100/100

[Consumes 10 points of magic value per hour when the sword is activated]

Good stuff!

Lin Yi then cast his gaze towards other equipment.

Two pairs of mage gloves!

They didn't look much like gloves, more like straps with runes, and had five rings on them.

[Mage Gloves, Level 4]

Magic Skills +12.

[Reduces magic value consumption by 35%, allowing the mage to cast any type of magic]

And then there were three mage staffs!

They were steel-colored metal rods, emitting a faint blue glow. About 2.5 meters long, with several runes on the handle.

Pressing one rune turned the top of the staff into a spear; pressing another turned it into a halberd; pressing again turned the top into four interlocking claws.

[Mage Staff, Level 4]

Magic Skills +24.

Can use stored magic power within the staff to cast spells.

Reduces magic value consumption by 15%.

The staff has a battery and a level 2 energy core slot, and can filter out magic to prevent any virus infection.

Note: This staff restores 1 point of magic value per hour within the base.

It has four modes: magic staff, spear, halberd, and magic siphon.

[Hidden Attributes Detected]:

Battery Capacity: 200/200

When the staff is in magic siphon mode, it restores 5 points of magic value per hour.

[Within the base, the recovery rate doubles]

Not bad, but Lin Yi isn't a mage and doesn't have much feeling for such items.

Next up is the truly awesome stuff—

Twelve laser rifles!

They were made of the same material as the staff, looking very high-tech.

[Laser Rifle, Level 4]

A next-generation ranged weapon, powered by magic, with an internal battery and an additional energy source slot.

This rifle has a strong stopping effect and no recoil, cannot be used underwater. Firing rate can be manually set or configured via system command.

Note: This rifle may overheat!

[Hidden Attributes Detected]:

Attack Power: 30-40 (depending on firing speed)

Battery Capacity: 100/100

[Consumes 0.1 point of magic value per shot]

Good stuff!

Lin Yi looked at the last weapon...

It seemed like some kind of large gun, weighing 30 to 35 pounds, looking a bit like a handheld Gatling gun.

[Energy Cannon, Level 4]

A firearm capable of producing a powerful energy impact.

Though it consumes a lot of magic value, it has immense destructive power, capable of easily destroying a tank.

Each shot requires a long charging time.

The energy cannon can use a level 3 energy core as an energy source.

Element Fusion Level: 50%

Note: The energy cannon may overheat!

[Hidden Attributes Detected]:

Attack Power: Uncalculable

Battery Capacity: 200/200

[Consumes 100 points of magic value per shot]

At this moment, Lin Yi was playing with his level 4 new weapons like a child with new toys, his face beaming with joy.

After checking the weapons, he moved on to look at the defensive gear.

There were 285 pieces of first level defensive gear.

303 pieces of second level defensive gear.

134 pieces of third level defensive gear.

Level 3 defensive gear can be divided into three types: heavy, magic, and standard.

Each set has five pieces, totaling 26 complete sets of armor. But once a full set of armor is assembled, the item description changes, and new bonuses appear!

Standard defensive gear is made of leather with metal plates sewn in. The gear includes a helmet, also made of leather and covered with metal plates on the forehead, top, and ears.

[Standard Armor, Level 3]

A set of armor consisting of five pieces: helmet, chest plate, pants, shoes, and gloves.

All physical attributes +2.

Other attribute bonuses: Strength +8, Agility +8, Endurance +8, Vitality +8, Magic Power +6.

[Hidden Attributes Detected]: Defense: 16!

Heavy armor is mainly made of metal, and despite weighing over 30 pounds, it still offers decent mobility.

Unlike standard armor, it provides 22 defense, with +4 to strength and endurance.

Besides these, there is also magic-type armor...

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