Chapter 37

Although the body enhancement section was not as chaotic as the bloodline exchange, it still had many branches, which were essentially the various systems of the body, such as physical strength, mental power, immunity, cell vitality, and neural reaction speed, among others. To be honest, the cost of enhancing each part was not high; for example, enhancing three points of physical strength required one survival point, and enhancing three points of cell vitality also required one survival point.

For a completely healthy adult with all indicators at 100, enhancing physical strength to twice its original level would only require about 30 survival points. However, if a comprehensive enhancement was performed, due to the numerous branches, the required survival points would increase significantly.

Tang Cheng's Super God mode affected all systems inside and outside the body, so it was impossible to only enhance a specific part. After completing the beginner dungeon, Tang Cheng now had a total of 2,625 survival points. Among these, 500 points were the base reward for completing the dungeon, 500 points were the reward for the side quest, 500 points were the reward for killing the third type of mutated zombie, 50 points were the reward for killing a creeper, 75 points were the reward for killing a zombie... and the final 1,000 points were the evaluation reward.

The so-called evaluation reward only existed in the beginner dungeon and not in the formal dungeons. Each challenger had only one chance in their lifetime, and the amount of the reward depended on their performance in the beginner dungeon. The better the performance, the higher the evaluation, and thus the more rewards. Conversely, if the performance was average, the rewards would be minimal, but at least they wouldn't be deducted.

This was probably also a rule of natural selection in the cycle world, providing some support and cultivation for potential challengers while letting those without potential cool off. It was quite cruel, to say the least.

Tang Cheng received a five-star evaluation, the highest level, so he received the maximum reward of 1,000 survival points, which was quite impressive. However, Tang Cheng was somewhat dissatisfied. From Xiao Pingguo, he learned that there were over fifty challengers in the entire cycle world who had achieved a five-star evaluation, so although Tang Cheng was excellent, he was not the best.

To think that with his abilities, he was only one of fifty, not the only one. This seemed very unscientific to Tang Cheng. Most likely, the cycle world had a bias against psychotics and otaku, so they deliberately lowered his evaluation. Otherwise, with his performance, he should have been a six-star.

Of course, Tang Cheng later consoled himself, as the cycle world's evaluation of challengers was capped at five stars, so his six-star capabilities could only be grouped with the five-star "rubbish"... wasn't that what a certain white-haired boy said?

Alright, back to the main topic. In addition to categorized enhancements, the cycle space also offered a unified enhancement option. By paying 500 survival points, one could enhance their overall physical attributes by one fold, and so on.

"Alright, then help me enhance to five times the normal human level." Tang Cheng chose the comprehensive enhancement.

However, after hearing his words, Xiao Pingguo almost spat blood. Enhancing to five times the normal human level meant enhancing four times, each time costing 500 survival points, totaling 2,000 points... He really dared to do it, how reckless!

But then Xiao Pingguo secretly laughed, as she knew Tang Cheng's enhancement would not go as planned.

Sure enough, the expected enhancement did not come, and a cold voice sounded in Tang Cheng's mind: "Newcomers entering the cycle space for the first time can only enhance their physical attributes to three times the normal human level."

"Damn! Is this a joke? You won't even let me spend my points? Can we still have fun?"

"Newcomers entering the cycle space for the first time have not experienced enough battles. If they have overly powerful abilities, they may not be able to control them. Moreover, the difficulty of the formal dungeons needs to be matched with the challenger's potential and enhancements. If a challenger enhances too much and cannot control their enhanced abilities, they will find it hard to survive in the corresponding difficulty level of the dungeon. To avoid potential newbies dying due to lack of experience, the cycle space deliberately restricts enhancements to three times the normal human level, which is the limit most newbies can handle." Xiao Pingguo explained.

"..." Although he didn't want to admit it, Tang Cheng found her explanation quite reasonable. There were too many ordinary people in this world, and those who suddenly gained power often lost their way, either falling into corruption or dying due to arrogance. The cycle world did a good job in this aspect, giving challengers power while also training their character to prevent them from being overwhelmed by great power.

However...

"How can you compare me to those ordinary people? I am a six-star newcomer, destined to stand at the top of the food chain. How can you limit me with the conditions of ordinary people? You are suppressing newbies, do you know that? I don't want three times! I want one hundred times!"

Xiao Pingguo ignored Tang Cheng's roar, not even bothering to respond.

Despite his complaints, Tang Cheng obediently chose the threefold enhancement. He knew the cycle world wouldn't change its rules for him. Even with three times the normal human attributes, after the enhancement, Tang Cheng felt his body filled with power. Just by slightly adjusting his hearing, he could even hear the flow of blood in his body.

At this moment, even if he faced the Tracker again, he was confident he could completely crush him, which made him quite satisfied.

In contrast to Tang Cheng's happiness, Xiao Pingguo felt quite pained... 1,000 survival points, enough to exchange for a vampire bloodline with much left over, and Tang Cheng used them for this. Didn't he realize that exchanging a bloodline would also enhance his physical attributes?

Sigh, what a waste.

Xiao Pingguo sighed inwardly, feeling depressed about having such a master... Normally, assistant spirits should be indispensable to challengers, but why did she feel so irrelevant?

While Xiao Pingguo was wallowing in self-pity, Tang Cheng was already browsing other sections. With his physical attributes already enhanced, the next most important things were equipment and skills... Oh, by the way, in the beginner dungeon, the items and equipment provided by the cycle world could only be used in the beginner dungeon. So, when Tang Cheng entered the cycle space, Bear Grylls' military knife and the Führer's gun had already disappeared from his backpack.

This setting reduced Tang Cheng's good impression of the cycle space by five points.

However, although the equipment was gone, he already had a direction for how to arm himself.

Skipping over the dazzling array of weapons and skills, after half an hour of selection, and taking into account Xiao Pingguo's suggestions (although Xiao Pingguo's views on bloodlines were opposite to Tang Cheng's, she was far more experienced in other areas), Tang Cheng finally chose his equipment and skills.

For skills, Tang Cheng chose the Seven Night Assassination Technique, a skill created by a demon-hunting family named Seven Night to defeat "demons." This skill broke human limits, featuring unconventional movement, superhuman speed, spider-like agility, the ability to accelerate from a stationary position, and to change direction at high speeds. At its peak, it even allowed for unscientific movement using walls and ceilings.

In short, no matter how you looked at it, this skill had reached a superhuman level. In reality, it would be impossible to master without breaking human limits, but in the cycle world, it could be exchanged and mastered. However, without sufficient potential, it would be difficult to unleash its true power.

Therefore, this skill was relatively obscure in the cycle space.

However, for Tang Cheng, this skill was very suitable. The moment he saw it, he knew it was the one. He immediately exchanged 500 survival points and an E-grade cycle card for it.

Of course, with Tang Cheng's points, he could only exchange for the E-grade Seven Night Assassination Technique, which was just the basic level of this skill. It was far from the peak, and not even all the techniques could be learned. For others, this basic level would be hard to use effectively, but with his Super God mode, Tang Cheng could unleash the D-grade or even higher power of the E-grade Seven Night Assassination Technique.

In a sense, this skill was tailor-made for him.

For weapons, Tang Cheng chose the Frost Blade, a dagger with ice attributes, 37 cm in total length, 21 cm in blade length, entirely white, and giving a cool sensation when touched. It was excellent in both appearance and attributes, and the price was reasonable at 500 survival points.

The Seven Night Assassination Technique was best suited for daggers and short blades. After exchanging for the Frost Blade, it complemented his skill perfectly.

With the remaining 625 survival points, Tang Cheng exchanged 100 points for an infinite ammo Desert Rose, and 20 points for five hand grenades... For some reason, technological weapons were the cheapest in the cycle space. A versatile and powerful Desert Rose cost only one-fifth of the price of the more specialized and limited Frost Blade.

Items like food and entertainment were practically free. For example, one survival point could buy ten full-course meals, providing an emperor-like experience.

After that, Tang Cheng exchanged cheap points for bandages, medicine, compressed food, fresh water, and combat uniforms, among other survival essentials, which only cost 200 survival points in total.

As for the remaining points, Tang Cheng left them untouched, as he needed them to repair his body... Mastering the exchanged skills required practice, and practice inevitably led to injuries. Even someone as confident as Tang Cheng did not think he could instantly master the Seven Night Assassination Technique.

After learning of his plan, Xiao Pingguo finally breathed a sigh of relief. She thought he would use up all his points, but now it seemed he wasn't that reckless.

However, just as Tang Cheng was about to ask Xiao Pingguo to create a basement for training, Xiao Pingguo told him that an old acquaintance was looking for him. Then he heard a knock on the door.

Opening the door, he indeed saw Tang Ya standing there in a sporty outfit.

"Hey, mobile girl, did you get a promotion?"

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Note: Because "Desert Eagle" is censored, and I don't want a bunch of asterisks in the text, I changed it to "Desert Rose." As for why I'm so particular about this gun, it's because I'm not a military enthusiast, and this is one of the better-known handguns. Please understand, readers.