Survival in the Apocalypse: Max Level Drop Rate with Abundant Resources

Shen Xi turned and walked out of the Merit Shop.

Mingying followed behind, while Anying perched on his shoulder.

The three walked through several streets and found a deserted place.

Shen Xi took out the black job change core from her storage space and handed it to Shadow.

"Shadow, use this."

The shadowy creature stretched out its slender hands and took the fist-sized black crystal core. It looked down at the crystal core in its palm, where dark golden runes flowed.

Then, it raised its head and looked at Shen Xi.

Shen Xi nodded.

The shadow no longer hesitated, and a thought stirred within it.

Black light exploded from the crystal core, enveloping the entire Shadow!

The light was deep and cold, like a chilling wind in the dead of night, or a black rose blooming in the darkness. The shadowy figure trembled slightly in the light, its bones making crisp cracking sounds, as if being reshaped.

Shen Xi kept a close eye on the state of the shadow.

[Player "Shadow" detected using the Legendary Job Change Core - Night Overlord! Job Change Quest Activated...]

[Player "Shadow" has completed the hidden prerequisite—having their body completely transformed by the Witch Clan's secret magic. The difficulty of the Dark Lord class advancement dungeon has been reduced by 90%!]

[Job change dungeon in progress... Estimated completion time: 4-6 hours]

Good luck, Dark Dancer.

The black light suddenly receded, and the shadowy figure vanished from its spot.

Shen Xi looked at the void and nodded.

Four to six hours is enough for him to do a lot of things.

He turned around, a thought flickering in his mind.

A pale golden light gate took shape in front of me.

A blessed land.

"Bright Shadow, stay here until Dark Shadow appears, and don't go anywhere else."

Mingying nodded slightly.

Shen Xi took a deep breath and stepped into the portal.

The feeling of weightlessness was fleeting.

Soft loess soil, fresh air, and gentle light.

And that luxurious leather sofa he had summoned earlier.

Shen Xi stood in the center of the blessed land and looked around.

The space is a bit larger than before; the storage space has increased from 56 cubic meters to 57 cubic meters, and the area of ​​the blessed land has also expanded slightly. Although it's not obvious, it is indeed growing.

He took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged.

With a flick of his left hand, the Primordial Pearl appeared in his palm.

Shen Xi stared at the Hongmeng Pearl, a look of anticipation flashing in her eyes.

This time, he's going to give the Harmony Pearl a super boost.

The junk equipment scavenged in the dungeon, the low-level skill cards dropped from the zombie horde, the supplies left over after buying everything in the merit shop...

Feed it all.

He wanted to see just how far the Primordial Pearl could evolve.

Inside the grotto-heaven, soft light spills from the gray-white "sky," illuminating this private space of over forty square meters as bright as day.

Shen Xi sat cross-legged on the soft yellow earth, holding the Hongmeng Pearl in her left hand and taking out the ghost child's rag doll from her storage space with her right hand.

The palm-sized rag doll lay quietly in his palm, its entire body grayish-white, made of an unknown fabric. A crooked smile was embroidered on the doll's face with red thread; the stitches were rough, yet it exuded an indescribable sense of intimacy.

Its edges were worn, and there was a tear in the hem, revealing the yellowed cotton inside.

Shen Xi looked at the rag doll, and the image of that small figure curled up in the ruins flashed through her mind. A pink dress, two little braids, a pale face, and pure black eyes. She clutched the yellowed photograph, huddled beside the human trafficker leader's corpse, and whispered…

"Uncle, you should leave quickly. This place is going to collapse."

"I'm not going anymore. I'm so tired. I want to sleep. Maybe when I wake up, I'll see my mom..."

Shen Xi's fingers gently traced the edge of the rag doll, and she remained silent for a moment.

"Girl, I've made you run around with me for so long, and I haven't even given you a decent level up."

He took a deep breath and pulled out the three quality-enhancing rolls from his storage space.

Silver becomes gold, gold becomes platinum, and platinum becomes diamond.

The three scrolls were entirely gold, their surfaces covered in dense runes that emitted a soft glow. He laid the scrolls out in a row before him, then placed the ghost child's rag doll in the very center.

"Let's begin."

With a slight thought, Shen Xi unfurled the first scroll, transforming it into a golden ray of light that entered the doll's body.

The doll's body trembled violently.

The rough stitches began to move on their own, as if they were being re-stitched. The gray fabric became finer at a visible speed, turning from grayish-white to silvery-white, and from silvery-white to pale gold. The tear at the edge healed automatically, and the yellowed cotton was replaced by something softer and warmer.

The distorted smile on the doll's face changed.

No longer were rough red threads, but a smile embroidered with gold thread, so exquisite that every single eyelash was lifelike. Those eyes, which were originally just two black dots, had now become two black gems the size of grains of rice, shimmering slightly in the light.

[The Ghost Child's rag doll has been upgraded! From Silver to Gold!]

[Duration: 10 minutes → 15 minutes!]

Shen Xi did not stop.

As the second scroll unfolds, golden light once again envelops the doll.

The doll's body began to emit a faint glow, a pale golden halo flowing across its surface like a thin shield. The pink dress, which had originally been just painted on, now became real fabric, with delicate silver patterns embroidered on the hem, appearing and disappearing in the halo.

The doll's hair changed too. What was originally just a rough stitch of black thread became fine silver threads, tied into two small braids on top of its head, with two tiny golden bells the size of rice grains tied to the ends of the braids.

[The Ghost Child's rag doll has been upgraded in quality! From Gold to Platinum!]

[Duration: 15 minutes → 30 minutes!]

[Unlock new skill: Phantom Clone!]

The third roll.

Shen Xi took a deep breath and activated the last reel.

The golden light was even more intense than the previous two times, almost engulfing the entire doll.

The light lasted for a full ten seconds before slowly dissipating. When Shen Xi could see the doll's appearance again, his pupils contracted slightly.

The doll has changed.

It was no longer a rough handicraft, but an exquisite work of art. It was made entirely of an unknown pale gold material, with fine runes flowing across its surface. These runes were not engraved, but naturally formed, flowing slowly as if they were alive.

Its eyes changed from tiny black gems the size of rice grains to two scarlet crystals the size of mung beans. Not that eerie scarlet, but a warm, ruby-like color.

The smile still lingered on its lips. But now, besides innocence, there was something else about that smile that was hard to define.

Like... gentleness?

[The Ghost Child's rag doll has been upgraded! Platinum to Diamond!]

[Duration: 30 minutes → 45 minutes!]

[As the Ghost Child's level increases, a new skill is unlocked: Dream Realm!]

[Currently summonable ghost child level: 32 (Lord)]

[Skill: Phantom Clone (Legendary): During summoning, the Ghost Child can create up to 5 phantom clones. Each clone possesses 50% of the original's attributes, can act independently, and lasts for 30 seconds. Cooldown: None (The more clones there are, the greater the cost to the original).]

[Talent: Dream Domain (Legendary): Creates a dream domain with a radius of 50 meters centered on the caster. All enemies within the domain are trapped in an illusion, unable to distinguish friend from foe, and unable to lock onto targets for 15 seconds. Cooldown: 300 seconds.]

Shen Xi stared at the messages, somewhat surprised. Not only did the rag doll look much better, but the ghost child's time had also increased dramatically from 1 minute to 45 minutes, and the ghost child's level had changed from leader to lord.

And then there's that skill and talent that suddenly appeared.

The phantom clones are five in total, each possessing 50% of the original's attributes. The Ghost Child's current attribute inheritance rate is 95%, and Shen Xi, at level 32, has all attributes exceeding 200. Therefore, the Ghost Child's actual combat power is at least 180. With five clones each possessing 180 attributes, plus the original, that's six Ghost Children present simultaneously.

Six.

Shen Xi's lips twitched slightly.

He recalled the time he was chased by the ghost children in the dormitory filled with corpses; just one ghost child had relentlessly pursued him, leaving him with nowhere to run. If Gu Yungui and his group had faced six ghost children back then…

Forget it, the image is too beautiful to contemplate.

There is also the Illusionary Realm, with a radius of fifty meters, lasting for 15 seconds. All enemies within the realm are trapped in illusions, unable to distinguish friend from foe, and unable to lock onto targets.

What does this mean? It means that in team fights, as long as she uses this skill, the opposing team will start killing each other. 15 seconds is enough time for her to wipe out the enemy team several times over.

"Girl..." Shen Xi murmured, a complex light flashing in her eyes, "You're really getting more and more perverted. But I like it."

He carefully put away the upgraded ghost doll.

There's no need to summon anything now; let's wait until I return after my Shadow class change.

Next, is the main event.

Shen Xi took a deep breath, stood up, and looked around.

The space of the grotto-heaven and blessed land, which is more than 40 square meters, is densely packed with things.

Five hundred pieces of bronze-level equipment and props.

He obtained this from Lord Wu'an by begging him for it; Lord Wu'an had temporarily gathered it from the army.

Now, there's almost nowhere to put your feet in this space of just over forty square meters.

The equipment was piled up like a small mountain. Bronze-level longswords, battle axes, spears, shields, leather armor, body armor, rings, necklaces, bracelets, earrings... all kinds were there. The items were even more varied: low-level skill books, low-level potions, low-level scrolls, low-level materials... piled up everywhere.

The scene was truly spectacular.

If ordinary players saw Shen Xi's actions at this moment, they would definitely point their fingers at him in indignation and curse him for wasting such valuable resources! Although these items are only bronze-level, they could be sold for at least tens of thousands of gold coins! Even if they weren't sold, distributing them to novice players without equipment could cultivate a considerable force!

But Shen Xi didn't care.

To him, these things were no different from garbage.

To him, these things were no different from garbage.

His equipment is already at least gold-level, so there's no need to waste the equipment of the Shadow and Dark Shadow on these worthless junk.

All of it was fed to the Primordial Pearl.

Shen Xi sat cross-legged, holding the Primordial Pearl in his left hand. The jet-black pearl, the size of a longan, floated above his palm, its internal chaos slowly flowing, exuding an ancient and distant aura.

"bring it on."

His mind stirred slightly.

The runes on the Primordial Bead suddenly lit up, and a tiny vortex appeared on the surface of the jet-black bead. The vortex spun faster and faster, eventually condensing into a fist-sized black hole above the bead.

At the edge of the black hole, golden runes swirled wildly, radiating a chilling, devouring power.

Devour, activate.

Shen Xi grabbed the nearest bronze-grade longsword and threw it toward the black hole.

The moment the longsword touched the edge of the black hole, its blade began to shatter. Starting from the tip, it transformed into countless tiny particles of light, which were swallowed whole by the black hole. Then came the blade, the guard, and the hilt; the entire longsword vanished completely in less than a second.

There is no motive.

Bronze-grade battle axe, discarded.

Bronze-grade leather armor, discarded.

Bronze-grade ring, discarded.

Low-level skill book, discard.

Low-level potion, discard.

Low-grade reel, discarded.

One, two...

Ten pieces, twenty pieces...

Fifty pieces, one hundred pieces...

The black hole on the Primordial Pearl spun faster and faster, its devouring speed increasing. Shen Xi was practically throwing handfuls of items into it; the equipment and props would vanish as soon as they touched the edge of the black hole, turning into particles of light and disappearing without a trace.

The supplies piled up like small mountains in the blessed land were decreasing at a visible rate.

Two hundred items.

The light on the Primordial Bead suddenly intensified. The runes emerged from the bead's surface, swirling, intertwining, and recombine in the air, as if undergoing some kind of violent reaction. The black hole's rotation speed suddenly accelerated, its devouring power surged, and the equipment piled on the ground began to fly up automatically, being sucked into the black hole.

Shen Xi stopped.

He stared at the Primordial Pearl, a look of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

The black hole spun faster and faster, devouring everything at an ever-increasing speed. Equipment, items, skill books, potions, scrolls... were grabbed by an invisible giant hand and sent flying towards the black hole in large swathes, turning into particles of light and disappearing the instant they touched the edge.

Three hundred items.