Just as Gaia was about to use his points to increase his attributes, he suddenly noticed a line of red text on the system interface.
[ Spirit Blade: [ Frost (scalpel) ]. Exchange points: 900 (Limited-time 50% discount) ! ]
Seeing this message, Gaia did not hesitate as he purchased the item.
From his perspective, this knife might be extremely useful in the future exploration missions.
After the exchange transaction was successful, Gaia took out a box from the system area.
When the box was opened, a gust of cold air came out, making people involuntarily shiver.
A one-foot-long curved blade was lying quietly inside. The entire thing was shimmering white, the blade had images of frost and snow carved onto it.
"The Legendary Blade — Frost really lives up to its name." Gaia looked at the Frost scalpel. He could not help but impressed by it.
After staring for a long time, a small word appeared above the frost and snow.
[ Legendary Blade — Frost ]
[ Origins ] : Legend has it that it was created by a mysterious bladesmith using heavenly frost metal. The day the blade was forged, snow fell for three days and three nights, thus, it was named Frost.
[ Effect ] : The blade is extremely sharp, it has armor penetration effects. The blade is made of heavenly frost metal, using it to cut off the parts infected by the plague can reduce the activity and potency of the plague.
"Plague?" Gaia murmured.
This was the first time he saw the word plague in the system, but to be able to warrant a mention in the effects of Legendary Blade — Frost, that plague must be something quite extraordinary.
It might even be said the Legendary Blade — Frost was made specifically to deal with this thing.
Gaia was worried, but a wave of fatigue suddenly overwhelmed him. Soon, he fell deep into slumber.
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It was not a quiet night.
An hour after he fell asleep gunshots broke the silence.
Gaia got up with his gun in his arms as he sat in the tent for more than half an hour. Then, he lied down once more and fell asleep, disregarding the sound of gunfire in the background.
"System, add 1 point to Agility."
Gaia woke up the next day, after washing his face, he decided to increase his stats.
After purchasing Legendary Blade — Frost yesterday, there were still 100 points left.
He had originally planned to keep it and exchange it for other things.
However, the gunshots and gunfire last night made him realize that this planet was not extremely chaotic. The base he was in was not that safe either. The most important thing now was to quickly increase his strength.
Nothing else mattered as long as he was still alive.
Conversely, there was nothing left in death.
After using his points, Gaia's stats became as follows:
[ Strength: 11 ]
[ Constitution: 12 ]
[ Agility: 12 ]
Given that the average stat for a healthy adult male was 10, a 12 was at the level of an elite soldier that had been trained all year round.
Of course, compared to elite special forces like William and the others, there was still quite a huge gap.
However, a lot of it came down to their battle instincts, not their stats. More specifically, it was their instantaneous reflexes and awareness when faced with danger.
They had already gone through countless battles on the battlefield. They were extremely sensitive to possible threats. This was also the reason why they were able to survive on the battlefield until now.
Gaia had woken up early this morning. He walked over to an open space near the tent.
Brad was holding a dagger and practicing close combat. The others were also doing all sorts of training.
Walking in, Gaia saw William sparring with another soldier holding a military knife.
His moves were fierce and swift.
This piqued his interest. He stood at the side and watched for a while.
William sparred for around five minutes before ending the session. When he turned around and saw Gaia, he asked, "You wanna have a go?"
Gaia nodded.
William revealed a cheeky grin.
"Not bad, you've got guts. Gaia, it's too late for you to pick up any martial arts at this point. Without years of practice, there won't be much effect. However, learning some close combat skills might be useful for you. When those monsters pounce at you, at least you'll know what to do."
William looked in Brad's direction. His movements were very clean. The trajectory of each slash was non-telegraphed and extremely unpredictable. However, each slash would hit the vital parts of the enemy.
William said, "Practicing this thing can train your reflexes and battle awareness. It can help you deal with possible threats."
"Thank you for the tip."
Gaia thanked him. After a few steps, he did a somersault as he hopped onto the sparring platform.
This was a large platform that was specially built for them in the base. It was 20 meters long.
"So cool!"
The eyes of the young nurses who passed by were glimmering. They had just realized that Gaia's temperament was quite outstanding. He stood there, as stable as a lofty mountain, as free-flowing as a pine tree in the wind. He had stolen the spotlight from William, who had a much stronger physique.
This proved one thing. Moderate training attracted the opposite sex; whereas excessive training attracted the same sex.
William clearly belonged in the latter category.
"Good luck!" William cupped his hands and bowed.
"Good luck!" Gaia grabbed a military knife from the weapon rack and made the same posture.
"Shing!"
The crisp sound of the blade being drawn rang out on the sparring platform. Everyone took a deep breath.
It was starting!
William dashed forward, the knife in his hand thrusting straight at Gaia.
It was a simple attack that even a child could have pulled off. However, Gaia did not take it lightly.
William's attack would not be that straightforward.
Just when Gaia was a meter away from the knife.
"Boom!"
William released his spiritual energy, creating spiritual pressure that radiated in all directions, knocking up the dust on the ground.
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Spiritual energy was discovered by accident centuries ago.
It had once taken the world by storm. At the time, more than half the people in the world were cultivating spiritual energy.
However, over the past few centuries, since the concentration of spiritual energy had dropped drastically, the number of people cultivating spiritual energy had dropped. Only the military and the major families were still cultivating their vitality. That was the only area worth cultivating spiritual energy for.
As a special unit, William and the others naturally cultivated spiritual energy too.
When they were in battle, they would usually use spiritual energy as another source of power. Directly releasing spiritual energy would produce a huge pressure on the target's soul, causing dizziness, nausea, and other effects. If the spiritual pressure was too overwhelming, it could even cause the target to faint or die!
However, releasing spiritual energy directly was usually done when there was a huge difference in strength.
The reason why William suddenly tried this was that after arriving at Planet Mushu, he discovered that the concentration of spiritual energy here was very high. His cultivation that had been stagnant for a long time also showed signs of progressing again.
It was also because of this that William decided to waste some spiritual energy this time. He released spiritual pressure to shock Gaia, creating an unexpected effect.