Bai Shen checked his updated System once again.
Name: Bai Shen (18)
Bloodline: Human
Level: 10 [15/350] (20% XP boost 71:59:00 remaining)
Title: First of All (10% XP)
Talent: Steal, Prediction
Attributes: 12
Strength: 39.3
Agility: 35.4
Physique: 36.1
Charisma: 9.3
Luck: 1.3
Mana: 10 (100 MP)
Skills: Fireball
Inventory
Seeing that he still had some unused attribute points, Bai Shen decided to finally do something he had wanted to do for a while: raise his Luck Attribute.
Putting 7 attribute points into Luck, he brought it to 2; the other 5 attribute points were used to increase his Agility to 40.4, making it his highest attribute.
One might wonder why he increased his Agility so much. It was quite simple, actually.
For now, the most common enemies Bai Shen would face are zombies. Since zombies have low Agility, after using Steal on them, he would only receive a low increase in the attribute, while his Strength and Physique would continue to increase to a higher level.
After checking his System once more, Bai Shen was satisfied with his growth for now.
The most important thing would be to see if that 'thing' could be found here.
But before he could go look for it, Bai Shen spotted something shining between the zombies' bodies on the ground.
'It's another Skill!' he exclaimed inwardly, feeling happy that he found another potential trump card to use in the future, besides his Fireball.
Basic Combat (Passive): Gives the user entry-level knowledge of different hand-to-hand combat styles.
'Damn! This thing is exactly what I needed now!' Bai Shen was extremely excited seeing the skill that just dropped, especially because it fit perfectly for his needs.
He thought of learning some other fighting style in the past, but time was limited, so he only picked up his sword.
But what was he supposed to do if he didn't have his sword with him, or if it broke during a battle?
Evidently, he needed to raise his fists and fight. But since he didn't know any style... This was one of his weaknesses that just got resolved in the most unexpected way.
After learning the skill, a number of images and knowledge entered his mind. It was like he had practiced boxing, MMA, karate, judo, and the like for one or two years.
'I wonder if these skills could be upgraded in the future?' He thought that because the skill was named 'Basic,' so it would make sense for it to be upgraded to things like Advanced or Master Level in the future.
A few moments later, Bai Shen could be seen looking around for something; this was the last spot where the zombies were standing.
It was clear that they felt something in the surroundings, so Bai Shen did the same. He carefully examined the place in a restrained area.
After a few minutes, Bai Shen finally discovered it. Right under a large stone, a shining metal could be seen.
"I've really found it..." Thought Bai Shen as he approached the stone before turning it around and picking up the metal.
Level 1 Territory Token: Allows the user to set up his own territory in a 100m x 100m area. No lifeform is allowed inside without the owner's will or without using a territory token to declare war. Equipped with its own System.
'I've struck the jackpot...' Thought Bai Shen with a smile before suddenly laughing out loud, "Hahaha! This Shen* will make it big!"
*(A/N: pun intended)
Laughing for a while more, Bai Shen barely stopped himself before smiling wryly, 'It seems that I'm going crazy. I should go back for now and inform the others. I'm sure they will be extremely surprised.'
Fifteen minutes later, Bai Shen was back at his mansion. It was close to getting late, and for a reason, he was free from anything resembling worry.
He knew that the token in his Inventory was a game-changer, one that would give him infinite possibilities in this apocalypse.
As soon as he arrived, a mutant dog appeared out of nowhere, but seeing that it was only Bai Shen, he returned to his original job as a guard.
'Ruoxi seems to have trained him well.' Bai Shen chuckled a bit before going inside the mansion without knocking; it was his own, after all.
"Guys? Are you here?" He shouted as soon as he arrived, and sounds of footsteps could be heard almost immediately.
"Bai Shen!"
"Shen!"
"Boss Shen!"
The two girls and Fatty Jiang quickly came to greet him. They were extremely worried about him, especially because more than an hour had passed without any signs of him coming back.
"I'm sorry to have worried you all. I promise I won't-" Before Bai Shen could finish his words, a soft body threw itself into his arms.
Surprised by Lin Ruoxi's sudden attack, he smiled as he caressed her back, "I'm sorry for scaring you, Ruoxi. But I swear, it was worth it..."
"Fatty, go and call everyone else; I have big news." Bai Shen said with a grin. The others were surprised by his good mood and wanted to hear what he wanted to tell them.
After a few minutes, the other people were called by Fatty; Aunt Xiu, Uncle Tang, Diane, and little Feng. They all gathered and waited for Bai Shen to give them the good news.
"Good. I'm glad that you're all here." He clapped his palms once everyone was present. "The reason I called you all here was because I have something important to tell you."
After a small pause, he continued, "Since Diane told me the situation around her apartment complex, I thought that something was strange. And after remembering what my Prediction showed me before, I knew what it was all about..."
Stopping for a bit, Bai Shen willed his System to open the Inventory and take out the Territory Token, "This, my dears, is the future. A Territory Token."
Bai Shen then proceeded to explain what a Territory Token was and what functions it had.
When he finished, everyone was gaping at him, with the exception of little Feng, who was close to falling asleep...