"The Shelter version is about to update! Please confirm, Host!"
"[Yes]/[No]!"
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The settlement panel is the same as before, all about Sam's deeds yesterday, Big and small, A total of 29 points were added up, Not too many, not too few.
However, this time unlike before, there was a prompt at the bottom!
"New year, new version?"
Sam was startled, then without hesitation, stretched out his finger and pressed "[Yes]".
Immediately, The prompt on the screen changed.
"Update will begin shortly! Please wait!"
"0%...1%...2%..."
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The update speed was still very fast.
Sam had nothing else to do anyway, so he just sat there waiting.
After a while, The update progress reached 100%!
"99%...100%! Update complete!"
"Update content as follows:"
"Modification: The Shelter's attribute panel no longer actively lists upgrade directions."
"Add [Missions]!"
"Add [Achievements]!"
"Receive update reward: 1000 points!"
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The content of the update was not much, the attribute panel became simpler, Two new modules were added, And a reward of 1000 points!
"1000!?"
Sam showed a look of surprise, For him now, 1000 points was not a small number!
These days, He had been mostly staying in the shelter, earning over 30 points on a good day, and only over 10 on a bad one!
Accumulated to now, plus the previous points, he only had 410 points, Now with the update,
His points suddenly surged to 1410!
"This is great, with over 1000 points, I can upgrade a lot of things."
Sam stroked his chin and noticed the newly added [Missions] and [Achievements], he couldn't help but say: "The InfiniteShelter Upgrade System, are you a game client? It feels like playing a game..."
The InfiniteShelter Upgrade System: "Host, The InfiniteShelter Upgrade System does not have a tangible concept and entity, you may treat it as playing a game."
Sam: "Okay then, there won't be any penalties for not completing missions, right?"
As he spoke, he opened the [Missions] feature.
The mission interface is divided into three categories:
"Daily"
"Important"
"Random"!
Clear and simple, one can tell at a glance that these are the classifications of missions!
Opening the "Important" category, there is only one mission listed.
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[Survive]
Mission content: With the catastrophe upon us, surviving is the primary goal!
Mission requirement: From today, survive until the tenth day!
Mission reward: 1000 points.
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"A reward of 1000 points?"
Sam's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly opened the daily panel.
There was also one mission on the panel.
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[The First Step of a True Man]
Mission requirement: Do one thousand standard push-ups and one thousand standard frog jumps in the icy snow, then shout out loud "I am a true man"!
Mission reward: 10 points.
"Available!"
"[Yes]/[No]"
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"Refresh"
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"Just 10 points."
Sam felt a bit disappointed,
He thought there would be many rewards for daily tasks as well, It seems, Only important missions offer substantial rewards.
Then, He checked the "Random" category, This category panel was empty, not a single mission!
"If you look at it as playing a game, then important missions are like the main quests, and daily missions are like side quests!"
"Important missions offer rich rewards, and they seem not too difficult! And for these two types of missions, there are no penalties for failing!"
Sam analyzed a bit and carefully reviewed the content of the two missions.
The "Survive" mission was too simple; he could just lie low for 10 days and solve it.
Those 1000 points were practically a giveaway!
But that daily mission...
"What the heck?"
Sam's face twitched, and seeing the "refresh" button below, he couldn't help but click on it.
"Use 1 point to refresh the daily mission?"
Upon seeing this, Sam was somewhat surprised and asked, "The InfiniteShelter Upgrade System, can the daily missions be refreshed?"
The InfiniteShelter Upgrade System replied, "Yes, as long as the host has not accepted a mission, it can be refreshed! After refreshing, the list will display new missions, with a 50% chance for 1 mission, a 30% chance for 2 missions, and a 20% chance for 3 missions! Among these, there's a 50% chance for a low-reward mission, a 30% chance for a medium-reward mission, and a 20% chance for a high-reward mission."
Sam understood the refresh feature after this explanation.
1 point wasn't much, He looked with interest and clicked to refresh.
"Points -1!"
On the list, The previous mission immediately disappeared, and a new mission appeared.
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[Cook Yourself in a Pot]
Mission content: With the catastrophe upon us, we need some excitement, so why not cook yourself in a pot!
Mission requirement: Take a bath in a boiling iron pot for one hour.
Mission reward: 10 points.
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"..."
Sam was dumbfounded.
What kind of task was this!
"Refresh again!"
"Would you like to use 5 points to refresh the daily mission?"
"The service fee went up!"
Sam's eyes bulged, but looking at that bizarre task, he could only grit his teeth and confirm.
With one refresh,This time, two new missions appeared!
And, One of the missions was shimmering with a silver glow.
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[Apocalypse Circle King]
Mission content: Spin around, and you will be the first skill master of the apocalypse!
Mission requirement: Spin in place 100 times.
Mission reward: 10 points.
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[Snowman Statue]
Mission content: With heavy snow sealing the skies, how can one not build a snowman statue outside the shelter at this moment?
Mission requirement: Create a snowman statue that resembles you outside the shelter! The similarity must not be less than 60%!
Mission reward: 50 points, [Cell Strengthening Fluid]x1.
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The ordinary mission [Apocalypse Circle King]needs no explanation, but the new silver mission [Snowman Statue]certainly caught Sam's eye. Just making a snowman statue could earn him 50 points and a [Cell Strengthening Fluid]?
"Isn't this a huge profit?"
"Silver should be the reward for a mid-level mission, could gold be for high-level ones? The rewards for silver are already so generous, I wonder how much more impressive the gold mission rewards could be!"
Sam showed a delighted expression, thought for a moment, and then tried to refresh again.
"Do you want to use 10 points to refresh the daily missions?"
Sure enough, the handling fee went up again!
"Should I refresh again? What if a high-level reward mission comes up?"
A thought popped into Sam's head, somewhat tempting.
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A sudden impulse!
Sam squinted his eyes, Thought for a moment, And with difficulty dispelled the thought in his mind.
It's easy for gamblers to get carried away, Although Sam hadn't really gambled much, in modern society, what doesn't involve gambling?
Various lotteries, all sorts of games, choices in life's journey, Bet right, and you make a fortune.
Bet wrong, and you could lose everything, even your underwear.
He understood his situation, gambling that hand was completely meaningless!
"Accept all!"
Sam confirmed all,
"Task [Apocalypse King] accepted successfully! Please complete the task on time. If not completed by 00:00 tomorrow, it will be considered forfeited."
"Task [Snowman Statue] accepted successfully! Please complete the task on time. If not completed by 00:00 tomorrow, it will be considered forfeited."
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Two tasks, The former is simple, The latter requires Sam to think carefully.
Building a snowman is easy, but making it over 60% similar to Sam is a bit difficult!
"Good thing it's not 90%. I'm not a craftsman, but trying a bit, 60% isn't hard, right?"
Sam touched his chin and looked at the new [Achievements] feature.
In the achievements panel, Divided into "Completed" and "Uncompleted" categories, No need to mention the uncompleted, Countless grey achievements, such as "King of the Battle Axe," "Killer as Hemp," "Big Stomach King," "Fear of the Night," and so on.
Among the completed ones, there are "Day of Catastrophe," "First Blood," and "Master of the Shelter."
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Day of Catastrophe
Description: The catastrophe has arrived, and you are a witness!
Rewards: 200 points.
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First Blood
Description: You have been with your first woman, shedding your status as a virgin.
Rewards: 100 points, a set of health and beauty cosmetics.
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Master of the Shelter
Description: You now own your own shelter!
Rewards: 100 points!
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Achievements differ from tasks; they are straightforward - fulfill the conditions, and you can claim the rewards.
This brightened Sam's eyes, But he wasn't in a hurry to claim them, Instead, he carefully reviewed the uncompleted interface.
In the uncompleted interface, many achievements were within his reach.
Such as "First Kill," the first time killing a human!
It seems that the count for achievements and tasks starts from today, the thugs he had killed before do not count.
After "First Kill," there is a series of tasks,
"Double Kill"
"Triple Kill"
"Quintuple Kill"
"Deca Kill"
And "Centenary Kill," etc.,
The higher the achievement, the richer the rewards!
For instance, following "First Blood," there is more!
The "Concubine Over Wife" achievement, having 2 women allows you to complete and claim the reward, which is 500 points and 10 sets of health and skincare cosmetics.
"The Rule of Three" achievement, having 3 women allows you to complete and claim the reward...
The highest level, Is a rainbow-colored achievement called [Empress of Three Thousand], Having 3000 women completes it, And you can claim the reward!
The reward is astonishingly one billion points and a special cosmic battleship—[Imperial Palace]!
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There are too many achievements, from low to high level, leaving Sam dazzled and utterly astonished.
"The Infinite Shelter Upgrade System, are these achievement rewards for real? Or are you just making this up to tease me?"
The Infinite Shelter Upgrade System: "Host, everything follows the rules, I cannot change them."
Sam: "If that's true, does that mean I just need to bring in 3000 women into the shelter, make an effort, and then I can claim a cosmic battleship? Isn't that just killing it during a catastrophe?"
The Infinite Shelter Upgrade System: "Please be realistic, host. Only those mutually recognized can be counted as valid entries!"
"Mutually recognized..."
Sam sighed and calmed down.
Indeed, Thinking so far ahead was pointless!
"Getting 400 points for free isn't bad, and the 'Concubine Over Wife' achievement should also be easy to complete!"
Sam's eyes lit up, Big achievements may be hard to complete, but this one seemed quite simple!
Liuli was the first, And Han Xiaowu... the second!
All he needed to do was find the right moment to "conquer" Han Xiaowu!
"500 points! Well, no rush!"
Sam chuckled, securing the points in hand,
Suddenly, His remaining points increased from 1,411,100 to 1,810, Then, He stood up and started pacing in circles in the living room!
1, 2, 3, 4...10...20...50...70...
Pacing in circles wasn't hard, The challenge was that doing it too much could cause dizziness and discomfort.
Before using the "Cell Strengthening Liquid," spinning in place 100 times might have caused Sam to lose direction and balance,
Or even faint, But now, with a strengthened body, spinning 100 times on the spot, At the end, Just invigorated him without much of a negative feeling.
He opened the mission panel under the "Daily" category, and the [Apocalypse Circle King] mission was marked as completed, Ready for claiming!
There wasn't much to say about this low-level reward mission, Sam directly chose to claim it, adding +10 points, And the mission status turned grey, settling down.
"Next up, building a snowman!"
Sam rubbed his hands together and walked towards the door...