Crossing the wilderness to survive, starting with a broken kitchen knife.

Zhang Shi came to the body of the King of Mandrills. A purple ball of light was floating next to it, looking quite extraordinary.

Zhang Shi put the light ball away and found that it contained a skill card. It was the first time Zhang Shi had seen a skill card stored in a light ball, so he clicked it open with interest.

[Skill Card - Waste Utilization (Purple): Available to craftsmen. After using it, you can learn the skill - Waste Utilization.]

[Waste Utilization (Purple): Can open locked system watches; when repairing equipment or building resources, significantly reduce material consumption.]

The system watch was a special device; it could only function completely normally while its host was alive. Sometimes, after killing an enemy, the watch would become inoperable. Therefore, Zhang Shi couldn't steadily collect resources through fighting to support his enemies.

Zhang Shi happened to have a pile of wristwatches left over from the victory over the Dragon Tiger Alliance. By teaching Gong Yi this skill, he would have another way to acquire resources.

"Ding, the dungeon is cleared, and the special shop is opened"

The four of them looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise. It just so happened that Zhang Shi had just held a big sale and had enough gold coins. The four of them were sure to spend a lot this time.

However, to the four's disappointment, the items in this special store were very limited, and the highest grade was only rare, and many items were not even as good as what they were wearing.

After a thorough selection, Zhang Shi bought some high-quality equipment and weapon blueprints, intending to hand them over to the craftsmen for study, allowing them to improve the efficiency of mass production. As for himself, he didn't buy anything, not because he was being frugal, but because he didn't see anything he liked.

Zhao Feng waved his hand and replaced the flint giant axe that had been with him for many days with a rare heavy weapon.

[Death Axe (Purple): A rare weapon. When equipped, increases Strength by 10 and Constitution by 10. Increases Energy recovery speed based on Energy consumption, up to a maximum of 100%.]

[Talent Card - Vanguard (Purple): A rare talent card. Use it to gain the talent - Vanguard. Vanguard: Reduces incoming damage by 10%, increases melee damage by 10%, and increases stamina recovery by 10%]

[Skill Card - Fighter (Purple): A rare skill card. Use it to gain the Fighter skill. Fighter: Upon activation, passively increases Strength, Agility, and Constitution based on the number of hits taken. This skill lasts for 300 seconds.]

Zhang Shi glanced at his choices and quipped.

"Brother Feng, you are trying to build yourself into a tank."

Zhao Feng nodded solemnly and answered.

"Well, after all this fighting, I've gotten a clearer understanding of my role. You've all played online games, right? The monsters we encounter in the future might be even stronger, and it wouldn't be appropriate without a tank up front. So, I'll just transition to being a frontline player."

Ge Dalong said with a smile.

"I've taken a look and I think Zhao Feng's choice is correct. Attributes like stamina and energy aren't reflected on the dashboard. Since there's a way to increase them, I'll try to stack them up as much as possible. It won't hurt anyway."

As he said this, he showed the props he bought this time.

[Water Staff (Purple): A rare weapon. Equipped with this weapon, it increases mana by 10 points and mana regeneration by 20%. Reduces skill cooldown by 15%. Special Effect: Releases an unbreakable water wall that blocks all physical and energy-based projectiles. The water wall lasts for 5 seconds.]

[Talent Card - Glass Cannon (Purple): A rare talent card. Use it to gain the talent - Glass Cannon. Glass Cannon: Reduces maximum Constitution by 50% and increases magic damage by 30%.]

Seeing that Ge Dalong's physical attributes had dropped by half, it was now Zhao Feng's turn to tease him.

"How foolish of you to choose this talent? I bet you'll be gasping for breath even after running 800 meters."

……

After careful selection, Wu Qing completed the purchase. She finally chose a set of armor and a new talent card.

[Holy Robe (Purple): Rare cloth armor with high resistance to magical attacks. Additional Skill - Punishment: Absorbs the target's energy, converting it into energy fluctuations that deal area damage, doubling damage to enemies in negative states.]

[Talent Card - Morale Boost (Purple): A rare talent card. Use it to grant the talent - Morale Boost. Morale Boost: Generates a 150-meter aura, granting +5 to all friendly units within range (based on the carrier's Constitution). Each Elite monster killed by the team also grants 1% increased damage.]

Wu Qing had many ways to save her life, and since she didn't need to be on the front lines of battle, she decisively abandoned the heavy armor defense and chose the cloth armor with active offensive capabilities. As for the talent card, it had the same name as the previous talent, but the effect was even more powerful.

The group gained a lot. Zhang Shi saw that the soldiers had rested enough and planned to go back home. However, a group of uninvited guests suddenly appeared on the way.

This group of about fifty people, clearly dressed like survivors, were well-armed and well-armored, and appeared to be part of a larger organization. The leader was a bearded foreigner, who looked somewhat like a Viking pirate.

This group of people also noticed Zhang Shi and his men, but faced with a group of hundreds of people, they showed no fear and instead walked over to them leisurely. Zhang Shi observed them for a while and found that these people all had Western faces. He signaled the soldiers not to act rashly and waited quietly for the other party to approach, preparing to see where they were coming from.

The bearded man led his men to a distance of fifty meters from Zhang Shi and stopped. He walked up to Zhang Shi alone, put his palm on his forehead, and saluted Zhang Shi in a friendly manner.

"Brother, we are from the Eagle Group. This instance has been occupied by our Eagle Group. We hope you will be kind enough to evacuate as soon as possible."

Zhang Shi looked at the other party suspiciously, not knowing what to say for a moment. The four people on his side either covered their faces or changed their clothes, so it was understandable that the other party did not recognize him.

Zhang Shi was silent for a moment, thinking about whether to let these people go. After all, the BOSS had been defeated, the reward had been taken, and this bearded man was quite polite.

At this time, someone in the bearded team shouted.

"Boss, the map shows that the big monkey has been killed and will not be refreshed for three days."

The bearded man's expression changed slightly and he asked.

"Brother, did you guys start a BOSS?"

Zhang Shi smiled helplessly, not intending to hide it, and nodded in answer.

"We just killed the boss. You guys are a little late."

Before the bearded man could speak, a burly man rushed out from behind him, holding a musket in his hand and cursing with a stern face.

"Damn it, you guys really don't know what's good for you. You dare to steal anyone's copy, don't you? Do you know that you've wasted three days of our precious time? Even if we sell you guys, we can't afford to compensate you."

As he was speaking, the sturdy man's eyes fell on Wu Qing. Wu Qing's face was already beautiful, and now in her holy robes, she looked even more dignified and beautiful, immediately attracting the sturdy man's attention.

"Oh, not really. That girl is pretty, she should be able to afford the compensation."

"Hey, you killed the boss and there must be some purple gear dropped. That girl, come here quickly and let me search you."