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"As expected, the combined rewards from the two days were more than I had imagined."

Looking at the generous reward in front of him, Xiao Yun was overjoyed and momentarily dazzled.

"Let's take a look at what the Homestead Upgrade Card is all about."

Xiao Yun picked up the card, and a pop-up window appeared in front of him.

[Homestead Upgrade Requirements: Minimum of 4 permanent residents, minimum of 3 permanent professional residents, minimum area of ​​300 square meters, minimum of 7 buildings with an average level of at least D-, at least one type of buffing building, and a Homestead Shield]

"Only the area and building grade are not met, but that's easy to solve."

While everyone else was around, Xiao Yun collected a batch of Home Expansion Cards and Building Upgrade Cards. After some basic construction, he quickly met the upgrade requirements.

[Ding! Your homestead meets the upgrade requirements. Upgrade now?]

Suppressing his excitement, Xiao Yun chose to upgrade.

[Ding! Please confirm the head of the household.]

Besides Xiao Yun, pop-up windows also appeared in front of Ji Mingyu, Wang Tianyuan, and Zhong Mo. The three of them looked at each other and, without hesitation, chose Xiao Yun.

[Ding! Home upgrade begins...]

Boom boom boom—

The surrounding space began to shake violently, and before anyone could understand what was happening, the scene before them suddenly changed.

When Xiao Yun came to her senses, she found herself standing at the dormitory entrance.

Not only himself, but also Ji Mingyu and others, and even Goose Boss and Xiaobai were invited out.

"What's going on?"

Wang Tianyuan reached out to press the doorknob, but was inexplicably pushed away by a strange force.

"Hey, Brother Yun, it shows that only you can operate this."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun stepped forward and looked at the panel that appeared on the dormitory door.

[During the homestead upgrade, should we optimize the homestead layout or leave it unchanged?]

"It can also optimize the home structure, that's great."

Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, and the others also became excited when they heard about it.

The dormitory was originally only 20 or 30 square meters, but after days of expansion, the original structure is no longer suitable for the current needs.

The group had long wanted to reorganize, but they didn't know where to start, and now an opportunity had presented itself.

Xiao Yun even called Jiang Shangzhen over, because in his vision, the dormitory would not only house the four of them in the future.

Now that we have enough space, we also need to consider relatives like Su Muqing and Jiang Shangzhen. When people find their relatives in the future, we can't let them live outside.

A group of people stood at the door, brainstorming and constantly optimizing the space. After working for nearly two hours, they finally divided up the nearly 400-square-meter space.

After the rezoning, the left side of the community is the living area, the middle is the activity hall, and the right side is the construction work area.

Considering future livestock farming, planting, and the addition of large buildings such as nests for the Star Moon White Geese, the current living area only has eight rooms, but each room is more than 20 square meters, which is more than enough for living.

"Let's leave it at that for the first upgrade; we can expand it further later."

Xiao Yun spoke, and everyone nodded, their faces beaming with smiles.

Having a safe haven in the wilderness of another world is a very satisfying thing.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Xiao Yun pressed the confirmation button.

[Ding! Homestead layout confirmed, upgrade officially begins...]

[Estimated time: 8 hours and 37 minutes]

Although it's been a while and we won't be able to rest in the dorm tonight, we've already discussed this issue when optimizing the layout.

Compared to a stable living environment that satisfies everyone, a little waiting time is nothing.

There are still many empty rooms in the dormitory building, and the students' physical fitness is now beyond that of ordinary people, so they can manage for one night.

Xiao Yun found a dormitory room to rest in and lay on the hard bed, looking forward to moving into his new home tomorrow while taking out the other settlement rewards.

[Ding! Do you want to use the system backpack upgrade card?]

Xiao Yun had a sudden thought and chose to use it.

On the system panel, the backpack section is glowing.

After the light faded, Xiao Yun opened his system inventory again and found that the place had changed drastically.

The original cubicles have been transformed into a storage space of nearly thirty cubic meters.

Xiao Yun tried it out and found that it was the same as the original system backpack's storage rules. He could take items at will, but he could only store inanimate items.

"However, changing from grids to open spaces has made storage much more convenient."

After roughly organizing his belongings, Xiao Yun took out an equipment upgrade card.

"Upgrading the Mithril Sword requires 10 upgrade cards and five different D+ grade or higher metal materials?"

Seeing such stringent conditions, Xiao Yun pondered for a moment and chose to upgrade the Novice Set to D+ level first.

The set effect was enhanced again, and the bonuses to other attributes were insignificant to Xiao Yun at the moment. What Xiao Yun valued was the bonus to the luck attribute.

"It takes 15 upgrade cards to upgrade from D+ to C-?"

"If upgrading to C- rank only adds 1 point of luck, then 15 upgrade cards aren't very cost-effective."

Xiao Yun frowned slightly and put away the remaining two upgrade cards.

After the last upgrade, the durability of the Blood and Fire Emblem was refreshed, and there is no need to upgrade to reset the durability. The remaining equipment is sufficient for now and does not need to be upgraded.

After spending some more time deconstructing three useless skills, Xiao Yun now had eight skill upgrade cards.

Xiao Yun looked at his personal panel and pondered which skills he should improve.

"The two general skills, 'Calm Mind' and 'Tranquility,' need to be upgraded, and the passive skill 'Critical Strike' can also be upgraded. Five upgrade cards remain..."

Looking at his current D+ level [Mana Flow], Xiao Yun knew that upgrading it to C- level would require exactly five upgrade cards.

After continuous practice and development, he became more and more proficient in using the [Mana Flow] skill and gradually glimpsed the true potential of this skill.

"To create endless variations solely through one's own magical power—the guy who created this skill was truly a genius."

He can now use magic to create weapons and throw them to make up for his lack of ranged attacks.

But Xiao Yun felt that this was still not the limit that this skill could reach.

"Will there be any new changes after reaching C- level?"

After using five upgrade cards to upgrade Mana Flow, Xiao Yun opened the skill details with anticipation.

The Mana Flow skill did not disappoint him, giving rise to a trait called [Flow].

【Trait - Flow】: Within a 10-meter radius around you, you can freely use your mana to shape objects or forms.

It may seem to have no offensive power, but when Xiao Yun actually used it, he found that this characteristic gave the skill a qualitative leap.

Previously, after creating a halberd or spear, it was necessary to throw it to detonate and cause damage. But now, with [Flow], theoretically, he can create a giant mana boulder on the enemy's head and crush them to death.

Of course, this is only in theory. After testing, Xiao Yun found that using the skill in this way consumes more than three times the original amount of mana. The mana that could have created a spear could only create a short stick when using mental power to create it.

"You still need to practice slowly."

Xiao Yun rubbed his tired temples and took out the last three self-selection cards.

A dazzling array of options appeared in the pop-up window before him. Xiao Yun patiently selected one after a long time, finally choosing the one he was satisfied with.

In terms of skills, since he already had [Calm Mind] and [Tranquility], Xiao Yun decisively chose [Concentration] to complete the set.

The Concentration skill has a somewhat mystical effect, increasing overall combat power based on the degree of one's "mind and body in harmony," and the skill description states that this increase has no upper limit.

Xiao Yun tried it out briefly. With [Calm Mind] and [Tranquility] fully activated, the increase in [Concentration] was doubled.

"A twofold increase is quite effective."

Xiao Yun wasn't greedy. He wasn't some peerless genius, and a double increase without any side effects was already quite good.

For the next weapon and accessory, Xiao Yun chose the [Lake Sword Sheath (Replica)] and the [Magic-Accumulating Ring].

Compared to the D-grade scabbard that Su Muqing gave him, the C-grade scabbard of the Lake Sword is much stronger, and can withstand a total of 3 fatal blows. It is the most cost-effective weapon that Xiao Yun could find.

The 【Mana Storage Ring】has a very simple function: it can store 500 mana points through either automatic absorption or active storage, essentially acting as a power bank.

This is a perfect fit for Xiao Yun. The [Sword Aura] of the Mithril Sword on his body, the Void Breaking Mark, and the Mana Flow all consume a lot of mana. The [Mana Accumulation Ring] solves the problem of mana sustain very well.