Shi Xu hadn't noticed when he'd found a book and was flipping through it without even looking up: "Not bad..."

"What?" He Zhuo scratched his ears. "Is there something wrong with my ears? ... Am I hallucinating? Did he just praise me?"

"Not only does Shi Xu praise you, but Brother Yan and I have to praise you too." Lu Xici patted He Zhuo's shoulder and said, "You can use your brain when fighting. That's good... Comrade He, you've made considerable progress!"

"Something's wrong..." He Zhuo shuddered and said, "You all praise me, why do I feel it's so unreal?"

Gu Wan rolled her eyes. "...He Zhuo, I'm not saying anything bad about you, seriously! I think you're a little bit ill."

"Hey..." He Zhuo touched the back of his neck: "Don't you think it's weird? It feels better..."

Gu Wan: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Chi Yanzhou glanced at He Zhuo and said, "...With this purity, I don't think even gold mines can produce such pure divine gold."

Everyone: "Brother Yan...very insightful!"

......

The flames from the burning bodies lit up half the sky red. The surrounding ice continued to melt under the intense heat, and the sound of dripping water echoed...

While He Zhuo and others were changing clothes, Lu Xici deliberately parked the RV in the upwind direction to avoid the melted area.

When the flames gradually died down, Chi Yanzhou raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the ground returned to its flat and smooth ice surface.

Everyone sat around the island counter of the RV, where five level four crystal cores were arranged on the table.

Lu Nange: "The crystal cores we collected today, barring any unforeseen circumstances, should be enough to power our RV for the better part of half a year... Right now, we're mainly looking for these five level 4 crystal cores. Who should we upgrade first?"

Chi Yanzhou: "As we said before, we should follow the order in which the abilities are upgraded?"

"agree."

"No problem."

"Can."

Everyone nodded in agreement...

"I have a suggestion..." Seeing everyone's attention focused on him, Gu Qi continued, "I suggest giving the three ice, gold, and fire stars to Brother Yan, A Ye, and Brother Ci first."

Lu Xici: "But I..."

Gu Qi: "Brother Ci, listen to me first. I know you need a Level 5 homologous crystal core to break through to Level 5 superpowers. But every time we fight, everyone can feel the superpower bottleneck loosening... So, I think instead of distributing it evenly, it's better to use these crystal cores and concentrate resources to build a few top-tier combat forces..."

The discussion gradually heated up, and finally reached an agreement - Chi Yanzhou, Lu Beiye, and Lu Xici each took the ice, gold, and fire crystal cores for upgrading.

The remaining wood and earth elements were given to Chi Yi and He Zhuo respectively.

"Although the fourth-level crystal core is of limited help in the fifth-level breakthrough..." Gu Qi stroked the third-level crystal core in his hand: "But maybe there will be some unexpected gains."

After dinner, except for Lu Nange and Shi Xu who were on guard, everyone else returned to the room with level three or level four crystal cores and began to absorb them.

The entire RV was so quiet that only the hum of the heater could be heard.

Shi Xu glanced at the time displayed on the tablet - 23:47, then turned to Lu Nange and said, "Nannan, you go to sleep for a while, I can just watch over it."

"No." Lu Nange leaned back on the sofa, hugging the pillow. "Let's wait together until they finish upgrading."

The two of them coordinated their night watch times. Shi Xu would first cover the entire area with his mental power for two hours, and then Lu Nange would take over...

The ice sculptures outside the window glow with a faint blue light...

At 3:17 in the morning, Wen Qing's door was the first to open.

She tiptoed to the living room and found Gu Wan and Ji Xian coming out one after another...