The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

[Life-based Ability: Resilience]

[Quality: Green]

[Effects: Increases the body's tolerance to pain, fatigue, and harsh environments; accelerates recovery from non-fatal injuries.]

[Price: 5000 popularity points]

Special Skill: Concealing Breath (Beginner)

[Quality: Green]

[Effect: Through special breathing techniques and muscle control, significantly reduce one's aura, body temperature, and spiritual energy fluctuations, weakening the effectiveness of high-level detection and making it less likely to be detected by conventional methods.]

[Price: 4500 popularity points]

[Item: Basic Mental Stimulant]

[Quality: Blue]

[Effects: After consumption, it significantly enhances mental activity and sensory acuity for the next hour. There is a low probability of stimulating positive changes or temporary breakthroughs in mental traits. There are certain side effects, such as mental fatigue and headaches.]

[Price: 5500 popularity points]

Each of the three options has its uses.

【Resilience】is a superpower. Even if it's just the lowest level of green superpower, it can comprehensively improve survivability and continuous combat ability. It's very practical and it's a permanent improvement. The system said that as long as he has popularity points, he can have eight hundred superpowers at the same time.

【Conceal Breath】is an active skill that is highly effective for stealth, reconnaissance, avoiding danger, and even ambushes. Combined with his current combat style, which leans towards melee and using coffins for defense, it increases his tactical flexibility.

The coffin was indeed conspicuous, but it was used to conceal his presence and evade detection skills. After all, it was a concealment technique, not an invisibility technique. It couldn't be relied upon to deceive the naked eye, only to deceive the senses, so its effectiveness was somewhat limited.

The "Basic Mental Strength Stimulant" is the gambler's choice. His mental strength has special characteristics, and this drug might help him master his mental strength more quickly, or even unleash the potential of that gray mist. However, it is the most expensive, a one-time consumable, and has side effects.

Chen Guan fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he made a decision.

"Exchange for [Resilience]".

Defense and survival are always the top priorities. With greater endurance and recovery, he can endure Li Yan's grueling training and potential battles for longer, and be better able to cope with unexpected situations.

Moreover, it's permanent, making it relatively cost-effective.

"Exchange successful! 5000 popularity points deducted, remaining popularity points: 769 points."

A warm current instantly flowed through my body. Unlike the feeling of attribute point bonuses, this time it felt more like a subtle change that penetrated deep into my bones and permeated my cells.

The muscle soreness seemed to have lessened somewhat, and the mental fatigue was also dispelled a little. My whole body felt as if it had been infused with a newfound resilience.

Chen Guan clenched his fist, feeling that his body's endurance had indeed improved, and he didn't experience the legendary "pooping in his pores," saving him the trouble of changing clothes. Very good.

He thought for a moment and exchanged his 700 popularity points for 0.7 intelligence. Intelligence is linked to spiritual power, so if he could increase his intelligence, he might be able to awaken his own spiritual power quickly.

After closing the system panel, Chen Guan did not rest immediately. He closed his eyes and began to try the meditation method that Instructor Yun Zhi had taught him that afternoon, while also combining it with the methods he had figured out on his own.

He attached a wisp of thought to his mind, trying to use it as a beacon to more clearly sense his own gray, misty spiritual power.

Although he still doesn't know what that gray mist is, it's not something harmful to him. Maybe he's the second master of the Washing Chamber.

The process was still difficult, but with the mental endurance boost from [Resilience], although the panel values ​​didn't change, he felt he could hold on for longer and his perception seemed a little more stable.

Resilience has one advantage over those expensive superpowers: it's a passive skill that can be activated on its own without the need for spiritual power, although it becomes stronger with the support of spiritual power.

Under the gaze of consciousness, the gray mist remained thin and ethereal, yet it seemed to have condensed into a negligible wisp compared to the afternoon.

Silent all night.

Over the next few days, Chen Guan's life settled into a regular rhythm.

The morning session focused on the theoretical foundations of superpowers. Situ Ming's insightful and easy-to-understand explanations deepened Situ Ming's understanding of the energy system of this world. Although he still couldn't perceive spiritual power, the theoretical framework was gradually being established.

In the afternoon, Li Yan taught physical training, which became more intense each day. With his [Resilience] talent and constantly improving stamina and strength, Chen Guan gradually adapted to this high-intensity training and even began to handle it with ease.

His sparring practice with Wang Hanyue became more and more proficient. Although he still found it difficult to break through the opponent's rock defense, he was getting better and better at timing his dodges and counterattacks. Li Yan's evaluation of him went from passing to good, and he would occasionally give him a few pointers on power generation techniques.

Long Ao was still the one who trained the hardest in physical training class, often taking the initiative to do extra training, and his fighting spirit and desire to conquer were undisguised in his eyes.

He would sometimes glance at Chen Guan with a hint of eagerness in his eyes, but he never actually challenged him. After all, he knew that Chen Guan was no match for him, and bullying the weak was not his style.

However, Long Ao was certain that Chen Guan would become an extraordinary person in the future, because Chen Guan's progress was so fast that even he was somewhat envious.

An Changqing consistently maintained his excellence, completing all training sessions flawlessly. He showed signs of becoming the spiritual leader of the Tian Shu class. He would occasionally inquire about Chen Guan's adaptation progress with a sincere attitude.

Su Yuehe, Zhao Qingyin, and others also worked hard, and the competitive atmosphere within the Tian Shu Class became increasingly intense, but overall it was still relatively healthy.

Liu Feiyu indeed became much more well-behaved. When he saw Chen Guan, he would either go around him or lower his head and pretend not to see him. His two henchmen also toned down their arrogance after their injuries healed.

Regarding the conflict that day, the academy quickly issued disciplinary action. Liu Feiyu received a demerit, had his monthly points bonus deducted, and was responsible for compensating Chen Guan for his emotional distress. It was a small amount of academy points, which Chen Guan accepted. His two followers received warnings.

The matter was considered closed, but only those involved knew the underlying undercurrents.

Wednesday afternoon was the spiritual guidance class. Chen Guan continued his previous cultivation, making slow but steady progress.

Instructor Yunzhi seemed to have noticed the peculiarity of his mental strength. After class, she kept him behind for a while, gently reminding him to proceed step by step, and gave him a thin handwritten copy of an ancient book about calming the mind and nourishing the spirit, which Chen Guan gratefully accepted.

The teachers at this school are all good people, he thought to himself.

Friday afternoons are free time. Chen Guan mostly spends his time in the library, continuing to study special materials and spiritual power theories. Occasionally, he will also visit the mission hall to familiarize himself with the mission posting process and points redemption.

On a weekend morning, we finally welcomed the lecture "Research and Application of Special Items" personally taught by Situ Ming.

The class was held in a laboratory in the Instrument Research Building, which was filled with all sorts of strange instruments and material specimens. Only Chen Guan attended the class, making it a truly exclusive course.

Situ Ming was dressed in a practical dark gray work uniform, which made him look less imposing as the vice dean and more scholarly. He didn't exchange many pleasantries and went straight to the point in his old-fashioned tone.

"Special items refer to objects, materials, and even natural creations that possess physical properties beyond those of ordinary ones or have a special interaction with supernatural forces."

Situ Ming's voice was calm: "Studying them is not only to utilize their characteristics, but also to understand everything that may be hidden behind them."