My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

It was already afternoon.

Tang Yu put down the book and stretched his now-strong body. He had never imagined that he, a student who had always been a novice, could be so engrossed in his studies, completely absorbed in the book on the fundamentals of source power, and unaware of the passage of time.

The gains were also enormous; he now understood what source power truly was!

This is an indescribable power, yet it involves every aspect, including the construction of runes, and is also closely related to the understanding of source power.

"Worth it, so much worth it..."

Tang Yu focused his mind on his body, exploring relentlessly, and finally found a faint glimmer of light in a place that was infinitely deep inside.

That is the source power...

Source energy exists within every Awakened One, but only those with abilities can sense their own source energy; Awakened Ones cannot.

At first, Tang Yu guessed that he only possessed source abilities after awakening special abilities. However, after looking at this basic book, he realized that this was not the case at all.

As long as one is an awakened being, one will inevitably possess source energy within their body.

however.

The reason why ordinary awakened beings cannot sense the existence of source energy within their bodies is simply because their source energy value is too low, to the point that it has no presence at all!

He also read the book and gained some understanding of the nature of source power. After much exploration, he finally found the source power that existed deep within his body.

It can even be mobilized... Of course, this is of little use. The amount of source power of ordinary awakened individuals is much less than that of ability users, and they cannot manipulate the source power in the air. The source power in their bodies is just a catalyst. To make it effective, they still need to cultivate properly.

He learned that even some warrior-type skills require source energy to use.

In the case of non-ability users, only when they reach the third stage of awakening, the Source Condensation Realm, do they have a greater amount of source power available for use.

Foundation Realm, Body Shaping Realm, Source Condensation Realm: These are the three minor realms within the Awakening Stage.

This is also a basic common sense in cultivation.

Tang Yu learned from the book that the Foundation Realm, which consists of the first to fifth levels of awakening, is the most important step in laying the foundation.

The Body Shaping Realm consists of the sixth to ninth levels of awakening, and this realm primarily focuses on refining the body.

The Condensation Realm, which consists of the tenth to twelfth levels of awakening, is, as the name suggests, the condensation of source power.

And the final stage of awakening, the thirteenth stage of great perfection.

This is the entire process of becoming an Awakened One; it may seem long, but in reality, it's all about honing the foundation.

Tang Yu originally thought that after using cheat codes a few times and having awakened to the third level of strength, he could be considered a minor expert. However, after learning more about the situation, he no longer dared to think that way.

In the Awakening stage, each advancement to the next realm is a bottleneck, and it cannot be broken through simply by absorbing soul power.

While it may seem that each realm level is divided into fewer stages, from five to four to three, in reality, the higher you go, the more difficult it becomes to awaken with each additional stage, and the greater the resources required.

According to the book, if one lacks aptitude or has bad luck, it is not surprising that one might get stuck at a minor bottleneck for two or three years.

The reason for combining the three realms into the Awakening Rank is certainly not to pad the word count. The key is that each level of Awakening Rank increases the chance of awakening a special ability. This is the origin of the Awakening Rank.

The entire awakening stage is just the foundation!

Tang Yu felt somewhat melancholy.

No wonder, I heard about the heavy losses suffered by modern armored legions in the face of demonic beasts in the early days of the apocalypse. At the time, I found it hard to believe. Now that I think about it, demonic beasts that have awakened to the fourth or fifth level are already a great threat. What if they are even higher?

Each awakening represents an advancement in one's life level. Demonic beasts that reach the Body Shaping Realm and the Source Condensation Realm will undoubtedly become extremely terrifying, not to mention demonic beasts that surpass the Awakening Realm!

Tang Yu had never heard of this level, but he believed that it absolutely existed in the world. Otherwise, it would be impossible for an army to suffer such heavy losses. How terrible would it be if an entire army group was decimated?

If a demonic beast of this caliber were to attack a shelter, even a large shelter might not be safe.

He felt a sense of urgency, wondering if his parents, who lived in another province, were safe.

"Now that we have the return scroll, we can go to the Eastern Shelter. Hopefully, we can find some relevant information there, but we still need to prepare more."

He refined his soul power yesterday and now has the strength of the late stage of the third level of awakening. He originally thought that this strength would be more than enough for the Lin Dong Sanctuary.

In fact, Han Jing and his group arrived here from Lindong with ease. With their route map, Tang Yu should not encounter too much danger on the way to Lindong.

Just in case.

Now he knows that awakening the third level is just a small fry. If he encounters a Body Shaping Realm, Origin Condensation Realm, or even a stronger demonized beast, even if he has a return scroll, will he have time to use it?

Tang Yu was unaware of this.

He needs to improve his skills, not his raw abilities, but rather his ability to react to danger.

After hesitating for a moment, Tang Yu took a liking to a building on the system panel.

Training camp!

Among the system buildings, there were countless things that made him envious, such as the energy wells that provided energy to the territory. If he had an energy well, let alone just two arrow towers and a cannon, even if there were ten times more, the energy supply would be more than enough.

In addition, there are warehouses, spell factories, detection towers, altars and other buildings with special functions, all of which he covets, but they are also extremely expensive. After much consideration, Tang Yu decided to build the training camp first.

Someone as shrewd and calculating as him would definitely be ranked among the top ten best men before the apocalypse...

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Unlike the training camp and the core building, this is a building that can be opened to the public.

Tang Yu decided not to place the training camp behind the castle. After all, since such amazing things as building city walls and cannons had already happened, building another training camp was quite normal.

Finally, the site was chosen on an open space in the middle of the villa area.

This place was originally planted with many trees, which became even more robust after the apocalypse, but now they have all been cut down, leaving a barren wasteland... Tang Yu had to admire his foresight in not letting the survivors cut down the trees. Where could he find such a large open space to place buildings at this time?

It took the survivors quite a while to transport the building materials, and they didn't gather enough until it was getting dark.

After choosing a location, a huge building appeared shortly afterward, accompanied by a series of loud noises.

This building occupies a huge area, even larger than a second-level castle, and is shaped like a pyramid, making it quite spectacular.

This building has consumed a lot of materials, and the building materials have almost been exhausted... Now, apart from the villa area, almost all the buildings that can be demolished in the entire resort have been demolished. Now, the materials need to be transported from nearby villages and towns, which has greatly reduced efficiency and requires the accompaniment of patrol teams.

The crisis suddenly turned from a source crystal crisis into a materials crisis.

Fortunately, I don't have many source crystals left, so I can't build it even if I wanted to... But thinking about it this way, something seems wrong.

Tang Yu fell into deep thought.

The onlookers, who had finished carrying the materials, exclaimed in amazement, expressing their admiration.

This time, no one was surprised. Having experienced many big events, the survivors of the shelter were used to Tang Yu making a big fuss from time to time. Now, it was indeed spectacular and amazing, but... wasn't this normal?

They all went back to their work.

Watching? No way. They'd rather use that time to do more work. Their food is now tied to their workload. Once they're full, they want to eat even better. And even if they eat well, they can still improve their clothing.

It is said that the shelter is planning to build a bathhouse, and soon they will be able to get rid of their current dirty and smelly state. Of course, this will require work points.

Tempted by the promise of a better life, the survivors were filled with enthusiasm.