Universal Shelter: I have a gold entry at each level!

Chapter 026: Promotion to Second Rank! Three Ice Skills!

The next two days passed.

Lin Xuan didn’t do anything else.

Except for eating and sleeping, he spent almost all his time in the mine, digging madly for resources inside.

It’s worth mentioning that the mine, which was originally supposed to take four days to explore, was fully explored by Lin Xuan in just two days.

And he also killed a second-rank Rat King and found a bronze treasure chest.

The main reason for this was the involvement of Alia.

At first, Alia was somewhat reluctant.

But when Lin Xuan suggested that if she helped him mine materials, he would cook her favorite dishes every day—especially the stir-fried yam and several vegetarian dishes she loved—Alia agreed.

Additionally, Lin Xuan promised to take her to Blue Star for a day of fun after they finished.

With that, Alia became very motivated, and together with Lin Xuan, they explored the entire mine in just two days.

Although the process was a bit tough, fortunately, the rewards were abundant.

First of all, Alia killed around four or five hundred Stone-Eating Rats, allowing Lin Xuan to collect over eighty crystal cores and several other materials.

With these crystal cores, Lin Xuan immediately absorbed forty-five of them, instantly leveling up to second-rank strength.

The remaining thirty-plus crystal cores were stored for later use, as his base was about to be upgraded to a level two shelter.

At that time, these crystal cores would be a vital strategic resource, so he needed to keep some for future preparations.

In addition to the above gains, Lin Xuan also collected over 15,000 stone materials and more than 10,000 raw iron.

Based on his past experiences, with these materials, all he needed was 30,000 units of wood to upgrade his base from a top-tier safe house directly to a mid-level shelter.

Although 30,000 wood was a lot, Lin Xuan had already thought of a way to quickly gather large amounts of wood.

Moreover, Bai Ling had contacted him during this time, and according to her, it seemed that the official aid for the Fire Seed personnel was about to be distributed, and she would be sending it to him.

Although Lin Xuan didn’t know how much, he was sure it would be the highest level of support based on his Fire Seed rank.

Additionally, Lin Xuan learned three low-rank ice skills.

They were: Ice Shield Formula, Frost Speech Curse, and Ice Thousand Slashes.

• • • • Ice Shield Formula (Low Rank): Creates an ice shield to block attacks!

• • • • Frost Speech Curse (Low Rank): Freezes all targets in a specified area!

• • • • Ice Thousand Slashes (Low Rank): Forms multiple ice blades to attack a target!

These three ice skills were not obtained by Lin Xuan himself.

They were taught to him by Alia.

Speaking of which, Lin Xuan couldn’t help but feel a bit envious of Alia.

In one of their chats, Lin Xuan accidentally learned that Alia actually had affinity with four elements.

These four elements were: wood, earth, wind, and ice.

Her affinity with wood was superior, while earth and wind were of medium affinity. Her ice affinity was low.

This was also why Alia only taught Lin Xuan three ice skills—after all, her ice affinity was low, so most of her energy was focused on wood and the other two elements.

For a low-level affinity like ice, Alia only symbolically learned three skills.

Otherwise, with her personality, Lin Xuan could have learned even more ice skills.

But even so, Lin Xuan was already quite satisfied.

Day Three arrived.

Lin Xuan kept his promise.

After waking up, he took Alia out for a day of fun.

Although Blue Star had been greatly affected by the game, causing some shops to close, certain necessary places were still open by official mandate.

However, these places now required game items for payment, such as wood, stone, raw iron, crystal cores, and blueprints.

Lin Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

“Humans really are the most adaptable. Survival skills are unmatched!”

However, this turned out to be a good thing for Lin Xuan too.

Unknowingly, he had become a rich man!

For example, when buying Alia some designer clothes at the mall, he found that it only cost 150 units of wood, and if exchanged for raw iron, it was only 10 units.

A meal at a five-star hotel cost just over 30 units of raw iron, and spending half a day at an amusement park only took a few units of raw iron.

In the end, after a day of extravagant spending, Lin Xuan calculated the expenses and found that they had only spent a little over 300 units of raw iron.

“This is way too cheap!” Lin Xuan thought, amazed. “This is less than one-twentieth of what Alia has contributed to me!”

Looking at the happy Alia, Lin Xuan decisively took her to the most luxurious hotel in East Sea City for some more indulgence.

After they ate and drank to their fill, it was already past seven in the evening.

“Lin Xuan, where are we going next?” Alia asked cheerfully, holding his hand.

Lin Xuan shook his head and said, “Alright, Alia, it’s time to get down to business.”

Upon hearing this, Alia nodded thoughtfully, linking her arm with Lin Xuan’s without saying another word.

Afterward, Lin Xuan hailed a taxi, and they headed to a private estate…