Inside the Black Bear Base, the Minor Celebrity curled up in a dilapidated house.

When the Zombie Horde arrived, she had run away, later getting lost in the mountains before being brought back to the base by an Exploration Team.

She didn't dislike the Black Bear Base. Many survivors said the Black Bear Base was unfriendly to both men and women, requiring them to do physical labor or go out on explorations to obtain food. But she felt that being able to get food by working was actually quite good.

After all, surviving alone in the wilderness carried pressures at least ten times greater than those inside the base.

After returning, because she had fled, her original house was taken back. The base assigned her a house with only three wooden planks.

This house originally belonged to a fifty-year-old woman. After the Zombie Horde, she had also run away and hadn't returned yet. Perhaps she was lost in the mountains and hadn't been found yet, or perhaps she was dead.

Who knew?

People died every day in the apocalypse, unnoticed and without a sound.

She silently accepted everything without feeling any injustice. She just sometimes looked outside, hoping for that man's visit.

For food?

For status?

Maybe.

The Minor Celebrity couldn't quite explain it herself.

During this time, she often heard stories from survivors about Li Xuan's mighty displays of power.

"He will probably live a long time. I likely won't outlive him. That's good. When I die, he won't die, which means he will never die in my heart."

After murmuring to herself, the Minor Celebrity got up and dragged her tired body outside.

The harsh sunlight beating down on her felt particularly unbearable. Her skin was too delicate to withstand prolonged exposure to the sun.

But through two days of work, she was gradually getting used to it.

That's right, she was no longer selling her body. She had chosen a new path.

The person who had threatened her was already dead. She didn't need to support anyone else;

she only needed to support herself.

The work was exhausting, yet she found joy in it.

She felt herself undergoing a transformation.

While working, the Minor Celebrity heard a commotion.

The soldiers had returned.

She remembered she owed a certain soldier a debt. That soldier had died in the Zombie Horde. A man who called himself the soldier's brother had come looking for her. After hearing she had some connection to Li Xuan, he turned and left without making her repay the food.

After a long while, the Minor Celebrity pursed her lips. She learned a piece of news from the soldiers.

Li Xuan had left. The new Base Leader was Xia Xuebing, and the Deputy Base Leader was a bald man who seemed to have obtained an incredible Supernatural Characteristic, suggesting a great future ahead.

"I thought we would meet again," the Minor Celebrity murmured in her heart.

Elsewhere

While traveling, Li Xuan heard a *ding* sound as new intelligence refreshed.

[Splendid Transformation] [Prison of Corpses Forest]

Intelligence [Splendid Transformation: After you left, the Minor Celebrity stopped selling her body and worked hard to support herself. Towards the end of the first version, when the Bald Soldier and Xia Xuebing were contending for the Base Leader position, she helped Xia Xuebing stabilize her position, earning the appreciation of the Bald Soldier.

When the second version arrived, the Bald Soldier awakened the B-grade ability Gluttony, and the Minor Celebrity awakened the B-grade ability Sunflower. The two joined forces to hunt mutated animals and search for spirit fruits.

The Minor Celebrity underwent a splendid transformation in the early second version, becoming known as the 'Light Maiden'. After being recruited by the R Official Survivor Base, she steadily improved, becoming one of the base's high-ranking officials by the version's end.

Minor Celebrity's Ability: Sunflower / B-grade (Extremely sensitive to light and heat sources. Absorbs solar energy to slowly enhance physical fitness. Does not need to eat or drink;

can replenish bodily nutrients solely through light energy. Absorption efficiency increases fivefold when consuming fire or light attribute spirit fruits or mutated beast meat.)

Bald Soldier's Ability: Gluttony / B-grade (Devours flesh and blood to enhance physical fitness. Can also store energy within the body to replenish stamina and recover from injuries at critical moments.)]

"What does it mean that the Minor Celebrity helped Xia Xuebing stabilize her position but earned the Bald Soldier's regard?" Li Xuan mentally complained.

Of course, he could guess that the Minor Celebrity's help was most likely just vocal support. With her small frame, she couldn't possibly defeat the soldiers in the base.

Perhaps the Bald Soldier valued the Minor Celebrity because he admired her courage.

The fates of these two had completely changed.

Originally, neither might have survived until the second version.

Because of his existence, the Bald Soldier obtained the Chaotic Evolution characteristic and became the Deputy Base Leader. The Minor Celebrity stopped selling her body and no longer lived under threat, successfully surviving until the second version, resulting in two B-grade ability users appearing in the future.

B-grade abilities were already extremely rare. By collating the intelligence he had received about the second version, he knew that not every survivor could awaken an ability.

Among those who awakened, most were C-grade, followed by D-grade. B-grade abilities were relatively rare, each one quite remarkable with decent potential. Used well, they could make one a powerhouse within a base.

D-grade abilities were weaker than C-grade abilities, yet the number of people awakening them was even fewer than those awakening C-grade abilities. Li Xuan wasn't clear on the exact principle. Perhaps it was because the survivors who managed to live until the second version were all exceptional, with tenacious spirits and high average potential, leading to more C-grade abilities?

A-grade abilities were extremely rare. So far, he had only refreshed three pieces of intelligence related to A-grade abilities, each one immensely powerful, capable of creating a dominant local powerhouse.

First was the ability of Huo Lingling's sister, Huo Shuangshuang, an auxiliary-type A-grade ability that could greatly enhance the user's strength, speed, and constitution. The enhancement wasn't based on the user's own strength, but on Huo Shuangshuang's. If Huo Shuangshuang was powerful enough, she could turn anyone into a powerhouse.

Its utility was enormous, compatible with almost all ability users.

Second was Huo Lingling's ability in her snake form, rated A+, the Bodhi Divine Garb, which greatly enhanced the user's comprehension and learning ability.

Perhaps in the second version, the Bodhi Divine Garb's effect was average, inferior to other A-grade abilities.

But once the Martial Arts version and the Immortal Cultivation version arrived, the Bodhi Divine Garb's effect would surpass other A-grade abilities by several streets, especially in the Immortal Cultivation version, where the importance of learning ability and comprehension was self-evident.

A-grade abilities were extremely rare. So far, he had only refreshed three pieces of intelligence related to A-grade abilities, each one immensely powerful, capable of creating a dominant local powerhouse.

The abilities of the woman and the snake were both special abilities usable even in new versions. The further along, the greater their enhancement, unlikely to be easily discarded by version updates.

Imagine this: In the Immortal Cultivation version, there's a secret realm restricted to those at the Qi Refining stage. A Qi Refining 9th layer Huo Shuangshuang transforms into a Battle Garb, worn by a Qi Refining 9th layer cultivator. After entering the secret realm, it would be a complete slaughter.

The final A-grade ability was the Corrupting Touch awakened by An Chun, which grew stronger by absorbing her own negative emotions, leading An Chun to become the 'Fallen Empress'.

How strong exactly wasn't mentioned in the intelligence.

But based on the abilities of Huo Lingling and Huo Shuangshuang, one could confirm that the Corrupting Touch was not weak.

This ability shouldn't have been awakened by An Chun. If someone suffering from depression or autism had awakened it, their strength could increase just by staying home every day, stepping on their own feet to rise straight to the heavens.

"Work hard to survive," Li Xuan said, looking back towards the distant Minor Celebrity.