009, awakened the second talent!

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【Beep beep beep beep!! Beep beep beep beep!!】
【Congratulations to the tester for successfully reaching Level 1!!】
【The tester's HP has increased by 100 points!! Physical Fitness, Strength, Agility, and Spirit have each increased by 5 points!!】
【Beep beep beep beep!! Beep beep beep beep!!】
【Detected changes in the tester's four core attributes: Physical Fitness, Strength, Agility, and Spirit! Combat power assessment rebooting!!】
【Assessment complete!! The tester's combat power star rating remains unchanged!!】
As the impassioned electronic voice faded, a beam of water-blue light descended from the sky, landing squarely on Qi Ran’s head.
Bathed in the blue light, Qi Ran felt as if her entire body were submerged in warm seawater. It was incredibly comfortable.
The stamina she had completely exhausted was rapidly recovering within the soothing blue radiance.
Qi Ran tapped to open her personal attribute panel to inspect it:
【Attribute Panel】
【Name: Qi Ran!】
【Faction: Blue Star Human!】
【Level: Novice Level 1 Tester! (3/400)】
【Attributes: None!】
【HP: 600!】
【Physical Fitness: 25!】
【Strength: 22!】
【Agility: 17!】
【Spirit: 23!】
【Constitution: No special constitution!】
【Talent: Her Ladyship Has Arrived (SSS-Rank)!】
【Skills: Contract (Passive) (Her Ladyship Has Arrived), Exact (Her Ladyship Has Arrived), Bestow (Her Ladyship Has Arrived), Unspeakable (Passive) (Her Ladyship Has Arrived)】
【Servant: Li Fukang (Alienated Zombie Type)!】
【Combat Power Assessment: 0 Stars! (Evaluation: Like an ant!)】
While Qi Ran was examining her personal panel, the impassioned electronic voice rang out again:
【Beep beep beep beep!! Beep beep beep beep!!】
【First tester on Blue Star to reach Level 1 detected!!】
【Congratulations to tester Qi Ran for successfully reaching Level 1 within 3 hours of the apocalypse!】
【Based on the principle of encouraging testers to level up diligently and slaughter more alienated species, testers who level up quickly and perform exceptionally will receive generous rewards and gifts from the Alliance!!】
【Please choose one of the following three rewards!!】
【1. A-Rank Talent: Profound Meaning of Fire!】
【2. 1,000 Cubic Meter Personal Storage Space!】
【3. Blue-Rank Set!!】
Hiss!
The moment the three rewards appeared, Qi Ran’s eyes brightened instantly. Like a wolf that had gone hungry for three days spotting meat, her eyes shone with extreme desire.
She wanted all of them!

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To think that a Talent would appear as a reward!
This truly caught Qi Ran by surprise. It seemed that in her previous life, the circles she moved in simply weren't high enough; there were many hidden rewards she had never even heard of.
To help Qi Ran make a precise choice, the electronic voice thoughtfully introduced them one by one:
【A-Rank Talent: Profound Meaning of Fire!】
【Skill 1: Burning Campfire!!】
【Stamina Cost: 50!】
【Description: A single spark can start a prairie fire! A group attack skill! Releases raging flames with the tester as the center, spanning a radius of 500 meters! The skill range can be adjusted at the tester's will!!】
【Skill 2: Fire Snake Entanglement!!】
【Stamina Cost: 20!】
【Description: Enchanting fire snakes will bind the limbs of your targets! A control skill! The tester can release 10 fire snakes to restrain enemies!!】
【1,000 Cubic Meter Personal Storage Space!】
【Description: Divided into a static zone and a non-static zone!】
【Static Zone: Occupies 500 cubic meters! Time is frozen in this zone, suitable for storing food, equipment, etc.!】
【Non-static Zone: Occupies 500 cubic meters! Contains a spiritual spring and fertile soil! Can accommodate living things!!】
【Blue-Rank Set!】
【Description: Includes Gale Bow, Gale Cloak, Gale Soft Boots, Gale Armor, Gale Headband, Gale Ring, and Gale Bracelet!】
……
After the long list of introductions, Qi Ran was practically drooling. Finally, after summoning great resolve and willpower, she steadfastly chose:
【1. A-Rank Talent: Profound Meaning of Fire!!】
Qi Ran had no use for the storage space for the time being. Although she craved it deeply, during the golden period of the first ten days of the apocalypse, improving her strength was more important.
Although she had awakened a top-tier SSS-rank talent, her combat ability was currently too weak. Before improving her combat prowess, she didn't dare to summon her zombie servant. Therefore, choosing the talent that had accompanied her for ten years in her previous life felt like the safer bet.
As for the Blue-Rank set, she coveted it even more.
Sets were items that didn't appear until the fifth year of the apocalypse. At first, there were only White-Rank sets, then Green-Rank sets appeared, followed by Blue, Purple, and Orange-Rank sets...
In her previous life, Qi Ran had never managed to collect a full Blue-Rank set even until the day she died. Qi Sheng, Mu Jingchen, Wen Wan'er, and even Mu Jingchen's "green tea" junior sister and Wen Wan'er's stepdaughter all possessed full Blue-Rank sets.
Yet, Qi Ran had none. Every time she obtained good survival gear, Mu Jingchen and his ilk would find excuses to take it away.

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Their reasons were always the same, stale and unchanging:
"Qi Ran, you're already so strong. The junior sisters/daughters need powerful equipment to protect themselves!"
In her previous life, Qi Ran was always soft-hearted and compromising in front of her so-called "family." She was manipulated and allowed them to leech off her.
However, every time she killed a zombie or an enemy and gained loot, she would feel a spark of joy. She knew how difficult it was to survive in the apocalypse. Walking on the edge of a blade, she also wanted powerful equipment to arm herself and secure her safety.
Thus, when the Blue-Rank set appeared, due to her obsession from her past life, Qi Ran felt a moment of uncontrollable temptation. She almost subconsciously wanted to choose 【3. Blue-Rank Set】.
But her final shred of reason forced her to choose the talent reward. After all, at this moment, the zombies had not yet fully evolved. More dangerous and threatening alienated species like feral beasts, mutant plants, and bizarre entities had not yet appeared.
A Blue-Rank set would be overkill. Using it to kill basic zombies now would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Selection confirmed. The impassioned electronic voice sounded in her mind:
【Beep beep beep beep!! Beep beep beep beep!!】
【Talent awakening ceremony beginning!!】
【Talent awakening will be complete in ten seconds!】
【Ten-second countdown starting!!】
【Ten!】
【Nine!】
【Eight!】
……
【One!】
【Congratulations to tester Qi Ran for awakening A-Rank Talent: Profound Meaning of Fire!!】
【Talent Description: Profound Meaning of Fire!!】
……
Skipping the talent introduction, Qi Ran checked her attribute panel.
She saw two incredibly powerful talents in the talent column, and two very familiar skills added to her skill list:
【Talent: Her Ladyship Has Arrived (SSS-Rank)! Profound Meaning of Fire (A-Rank)】
【Skills: Contract (Passive) (Her Ladyship Has Arrived), Exact (Her Ladyship Has Arrived), Bestow (Her Ladyship Has Arrived), Unspeakable (Passive) (Her Ladyship Has Arrived), Burning Campfire (Profound Meaning of Fire), Fire Snake Entanglement (Profound Meaning of Fire)】
Qi Ran’s mood suddenly became excellent!
But at that moment, a call from Qi Sheng came through.