End of the World? I'm the Boss novel Chapter 136

Chapter 136 No Idle Hands in Shangri–La

In general terms, onse the blue bar ran dry, an elemental user became almost no threat at all.

And if mental power was pushed past its limit, it could even darnage the brain and leave a person permanently broken. Two words summed it up perfectly: glass cannon.

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And yet Robin had something so absurdly powerful that it could let even an ordinary person like Jessica, someone who had never had the strength to fight, grasp part of a combat manual in such a short time. It wasn’t just Dane. After witnessing the Learning Potion’s effects with their own eyes, everyone’s gaze had taken on the same barely restrained fervor.

As if she could read exactly what they were thinking, Robin casually waved her hand and a pile of test tubes rolled across the table, every single one containing that same blue liquid Jessica had just drunk.

“There’s enough for everyone,” she said calmly.

Learning Potions wasn’t expensive. Out of everything currently unlocked in the system shop, they were the cheapest item of all, at only ten points each. Ridiculously cost–effective.

The moment the group

that pile of blue potions, their eyes practically lit up green. Their faces all said the same thing–they want that.

“Martin, Tim, and Drake, you’ve all had some exposure to combat training before, so you should pick it up faster than the others. I called you here because I want you to learn it as quickly as possible first, and then we can split into groups and teach everyone else. There’s only one combat manual, so this will be much more efficient.”

“Of course,” Martin said, his expression complicated/as he picked up one of the tubes from the coffee table. So this was what it felt like to cling to the right powerhouse.

Even something like combat arts, which normally required daily training and years of accumulation, had somehow become a crash course in Robin’s hands.

“But there’s one more thing I need to remind everyone of,” Robin continued. “Combat arts are still just combat arts. At the end of the day, they’re techniques. What matters most is improving our physical condition. Otherwise, no matter how good your technique is, in front of someone with real strength, it’s just empty showmanship. So morning physical training is still essential. I’ll leave that part to all of you. I trust you can handle it.”

Once there was a reward in sight, who wouldn’t work with twice the energy?

Monica immediately snapped into a clumsy, far–from–regulation salute. “Yes, Ms. Neel!”

After handing the task over completely to the people under her, Robin finally had some free time. She stretched, feeling refreshed, then got up and headed to the basement.

Ever since the system had awarded the reconnaissance–strike drones, all of Shangri–La’s surveillance had been connected to the drone network, and no matter where something went wrong, the drones could respond immediately and strike with precision.

Her base was finally starting to take shape, but the biggest problem right now was still the same. She didn’t

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Chapter 136 No Idle Honds in Shangri LR

have enough points. Not even close.

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Points vanished far too fast, especially with the prices in the system shop climbing higher and higher. She had already unlocked es slots by now, but the thing she was most curious about was still that cloud of gray mist from the first three slots she’d unlocked. She still had no idea what it was, and yet it cost ten thousand points.

Robin quietly tried to pry some information out of the system. “Bell, what exactly is inside that gray mist? Why is it so expensive? And why make it so mysterious? Come on, give me a hint.”

Bell’s voice rang out. “Honestly, I don’t know either.”

Robin froze. “What do you mean you don’t know? This thing came from you. How can you not know?”

“I really don’t,” Bell replied innocently. “The reason that the slot appears as gray mist is because the item inside is uncertain. Once the host has enough points to purchase it, it will generate the thing you want most at that moment. It’s tied directly to your consciousness, so even I can’t determine what it will be.”

Robin let out a low sound of disbelief. “Seriously? That’s ridiculous.” It sounded impressive, that was for sure, She just hoped the ten thousand points wouldn’t end in disappointment.

As the days passed, Henry and Klay grew more and more adept at controlling their abilities, progressing from accidentally blasting each other into soot–covered disasters to precise control of their power.

The result was that Henry could finally enter the kitchen freely again, and the moment that happened, the notoriously stingy Robin dragged him straight in to learn how to cook. Shangri–La didn’t feed freeloaders.

Henry nearly cried on the spot, but what choice did he have? He couldn’t beat her, and he definitely didn’t dare mouth off.

Robin even hauled Klay into the kitchen alongside/him, stopped using basic heating equipment like the water boiler, and made full use of Klay’s fire ability instead.

According to her, it was saving resources while helping him train. With Henry, who was basically a walking time bomb, standing right beside him, the two abilities ended up complementing each other perfectly, and their control improved at an astonishing pace.

Meanwhile, under Martin and the others‘ guidance, everyone in the base joined the combat arts training. They had access to Learning Potions too, but unlike Ella and the others, they had to spend their own points to use them.

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