After Quentin drank the advancement potion, he sessfully advanced to the second tier.


    His defensive abilities were greatly enhanced, and when he exerted his full power, his skin became as tough as metal.


    "Is this the second-tier ability? It''s so strong!" Quentin murmured to himself, then repeatedly thanked Elijah.


    "We''re all on the same team, no need to be so polite. I''ll still need you all to look after the safety around here," Elijah replied.


    "Don''t worry, boss, we''ll make sure the area stays secure!" Quentin assured, patting his chest.


    Satisfied, Elijah nodded.


    After chatting for a while longer and seeing that it was gettingte, Quentin bid farewell with his younger brothers and headed to the mall to continue transporting supplies.


    Elijah returned to the ind and found Be first, briefing her on his n to go out for a couple of days. He also mentioned that Crystal Grass was about to mature again and asked for her opinion on who should advance to the third tier.


    "Are you nning to have this person oversee the ind while you''re away?" Be asked.


    "That''s right."


    "In that case, there are only three suitable candidates: Daisy, Charlotte, and Fiona."


    "That''s exactly what I was thinking," Elijah nodded, then asked further, "Between the three of them, who do you lean towards?"


    "Lean towards? Hmm... I think you don''t need to think too much about it. I believe Charlotte and Daisy may not rely too much on external items to advance, so it might be better to talk to them first."


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    "That makes sense! I''ll go find Charlotte first then," Elijah thanked Be with a kiss on the cheek and went off to find Charlotte.


    Charlotte hadn''t gone out today. After a few days of training on the ind, the girls had grown a lot, especially with Daisy leading the way. Since the road to the mall had been mostly cleared, Charlotte decided to take a day to rest on the ind. However, her idea of resting involved meditation in a shady grove.


    Sensing Elijah''s approach, Charlotte opened her eyes and asked, "What''s up?"


    "It''s like this..." Elijah briefly exined his intention to go out and his n to have someone advance to the third tier to oversee the ind while he was away.


    "Is this about Olivia''s mother?" Charlotte asked calmly.


    "That''s just one of the reasons. There''s also a warehouse base over there I want to explore, which would be convenient for future upation. And finally, I have someone I need to settle a score with..."


    As Elijah spoke, a cold gleam flickered in his eyes.


    "I see. In that case, give the Crystal Grass to Fiona. With her intelligence, she should be able to manage everything on the ind while you''re away," Charlotte suggested.


    Fiona was indeed Elijah''s top choice, and since Charlotte agreed, he didn''t argue further.


    After all, Crystal Grass could mature again in the future, and advancing to the third tier was only a matter of time for everyone.


    Fiona had been busy with Zoey sorting out supplies these past few days, so Elijah decided to wait until evening to talk to her.


    In the afternoon, the 24 zombies he had contracted with began awakening one after another.


    Elijah removed the cores from several zombies with duplicated abilities and mutations, obtaining 10 second-tier corpse cores.


    The bodies were frozen and handed over to Sophia to feed to Whitey.


    Elijah then made 10 Seed of Consciousness and ced them in the juice of crushed Red Fruit, storing them in the refrigerator.


    During the creation of the awakening potion, Elijah had discovered that Seed of Consciousness could remain viable for quite some time in a solution containing Chi, even when separated from his body.


    So, he specifically set aside 10 Seed of Consciousness to ensure control in case someone came to trade for awakening potions during his absence or if Fiona wanted to expand recruitment.


    With these preparationsplete, Elijah now controlled 19 zombies, each with abilities including defensive capabilities, strength, fire control, water maniption, steel ws, speed, ice powers, perception, and invisibility.


    Despite some duplicates in abilities, they were all formidable inbat, so Elijah decided to keep them for now.


    These zombies, including Abigail, would apany him to the western suburbs.


    After packing the 10 second-tier corpse cores, Elijah didn''t notice that Abigail''s eyes had visibly brightened. Her already alert blood-red eyes narrowed involuntarily.


    "Mmm, I really want to eat. What should I do?" Abigail tilted her head, thinking for a moment before a smile spread across her face.


    In the evening, everyone gradually returned to the ind. Elijah spoke with Daisy, who, just as Be had said, was indifferent to Crystal Grass and suggested giving it to Fiona.


    Curiously, Daisy showed considerable interest in Elijah''s ns to go out, eager to join him. She reminisced about their adventures to Azure Isle together, disying a nostalgic expression.


    Elijah gently persuaded her, exining the dangers and hardships they would face, which ultimately dissuaded her from apanying him.


    During dinner, Elijah informed everyone about his ns to go out the next day. Olivia''s eyes welled with tears, a look of pleasant surprise on her face.


    Although the girls were concerned, upon hearing that Elijah would only be gone for a few days and would return soon, they did not try to dissuade him.


    At the same time, Elijah took out the third-tier potions made from the matured Crystal Grass and announced that he would give one to Fiona.


    Fiona was very surprised and looked at Daisy and Charlotte with astonishment. She hadn''t expected to be the first to receive a third-tier potion.


    However, she quickly figured out the probable reason and happily epted the potion, drinking it in front of everyone''s expectant eyes. Fiona sessfully advanced to the third tier!


    Like Elijah, her energy underwent a qualitative change upon reaching the third tier, transforming from gaseous energy to liquid energy.


    Her physical strength saw a tremendous increase.


    Furthermore, her Telekinesis underwent a dramatic transformation.


    She could now control weights exceeding 100 pounds and extend her range to over 50 meters.


    Her telekic shield also became stronger, capable of defending against heavy blows.


    Most importantly, under the watchful eyes of everyone present, she used Telekinesis to lift herself into the air. Although not very proficient yet, she achieved true physical flight!


    Finally, whether out of exhaustion or intention, she descended from the air andnded in Elijah''s arms.


    Fiona embraced Elijah''s neck and whispered softly in his ear, "Tonight,e to my room."


    "Aren''t you on your period?" Elijah asked in surprise.


    "We can use other ces... just fine," Fiona teased, biting her lip and casting a flirtatious nce at him.