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It wasn't particularly rare.

But if you were lucky enough, you could still stand out among the crowd by upgrading a bit faster.

"Kimberley, you have awakened your powers," Dylan said with certainty, making Kimberley instantly delighted.

 Had she finally awakened her own powers? Could she become an official member of Dylan's team?

She couldn't wait and asked eagerly, "So... am I qualified to officially join you guys?"

Dylan smiled, "Of course, welcome to join!"

Upon hearing Dylan's reply, Kimberley suddenly burst into tears of joy.

Dylan took out 100 crystals from his space and handed them to Kimberley.

"Take these, absorb all these crystals. From now on, you will be in charge of guarding the gate of the villa area. Additionally, I'll arrange for Hannibal to join you. That way, you'll have more manpower."

Kimberley took the crystals, tears of gratitude streaming down her face, and she quickly nodded in agreement.

She didn't expect to live in Dylan's villa; as long as she gained Dylan's approval, she was willing to guard the gate for him.

"Kimberley, congratulations on awakening your powers!"

"Yeah, your power is quite impressive!"

Several girls congratulated Kimberley one after another, making her feel ecstatic.

...

Two cars drove towards Purple Mountain Villa.

 After arriving at the gate of the villa area, everyone got out of the cars.

Dylan took out the down sleeping bags, solar panels, portable batteries, a stove, a bag of charcoal, food, drinks, weapons, etc., all prepared beforehand on the way, and placed them all in the guardhouse.

"Hannibal, from now on, you and Kimberley will be responsible for guarding the gate. Call me on the walkie-talkie if anything happens!"

Hannibal naturally obeyed Dylan's arrangement unconditionally and quickly nodded in agreement.

After arranging these, Dylan drove back to the villa.

Back at the villa, everyone changed clothes and sat on the sofa, unwilling to move.

 The two caretaker nurses quickly served tea and water to everyone and tidied up the clothes they had changed out of.

Dylan asked them to take out a lot of food from the storage room and distributed it to everyone to fill their stomachs first.

Afterwards, Dylan took out all the crystals obtained today and spread them all over the floor.

"There are approximately 8000 crystals here. Alberta, Jodie, Dorothy, Georgia, Kelly, each of you take 400 to absorb."

Seeing Dylan's generosity, not only Georgia and Kelly but even Alberta, Jodie, and Dorothy were a little surprised.

 This wasn't just dozens or hundreds, it was several thousand crystals.

Even if Dylan was willing to share, they felt it was too much.

 Dorothy was the first to speak up, saying to Dylan, "Um, buddy, I think it's enough to give each of us a hundred crystals. You should keep some to enhance your own strength!"

After Dorothy spoke, Jodie also chimed in, "Yeah, keep some for yourself.""We're not in a hurry," Georgia said with some embarrassment.

"You just gave us some this morning, I feel awkward asking for more."

"I'm new here, so I definitely wouldn't dare to ask for more," Kelly quickly added, waving her hand at Dylan.

Seeing their humility, Dylan appreciated it.

Not being greedy was a good trait.

 However, he still advised them, "Listen to me, hurry up and take them. I have a purpose for doing this."

The girls looked at Dylan with questioning eyes.

 Dylan cleared his throat and explained solemnly, "Today we learned about Alberta's brother's whereabouts. So, I decided to go to Royal Club No.1 tomorrow to investigate."

As soon as Dylan mentioned her brother, Alberta's eyes lit up.

 Dylan glanced at Alberta and continued, "However, we're still unclear about the situation there.

 But judging from the encounter with the pickup truck fleet today, there are likely to be many people over there.

So, for safety's sake, it's best for you to elevate your temporal energy to over 500 years.

That way, your physique will reach another level, and you'll be able to protect yourselves in case of danger.

 I'm doing this for your own good, understand?"

After hearing Dylan's words, the girls fell silent.

 Dylan was so thoughtful for their safety and never hesitated to share. They were deeply moved and grateful to have met him.

 They felt proud to be part of such a team.

Alberta, upon hearing that Dylan arranged all this to help find her brother Clarence, was moved to tears of gratitude.

She found herself falling more and more in love with Dylan.

"Dylan, thank you!" Alberta sat next to Dylan, burying her head in his embrace, choked with emotion.

"We're family, no need for thanks! We're a community, your brother is our brother. There's no distinction between us!" Dylan stroked her head gently.

"Alright, everyone hurry up. It will take a while to absorb all these crystals," Dylan said. Seeing Dylan's insistence, the others stopped refusing and started taking their share.

Then, they each went back to their rooms to focus on absorbing temporal energy.

Dylan remained in the living room, absorbing the remaining 6000 crystals one by one.

It was quite a mental activity, and halfway through, Dylan began to feel a headache.

Seeing the two nurses who stayed behind staring at him blankly from afar, Dylan called them over.

"Can you two give massages?"

The two nurses nodded eagerly.

"One of you massage my feet, and the other massage my head. I want to see how good you are."

Hearing Dylan's request, the two nurses couldn't contain their joy.

 Being able to serve Dylan personally was what they longed for.

 So, Dylan lay down on the sofa, being attended to by the two nurses while absorbing crystals, enjoying himself thoroughly.

Surprisingly, their techniques were not bad. Though not very professional, they managed to get the job done.Sure thing, once people are comfortable, their efficiency in tasks increases significantly.

As Alberta and the others gradually finished absorbing their respective 400 crystals, Dylan also completed absorbing the 6000 crystals.

When Alberta went downstairs and saw Dylan being attended to by the two nurses, she didn't feel upset.

 She felt that Dylan deserved all this.

It was just like in ancient times, where every household had servants.

Having these two nurses massage his feet and legs also saved her some effort.

Except for the nurses, everyone's physique underwent a significant improvement, especially Alberta and her group, who felt unprecedented changes.

 It was a qualitative leap; their bodies were now strong enough to withstand cuts and blows and they were no longer afraid of ordinary zombies' bites.

 Moreover, they faintly noticed some minor changes in their body shapes—they became more shapely, their skin became fairer and smoother.

This made several women extremely happy.

Wasn't this much better than doing yoga?

 Having a perfect figure and skin was almost every beauty-loving woman's lifelong pursuit.

 It made them feel more confident and proud.

With over 500 years of temporal energy, the spirits of the women improved significantly.

They were all radiant and glowing.

Dorothy was particularly happy and busied herself in the kitchen, preparing a lavish dinner for everyone.

 Watching the graceful figures moving around the living room, occasionally accompanied by laughter, Dylan felt very satisfied.

After dismissing the two nurses, Dylan took out the last four crystal cores.

 Seeing the crystal cores in Dylan's hands, the coal lump, which had been listless on the hanging rod, suddenly brightened its eyes.

"Daddy, daddy!" the coal lump excitedly flew onto Dylan's arm, affectionately calling out.

Dylan smiled, stroking its feathers.

"I see, you're the boss as long as you have crystal cores!"