New Ability: Phasing!

Olivia was surprised and delighted: "For me?"

Jake said indifferently: "Yeah, I have plenty of this stuff."

"Thank you, Jake! Thank you, Jake!" Olivia had been worried she had fallen out of favor, but now she finally relaxed.

Bitch! Michelle's eyes were spitting fire with jealousy.

Olivia swallowed the Enlightenment Fruit.

[Ding! Olivia consumed 1 Enlightenment Fruit - Phasing, returned 300! Already placed in Portable Space.]

[Enlightenment Fruit (Phasing): 2 Stars. Grants phasing ability upon consumption. Repeated consumption of the same type of fruit has a chance to increase its star level.]

Phasing! Jake's eyes lit up. Sure enough, it's a new ability! And it's a 2-Star fruit!

Olivia instinctively felt a new ability, but she didn't know how to use it. Olivia asked curiously: "Jake, what kind of fruit is this?"

"Phasing." Jake smiled. He casually took out a few Phasing fruits and popped them into his mouth.

The system immediately prompted:

[Phasing: 2 Stars. You can phase your body, traveling through solids and liquids. The denser the solid, the greater the stamina consumption and the slower the speed.]

A thought sparked in Jake's mind. Phasing ability activated! He instinctively felt his body was half ethereal, half real, seeming to be able to pass through anywhere he wanted. Jake reached his hand towards the wall. His arm just went into it. Immediately after, his whole body walked into the wall, and then he walked out of the bedroom.

"Wall-phasing skill!" Olivia was surprised and delighted. She tried it, also imitating Jake's actions, and easily phased through the wall.

Olivia's face turned pale. She was gasping for breath, as if she had run a few kilometers (approx. a couple of miles): "Phasing through walls is so tiring. Jake is amazing. I can only phase through two walls at most."

Michelle's eyes were spitting fire with jealousy. This kind of ability is a life-saving divine skill! Michelle resentfully clung to Jake's arm:

"Jake... Husband! I want it too..."

Jake's mouth curved slightly: "Then it depends on your future performance."

Michelle was surprised and delighted, quickly said: "Husband, I'll definitely work hard!"

Jake smiled: "Don't call me Husband, call me Master."

"...Master." Michelle's face blushed.

"Mm, good girl." Jake stroked Michelle's head, like petting a cat. Olivia's beautiful eyes were spitting fire. What a slut!

Immediately after, she knelt on the floor, picked up Jake's large foot, and hugged it to her chest: "Jake... Master, you're tired, right? I'll give you a foot massage."

Sure enough, competition for positions helps improve service quality. Jake smiled with satisfaction: "From now on, every few days, I'll take a fruit and reward you. But who gets rewarded... heh heh."

The two women heard this, both staring covetously at each other. Sparks subtly flew in the air.

"Alright, go play, little kittens. I'm going to take care of some serious business." Jake stood up. A thought sparked in his mind. Phasing activated! He felt the floor beneath his feet give way, his body lightly dropping down. From the two women's perspective, Jake's body quickly sank into the floor, finally disappearing completely.

Jake phased through the floor and landed in the room downstairs. Mid-air, he deactivated Phasing, easily stepping onto the 31st floor's floor.

"Hahaha! It really is a life-saving divine skill!" Jake was very satisfied. Jake tested Phasing a few more times and quickly understood its details.

First, when traveling through solids, it's like walking in a swimming pool, quite strenuous. The denser the solid, the greater the stamina consumption and the slower the speed. He could clearly feel that traveling through load-bearing walls had much greater resistance than through hollow bricks.

Second, he couldn't breathe in solids; he could only hold his breath, so he couldn't stay in solids for long.

Third, he could carry items through walls. Whether it was the clothes on his body or his backpack, they would be considered part of his body and phase through solids.

Jake chuckled: "Moreover, his Overall Constitution was very high. While it was very stamina-consuming for Olivia, it was very little for him. If I didn't consider the breathing issue, I could walk slowly for a few kilometers (approx. 2-3 miles)!"

The room below Olivia's was empty. Jake simply took out a handful of Phasing fruits and ate them one by one. After eating over a dozen, the system prompted again:

[Ding! Phasing upgraded to 3 Stars! Movement speed through solids and liquids increased.]

Jake continued eating.

[Ding! Phasing upgraded to 4 Stars! Movement speed through solids and liquids increased.]

Keep eating!

[Ding! Phasing upgraded to 5 Stars! You can barely breathe in solids and liquids.]

Jake's eyes lit up: "Can breathe in solids and liquids, then I can move for extended periods!"

Phasing! Jake activated the ability, experimenting with its changes. If previously traveling through solids was like walking in viscous water, now it's like running against a strong wind, speed is much faster. Also, he could indeed breathe. It was still a bit stifling, like breathing uncomfortably with an N95 mask on. But it didn't matter. As long as he could breathe, he could act underground for extended periods. Escaping, or stealthy surprise attacks, could all play a huge role!

Only over 100 Phasing fruits were left. Jake felt he couldn't upgrade anymore, so he took out Perception fruits and started eating. But he ate hundreds of them continuously, still not reaching 5 Stars. Adding those he casually ate, he had already consumed over 200 Perception fruits. The same went for Constitution Enhancement fruits. Jake's consumption effect was very unnoticeable. It seemed even worse than Perception.

Jake couldn't help but guess: "Perhaps Perception fruits are only 1-Star, containing less "energy," making it hard to upgrade to 5 Stars. While Phasing fruits are 2-Star. Their "energy" is higher than Perception fruits, allowing for an easy upgrade to 5 Stars. Also, there might be another reason: my body is not as suitable for Constitution Enhancement fruits and Perception fruits. Its adaptability to Phasing fruits is stronger."

Since that was the case, Jake stopped trying. First, collect supplies!

"Now, all the empty apartments in the entire building are mine!" Phasing through walls is much faster than punching through them.

Jake spent over half an hour scavenging all the empty rooms above the 21st floor. The collected supplies were countless. All the major brands of instant noodles were gathered, with over 30 flavors in total. Over ten types of ham sausages. All sorts of common packaged foods, drinks, ham sausages, chocolates, cookies, bread, spicy snacks, various meat snacks, cola, beer, etc. Frozen chicken, fish, beef, lamb, pork. Unopened cooking oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and various seasonings. All sorts, all flavors. Furniture, appliances, tissues, condoms, shampoo, soap, toothpaste. Various common medicines. Furniture and home appliances were also moved. In short, Jake didn't miss a single thing.

The collected living supplies were enough for 10 people for 1 year. If he scavenged all the empty rooms in the entire complex, there would be no need to go to residential areas to collect supplies. He might as well go directly to large supermarkets. The variety of supplies there was much richer.

Jake stood in a room on the 21st floor. The red fog had reached knee height. Next door was Lily's apartment. Jake "saw" her eating instant noodles. Lily seemed reluctant to finish eating. She ate half, left half, and then put it in the freezer. This woman is foolish. It would be strange if it didn't spoil after eating half.

Jake put Lily out of his mind and continued scavenging for supplies. A thought sparked in his mind. His body phased through the floor and dropped to the 20th floor. This floor was completely covered by red fog. The indoor red fog was barely lighter than the outdoor fog. When he looked with his eyes, it was very blurry a few meters (approx. several feet) away. But when he looked with his perception, it was unaffected!

Jake's mouth curved slightly. He quickly collected the supplies in the room into his Portable Space. Then, Jake phased through the wall, entered the next apartment, and continued scavenging. He went through the 20th floor one by one, then proceeded to the 19th floor, 18th floor, 17th floor...