During this time, Manhattan had been put into rebuilding.

With the power of the whole city, it was expected that Manhattan could be restored to a new level within half a month.

However, aside from Manhattan, other urban areas had also been affected to some extent. As a result, all five boroughs of New York were given a half-month holiday, with everyone collectively engaged in reconstruction.

In addition, a global conference was scheduled to be held in the near future.

Blaine yawned.

After three full days of sleep, his spirit had recovered by seventy to eighty percent.

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Host: Blaine

Physical Fitness: 175

Hunter Level: C

Abilities:

[Diamond Body Lv.5]

[Copying Eye Lv.3]

[Absolute Hit Lv.3]

[HawkEye Lv.3]

[Mind Control Lv.3]

[Shadow Stealth Lv.3]

[Mind Reading]

[Danger Perception]

[Regeneration]

Equipment: [Hunter Suit (+10)] [Elemental Bow (+15)] [White Snake Bow (+5)] [Tracking Paper Crane (x3)]

Balance: 13.985 billion

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The balance was a full 13.985 billion.

A faint smile tugged at the corner of Blaine's mouth.

If you have money—spend it.

First of all, a little more physique.

Although 175 looked impressive, it was still not enough in the Marvel world. Don't be fooled—175 sounded like 175 times an ordinary human's fitness. It seemed powerful, but in practice, it only amounted to a few dozen tons of strength—still not enough to compare with even early Spider-Man, let alone his later levels.

Better to add more. After all, the body is the foundation of everything.

At present, raising 175 by a single point required 10 million.

Wealthy and decisive, Blaine immediately increased his physique by 25 points, spending 250 million and bringing it up to 200.

Definitely not enough.

His goal was 300.

Once physique hit 200, there was a qualitative change—each additional point now required 50 million.

A fivefold leap. Exaggerated.

Raising to 250 required 2.5 billion. Adding the earlier 250 million, the cost of reaching 250 totaled 2.75 billion.

Even Blaine felt the sting.

The corners of his eyes twitched slightly. "Damn it. The higher it goes, the more expensive it gets."

From 250 onward, each point required 100 million.

He considered carefully and decided to hold off, saving funds for other upgrades before pushing physique all the way to 300.

Aside from physical fitness, what Blaine lacked most was spiritual power—and a reliable way to restore it.

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[Meditation]: Price: 1 billion. Restores mental power in a short time.

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The meditation technique, costing a full billion, could restore mental power—but not increase its upper limit.

This was something straight out of a fantasy novel. Still, even if it couldn't expand capacity, the recovery alone was worth it.

One billion—that was the same as just 10 points of physique.

Without hesitation, Blaine purchased the meditation technique.

At once, his sluggish spirit revived completely, as though a clear stream of water had washed through his mind.

But now, his skill bar was full. And unfortunately, no sign of an upgrade appeared.

Did it really take tens of billions to upgrade to a B-rank Hunter?

Blaine scowled. Each level cost exponentially more—hundreds of times greater. Would reaching A-rank really require trillions? And S-rank? Numbers beyond Earth's economy?

Shaking his head, he pushed the thoughts away.

He opened his skill bar and searched.

[Mind Control Lv.3]

This was the only ability he possessed that directly improved mental strength.

Now that he had a skill like Meditation to restore mental power, raising the upper limit became the most pressing issue.

Browsing the mall, Blaine looked for something more specialized.

Mind Control could improve mental power, but its growth was limited. For example, upgrading to Lv.4 would raise his mental capacity slightly, but nothing game-changing.

After all, it was a technique, not a core ability. Just like martial arts—without the physique to back it up, you could never unleash its full potential. Could you use advanced skills without mana? No.

The system was already generous—allowing skills to strengthen baseline capacity just enough to be usable.

That worked for now, but later? The gap would only widen.

Before, he might have managed with Mind Control alone. But now, magic also required mental strength. This wasn't enough.

So Blaine considered buying a new ability—one designed solely to enhance spiritual power, without flashy side effects. Something to support both magic and Mind Control.

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[Spiritual Power Increase Lv.1]: Price: 1,000,000. Greatly increases spiritual power. If lacking control ability, purchase with caution. Skills complement each other.

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The description was vague—almost misleading.

Still, it confirmed what he suspected: skills were meant to complement each other.

Blaine shook his head. He wanted to buy it, but without an upgrade path available, it wasn't worth it yet. Better to continue strengthening elsewhere.

Raising physique beyond 250 now cost 100 million per point.

Reaching 300 would have to wait.

Instead, he added another 25 points, spending 2.5 billion.

Not as good as 300, but at 275 with Diamond Body, his toughness was formidable.

Still, the price was brutal. In a short span, Blaine had already spent 6.25 billion.

With his C-rank Hunter discount of 10%, the final cost came to 5.625 billion.

Now, his updated stats and balance were as follows:

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